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Read the Honors College statement following up on the program's June 2 message in solidarity with the Black community.
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In response to COVID-19, Towson University is open with limited services. Although you cannot visit the Honors College, we are still available during normal business hours by email at honors AT_TOWSON. We look forward to hearing from you.
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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Subscribe now to get the Honors College Weekly! The Honors College Weekly provides news, events and resources for all members of the Honors College community. Email honors@towson.edu to join the distribution list. Please note: the Honors College Weekly is not distributed during the summer.
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 is studying the history of disease during the spring 2020 term
TU alumna Katie Cowan '19 wins Fulbright award to teach abroad
Katie Cowan, a December Honors graduate, was selected to serve as a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistant in the Czech Republic
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Last Day of Summer Session I
JUNE 29
All Day, Online
Good luck on your final exams!
Summer Session II
JUNE 30 - AUGUST 4
All Day, Online
All TU summer courses and sessions will be held in a remote learning format, with some exceptions. With approval from the Office of the Provost, research activities, clinical activities, and internships may resume for the second summer session, provided proper social distancing and adherence to federal and state health and safety guidelines can be demonstrated.
Honors Orientation
TBD
TBD
Registration for Honors Orientation is currently on hold while the University determines its plans for residential move-in and Welcome to TU programming. Incoming Honors students will receive an email when Honors Orientation registration is open.
First Day of the Fall 2020 term
AUGUST 24
All Day
Fall 2020 courses begin. Welcome incoming freshmen and transfer students!
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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.