She was awarded a graduate grant at NYU, has worked on Broadway, and is currently doing very well in Hollywood as a special effects expert. The ethos of the Honors Program is to help students broaden their horizons and look at numbers of different things as well as the fundamentals of what students are interested in. In the recruiting process, we work to assist students to explore their interests and remove barriers to their dreams. I have found faculty and administration to be extremely helpful and cooperative. We are interested in expanding the Study Abroad Program beyond the excavations in Belgium.
Next summer is the third year at that site.
Bailey Young and I have explored a second site in Ulster, Ireland. The Study Abroad Program is designed to expose students to another culture in a meaningfully profound way. We were invited to Belfast by Queens University. They raised the idea of a program in Irish Studies, which would involve a connection with Trinity University in Dublin as well. We have been trying to gain entry into very good schools, but not just for honors programs alone.