{"id":4370,"date":"2024-09-19T16:08:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/?page_id=4370"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:47:23","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4370\" class=\"elementor elementor-4370\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdcc417 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdcc417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cab474 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"4cab474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5546 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2026\/03\/02\/kathwari-honors-student-razi-naouali-makes-an-impact-on-campus-in-his-first-year\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/02\/9b5d5771-185d-45b4-9833-c37b105913e1-1-211x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5554\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/02\/9b5d5771-185d-45b4-9833-c37b105913e1-1-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/02\/9b5d5771-185d-45b4-9833-c37b105913e1-1-721x1024.png 721w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/02\/9b5d5771-185d-45b4-9833-c37b105913e1-1-768x1090.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/02\/9b5d5771-185d-45b4-9833-c37b105913e1-1-1082x1536.png 1082w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/02\/9b5d5771-185d-45b4-9833-c37b105913e1-1-1442x2048.png 1442w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/02\/9b5d5771-185d-45b4-9833-c37b105913e1-1-scaled.png 1803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2026\/03\/02\/kathwari-honors-student-razi-naouali-makes-an-impact-on-campus-in-his-first-year\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKathwari Honors Student Razi Naouali Makes An Impact on Campus in His First Year\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 2, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Razi Naouali is in his first year at WCSU, but he is already very involved on campus as a Kathwari Honors student, a member of the men\u2019s soccer team, an SGA senator, and now as a student ambassador in the president\u2019s office. Naouali learned about the Honors Program at the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2026\/03\/02\/kathwari-honors-student-razi-naouali-makes-an-impact-on-campus-in-his-first-year\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kathwari Honors Student Razi Naouali Makes An Impact on Campus in His First Year\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5406 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/12\/01\/kathwari-honors-alumna-mikayla-silkman-developed-her-passion-for-teaching-at-wcsu\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Silkman2-1-300x240.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5459\" alt=\"Kathwari Honors Alumna Mikayla Silkman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Silkman2-1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Silkman2-1-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Silkman2-1-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Silkman2-1-1536x1229.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/Silkman2-1-2048x1639.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/12\/01\/kathwari-honors-alumna-mikayla-silkman-developed-her-passion-for-teaching-at-wcsu\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKathwari Honors Alumna Mikayla Silkman Developed Her Passion for Teaching at WCSU\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 1, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>12\/1\/2025 After completing her BA and MFA at WCSU, Mikayla Silkman is now an adjunct professor teaching in the Kathwari Honors Program and the Department of Creative &amp; Professional Writing. During the spring semester, Silkman will serve as Interim Assistant Director of the Honors Program until April.\u00a0\u00a0 Silkman credits her<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/12\/01\/kathwari-honors-alumna-mikayla-silkman-developed-her-passion-for-teaching-at-wcsu\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kathwari Honors Alumna Mikayla Silkman Developed Her Passion for Teaching at WCSU\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5401 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/12\/01\/hon-498-live-news-election-coverage-students-and-faculty-present-research-at-bea\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/36122a25-e9be-4ef9-953c-794e6b2b2b0e-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5472\" alt=\"Students and Faculty at BEA Conference\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/36122a25-e9be-4ef9-953c-794e6b2b2b0e-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/36122a25-e9be-4ef9-953c-794e6b2b2b0e-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/36122a25-e9be-4ef9-953c-794e6b2b2b0e-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/36122a25-e9be-4ef9-953c-794e6b2b2b0e-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/36122a25-e9be-4ef9-953c-794e6b2b2b0e-2048x1639.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/12\/01\/hon-498-live-news-election-coverage-students-and-faculty-present-research-at-bea\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHON 498 \u2013 \u201cLive News &amp; Election Coverage\u201d Students and Faculty Present Research at BEA\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 1, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>12\/1\/2025 Two research teams, including two WCSU professors and five Kathwari Honors students who assisted with the work, presented a panel entitled \u201cFraming Values, Democratic Backsliding, and Political Polarization\u201d at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) conference in Denver in October with interconnected topics:\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Two Americas: Contrasting Television News Coverage&#8221; led<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/12\/01\/hon-498-live-news-election-coverage-students-and-faculty-present-research-at-bea\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about HON 498 \u2013 \u201cLive News &amp; Election Coverage\u201d Students and Faculty Present Research at BEA\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5395 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/12\/01\/kathwari-honors-student-kylin-mcmahon-explores-music-and-culture-in-malaga-spain\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/a7412c25-e708-4ee0-be2b-1583b76f92f9-300x240.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5476\" alt=\"Kylin McMahon in M\u00e1laga, Spain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/a7412c25-e708-4ee0-be2b-1583b76f92f9-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/a7412c25-e708-4ee0-be2b-1583b76f92f9-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/a7412c25-e708-4ee0-be2b-1583b76f92f9-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/12\/a7412c25-e708-4ee0-be2b-1583b76f92f9.png 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/12\/01\/kathwari-honors-student-kylin-mcmahon-explores-music-and-culture-in-malaga-spain\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKathwari Honors Student Kylin McMahon Explores Music and Culture in M\u00e1laga, Spain\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 1, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>12\/1\/2025 This summer, sophomore Kathwari Honors student Kylin McMahon participated in WCSU\u2019s Summer Arts and Culture Study in M\u00e1laga, Spain. Having studied Spanish since elementary school and been a member of her high school\u2019s Spanish Honor Society, McMahon jumped at the opportunity to travel outside of the U.S. for the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/12\/01\/kathwari-honors-student-kylin-mcmahon-explores-music-and-culture-in-malaga-spain\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kathwari Honors Student Kylin McMahon Explores Music and Culture in M\u00e1laga, Spain\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5350 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/10\/23\/kathwari-honors-student-owen-ibey-leads-through-connection\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/10\/Owen1-1-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5374\" alt=\"Owen Ibey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/10\/Owen1-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/10\/Owen1-1.