Note from the Director

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Honors Program Emerson College120 Boylston Street Suite 505Boston, MA 02116

Congratulations to the 40 students who graduated from the Honors Program and commenced in May with the Class of 2012. During the past academic year, Honors students earned high commendations on their many fine accomplishments, both academic and otherwise; included in this newsletter are some updates on their notable achievements. Of note is our continued participation in the National Collegiate Honors Council conference. Two students presented their work in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2011, and faculty from other institutions continue to be very impressed with the caliber of Emerson’s Honors Program student presentations. In the fall of 2012, seven more Honors Program students, Elizabeth Cortright, Samantha Howell, Rebecca Isenhart, Robert Onorato, Brittney Oswald, Megan Seabaugh, and Emma-Jean Weinstein will present at the conference in Boston.

Please join me in congratulating all of the members of the Honors Program learning community on their excellent, high-caliber work as well as their ongoing scholarship, and welcoming the incoming class.

Nigel GibsonHonors Program Director

Honors Program Fall 2012News

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Achievement AwardRebecca Bieber

Cecil and Helen Rose Forensics AwardTiernan Cahill

Emerson Recognition and Achievement (ERA) AwardsJennifer Stowers Quintal Visionary Award Adriana Guida ’11, Political Communication and Writing, Literature and Publishing

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and CollegesFive Honors Program students were selected to represent Emerson College by Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges in the 2011–2012 academic year: Guy E. Ben-Aharon ’11, Theatre Studies Adriana Guida ’11, Political Communication and Writing, Literature and Publishing Braden Joyce-Schleimer ’11, Musical TheatreSophia Solomon ’11, Film Production Valentijn van der Sloot ’12, Film Production

Gold Key Honor SocietyThe Gold Key Honor Society, which recognizes Emerson College juniors and seniors in the top of their classes, welcomed these Honors students this past spring as new members: Faye Allison, Guy Ben-Aharon, Katherine Bove, Theresa Braun, Tiernan Cahill, Alexandra Charest, Elizabeth Cortright, Robert Crawford, Hannah Fleishman, Lena Grosse, Rachel Hill, Kelsey Hogan, Rebecca Isenhart, Erin Klingsberg, Marissa Koors, Melanie Lieberman, Jessica Martens, Kendall Nelson, Kendal Peiguss, Jessica Scarpati, Thomas Schuster, Emily Skeggs, Rebecca Smith, Sophia Solomon, Shannon Sullivan, Srda Vasiljevic, and Emma-Jean Weinstein. Congratulations to these students on their impressive academic achievements.

Academic Awards CeremonyAt this past year’s Academic Awards Ceremony, numerous Honors students received recognition for their outstanding performance.

Outstanding Honors Thesis Award Emily Carroll ’12, Writing, Literature and Publishing (High Distinction)Thesis: Alternative Economic Models in American Women’s WritingAdvisor: John Barnard, Writing, Literature and Publishing

Rebecca Bieber ’12, Communication Sciences and Disorders (Distinction)Thesis: Audiological Services for Limited English Proficiency Populations in the Greater Boston AreaAdvisor: Daniel Kempler, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Valentijn van der Sloot ’12, Film Production (Distinction) Thesis: One Happy Island: Tourism and Colonial Legacy in Aruba Advisor: Nigel Gibson, Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies

Dr. and Mrs. Shoo Iwasaki Honors Program ScholarshipEsther A. BarthAlexander Cantatore

Nicole Dufresne AwardEmily Skeggs

Howard Waldman Performing Arts AwardGuy E. Ben-Aharon

Department of Visual and Media Arts Outstanding Senior AwardsSophia Solomon, Film Production Award Recipient

Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing Senior Awards of DistinctionMaya B. Phillips, Distinction in the Genre of Nonfiction; and Distinction in the Genre of Poetry Writing

