Welcome Admitted Honors Students Join us for an Honors Admitted Student Event Following PSU's Admitted Student Sessions on select dates, we encourage you to stay for an Honors Admitted Student Event. You will get the chance to hear from the Honors Dean and the Honors Academic Advisor. An Honors Faculty member will join us to share why they enjoy teaching in Honors. We will also have a panel of current Honors students who can answer any of your questions. You will get to see the Honors classrooms, Honors Student Commons, and a dorm room in Epler Hall where the Honors housing is located. Honors Admitted Students Events are on March 20, April 3, and April 17. Click here to schedule your visit. Can't make it to campus? Join us for a virtual Honors Admitted Student Session on Wednesday, April 15 from 6:30-8:00pm. Sign up here. Click here to register about Honors faculty teaching a class Join us for coffee and visit an Honors Class Wondering what's it like to be an Honors student? Come meet with a current student and sit in on an Honors class. Our Honors student ambassadors will meet you at the Honors House. You can walk over to get coffee at a favorite student hangout. You can ask all your questions and learn about life as an Honors student. Then the Honors Ambassador will walk you to an Honors class where you will get to experience the small, discussion based classes. Schedule your visit about Walking near Epler Learn about our Faculty The faculty in the Honors College only teach in Honors. We have an inter-disciplinary faculty with research interests from gentrification to silent films, and from medieval history to urban infrastructure. Our faculty get to know their students well with our small class sizes. Additionally, you may work with the same professor in your first-year Global City class and again as the instructor for your senior thesis class. To learn more about the Honors Faculty members, visit their faculty profile pages. Honors Faculty Profiles about Honors Faculty at Graduation Questions? Our current students would be happy to talk with you about what it is like to be an Honors student. Send them an email at honorsadmission@pdx.edu or come to an Honors Visit Day. You can also check out our Welcome Guide for new students. Who are the Honors Ambassadors? about Mia on the plaza Joining the Honors College gave me a clear direction for my future and the opportunity to research the topic I have always been interested in. Working with a professor while you are still an undergraduate student is an eye-opening experience that broadens your horizons. I am grateful for this opportunity, and I hope that more students who have something they are passionate about will discover how beautiful it is to be an Honors student!Kasiet Nurlanbekova, Finance major Meet our Students Psychology and Communications Major Mia Hohmann The curriculum for the first year in Honors really helped me to find a community and a place that feels like a second home. Psychology Major Grace Herd I appreciate the interdisciplinary curriculum, allowing me to consider concepts and ideas I wouldn’t have otherwise. Marketing & Finance Major Suzie Vazquez As a first-generation Latinx student, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the Honors College has given me a space to explore my academic interests and feel supported in my learning. Previous Hero Slide Next Hero Slide