Leshu Torchin graduated from the honors college in 1995, majoring in General Studies, Arts and Letters, and wrote her baccalaureate thesis on Euripides' Bacchae. She says of her experience in Honors that it "benefited me greatly. My internship at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum provided me with opportunities that have extended beyond my undergraduate experience. I also found that the seminar format of the classes worked well as preparation for graduate school and academe."
She is currently Lecturer in Film Studies at St. Andrews Scotland.
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The internship experience in Washington, D.C. is one of the unique aspects of the Honors Program at Portland State University. Generally, participating students spend one academic quarter of their junior year living in the group-housing accommodation provided by the Program and working at an internship appropriate to their academic major.
Participation in the internship experience is by Honors Faculty nomination and based on superior performance in core course work.
