ADVANTAGES OF MEMBERSHIP
Residential Living Opportunities
- Annual $2,000 Residential Life Scholarship; monies help finance the added cost of
a private room
- Can combine the Residential Life Scholarship with other FSU scholarships
- Environment conducive to studying and learning
- Membership in a true learning community
- Honors Peer Mentors in each hall/on each floor
- Cultural opportunities
- Plays, ballets, operas, museums, art galleries, lectures—tickets courtesy of Honors.
Some options have included: La Boheme and West Side Story at Devos Opera Hall; Cirque
Dreams at Broadway Theatre Guild; Nutcracker, Guerilla Girls on Tour and Ladysmith
Black Mambazo at FSU Williams Auditorium; IMAX Theatre; Frederick Meijer Gardens;
Grand Rapids Planetarium and Museum, etc. (Transportation is provided free of charge
for Honor students)
- Lunch and Learn speaker series in the halls hosted by professors, alumni and corporate
leaders
- Travel scholarships available for study abroad opportunities as well as national/local
conferences
- Leadership development opportunities
- Conference participation
Academic opportunities
- 6-10 "Honors" credits depending on class level or acceptance date
- Work with faculty on research projects/independent study options
- Join the staff of the Endeavor, Honors Program Newsletter
- Priority registration
- Supplemental advising
- Join the Honors Program’s own registered student organization
Annual Events
- Art Show
- Honors Awards Night (bi-annual)
- Speech Contest
- Variety Show
- Honors Formal
- Senior Symposium
- Senior Send-Off Banquet
- Commencement Breakfast
Recognition
- Honors Awards Nights (bi-annual)
- Senior Symposium
- Honors seal on diploma
- Honors indicator on transcript
- Honors medallion presented at Senior Banquet for graduation ceremony
- Opportunity to receive special stole for graduation ceremony (Leadership, Volunteerism,
Scholar)
