We involve students in the Lee Honors College (LHC) community in many ways:
The Ackley residence hall houses the majority of our honors college students living on campus. Currently, we have three floors that contain only LHC students; a fourth floor in Ackley houses LHC students who have chosen a non-honors college roommate.
Our cluster classes help build community as freshmen will find many of the same honors college students in at least two of the classes. Through clusters, it is easier to make new friends and to get acquainted with other students who might want to form study groups.
The LHC offers advising on the main campus in the honors college building and in the advising offices in Ackley, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and College of Health and Human Services. Often the advising hours outside of the LHC building are in the early evening for those students who might not be able to take time during the day to see an advisor. Our Peer Student Success Team (PSST) is current students who offer their time to mentor our freshmen. They also hold office hours in the Ackley advising office.
The easiest way to get to know others is to work with them on a worthwhile project or take part in a fun activity. Both of these options are offered through the LHC Programming Council and the Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) and Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) honors societies under the umbrella of the Lee Honors College.
• The LHC Programming Council is the student arm of the honors college, working with LHC faculty and staff to offer events and activities to help build the honors community.
• Students are invited to join Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honors organization, if they have earned a 3.5 or above GPA in their freshman year. This is an organization that offers service opportunities locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
• Phi Kappa Phi is an honors society which invites select juniors, seniors, and graduate students into its membership. It is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines.
Want to become a student leader? These organizations are always looking for honors college students to serve on their executive board or on a committee. It is a great way to get to know other students, faculty, and staff of the honors college and the university at large.
The LHC is an active member both in the Michigan Honors Association (MHA) and Mid-East Honors Association (MEHA). These two organizations give students opportunities to attend conferences, present at local and regional levels, and network with other honors students and faculty.
