Welcome to Utah State University's Honors Program. Here on the homepage, you'll find the most current Honors announcements and helpful information for Honors students. Please use the links to the right to navigate through the rest of our website.

Announcements

• Honors would like to congratulate Jodie Barker-Tvedtnes who was selected as an Outstanding Student for Undergraduate Research by the Society of Physics Students. As part of her award, Jodie will present her research at the 2008 International Conference of Physics Students in Cracow, Poland and have all of her expenses paid by SPS. Jodie will also receive a $500 honorarium and a $500 award for her chapter of SPS. Read more about Jodie's award and her research here.
• Honors is proud to introduce the members of the 2008-2009 Honors Student Council. Alex Hatch was selected as President, Dione Garlick as Executive Secretary, Muriel McGregor as Historian, Erin Whyte as Service Vice President, Hyrum Gillespie as Marketing Vice President, and Art Mahoney as Scholarship Vice President. Honors is sure to have another great year with these students at the helm!
• Honors is also proud to introduce the 2008 Honors Teaching Fellows: Christen Allen, Darcy Stewart, Shantae Cooper, Jylisa Doney, Jessica Sorenson, Lynsie Daley, Kayla Woodring, Lenaye Howard, Taren McKenna, and Heather Johnson. These students are sure to make your Honors courses great!
• Congratulations to Kelsey Hall, this semester's winner of the HSC's basket. Kelsey won all of these goodies by participating in the most Honors socials and service activities.
• Congratulations to Luke Hanks who was awarded a scholarship under the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Program! His scholarship includes full tuition and fees, a book allowance, health insurance, and an annual stipend of approximately $25,000. Luke's scholarship also includes a paid internship and/or post-graduation employment with Ogden Air Logistics. Lukes scholarship will total slightly more than $75,000! Read more about Luke here.
• Study abroad in Summer 2009 with Honors at the University of La Rioja in Spain (cradle of the Spanish language). This is a 6-week USU Honors faculty-led program from June 15th through July 31st.
  
  This program is open to students with at least one year of Spanish, so plan ahead to take the first classes this coming year (or take the placement test). This will also help students seeking a BA, which requires a foreign language.
  
  For more information about the Honors Study Abroad in Spain or to  take a Spanish language placement test, contact Dr. Javier Dominguez-Garcia at javier.dominguez@usu.edu, Old Main 202.
• Honors would like to recognize the efforts of Mary Heers' Honors 1330 class who raised money to purchase a bike for Sunday Ajalo through 88 Bikes for Uganda. To learn more about this program, click on Sunday's picture below.
• The 33rd Annual "Last Lecture" was given by Dr. David Peak, a Professor in the Department of Physics. He was chosen by USU Honors students to give, what for him, would be his last lecture to students and his faculty peers. Dr. Peak a full professor who has had years of experience at USU, and has made a noteworthy contribution to the education and mentorship of undergraduates--in the classroom, the lab, and in the field. Hear his lecture, "Complexity and the New Academy: They Put My Office Where?" by clicking here.

• Honors is very proud to announce that all four of USU's Goldwater nominees have been recognized by the Goldwater Foundation. This is a first for Utah State! Tamara Jeppson and Jodie Tvedtnes have been recognized as Goldwater Scholars and Sydney Chamberlin and Cody Tramp were recognized as Honorable Mentions. Read more about their accomplishments in Utah State Today.
  
  
• In order to receive emails about priority registration, graduation, Honors activities, and job and scholarship opportunities, please visit http://lists.usu.edu/mailman/listinfo/honors_list where you can subscribe to the Honors List. Due to the change in email addresses within the university, it is imperative that you do this even if you have subscribed previously. 
• May 2007 Honors graduate, Katherine Shakespeare, was recently featured in the Hard News Cafe for her work with Teach For America. Read about Katherine's experience here.

Information for Honors Students

In addition to the following topics, please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link, to the right, as well as the other right-hand navigators.

Honors Listserv

If you expect to receive notification about things like Honors early registration, Honors activities, and scholarship opportunities, you must be subscribed to the Honors Listserv. Click here to either subscribe or unsubscribe.

Honors Housing

Honors now has a floor in the new Living/Learning Community, just west of the Taggart Student Center. The floor is open to both incoming and continuing Honors students, and includes both shared and private rooms. Interested students should contact Shannon Jolley, Theme Housing Coordinator, at 797-8224 or shannon.jolley@usu.edu.

Honor Societies

Have you been invited to join a National Honor Society because of your high GPA? Are you looking for a society that will give you more opportunities to excel within your major? Click here to check to see if the society you're thinking about is listed in the Association of Collegiate Honor Societies. You might also want to check out what Illinois State University has to say here.

Jobs

Honors maintains a list of on campus employment opportunities. If you have to work, it's much better to work on campus. Check the list on the Campus Employment page.

Presentation Opportunities

Find out about publication and presentation opportunities open to undergraduates at the Undergraduate Journals and Conferences Directory. Another opportunity is available here.

Need help putting together a poster or preparing to read a paper? Check out Presenting your Research.