As a small degree-granting college within Oregon State University, the UHC offers OSU's most prestigious degree, the Honors Baccalaureate Degree in any undergraduate major. The UHC Features:
Joe Hendricks, the founding dean of
OSU’s Honors College and a nationally-known social gerontologist, has won the
most prestigious, international-in-scope award of the Gerontological Society of
America. Hendricks, who now serves as interim associate
provost for International Programs, will receive the 2008 Kleemeier Award Nov.
23 for the impact of his research in the field of aging. More
Read more about Joe in the November issue of life@osu
It was a frigid winter night on Chile’s central coast, and Christina Murphy a was standing in the surf in her wet suit with a night vision monocular, getting pummeled by waves. She was counting her research subjects — nocturnal, carnivorous crabs of the species Acanthocyclus gayi that hide in algae or rock crevices — unaware that she would later regard the experience as one that cemented her love for her work.
It was, however, an unsurprising revelation — Murphy has wanted to be a scientist since the age of six, and has never question that career path. More
The UHC is pleased to honor Dr. Kenneth Krane as Eminent Professor of the University Honors College for 2008. Dr. Krane is nationally known for his leadership in physics education, and is widely appreciated for his focus on student achievement.