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/10\/23\/kathwari-honors-student-owen-ibey-leads-through-connection\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKathwari Honors Student Owen Ibey Leads through Connection\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 23, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>10\/23\/2025 As President of the Student Government Association, sophomore Kathwari Honors Student Owen Ibey cares about community. He chose to attend WestConn for the wide array of opportunities available, from SGA to the Music program to his major in Political Science. The Kathwari Honors Program has been an important part<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/10\/23\/kathwari-honors-student-owen-ibey-leads-through-connection\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kathwari Honors Student Owen Ibey Leads through Connection\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5292 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-classes category-success-stories category-trips\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/09\/24\/honors-course-trip-to-salem-explores-how-we-tell-history\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/09\/Salem-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5322\" alt=\"Honors Course Trip to Salem Explores How We Tell History\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/09\/Salem-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/09\/Salem.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/09\/24\/honors-course-trip-to-salem-explores-how-we-tell-history\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHonors Course Trip to Salem Explores How We Tell History\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 24, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>9\/22\/2025 Dr. Leslie Lindenauer, Honors Faculty member and professor of History, teaches a new honors course, HON 298 \u2013 Conversing with the Devil, centered on the Salem Witch Trials as well as the evolution of the historical narratives surrounding them. On September 13th, Kathwari Honors Program students enrolled in the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/09\/24\/honors-course-trip-to-salem-explores-how-we-tell-history\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Honors Course Trip to Salem Explores How We Tell History\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5282 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/09\/24\/kathwari-honors-student-gabriella-dane-conducts-research-at-carnegie-mellon-university\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/09\/Gabriella-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5317\" alt=\"Kathwari Honors Student Gabriella Dane Conducts Research at Carnegie Mellon University\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/09\/Gabriella-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/09\/Gabriella.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/09\/24\/kathwari-honors-student-gabriella-dane-conducts-research-at-carnegie-mellon-university\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKathwari Honors Student Gabriella Dane Conducts Research at Carnegie Mellon University\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 24, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>9\/22\/2025 This summer, Gabriella Dane, senior Biology major and Kathwari Honors student, conducted research at Carnegie Mellon University funded by the National Science Foundation REU program. Working in a molecular microbiology wet lab, Dane and her colleagues studied the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its evolution in adapting to low nutrient<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/09\/24\/kathwari-honors-student-gabriella-dane-conducts-research-at-carnegie-mellon-university\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kathwari Honors Student Gabriella Dane Conducts Research at Carnegie Mellon University\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5130 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/04\/24\/kathwari-honors-alumna-jennifer-basset-continues-on-at-columbia-university\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-090257-294x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-090257-294x300.png 294w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-090257.png 395w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/04\/24\/kathwari-honors-alumna-jennifer-basset-continues-on-at-columbia-university\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAlumni Spotlight: Kathwari Honors Alumna Jennifer Bassett Continues on at Columbia University\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 24, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>4\/24\/25 Jennifer Bassett, an alumna of the Kathwari Honors Program who graduated in 2024, is attending a rigorous program of study at Columbia University. She\u2019s pursuing a Master of International Affairs degree with concentrations in International Security Policy and International Conflict Resolution. The pursuit of creating a more just world<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/04\/24\/kathwari-honors-alumna-jennifer-basset-continues-on-at-columbia-university\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Alumni Spotlight: Kathwari Honors Alumna Jennifer Bassett Continues on at Columbia University\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5116 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/04\/17\/kathwari-honors-students-maia-quirk-and-matthew-maloney-attend-game-forum\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/IMG_7925-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/IMG_7925-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/IMG_7925-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/IMG_7925-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/IMG_7925-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/IMG_7925-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/IMG_7925.jpg 1844w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/04\/17\/kathwari-honors-students-maia-quirk-and-matthew-maloney-attend-game-forum\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKathwari Honors Students Maia Quirk and Matthew Maloney Attend GAME Forum\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 17, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>4\/17\/2025 On April 3-4, 2025, two Senior finance majors in the Kathwari Honors Program, Maia Quirk and Matthew Maloney, traveled to New York City with Finance and Honors Faculty member Dr. Lin to attend the Global Asset Management Education (GAME) Forum. The two honors students, as well as other senior<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/04\/17\/kathwari-honors-students-maia-quirk-and-matthew-maloney-attend-game-forum\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kathwari Honors Students Maia Quirk and Matthew Maloney Attend GAME Forum\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5047 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/03\/17\/kathwari-honors-students-enhance-their-soft-skills-in-the-leadership-through-horsemanship-program\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_3962-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_3962-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_3962-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_3962-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_3962-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_3962-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/honors\/2025\/03\/17\/kathwari-honors-students-enhance-their-soft-skills-in-the-leadership-through-horsemanship-program\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKathwari Honors Students Enhance Their Soft Skills in the Leadership through Horsemanship Program\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 17, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>3\/17\/2025 On March 1st, the Kathwari Honors Program partnered with Pegasus Therapeutic Riding to create the Leadership through Horsemanship Program. Enrolled students travelled to Brewster, NY to learn what exactly horses can teach people about one another and ourselves, further cultivating our Honors Students\u2019 leadership skills. 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