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Thomas Deaton Spotlight
Thomas Deaton Spotlight

Oct 9th, 2021

Thomas Deaton (MHC ‘19), while studying English and Environmental Studies, “made it part of his daily routine to be as involved as possible in both the Honors College and broader WKU communities.”

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Laurel Johnston Spotlight
Laurel Johnston Spotlight

Oct 9th, 2021

Laurel Johnston (MHC ‘23) never anticipated how much her life would be impacted by a simple morning walk. As a Mahurin Honors College (MHC) scholar, Laurel had a unique opportunity

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Ally Taylor Spotlight
Ally Taylor Spotlight

Oct 9th, 2021

Ally Taylor (MHC ‘20) embodies the spirit of WKU and in 2020, she was selected as Homecoming Queen. While studying accounting, Ally served The Mahurin Honors College (MHC)and WKU in many areas.

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Liv Laws Spotlight
Liv Laws Spotlight

Sep 30th, 2021

Olivia “Liv” Laws (MHC ‘22) is a model of pursuing one’s passions in all aspects of their education.

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12 Mahurin Honors College Scholars Awarded MHC-SGA Diversity Scholarship
12 Mahurin Honors College Scholars Awarded MHC-SGA Diversity Scholarship

Sep 21st, 2021

The WKU Student Government Association (SGA) has allocated $1,500 to create funding for underrepresented minority scholars in The Mahurin Honors College (MHC), which will cover the MHC membership fee for twelve MHC scholars this fall.

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Zena Pare Spotlight
Zena Pare Spotlight

Sep 11th, 2021

Zena’s impressive resume and thesis project landed her a coveted internship with J.P. Morgan as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst in Power and Renewables.

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Sydney Meaux Spotlight
Sydney Meaux Spotlight

Feb 19th, 2021

Sydney is currently teaching French at Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington, KY.

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Langley Williams Spotlight
Langley Williams Spotlight

Feb 17th, 2021

Langley Williams is utilizing her passions and creativity to develop Virtual Escape Rooms for the KHR conference this spring.

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Patrice and Ashira Spotlight
Patrice and Ashira Spotlight

Feb 5th, 2021

Patrice and Ashira, sophomores in The Mahurin Honors College, “met by chance” and formed an amazing, powerful friendship.

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Bryson Keltner Spotlight
Bryson Keltner Spotlight

Feb 2nd, 2021

Bryson Keltner is a 2017 graduate of the MHC and WKU, and is currently the International Recruitment Admissions Counselor for Global Learning

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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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