{"id":20859,"date":"2025-12-09T08:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=20859"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:05:38","slug":"elizabethtown-college-student-named-national-collegiate-honors-council-student-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/elizabethtown-college-student-named-national-collegiate-honors-council-student-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Student Named National Collegiate Honors Council Student of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College Honors\u00a0Program\u00a0student Jordyn Dutko \u201926 recently received the prestigious\u00a0<\/span>National Collegiate Honors Council 2025 Student of the Year at a Four-Year Institution Award<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<\/span>60th Annual National Collegiate Honors Council Conference<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in November. The honor was\u00a0in recognition of\u00a0Dutko\u2019s\u00a0dedication to academic excellence, leadership, and service to others.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am incredibly grateful to be the recipient of this highly esteemed award while representing Etown’s Honors Program on the national stage,\u201d Dutko said. \u201cThe encouragement and mentorship I have received over the last four years\u00a0have\u00a0been invaluable in pushing me to reach my full potential as a student and leader.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dutko,\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>History<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Political Science<\/span><\/a> major with minors\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>Public Heritage Studies<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>International Studies<\/span><\/a>, has made significant contributions to the\u00a0<\/span>Etown Honors Program<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in various leadership roles.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJordyn\u2019s dedication, professionalism, and vision have elevated every aspect of our Honors Program,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Elizabethtown College Professor of Political Science and Endowed Chair of International Studies and Director of the Honors Program<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0Dr. Oya Dursun-\u00d6zkanca,\u00a0said. \u201cHer impact on our\u00a0Honors\u00a0community will last long after her graduation.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Serving as a peer-co teacher in the Honors Peer-Reading Seminar on Transatlantic Relations, Dutko honed her pedagogical skills by creating engaging interdisciplinary lessons, leading meaningful group discussions, and serving as a mentor to her fellow students.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dutko\u2019s contributions as an Etown Honors Program Student Assistant have been invaluable in fostering a close-knit intellectual community and reinvigorating the program in long-lasting ways.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She has been integral in organizing weekly Honors Thursday Sessions, which engage her peers through themed discussions featuring knowledgeable guest speakers. As a member of the student-run Etown Honors Council, she has thoughtfully organized various social events and orientation activities.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College Honors\u00a0Program\u00a0student Jordyn Dutko \u201926 recently received the prestigious\u00a0National Collegiate Honors Council 2025 Student of the Year at a Four-Year Institution Award\u00a0at the\u00a060th Annual National Collegiate Honors Council Conference\u00a0in November. The honor was\u00a0in recognition of\u00a0Dutko\u2019s\u00a0dedication to academic excellence, leadership, and service to others.\u202f\u00a0 \u201cI am incredibly grateful to be the recipient of this highly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":20863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1338,775],"tags":[197,1350,1868,972],"class_list":["post-20859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-and-research","category-campus","tag-elizabethtown-college","tag-etown","tag-etown-honors","tag-honors-program","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20859"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20898,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20859\/revisions\/20898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}