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:
- Honors opportunities open to all students
- A highlighted benefit of being an Honors College member
- A student highlight from your advising areas
- Contacts within
Honors for more information
Honors News:
The Honors College is conducting a nationwide search for our new dean that will step into that role in the Fall semester.
Honors Opportunities for All Students:
Honors College is leading a study abroad opportunity this May, alongside Professor Mimi Yu in the Modern Languages Department. 24 students will be in Kyoto, Japan for 2 weeks exploring the rich history and culture. This is tied to a course where reflection is focused on after their return. This experiential learning opportunity is open to both Honors and non-honors students. If you have a student wanting to apply for next summer the application will open in October 2023.
Highlighted Benefit for Honors College Members:
Incoming freshmen students live and learn together in UTSA's newest dorm; Guadelupe Hall. By having highly motivated honors college students together on campus, we can offer more events and programming aimed at first year students and work with them on a plan to success. This is when the majority of our students take HON 101, the foundation course that sets the tone for their Honors College curriculum allowing them to build and develop a 'vision board' of what they want to accomplish while at UTSA (and beyond!)
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: Michelle Navarro, Senior, major in Civil Engineering in the College of Engineering and Integrated Design
- Peer Coach for The Honors College
- Vice President for LEAD Runners
- 2023 Summer Engineering Intern with Lamb-Star Engineering LLC
- Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
- Member of the Society of Women Engineers
- Hobbies: hiking, painting, baking, and trying new foods
- Future Plans: Employment at an Engineering Firm with a focus on Transportation or Land Development.
Best Regards,
Megan Balasundaram, Honors College Academic Counselor, megan.balasundaram@utsa.edu
Jill Fleuriet, Honors College Acting Dean, jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu
Megan Balasundaram, MBA
Academic Counselor + Instructor
Honors College
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle, San Antonio TX 78249
Megan.Balasundaram@UTSA.edu
Phone: 210-458-4106
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