Getting involved with the Honors can take on many forms and mesh with many different times in your career, all of which can be extremely rewarding.

Being "Honors Faculty" can mean many things. You can choose exciting and more time-intensive commitments such as teaching Honors courses or sections, mentoring students in Honors Course Contracts or Honors Independent Study experiences. At the other end of the spectrum you can choose satisfying but limited engagements like being invited to host a "Pizza & Profs" event, being a reviewer for Explorations, or even sitting in on National Fellowship or University Scholar selection committees. No matter how you get involved, Honors Faculty enjoy interacting with curious, motivated students who are eager to test their limits and expand their horizons.

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LAUNCH: Honors publishes a general bulletin once a week on Mondays, but also has developed a bulletin for faculty that is published each Wednesday.
To subscribe, send an email to listserv@listserv.tamu.edu with "SUBSCRIBE HONORSFACULTY" in the body of the message. The message does not need a subject line and should not have a signature or any other content in the body of the message.
If you have items of interest that you would like to share with other HUR faculty, please forward those to honors@tamu.edu.

Teach Honors Classes

LAUNCH: Honors is happy to provide guidance to faculty who are preparing to teach an Honors course. Furthermore, we offer supplemental funding to help sustain Honors course offerings in the future.

Mentor Honors Students

The most rewarding experiences often occur outside of the classroom, whether as a University Scholars Faculty Mentor, as the guest speaker for a "Pizza & Profs" session, or as a research advisor through the Undergraduate Research Scholars program.

Receive Teaching and Mentoring Awards

LAUNCH is proud of the excellence of our faculty members and therefore offers several awards for faculty members, including the Wells-Fargo Honors Faculty Mentor Award and the Honors Teacher-Scholar Award, among others.

Attend Honors Community Events

LAUNCH sponsors a number of events to bring together Honors faculty, students, and staff. Two key events include the annual Honors Faculty Social and the annual Undergraduate Research Expo. Workshops for faculty are also periodically offered.

Serve on Advisory Committees

Every year, a number of our students apply for such prestigious awards as the Rhodes, Goldwater, and Truman Scholarship. Many of these awards require university endorsement, and students who are selected as finalists are often invited to interview. Honors and Undergraduate Research relies on the expertise and experience of our faculty members in both identifying and preparing these outstanding students.

Participate in Honors at the National Level

Professional members of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) benefit from networking with other faculty teaching Honors around the country. Membership benefits include professional publications and the discounted registration at regional and national conferences.