The 2009 Bonderman Travel Fellowship awardees have been announced! Students traveling with this $20,000 fellowship set off on journeys that are at least eight months long and take them to at least two regions of the world. While traveling, students may not pursue academic study, projects, or research. Established in 1995, this fellowship aims to expose students to the intrinsic, often life-changing, benefits of international travel. UW graduate students, undergraduate students in the Honors Program and in UW Tacoma's Global Honors Program are eligible to apply.

This year's undergraduate awardees are:

• Evan Easton-Calabria - Germanics; Human Rights
• Sara Drescher - Biology; Public Health
• Joshua Johnson - Social Welfare; Anthropology
• Martina Kartman - Law, Society and Justice; Women Studies; Human Rights and Diversity Studies
• Samuel Sudar - English, Philosophy, Neurobiology

Read about the plans of the 2009 Bonderman Fellows on the UAA website »
Learn more about the Bonderman Travel Fellowship »

Three UW Honors students have been selected to participate in the planning of a Global Honors College consisting of faculty and students from Eight Asian and American universities: University of Washington, Columbia, Harvard, Korea, National University of Singapore, Peking, Waseda, and Yale. The program will take the form of an undergraduate research seminar and be offered formally as a summer course of Waseda University in Tokyo.

The three representatives from the University of Washington are:

• Jasmine Zheng - International Studies; Community and Environmental Planning
• Joshua Hatfield - Civil Engineering; Biology
• Reemah Medina International Studies; Comparative Literature

Professor Mary P. Callahan (Jackson School of International Studies), a past Honors instructor, will join these students as a faculty representative.

Learn more about the Global Honors College project »

The Honors Program salutes its graduates!

Please join us in celebrating University of Washington's Honors graduates for the 2008-09 school year. On our Honors Grads page will find a list of some College Honors and Departmental Honors students who have completed, or are about to complete, their degrees here at University of Washington. We invite you to view their profiles to find out more about these remarkable individuals and their exciting plans for the future - congratulations to all!

Sincerely,

The Honors Staff

View the 2008-09 Honors Grad Profiles »

Dear UW Honors Seniors,

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! As a graduating senior myself, I am very excited and proud to see so many of my friends and classmates headed off to graduate school, beginning new jobs, entering a research field, or taking time to travel and relax. Regardless of your future plans, I hope that your experience in the Honors Program has complemented both your academic and social lives, and that you've also learned something unexpected and unique along the way.

Every student gains something different from their experiences with the Honors Program. Many of you may have been able to study abroad in exotic locales such as Buenos Aires, Rome or Amsterdam, while others of you may always remember your first course with Clarke Speed or one of the other engaging, passionate professors who teach our courses. Some of you have pursued research or service interests as you write your senior thesis, and others have appreciated the Honors Program computer lab, study rooms, and print service.

Though our experiences have been diverse, I am confident that we are all enthusiastic about planning and supporting the future of the Honors Program. In particular, as wave after wave of talented new students enter their freshman year, I hope that the Honors Program can continue to offer these amazing opportunities.

As you near graduation, please consider supporting the future of our program by visiting the Honors page on the UW Foundation website and donating to our "Friends of the Honors Program" fund. This fund will support the continued growth of the Honors Program and will fund our various events, programs, guest faculty and speakers, and individual student research and travel.

I believe that this is one of the best ways for us graduating seniors to show appreciation for our experience at the Honors Program, and our generosity will be immensely appreciated by future generations of Honors Program students.

Thank you very much, and best of luck as you finish your final quarter.

Sincerely,

Spencer James
Honors Student Advisory Panel

Make a gift to the Friends of the Honors Program on the UW Foundation website »