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Hannah Pennington Spotlight
Hannah Pennington Spotlight

Jan 25th, 2022

The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) believes that research provides hands-on experience for scholars to immerse themselves in their academic passions.

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13 MHC Students earn Gilman Scholarship
13 MHC Students earn Gilman Scholarship

Jan 24th, 2022

19 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the October 2021 application cycle, more than all other Kentucky institutions combined. Of these 19, 13 are Mahurin Honors College Scholars.

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MHC Scholar Zena Pare Wins Ogden Foundation Scholar
MHC Scholar Zena Pare Wins Ogden Foundation Scholar

Dec 9th, 2021

Zena Pare has certainly made the most of a WKU experience that helped her dreams come true.

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Nightmare on Normal Street
Nightmare on Normal Street

Nov 5th, 2021

One of the most treasured aspects of The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) is its commitment to fostering community between scholars. In fact, the MHC hosts a student organization, the Honors Social Planning Board (HSPB)

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Anna Buri Spotlight
Anna Buri Spotlight

Nov 1st, 2021

Equipped with a major in Legal Studies and English, Mahurin Honors Scholar Anna Buri (MHC ‘19) is currently tackling law school at the College of William and Mary.

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Allie Surina Spotlight
Allie Surina Spotlight

Nov 1st, 2021

The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) has been cultivating growth in scholars for many years and some graduates have conquered their ascent and started to reach excellence in their professional careers. One such scholar is Allie Surina (MHC ‘12)

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Zack Van Zant Spotlight
Zack Van Zant Spotlight

Nov 1st, 2021

Many Mahurin Honors College (MHC) scholars strive to combine their skills with their passion for serving others, and Zack Van Zant (MHC ‘15) has certainly accomplished that.

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Ryan Greenwood Spotlight
Ryan Greenwood Spotlight

Oct 31st, 2021

Ryan Greenwood (MHC ‘24) spent his summer, “about an hour from Jackson, Wyoming, which is just on a gravel road in the middle of nowhere.”

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Dylan Carmona Spotlight
Dylan Carmona Spotlight

Oct 25th, 2021

Dylan Carmona (MHC ‘25) is one of the newest scholars in The Mahurin Honors College (MHC)

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Jocelyn Porter Spotlight
Jocelyn Porter Spotlight

Oct 10th, 2021

Jocelyn Porter’s (MHC ‘18) path took an unexpected, but pleasant turn when she was studying abroad in Denmark: “I thought I was going to do broadcast journalism.

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Anna Storms - Scholar Spotlight

Apr 21st, 2023

MHC Scholar Anna Storms (MHC ’24) talks about all the ways the MHC has helped her be more involved with her major and gain the experience to help her achieve excellence!

Ralphy Gardner - Scholar Spotlight

Apr 19th, 2023

Ralphy Gardner (MHC ’23) details how the OSD office was able to help him to pursue his dreams and excel!

Caelen Gibbs and Jakob Briggs - Scholar Spotlight

Mar 22nd, 2023

MHC Scholars Jakob Briggs (MHC `25) and Caelen Gibbs (MHC `26) talk about how their time in the MHC has brought them closer together and helped pushed them both further in school

Cole McIntire - Scholar Spotlight

Mar 20th, 2023

MHC Scholar Cole McIntire (MHC '26) explains the hands-on opportunities he has already gotten from the MHC for his major

Deliberative Dialogues: Campus Conversations Hosted by Mahurin Honors College Scholars

Feb 24th, 2023

MHC Scholars in Honors 251 Citizen and Self will host a series of deliberative dialogues March 29th-April 7th. The public is welcome to attend these guided discussions of pressing social issues, deliberate the options, and help decide which is the best.

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Deliberative Dialogues: Campus Conversations Hosted by Mahurin Honors College Scholars

Feb 24th, 2023

MHC Scholars in Honors 251 Citizen and Self will host a series of deliberative dialogues March 29th-April 7th. The public is welcome to attend these guided discussions of pressing social issues, deliberate the options, and help decide which is the best.

MHC Scholars Host Fall 2022 Deliberative Dialogues

Oct 21st, 2022

Hosted by MHC scholars taking Honors 251 this semester, deliberative dialogues are presented with a social problem and three options for addressing the issue. These dialogues are open to WKU community members to attend pending their registration.

Elaine Flynn Spotlight

Apr 25th, 2022

The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) seeks to develop scholars into masters of their passions- whatever those may be. For scholars like Elaine Flynn (MHC ‘13), her passion could only be found in a geology research lab.

Jayme Hardy Spotlight

Apr 22nd, 2022

A key pillar of the Mahurin Honors College (MHC) is training scholars for success within their unique and diverse passions. In some cases, this allows scholars like Jayme Hardy (MHC ‘14) to trailblaze brand new opportunities and forge novel career path

Danielle Williams Spotlight

Feb 25th, 2022

For Danielle Williams (MHC ‘25), college is “a place to discover my voice.”

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