The Honors Research Colloquium is the culminating experience for first-year Honors students. They showcase their research projects to faculty, students and family.

First-year students are required to take HONS 106 Honors Seminar II. This course is centered on finding connections between general education courses and the value in a liberal arts degree. Students research a topic found through analysis of two of their classes. They write a research paper on the topic and then present findings at the Honors Research Colloquium.

2017 Top Honors

• Peer Mentor Choice Award:  Jack Wild and Isabelle Miller
• Best Research:  Fatuma Odowa and Sarah Malinowski
• Best Visual:  Janice Loh and Hannah Jones
• Most Creative Connections:  Devon Dvorak and Elizabeth George
• Best in Show:  Angela O'Flanagan

2016 Top Honors

• Peer Mentor Choice Award: Carter Paulzine
• Best Visual: Hannah Austin and Allison Bily
• Most Creative Connections: Justin Kuta and Isaac Heying
• Best Research: Matthew Yanta and Arrica Imm
• Best in Show: Nick O'Hara and Jake Krezowski

2015 Top Honors

• Best in Show - Justin Winnett: Going for the Gold
• Most Creative Connection - Drew Seibert: Shakespeare and Code
• Best Research - Bailey Eiynck: Mr. Mathematics
• Best Visual/Poster - Cheenou Her: Hellenistic Beliefs on the Origins of Life

2014 Top Honors

• Associate Provost's Award - Abshiro Mayow; Lauren Hamilton
• Best Poster - Sara West
• Best Research - Seth Hennagir; John Simila
• Most Creative Course Connection - Yazmin A. Juarez Medel
• Best in Show - Neil Manning

2013 Top Honors

• The Removal of Recess by Holly O'Neil
• Got Allergies? by Emma Van Peursem
• A Leg Up in Construction by Ben Waters
• It's More than a T-Shirt by Sally Traut
• So You Want to Change the World, Huh? by Erik Franke