Eight exceptional juniors have been selected to be 2015-16 Dietrich College Honors Fellows. 

The Honors Fellowship Program - in its second year - is part of the college's Senior Honors Program and is designed to give students a head start on their thesis development.

"I'm both thrilled and humbled to have been selected as a fellow for this year's program," said Laurnie Wilson, a creative writing and history double major who will be working with English Professor Jane Bernstein to create a series of narratives that examine themes of growth and self-discovery from the perspective of a young woman.

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A great way for freshman and sophomores to get real research experience is through the Dietrich College's Research Training Program.

Kayla Lee (DC'17), a global studies and Hispanic Studies double major, worked with Modern Languages Department Head Susan Polansky on "The History of Chocolate in Spain and the Americas." Lee said that the course, which will be offered again in Fall 2015, opened her eyes to the many possibilities of incorporating research into her education.

"It was a perfect introduction for me to research. In addition, the one-on-one interaction with the professor was extremely helpful, because it allowed me to learn in a more individualized environment," Lee shared. 

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Katie Bergman-Bock (DC'09, HNZ'10) and Mario Nuñez (DC'10) both credit their experience in classes at Carnegie Mellon University with their jobs today in the Big Data field. 

Bergman-Bock, a senior consultant at Deloitte, and Nuñez, a senior data scientist at Glassdoor, praise CMU's emphasis on quantitative skills, statistical rigor, and structured curriculum for giving them the skills they needed to rise in their job market. 

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Photos:

IS Conference Room Dedicated to Archit Kumar (DC'12) and Family 

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Psychology Department Head Michael J. Tarr and Professor Timothy Verstynen Appear in "Fastball" Film

Find out what's new with Kayt Sukel (DC'95), Elyssa Goodman (DC'10), Christophe Combemale (DC'15) and others in

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