HONORS COLLEGE COMMUNIQUE: March 2021

Hello from the Honors College! In partnership with Academic Advising, we are sending a monthly Honors College Communique on the Advising listserv, in which we will send short updates about:  

1. Honors opportunities open to all students
2. A highlighted benefit of being an Honors College member
3. A student highlight from your advising areas
4. Contacts within Honors for more information

Honors Opportunities for All Students: Fulbright Campus Visit (April 7^th)

Learn about the Fulbright Student Program and how to apply to travel in the 2022-2023 cycle! The Fulbright Student Program is the educational exchange flagship program that sees thousands of students travel abroad following graduation to study, research, or teach English as a second language.  Students travel on 10-month programs that are fully funded by the US Department of State.  Juniors, seniors, and graduate students who will graduate by Spring 2022 are especially encouraged to attend. Alumni are also eligible to apply. Base eligibility for the program is that you are a US citizen. There is no minimum GPA and prior foreign travel is not required.     

This workshop is a campus visit by the Fulbright Student Program and a former attendee of the program. Additional workshops will be hosted in Spring and Summer by UTSA's Office of Nationally Competitive Awards and UTSA's Fulbright Campus rep, Andrew Chapman. Please contact Andrew.Chapman2@utsa.edu with any questions and have students RSVP at https://rowdylink.utsa.edu/event/7018092

Highlighted Benefit for Honors College Members: Experiential Learning Fair

Our Experiential Learning Fair, or ELF, is where Honors students showcase the experiential learning they do outside of the classroom. These experiential activities (research, internships, study abroad) can count for Honors College requirements. For those students, our ELF is the 'final exam' for their out of class activities. In their poster and presentation, students talk about how they met Honors College learning outcomes, followed the Honors College ethos, and completed an experience in Service, Professional Development, Intellectual Achievement & Research, Cultural Exploration, Engaged Living, and Skill Development (the "SPICES"). Judges come from across our university: wonderful staff like Advising, faculty from all colleges, and graduate students.

To see and listen to our student presentations, visit: https://honors.utsa.edu/students/programs/elf

Current students can also join the Honors College!

Do you know a current UTSA student with a 3.5 GPA or above (under 45 cumulative hours) that might be interested in joining the Honors College? Benefits of joining the Honors College include small interdisciplinary courses and a tight-knit community across all UTSA colleges, Honors-specific scholarships, access funds to pursue experiential learning opportunities, and professional coaching. Students eligible to join the Honors College (3.5 higher GPA and less than 45 cumulative hours) will be notified in May once grades are posted.

Student Highlight: Meet Jaci Finch, College of Business (Marketing), 2023

• Co-Founder of Global Business Brigades
• University Technology Solutions Social Media Intern
• Children’s book author and illustrator on the topic of teaching financial literacy
• Graphic Design Intern
• Applicant to Archer Fellowship in Washington DC
• All of these activities count toward Honors requirements!

Our best regards,

Drew Chapman, Director of Nationally Competitive Awards, andrew.chapman2@utsa.edu

Jill Fleuriet, Honors College Acting Dean, jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu

Andrew Chapman, Ph.D.

Director, Office of NationallyCompetitive Awards

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Honors College

andrew.chapman2@utsa.edu