News
Udall Scholar: Meghan Mooney, April 2008
April 11, 2008: The University Honors Program is proud to announce that junior Meghan Mooney (Anthropology major, Biology minor) has been selected as one of the 80 Udall Scholars by the Morris K. Udall Foundation, for academic year 2008-09. Meghan, who applied in the category of commitment to a career related to the environment, worked on communications for the Solar Decathlon, the competition in which Santa Clara placed third in 2007-08. She will apply the scholarship toward her studies in the 2008-09 academic year. (Information about this award is available at http://www.udall.gov/udall.asp?link=200.)
Update from the 2007-08 Oxford Scholar, February 2008
Nick Obradovich, a junior Economics and Environmental Studies major, is the current University Honors Program's Oxford Scholar, an honor that is permitting him to study at Oxford University for the entire 07-08 academic year through the generous sponsorship of Santa Clara University's Honors Program. Nick wrote me in response to a query: "As an update, I received the Mansfield Visiting Student Prize for top academic performance last term, which is quite nice (50 pounds!). I also competed against Cambridge in a track meet last weekend. I won the discus, came second in the 60mH, third in the high jump, and fourth in the 60m sprint (and last in the javelin :-). It was enjoyable to be part of an athletic team again and to compete at a high level."
So our stellar SCU student is representing both the University and the USA quite nicely in the UK, it appears.
Notable Features
Class of 2011 Profile
The UHP class of 2011 contains 39 women and 21 men with an average GPA of 3.88. The average Verbal SAT is 707, average Math SAT is 704; ACT only average, 32. There are four 800 and one 790 SAT verbal scores and three 800 and four 790 SAT math scores. The Honors cohort includes 5 Presidential scholars and 6 Provost scholars. 35 students are in UARSC (58%), 9 ENGR (15%), 10 BUSN (16%). There are 12 Asian students (20%), 7 are Hispanic/Latino(11%), 6 did not specify, and 35 are white. Sixteen students are from California (26%), 13 from Washington, six from Hawaii, five from Nevada, four each from Arizona and Oregon. There are two from the Philippines. Other states represented are Alaska, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Texas and Wisconsin.
Students Abroad
University Honors Program students, even when studying abroad, continue to enjoy priority registration. Students may (1) use direct, "real-time" registration via SCU E-Campus, (2) fax their requests to 1-408-554-6926, or (3) email their choices to the International Programs Office at studyabroad@scu.edu. Course selection submitted by fax or email will be processed according to the registration day and time assigned to the individual student.
Oxford Fellow Program
Applications for the UHP Oxford Fellowship at Mansfield College will be available in December 2008, with selection interviews scheduled for late January 2009. Interested UHP students should plan on articulating the specific ways in which the year abroad will benefit their personal interests and academic goals. Each applicant should submit an application essay and two letters of reference from SCU faculty. A faculty committee will determine the final selection. The selection process will be completed and all materials sent to Mansfield before the end of February. See the Office of Fellowships calendar page for the complete application time line.
UHP Class of 2007 Honors and Awards
The University Honors Programs congratulates the UHP graduates of the 2007 class and salutes those honored with prizes and election to honors societies:
Phi Beta Kappa: 15 students
Alpha Sigma Nu: 8 students
Cum Laude: 5 students
Magna Cum Laude: 21 students
Summa Cum Laude: 8 students
The Saint Clare Medal: Molly F. Scudder
The Anthropology Program Award: Stephanie C. Edwards
The Art History Research Paper Prize: Morgann V. Trumbull
The Communication Department Prize: Jessica B. Silliman
The Anna Halprin Dance Award: Claire M. Calalo
The Witold Krassowski Sociology Award: Ashley M. Schweickart
The Walter J. Kropp Prize: Sara J. Pauk
The Liberal Studies Academic Achievement Award: Rebecca L. Ahrens
The Theodore Mackin Senior Thesis Award: Tessa L. Weston
The Frederick J. Mehl Prize: Brigid R. Eckhart
The Richard F. Rebello Phi Isigma Iota Award: Mary F. Scudder
The Ryland Prize: Christopher D. Cavagnaro
The Michael Shallo Prize: Mary F. Scudder & Jeffrey J. Young
The Charles and Barbara Hazel Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Economics: Alexandra K. Clark & Nathan C. Salha
