Distinctions draw from each school

By By Joseph Sibinski (Contact)

Friday, May 20, 2005

Of the thousands of students graduating from the University of Kansas this spring; only an elite few will graduate with honors. After this semester, 158 students will have graduated from the Honors Program since last summer.

Honors students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.25 during their undergraduate career and take at least eight honors and/or graduate level courses. Most will be graduating from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, but this year all University schools will have representatives from the Honors Program.

The guest speaker at the honors ceremony will be current president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, Reggie Robinson. Robinson is an associate professor of law at the University and has also worked at the United States Department of Justice. He was appointed by President Clinton as the youngest member of the Commission of White House Fellowships in 1999. He gave a speech for the Honors Program at its opening convocation two years ago, has taught honors courses and spoke at seminars.

“He’s a good friend of the Honors Program,” Sandy Wick, associate director of the Honors Program, said.

The ceremony, to be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall, will begin with a procession of the students, followed by an introduction and a guest speaker. During the cording ceremony each student will be awarded a cord for their achievement. Each member of the staff will take turns handing out the cords to the students.

The KU Honors Program is always changing with the times to better serve the University’s best and brightest students. In the past few years it has expanded its staff, further refined the completion criteria — such as online enrollment for the program — adding more undergraduate research and scholarship opportunities, and created more social activities for the students. The program is working to fine tune the curriculum, and even establish an Honors Council that would function as part of the government to create even more opportunities for honors students.

It is no small feat to be graduating with honors and the students, parents, professors, and anyone else who helped make it possible for them should be very proud.

— Edited by Nikola Rowe

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