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Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University proudly showcases the work of undergraduate honors students by sharing this collection exclusively with the ASU community.

Barrett accepts high performing, academically engaged undergraduate students and works with them in collaboration with all of the other academic units at Arizona State University. All Barrett students complete a thesis or creative project which is an opportunity to explore an intellectual interest and produce an original piece of scholarly research. The thesis or creative project is supervised and defended in front of a faculty committee. Students are able to engage with professors who are nationally recognized in their fields and committed to working with honors students. Completing a Barrett thesis or creative project is an opportunity for undergraduate honors students to contribute to the ASU academic community in a meaningful way.

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Process Improvement and Sustainability: Restructuring the Leadership Scholarship Program Cohort Selection

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Although the Leadership Scholarship Program has seen successful recruiting processes throughout changes in leadership of the program; the organization expressed a need for major overhaul to reevaluate the decisions of the process and to establish backing for those decisions. By asking current and alumni members of the program about what…

Although the Leadership Scholarship Program has seen successful recruiting processes throughout changes in leadership of the program; the organization expressed a need for major overhaul to reevaluate the decisions of the process and to establish backing for those decisions. By asking current and alumni members of the program about what they would like to see in a future member of the program as well as which parts of the process they found most important, the qualities of a future member of the program could be established and weighted. The goals of the reevaluation were to help eliminate bias, discrepancies between applications with extremely different uncontrollable factors, define points of discrepancies, and establish organizational sustainability while achieving a 100% acceptance rate from offered students. Each of these goals was achieved through methods outlined in the LSP Selection Process Manual that was written as a result of this reevaluation. The manual also outlines ways to improve the process going forward.
ContributorsCassidy, Delilah R. (Author) / Kappes, Janelle (Thesis director) / Klinkner, Lara (Committee member) / Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2018-05

Opioid Overdose Education, Knowledge, and Behavior Among First-Year Sorority and Fraternity Members at Arizona State University

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The opioid crisis is a dangerous public health issue on the rise among college students involved in Greek organizations. This study investigated what first-year students involved in National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) sororities and Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternities at Arizona State University (ASU) know about opioids and how to react in…

The opioid crisis is a dangerous public health issue on the rise among college students involved in Greek organizations. This study investigated what first-year students involved in National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) sororities and Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternities at Arizona State University (ASU) know about opioids and how to react in the event of an opioid overdose to provide recommendations for ASU. Data was collected by surveying first-year NPC and IFC students at ASU on their knowledge and behavior patterns regarding opioids and overdoses. Additionally, a series of interviews with large public universities in the United States were conducted to discuss resources available to students. It was found that the fraternity and sorority members surveyed have an inadequate amount of knowledge about opioids and overdoses, but have less experiences with opioids and/or overdoses compared to non-Greek affiliated students at ASU. It is believed that with proper education and access to resources, students will decrease their risk of experiencing an overdose. This research provided the basis to argue for educational programs and resources being provided to students at ASU.
ContributorsShami Sher, Olivia (Author) / Katzman, McKenna (Co-author) / Kappes, Janelle (Thesis director) / Wynn, Bridgette (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor)
Created2023-05

The Effects of Managing Dual Cultural Identities on the Self Perception of Female Indian American Undergraduate Students at Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University

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Female Indian American students pursuing higher education face an increased amount of pressure and prejudice as a result of their dual cultural identities. The convergence of their gender and ethnicity allows them to be vulnerable to the intersecting forces of racism, sexism, and the resulting intersectional biases. As a result, these students face…

Female Indian American students pursuing higher education face an increased amount of pressure and prejudice as a result of their dual cultural identities. The convergence of their gender and ethnicity allows them to be vulnerable to the intersecting forces of racism, sexism, and the resulting intersectional biases. As a result, these students face higher degrees of animosity relative to their male or monocultural counterparts, and are more likely to deal with challenges associated with negative self perception, manifesting as symptoms of a myriad of mental health issues (Pieterse & Roberson, 2021). To further develop the discourse around dual cultural identities and how resulting experiences with prejudice and feelings of inadequacy affect an individual’s self perception, survey and interview data was collected from female, Indian American, undergraduate students at Barrett. Participants were surveyed to collect basic traits and identity markers, followed by specific inquiries about their relationships with dual cultural identities, code-switching experiences, and prejudice related to gender and culture, revealing a recurring pattern of shared negative self-perceptions and encounters with prejudice linked to bicultural identities. This data analysis identified five predominant themes that consistently emerged across all interviews, shedding light on the shared aspects of self-perception in the context of dual cultural identities. By highlighting shared struggles and their implications on self-perception, this research aims to foster community relationships and encourage students to re-evaluate how they define their self-perception in the context of their bicultural experiences.
ContributorsSagi, Akshita (Author) / Kappes, Janelle (Thesis director) / Palmer, James (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor)
Created2024-05