Bi-Weekly Newsletter

Happy Valentine's Day!

So great that there are no classes today. We hope you are enjoying the holiday and spending time with loved ones.

Events coming up in Week7 supported by the Honors Institute:

1) This Sunday 1-2pm - Stanford Transfer Panel with past Honors Connection President Nicole Nguyen.

2) Monday Feb 17 the Honors Symposium abstracts are due. (see below)

3) Wednesday 5-6pm in the BSS Lounge Unwind After Midterms - Pizza and fun with Honors Connection and the Institute

Plus many other events for Black History Month, the Pride Center and Career Hacks. (see below)

The Bay Area Honors Symposium

Abstract Proposals due February 17 at midnight!!!

Consider submitting a presentation abstract by this Monday. All the details and helpful hints are located at the website. If you have done some research, and you can talk confidently about it, plus throw in a few citations, then you are good to go!

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 of $50, plus take you there in a bus. It is amazing to be able to meet a community of like-minded scholars. Submit an abstract!

Honors Connection Club will be going with its members! We are going to meet up with students already at Berkeley, so they can give a tour. Sign up for a free transport in a bus, free entrance with lunch, and hang out with the Honors Insitute crew. Sign up here.

Where am I? How do I find the Honors Institute?

Many Honors people participated in the Foothill College Signage Redesign Focus Group session on Wednesday.

Over 80 students and 40

faculty and staff provided feedback on what they want to see with our

new signage. You can still take part. Wayfinding and Signage survey that is fast and easy. Link here to the Workshop Surve y

Black History Month 2025

Check out all the upcoming events for February. Several events this week. Link to all events

Tuesday, Feb. 18

Black Panther Museum Walk

11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Dining Hall

Did you know the Black Panther Party was started by community college students? Come learn more interesting facts about the party.

The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland, California in 1966 by two California community college students. Join the Umoja Learning Community as we learn about the Black Panther Party’s list of 10 Demands, Community Service Initiatives, and the Women behind the movement.