Holy crepe, the Honors College is in Paris! "I am still looking forward to exploring the never ending restaurants, museums, and bakeries. I hope to make memories that I will remember years and years from now, and take lots of pictures that I can keep with me forever." blogs.uml.edu/paris-summer...
“I feel like I hit the lottery with this whole program,” says honors Political Science major Colin Ormond. “I’ve just learned so much about how an office in public service works, as well as about energy policy and the clean energy sector.”
Congratulations to honors Computer Science major Vraj Kirankumar Patel who completed his honors project "Interactive Resume Builder and Accessibility Features"! Thank you, mentor James E Daly and committee member Ian Chen!
Congratulations to the Honors College's Dr. Emma Peterson and Dr. Renato Fakhoury who received their diplomas yesterday during UMass Lowell's Doctoral commencement ceremony!
Thank you to all who attended, our speakers including alumni Wilie Boag and Mateo Rull Garza, the faculty, staff, and administration at UMass Lowell who championed and supported our students, and congratulations to the countless accomplishments of our 171 newly minted Commonwealth Honors Scholars!
This academic year 171 honors students will graduate as Commonwealth Honors Scholars, most of whom participated in our Stole the Show ceremony, which is our favorite day of the school year! #umasslowell#umlhonorscollege#commonwealthhonorsscholar#commonwealthhonors
The Honors College's @julianzabalbeascoa.bsky.social was recently on the PRX/GBH radio show The World with Marco Werman, where he discussed the anniversary of the bombing of Gernika & his debut novel What We Tried to Bury Grows Here.
This year a record number of students completed the River Hawk Experience Distinction! Congratulations to all our amazing honors students who went the extra distance in Leadership, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Community Engagement, Leadership, and Global Engagement. #umasslowell
Had a blast "stole-ing" our honors thesis students at the @honorscollegeuml.bsky.social brunch today! Alex & Allie both joined the lab in their first year, and it's been a joy to watch them grow into strong leaders & excellent scientists (and even better to watch their family get a bit misty-eyed) 🥰
Congratulations to honors student Cayleigh Baillargeon, a dual Major in English: Creative Writing and History with a minor in American Studies and RHED Distinction for Community Engagement, who presented her honors project "Unprepared: My Life in 24 Deaths"! Thank you, mentor Maureen Stanton!
Congratulations to honors Mechanical Engineering major and Mathematics minor Isabel Gervais who presented her honors project "Backyard-Based Wind Turbine and Battery Capacity Indicator"! Thank you, mentor Mark Sinofsky and committee member Caleb Traylor!
Congratulations to honors Computer Science major Gaurav Bhatnagar who presented his honors project "Automated Bone Fracture Detection & Classification Using Deep Learning"! Thank you, mentor Ming Shao and committee member Nirbhay Mathur!
Congratulations to honors Psychology major and Spanish minor Emily Parr, who presented her honors project "The Effects of No-Contact Heavy Bag Workouts on Anxiety"! Thank you, mentor Steve Balsis and committee member Joseph Gonzales! #umasslowell#umlhonorscollege#honorscollege#honorscompleter
In addition to this, Ivy studied abroad with the Honors College twice! First in Chile in 2023 and then again this past spring break for our Azores Honors Thesis trip. Felicidades and parabéns, Ivy!
Congratulations to honors English and French double major Ivy Galloway who presented their honors thesis "An Exploration of French Universalism and its Impact on Marginalized Identities"! Thank you, mentor Danielle Boutwell and committee member Kristen Stern!
Congratulations to honors Criminal Justice major and Legal Studies minor Brooke Wickson, who completed her honors project "The Usage and Effects of Lithium Batteries: An Environmental Law and Policy Perspective"! Thank you, mentor Walter Toomey and committee member Michelle Veilleux!
Congratulations to Melanie Guerra, an honors Chemistry (Forensic Science) major with minors in Physics & Mathematics, who presented her honors project "Europium (III) Reduction using Functionalized Carbon Paste Electrodes"! Thank you, mentor Erin Bertelsen and committee member Suzanne Young!
“Relationships with faculty and friends have been great, as has the opportunity to learn in small classes where you can get to know your classmates and professors really well,” says Campbell Tacey, an honors History major.
Congratulations to Cate Kleeman, an honors Environmental Science major with a concentration in Sustainability and minor in Business Administration, who completed her honors project "Sustainable Development and Energy Equity in a Changing Climate: Global Challenges and the Future of Sustainability"!
Congratulations to Nicole Karp, an honors Business Administration major with concentrations in International Business and Marketing, who completed her honors project "Honors Explained - A Visual Guide to the Program"! Thank you, mentor Thomas Hersey and committee member Erin Maitland!
Anne Marie also studied abroad twice with the Honors College. Once in San Sebastian, Spain, and again in the Azores. Zorionak and parabéns, Anne Marie!
