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Graduates Tell Their Honors Stories Recent Honors graduates share their Honors stories, from recruitment to what comes next.

Connecting Honors Experiences Three new programs promise to enhance Honors students' marketability.

HPA Students Take the Direct Route to Medical School The Houston Premedical Academy moves into the Honors College, offering 10 students each year a direct path to Baylor College of Medicine.

Oral Finals: Conversations and Connections Oral final exams build connections between Human Sit faculty and students.

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Remembering Howard Terry Terry scholars have been contributing to the Honors community since 2004; they remember Howard Terry, their benefactor.

Teaching (For) America: Honors Grads Give Back Honors grads are giving back by returning to the classroom.

Scholars Invitational Offers Early Orientation Honors works with the Office of Admissions to offer early orientation to Honors and scholarship students.

Mat Bosch and 8 Other Undergraduates Present at NCUR Honors students present their undergraduate research at a national conference for the first time.

UNlimited Plans: Randy Hannemann New Bauer Honors graduate Randy Hannemann has a plan to change the world.

Honors Abroad: Canvassing Europe Summer 2012 saw Honors groups travel across both Italy and Northern Europe. The FEET scholars also share their adventures in Diary of FEET.

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Twenty Years After: Jane Cizik and the Origin of The Great Conversation (Winter 2012) In the event's twentieth year, we look back at its origins through the eyes of alumna Jane Cizik, this year's honoree.

College Hosts Cougar Junior Scholars Camp (Winter 2012) The Honors College brings scholars in even younger with its first ever camp for 7th and 8th graders.

Honors Mentorship Program Builds Community and Cougar Pride (Winter 2012) The mentoring program, now in its second year, helps students acclimate to college life.

Honors Continues to Grow, Attracts Mid-Career Students (Winter 2012) The College has increased its attention on mid-career students. Plus, read about the contributions of mid-career students Nicholas Leschke and Katherine Berry.

College Applications and Enrollment Surge (Spring 2011) The Honors College is enjoying a huge boost in application and enrollment numbers.

The Craft of Writing (Spring 2011) Honors supports student writing with studios, tutors, and craft talks.

Collaborations in Honors (Fall 2010) The Honors College works with departments and colleges across campus.

Long Wins Farfel (Fall 2010) Honors Associate Dean (and interim VP/VC of Research) Stuart Long won the Esther Farfel Award.

Jesse Rainbow (Fall 2010) Honors alumnus Jesse Rainbow was awarded Harvard's Bowdoin prize.

Human Situation: From Virgil to Virtual (Spring 2010) Professor Armstrong, the coordinator of the Human Situation, has tried to share the best parts of Human Sit on the course's new web site.

Prolific Honors Professor a "Better Scholar" Thanks to Honors (Spring 2010) Professor Rob Zaretsky credits some of his prolific success to Honors.

Space to Breathe (Spring 2010) In the spring course Asthmatic Spaces: Houston/New York, Dr. Dan Price and his students apply philosophy and humanities questions to the study of asthma.

Honors Takes D.C. by Storm (Spring 2010) The Honors College sponsored students, faculty, and staff to present at the National Collegiate Honors Council in Washington, D.C. 

William Monroe, Dean of The Honors College (Fall 2009) Dr. William Monroe was named dean of The Honors College in January 2009.

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