Honors College Orientation Guide

Orientation UW-STOUT HONORS COLLEGE

2025-2026 Guide

Welcome

to Honors

Our History: Est. 1994

Our Pillars: Polytechnic Values CURIOSITY. You wanna know. We wanna know. We want you to know. So let’s go know. Higher education is driven by curiosity. ENGAGEMENT. Learning is active. Living is active. We call it engagement when we get involved in everything the college experience has to offer. COMMUNITY. The Honors College brings together curious and engaged people—including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. We want you to connect, make friends, and network.

In 1994, we began as a very small program, intended to bring together students who were seeking more from their time here at Stout. Those students read books together, engaged in lively discussions, took courses together, attended events, and completed projects. Very often with soup. Fast forward more than 30 years. Currently, more than 400 students participate in the Honors College. We may be larger, but the core experience has not changed.

Your Home The Honors College is for you. Whatever your major and interests, you can fit here. Participation is flexible. Make it your own and choose how you want the Honors College to fit into your college experience. Study, relax, and socialize in the Honors Lounge (Swanson Library 430). Let our Honors classes, activities, and events be anchors to your intellectual and social growth.

The Honors Lounge Swanson Library 430

Graduate Earn Your Stole!

To graduate from the Honors College, you need to be an active participant and collect eight Honors Points . These points are earned through Honors Courses, Honors Projects, Partner Programs, and Prior Learning. You can earn Honors Points throughout your career at Stout, and we will help you plan your own path to Honors graduation. You begin the journey by signing up for Honors Courses today! For each Honors Course you complete, you will earn one Honors Point.

COURSES Our courses let you explore a variety of subjects, alongside other curious Honors students. Honors courses are not harder, but they are more engaging. Our Honors instructors employ creative ways to help you learn. PARTNER PROGRAMS If you participate in Stoutward Bound, the McNair Scholars Program, any study abroad experience (including JUMPSTART: Scotland), or an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), we will credit you with an Honors Point for that experience. We are always looking for additional partnerships.

PROJECTS During your time here, you will complete at least one independent Honors Project. This is your opportunity to pursue almost any question, interest, or activity. Dive deeper. Get more hands on. Do something fun. Stretch yourself. PRIOR LEARNING Are you coming to Stout having already earned college credits? You may be eligible for 1 – 3 Prior Learning Points to compensate for Honors courses you won’t need to take. Come chat with our Honors Advisor or Director when you come to campus in the fall.

Participate

Be Part of the Community

To be an active participant in the Honors College, we ask you to do two things each semester: participate in the Colloquium and attend an Engagement Event . That’s it. We encourage you to attend our various other events and activities, study and socialize in the Honors Lounge, live in the Honors Living Community, and be a part of our vibrant Honors community. Being an active participant will help you succeed and flourish at Stout. It will also make you eligible for priority registration. COLLOQUIUM

Each semester we gather for a lively discussion about our common book. You’ll eat soup, converse with friends, meet other curious people, and tackle subjects you might not have even thought about before. ENGAGEMENT Every semester we nudge you to explore something new. Choose at least one interesting activity from our Engagement Events calendar, which may include film screenings, plays, outdoor adventures, service projects, lectures, and other events.

Honors

Not Harder. More Engaging.

RACIAL AND ETHNIC STUDIES

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

COMSK: COMMUNICATION SKILLS ENGL 101HON x 4 Composition 1 MWF 12:20 – 1:15pm Lopa Basu 1:25 – 2:20pm Kevin Drzakowski TTh 9:40 – 11:05am Kristin Risley 11:15am – 12:40pm Kristyn Blessing 9:05 – 10:00am Lauren Johnsen 11:15am – 12:10pm Ed McBride TTh 12:55am – 2:20pm Becky DeGreeff

ARNS: ANALYTIC REASONING AND NATURAL SCIENCES CHEM 135HON College Chemistry 1

COMST 100HON x 3 Fundamentals of Communication MWF

MWF (lecture) 9:05 – 10:00am T (lab) 8:00–11:05am F (discussion) 11:15am – 12:10pm Marcia Miller-Rodeberg

CS 144HON Computer Science 1 MTWTh 2:20 – 3:25pm Terry Mason

Courses

PRE-BFA ART 100HON x 2 Drawing 1 MWF 10:10am – 12:10pm Kari Tarr 12:20 – 2:20pm Kari Tarr

SUMMER 2025 SBSC: Social and Behaivoral Sciences ANTH 220HON Cultural Anthropology Online Asynchronous July 7 – August 3 Tom Pearson

ART 101HON 2D Design Foundations TTh 8:00 – 11:05am Sophie Chen 11:15am – 2:20pm Sophie Chen

ARHU: ARTS AND HUMANITIES THEA 340HON

SRER: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICAL REASONING WGS 210HON Intro to Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies TTh 2:20 – 3:55pm Rickie-Ann Legleitner

HIST 120HON Early United States History MWF 12:20 – 1:15pm Chris Marshall

Multiculturism and Diversity in American Theatre MWF

12:20 – 1:15pm Audric Buhr

SBSC: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES ANTH 300HON Contemporary Native America MWF

ECON 210HON Principles of Macroeconomics TTh 9:40 – 11:05am Fatma Kabadurmus

WINTERM 2025 ARHU: Arts and Humanities TBD

11:15am – 12:10pm Avigdor Edminster

Save The Date

Honors Orientation: City as Text SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 9AM – 12PM, MSC GREAT HALL This is your welcome to the Honors College—and a chance to get to explore Menomonie while meeting other Honors students. You’ll learn more about the structure of the program and the opportunities that lie ahead of you in the Honors College. This is a required event for all incoming first year honors students, and it will count as your first Honors Engagement Event! Fall Colloquium TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 4:15 – 6:15PM OR 7:00 – 9:00PM, MSC GREAT HALL You’ll get your copy of The Truth About Immigration today! Remember to read and prepare talking points to be ready for the Fall Colloquium. Fall Advisement Day TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 4:00 – 4:45PM, MSC BALLROOMS Join us for our Advisement Day meeting. Fall Registration Breakfast MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 8:30 – 10:30AM, HONORS LOUNGE Come for priority registration—and our waffle breakfast! Ugly Sweater Holiday Party FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 12:00 – 2:00 PM, HONORS LOUNGE Food. Cookie decorating. White elephants. Ugly sweaters.

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Honors Project Meeting WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 4:00 – 4:45PM, MSC BALLROOMS Get information and generate ideas for your project. Spring Colloquium TUESDAY, FEB 17, 4:15 – 6:15PM OR 7:00 – 9:00PM, MSC GREAT HALL Watch for the announcement of the spring book at the Fall Colloquium! Spring Advisement Day TUESDAY, MARCH 31 Join us for our Advisement Day meeting to plan your future.

Spring Registration Breakfast MONDAY, APRIL 6, HONORS LOUNGE Come for priority registration—and our traditional waffle breakfast! End-of-Year Star Wars Party FRIDAY, MAY 8, 12:00 – 2:00PM, HONORS LOUNGE Join us for Star Wars themed snacks and social time before finals.

Stellic Tips

As you complete your Honors Courses and earn your other Honors Points, they will appear in in Stellic. Scroll all the way to the bottom of your Progress tab, and you’ll see your points accumulate there. CHART YOUR PROGRESS When you are looking for Honors classes, you’ll see them marked clearly with HON. Easy-peasy. LOOK FOR THE HON Today, you will register for your fall classes using Stellic, Stout’s degree planner. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

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