SAU Honors College

The SAU Honors College was founded in 2003 by Dr. David Rankin, president of SAU. Dr. Lynne Belcher served as founding director and is retired from SAU. The Honors College seeks and admits qualified students who seek to pursue a serious academic program with equally gifted peers and committed teachers. Honors classes are small and provide academically enriching opportunities for students and the faculty who teach them. Currently, SAU enrolls nearly 170 honors students and graduates about 66% of admitees in four years or less. Anyone interested in applying to the Honors College or seeking further information should contact the director, Dr. Edward P. Kardas at epkardas@saumag.edu or at 870 904-8897.

Monday, August 15, 2016

Report to Faculty


SAU Honors College:Report to Faculty/Fall 2016

Mission
The mission of the Southern Arkansas University Honors College is to encourage intellectual and academic growth of the university community by giving academically prepared students the opportunity to pursue challenging and stimulating academic experiences.
The mission of the Honors College is accomplished via:
  • academic rigor
  • extramural travel
  • internships
  • closer contact with faculty
  • external advisory board

Facts and Figures
3.25 GPA
Minimum of 24 hours of honors level courses (record is 53 hours)
Current GPA of the 165 students in the HC above 3.64
Most graduate in four years or less
Most will pursue graduate or professional education
We admit around 60 students each year
We graduate nearly 30 each year

National and Regional Honors Councils
The HC is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC)--Six students will attend and present their work at this year's meeting in Seattle.
Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC)--meets in the spring in Asheville, NC. Students who will attend has yet to be determined

Specifics
Additional stipend--$600/year
Priority in registration
May live in the Honors Hall
2+2 articulated Honors Programs with COTO, SAU Tech, and SACC.
Recently honors students have traveled to Greece, Italy, and Cuba.

Teaching Honors Courses
Dr. Kardas and three faculty members: Deborah Wilson, Paul Babbitt, and Abraham Tucker will present Planning and Teaching Honors Contract Courses at the Academy, September 7, 2016. Please attend if you want to learn how fellow faculty approach honors education at SAU.

Call us: David Wingfield 870 235 4375 or Ed Kardas 870 235 4231
E-mail us at: dlwingfield@saumag.edu or epkardas@saumag.edu

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