Admissions
Spring semester means it is “admissions season” in the Honors Program. Our staff will spend time this semester with the Office of Admissions working to recruit students to UConn as part of the Class of 2019 in Honors. We expect 500 first-year students to join the Honors Program as part of the Fall 2015 incoming class. We recruit them through participation in Spring Open House as well as the Husky for a Day Program, which pairs admitted students with current Honors students to experience a day in the life of a Husky. Our student organization, HIPS – the Honors Initiative for Prospective Students – also hosts “meet and greet” events for our prospective students to talk with faculty members and current Honors students. We try to invite faculty in the prospective majors of our students, so if you are invited to attend a meet and greet, I hope you will join us. It makes a definitive difference in recruiting great students to UConn.
Admissions season also means that we are recruiting current UConn students who are interested in an Honors education to apply to the Honors Program. Many students are unaware that you can join Honors beyond the first-year, and faculty members play a critical role in encouraging students to explore their options and apply to the Honors Program. Students can apply as rising sophomores and rising juniors. The Honors Program also has relationships with all regional campuses, so regional campus students can use the same application processes to apply to honors. For rising juniors, February 16th is the early admission deadline, and April 1st is the regular admission deadline. For rising sophomores, April 1st is the admission deadline. More information can be found here about our processes, spring deadlines, and how faculty can support students in the application process.
Ceremonies
Spring is also a season of ceremonies for Honors. The Provost’s Office will celebrate Scholars Day on March 24, 2015 at 4:00 p.m., and all faculty are invited to attend this university-wide celebration of academic achievement. The Honors Medals Ceremony, which is the graduation ceremony of the Honors Program, will take place on May 2, 2015. Last year we graduated a record number of Honors Scholars, 354 students. It looks like the Class of 2015 may surpass this record. None of this would be possible without the dedication and support of faculty members, so we are grateful for all that you do to provide exceptional Honors experiences for our students. More information about the Honors Medals Ceremony can be found here.
Stay in Touch
The Honors experience depends on successful relationships with UConn faculty members. Please contact us at honors@uconn.edu or 860-486-4223 if you have questions about any of the following:
- The Honors conversion process, including designing meaningful projects
- Teaching an Honors version of one of your courses
- Interdisciplinary Honors Core courses
- Advertising your events to Honors students or co-sponsoring an event with the Honors Program
Join the Honors community! Follow us on Facebook (UConn Honors Program) and Twitter (UConnHonors) for updates.
Jennifer Lease Butts, Ph.D.
Director, Honors Program
860-486-4223
jennifer.lease@uconn.edu
Return to Enrichment Programs Faculty Update Spring 2015