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• Florida_International_University_Honors_College abstract "Before the Honors College was a college, it was the Honors Program. The Program got its start in 1990 with an inaugural class of only 100 freshmen. The earliest iteration of the Honors College, the Faculty Scholars Program, was formed in 1972 and became an integral part of FIU’s newly admitted lower-division student body. The program brought together some of the best and brightest students and challenged them to think outside the box of the traditional university curriculum. Dr. Fernando González-Reigosa, the Dean of Undergraduate Studies in 1972, was at the forefront of the push to create an entire Honors curriculum. Gonzalez-Reigosa dreamed of an intellectual community in which outstanding students focused on critical thinking, personal and professional enrichment, and excellence working hand-in-hand with a group of dedicated teachers and scholars. This vision led eventually to the transformation of the program into an autonomous college within the university.In 1997, after relocating twice, the Honors Program found a permanent home in the Deuxieme Maison building and became the Honors College. Invigorated by a new sense of its growing value to the University, and with a larger space in which to stretch itself, the College concentrated its efforts on providing students with a continually evolving interdisciplinary curriculum. Recognizing that, in an increasingly globalized world, it was not enough for students to understand only their own culture, the College set about developing ways to give them the opportunity to get first-hand experience abroad. Its first move in that direction was to establish a partnership with the University of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, which gave rise to the Spain Study Abroad Program. Students in the program travelled throughout Spain, taking in the architecture, art, culture, people, and food.In the summer of 1998, Associate Dean Stephen Fjellman led the next phase of the Honors College international outreach with the Italy Study Abroad Program. Pairing the interdisciplinary cornerstone of an Honors education with the potential offered by study in another country, the Study Abroad programs have since blossomed into one of the College’s most coveted experiences.Dr. Fjellman also spearheaded the expansion of the Honors College onto the North Miami campus, currently known as the Biscayne Bay Campus. The community that Dean González- Reigosa left in 2001 was nothing like the program he oversaw in its infancy. When he retired, Dr. Ivelaw Griffith became the second dean of the Honors College. Under his expert leadership, the Honors College doubled its enrollment and became an even more significant part of the university. Among other things, Dean Griffith added both the Student Research and Artistic Initiative (SRAI) and the Honors Convocation to the College’s offerings. SRAI paired faculty with students who shared similar research interests. Opportunities for research in the program encompass nearly every academic discipline and artistic endeavor. The program, now renamed Advanced Research and Creativity in Honors (ARCH), gives interested students a chance to learn by doing, rather than sitting in a classroom in a seminar. The annual Honors College Convocation has evolved into an outstanding showcase of talent and dedication of the College’s faculty and students. After 5 years of service to the College, Dr. Griffith moved on to become a college provost, leaving a greatly improved Honors College in the capable hands of Dr. Lesley A. Northup, the former associate dean. At the same time, development efforts have made rapid strides and opened up new possibilities for Honors College students. For example, “Food for Talk,” an innovative event that mixes fine dining with discussions of timely issues led by a diverse group of university scholars, was introduced in the spring of 2010. Proceeds from the now annual event are used to enhance the Honors College’s scholarship programs.Today, Honors is providing over 1000 students with more advantages and opportunities than ever before. The last few years have seen many new initiatives that have led the College into previously untapped areas. Such significant partnerships as the 3 + 3 program with FIU’s Law School and a partnership with FIU’s Athletics Department are now in place, strengthening the Honors College’s ties with the university and helping Honors students advance.The College has also begun to place far greater emphasis on outreach and service learning, as students are encouraged to take leadership roles and contribute to the community. The pioneering Sweetwater partnership impacts FIU and the surrounding community, as students tutor children, teach sports and hygiene, plant community gardens and trees, mentor seniors in computer use, offer citizenship classes, and put together events with the elementary school. The Honors College on the Biscayne Bay Campus has begun its own community service initiative. In 2007, Jayne Klein, the BBC Program Director, established a partnership with the Overtown Youth Center, recruiting students in Tau Sigma Alpha, the College’s BBC Honors Society, to serve as tutors, and mentors for the young people at the Center. Under Dean Northup’s leadership, the Honors College continues to look to the future, while still keeping one eye on the past and both feet on the ground. The creative mix of outstanding faculty, students and staff continues to generate innovative curricular and service opportunities that help prepare students for productive and successful futures.".
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