Lubbock Christian University Honors College

The Honors in Oxford trip concluded in London—highlights included the British Library, the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the Tower of London, the London Eye, Borough Market, and Covent Garden.

Honors in Oxford - Sights and Highlights

The LCU Honors in Oxford trip was an 11-day journey filled with historical sites and sightseeing experiences—6 days in Oxford and 5 in London. Our 16 students were led by Dr. Kenneth Hawley and his wife, Deborah, and by Dr. Daniel Whitefield. Our time in Oxford included highlights like our stay at The Vines, the Oxford Divinity School, the Ashmolean Museum, the Natural History Museum, Christ Church Cathedral, the Oxford Botanical Gardens, and the graves of both C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Honors College students in transit to Oxford for the first Mabee Honors College Oxford Seminar, an annual premier Honors College experience. Among the fifteen students are (left to right) Katelyn Dowell (Psychology), Ariel Green (Accounting/Finance), Olivia Perez (Biology), Toni Canada (Accounting), and Mackenzie Chisholm (Pre-Veterinary).

The first Mabee Honors College Oxford Seminar group departs Lubbock today. Faculty leaders are Drs. Kenneth Hawley (English & Theology) and Daniel Whitefield (Biology & Chemistry). This Oxford experience is the result of more than a decade of planning, beginning with five successive summer Honors Oxford research programs for individual students (Bethany McMillan Ewumi, Journee Cotton Schroeder, Olivia Brown Jones, Cassidy Davis, and Sarah Fantinel) and an Honors faculty research fellowship year (Dr. Amanda Ellis).

We are thrilled to begin this new annual Honors College premier adventure, featuring seminar study, academic tours, and a final London weekend experience. The program, coordinated with the support of the Council on Christian College's Scholarship & Christianity in Oxford program, is made possible by the generous support of the college's named funders, the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation.

Congratulations to all May Honors graduates! The Mabee Foundation Honors College Dean’s Award recipient is Hannah Quick, B.S. in Exercise Science and Honors Scholar. Other Honors students were the recipients of Dean’s Awards in other colleges: Rachel Davison (B.A. in English) - Dean’s Award from the Hancock College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Katelyn Westbrook (B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies – Early Childhood Education) - Dean’s Award from the LCU College of Education, Lilian Bickeley (B.S. in Biology) – Dean’s Award from the B. Ward Lane College of Sciences and Health Professions, and Lauren Shinneman (B.B.A. in Accounting) – Dean’s Award from the LCU College of Business. Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to our Honors College Graduates and our Honors College Scholars! Your accomplishments are notable and well-earned. We celebrate your hard work and dedication. You all have such bright futures and we're excited to see where life takes you next!

Please join us to celebrate the distinguished career and lasting legacy of Dr. Stacy Patty.

LCU and the Mabee Honors College were represented very well with the Honors Scholar thesis presentations at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Richmond, VA this week.