HONORS COLLEGE COMMUNIQUE: August 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 News:   We have a new Counselor in Honors. Welcome, Megan Balasundaram! Megan will be assigned to COE, COA, and HCAP students and will be the Honors College primary graduation auditor. As an Honors graduation auditor, Megan will review all graduating seniors for completion of the Honors College curriculum requirements. Quick reminder! Completion of Honors College requirements, including minimum GPA, does not impact graduation. The Honors College is not a degree-granting program. If any advisor has questions regarding Honors requirements for a specific student, please contact Megan. Honors Opportunities for All Students: The Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F... The Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad provides up to $5,000 for students to study abroad or pursue virtual abroad opportunities. Students should be in the process of applying to, or accepted to, a credit-bearing study abroad or internship program, or a virtual international program of at least three weeks. The application deadline is October 5 for study abroad programs that will begin in Spring or Summer. Students applying for Summer can reapply in March if they aren’t selected the first time. The US Department of State awards approximately 3,000 awards each year, and the program seeks to increase diversity in program participants. Applicants must be Pell Grant recipients. The Office of Nationally Competitive Awards<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F... will host 2 Gilman Scholarship workshops in September. Any student can RSVP on RowdyLink: Friday, September 3 at 2:00 - https://rowdylink.utsa.edu/event/7190749<https://nam11.safelinks.prote... Monday, September 13 at 4:00 - https://rowdylink.utsa.edu/event/7190748<https://nam11.safelinks.prote...    Highlighted Benefit for Honors College Members:   Honors Peer Coaches<https://honors.utsa.edu/academics/peer-coaching.html> are a group of trained and certified students ready to help Honors students find the Honors path that is right for them. Our team of student leaders will assist students to develop as servant leaders, young professionals, and researchers. They coach students, helping them to discover the optimal ways for studying abroad, engaging in extracurriculars, and building skills. Students selected to be Peer Coaches will hold a staff position in the Honors College and earn Peer Coaching certification and an Honors Experience credit in Skill Development!   Student Highlight:  Karla Sanchez, Junior, major in Psychology in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts    [cid:image001.png@01D7905D.49F796C0]   · Mentor and STEM tutor  · Lead for Hunger and Homelessness Movement student organization · VOICES volunteer · Advocate for mental health as part of Active Minds   · Honors College Peer Coach<https://honors.utsa.edu/students/programs/peer-coaching>   · Future plans include attending graduate school to earn her M.S. in Psychology before attending medical school, then being commissioned into the USAF   Best Regards,  Alegra Lozano, Director of Counseling, Honors College, alegra.lozano@utsa.edu<mailto:alegra.lozano@utsa.edu>   Jill Fleuriet, Honors College Associate Dean, jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu<mailto:jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu>