SPECIAL FEATURES

Shepherd University Honors Center
Martin Hall is the home of the Shepherd University Honors Center and is reserved for the work of Honors students. The Honors Center Office (room 101) houses the Honors administrative offices, as well as a study lounge and computer center equipped with tables, lounge chairs, computers, a printer, and a scanner. A Rambler Card entry system ensures that Honors students have access to the Honors Center 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Honors Housing
Martin Hall is also the place that many Honors students call home. The entire residence is reserved for Honors students, and it offers suite-style living, easy access to parking and the Honors Center, and the opportunity to be a part of an active and vibrant community of Honors students.

Honors Classes
Students in the Honors Program have the privilege of being able to take as many Honors courses as they like. Honors courses are smaller than regular classes, employ innovative approaches to teaching and learning, and encourage lots of interaction among students and professors. Almost all Honors courses also include one or more field trips each semester.

Special Social Events
Each semester, the Honors Program at Shepherd schedules a variety of social events just for Honors students. These events include a welcome dinner, visits to different museums and events in the region, and ice cream socials or a night out at the movies in Shepherdstown. Each fall the Honors Program hosts a picnic and barbeque for Honors students and their families during Shepherd's Family Weekend, and each spring students in the Honors Program get the chance to visit New York City for a weekend.

Honors Spring Orientation
An opportunity for students who have been accepted to the Honors Program for the fall to experience campus life firsthand. High school seniors attending the orientation are greeted by a "host" student, a current member of the Honors Program, with whom they stay overnight and attend classes the next day.

Honors Conferences
Shepherd University maintains membership in the Southern Regional Honors Council and the National Collegiate Honors Council. Opportunities to present research, serve on student panels, and attend workshops at the yearly conferences of each organization are available to members in good standing in the Honors Program.

The Honors Advisory Board
The advisory board consists of an elected faculty member from each division, the Honors director, past Honors Directors, a representative from the Residence Life Office, and four student representatives from the Honors Program. The Board meets each month to discuss and evaluate the Honors Program, plan for new events, and collaborate on decisions about policy and procedures.

International Study
The Honors Program utilizes a variety of options to encourage students to study abroad. The Honors Center works closely with the Global Horizons program, the Modern Languages Department at Shepherd University, and the University's Study Abroad Office to coordinate international study and travel.

Shepherd University Honors Listserv
The Honors listserv is designed to facilitate communication among the members of the Shepherd University Honors program. Messages posted to the list go to all members of the program, allowing free and open discussion of topics of interest.