A world-class institute of changemakers in the deaf and signing community.
Since 1864, we have been investing in and creating resources for deaf and hard of hearing children, their families, and the professionals who work with them.
Over 50 degree programs, with online and continuing education for personal and professional development.
Innovating solutions to break down barriers, and using science to prove what does and doesn’t work.
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Director: Dr. Jennifer Nelson
Hall Memorial Building N202C
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Join the Honors program to develop the sophisticated tools needed to be competitive for top-tier graduate schools and employers. Take challenging coursework and plan individualized learning, receive significant individual attention, attend Honors events, present at conferences, win prestigious internships, and complete an advanced capstone. Become a leader in the 21st globalizing world.
As an Honors student, you will become part of a diverse group that works hard now to win big later. Our diverse community includes new and native signers, athletes, and international students as well as various identities of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, region, abilities, religion or spirituality, and more. We embrace this diversity with passionate commitment and seek to explore ways to build an equitable, just Honors community as practice for life after graduation. Whether you are looking to hit the job market with a bang or gain entry to the best graduate program in your field, we have the tools to help you get there.
University Honors Graduates 2021 Emelia Beldon - Is Gallaudet Diverse? Creating an R Package to Measure Institutional Diversity Samantha Forshay - Over the Rainbow: A Study on the Impact of Raindrop Shape on Rainbow Arches Lydia Kopp - Untold Stories of ASL Deprivation: A Collection of Experiences Merri Lindsey - Facilitating Language Development: Recasting and Expansion Research Based Workshop Faith Sanders - Black Identity Development in Deaf Individuals
University Honors Graduates 2020 Jaleah Dortch - A Memoir: Masked Butterfly Raelyn Lovisa Fuechtmann - Experiences of a Mainstream Student: Developing the Whole Person Aashni Kamra - Investigating Birth Outcomes Among Deaf Mothers: Hospital vs. Home Births Hannah Rae Neild - The Challenges of the Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing:The Inside Story Tayla Newman - “That's My Blue Crayon!”: Development of A Bilingual Storybook App Casey Lee Peck - Vaccine Literacy Among Deaf Adult American Sign Language Users of Hearing Parents Angela Rogers - The Filipino Sign Language Act in the Philippines: Policy Analysis Stefania Sarkic - Linguistic Barriers in Mathematics Word Problems for Deaf Students Patricia Brynn Schmidt - An Analysis of Emerging Technology’s Impact on Accounting: Creating a Brand—accountABLE—to Update Professionals in the Field Micayla Whitmer - An Exploration of Kinesics in Black American Sign Language
University Honors Graduates 2019 Yunhe Bai - Barriers to job satisfaction of deaf employees: Implications for creating deaf- friendly work environments Alexandra Forkin - (M)el(an)chol(ia): A Memoir Gabrielle Humlicek - Interactive health literacy: Gender differences in a representative deaf college student sample Bailey J. Moers - Implementation of group based cryptosystems in information security Nikolya Sereda - BAGGAGE: An original script and production furthering deaf theatre’s evolution
Honors students can work closely with faculty to design a self-directed thesis, project or major.
Take interdisciplinary Honors classes or enrich a regular course with Honors material.
Honors students are campus leaders, from Student Body Government officers to varsity team captains.
Applying is simple!
Admissions Requirements
Spring 2021 – Dec 12Fall 2021 – May 15