• Offering small class (typically 15 or fewer students) which are more individualized and personal;

• Providing opportunities for interaction between students and instructors;

• Encouraging intellectual creativity, initiative, and independence.

The Honors Program Offers:

• The opportunity to develop leadership skills and become involved with university activities;

• Occasions to give back to the community through our Partnership with Service activities;

• An environment where students can appreciate diversity, critical analysis, and can see the essential interrelatedness of things.

Weber State Honors Program Mission Statement

The Honors Program seeks to create a community of students and faculty united by the pursuit of academic excellence in an innovative, personal, and interactive learning environment.  The main goals of the program are (1) to enhance the undergraduate experience by providing a challenging and creative curriculum, as well as a broad range of opportunities for leadership activities and social interaction; (2) to provide a preparation for post-graduate education through a program of seminars, independent study and individual research; and (3) to enrich the post-graduate life of all students by fostering intellectual curiosity and a love of learning, an appreciation for artistic expression, and an awareness of the responsibilities and rewards of good citizenship.  To attain these goals, the Honors Program believes that students should be well-grounded in the liberal arts, engage in exploration and research, develop and articulate personal perspectives through strong oral and written communication skills, work toward a respectful understanding of the complexity and diversity of the world around them, and become active participants in the life of the campus and the local community.

UPDATE -- Western Regional Honors Conference - Flagstaff, AZ

Weber State Honors Program was well represented at the Western Regional Honors Conference in Flagstaff, AZ, in April 2008 with the following three presentations:

"Field Guide to an Honors Student Advisory Board"

The three presenters gave a power point presentation explaining the purpose and effective working of a student advisory board.

    Meghan Froerer, Junior

     Clayton Gerrard, Senior

    Ashley Remkes, Senior

"The Beat Goes On"

Two students and the co-teachers of a class on the beat generation of the 1950's and 60's discussed the class and the field trip they took to San Francisco.

    Dan Peterson, Senior

    Shalee Wheeler, Freshman

    Carl Porter, Executive Director of Academic Support Cents and Programs

    John Sillitoe, Professor and University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections

"An Honors Book Club"

A presentation on the successes and challenges of the Fall Honors book club.

    Judy Elsley, Director of the Honors Program

     Ashley Remkes, Senior

National Collegiate Honors Conference - Denver, CO

In November, 2007, Marilyn Diamond and Leanna Riddle presented at the National Collegiate Honors Conference in Denver, CO. Their presentation was entitled: "Portfolios: A Ticket to Your Future." The powerpoint presentation looked at portfolios and how they can be crafted to help students reach long term goals such as job applications, graduate school applications, and professional school applications or short term goals such as applying for scholarships and/or financial aid.

Marilyn and Leanna have also presented this information at the National Advisement Conference and to various groups on the Weber State campus.

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR HONORS STUDENTS

 Carlie Sitzman has arrived in Bayreuth, Germany where she will spend the next few months studying at Bayreuth University.  Carlie was the reciepient of an Honors Travel Scholarship in the spring of 2008.