SHC News

Scholar pitched in to boost residence hall recycling efforts

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:18:15 GMT

Throwing away one battery has the potential to dilute four people’s lifetime water supplies. When Schreyer Scholar Matt Kaslow read that fact as a freshman, he decided it needed to be shared. ...

Future physicist isn't throwing away opportunities for work and play

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:09:58 GMT

Matt Jaffe doesn’t just do one thing at a time. Last summer, he simultaneously researched high energy physics in Switzerland with “the biggest accelerator ever built,” the Large Hadron Collider, and played for the Geneva ultimate Frisbee team in the Swiss National Championships. ...

Scholar’s business acumen earns him a handful of Penn State degrees

Tue, 01 May 2012 12:19:58 GMT

No one has ever done it before, but that hasn’t stopped Charlie Frazier. When he walks off the stage during commencement ceremonies this weekend, the graduating Schreyer Scholar will have earned a master’s degree in accounting, four bachelor’s degrees – in accounting, finance, international studies and German – and a minor in international business. ...

Scholar pulls off a hat trick with academics, activities and athletics

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:50:47 GMT

Six seconds left in overtime. For the Penn State Lady Icers hockey team, it was enough that they had played a dramatic game and fought in overtime against an NCAA Division I team. The teams were theoretically mismatched – the Lady Icers currently compete as a club sport and won’t join the NCAA league until the 2012-2013 season. ...

Honors housing mural project brings the world a little closer

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:47:24 GMT

Residents of The GLOBE, a Special Living Option within honors housing, are celebrating the community's inaugural year by painting a mural that will be hung on their floor in Simmons Hall. The GLOBE focuses on cultivating a global perspective among its members. ...

Schreyer Scholar finds sweet success with honey bee research

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:21:14 GMT

For most people, bees are something to avoid. For Brian Bates, they’re something to research. And talk about. Brian will be graduating this May with a degree in geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, but he’s earning honors in entomology. The Schreyer Scholar researched honey bees and pesticides for his thesis project – titled “The Honey Bees Next Door” – and will be presenting his findings tomorrow at the Penn State Undergraduate Research Exhibition. ...

Alumna paints a pretty picture of the world in new mural

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:35:26 GMT

When Elody Gyekis created her honors thesis, she didn’t just think outside the box. She thought outside. As in, the great outdoors. And specifically, in open public spaces. The 2009 Schreyer Honors College graduate, who majored in painting and ceramics in the College of Arts & Architecture, organized more than 100 volunteers to paint a community mural in her hometown, Millheim, Pa., as part of her thesis. ...

Four Scholar Alumni honored by Alumni Association

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:10:48 GMT

Four Schreyer Honors College Scholar alumni were among 11 Penn State alumni recognized over the weekend as recipients of the 2012 Alumni Achievement Award. The Scholar alumni honored were Heather D. Agnew '03 Sci, Danielle S. Bassett '04 Sci, Sean A. Misko '04 Lib, and Daniel W. Veltri '07 Bus. ...

Scholar planning to "SHO" new students the way

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:34:42 GMT

Three days, 300 incoming freshmen and 100 returning Scholar mentors descend on the Schreyer Honors College each August before the start of the fall semester. That means dozens of events to coordinate, nine meals to plan, one T-shirt to design and hundreds of details to oversee. It's all a part of SHO TIME 2012. And for Ali Martinson, it’s all part of the job. ...

Scholar alumna to share money management tips

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:34:29 GMT

Television financial commentator Farnoosh Torabi, author of "Psych Yourself Rich" and "You're So Money," will deliver the Schreyer Honors College’s 17th Annual Mark Luchinsky Memorial Lecture at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 19, in the HUB Auditorium on the University Park campus. ...

Lady Lions basketball announcer has more on the ball

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:14:13 GMT

For the past year and a half, the junior Schreyer Scholar has been the official announcer for the Lady Lions basketball games. He has fist-pumped Coach Coquese Washington before every game, announced plays and helped to entertain an arena of fans during halftime. ...

Leadership Assessment Center polishes Scholars’ workplace skills

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:47:31 GMT

The assessment center is modeled after leadership development and assessment programs used by Fortune 500 corporations. It is one of the only such programs in the world offered on a college campus, says Dr. Rick Jacobs, an industrial psychology professor in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts. ...

"Brain Show" promises to be more than a mind game

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:28:15 GMT

Budding Einsteins, trivia buffs, and students willing to show off their smarts are invited to put their minds to work at "The Brain Show," a trivia game show being presented by the Schreyer Honors College at 8:00 p.m., Monday, February 27, in Schwab Auditorium. ...