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Class of 2013 Profile

The UHP class of 2013 contains 46 women and 48 men with an average GPA of 3.85.  The average Verbal SAT is 705, average Math SAT is 689.  The Honors cohort includes 12 Presidential scholars, 22 Provost scholars, and 60 Dean’s scholars.  52 students are in UARSC (55%), 20 ENGR (21%), 22 BUSN (23%).  Thirty-five students are from California (37%), twenty-three from Washington, three from Hawaii, ten from Oregon, four each from Massachusetts and New York, five from Colorado.   Other states represented are Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas and Wisconsin.  Two students are siblings of current UHP students.

UHP Class of 2009 Honors and Awards

The University Honors Programs congratulates the UHP graduates of the 2009 class and salutes those honored with prizes and election to honors societies:

Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. Award: Erik L. Hesla, Krystal Maria Wu
The Nobili Medal: Nicholas Anthony Obradovich
The Saint Clare Medal: Noelle Regina Lopez
Valedictorian: Brandon James Ashby
Richard J. Riordan Award: Richard Charles Alexander

New UHP Director

Dr. William Greenwalt, Professor of Classics, has been appointed Director of the University Honors Program and Office of Fellowships effective July 1, 2008.

Dr. Greenwalt is an outstanding teaching scholar. His many publications include inquiries into ancient Greek kingship, coinage, and marriage practices. He is an inspiring teacher who has received five teaching awards, including the Brutocao and Logothetti awards for excellence in teaching. He has been offering courses for the Honors Program for more than twenty years, both in the first year sequence and in occasional upper-division courses. He has a strong commitment to the promotion of inclusive excellence. In addition, he has tremendous administrative experience, having chaired the Department of Classics and served as faculty director of a Residential Learning Community for many years.

Dr. Greenwalt is respected among students and faculty for his humor, his intellect, and his passionate commitment to scholarship and teaching. He will represent the University well in directing the University Honors Program, the Office of Fellowships, and other scholarship programming.

Honors Program Benefits, According to a Recent Graduate

Alumna Christina Fialho ('06) speaks at the Honors Program Welcome Back Ceremony on November 5, 2007.  See the transcript.

Update from the 2007-08 Oxford Scholar, February 2008

Nick Obradovich, a junior Economics and Environmental Studies major, is the current University Honors Program's Oxford Scholar, an honor that is permitting him to study at Oxford University for the entire 07-08 academic year through the generous sponsorship of Santa Clara University's Honors Program. Nick wrote me in response to a query: "As an update, I received the Mansfield Visiting Student Prize for top academic performance last term, which is quite nice (50 pounds!). I also competed against Cambridge in a track meet last weekend. I won the discus, came second in the 60mH, third in the high jump, and fourth in the 60m sprint (and last in the javelin :-). It was enjoyable to be part of an athletic team again and to compete at a high level."

So our stellar SCU student is representing both the University and the USA quite nicely in the UK, it appears.

Oxford Fellow Program

Applications for the UHP Oxford Fellowship at Mansfield College will be available in December 2009, with selection interviews scheduled for late January 2010. Interested UHP students should plan on articulating the specific ways in which the year abroad will benefit their personal interests and academic goals. Each applicant should submit an application essay and two letters of reference from SCU faculty. A faculty committee will determine the final selection. The selection process will be completed and all materials sent to Mansfield before the end of February.  See the Office of Fellowships calendar page for the complete application time line.