Discussion Groups
Honors Discussion Groups (HDG) are weekly discussion sessions offered in conjunction with courses in a wide variety of programs across the University. HDGs are designed as enrichment for students who are doing well in their class and want to apply the concepts they are learning beyond class parameters. Some HDGs are designed to offer overviews and deeper perspectives of the disciplines in question.
- Please choose the name of the person leading the HDG(s) you’d like to attend and email them signaling your interest.
- Honors credit may be assigned retroactively in a course for which a student has successfully taken part in a related discussion group. The letter “H” (for Honors) will be added to the course on your transcript.
- A course grade of B or higher is needed to receive honors credit, which may only be applied to courses taken at UMKC.
- Leaders of the discussion groups are experienced students in the Honors Program who have knowledge of the subject and are majoring or minoring in the discipline.
- Regular attendance, participation, and the prompt submission of honors discussion group assignments is required for a student to qualify for honors credit in the related or chosen course.
- If you take part in an honors discussion group, you cannot complete an Honors Contract in the same class.
Participants will be asked to complete an electronic evaluation at the end of the semester. This evaluation enables students to supply candid feedback that may be used to improve future discussion sections and enhance student learning outcomes.
All HDGs will begin the second week of the semester. If more than one time is listed, please choose only one section per week to attend.
Spring 2025 Honors Discussion Groups
- Art and Art History
- Asynchronous
- Leader: Ben Lewis
- Biology 108
- Tuesdays, 11-11:50 a.m., Spencer 522
- Leader: Kevna Konduru
- Biology 109
- Mondays, 11-11:50 a.m., Royall 212
- Leader: Peyton Fry
- Biology 202 (Cell Bio)
- Tuesdays 1-1:50 p.m., Royall 314
- Leader: Olivia Carlson
- Chemistry 115, 211, and 212
- Wednesdays 2-2:50 p.m., Royall 403
- Leader: Logan Dudley
- Asynchronous
- Leader: Natalie Abanathie
- Chemistry 321 and 322
- Asynchronous
- Leader: Minh Ngo
- Conservatory
- Thursdays, 4-4:50p.m., Location:TBD
- Leaders: Gabrielle Porter and Hadley Jarvis
- Economics 201 & 202
- Day/Time: TBD
- Leader: TBD
- Engineering and Computer Science
- Mondays, 3-3:50 p.m., Flarsheim 363
- Leaders: Hallee Pham and Ethan Ford
- English
- Asynchronous
- Leaders: Courtney Breedlove
- Environmental Science
- Mondays, 11-11:50a.m., Flarsheim 260
- Leader: Denny Mosby
- French
- Wednesdays, 1-1:50 p.m., Cherry 415
- Leaders: Lilah Crum-Barnhill
- German
- Fridays, 12-12:50 p.m., Haag 310
- Leader: Tanya Kelly
- Management
- Wednesdays, 11-11:50 a.m., Katz Hall 8
- Leader: Sam Scott
- Nursing and Health Sciences
- Asynchronous
- Anna Hoffman
- Physics 220 and 250
- Asynchronous
- Leader: Rishabh Gaur
- Psychology
- Asynchronous
- Leader: Kylee Brazeal
- Thursdays, 10-10:50a.m., Cherry 415
- Leader: Lindsey Buehler
- Statistics (Statistics 235, 436; Biology, 304; CJC 303; Psychology 316)
- Wednesdays, 1-1:50PM, Cherry 415
- Leader: Sudhi Kumar
- Spanish 110 to 211
- Tuesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Cherry 415
- Leader: Yuming Wu
- Spanish 221 and up
- Wednesdays, 12-12:50 p.m. Cherry 415
- Leader: Judy Batts
Fall 2024 Honors Discussion Groups
- Accounting
- Sam Scott, Wednesday, 11:00-11:50AM, 8 Katz
- Algebra (Math 300, 301, 314, and 345)
- Dr. Majid Bani Yaghoub, Monday, 4:00-4:50PM, 363 Flarsheim
- Art and Art History
- Ben Lewis, asynchronous
- Biology 109
- Peyton Fry, Monday, 3:00-3:50PM, 212 Royal
- Kevna Konduru, Friday, 11:00-11:50AM, 213 Royal
- Biology 202
- Olivia Carlson, Wednesday, 12:00-12:50PM, 213 Royal
- Calculus (Math 210, 220, 250, 266, and 268)
- Sudhi Kumar, Wednesday, 3:00-3:50PM, 415 Cherry
- Chemistry 115, 211, and 212
- Logan Dudley, Tuesday, 2:00-2:50PM, 402 Royal
- Natalie Abanathie, asynchronous
- Chemistry 321 and 322
- Minh Ngo, asynchronous
- Minh Ngo, asynchronous
- Conservatory
- Gabrielle Porter and Hadley Jarvis, Thursday, bi-weekly, 4:00-4:50PM, 332 Grant Hall
- Economics 201 and 202
- Theo Raitzer, Monday, 3:00-3:50PM, 211a Haag
- Engineering and Computer Science
- Hallee Pham, Monday, 3:00-3:50PM, 560L Flarsheim
- English
- Micaela Richards, Thursday, 1:00-1:50PM, 415 Cherry
- Environmental Science
- Denny Mosby, Monday, 11:00-11:50AM, 312 Royal
- French
- Lilah Crum Barnhill, Wednesday, 1:00-1:50PM, 415 Cherry
- German
- Tanya Kelly, Friday, 12:00-12:50PM, 310 Haag
- Tanya Kelly, Friday, 12:00-12:50PM, 310 Haag
- Nursing and Health Sciences
- Anna Hoffman, asynchronous
- Physics 210 and 240
- Rishabh Gaur, asynchronous
- Aubry Kleinsorge, Tuesday, 11:00-11:50AM, 246 Flarsheim
- Psychology
- Kylee Brazeal, asynchronous
- Lexie Chambers, Monday, 1:00-1:50PM, Honors Lounge
- Spanish 110 to 211
- Yuming Wu, Tuesday, 6:30-7:30PM, 415 Cherry
- Spanish 221 and up
- Judy Batts, Wednesday, 2:00-2:50PM, 415 Cherry