Welcome to the University Honors Program at the University of Maryland

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About University Honors

UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM GOALS & LEARNING OUTCOMES

The University Honors community at the University of Maryland supports the following goals:

  • To share excitement for learning, curiosity, creativity, intellectual challenges, open exchange of ideas, and critical thinking
  • To value diversity as a powerful educational resource, recognizing strength in inclusiveness, respect of others' opinions, and understanding of multiple perspectives
  • To facilitate flexibility, choice, and freedom regarding curricular and extracurricular options
  • To welcome innovative and interdisciplinary teaching
  • To commit to truth, honesty, and ethical integrity
  • To build a community that fosters friendship, scholarship, creative expression, humor, and balance
  • To embrace service and social responsibility
  • To prepare students to be lifelong learners, capable of leading productive and satisfying roles in an ever-changing world

Honors Ambassadors.

Honors faculty Drs. Dean Ahmad, Kathy Staudt, and Chip Manekin during an inter-faith discussion panel on interpreting the prophets.