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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Barrett Honors College
The Barrett Honors College is designed to serve as a portal to the faculty, facilities, and wide range of opportunities such a university offers strong students. Their programs, curriculum, and unique living learning community in the heart of ASU's main campus are a unique combination of opportunities for education, co-curricular activity, and involvement with the community at large. Find a list of the criteria, the description of the program, and ways to apply at this site: www.asu.edu/honors/main.html

Service Learning
Service Learning is “experiential learning.” It uses service to the community to enhance the educational process. The Service Learning Program at ASU links academic courses with credit-bearing internships that involve teaching and tutoring academically "at-risk" children. www.asu.edu/duas/servlearn

Internships
Many internship opportunities are specific to departments and majors. Using the search capacity on the Arizona State University web site, search for “internships”. The list will provide you with a starting point for your internship search.

Learning Communities
Each of the three campuses: ASU Main, ASU East, and ASU West have different learning communities available. ASU West created “freshman learning communities” as a way to create community in their commuter population. Please refer to each campus for distinct learning communities.

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

Honors Community
The Honors Program at Northern Arizona University offers academically successful students a way to meet their general education requirements with a program of study that is academically challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. They seek students who are committed to excellence in educational programs, eager to become a member of an intellectually vibrant living-learning community at the center of their campus, willing to out new ideas, and enthusiastic about their own learning. A list of the criteria, the description of the program, and ways to apply can be found at: www.nau.edu/honors/adv.html

Service Learning
The Office of Student Life funds a Service Learning Award to honor outstanding service initiatives or programs that extend students’ academic preparation through meaningful community service activities. Through the NAU Service Learning Award the University recognizes the important and unique nexus between academic and service learning opportunities by encouraging and recognizing student involvement as citizens of the larger community. Individual NAU classes and academic student organizations are eligible to apply for the NAU Service Learning Award The class or the student organization selected will receive a plaque and a cash prize.

Internships
Many internship opportunities are specific to departments and majors. Using the search capacity on the Northern Arizona University web site, search for “internships”. The list will provide you with a starting point for your internship search.

Learning Communities
Various learning communities are organized by class, hall, and program of study. Please contact the Admission Office or Office of Student Life for a list of possible communities.

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Honors College
The primary benefits of the Honors College at University of Arizona are threefold: academics (the cornerstone of Honors), research, and community. Students receive personalized instruction in the small classes and enjoy the research possibilities of a large university. The Honors College at the University of Arizona offers many benefits. A list of the criteria, the description of the program, and ways to apply are available at: www.honors.arizona.edu

Service Learning
The following link(s) list various service learning opportunities within the University of Arizona community: www.u.arizona.edu/~danika/resources/SWPresources.html

Internships
Many internship opportunities are specific to departments and majors. Using the search capacity on the University of Arizona web site, search for “internships”. The list will provide you with a starting point for your internship search.

Learning Communities
One of the learning community opportunities available at University of Arizona is Residence halls. Intentional Learning Communities have been designed to encompass a list of challenges that face many of today’s freshmen.

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