Scholars from Dr. Emma Hughes’ HONOR 102 course attended the inaugural “Degrees of Change” graduation at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla.

View the complete list presenters at Honors Colloquium for the Spring 2024 semester.

In September 2023, SFHC alumna Sarah Maricle gave a presentation at Honors Colloquium titled “ASL Interpreting: Pathways and Perspectives,” where she discussed the relationship between the Deaf community, American Sign Language, ASL Interpreters, and the hearing world.

During the 2022-23 academic year, SFHC scholar Ali Dadawalla received funding through the Student Success Fund to attend the International Neuropsychological Society’s 51st Annual Meeting, where he presented his research on Dementia with Lewy Bodies.

Smittcamp volunteer activities plant the seeds for lifelong community engagement. On October 3rd, 2022, Matt Mealer gave a presentation at Honors Colloquium entitled “These Cliches I Know to be True: Four Hackneyed Life Lessons that Proved Hackneyed for Good Reason.”

In 2016, Chris became a sustaining donor to the Smittcamp Family Honors College to support scholarships for President’s Honors Scholars. When asked why he gives, he said, “I give to Smittcamp for one reason: gratitude.”

Smittcamp volunteer activities plant the seeds for lifelong community engagement. Read about the latest ways our alumni are giving back to the program, and check out our newly launched Smittcamp Family Honors College Group on LinkedIn!

When Skylar Huyen Nguyen joined the Smittcamp Family Honors College in the Fall of 2014, she was only the third international student in the program's history. It was the first time she had lived away from home, away from her parents, brothers and extended family in Hanoi, Vietnam. Skylar chose the SFHC because…