Honors Community
Honors Student Association (HSA) Leaders
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Alyssa Aragon '24, Events Coordinator
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.
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Elise Charette '24, Peer Mentor Coordinator
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
Rhianna Lewis '26
Events CoordinatorHometown: 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
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Elise Charette '24 (Peer Mentor Coordinator)
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
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Nicole Doris '25
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jasmin Storer '25
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
Phi Beta Kappa
Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's first Greek-letter organization, and most prestigious academic honor society.