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Global Honors student awarded Gift of Service

Our own Bonnie Rico is a 2008 recipient of the Gift of Service Award. The Gift of Service is an annual award for UWT students. The award recognizes students who make outstanding contributions to the development and success of UW Tacoma and/or the community at large. Bonnie and other recipients will be honored at the upcoming Spring Celebration, Wednesday, May 21, from 12:30-2:00 p.m., at the Longshoreman's Hall. Come one come all!

Research Colloquium A Success

Six seniors presented their capstone work for Global Honors on May 15th in the Carwein Auditorium. This was an opportunity for the students to share the interesting discoveries they have made through the Global Honors program. All of the presenters should be proud of the hard work they have put in to their educations over the last two years. Congrats seniors!

Global Honors student receives full ride scholarship for study abroad

Joel Kady recently was awarded $10,000 from The William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship to study in Dubai. http://www.aiustudyabroad.com/pdf/ClintonScholarship.pdf Congratulations Joel!

Global Honors student presents at conference

Congratulations to Josh Ferguson who presented his paper April 12th at the regional Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors society conference, at Gonzaga University in Spokane. Josh Ferguson's paper addressed the final year of the American Civil War, looking at military tactics, emancipation, and party politics, especially the election of 1864.

Josh also received the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Haley Writing Award for the same paper.

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Accolades

Global Honors Faculty

Dr. Rob Crawford Dr. Rob Crawford’s op-ed on torture was recently published in the Seattle Times. See full article: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2004133548_torture22.html

Dr. Josh Tenenberg recently published a paper in the International Journal of Human Computer Systems: Special Issue on Social and Collaborative Aspects of Software Development. His paper applies theoretical frameworks and methods from natural resource commons governance to the problem of software team management.

Recent Graduates

Jeff Eck came to UWT as a Next Step Scholar. He serves as the student representative to the UWT Global Honors Advisory Board. Jeff will graduate Cum Laude this June.

Heather Tanner has volunteered with World Change for Children in Romania helping paint murals in the children’s HIV/AIDS wing of a hospital. On her study abroad this past August and September, she worked with the NGO Rural Aid Action Programme in rural northwest Ghana. She has received a Global Honors tuition scholarship.

Vesper Aeon was actively involved in the Phi Sigma Beta honors society on campus. He is also volunteering at Centro Latino.

Seniors

Kylene Yumul is fluent in Tagalog and English, and fast becoming fluent in Spanish. She served in the US Army in Iraq and was awarded a Distinguished Leadership Award, Soldier of the Year Award, and Distinguished Honor Graduate in a military school, among others. She is a recipient of the Global Honors tuition scholarship, and will put it to use after spending Winter Quarter in Cuba on the UWT program in Cienfuegos.

Bonnie Rico is serving as a peer advisor at UWT, and an after-school tutor at Bryant Montessori. Bonnie was recently appointed to the UWT Student Senate. She also an active member of ACLU, civil liberties, and TIOS, a free speech organization. Bonnie was also nominated for the outstanding student leader of an organization. Bonnie is the recipient of UWT's Gift of Service award. Bonnie received a Gilman award for her study abroad this summer in India.

Meagan Murphy Ross placed first in the Global Honors Tuition Scholarship competition. Congratulations! She also facilitates a reading group for the Olympia Senior Center. Meagan was recently selected to serve as an intern in Moscow, Russia over spring break.

Sky Chafee is a UWT scholarship recipient, and also holds an Educational Opportunity Grant. Sky was recently nominated Overall Outstanding Student Leader. He serves as the student representative to the UWT Global Honors Advisory Board.

Joel Kady is Tahoma West's Poetry Lead Editor. He has received a GH tuition scholarship. Joel also received a $10,000 William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship to study in Dubai in Autumn 08.

Jenny McMurdo is State Director for a national non-profit organization, Personal Ponies, that uses Shetland ponies as therapy animals for children with special needs. She has volunteered for 4-H Horse projects for the past ten years.

Christopher Thomas holds a Leiendecker Scholarship, as well as an All Washington Academic Scholarship. He is currently a mentor for "Earthy Conversations," sponsored by the Chambers Creek Foundation and Pierce County, and organization charged collecting thoughts, ideas, plans, and dreams for transforming 928 acres of property in University Place into "an experiential and environmental opportunity for this and future generations." He made the Dean's list Autumn 2007 and Winter 2008.

Julie Turley holds an All Washington Academic Scholarship.

Kami Bettelon volunteers at McCarver Elementary School in Tacoma for the Big Brother Big Sister program. She also lends a hand each quarter to Autism Now! and recently started to volunteer with Puget Creek Restoration Society’s Education Outreach Program. Kami also made the Dean's list in Autumn 2007 and Winter 2008.

Global Honors Orientation

Class of '09 gather with instructors and staff in Fall '07 to salute the new academic year.

Global Honors First Graduating Class 2007

Graduating seniors gather in the Tacoma Dome before commencement ceremonies this past June to celebrate and look back on their pioneering accomplishments.

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