The mission of Olivet’s Honors Program is to encourage and nurture academically gifted students, helping them to believe in their possibilities, preparing them to become the Christian scholars and servant leaders they were meant to be.
During your first two years as an honor student, you will take four interdisciplinary, team-taught classes covering an intriguing topic. In your last two years, you will undertake a substantial, faculty-mentored research project. Completed papers are linked from this series in Digital Commons.
Download a list of all Honors projects, by academic area.
Articles
Down Syndrome: Awareness and Understanding Through Children's Literature, Megan K. Wright
Marriage and Religion: The Effect of Religious Study Materials on Marital Happiness, Rose E M Zell
Theses
Impact of Mindfulness on Test Anxiety in College Students, Lindsay Alcock
AC INJURY PREVENTION PARTICIPATION AMONGST COLLEGIATE FEMALE ATHLETES, Natalie Bardwell
Examining the Connections between Target Community Exposure and Language-Related Motivations in University Spanish Students, Allison N. Beecher
The Effect of Education on Support for TNR as a Method of Feral Cat Management, Kaitlyn F. Bishop
Καθαρός, The Pure: Setting Narrative in the Fourth-Century Roman Empire, Emma Branstetter
Analysis of the Population Structure and Migration Habits of the Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates Pipiens) at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Gretchen A. Brinkman
Sport Specialization and Injury Risk in NAIA Athletes, Connor Cavanaugh
The effects of native and domestic grazers on the health of bumble bee (Bombus spp.) populations in a historical tallgrass prairie ecosystem, McKenna Conforti
Evaluating the Scalability of the Sonication Method of Graphene Oxide Synthesis, Evan Dexter
Thermal and Orbital Analysis of DarkNESS CubeSat, Katie Dickey
Stand location variance as an indicator of disturbance regime in a monotypic Tsuga canadensis forest, Cole J. Doolittle
Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on Nonprofits’ Charitable Contributions, Megan Drenth
Assessment Of Walls with Phase Change Materials Through Synergistic and Performance Measures Using Experimental and Simulated Test Houses, Cory J. Enfield
Police Officers' Perceptions Regarding their Interactions with the Disabled in Kankakee County, Jilliann English
A Curriculum Designed to Teach Elementary-Age Children in Diverse Settings the Kingdom Concept of Loving One's Neighbor, Abigail J. Flood
The Italian Domatic Number of Varying Graph Families, Keith G. Gallegos
Personality Traits as Covariates of Rock-Climbing Performance in Novice Rock Climbers, Courtney Gearhart
The Relationship Between Black Coffee Consumption and Weight Status, Amy Kaczor
It's not the end of the world: an analysis of the similarities in dystopian literature and their shared refletion of the innate fears of humanity, Marlena G. Kalafut
The reliability and validity of the Open Enneagram of Personality Scales, Kayleigh Kastelein
Hesed: Discovering Redeeming Brokenness in a Retelling of the Biblical Story of Ruth, Elizabeth R. Kijowski
Barriers to Pregnancy Health Care Perceived by the Hispanic Community in the Northern Midwest, Anna King
The Effect of Masks on Allergic Rhinitis Symptoms Related to Ragweed and its Influence on College Students, Katherine Knutte
The Effect of FLiNaK Molten Salt Corrosion on the Hardness of Hastelloy N, David Kok
DEEPFAKE IT TIL YOU MAKE IT: HOW TO MAKE A SHORT FILM, Adam G. Lee
Gender Roles Reviewed Through Shakespeare's Twelfth Night with 21st Century Applications, Hannah Lewis
Hexavalent Chromium-Induced Cytotoxicity and Mutagenicity: A Study of Protection by Ascorbic Acid and Epigallocatechin Gallate, Timothy P. Mayotte
Preprocessing of Astronomical Images from the NEOWISE Survey for Near-Earth Asteroid Detection, Rachel Meyer
Augustine of Hippo: A Historical Theology Critique, Zachary Monte
Performance analysis of an exhaust heat recovery system utilizing heat pipes, metal foam, and thermoelectric generators, Michael Resciniti
The relationship between faith maturity and life satisfaction, Amanda L. Roche
Essential or Optional? Effects of Creative Writing on Expository Skills and Attitude in Middle School Students, Nicole Samuelson
Mental Health First Aid Training: Evaluating a brief training intervention for college students, Erica Sandtorv
Kankakee County in Deindustrialization: An Oral History Approach, Rachel Shepard
A Self-Study of FRN Olivet: A student-led food recovery model on a university campus, Madeira Sherwood
The Japanese Way in America: A comparison of the spiritual beliefs, habits, and ideas of the American Religious ‘Nones’ and Contemporary Japanese Nationals, Jarrett Stalinger
Tracking Simulated Somatosensory Deficiencies that Affect Postural Stability through Detrended Fluctuation Analysis, Cameron L. Steele
Measuring the decrement times of volatile anesthetics in Drosophila melanogaster using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, Jason Tolley
The Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Self-Esteem of College Students, Maggie Van Heemst
Study of alpha mangostin as a chemoprotective agent for breast cancer via activation of the p53 pathway, Vanessa Van Oost
Time to Stop Worrying: A Correlational Study on Individualist Versus Collectivist Time Perspectives and Anxiety, Anna Waldron
Monetary Policy and Income Inequality in the United States and Spain, Brooke Whetstone
The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Synthesis and Fitness Levels in Drosophila melanogaster Using a Model of Muscle Atrophy, Kevin Williams
Nutrient Recycling from Aqueous for Nitrogen Supplementation in Algae Growth, Alyssa Young
Survey of the Performance of 5 nm Gold Nanoparticles Within an ssDNA-Stabilized Biosensor for the Detection of Hg2+, Madalyn Zagajowski
The role of endangered oak (Quercus spp.) savanna characteristics in supporting red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus L.) populations, Kimberly J. Zralka