Danielle Alsteen - BA in Spanish

Andrew Charles - BBA in Finance; minor in Insurance and Financial Planning

Sarah Freimuth - BA in Psychology; minor in Women's Studies

Thesis: "Volunteers' Experiences in a Structured Activities Program with People Living with Dementia in Long-Term Care: An Action Research Project"

Nicole Kurszewski - BS in Chemistry (Biomolecular)

Lori Ligocki - BA in Journalism; minors in English (Creative Writing) and French

Molly Linn - BA in Journalism; minor in Spanish

Thesis: "Refugees in Oshkosh"

Amy Reithmeier - BA in Psychology; minor in Spanish

Thesis: "Unjust Justice: A Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System Based on Existing Psychological Research"

Charity Tessen - BS in Chemistry (Biomolecular)

These students, having completed the Honors curriculum and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, will receive Honors Medallions:

Katrina Achilli - BS in History and International Studies

Matthew Bohr - BS in Biology and Chemistry (Biomolecular)

Cassandra Brooks - BBA in Marketing and Human Resources Management; minor in Radio-TV-Film

Garrett Carlson - BS in Philosophy; minor in English (Rhetoric)

Thesis: "The Metaphysical Baggage of the Special Theory of Relativity and Its Implications for the Present"

Kristina Deibert - BS in Criminal Justice; minor in Political Science (Legal Studies)

Zach Downey - BS in Radio-TV-Film; minor in History

Thesis: "The Appeal of Batman"

Jacob Drefs - BS in Biology; minor in Chemistry

Kelly Genskow - BS in Chemistry and Biology

Thesis: "The Escherichia coli Small Protein MntS and Its Role in Manganese Homeostasis"

Sarah Lund - BBA in Marketing

Erica Maurer - BS in Social Work

Thesis: "Previously Detained Youth on the Meaning of Mental Health"

Madeline Meis - BA in International Studies (African Studies and International Development) and Spanish; minors in Latin American Studies and Political Science

Thesis: "The Effect of Structural Adjustment Programs on the Social Development and Human Rights Conditions of Sub-Saharan Africa since 1980"

Cassandra Piper - BS in Biology (Healthcare Science); minor in Chemistry

Marissa Reynolds - BA in Political Science; minors in German, Legal Studies, and Public Administration

Madysen Schmidt - BA in Anthropology and Sociology

Matthew Schmirler - BS in Computer Science

Thesis: "ML Parser"

Alexandra Seidl - BA in English and Psychology; minor in English (Creative Writing)

Thesis: "Space Between Bones"

Gormon Stock - BS in Chemistry (Professional); minor in Computer Science

Thesis: "A Study of Human Glutathione Reductase Inhibition via Ab Initio Optimizations"

Stephanie Welsh - BS in Nursing

Thesis: "Improving Measurement Tools for Therapeutic Horseback Riding at BEAMING, Incorporated"

Anthony Varga - BS in Philosophy and Psychology

Catherine Wrucke - BA in German and Japanese Studies; minor in Japanese Language and Culture

Thesis: "Search for the Origin of the Japanese Language from the Perspective of Lexicostatic Glottochronology and the Comparative Method"

Part I

Tuesday, April 30th

4:00pm

Sage 4224

4:00pm - 5:30pm

• Sarah Freimuth, "Volunteers' Experiences in a Structured Activities Program with People Living with Dementia in Long-Term Care: An Action Research Project"

Advisor: Dr. Susan McFadden, Professor Emerita, Psychology Department, College of Letters and Science

• Anna Lukyanova, "'It Was Her Ambition to Emulate the Magnificence of the Greatest and Noblest Princes': Female Succession in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the Twelfth Century"

Advisor: Dr. Kimberly Rivers, History Department, College of Letters and Science

• Stephanie Welsh, "Improving Measurement Tools for Therapeutic Horseback Riding at BEAMING, Incorporated"

Advisor: Ms. Sarah Pollesch, College of Nursing

- Break -

6:00pm - 7:00pm

• Mikhaila Weister, "The Role of the Perception and Knowledge of Sexual Assault in Bystander Interventions Among College Students: A Literature Review"

Advisor: Dr. Erin Winterrowd, Psychology Department, College of Letters and Science

• Gorman Stock, "A Study of Human Glutathione Reductase Inhibition via Ab Initio Optimizations"

Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Gutow, Chemistry Department, College of Letters and Science

Part II

Wednesday, May 1st

4:00pm

Reeve 306

4:00pm - 5:30pm

• Amy Reithmeier, "Unjust Justice: A Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System Based on Existing Psychological Research"

Advisor: Dr. Quin Chroback, Psychology Department, College of Letters and Science

• Katie Wrucke, "Search for the Origin of the Japanese Language from the Perspective of Lexicostatistic Glottochronology and the Comparative Method"

Advisor: Dr. Yoshiro Hanai, Department of Foreign Language, College of Letters and Science

• Kelly Genskow, "The Escherichia coli Small Protein MntS and Its Role in Manganese Homeostasis"

