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The Moose is Loose!: Gonzaga University Honors Program: Case 6

Case 6-The End of the Line

Case 6-The End of the Line

“The Anti-Foundational Philosophy of Rorty, MacIntyre, and Bernstein as a Means to Escape the Dichotomy between Objectivism and Relativism is supported by a Dialogue with the Christian Tradition,” Dan Bradley, BA Honors Biology and Philosophy, class of 19

“The Anti-Foundational Philosophy of Rorty, MacIntyre, and Bernstein as a Means to Escape the Dichotomy between Objectivism and Relativism is supported by a Dialogue with the Christian Tradition,” Dan Bradley, BA Honors Biology and Philosophy, class of 19

Dr. Bradley is currently a member of Gonzaga’s Philosophy faculty.

“An Empirical Evaluation of the Determinants of the Export Supply Response to the African Growth of Opportunity Act,” John Dingle, BA Honors Economics, class of 2006.

“An Empirical Evaluation of the Determinants of the Export Supply Response to the African Growth of Opportunity Act,” John Dingle, BA Honors Economics, class of 2006.

John earned a M. Phil at Oxford in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, a Ph. D. in Economics at Colombia, and is now teaching at the University of Chicago.

“Songs of Survival: An Exploration of Music, History, and the Holocaust,” Julia Regal, BA Honors History, class of 2010.

“Songs of Survival: An Exploration of Music, History, and the Holocaust,” Julia Regal, BA Honors History, class of 2010. Written form.

“Songs of Survival: An Exploration of Music, History, and the Holocaust,” Julia Regal, BA Honors History, class of 2010. CD form.

Julia went on to earn a Ph. D at University of Indiana on the same topic of her thesis, the composition of music in concentrations camps during World War II.

“What Next for Welsh Language Preservation?: A Look at Past, Present, and Future Language Policy,” Chelsea Fraley, BA Political Science and Criminal Justice, class of 2014.

“What Next for Welsh Language Preservation?: A Look at Past, Present, and Future Language Policy,” Chelsea Fraley, BA Political Science and Criminal Justice, class of 2014.

Chelsea is now attending Duke Law School.

The Senior Brunch: Graduating Class of 2014

The Senior Brunch: Graduating Class of 2014

At the end of every academic year, the Honors Program gathers to celebrate and bid farewell to the current senior class at a brunch held at the Red Lion at the Park. Each graduating senior is presented with the honors medal and tells those gathered the degree they will be graduating with, the title of their thesis, what they will be doing after graduation, a piece of advice for younger honors students, and their favorite memory of their time in the Honors Program. At the end of the brunch, a picture is taken of the senior class wearing their medals. This picture is framed and hung in the honors house along with all the previous graduating classes.

Honors Medal and Paper Weight

Honors Medal

Honors Paper Weight

When a student in the Honors Program graduates, he/she receives a Gonzaga Honors Program medal to wear during the graduation ceremony as well as a marble paper weight to display the medal after graduation.