FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Intercultural Honors Experience (IHE) is a competitive program where students gain intercultural knowledge, insight into interdisciplinary learning, and motivation in study away opportunities.
Franklin College offers this spring course to underclassmen who wish to learn more about different worldwide cultures and experiences. Students will showcase their research findings in a public symposium on May 15, presenting papers based on their studies.
Participants will also be eligible for the IHE Scholarship, which supports a semester abroad. The spring 2025 course will study ‘Ayahuasaca to Zombies:’ The A to Z Supernatural in Contemporary Societies.
This year’s IHE students will explore the concept of the supernatural through the lens of different cultures. The class will discover the intersection of mystical and paranormal legends in communities across the globe. Hilary Florian, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, and Lourdes Hurtado, Ph.D., professor of history, will serve as instructors for the course.
The students selected to enroll in this year’s IHE class are:
- Abby Blight, a freshman from Franklin
- Ellen Durham, a sophomore from Coatesville
- Alexandra Goodwin, a freshman from Centerville
- Grace Hattabaugh, a sophomore from Columbus
- Conner Jewell, a sophomore from Edinburgh
- Nathan Jones, a sophomore from Brownsburg
- Sydnee Kidwell, a freshman from Batavia, Ohio
- Mei Longstreth, a junior from Greenwood
- Allison Meyer, a sophomore from Columbus
- Olivia O’Neal, a freshman from Danville
- Jaynie Salyers, a sophomore from Franklin
- Jacob Saucier, a freshman from Franklin
- Laura Sickmeier, a junior from Greenwood
- Courtney Tsamba, a freshman from Harare, Zimbabwe
- Halle Underwood, a freshman from Trafalgar
- Riley Wallace, a junior from Cloverdale
- Anne Wolfe, a freshman from Indianapolis
- Shianne Young, a freshman from Franklin
