Eastern Student Danielle Berube of Burlington Admitted to Honors Program

2015 Sep 23

Eastern Connecticut State University has selected this year's academic scholars for the university's Honors Program. Students are selected based on their talent and ability to demonstrate academic success. Being a part of the Honors Program is an achievement at Eastern and something the students and staff take pride in.

Among the students admitted to the program was Danielle Berube '19 of Burlington, whose major is Exploratory Social Sciences. "The support from both the faculty and students in the program is amazing," said Berube. "In the end all of the hard work will pay off and fully prepare me for grad school."

"This year's freshmen cohort is one of the strongest first-year cohorts the Honors Program has ever had. The selection process was particularly difficult this year, as the Honors Council received almost 150 applicants for the 25 seats in the cohort," said William Salka, honors director.

Honors Program members receive an alternate course of study that is expected to stimulate and challenge them. They take small classes with professors dedicated to teaching honors courses. They study interdisciplinary topics and work independently with a faculty member to produce an honors thesis. Aside from their studies Honors students take part in a variety of leadership roles and rewarding activities. They participate in the Honors Club, which provides opportunities for social, cultural and educational interaction among other members of the Honors Program as well as the campus community.

"My main goal is to try things I never would have done before," said Berube.

The Honors Program provides living arrangements so all the members live in the same residence hall. This provides students the opportunity to make lifelong friendships with other students who have the same academic interests. Students are picked based on academic excellence and their participation in educational, cultural and social extracurricular activities. "We expect these students will join the upper-class Honors Scholars as campus leaders who are engaged in their majors and help set the bar for academic achievement and undergraduate research," said William Salka.