Academic Awards and Recognition

Rebecca Bieber

Braden Joyce-Schleimer

Emily Skeggs

Elizabeth Cortright

Robert Onorato

Journalism: Outstanding ReviewErin Doolin, “Review of Footloose” (nominated)

Journalism: Outstanding PhotographySophia Solomon, “Cave Priest, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (nominated)

Marketing and Advertising: Outstanding Integrated Marking Campaign Elijah Clark-Ginsberg, “Svedka Vodka Marketing Campaign” (nominated)

Communication Studies: Outstanding Political CampaignTanya Flink, “SGA’s Academic Reform Initiatives” (nominated)

Tanya Flink, “Student Government Association Dining Services Reform Initiatives” (nominated)

31st Annual EVVY Awards Broadcast: Outstanding Beginner VideoZachary Kornfield, “Dream Hits – Meat” (winner)

Broadcast: Outstanding Studio TV SeriesCollin Kittredge Smith, Trending (winner)

Theater: Outstanding Scenic DesignChristopher Kavanah, Sugar Witch (nominated)

Performance: Outstanding Supporting Female Actor for StageEmily Skeggs, Dancing at Lughnasa (nominated)

Lizzie Milanovich, Grey Gardens (nominated)

Performance: Outstanding Male Actor for ScreenSrda Vasiljevic, Foreign (nominated)

Performance: Outstanding Television PersonalityCollin Kittredge Smith

Film: Outstanding DocumentarySophia Solomon, Market of Faith (nominated)

Kerri Lines, Market of Faith (nominated)

Film: Outstanding Cinematic Achievement Sophia Solomon, Market of Faith (nominated)

Kerri Lines, Market of Faith (nominated)

Ross Perlin, the author of Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave Economy, will join us on campus as the Honors Program guest lecturer this fall. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian (UK), and other publications on labor, politics, and cultural and linguistic extinction. Perlin has worked in remote areas of southwest China, at a Silicon Valley start-up, and at the world’s oldest Yiddish theater. He was a Marshall Scholar at Cambridge University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, where he earned master’s degrees, and he received a BA from Stanford University. More information on Intern Nation can be found at versobooks.com/books/1112-intern-nation.

Ross Perlin

Honors Lecture

NCHC ConferenceThis year, Emerson College has seven exemplary Honors Program juniors presenting their work on separate Student Interdisciplinary Research Panels at this year’s National Collegiate Honors Council’s annual conference. The conference will be held in Boston November 14–18.

Elizabeth Cortright is a Writing, Literature and Publishing major and her paper is titled “By Any Other Name: The Politics of Popular Fiction in Translation.”

Samantha Howell is a Broadcast Journalism major and her paper is titled “Vietnam War Protests: How Declined Censorship and Increased Television Broadcasting Played a Part.”

Rebecca Isenhart is a Journalism major and her paper is titled “American Education: A Work in Progress.”

Robert Onorato is a Theatre Studies major and his paper is titled “That’s Not Purple, Mary, That Color Up There Is Mauve: AIDS and the Evolution of Fabulous Theater.”

Brittney Oswald is a Communication Studies major and her paper is titled “The Sexuality of the Unicorn.”

Megan Seabaugh is a Writing, Literature and Publishing major and her paper is titled “A Penny for Your Thoughts: E-Book Piracy and the Value of Ideas.”

Emma-Jean Weinstein is a Writing for Film and Television major and her paper is titled “African Women of the 21st Century: Educational Opportunities Begetting Environmental Sustainability.”

The Honors Program congratulates this year’s NCHC students on the honor and recognition. Their work was selected from a large pool of submissions for the Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel presentations.

Class of 2016

We are excited to welcome 48 incoming first-year students and 8 rising sophomores to the Honors Program this fall. These students come from 24 different states across the country. Honors Program faculty and staff welcomed these outstanding students to campus during Orientation weekend at the end of August.

Megan Seabaugh

Brittney Oswald

Samantha Howell

Rebecca Isenhart