Annually the Honors College of Montana State University organizes and sponsors a series of learning sessions, with the 2022 topic being Innovation. A student-developed event series is in conjunction with Texts and Critics class, the university seminar for incoming Honors students. Prospective students, faculty, and community members are welcome to join WebEx events or view recordings of past events.
On March 30, 2022, Dusty Eaton and Kath Williams presented the Integrative Design Process used extensively throughout the design and construction of the LEED-Platinum Norm Asbjornson Hall. "The Norm," as named by the students, is the home of the College of Engineering, also named after Montanan and MSU graduate Norm Asbjornson, who donated $50 million for the project. His goal? "Change the way engineering is taught." The addition of the Honors College, in residence, has brought the interdisciplinary atmosphere for engineering education Mr. Asbjornson envisioned.
Dusty Eaton was principal architect on "The Norm" and Kath Williams served as LEED-AP from the first day of the project until earning LEEDv3-Platinum certification in 2018. Dusty is the CEO of A&E Designs, who partnered with ZGF, Seattle, to bring about this complex sustainable lab, "The Norm" has won the AIA Montana National Award and the International Institute for Sustainable Labs (I2SL) "Go Beyond" award.
Pictured in the photo are the Honors Present series students along with Dusty Eaton, Kath Williams, and Honors College Dean Dr. Ilse-Mari Lee.
