Honors freshman enrollment is up 52% this fall at Illinois State. Clearly, students want to be at ISU, and they want to be a part of the Honors Program.
6 reasons to be #HonorsProud this fall

Honors freshman enrollment is up 52% this fall at Illinois State. Clearly, students want to be at ISU, and they want to be a part of the Honors Program.
“Science is what I want to do and is my passion,” said Elise Webber from Homer, Alaska, who started her freshman year this fall at Illinois State University.
Getting a perfect 36 score on your ACT exam is really, really hard. Illinois State University incoming freshman Griffin Megeff did it twice.
According to Meriam-Webster, leadership is the power or ability to lead other people. According to junior Josh Collier, Presidential Scholar and actuarial science major, leadership is a little more complex than that.
What do you get when you combine one motivated Illinois State University student with dedicated mentors, academic research, and the “Honors Mindset?” Some pretty innovative learning experiences, as Basheer Becerra can attest.
“I joined the Honors Program to find a small community within the larger University,” Durnil says. “I was only going to attend ISU if I knew I would be part of the Honors Program, too. ”
The Illinois State University Honors Program has a new face, and just in time for a new place. This summer Dr. Rocío Rivadeneyra was named Interim Director and the Honors Program moved to the Professional Development Building.
Students in Illinois State University’s Honors Program now have a better way of tracking and showing off their accomplishments, using new digital badges.
Fourteen Honors Program students at Illinois State University have been named Robert G. Bone Scholars for the 2016-17 academic year.
Senior Jonathon Malone came to Illinois State because it reminded him of his hometown of Farmer City.