Ten students in NECC’s Honors Seminar class recently presented at two state conferences, the UMass Lowell Research Symposium and UMass Amherst’s Undergraduate Research Conference. The seminar theme was “You Do You” where students chose their own interdisciplinary research topics, which ranged from “Understanding Journalism for Incarcerated Writers,” to “Why Did the Blue-Zone Okinawa become Obese, and What Can Massachusetts Learn from It?” to “The Economic Contributions of Brazilian Immigrants in Everett, MA.”
At UMass Lowell, Nasrin Musa presented on “Exercising Your Way to Learning a Second Language.” Because the class was online, the UCR was the first time students had a chance to meet each other in person and share their research along with over 1000 other students from across the state. Other URC topics included Art Therapy, Fast-Food Advertising, Adolescent Online Gambling, Introverts in the Workforce, Yoga for Teenagers, and Hypothyroidism.
“The Commonwealth Honors Program offers motivated students the opportunity to attend seminar-style classes, do independent research, and present their work at the college and at other conferences,” says Honors Coordinator and Honors Seminar professor Ginger Hurajt.
Honors students are required to maintain a 3.2 GPA or higher, and those who transfer to a Massachusetts state university or UMass school are guaranteed acceptance to that college’s Honors Program. More information can be found on the webpage.
John Ryan
Keiola Geraigery
Mallory Sweeney and Liz Dobson
Students (L to R) Nicole Ryan, Keiola Griegory, Amy Adams, John Ryan, Drew Gerst, Jonas Tejada