Advisor: Dr. Lauren Waters, Chemistry Department, College of Letters and Science

- Break -

6:00pm - 7:00pm

• Madeline Meis, "The Effect of Structural Adjustment Programs on the Social Development and Human Rights Conditions of Sub-Saharan Africa since 1980"

Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Grieb, International Studies Department, College of Letters and Science

• John Dewitt, "Arrowgrams: The Next Pencil and Paper Phenomenon"

Advisor: Dr. Ken Price, Mathematics Department, College of Letters and Science

Part III

Thursday, May 2nd

4:00pm

Sage 4224

4:00pm - 6:00pm

• Lydia Doerr, "Effects of Supplementary Feeding on Female Hihi (Notiomystis cincta) Reproductive Success on Maungatautari Ecological Island, New Zealand"

Advisor: Dr. Greg Adler, Biology Department, College of Letters and Science

• Alex Seidl, "Space Between Bones"

Advisor: Ms. Laura Jean Baker, English Department, College of Letters and Science

• Shannon Berg, "Releasing the Ashes"

Advisor: Ms. Laura Jean Baker, English Department, College of Letters and Science

• Zach Downey, "The Appeal of Batman"

Advisor: Dr. Caryn Murphy, Radio-TV-Film Department, College of Letters and Science

UW Oshkosh Campus: Blackhawk / Reeve Concourse / Sage Lobby / Student Recreation & Wellness Center

Wednesday, April 24, and Thursday, April 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Be the Match (BTM) is an international registry that connects critically ill patients with potential bone marrow and blood donors. 
A patient’s doctor can search BTM’s vast registry and other registries worldwide to access millions of donors and hundreds of thousands of blood units. Patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, sickle cell, and other serious diseases depend on BTM to find such connections. 

If you're an individual between the ages of 18 and 44 with a valid driver’s license, joining the registry is a quick and easy process that includes nothing more than a brief health survey and a cheek swab. With so many patients in need, wouldn't you like to be a match?

This spring's campaign aims to surpass the number of potential donors who joined the registry at UW Oshkosh last fall. Help us set a new record!

Please stop by Blackhawk, Reeve Union, Sage Hall, or the Wellness Center Wednesday, April 24, or Thursday, April 25, anytime between 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. to join the BTM registry.

If you have questions or are interested in volunteering for BTM, please contact Jonathan Dudzinski (dudzij73@uwosh.edu) or Sara Gosline (goslis73@uwosh.edu).

To read more about what and who inspired this campaign, click here. (opens as PDF).
For more information about Be the Match, visit www.marrow.org. THANK YOU!

Please join us for a special presentation by Dr. Elliott Sober:

"Did Darwin Write the Origin Backwards?"

Sage 1214, April 18th at 5:00pm

Professor Elliot Sober is the Hans Reichenbach Professor of Philosophy, and the William F. Vilas Research Professor of Philosophy at UW-Madison. A leading expert in the philosophy of biology, Dr. Sober’s extensive work on evolutionary theory has received a number of awards, including several from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.  He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.  He has held positions at Stanford, the London School of Economics, and other institutions around the world.

Please join us in welcoming Professor Sober to UW Oshkosh. His much-anticipated lecture is cosponsored by the Departments of Biology, History, and Philosophy; the University Honors Program; the University Honors Student Association; and the University Speaker Series.

This special event is free and open to the public.

These students, having completed the Honors curriculum and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.2 to 3.49, will receive Honors Certificates:

Nana Coleman - BBA in Accounting

Thesis: "How Academia Approaches Accounting Fraud in the Post-Scandal Environment"

Kayla Kasten - BS in Psychology

Thesis: "Understanding Young Adults' Perceptions of Self Harm"

Betty Xiong - BS in Biology (emphasis in Healthcare Science); minors in Chemistry and Spanish

These students, having completed the Honors curriculum and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, will receive Honors Medallions:

Eva Counsell - BS in Biology; minors in Chemistry and Mathematics

Thesis: "Intestinal Parasites and Mycorrhizal Fungi of Rats in American Samoa"

Sara O'Connell - BSE in Mathematics (Secondary Education); minor in Spanish

Thesis: "Single-Sex Education in Wisconsin"

Erin Persson - BSN in Nursing

Sidney Quade - BSN in Nursing

Katherine Schermer - BSE in Spanish (Secondary Education) and BSE in German (Secondary Education); minor in ESL

Lance Spaude - BBA in Marketing

The UHP's new director, Dr. Laurence Carlin, invites you to get the latest program news, learn about upcoming events and activities, and to help us kick off the 2012-2013 school year.

The University Honors Program's Tenth Annual Convocation
 will feature Professor Margeuerite Helmers of the English Department:

"'There and Back Again': Travels in Scholarship"

Tuesday, September 18, 2012
5:00PM 
Pollock House
 - 765 Algoma Boulevard, Oshkosh WI.

Bring a friend and stay for refreshments afterward!

