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Honors College Facts
100
This FGCU's Mascot recently posed as the Honors College Nerdy Bird.
Who is Azul the Eagle?
100
This is the year FGCU was Founded.
Bonus (100 pts): The date classes began at FGCU.
What is 1991? and 1997?
100
These are the names of the 5 Honors Houses that compete for points.
What are Panther, Flamingo, Manatee, Dolphin, Sea Turtle?
100
This is the office that advises Honors students on curriculum requirements.
What is the Office of Exploratory Advising?
100
Honors Live Learn Residential Communities can be found in these 2 locations.
South Village (5th floor of Palmetto Hall) and Northlake Village (Honors Building)
200
These student leaders give VIP tours of campus and table events such as Eagle Expo and SYTTN.
Who are the Honors College Ambassadors?
200
This is the approximate number of students currently enrolled at FGCU.
What is approximately 16,000 - 16,250 students?
200
This is the average number of students in the Honors College.
What are 1,200 FGCU students?
200
These funds support experiential learning activities for Honors College Students.
What are the Honors College Development Funds?
200
These are the 4 Elements of Honors, with the 5th one being...
What are Scholarly Advancement, Cultural Enrichment, Community Engagement, Leadership Development culminating into the 5th - Honors Evolution?
300
This FGCU administrator is the first female President of FGCU.
Who is President Aysegul Timur?
300
Honors Ambassadors give VIP Tours for these FGCU events.
What is the Provost Lecture Series?
300
There are this many Student Mentors for AY 2024-2025.
What is 50 mentors?
300
This person greets everyone who enters the Honors College office.
Who is Lela Boswell?
300
This is the minimum GPA requirement to stay in good standing with the HC.
What is 3.5 cumulative institutional GPA?
400
This Honors Faculty Fellow and President of Phi Kappa Phi is the Associate Dean of Honors College.
Who is Dr. Senthil Girimurugan? (aka Bee Jay)
400
This is the maximum student to faculty Ratio at FGCU.
What is 20:1?
400
These are 5 of the many Experiences for Honors College students to choose from.
What are:
Honors Thesis
Study Abroad
Study Away
Digital Badges in Honors Elements
Author/Co-author an article for a peer reviewed Journal
Research
Complete 9 credits of Honors courses with the prefix IDH, ISS, ISC
Earn 160+ SL Hours
Complete 4 credits from Honors IDS 3920, IDS 3300 and IDH 4638C
400
These are the 3 Ways to Earn Honors College Credits.
What are Honors Standalone Classes, Embedded Courses and Honors Contracts?
400
This work is an Honors College student's culminating academic achievement in research, scholarship, or creative activity.
What is an Honors Thesis?
500
This FL native and Rhodes Scholar became the Dean of the Honors College in 2024.
Who is Dr. Tyler Fisher?
500
These are the 5 Colleges at FGCU.
What are Lutgert College of Business, U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering, Marieb College of Health and Human Services, College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education.
500
These are 4 of the leadership opportunities in the Honors College.
Who are Mentors, Ambassadors, Honors Exec Board Representatives, and Student Leadership Council (House Leaders).
500
Housed within the Honors College, this office connects students to scholarship and fellowships.
What is the Office of Competitive Fellowships?
500
These are the names of the 5 SCHOOLS at FGCU.
What are the Bower School of Music & the Arts, (Daveler & Kauanui) School of Entrepreneurship, School of Nursing, School of Resort & Hospitality Management and The Water School?