The Purpose of the University Honors Council is to:
- Serve as a subcommittee of the University Undergraduate Program Committee.
- Advise the University Undergraduate Programs Committee on curricular matters related to honors education at Florida Atlantic University, including whether:
- courses proposed for honors credit meet appropriate institutional standards.
- newly proposed upper-division honors programs meet the criteria established for such programs.
- Assist in the administration of the Faculty Honors Fellows Program.
- Promote cooperation among the various units that offer honors opportunities to high ability students at Florida Atlantic University.
Membership
- The Florida Atlantic University Honors Council will have eleven members, all chosen according to the appropriate policies in their colleges. (The Graduate College and the College of Biomedical Science are not represented on the University Honors Council since this body deals exclusively with the undergraduate curriculum.)
- The presence of six of the Council’s eleven voting members will be considered a quorum for the purposes of conducting business.
- The Dean of Undergraduate Studies, the Dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research will serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the University Honors Council.
- It is strongly recommended that individuals elected to membership on the University Honors Council have experience in honors education at the faculty or administrative level either at Florida Atlantic University or at another institution.
Fall 2025
- Mr. Shawn Backer, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
- Dr. Fred Bloetscher, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Dr. Maré Cudic, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Dr. Michel Harrawood, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Dr. Michael S. Harris, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Dr. Mary Ann Leavitt, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Mr. Eric Levy, College of Business
- Ms. Alexandra Schmidt, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Dr. Christopher Strain, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Ms. Gretchen Suarez-Pena, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Dr. Patricia Willems, College of Education
Ex-officio Members:
- Dr. Donna Chamely-Wiik, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Fellowships
- Dr. Mary Ann Gosser-Esquilín, Assistant Dean, Honors and Scholars Program
- Dr. Dan Meeroff, Dean of Undergraduate Studies
- Ms. Mary Downing Patterson, Director of Honors and Scholars Advising
- Dr. Justin Perry, Dean, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
For more information please click here to view the Honors Curriculum Manual.