All meetings will take place in the new Honors Lounge in Dempsey 206. Please stop by for one of our brief (one hour) informational sessions at one of the following times:

• Monday, September 17, at 10:00
• Tuesday, September 18, at 1:00
• Wednesday, September 19, at 1:00
• Thursday, September 20, at 3:00

• *Matt Boese (Milwaukee) - BS in Biology (Healthcare Science)
• *Courtney Bichler (Appleton) - BA in Political Science
• Melissa Breen (Janesville) - BA in International Studies (Europe), BA in International Studies (Global and National Security), and BA in Spanish
• *Emma Bruden (Fond du Lac) - BA in Political Science; minors in Legal Studies and Spanish
• Kaylee Campbell (Franklin) - BA in English, BA in International Studies (Asian Studies), and BA in Japanese
• Jessica De Larwelle (Oconto) - BS in Psychology
• *Jonathan Dudzinski (Pickett) - BBA in Accounting and BBA in Finance
• *Sarah Feldbruegge (Abbotsford) - BS in Psychology; minor in Social Justice
• *Amanda Fenske (Slinger) - BBA in Marketing; minors in Communication, German, and Global Business
• Luis Granados (Houston, Texas) - BBA in Economics *Molly Ireland (Verona)- BS in Nursing
• *Rachel Johnson (West Bend) - BS in Psychology (Healthcare Science); minors in Biology and Chemistry
• *Jordan King (Stevens Point) - BA in History
• *Molly Kopplin (Watertown) - BA in History and BA in Political Science
• Patience Krahn (Brillion) - BS in Nursing
• *Jessica Lauretic (Evansville) - BS in Nursing
• *Krista Lynch (Phillips) - BBA in Economics
• *Patricia Mace (Markesan) - BSE in Elementary Education; minor in Mathematics
• *Emily McAleavey (Rubicon) - BSE in Spanish (Secondary Education); minors in Business Administration and Music
• *Kayla Oberstadt (New London) - BS in Human Services Leadership; minor in Sociology
• *Valerie Pflughoeft (Clintonville) - BS in Biology; minor in Spanish Maren Raab (Madison) - BS in Biology; minors in Chemistry and French
• *Claire Staats (Milwaukee) - BSE in Spanish (Secondary Education), BSE in Broadfield Social Science, BA in International Studies (Spanish), and BA in International Studies (Latin American studies); minors in Bilingual Education, ESL, and History
• *Nicole Walentowski (Crandon) - BS in Political Science; minor in Criminal Justice
• *Tracy Wilichowski (Marathon) - BS in History and BS in Philosophy; minor in Social Justice

Tuesday, May 1 Reeve 214

Part I: 4-5:30 p.m.

• Sara O'Connell
  Advisor: Dr. Stephen Szydlik, Mathematics Department - COLS
• Luis Granados 
  Advisor: Dr. Chad Cotti, COB
• Jonathan Dudzinski 
  Advisor: Dr. Robert Kunkel, COB

Part II: 6-7:30 p.m.

• Valerie Pflughoeft
  Advisor: Dr. Sheldon Cooper, Biology Department - COLS
• Jessica De Larwelle
  Advisor: Dr. Erin Winterrowd, Psychology Department - COLS
• Kayla Kasten
  Advisor: Dr. Erin Winterrowd, Psychology Department - COLS

Wednesday, May 2: Reeve 306

Part I: 4-5:30 p.m.

• Maren Raab
  Advisor: Dr. Michelle Michalski, Biology Department - COLS
• Jessica Lauretic
  Advisor: Dr. R. Shelly Lancaster - CON
• Tracy Wilichowski
  Advisor: Dr. James Frey, History Department- COLS

Part II: 6-7:30 p.m.

• Courtney Bichler
  Advisor: Dr. Tracy Slagter, Poli Sci Department - COLS
• Molly Kopplin
  Advisor: Dr. Druscilla Scribner/Dr. Tracy Slagter, Poli Sci Department - COLS

Advising

We are here to help! If you have questions about Honors requirements and how to fit them into your course of study, please schedule an appointment with Fletcher Marron, our Associate Advisor. Fletcher's e-mail is marronf@uwosh.edu. If you need to confirm your status in the program, ie, how many requirements you need to complete or if you have general questions about the curriculum, please stop by Polk 8 or call 424-1303.

• *Sarah Apel (Madison) – BS in Chemistry (emphasis in Biomolecular Science)
• *Sarah Horton – BA in French and BA in Philosophy
• *Kayde Kempen (Chilton) - BS in Journalism (emphasis in Writing/Editing)
• *Amanda Krahn (Trevor) – BS in Biology; minor in Chemistry
• Katie Kufahl (Cedarburg) – BS in Psychology; minor in Social Justice
• *Steffanie Nagan (Kaukauna) – BSE in Natural Science; minor in Biology (Secondary Education)
• *Danielle Schmitting (Brillion) – BSE in Mathematics (Secondary Education); minor in Business Administration
• *Dana Van Elzen (Kaukauna/Town of Harrison) – BSE in Elementary Education; minor in Mathematics (Elementary Education)
• *Lew Wiest (Verona) – BSN; minor in Psychology
• *Kaci Worth (Fond du Lac) – BS in Environmental Studies; minor in History