Honors Research

The Commonwealth Honors College thesis or project is intended to provide students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty members to define and carry out in-depth research or creative endeavors. It provides excellent preparation for students who intend to continue their education through graduate study or begin their professional careers. The student works closely with their 499Y Honors Research sponsor to pursue research on a topic or question of special interest to them in preparation for writing a 499T Honors Thesis or completing a 499P Honors Project.

Honors Research

The Commonwealth Honors College thesis or project is intended to provide students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty members to define and carry out in-depth research or creative endeavors. It provides excellent preparation for students who intend to continue their education through graduate study or begin their professional careers. The student works closely with their 499Y Honors Research sponsor to pursue research on a topic or question of special interest to them in preparation for writing a 499T Honors Thesis or completing a 499P Honors Project.

Manese Matellus

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Primary Title:  
Departmental Assistant
Institution:  
UMASS Amherst
Department:  
UMass Dining - Worcester Commons
Email Address:  
mmatellus@umass.edu

Justin Whitton MacDowell

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Deputy Title IX Coordinator & Civil Rights Investigator
Institution:  
Smith College
Department:  
General Counsel's Office
Email Address:  
jmacdowell@smith.edu
Telephone:  
+1 (413) 5853547
Office Building:  
College Hall 305

Danice Willock

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Primary Title:  
Administrative Assistant
Institution:  
Smith College
Department:  
Alumnae Relations
Email Address:  
dwillock@smith.edu

Pujita Guha

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Primary Title:  
Assistant Professor of Film Media Theater
Institution:  
Mount Holyoke College
Department:  
Film Media Theater
Email Address:  
pguha@mtholyoke.edu

Ian Currie

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Primary Title:  
Dining Operations Supervisor
Institution:  
Hampshire College
Department:  
Dining Commons
Email Address:  
icDC@hampshire.edu

Pavan Seiha

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Primary Title:  
Casual Dish Crew - Pots/Pans
Institution:  
Amherst College
Department:  
Dining Services - Culinary
Email Address:  
pseiha@amherst.edu

Sem: Journalism in the Field

Offered as JNX 350 and WRT 350. This course provides students an opportunity to produce an extended reported project while exploring and critiquing contemporary forces shaping the media landscape. Required for senior journalism concentrators and open to all juniors and seniors, this course allows students to synthesize their previous journalistic experience. Students investigate contemporary journalism and methods and how these themes might influence their rhetorical, practical and ethical choices for their work in progress. This course serves as the Journalism concentration capstone.

Colq: Grammar & Stylistics

How do writers exploit the structure of English? This course seeks to answer this question by examining the linguistic structure of English, various types of spoken and written texts (both formal and informal) and how grammar and style interact. The course explores what rules are inherent to the language, what rules have been imposed upon the language, and how these rules affect writing choices. The course also discuss the beliefs people have about and the values associated with the English language in a variety of settings and the impact this has on writing.
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