UC Berkeley Field Trip is April 10th!

Interested in going to UC Berkeley? Fill out this interest form by Friday, March 27th! Sign-ups will occur soon after. Sponsored by the Honors Connection Club

At-A-Glance

See below for details

• March 30th: Deadline to apply for Foothill College's Research and Service Learning Symposium on May 21st.
• First Honors Connection Meeting April 13th!
• April 24th: West Valley College BrainxBehavior Conference.
• May 2nd: Honors Research Symposium, Stanford University.

The Spring Schedule Is Out!

Plenty of Honors classes in Anthropology, Biology, Business, English, Media Studies, Music, Photography, and Psychology, OR, you can get on the waitlist in Art, Counseling, Global Studies, or Humanities! Sign up today!

Transfer

IF YOU APPLIED TO YALE UNIVERSITY FOR FALL 2026...

with at least a 3.5gpa, please email Fatima Jinnah at jinnahfatima@fhda.edu with your Student I.D. number and birthdate. We want to inform Yale that you are part of the Honors Institute and have met all the requirements by the end of Spring quarter.

San Jose State Honors X

SJSU has this excellent program that all students should consider. Have a look. You join a cohort and are able to meet and work with leaders in the field. They are inclusive, grassroots, and hand-on. https://www.sjsu.edu/honorsx/index.php

They want students from the area who want to succeed in new fields of study. It is a minor that you do in conjunction with your major. It is an incredible opportunity, especially if you want to stay local.

Language Other Than English (LOTE) Requirement

Have you taken two years of a foreign language in high school and want to get cleared for the Language Other than English (LOTE) requirement for the IGETC pattern? Please fill out this form.

Satisfying the LOTE requirement through AP exams? Use the evaluation link instead.

Community

Honors Connection Club! Hit this Instagram ink:

@fhhonorsconnection

Honors Connection Club meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at Noon in Room 3305 (John Fox's classroom) . Come and meet interesting people engaging in stimulating conversations as we grow the honors community at Foothill. The first meeting of Spring quarter is April 13th!

Join our discord to stay in the loop on club events and ask us any questions!

Become Involved in Planning Heritage Months!



April: Muslim Heritage Month

May: Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

June: LGBTQ+ Heritage Month (AKA Pride Month)

Email Victoria Strelnikova at strelnikovavictoria@fhda.edu to get involved!

Honors Alumni Read This!

If you transferred already and want to help future Honors Transfers, then let us know -- We are creating an Honors Alumni Association. We will reach out to you individually because we are interested in maintaining connections for our students. Sign up here on this link.

Coming in Fall 2026: Honors Mentor Program

Will you be at Foothill College in Fall, 2026? If so, apply to become a part of the Honors Mentor Program! We are just launching this program, and your participation will be a great asset for our new Honors scholars. If interested, please fill out this form.

Join the Honors Canvas Site, Discord Site, and Instagram!

Research

CONGRATULATIONS

to the Following Students Selected to Present at the Honors Research Symposium!

Ambra Gargini: "The Fatal Mark: English Translators Brand Milady with More than the Fleur-de-Lys"

Alysa Tran, Miyako Grundler, and Max Wang: "Biocompatibility of Synthesized Undaria pinnatifida Bioplastics in Enteric Bacteria and Caenorhabditis elegans Models

Itamar Zohar: "Solving the Scheduling Puzzle: A Data-Driven Approach to Educational Resource Allocation."

Foothill has a long history of participating in this symposium and even if you are not presenting we encourage you to attend. The cost is $50 to attend, which covers conference attendance, lunch, tote bag and Stanford folder. Watch this space for information on how to register.

Research and Service Learning Symposium Applications are now open! The symposium will be held on Thursday, May 21st at Foothill. This is an opportunity to showcase your research, service, leadership, and creative arts projects. Browse the RSLS Website for inspiration. Deadline to apply is March 30th.

The last RSLS workshop is

Friday, Mar. 27, 2026, Noon-1pm, Zoom 

$Money$

FAFSA and CADAA Applications Are Open!

Scholarship opportunities are officially live on Academic Works — don’t miss your chance! Apply, apply, apply!

The 2026-2027 FAFSA and CADAA Applications are open Now!

2025-2026 FAFSA & CADAA applications are still open!

Visit our Virtual Financial Aid Front Desk via Zoom. Connect with financial aid staff and have your general financial aid questions answered instantly without the wait of an email response. 

Virtual Front Desk Zoom Hours: 

Mondays: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tuesdays: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 Thursdays: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Scholarship season is now upon us! Some of the deadlines are fast approaching, including:

• Foothill Environmental Horticulture Scholarships (March 30th).
• Foothill Marisol Lopez Scholarship Endowment for Dental Assisting (April 1st).
• Foothill Global Experiential Learning Summer Scholarship (April 10th).
• Organizacion Latino Americana (OLA) Scholarship (April 12th).
• Foothill Vuong Van Bac Endowed Scholarshp for Students Who Work Part-time (April 12th).
• Find these and other scholarship here.

Counseling

Fatima's Winter Honors Counseling Office Hours

On Zoom

Tuesdays, 11-12:30pm

Thursdays, 9-10:30.

See the counseling page on the honors website.

You can also get a Quick Questions Session or contact a counselor on the HONORS COUNSELING TEAM

Anabel Arreola-Trigonis

Cathy Denver

Andrew Lee

Debra Lew

GOOD LUCK ON FINALS!

HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!