Honors Discussion Groups
Honors Discussion Groups 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 the 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 participated in a related discussion group. The letter “H” (for Honors) will be added to the course number on your transcript.
- A course grade of B or higher is required 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 timely submission of HDG assignments is required for a student to qualify for honors credit in the related or chosen course.
Participants will be asked to complete an electronic evaluation at the end of the semester. This evaluation enables students to provide candid feedback that may be used to improve future discussion sections and enhance student learning outcomes.
All Honors Discussion Groups will begin the second week of the semester. If more than one time is listed, please choose only one section per week to attend.
Fall 2022 Honors Discussion Groups
| Discussion Leader | Section | Day/Time |
Location |
| Shauna Kim Elizabeth Shockley |
Bio 109 | Tuesday, 11-11:50 am Thursday, 3-3:50 pm |
415 Cherry Hall 415 Cherry Hall |
| TBA | Calculus I, II and Math 266, 268 | asynchronous | online |
| Danielle Beaubien | Cell Bio (Bio 202) | Tuesday, 1-1:50 pm | 415 Cherry |
| Anuhya Dayal Ruth Vaccianna |
Chem 115, 211, 212 | Tuesday, 10-10:50 am Wednesday, 2-2:50 pm |
415 Cherry 415 Cherry |
| Toluwa Balogun | Chem 321 and 322 | asynchronous | online |
| Grace Horacek Tess Martens |
Conservatory courses (all) | every other Friday, 4:15 pm | 330 Grant Hall |
| Nate Meshau | English courses (all) | Wednesday, 11-11:50 am | 105 Cockefair Hall |
| Hannah Pham | French (all) | Wednesday, 1-1:50 pm | 415 Cherry Hall |
| Elayna Ebers | Health Sciences (all) | Wednesday, 12-12:50 pm | 415 Cherry Hall |
| Grace Yu | Management | Wednesday, 4-4:50 pm | TBA in MNLC |
| Morgan Tribley | Physics 210 and 240 | asynchronous | online |
| Jasleen Kaur | Psychology courses (all) | Monday, 12-12:50 pm | TBA |
| Sailor Usher | School of Engineering (all Engineering and CS courses) | Monday, 10-10:50 am | 104 Plaster Center |
| Hannah Leyva | Spanish 110-211 | Tuesday, 5-5:50 pm | 415 Cherry Hall |
| Mary Gipson | Spanish 221+ | Monday, 12-12:50 pm | 415 Cherry Hall |
Spring 2022 Honors Discussion Groups
| Discussion Leader | Section | Day/Time |
Location |
| Mary Zalmai | Bio 108 | Thursday 5:00-5:50 pm | 415 Cherry |
| Olivia Rippee | Calculus I, II and Math 266, 268 | asynchronous | online |
| Danielle Beaubien | Cell Bio (Bio 202) | Monday 11:30-12:30 pm | 415 Cherry |
| Anuhya Dayal Ruth Vaccianna |
Chem 115, 211, 212 (Choose one section per week to attend) |
Friday 11-11:50 am (Ruth) asynchronous (Anuhya) |
415 Cherry online |
| Toluwa Balogun | Chem 320, 321, and 322 | asynchronous | online |
| Grace Horacek Tess Martens |
Conservatory courses (all) | Every other Friday, 4:15-5:15 pm | 330 Grant Hall |
| MaryBeth Reust Hannah Pham |
French | Wednesday 11-11:50 am | 415 Cherry |
| Nate Meshau | English courses (all) | Wednesday 11-11:50 am | 105 Cockefair Hall |
| Elisa Rouse | Global Health (Bio 319) | Wednesday 5-5:50 pm | 415 Cherry |
| Morgan Tribley | Physics 220 and 250 | Friday 1-1:50 pm | via Zoom |
| Jasleen Kaur Sophie Woycheese |
Psychology courses (all) (Choose one section per week to attend) |
Wednesday 12-12:50 pm (Jasleen) Thursday 3-3:50 pm (Sophie) asynchronous |
415 Cherry 415 Cherry online |
| Alex Omorodion Morgan Rogers |
School of Engineering (all Engineering and CS Courses) | Wednesday 10-10:50 am | 104 PC (Robert Plaster Research Center) |
| CANCELLED | Spanish 110-211 | CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
| Natalie Choate | Spanish 221+ | Wednesday 12-12:50 pm | 102 Royall Hall |