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Cinthya Munoz Tepan ’21 Meets with New Zealand’s Ministry for Women
Honors senior, Cinthya Munoz Tepan, recently met with Meredith Lawry, Senior Policy Analyst with New Zealand’s Ministry for Women via Zoom. Cinthya and her senior thesis advisor, Dr. Marilu Marcillo, spoke to Ms. Lawry about the Equal Pay Amendment Bill that New Zealand passed. The interview was conducted as part of her senior thesis research, which looks into […]
Maria del Cielo Mendez ’22 awarded Lupe Fund’s 2020 Young Latina Leadership Scholarship
The Honors Program extends a heartfelt congratulations to junior Maria del Cielo Mendez, who has been awarded the Lupe Fund’s 2020 Young Latina Leadership Scholarship. The Lupe Fund’s goal is to support emerging Latina leaders in New Jersey. Maria certainly is a leader in the Saint Peter’s University community. She is a Political Science and […]
Check out past senior theses in the NEW digital repository!
A selection of past Honors theses, along with the most recent additions of the graduating class of 2020, are now available for viewing on the Theresa and Edward O’Toole Library’s new digital repository! The Honors Program is proud of the hard work our students complete in order to graduate in cursu honorum. We hope you enjoy browsing […]
Student & Professor Publish Article on Their Research
Maria del Cielo Mendez ’22 and Dr. Jennifer Ayala were recently featured in the Winter 2020 Newsletter of Bringing Theory to Practice, an independent organization, in partnership with the Association of American Colleges and Universities, which works to advance the “holistic and transformative” education of undergraduate students through “innovative practice, research, advocacy, and institutional change.” Their […]
Alejandro Gonzalez ’21 Awarded ACS Scholarship
Honors student Alejandro Gonzalez ’21 has been awarded a prestigious American Chemical Society Scholarship. Gonzalez, a Biochemistry and Biotechnology major, is also a SURGE Fellow at Saint Peter’s University. The Honors Program extends its hardiest congratulations to him for this excellent academic achievement!
2020 Thesis Defenses move online
Due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19, and in accordance with Governor Murphy’s declaration of a state of emergency and related decisions, the Saint Peter’s University campus is temporarily closed. All university classes and everyday operational functioning will be taking place virtually. In the spring, the Bastek Honors Center is usually full of life and […]
Spring 2020 Honors Thesis Schedule
Spring 2020 Honors Thesis Presentations Please join us to hear our senior honor students present their research. 3:00-5:00PM Dates and locations listed below Light refreshments will be served. Wednesday, March 25th in Degnan Conference Room Devin Varela Advisor: Prof. Raymond Butkus Title: The Impact of Stress on Leader Behavior Alexander Slawinski Advisor: Dr. Devin Rafferty Title: Private Equity: Leveraged Buyouts, […]
Jili Zhu ’21 named 2019 Port Authority Waterfront Scholar
Honors sophomore Jili Zhu has been named as one of the 2019 Port Authority Waterfront Scholars. This year’s Waterfront Conference is titled “Rising Seas Rising Risks: Adapting Our Region” and will be aboard the Hornblower Infinity in Hudson River Park, Pier 40, NYC, on Tuesday, 7 May. According to the conference’s website, the Waterfront Scholars Program […]
Travel Course Opportunities Announced for 2019-2020AY
The Center for Global Learning has just published the list of travel courses on offer during the 2019-20 academic year. Itinerary details, prices and trip applications will be available online starting in August 2019. Now would be a great time to apply for your passport! Email skeller1@saintpeters.edu with questions. January 2020 Mexico: SO/LS (sociology/Latin American studies) Mayan Mexico: […]
Students present at Eastern Colleges Science Conference
On Saturday, 6 April 2019, Dr. Laura Twersky’s BI-498 research course and biology faculty presented at the Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference held at Manhattan College. Junior Honors student Hunter Criollo and his research partner Ramandeep Kaur presented their research “The effects of selected Ayurvedic medicines on steroid-induced cataracts in Rana pipiens (Northern leopard frog).” Honors […]
