San Diego Mesa College Honors Program Spring 2017

Pegah Motaleb & Susan Hogan Honors Center Coordinators

Pam Luster President

Tim McGrath Vice President, Instruction

Andy Macneill Dean, School of Humanities

Our Mission To provide San Diego Mesa College students enhanced academic leadership, service opportunities through deeper exploration of topics, learning through self discovery, and association with a motivated community of learners.

Benefits Earn scholarships Receive specialized academic advising Receive "Honors" designation on your transcript Take advantage of university transfer agreements Earn an honors program completion certificate Earn a certificate of global competencies Present your research at conferences Perform community service Visit UCs and attend other off-campus events Participate in the Honors Club and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Attend and present your research at academic conferences Get support and mentorship from the honors staff Take advantage of resources at the Honor’s Center (I-110)

SUMMER ACADEMY IN THE HUMANITIES UC SAN DIEGO| July 3 - August 4, 2017 Contact Laura Martin at lauramartin@ucsd.edu if you are interested in the program. Applications will be available in May.

University Agreements California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California State University, Stanislaus San Francisco State University San Diego State University (services and transfer of 9 honors credits for their honor’s program) *guaranteed priority consideration for admission as a junior University of California, Irvine (Honors to Honors) University of California, Los Angeles (TAP) University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Cruz http://htcca.org/transfer-partners/ We need to update this slide based on the info on the above website

Completion Requirements Maintain a 3.25 GPA Complete 15 units of Honors credit Attended 4 Honors activities Perform 10 hours of community service All of these requirements need to be completed by the last semester before transfer

How to Register for Honors Log into your Reg-e Select the Honors Tab Fill in the information This is done every semester This is a very important step!

Honors Courses Log into sdmesa.edu/honors Select the Courses tab

Honors Contracts

Student Club/Participation Honors Club Phi Theta Kappa

Types of Activities that Honors Club and Greek Societies participate Canyon Day Clean up: In support of Terra Mesa Club/ volunteer opportunity Creek to Bay Clean up: Eco friendly volunteer opportunity Earth Day Fair: Volunteer opportunity/Fundraising Event Study Night: Snacks provided/ always counts as an Honors “activity” many throughout semester Movie Night: Get together at Center for group nominated film or series Club Hike: Typically held on weekends Game Night: Usually precedes a study event that is scheduled on Friday. Open to board games, ping pong etc. Scholarship and transfer application workshops/support

Research/Conferences HTCC Bay Honors Consortium - Honors Research Symposium Mesa College Research Conferences (MCRC)

Scholarship process Jack Kent Cook ($40,000) All-USA Community College Academic Team Scholarship ($100,000) Honors Program Scholarship ($$$)

Honors FAQ’s Honors courses are not GPA weighted Every grade earned holds normal academic value, but the “H” for honors appears on your transcripts Contracts are legal documents and cannot be withdrawn from after the course number has been changed VISIT OUR WEBSITE and CHECK YOU EMAIL EVERYDAY

Stop by the Honors Center and utilize all we have to offer! Free snacks & cold drinks Free printing and internet access Free supplies such as scantrons and access to school supplies (graphing calculators, reference guides and more!) Lounge, Arts & Craft area Honors Center located in I-109 Open: Mon, Wed. 9am-5pm Tues, Thurs. 11am-5pm Friday 9am- 4pm

Leroy Johnson Transfer Canter

Anthony Reuss UCLA TAP

Mark Manasse MT2C

Honors Club Visit: Mesahc.org

www.ptk.org Transcript Designation Campus and Community Involvement Leadership Development Opportunities Recognition at Graduation Scholarships Transfer Opportunities www.ptk.org

Veterans Resource Center Building strong relationships with The Honors Program to better help our Veterans Tangible and Intangible Resources Relationship Between the Veterans Resource Center and the Honors Program Accessible Programs and Services Offered to Student Veterans