Skip to main content

University Honors Program

Graham Buhrman

Mar 12, 2021

Spotlight on our Students: Graham Buhrman

The University Honors and Scholars Programs recently spoke with Graham Buhrman '22, who is researching online contexts to study racism and its relationship with health outcomes and behaviors. 

Jack Featherstone in his home lab

Mar 5, 2021

Spotlight on our Students: Jack Featherstone

The University Honors and Scholars Programs interviewed Jack Featherstone, a third-year Honors Program student, about his research in granular physics principles in exotic environments — most of which he has conducted at home in his basement. 

Megan Snyder

Mar 4, 2021

Spotlight on our Students: Megan Snyder

The University Honors and Scholars Programs spoke with Megan Snyder '21 about her research project, "Stone Mountain Monument Memorial: A Symbol of White Supremacy," which she will present at the 21st Annual Undergraduate Honors Symposium at UNCG. 

Griffin James

Feb 24, 2021

Spotlight on Our Alumni: Griffin James ‘20

The University Honors and Scholars Program recently caught up Scholars Program graduate Griffin James. James majored in English and minored in theatre and arts entrepreneurship. 

Caide Wooten examines a turtle

Jan 28, 2021

Spotlight on Our Alumni: Caide Wooten ’15

The University Honors and Scholars Programs caught up with Caide Wooten '15, who now works as an associate veterinarian at Pruyn Veterinary Hospital in Missoula, Montana. 

Colton Botta in red graduation robes making a wolfie sign with the bell tower in the background

Dec 21, 2020

Colton Botta Earns Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

The 2019 graduate is one of 46 recipients of the 2021 Marshall Scholarships, a fully funded merit-based award for Americans of high ability to pursue postgraduate study in the United Kingdom. 

Colton Botta tosses a Rubik's cube into the air

Dec 16, 2020

Botta Named NC State’s Fourth Marshall Scholar

Computer science graduate — and puzzle enthusiast — Colton Botta received the prestigious scholarship for graduate study in Great Britain. 

Katie Wassell on an overlook of the village of San Gimignano in Italy

Dec 15, 2020

Spotlight on Our Alumni: Katie Wassell ’15

The University Honors and Scholars Programs recently caught up with Scholars Program alumna Katie Wassell '15, who now works as a software engineer at IBM. 

Students pictured in a Zoom breakout room during a Community Conversations Project event

Dec 10, 2020

Continuing the Conversation

Students in the University Honors and Scholars Programs and the Honors and Scholars Village continued the Campus Conversation Project this fall in a virtual format. 

The columns of Leazar hall are framed by the fall color of trees on main campus. Photo by Marc Hall

Dec 10, 2020

Spotlight on Our Faculty: Catherine Mainland

The University Honors and Scholars Programs profile Catherine Mainland, a professor of literature in NC State’s Department of English and an instructor in both the University Honors College and the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program.