HONORS COLLEGE COMMUNIQUE: NOVEMBER 2023 

     

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 News:      

 

We are excited to announce Lyric Pryor will be the newest member of the Honor College team, as our new Recruitment & Retention Program Manager. Lyric’s official first day in the Honors College will be on Monday, November 20th. She will be working with our Honors Admissions and Student Life teams.

 

A welcome from Lyric:

 

Hello! My name is Lyric Pryor and I am so excited to join the Honors College as a Recruitment and Retention Program Manager with the Honors College. I am extremely passionate about human development and the development of college students. This is such a critical time in their adult lives, to be a part of their journey to success drives the work that I do!

 

I am a military brat, who was born in Abilene, Texas (although I only stayed there for a short time). I have lived all over the United States and overseas in Italy, which was an amazing experience! I earned my B.S. in Psychology, with a minor in Educational Studies and Analysis from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.  I began my graduate journey by pursuing a Masters in Social Work at UTSA, and began working as a graduate assistant with what is now Student Success Coaching. I also worked with the Honors College as a graduate assistant before getting a full time position as the First-Generation and Transfer Student Program Coordinator. I also did extensive work with Northwest Vista College for my field practicum experience. Through these experiences, I realized my love for Higher Education and Student Affairs, leading me to make the decision to stop half-way through my MSW program and began my M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration!

 

My areas of interest within higher education are student success, student development, student involvement, well-being, and community & belonging. I always tell others that I have quite a boring life, although I enjoy spending time with my loved ones, exploring San Antonio, and trying all of the amazing food spots in the city!

 

I so look forward to working with you all and our amazing campus partners!

 

 

 

    

Honors Opportunities for All Students:    

 

Honors Course Requests- After priority registration, any student with a UTSA GPA of 3.3 or higher can request to enroll in available Honors courses. It’s just a simple matter of filling out this form. We have some spring courses that still have seats! Check out the attached document for available courses. Course descriptions can be found on our website. 

 

Link to the website where the form is housed: https://honors.utsa.edu/academics/forms-documents.html.  

      
Highlighted Benefit for Honors College Members:    

  

Did you know there are different paths for graduating from the Honors College?  

·         Honors College Graduate – students who have completed all Honors curricular & GPA requirements. This designation is indicated on the diploma and the transcript.  

·         Honors College Graduate with Distinction – students who have met the Honors College Graduate eligibility and completed 3 additional Honors electives or experiences + completion of a capstone requirement. This designation is indicated on the diploma and the transcript.  

·         Honors Member - students who did not complete all the curricular requirements to graduate with Honors but have at UTSA GPA of 3.0 at graduation. This recognition is designated on the transcript. *If a student does not meet the Honors requirements in the semester of graduation, they can let their Honors Counselor know. Their Honors Counselor can update the coding so the student is still eligible to graduate with Member status, but the Honors block will no longer show in DegreeWorks. 

 

Have questions about an Honors student’s status? Email us! honors.advising@utsa.edu  

 

     

Student Highlight: Jaskarn Mann, Senior, major in Kinesiology in the College for Health, Community and Policy, with a minor in Biology 

  

 

  

·         First-generation Punjabi-American; first-generation college student  

·         Spirit Of The Roadrunner (Mr. UTSA)  

·         Multilingual (5): Punjabi, English, Spanish, Hindi, and German  

·         Internship, Dental clinics and dental imaging labs with a dental business owner in San Antonio  

·         Cabinet Member, President's Student Advisory Council  

·         Currently active with Pre-Dental Society, Bioswale Brigade, English Language Center, VOICES, Intramural Sports (Soccer & Volleyball), UTSA Homecoming Committee, Student Activities, Project Sunshine and Sikh Gurdwaras  

·         Studied Abroad with Honors College, Costa Rica (intentional and sustainable living in an eco-friendly ranch) & Japan (studied traditions and modernisms) 

·         SALA (San Antonio Language Academy) & LEADERSHAPE Summer Camps graduate  

·         1st place in ELF (Engaged Living), Fall 2022  

·         AIS Reseach, Dental Phobias  

·         Future plans: Dentist and business owner 

 

 

  

Best Regards,    

Alegra Lozano, Director of Counseling, Honors College, alegra.lozano@utsa.edu              

Hector Aguilar, Associate Dean, Honors College, hector.aguilar@utsa.edu  

   

Honors email: honors@utsa.edu   

Honors advising email: honors.advising@utsa.edu   

Honors website: https://honors.utsa.edu/  

Honors Experiential Learning Lab: https://honors.utsa.edu/academics/experiential-learning-lab.html