With her legs fidgeting and her hands taking up part-time jobs as silent film actors, you realize Mia isn’t someone meant to sit still. Although we’re in a stuffy room with unorganizable desks, entrapped by white walls and grey carpet that has seen better days, Mia is seeing the ocean. She describes her adventures at sea with every inch of her body, twirling fake rope … Continue reading Student Highlight: Mia Gomez
Spring 2023 Update: October 30 HC alumna Jocelyn Sabbagh came from Guatemala to give this official recognition from the Guatemalan Ministry of Education to the HC students who raised the funds to install a computer classroom at a school in San Juan La Laguna. Students met with Jocelyn (Director of FUNSEPA) at Copa Cabana restaurant. The project was the service learning portion of the 2023 … Continue reading Study Abroad: Guatemala 2023
This is the first time you’re traveling outside the country. You haven’t had a lot of time to travel in the past, but an opportunity arises that has you scrambling to make deadlines for a 10-day trip overseas. Leiden, The Netherlands is the destination. The reason? To look at sponges. Ashley Bobnar and Camille Berardone are both undergraduate seniors at the Honors College. With concentrations … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Ashley Bobnar and Camille Berardone
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear bowties 🎀 A massive congratulations is in store for Bernard Harrigan! Awarded by Palm Beach State College, Bernard received the 2023 MLK Jr. Leadership Award after a nomination from his long time mentor Professor Erin Sullivan. Here’s what Harrigan had to say about his journey: I am committed to in the field of Environmental Justice and Social Change, … Continue reading 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr Leadership Award Winner – Bernard Harrigan
Sooner or later, you’ll find a purpose. You may feel exhausted before then, sifting through the bellows of life’s deepest troubles. You’ve jumped out of your comfort zone, turning down opportunities that would’ve brought you closer to what you think you want. You’ll always doubt your decision making, we all do. But remain patient, steadfast in your morals, in your fears; you’ll be rewarded if … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Mark Sadek
Although not what you expected, you’re always where you’re supposed to be. This was how Génesis Omaña Suarez felt after entering the Wilkes Honors College as a transfer student in 2020. She was an over-achieving community college student, just years after moving from Venezuela to Florida, when she realized she needed a change. With an acute interest in health science, Omaña reckoned that the Honors … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Génesis Omaña Suarez
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