Introducing the 2021-2022 Honors Program Student Advisory Board!
Zoe Boiarsky (she/hers)
Co-Chair
I am currently a senior from Fort Collins, Colorado double majoring in Spanish and Portuguese Literature and Culture and Geography – Environment Society. I am also perusing a minor in Studio Art. I currently work as a Research Assistant for the Natural Hazards Center and the Wildfire Research Team. Furthermore, I give campus tours and am a CU Student Ambassador. This year, I am working on my honors thesis which focuses on the intersections of natural hazard memorialization, risk communication, public memory, and social justice. After this year, I hope to go to graduate school for Natural Hazards Management and Mitigation. In my copious amounts of free time, I enjoy spending time with my friends, playing board games, and hammocking; I also have a passion for ceramics.
McKenzie Larson (she/hers)
Co-chair, Technology Liaison
I am a senior at CU double majoring in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Physical Geography. I joined the Honors Program Student Advisory Board in Spring 2020 as the technology liaison and became a co-chair in Spring 2021. I joined the Browne research group in 2019 and have been working with an Ion Chromatography System and Chemical Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for my independent study. I am a NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholar and completed a summer internship researching downslope winds across the Northern Front Range of Colorado at the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Boulder, Colorado. I am writing my Honors Thesis about my findings from this internship and expanding upon this project with my advisor, Dr. Andrew Winters. Outside of academics, I am the Piccolo Section Leader of the University of Colorado “Golden Buffalo” Marching Band and a member of the “Buff” Basketball Band. After graduating from CU, I plan on attending graduate school to study mesoscale and/or synoptic meteorology.
Wendy Acevedo (she/hers)
Community Service Representative, Social Media Coordinator
*Currently on Leave*
I am currently a junior at CU double majoring in Integrative Physiology and Psychology. My goal is to work as a Pediatrician and work with children from around my own community. I joined the Honors Program Student Advisory Board in Spring 2020 as a community service representative. I am also currently a part of the Undergraduate Pre-Health Program at Anschutz and a mentor for the Student Academic Success Center (SASC). I enjoy trying new foods and watching documentaries about unsolved cases.
Nadine Poole (she/hers)
Graphic Designer
I’m currently a sophomore double majoring in Physics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. I’m originally from Rio de Janeiro but I grew up moving around the US, Brazil, and the Philippines. In addition to the Advisory Board, I’m an undergraduate research assistant at the bioastronautics lab here at CU. I plan to pursue a career related to space travel, and help students from diverse backgrounds find opportunities in similar fields. I serve as a member of the STEM Routes Program, meant to encourage underrepresented students break into STEM research. In summary, I love space, art, and learning about different cultures!
Luke Weaver (he/his)
Blog Administrator
I am currently a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder and I am majoring in English Literature and minoring in Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Aside from being a blogger for the Honors Program Student Advisory Board, I also served as fiction editor for the CU Honors Journal. I am currently working at 24 Hour Fitness, where I get to build on my passion for fitness and meet new people every day. As for personal interests, I enjoy mountain biking, travelling, and simply socializing with friends. I look forward to building more connections and enjoying a vibrant college life before becoming a literary editor and content writer after graduation.
Hannah Pritchard (she/hers)
Director of Alumni Affairs
I am a junior studying Environmental Studies and International Affairs with a minor in Creative Writing. I was born and raised in the Boulder area, and founded my passion for the outdoors while growing up camping, hiking, backpacking, and fishing. Growing up with family members who came from a variety of countries and cultures, I developed an interest in living and working internationally, particularly in francophone countries. Working with the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks as a trail steward cemented my desire to pursue Environmental Studies, and I hope to establish a career in international conservation before attending law school. In addition to serving on the Honors Advisory Board, I am also a Curriculum Developer for CU GOLD, as well as a member of President’s Leadership Class. My hobbies include camping, hiking, martial arts, writing, and cooking.
Luce Gibbs (they/theirs)
I am currently a sophomore at CU majoring in psychology and minoring in creative writing. I’ve been interested in psychology since middle school and aim to redefine mental health care in a more inclusive and compassionate way. Growing up non-binary and with mental health struggles, I’ve gained perspectives on how learning disabilities can be strengths and how our struggles make us who we are. I am very passionate about GRSM, mental health advocacy, and enjoy speaking about my own experiences as a non-binary person within the mental health care system. In my free time you can find me reading sci-fi and dark fantasy, writing stories about unique worlds and strange creatures, drawing alien monsters and funky dogs, listening to old rock music, and watching Star Trek. I have recently finished writing the first part of a novel and hope to continue it throughout my time at CU.
Dr. Abby Hickcox (she/hers)
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Hickcox is the Associate Director of the Arts and Sciences Honors Program and Faculty Advisor for the Honors Program Student Advisory Board. She holds a PhD in geography and an MS in Environmental Studies. Her areas of teaching and research include environment-society geography, cultural geography, racism, environmental justice, and the politics of belonging. She truly enjoys supporting the students on the advisory board as they build community in Honors.
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