Honors Community

Honors Student Association (HSA) Leaders

  • Alyssa Aragon '24, Events Coordinator
    Alyssa Aragon, a female-identifying individual, smiles at the camera

    Hometown: La Junta, CO
    Major: Biology
    Minors: Chemistry, Psychology
    Fav Thing about DU Honors: The sense of community and amazing classes offered. Also Kira :)
    Fun Fact: I have 6 cats at home.
    Also Involved in: ALPFA

  • Elise Charette '24, Peer Mentor Coordinator
    Elise Charette, a female-identifying individual, smiles at the camera

    Hometown: Edina, Minnesota
    Major: Psychology w/ cognitive neuroscience concentration
    Minors: Biology, Chemistry, French
    Fav Thing about DU Honors: Off-campus events and opportunities for research and field experiences within my major
    Fun Fact: I played ice hockey for over a decade.
    Also Involved in: Psi Chi, Psychology Club VP

  • Rhianna Lewis '26, Events Coordinator
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    Rhianna Lewis '26
    Events Coordinator

    Hometown: Scranton, PA
    Major: Theatre
    Minors: Leadership Studies, Sustainability
    Fav Thing about DU Honors: The diversity of available classes!
    Fun Fact: Last year I read 75 books, and I'm hoping to make it to that number again this year.
    Also Involved in: DU Backstage, Alpine Club, Club Climbing, Thrive Peer Educators, CWC Scholars, Voces Aureas (Women's Choir)

Honors Peer Mentors

  • Elise Charette '24 (Peer Mentor Coordinator)
    Elise Charette, a female-identifying individual, smiles at the camera

    Major: Psychology
    Minors: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, French
    Fav Thing about DU Honors: Off-campus events and opportunities for research and field experiences within my major
    Fav Book or Movie: I'm always reading a new fantasy book and my guilty pleasure movie is Pride & Prejudice (2005 obviously!)
    Fun Fact(s) about Me: I played ice hockey for over a decade, I've been to move than a dozen countries (ask me about my experience abroad!), and I love to talk about my work in the mental health field. 
    Involved With: Psi Chi & Psychology Club VP

  • Colton Arciniaga '24

    Majors: International Studies & Political Science

    Minors: Leadership Studies & Spanish

    Hometown: Elizabeth, CO

    Fav Thing about DU Honors: The faculty & priority registration

    "Geeks Out" About: Aviation

    Involved With: Undergraduate Student Government (USG), LSA, Pardee Center for International Futures

  • Nicole Doris '25
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    Major: Biology, Gender and Women's Studies
    Minors: Chemistry, Psychology
    Fav Thing about DU Honors: Interesting classes
    "Geeks Out" About: llamas, thrifting, neuroscience
    Involved With: Spit lab, STEM mentoring, pre-med

  • Clara Duong '25

    Major: Accounting 

    Minors: Business Ethics and Legal Studies

    Hometown: Denver, Colorado

    Fav Thing about DU Honors: The community it fosters and the complexity of conversations that is facilitated in classes!

    "Geeks Out" About: Romance Novels

    Involved With: Delta Zeta, Asian Student Alliance, DU Student Foundation, Alumni Engagement

  • Annabelle Lingbeck '24

    Majors: Environmental Science, French and Francophone Studies

    Minor: Leadership Studies

    Hometown: Broomfield, CO

    Fav Thing about DU Honors: Taking Urban Wildlife/Bird Watching with Professor Jared Del Rosso

    "Geeks Out" About: Culinary skills and making new cuisines

    Involved With: PLP, Club swimming

  • Ryker Lott '25

    Major: Mechanical Engineering

    Minors: Chemistry, Mathematics

    Hometown: St. Louis

    Fav Thing about DU Honors: The Community!

    "Geeks Out" About: 3D Printing

    Involved With: Housing

  • Angelina Scolio '24

    Majors: International Studies and History

    Minors: Spanish and Economics

    Fav Thing about DU Honors: The different events and activities around the city that honors helps you attend for free 

    "Geeks Out" About: I really love local histories

    Involved With: CWLC tutors

  • Emma Seal '24

    Majors: International Studies, Political Science

    Hometown: Olympia, Washington

    Fav Thing about DU Honors: The class sizes and classroom participation is one of my favorite things about courses in the DU Honors Program. Honors students tend to be a lot more excited about having discussions in class and it makes the environment a lot more welcoming and interesting in my opinion.

    "Geeks Out" About: Reading. I'm currently in the middle of a long fantasy series that has cost me way too much at Barnes & Noble.

    Involved With: New member with Divest DU

  • Jasmin Storer '25
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    Major: Business
    Minors: Japanese Language, Leadership Studies
    Fav Thing about DU Honors: "Definitely my peers and the environment of the classroom"
    "Geeks Out" About: Music
    Involved With: Asian Student Alliance, Women in Business, Colorado Women's College, & Daniel's College of Business

 

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