Bi-Weekly Newsletter
Happy Rainy 2023,

It is the first week of classes in the new year of Honors. Excellent to be back on campus. This is the view out our office window.

Here are the weekly office hang out hours for you to visit Tracee Cunningham/Honors Counselor. Bldg 1900, Office 1961
  • Mondays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Wednesdays 10 a.m.–Noon

and virtually in the HONORS ZOOM ROOM
  • Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 p.m.
  • Thursdays Noon-1:30 p.m.

We are wet but ready to go. Here are some important Honors related things that we'll cover below.
  1. UCLA TAP - student agreement form
  2. TAP Certification workshops
  3. Irvine Honors to Honors
  4. Honors Connection Club
  5. Classes still open
  6. Get a friend to enroll win a new car
  7. Symposiums for you.
  8. College Field Trip to Berkeley
UCLA TAP Certification Workshops

If you applied to UCLA for Fall 2023 and are expecting to participate in the UCLA Transfer Alliance Program, the UCLA TAP Certification process begins soon. Students that need to be TAP certified MUST fill out this form: Student Agreement Form and attend for one of the TAP Certification Workshops below where you will be walked through the complete certification process of completing the worksheet, meeting with a counselor, and obtaining the signature of one of the co-directors.

Monday, January 30th 12-1pm (In person room 3103)
Tuesday, January 31st 2-3pm (Virtual see Honors Zoom Link)
Wednesday, February 8th 4-5pm (Virtual see Honors Zoom Link)
Monday February 13th 11-12pm (In person room 3103)
Thursday, February 16th 12-1pm (Virtual see Honors Zoom Link)


Students will also be contacted by the Honors Institute confirming their UCLA TAP eligibility. If you do not receive a confirmation email by next Friday, January 20, and you were expecting to qualify to participate as a TAP student, please send an e-mail to honors@foothill.edu.
UC Irvine Honors to Honors Nominations

Eligible students who participate in the UC Irvine Honors to Honors are granted early admission to UCI (not necessarily to their first choice of major) and guaranteed admission to the prestigious Campus wide Honors Collegium. Students also receive priority consideration for a special set of merit-based scholarships.

Students must have a cumulative UC GPA of 3.7 in transferable coursework by the end of Fall 2022. By the end of the Spring 2023 quarter, students must have completed 90 quarter units, minimum major preparation requirements and fulfilled UC English Composition (2 courses), mathematics (1 course), and additional subject requirements (4 courses). In addition, you must also complete the Honors Scholar program by Spring 2023.

In order for Honors Institute students to be considered for UCI's Honors to Honors program, you must have applied to UC Irvine for Fall 2023 and be nominated by the Honors Institute Coordinators. You should have already let us know you applied to Irvine. If you did not -- email honors@foothill.edu.
Florence Study Abroad -- Anyone Can Join!

Check out the next information sessions. https://foothill.edu/global/

Why study in northern CA when you can be in Italy?? The professors will be amazing and all the classes can also be Honors classes! Can I go too? This will be amazing.

Imagine eating gelato and walking across that bridge. Don't imagine -- just make it reality.
Honors Transfer Program

As we get closer to graduation dates, we want to remind you to take advantage of the transfer partnerships we have with various colleges ad universities. The Foothill College Honors Institute along with the Honors Transfer Council of California (HTTC) has transfer partnerships with colleges and universities across California and the United States. Students completing our Honors Scholar Program enjoy enhanced transfer consideration and/or other benefits at the partner campuses. These may include guaranteed or priority acceptance consideration, special scholarships, housing priority, and pre-transfer library privileges. 

If you have not yet done so, please join the Honors Transfer Program to ensure you qualify for the many transfer opportunities available to you as an Honors Scholar. For more information, please visit the website for our Honors Transfer Program.
Winter 2023 Honors classes

Just today we had first-time students enroll in their first honors classes. Honors truly is for everyone.
The Honors Courses being offered are on our Honors website.
Honors Connection Club

Meetings are upcoming! Group Service Projects are being organized so you can work together with a common purpose. If you have a great idea for the group to use please contact the club officers. Leah and Alekos.
The Bay Area Honors Symposium

The Bay Honors Research Symposium gives students the opportunity to participate in scholarly research in a variety of disciplines, with the goal of presenting their findings in a variety of formats. The Honors Institute will pay Reg Fees. This is a cool thing you can put on your applications and use for your CV. It is amazing to be able to meet a community of like-minded scholars.

Consider submitting a presentation abstract. It isn't much at this point, just an idea that can be assessed. Honors co-director, Dr. Sam Connell can help you refine it in the next month. Let us know if you are interested.
The RSL Symposium
Plan to participate in this campus and community-wide event!

The Research and Service Leadership Symposium provides students an opportunity to expand their learning beyond the walls of the classroom (or the confines of the screen); to investigate their world through in-depth research projects; to create and participate in worthwhile service learning activities, including original creative arts projects, and to present their newfound knowledge, insights and experiences to the campus community.
Students will gain experience presenting in a professional conference setting on the virtual campus through presentations, performance, displays and discussion.
The Symposium itself is the culminating event of these student projects. The event includes
  • A full day and evening of presentations, peer discussion forums, art galleries, and creative performances.
  • Awards ceremony, keynote speaker and closing celebration.
We are going to Berkeley! Come with Honors to get a tour

On a Friday in early February we are going to Berkeley for a campus tour. If you are interested in joining the honors group to attend the tour please sign up here. We will provide a bus and food. We should leave in the morning and get back by 3pm. Sign up if you are interested, and we will arrange dates next week.