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Honors Students Attend Pandemic Class

NPC student Cory Morris at his home office taking an online class with his laptop in pandemic studies while holding up a peace sign.

National Park College (NPC) Honors Program students participated in Pandemic, one of the first college courses in the country to focus on the COVID-19 epidemic. The course was offered by the University of Arkansas (UA) Honors College through the Honors Arkansas organization. Honors Arkansas is a collaborative group dedicated to improving the quality of honors education in the state. Students participated in interactive online presentations with experts and leaders including physicians, biologists, economists, historians, and Governor Asa Hutchinson.

Cory Morris sitting at desk in his home during pandemic taking online class over the pandemicNPC student Cory Morris participated in the event. “How many experts does it take to get to the center of the COVID-19 pandemic? All of them, and UARK got them to give us a breakdown of what to expect in the days and months ahead as we join together to combat the spread of this deadly contagion,” stated Morris.

Asa Hutchinson said, “The students were sharp, with thoughtful questions and it was really neat to be able to hear questions from honors students from multiple different colleges around Arkansas. It was a great experience for me and I enjoyed the conversation with them.”

Honors Arkansas plans to offer additional courses on a variety of topics. Anyone interested in giving a guest lecture in a future course should contact Dr. Christopher Thrasher at christopher.thrasher@np.edu.