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HONORS COLLEGE COMMUNIQUE: February 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: Study Abroad Scholarship Workshop (February 26)
The Honors College has partnered with Education Abroad to host a study abroad scholarship
workshop. The event will highlight the Gilman Scholarship, which helps thousands of Pell
Grant-receiving students each year with awards of up to $5,000. There are no GPA
requirements, no letter of recommendations, and students can use awards on future study
abroad programs up to 1 year in advance, in virtual classes taught by foreign
universities, or in virtual abroad internships for academic credit. Students can RSVP at
https://rowdylink.utsa.edu/event/6757691. If they cannot attend but would like application
advice, students can contact Andrew Chapman at
Andrew.Chapman2@utsa.edu<mailto:Andrew.Chapman2@utsa.edu> to apply ahead of the
March 9th deadline.
Highlighted Benefit for Honors College Members: Development Funding
Four times a year, the Honors College reviews applications to award Development Fund
scholarships. These awards up to $750 help students fund professional development
opportunities and experiential learning activities that may also count toward Honors
College Requirements. Examples include:
* Study abroad, such as participation on the COLFA and Architecture Urbino programs.
* Certifications outside of UTSA, such as EMT and Technical Writing
* Conference attendance for undergraduate researchers
* Costs related to founding startup ventures or non-profit organizations
Here is one great example of how a student used a development award. Senior Public Health
major Natalie Malluru was awarded funding to develop a vaccination tracker app, which was
featured in UTSA
Today<https://www.utsa.edu/today/2020/10/story/vaccine-app-developed-h...;.
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<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2...
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 Favour Obuseh, College of Engineering
[Favour Obuseh | Office of Graduate Education]
* Academic goals of attending a Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering
* Served as President of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
* Attended MIT Summer Research Program
* Spent 1 year as a student athlete on UTSA's track team
* Recently trained and climbed Pikes Peak in Colorado
* All of these recent activities counted toward Honors requirements!
Our best regards,
Drew Chapman, Director of Nationally Competitive Awards,
andrew.chapman2@utsa.edu<mailto:andrew.chapman2@utsa.edu>
Jill Fleuriet, Honors College Acting Dean,
jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu<mailto:jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu>
Andrew Chapman, Ph.D.
Director, Office of NationallyCompetitive Awards<https://honors.utsa.edu/onca/>
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Honors College
andrew.chapman2@utsa.edu<mailto:andrew.chapman2@utsa.edu>
