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Senior Honors Thesis/Project

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STUDENT INSIGHT OF THE THESIS PROCESS: STARTING UP

An opportunity that the Honors College at Kent State offers students is to create and present a thesis project. During the last year and a half of their undergraduate career, all Honors and non-Honors students have the opportunity to create a thesis/project from the ground up. With the assistan…

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Kent State Honors College Student Announced as 2021 Portz Scholar

The National Collegiate Honors Council has announced 91Թ Honors College graduate Sarah Hagglund as a 2021 Portz Scholar. Hagglund is the 10th honors student from Kent State to be named a Portz Scholar since the national competition began in 1990. 

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Catie Woodward standing outside in Akron, Ohio.

Honors Nursing Student Completes New Research on Facilitating End of Life Discussions

Catie Woodward is a third-year honors student from Canton, Ohio, majoring in nursing. Though she has had many other accomplishments in her time at Kent State, Catie’s most recent success was performing undergraduate research in the nursing program.

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Ryan Moranelli, Kent State Honors College graduating senior.

Honors College Senior Completes Honors Thesis Regarding Mental Health and Criminal Justice System

Ryan Moranelli is an upcoming spring 2021 graduate of the Kent State Honors College. He is also a member of the 2020 induction class of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society, founded in 1776.

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Gabriella Humes sitting in a park in Canton, Ohio.

Student Completes Senior Honors Thesis Combining Fashion And Finance Majors

Gabriella Humes is a senior Honors College student graduating with a double-major in fashion merchandising and finance. Gabriella has been very successful at Kent State, completing an internship and three study away programs. However, one of Gabriella’s proudest accomplishments is recently completing a Senior Honors Thesis that combined both of her majors into one project. 

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Michael Back, standing outside in Kent with a dog.

Honors College Student Studies Abandoned Mines in Cuyahoga Valley

Michael Back is a graduating senior Honors College student, majoring in biology with a concentration in organismal biology and a minor in Spanish. Originally from Sharon Center, Ohio, Michael has been interested in ecological restoration since he was in high school. Now in the final semester of his Senior Honors Thesis, Michael used his thesis to delve deeper into his ecological interests. His thesis analyzes a new restoration technique for abandoned surface mines in Cuyahoga Valley, examining “soil bulk density and soil chemistry.”

Tags: Senior Honors Thesis/Project , Department of Biological Sciences , undergraduate research

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Elizabeth Koenig standing in the studio of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design building.

Student Combines Creative and Educational Interests to Craft Award-Winning Thesis

Elizabeth Koenig is an Honors College senior from Elmore, Ohio, graduating this spring with a major in interior design and a minor in marketing. Though Elizabeth’s academic focus is design, she was inspired to complete a Senior Honors Thesis based on her original goal to become a teacher. Growing up in a family of educators, Elizabeth says, “I thought that’s what I wanted to do, too.”

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Nora Honkomp at Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica, with Kent State’s study abroad program in January 2020.

Honors Thesis Student Explores Climate Change’s Effect on Bird Migration

Nora Honkomp is a senior Honors College student from Cincinnati, Ohio, majoring in zoology. She says, “Birds have always been my thing,” and her love of birds drove Nora not only to attend Kent State for its zoology program, but it also led her to complete a Senior Honors Thesis. Nora hopes to atten…

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Honors Student Writes a Novel for Senior Honors Thesis

Connor Lillis has always aspired to be a creative writer, but he thought that his writing would remain a part-time hobby. However, Connor’s Senior Honors Thesis has since helped Connor decide to pursue a career as a novelist after graduation. A senior Honors College student from Green, Ohio, Connor …

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Dalyanne Hernández Sánchez standing in Williams Hall on campus.

Senior Honors Thesis Student Advances Chemical Synthesis

Dalyanne Hernández Sánchez is a fifth-year senior Honors College student graduating with a major in chemistry and a chemistry concentration. Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dalyanne spent the first two years of her undergraduate studies at the University of Puerto Rico, before enrolling in th…

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