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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The University of Jamestown faculty’s Honors Committee has worked diligently over the past two years to undertake major revisions in the way the University handles honors education.

Next fall, the University will introduce a course-based Honors Program that will challenge students with interdisciplinary courses on a broad range of topics.

Dr. Michelle Solensky, UJ Professor of Biology, will serve as the Honors Program Director. She commented, “The Honors Program features interdisciplinary, discussion-based seminars that focus on a variety of intriguing topics.  Students who complete the program will graduate with University Honors, which will be recognized on the student’s official transcript and at commencement.”

The mission of the Honors Program is to challenge students to explore and integrate ideas from multiple disciplines, and to think critically and creatively. Admitted students will be required to take ten credits of honors courses. Course topics covered include Monsters and Mayhem (Exploring the History of Science through Fiction), Good Vibrations (The Art and Physics of Music), and Feeding Mars (Understanding the Impact of War on Humanity through Literature and Film).

The Honors Program will admit approximately 20 students each year.  Students who have been accepted to the University of Jamestown, and have earned a 28 or higher ACT score AND a 3.5 or higher high school GPA are automatically invited to join the UJ Honors Program. 

Other students who have been admitted to the University of Jamestown are encouraged to apply to the Honors Program:

• ·         Incoming freshmen with a 26 or 27 ACT score AND a 3.2 or higher high school GPA
• ·         Current UJ students with a 26 or 27 ACT score AND a 3.0 or higher UJ GPA
• ·         Transfer students with a 26 or 27 ACT score AND a 3.2 or higher high school GPA AND a 3.0 or higher post-secondary GPA

Dr. Solensky is a member of the Education Committee of the Animal Behavior Society, and co-advises the Science Club and Beta Beta Beta, which is a national biological honor society. She was one of four women to be honored as Outstanding Women Leaders 2016 by The Zonta Club of Jamestown.

For more information on the Honors Program, and the application process, please contact Dr. Solensky at 701-252-3467, ext. 5458 or msolensk@uj.edu.