Bi-Weekly Newsletter

October 13, 2025

Club Day was a massive success. Lots of new energy for ideas and community for the new year. Join our Honors Connection Club.

For our newest students, this is your Foothill Honors Newsletter. It comes every two weeks and is filled with important information about all things Honors! For our students transfering in 2026, we know you are starting the application process. So we have lots of things set up to help you make choices and help you apply.

At-A-Glance

See below for details.

Oct. 13th and 27th: Honors Connection Meeting, Room 3305, Noon.
Oct 15th: Foothill College Transfer Fair! In the small gym. Room 2500. Come chat with reps from over 60 schools.
Oct. 15th: Dolores Huerta Event 10am-Noon, Smithwick Theater. Registration is required: See the QR Code Below.
Nov. 3rd, Required UCLA TAP Workshops with Fatima Jinnah Nov. 3rd.
November 21st: UC Santa Cruz! Free trip and tour! Interested? Let us know ASAP that you want to come (see below).
Intending to transfer this year? Applying to colleges this fall? Fill out the Intent to Transfer form for HTCC. (see below)

Transfer

UCLA TAP Informational Workshops

It is required that all students who are filling out the admissions application to UCLA this Fall, and want to get TAP certified in the winter quarter, attend an informational workshop led by the Foothill College Counseling team. All workshops are 45 min long. Again, these workshops are REQUIRED for UCLA TAP certification.

Monday, Nov 3rd in person (the conference room behind the Honors Institute office)

Note: The workshops scheduled for the week of Oct. 13th have been cancelled.

Foothill College Transfer Fair

Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 11am-2pm

Location: Small Gym, Rm 2500

Meet over 60 college and university representatives from . .

University of California (UC)
California State University (CSU)
Private/out-of-state universities
International Universities

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Transfer Fair Workshops (On-Campus/In-Person):

UC Workshop: UC application and Personal Insight Questions

Time: 2-3pm

Location: Rm 3106

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CSU Workshop: CSU application

Time: 1-1:50pm

Location: Room 3106

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For a list of participating schools and more informations, see the Transfer Center website.

The Honors Transfer Council

If you plan to transfer to an Honors Transfer Council of California Partner University, please fill this important form. VERY IMPORTANT: Under "Honors Director's Email," write "honors@fhda.edu."

Community

Honors Connection Club! Hit this Link:

@foothillcollegehonors

Honors Connection Club meets the second and fourth Monday of the month (Oct. 13th and 27th, Nov. 3rd and 17th, Dec. 1st) 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.

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

UC Santa Cruz - Free Trip and Tour

Friday, November 21st

Interested in seeing UCSC on November 21st? Let us know ASAP. Sign up here.

Bus will leave Campus Parking Lot #1 at 9AM and come back at 3PM. (you are OK to drive separately if you want!)

Labor Activist Dolores Huerta Is Coming to Foothill College!

Latiné Heritage Month Events 2025

Tuesday, Oct. 21

Community Organizers Panel for Immigrant Rights Discussion

1:30p.m.-3p.m.

Room 5015

Join us to hear from activists who are members of several community organizations (Hijas de Campo, Papeles Para Todos, Luna) who defend immigrant rights in the bay area. They will share their stories, the mission and services provided by their organization, and strategies for advocating for immigrant rights and dignity.

Organizations: Hijas del Campo, Papeles Para Todos, Luna

Wednesday, Oct. 22

Latiné Comedy Show

Noon-1 p.m.

BIPOC Center (Campus Center Lower Level)

Come share the laughter! Talented Latiné comedians will take the stage to deliver humor, stories, and perspectives that will have you laughing out loud. This special event celebrates Latine Heritage Month through comedy, culture, and community. Don’t miss it!

Thursday, Oct. 23

Virtual Artist Talk: Alejandra Rajal

Noon-1 p.m.

Join via ZOOM

The Foothill Photography Department hosts this insightful talk with Alejandra Rajal, a Mexican freelance documentary photographer whose work captures the intricate connections between humans, their environments, and belief systems. Her storytelling delves into themes such as climate change, drug policies, gender, religion, and violence.Her work has been featured in Der Spiegel, El País, ESPN, Gatopardo, NPR, National Geographic, Pie de Página, Süddeutsche Zeitung, The Guardian, The Washington Post, VICE, Wall Street Journal, among others.

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.

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

Scholarships

Scholarship season opens soon! Check out the Scholarships Website and get some money!!

Counseling

Fatima's Fall Office Hours

Honors Counseling

Honors Drop in Oct 13 - Oct 17th

Thurs Oct 16th from 12:30-1:00pm w/ Fatima

General Counseling Quick Questions with an Honors Counselor

For quick help, get in the queue to meet with a counselor during our Quick Question hours. To get in queue, call 650.949.7423 or use the FH Counseling Chat feature and have your CWID ready.

Your request for help will be placed in the order received.
You can request to meet with a counselor for up to 15 minutes via telephone or Zoom.
We start our queue no more than 5-minutes before the sessions begin.
We stop adding students to the queue 15-minutes before the session ends, or when the queue is full.
While every effort is made to provide helpful and timely support during Quick Questions, meeting with a specific counselor may not always be possible due to high demand and time constraints. When a preference is shared, the team will do their best to accommodate. We appreciate the understanding and continued commitment to making the most of available support.