The University Honors Program at California State University, Long Beach, challenges and enriches the educational experience of motivated students. Distinguished professors facilitate and encourage students to explore ideas and concepts thoroughly in intimate, discussion-oriented classes.
Honors students strive for excellence, dedicate themselves to enriching their educational experience and actively participate in classes and lectures. Honors students benefit from interaction with prestigious faculty and other goal-oriented and committed students who have diverse backgrounds and unique personal experiences. Graduating with honors is an outstanding accomplishment that has benefited many alumni who have become doctors, lawyers and Pulitzer Prize winning journalists.
Spring 2012 Upcoming Events
The University Honors Program offers numerous events to its students each semester to promote scholarship, research, sustainability, athletics, study abroad, community service and more!
Take a look at our final events of the semester:
"Green Your Campus" Presented by Green Campus
Tuesday, April 17th
University Student Union Beach Auditorium @ 12:30-1:30pm
Join the Green Campus Interns as they offer an eye-opening look at the environmental impact made by your average college student in a single day. In addition to enlightening statistics, the Interns will also offer resources that you can explore in understanding and mitigating your own impact on the environment. Enough of “green-washing” your way to sustainability! Let’s take concrete steps to really make a difference.
Monthly Honor Code Contributors Meeting
Thursday, April 19th
Honors Program Office, Library 214 @ 3:30-5:00pm
The Honor Code provides a unique opportunity for students in the Program to contribute their writing, artistic, and design talents to a newsletter with a readership that includes over 400 UHP participants, hundreds of prospective students and even the President of the University. Come to our monthly meetings and join this collaborative and creative undertaking!
Graduate School Preparation Workshop
Friday, April 20th
CDC Conference Room, Brotman Hall 250 @ 1:30-3:00pm
Thinking about going to graduate school? Not sure how to begin the process or need input as you work on your applications? Career Development Center Counselor, Wayne Tokunaga, will be offering his input on the A to Z’s of graduate school, from selecting the right program, to preparing for the entrance exams, securing possible funding, writing your personal statement and more.
Best Buddies Friendship Walk
Saturday, April 21st
Shoreline Village, 330 South Pine Ave., Long Beach @ 9:00am-12:00pm
Join us as we walk to raise funds for the Best Buddies programs of inclusion. Best Buddies is an organization that creates opportunities for friendship building, integrated employment, and leadership programs to educate people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to be advocates for social inclusion in the community. Make a difference in the life of a person with IDD and join our walking team 'CSULB University Honors Program' at www.bestbuddiescalifornia.org/socalwalk. All walkers must donate a minimum of $5.
International Food & Adventure Storytelling Night
Friday, April 27th
Academic Services Building, Room 122 @ 5:00pm
Come join our international food and adventure storytelling night and be inspired to study abroad! Bring a dish that is popular in your ancestral country, or perhaps in a country you have visited – or hope to visit someday. We will sit down to a diverse dinner and talk about our experiences in other nations, sharing stories of our travels and dreams of the places we would like to see. If you have ever been abroad either to study or travel, then please bring photos from your global adventures as well!
UHP 498 Senior Thesis Presentations
Friday, May 4th
College of Business Administration (CBA), Room 140A @ 10:00-11:30am
Are you wondering what the Honors thesis really entails or interested to hear about the kinds of research current thesis students are conducting? Attend this panel of Honor seniors from all disciplines as they describe their projects and answer questions about the dynamic topics they are exploring.
This is the final thesis panel of the semester, so if you have not been able to attend one yet, then make sure to be there!
End-of-the-Semester Movie Night
Friday, May 4th
Psychology Building, Room 150 @ 7:00-10:00pm
Come join our end-of-the-semester movie night and celebrate the close of another successful spring at The Beach! Please bring yourself, your friends, and a simple dish or snack for the potluck too! Also, feel free to post your movie favorites on the Facebook event page for UHP Student Association Social Chair, Emily Sander, to see as she orchestrates the evening’s cinematic selection.
Monthly Beach Clean-Up
Saturday, May 5th
90 South Termino Avenue, Long Beach @ 9:00am-12:00pm
Come help us clean the beach! A clean environment is critical to the well-being of our entire ecosystem, so make a difference for the betterment of our planet. If possible, bring garden/work gloves, reusable water bottles and trash grabbers. We’ll meet as a group at the blue check-in tent and clean the beach together! For more information about this volunteer opportunity, check-out the following website: http://saveourbeach.org
The Honor Code
The Honor Code is a semester newsletter produced by the University Honors Program that showcases student achievements and research, scholarly articles, social events and more.
We invite you to read our newsletter issues and acquaint yourself with our Program and its learning community.
The Honor Code - Issue I - Fall 2009
The Honor Code - Issue II - Fall 2010
The Honor Code - Issue III - Spring 2011
