Claire Quade presents research at national honors event

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From left, Lopa Basu, Claire Quade, Kori Klaustermeier and Chris Ferguson from UW-Stout presented research at the national honors conference in New Orleans.

MENOMONIE, WIS. (11/26/2013)(readMedia)-- Claire Quade, of Mount Horeb, and an applied social science major at University of Wisconsin-Stout, presented research with Kori Klaustermeier, a hotel, restaurant and tourism major, of Boyceville, and two professors at the 48th annual National Collegiate Honors Council Conference Nov. 6-10 in New Orleans.

It is the first time UW-Stout students have had their work accepted at the prestigious conference, which drew more than 2,200 people. The Honors College at UW-Stout was elevated in 2012 to college status, becoming only the second Honors College in the UW System. This fall, Honors College enrollment is more than 450 students.

Quade presented the poster "What's Buzzin' in the Menomonie Community Garden?" which detailed her research in developing a pollinator garden in Menomonie and was invited to submit her work for future publication in The Honors Review, a peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal. Her faculty adviser was Amanda Little, biology.

Klaustermeier presented the poster "Discovering UW-Stout History: The Inspirational Mural and the Mystery Woman Within," which detailed her research on the Harvey Hall mural painted by Cal Peters in 1935 as part of a WPA project. Her faculty adviser was Joan Navarre, English and philosophy.

Lopa Basu, Honors College director and an associate professor in the English and philosophy department. She participated in a panel discussion on "Making the Transition from Honors Program to Honors College" and also presented her paper, "Racial and Ethnic Studies and International Perspectives: Confronting Silos in Diversity Curriculum for Honors," which she was invited to submit for publication in an upcoming NCHC monograph on diversity, edited by Lisa Coleman of Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Chris Ferguson, Honors College assistant director and an assistant professor in the social science department. He presented two posters on innovative honors pedagogy in economics, "City-as-Prices: An Economic Exploration of Community and Value Through the Lens of Price" and "Teaching the Dismal Science with Gloom" in the faculty poster session. He received attention from many colleagues, including some from as far away as Rotterdam University in the Netherlands, who hope to adopt some of his techniques.

Quade and Klaustermeier also participated  in City-as-Text: New Orleans, an experiential learning session in the French Quarter where they explored the art and culture of the city, Hurricane Katrina Museum, Voodoo Museum and the local artists and musicians of Jackson Square.

Students attending UW-Stout are invited to join the Honors College if they meet criteria for ACT score, class rank or high school grade-point average. Students not meeting the criteria can apply to join.

Honors College members must complete a combination of honors courses, study abroad experiences or independent study projects and attend a colloquium book discussion forum every semester in order to fulfill the requirements. For more information, go to www.uwstout.edu/programs/hc.