Dr. Dan Arp became Dean of the University Honors College on May 1, 2008. He has been at Oregon State University since 1990. Dean Arp earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1980 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his B.S. in chemistry in 1976 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He carried out his postdoctoral research at the University of Erlangen in Germany.
Dean Arp is a Distinguished Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology. He chaired the Department from 2004-2008. He maintains an active research program dealing with microorganisms involved in global elemental cycles. His research has been supported by grants from several federal agencies, including the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. Nineteen graduate students and 12 postdoctoral research associates have received training in his laboratory and their research results are published in over 150 manuscripts.
University Honors College
The University Honors College provides an enriched educational environment for students who want to be active participants in their own learning. UHC classes are designed to be interactive, intercultural, and interdisciplinary.
The UHC strives to offer both cumulative and cooperative learning experiences and to provide models of instruction for the entire campus while respecting the diversity of student characteristics that affect learning.
The college offers the honors baccalaureate degree and is open on a competitive basis to undergraduate students in all majors.
