Megan Habermann-Guthrie just recently joined the Honors College, where she serves as associate director of admissions and student engagement. In her role, she works to increase engagement within the HC community as well as managing recruitment and admissions to students wishing to join the Honors College. Within this role, Megan is hopeful to make a lasting impact on the experiences of students and implement more streamline practices for admitted students. In this Q&A, Megan reflects on her experience that led her to the Honors College, what she hopes to be able to contribute and more.
Q: What is your role in the Honors College?
I oversee recruitment and admissions process for incoming Honors College students, as well as the student engagement and co-curricular programs for current HC students.
Q: What's one project or initiative you've worked on that you're especially proud of?
A project that I am proud of from my previous role as Director of New Student & Family Programs at Western Oregon University that helped lead me to this role at OSU is definitely redesigning the student onboarding process to create a more seamless experience from admitted student to enrolled student. I look forward to being able to design programs to help ease the transition for OSU Honors College students!
Q: What kind of questions can you answer from honors community members?
Soon I will be able to answer questions about Honors College Scholarships, events, and much more!
Q: What's something you enjoy doing outside of work?
So much! Mostly I love spending time with family. My daughter Benny and I like to bake and go on adventures together. I've long loved traveling and I think she has caught the bug for it as well :)
My husband and I also enjoy going to shows-concerts, drag shows, plays; you name it! When it's time to relax I like reading and listening to music.
Q: What's a book, podcast or movie that's inspired you or made you think recently?
Kindred by Octavia Butler, it's the first science fiction book published by a Black woman author. It's about a woman who travels through time, against her will, to the south in the 1800s to save her ancestors.
Q: If you had the opportunity to work on an HC thesis today, what do you think the theme or title would be?
"From student leader to civic leader: A study of involved students and their impact on their local communities after graduation"
In a previous role of mine, I advised student government and I am still in contact with so many alums who have gone on to do such amazing civil service with local and state governments, and I would love to do a qualitative analysis of how their student leadership experience helped shape their preparedness for civil service.
Q: What’s something you’re excited for about working at the Honors College?
I'm excited to be able to support two initiatives that are near and dear to my heart; supporting students joining the Honors College as new students and enhancing the experience of current students' sense of belonging through events and programs. I like being there for students throughout their college journey, and this role is going to provide so many opportunities to enrich the lives of so many Honors College students.
Q: What's something you admire about the Honors College?
One of the reasons I was excited to take this job was because the Honors College works with students across all the various colleges, so you get to hear from so many exciting majors, areas of research and experiences. I always love learning from students about their studies and I know that the Honors College students will have so much to share!
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