HONORS COLLEGE COMMUNIQUE: APRIL 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: 

Honors College is traveling to Costa Rica, Japan, and Spain/France this summer! Check out our website for information on some cool study abroad programs we are offering. 

· Costa Rica – students live and learn on a self-sustaining ranch in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle! And, FTICs going who have not yet started at UTSA attend, as well!

· Japan – students will travel to two cities, experience riding the bullet train, and learn about Japanese culture by visiting universities, businesses, tea farms, temples, and more.

· Spain/France - students will backpack the Camino de Santiago while learning about architecture, history, arts, food, traditions, and other cultural identities of Spain, France, and Europe. 

Honors Opportunities for All Students: 

Did you know that after priority registration, any student with a UTSA GPA of 3.3 or higher can enroll in Honors courses? It’s just a simple matter of filling out this form. We have some exciting fall courses that still have seats! Check out the attached list of courses and the course descriptions on our website. Please share these with any students you think will be interested.

Highlighted Benefit for Honors College Members: 

New Honors Freshmen & AIS – It’s new student orientation & advising time! While our Honors FTICs are not required to take Honors AIS, we encourage them to do so. Our Honors AIS count for both the core and the first experience credit in Honors...and we have some great topics offered. Course descriptions are available on our website. (Note: Sections H5H and H6H are reserved for COS Honors, APPEX, and ESTEEMED students)

· AIS 1203.H1H Language & Culture of the University Experience, CRN 19643, MW 12-12:50pm, mostly in-person & some online, I. Cavazos

· AIS 1203.H2H Sci Fi and the Social Sciences, CRN 19644, MWF 9-9:50am, mostly in-person & some online, J. Harasta

· AIS 1203.H3H Science in Society, MWF 10-10:50am, mostly in-person & some online, C. Witt

· AIS 1203.H4H Global Community, T 2:30-3:45pm, mix of in-person & online, M. Newell

 

Student Highlight: Michelle Nguyen, Senior, majoring in Psychology in the College of Health, Community, and Policy

· President of Active Minds

· Membership Coordinator for PSI CHI

· Research Assistant under Dr. Stella Lopez & Dr. Mary McNaughton-Cassill 

· Fellow for Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship

· Fellow for MARC-2

· Hobbies: Baking, Journaling, Working Out & Traveling 

· Future Plans: Attend an accredited Graduate Program

Best Regards, 

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

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

Honors email: honors@utsa.edu

Honors advising email: honors.advising@utsa.edu

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