Richard A. Diem, Ph.D.
Dean, Honors College
[Bio]
Welcome to the University of Texas at San Antonio's Honors
College. The mission of the Honors College is to recruit and
enrich the educational opportunities of academically talented,
curious, motivated, and diverse students through an
interdisciplinary curriculum that includes opportunities for
research, service, and leadership. Our vision is to be a
nationally recognized leader in attracting highly talented and
motivated students and to provide through excellence in its
undergraduate programs and initiatives an avenue for them to
affect the state, the nation, and the world. Through our core
values of honesty, opportunity, nurturance, originality,
respect, and success the Honors College seeks to educate our
students through broad interdisciplinary perspectives while
demonstrating excellence in their chosen field.
UTSA's Honors College is open to students from all academic
disciplines. Offering small classes, special interdisciplinary
seminars, community service opportunities, supervised research
experiences, and study abroad opportunities, the Honors College
is a community of bright scholars, caring advisors and
enthusiastic professors. We are building an exciting community
and welcome you to join us.
What's New in the Honors College?
Honors College Photo Contest Winners
The Honors College is pleased to announce the winners of the Honors College Photo Contest, "Be the Change You Wish to See." The three winners are:
1st Place: Traci Derlein, "Hello, My Name is: Change"
2nd Place: Jessica Garza, "I Am the Change"
3rd Place: Meagan Kellie Lazaga, "NAMI Walk"
All members of the Honors College are invited to view all the photos, including the winning ones, in the Photo Contest Gallery.
October Newsletter
The October Newsletter is up. Click here to access it. In it you can find descriptions for all of the Spring 2010 Honors courses. Click here for a list of current and archived newsletters.
Need Help With Your Honors Thesis?
Two templates have been made available to help students with their Honors Thesis . The first template is for the development of an Honors Thesis Proposal. The second template may be used for the preparation of the actual thesis. The templates and instructions may be found on the Research & Thesis page here.