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 to apply ahead of the March 9^th 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. 

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 Favour Obuseh, College of Engineering

• 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

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