Get to know the Honors College in 2023
Alan Bradshaw |
Excelere Ultra.
Last spring, our Student Honors Council vetted an impressive list of candidate slogans for our Honors College. In the end, they felt that “Excelere Ultra” captures the spirit of what we are trying to accomplish. To excel beyond…
Beyond what?
Well, that part is up to our students with their exceptionally wide variety of interests, passions, and callings.
You’ll read about some of those students and alumni and the many ways they are excelling beyond… beyond expectations – both their own and others’, beyond their current potential, beyond their cultural and societal borders.
Our Honors College Breakout Chapel has also adopted this slogan as our theme for the semester. Jesus calls us to excel beyond. We are to be “in the world, but not of the world.” At an institution like Lipscomb, where our mission is to be “a Christ-centered community preparing learners for purposeful lives through rigorous academics and transformative experiences,” the Honors College is poised particularly well to capitalize on the university’s resources and provide such a transformative experience to our highest achieving students.
Last year, we rolled out the new Liberal Arts Heritage curriculum for the Honors College, which encourages our students to excel beyond standard general education courses, taking courses specifically focused on the Liberal Arts, like Moral Philosophy, Medieval European History, and African American Literature. In addition to the elevated academic experience, our students also enjoy unique cultural learning opportunities, and engage in top-level academic research as part of their Honors College experience at Lipscomb. You’ll read about our students who have won prestigious awards for their work in journalism, in the sciences, and in leadership and public service; about those who continue Lipscomb’s long tradition of Fulbright scholarship; and you’ll read about the first graduate from the [then] Honors Program and where she is as we approach our 30th anniversary! (Hint: she’s kind of close to home!)
To sum it all up, it is an exciting time for the Honors College at Lipscomb. We are well-poised to excel beyond, as we prayerfully pursue our goal to be a top-tier Honors College among American academic institutions. And we know that the only way we can reach this goal is to have YOU involved… whether you are a current student, an alumnae, a parent, or just a friend of the Honors College, we welcome your active participation in our mission! So thank you for taking the time to browse this newsletter and learn more about YOUR Honors College!
Warm regards,
Alan Bradshaw