HC IMPACT Week of Service is an summer opportunity for approximately 60 incoming first-year students to engage in their new community through service with various organizations. The Honors College and Academic Scholars Program participants also engage in educational workshops, reflections, and team-building activities. They learn about social inequities and inequalities in areas such as […]
What happens when a university honors college, a public school district, local experts, and returning student leaders join forces to help rising eighth and ninth graders see themselves as future scholars? For a growing group of Detroit students, it looks like the Detroit Early Honors Experience – a vibrant four-day summer program led by the […]
By Sloane Barlow The Honors Research Scholars Program provides early research opportunities to Honors College students. Funded primarily through donor support, these scholars serve as research assistants to faculty mentors in every field around Michigan State’s campus. “The Honors College at MSU is really a leader in the undergraduate research space,” said Assistant Dean Justin […]
By Sloane Barlow When they met on the Holmes Hall Honors floor in 1994, Randy and Michelle Kimple would never have guessed they would both be leaders at a research-intensive university 31 years later. Randy and Michelle met during their first year at Michigan State, both members of Lyman Briggs and the Honors College. Michelle […]
By Sloane Barlow Forty years ago, the Honors College launched the Professorial Assistantship program with 10 students and a goal to expand undergraduate research. Today, the program creates opportunities for 365 first- and second-year students, and the Honors College is now a leader in undergraduate research. The Professorial Assistantship (PA) program, housed within the […]
The original version of this release appeared here on the Distinguished Student Awards Office website. By Anneliese Mackel and Kristin Janka Michigan State University undergraduate student Eleanor Pugh has earned a Boren Scholarship to study abroad in Kazakhstan. The Boren Awards program funds the intensive study of language and culture abroad for U.S. undergraduate and graduate […]
By Sloane Barlow Picture this: you’re a first-generation college student, the first in your family to attend – and ultimately complete – college or university. You step onto Michigan State’s expansive campus for the first time to navigate class schedules, complex assignments, and cutting-edge research opportunities without past knowledge from family members. You are searching […]
By Melanie Brender Michigan State University has awarded comprehensive scholarships to fifty exceptional incoming first-year students. Alumni Distinguished Scholarships are part of a 70-year tradition, University Distinguished Scholarships were initiated in 2000, and the inaugural Joseph R. and Sarah L. Williams Scholarships have enabled more students than ever to receive full merit awards to MSU. […]
By Sloane Barlow The student employees of the Honors College exemplify academic excellence and passion. They help run and document dozens of events throughout the academic year. Most often, they are the first smiling faces students see when they walk into the Honors College. Three of our student employees are graduating this spring, reflecting on […]
This information originally appeared here in MSUToday. The Board of Trustees announced the recipients of their Award for Academic Excellence on April 11, 2025. Of the 271 MSU graduates who received the award, 166 are Honors College students, making up approximately 61% of the awardees. The Board of Trustees Award for Academic Excellence recognizes […]
