Gwendolyn Bogard ’20 grew up in the Philomath and Corvallis areas and loved her high school science courses and trips to the Oregon coast. She also enjoyed the performing arts, balancing her love of playing the violin and taking theatre courses as well. With her lab work in high school not so appealing, she focused on theatre arts as she looked for colleges.
Jessica’s Leadership Journey
Jessica Thomas is a Sophomore in the Honors College studying Criminal Justice. She got her inspiration for her Take the Lead project as a freshmen when she toured the Jackson County Juvenile Detention facility as a “Pick and Choose” activity.
Mimi Pieper in SOU Governance
Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the Southern Oregon University (SOU) Governing Board of Trustees. She has “taken the lead” in many ways through this position.
How the SOU Honors College helps prepare scholars for a real-world setting.
Mariah Roley ’17 on Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-Language Pathology is a great career path for English majors. Mariah Roley graduated from SOU in 2017 and after completing higher education at Pacific University, she now works as a speech pathologist in Colorado.
Kiya Jackson is an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes (MHA Nation), specifically Arikara, located in North Dakota. She is aspiring to be a dentist after achieving her degree.
Destery explains what the Honors College is and why it is a great opportunity for students interested in challenging themselves.
Sarah Grulikowski shares her views of what made her time as an Honors Scholar special, and some of the perks that came along with it.
Tiana Gilliland is an enrolled member with Shasta Indian Nation and is the second Tribal Nations Honors Scholar in the Honors College. Tiana’s tribe is located in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon and she wants to learn more about the culture of other Native Americans and share her own knowledge that she has to offer.
Congratulations goes to Ezra Farner, whose photography piece “Obliquity” was published in the December 2020 issue of The Palouse Review.