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.
- If you participate in an honors discussion group, you can not 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 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.
Spring 2023 Honors Discussion Groups
| Discussion Leader | Section | Day/Time | Location |
| Abby Jo Crooks | Accounting | tbd | tbd |
| Shauna Kim Elizabeth Shockley | Bio 108 | Tuesday, 1-1:50 pm Wednesday, 1-1:50 pm | tbd |
| tbd | Bio 319 (Global Health) | tbd | tbd |
| Sean Purdue | Calculus I, II, and Math 266 | Friday, 10:00-10:50 | Cherry 415 |
| Danielle Beaubien | Cell Bio (Bio 202) | asynchronous | online |
| Anuhya Dayal Ruth Vaccianna | Chem 115, 211, and 212 | Tuesday, 9-9:50 am Thursday, 2-2:50 pm | Cherry 415 |
| Toluwa Balogun | Chem 320, 321, and 322 | asynchronous | online |
| Grace Horacek Tess Martens | Conservatory (all) | Every other Friday 4:15-5:15 | tbd |
| Ash Onstott | Criminal Justice and Criminology (all) | Friday, 2-2:50 | Cherry 415 |
| Alison Dunlop-Saunders | English (all) | Wednesday, 11-11:50 | tbd |
| Hannah Pham Emily Thornton | French (all) | Monday, 1-1:50 pm | Cherry 415 |
| Charles Mulkey | Nursing and Health Sciences (all) | asynchronous | online |
| Jasleen Kaur | Psychology (all) | Thursday, 1-1:50 pm | Cherry 415 |
| Tinh Nim | Physics 220 and 250 | asynchronous | online |
| Sailor Usher | Engineering and Computer Science (all) | Wednesday, 10-10:50 am | tbd |
| Hannah Leyva | Spanish 110-211 | Tuesday, 1-1:50 pm | tbd |
| Mary Gipson | Spanish 221+ | Monday, 12-12:50 pm | Cherry 415 |
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 |
| Sean Purdue | 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 320, 321, and 322 | asynchronous | online |
| Grace Horacek Tess Martens | Conservatory (all) | Every other Friday, 4:15-5:15 pm | 330 Grant Hall |
| Hannah Pham | French (all) | Wednesday, 1-1:50 pm | 415 Cherry |
| Nate Meshau | English (all) | Wednesday 11-11:50 am | 105 Cockefair Hall |
| Elayna Ebers | Health Sciences (all) | Wednesday, 12-12:50 pm | 415 Cherry |
| Morgan Tribley | Physics 210 and 240 | asynchronous | online |
| Jasleen Kaur | Psychology (all) | Monday, 12-12:50 pm | 102 Royall Hall |
| Sailor Usher | Engineering and Computer Science (all) | Wednesday 10-10:50 am | 104 PC (Robert Plaster Research Center) |
| Hannah Leyva | Spanish 110-211 | Tuesday, 5-5:50 pm | 415 Cherry Hall |
| Mary Gipson |
Spanish 221+ | Wednesday 12-12:50 pm | 208 Fine Arts Building |
| Grace Yu | Management | Wednesday, 4-4:50 pm (once per month) and asynchronous | Bloch Heritage Hall Basement Study Room |