Simmons University Honors Program

Congratulations to all of our 2021 Graduates! We are so proud of all you have achieved over the past four years and we cannot wait to see what you do next.
Some of your classmates shared their favorite Simmons memories with us here, so please share some more in the comments!!
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Congratulations to all the students who are participating in this years undergraduate symposium! You have achieved so much even during this difficult year. All of these panels are live today, 4/22, and the video exhibits are live as well (link in bio). Check them out and support your classmates and friends!

We are so lucky to have Professor Chugh coming to speak next week! “Dolly Chugh is an award-winning psychologist and associate professor of management and organizations at the Stern School of Business at New York University. She studies how and why most of us, however well-intended, are still prone to race and gender bias, as well as what she calls “bounded ethicality.”” (dollychugh.com)
Though based on a first-year read, this event is open to all honors students, and may redeem a free copy of the book! Please see recent emails from the honors program for more information. We hope to see you there!

Thank you to everyone who joined us to play Among Us last night! We had an absolute blast and hope to play again in the future. If there are any other games you’d like to play, we’d love to hear your suggestions! Keep an eye out for more social events coming up soon and happy spooky season!! 🍂🍁

Please join us for a cup of tea or cozy beverage of your choice on either Monday, October 5 from 5-6:00EST or the same time on Tuesday the 6th! You may come to both, of course! It’s a totally social event so there is no pressure to stay the whole time and we hope to get people of every class to come meet each other and hang out! See you next week!
Zoom ID: 9312690352

We’re so close to entering a new year at Simmons and welcoming in a new Honors class! But first, we want to take a look back at the spectacular work of HON 190 students this spring semester. Every honors student takes 190 and spends the semester developing a speech on whatever topic they can dream of. A select few usually get to present their speeches at the Undergraduate Symposium in late April.... but this year, 25 amazing speeches were recorded and shared on the Simmons University YouTube channel. The link is in our bio, and we hope you find something to watch or something that inspires you in your own Honors journey! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9J_5cnIN2Z-jsd6l6nQTOVed28TVDdsK

Before we welcome in the new Simmons honors class, we want to give recognition to the recently graduated class of 2020’s fantastic Honors students. We will miss you all so much around the honors lounge and in classes, but we look to the incredible work you put in during your time at Simmons and know you’re all going to do great things. I’m addition to your time at Simmons you also studied all over the world! This includes New York City; Bath and London, England; Madrid and Granada, Spain; Dublin, Ireland; Vienna, Austria; Malawi, Africa; Cape Town, South Africa; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Sydney, Australia.... just to name a few! Here’s to you, class of 2020, and all your achievements!

Tomorrow at 12 noon, see Kalei Porter, Class of 2020, deliver her keynote at the Undergraduate Symposium. Kalei is an honors student and got to go abroad as an Honors Global Scholar, which inspired this project: “We Are All Alive: Understanding Connections between People and Coral Reefs in Samoa”. Congratulations Kalei!
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We also invite you to watch the panels with other Honors students in the afternoon. At 4pm, Sunnie Hodge and Anna Zhang will be on a panel about Health Equity. At 5pm, Jordan Ziese and Madeline Short are on a panel about Public Humanities. Enjoy the Symposium and celebrate all your hard work this semester!
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Kalei Porter, Class of 2020
Major: Environmental Science (Biology Track)
Faculty Mentor: Anna Aguilera, Associate Professor, Biology

This afternoon at 2 pm, join us for an Honors and Kotzen check in over Zoom! Reconnect with your classmates. Zoom meeting ID 485-231-491

A spotlight of Professor Diane Grossman, our program director!

Meet Professor Diane Grossman: Director of the Honors Program | Simmons University We spoke with Diane Grossman about her role and her passion for philosophy. What is your academic background? I went to Vassar College, and then went to New York University, where I completed a PhD. Interestingly, Vassar went co-ed during my junior year!