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Honors Solidarity Statement
Read the Honors College statement following up on the program's June 2 message in solidarity with the Black community.
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Upcoming Honors Admitted Student Events
Join the Honors College and your fellow classmates for a full slate of admitted student programs this spring. Check out all the opportunities at our Admitted Student page.
Honorables of Color Scholarship Application Now Open
This scholarship is open to students accepted and enrolled in Towson University’s Honors College who supports marginalized communities. All applicants are required to meet the following Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Full-time undergraduate students;
- Incoming student accepted and enrolled in the Honors College;
- Outstanding record of academic achievement and promise; and
- Demonstrated financial need as defined by the Financial Aid Office; with
- Preference given to a student with demonstrated volunteer or extra-curricular activities that support marginalized communities.
The Honorables of Color Scholarship deadline is Thursday, April 1.
The Towson University Honors College is committed to the intellectual and character development of highly engaged undergraduate students. With an emphasis on interdisciplinary study, research and co-curricular experiences, we seek to cultivate inquisitive minds and foster broad knowledge that strengthens students’ scholarly interests, nurtures their talents, develops their sense of ethical responsibility, and enables them to navigate an increasingly complex globalized world.
Five reasons to choose the Towson University Honors College:
Emphasis on Experiential Learning
Opportunities for advanced research projects and theses, study abroad, internships, and service-learning courses offer direct experiential learning shaped by a student’s interests. The experiences and the products resulting from these courses better position students for career opportunities or graduate school.
Enriched Seminar Classes
Seminars are the core of the Honors curriculum, and each one is designed to explore topics from multiple scholarly points of view. Our discussion-based, collaborative classes examine creative topics that you’ll only find here, in small settings of 10 to 20 students.
Outstanding Faculty
Honors faculty represent a range of disciplines and scholarly outlooks. What they share is a passion for teaching and for advancing student learning. Faculty work with students in the Honors College by choice, and they bring to the program examples of intellectual curiosity and professional accomplishment. Most importantly, they are eager to support students who seek opportunities for growth.
Perspectives from Multiple Disciplines
Honors courses not only reflect the different disciplines that faculty draw upon in creating the courses but also the different academic perspectives of students within the courses. 97% of Honors seminars contain students from at least four of the six degree-granting colleges at Towson University, offering a rich mix of student ideas seldom found in American higher education.
Community Engagement
We are a small community of highly motivated individuals within a large university setting. Honors students are athletes, leaders, and dedicated members of their campus, local, and international communities. Douglass House, the Honors residential learning community, is where you can live, work, and learn with other Honors students in pursuit of your passions with the guidance of faculty and staff.
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Marella Schammel '20 receives recognition, grant money for graduate research from NSF
Marella Schammel, a chemistry major who has already won national recognition for her undergraduate research, won a grant that will support her as she works toward a Ph.D.
Through the ages: Honors class, University Archives study historic pandemics
An Honors College course studied the history of disease during the spring 2020 term
Honors student Chris Edwards '21 among winners selected for USM Public Health Challenge
Chris Edwards was recognized for his animated video on staying safe and healthy while waiting for COVID vaccination
Happening Soon
Fulbright Information Session
MARCH 8
2:00 - 3:30 p.m., Online
Learn more about studying internationally in over 140 countries through the Fulbright program. The event will be facilitated by a Fulbright representative. Faculty and staff interested in attending to learn more about the Fulbright student program are also welcome. Sponsored by the Study Abroad Office.
Honorables of Color Meeting
MARCH 8
8:00 p.m., Online
Admitted students are invited to drop in on an Honorables of Color club meeting and connect with your future classmates. The Honorables of Color organizational goals are as follows: to celebrate and uplift Students of Color within the Honors College; to connect, listen, and learn from each other; to help each other and the community. Click to register. Login information will be provided to registered students prior to the meeting.
Morgan Stanley Internship Meeting
MARCH 9
12:30 p.m., Online
Join Honors College Alumni and Morgan Stanley HR reps as they discuss their paid internship program. The internship typically takes place the summer between junior and senior year, but all years are welcome to attend this program. The internship is open to all majors.
Honors Networking Night
MARCH 10
7:00 p.m., Online
Are you interested in making more connections with other Honors students? Having trouble building relationships with the move to online classes? The Honors College Leadership Council programming committee has created an event to make new connections within the Honors College. The committee has made a list of engaging topics to discuss so there will never be a dull moment. Don’t miss out on this 'speed-networking" event to make friends and build new relationships!
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Honors College
Location
7800 York Road, suite 134
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.