Gulf Coast State College Honors Program

08/14/2021

Honors student Ashley Adams has accepted a full scholarship to Columbia University! We are so proud of and excited for you!

Alumni, Ashley Adams, has been accepted to Columbia University on a 100% scholarship! She is a 1st generation honors student. She plans to become a UN translator. Ashley stated, "she was so shocked & had no idea coming to GCSC would lead to this." CONGRATS!

05/17/2021

Scheduled Honors Classes for the Fall:

English Composition I - ENC1101H - 84309 / MW 8-915 / 3 credits/ Prof. Kelly Williams

English Composition II - ENC1102H - 84273 / MW 930-1045 / 3 credits/ Prof. Amber Clark

African-American Literature - AML2600H - 84358 / ONLINE / 3 credits/ Prof. Sarah Pilcher

Macro Economics ECO2013 / MW1230-145 / 3 credits / Prof. Matt Herndon

Plants and Society BOT2800H-84299 / ONLINE / 3 credits / Prof. Linda Fitzhugh

Fall21 Honors Symposium - Latin American Literature / IDH2931 - 84297 / F 9-1040am/ 1 credit/ Prof. Deicy Jimenez NOTE: *This class is a C session, which means it runs 10/18/21-12/17/21 only

(Remember: You can also receive symposium credit for taking Model UN in the Fall semester with Prof. Fistein: ISS2930-82831 / W- 410-550pm / 2 credits - but I need to know if you are taking it)

Let me know if you have questions!

04/16/2021

Congratulations to Honors Student Beckett Hamilton as he was selected to the 2021 All-Florida Academic Team sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. Additionally, he was selected as the Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar - a prestigious award as only 50 are chosen nationwide!

Way to go, Beckett!

11/10/2020

Spring Honors Courses!

English Composition II Honors - Prof. Clark, TR 930-1045am ENC1102H – 11811 3 credits

Contemporary Literature Honors - Prof. Clark, MW 11am-12:15pm - · LIT2090H – 14168, 3 credits
(Pre-requisite: ENC1102)

Macro Economics Honors - Prof. Herndon, MW 12:30-1:45pm ECO2013H- 83669, 3 credits

Spring Honors Symposium: "Under the Pines Again: Hiking Through the Future of Florida’s Longleaf Habitat" with Prof. Robinson, Fridays, 9-10:40am Session C - This is an 8-week class, beginning in March!

Learn ecology, make friends, and go hiking - guided by an expert who lives for this stuff! IDH2931 – 14258, 1 credit.

07/21/2020

New Fall offering. Sign up and do an honors contract with Professor Hamilton! Looks fun

Register today! Fun and interesting class.

06/08/2020

So, now that you've had time to get into your summer classes or take a breather from your Spring semester loads, I want to remind you that it is time to register for fall classes

Go ahead and register! Payment is not due until Fall. You can register yourself for any honors classes, and they are open to students who are not formally enrolled in the Honors Program. So, if you have a friend who is smart and persistent as well, who wants to see what an honors class is like, you can take these classes together!

Let me know how we can help you with any of the honors classes listed below in the comments section.

05/03/2020

Help us congratulate the following ten students as they graduate this semester having completed all requirements of the GCSC Honors Program!

Isabella Barbour
Mariah Brown
Rachel Clark
Christopher Croteau
Landon McCoy
Megan McDonnell
John Phelps
Valeriia Sambros
Beverly Williams
Wardah Zafar

Way to go!

04/30/2020

Let’s congratulate Honors students, Tiffany Carter and Rachel Clark, as they have both been awarded a transfer scholarship to FSU. Way to go!

Seminoles, please help me congratulate the following students on receiving one of our FSUPC transfer scholarships! The four types of scholarships presented are the Dean’s Choice, Connect, Academic, and Student Success. In addition, we had several students who submitted a picture and we would like to recognize them for their accomplishments; (Top row, left to right) Raegen Creteur, Vanessa Lammers, Rachel Clark, Victoria Sullivan. (Bottom row, left to right) Tiffany Carter, Kyle Morgan, Camille Darley, Jessica Crosby.
Students who are not pictured, but were awarded a scholarship include; Maria Ivy Alejo, Riley Arunakul, Jarrod Batson, Benjamin Bishop, Celeste Chiles, Wesley Clark, Troy Crawford, Brittany Dominguez, Elizabeth Fleming, Abante Gardner, Brianna Grimsley, Akbar Hansen, Krystina Hartwell, Kathryn Kenner, Terrence Kilbane, Gina Maddox, Mikela Monroe, John Clay Murphy, Riley Pippin, Catherine Poly, Jacquella Pompey, Paulina Pulyaeva, Adrienne Stage, Matthew Stephenson, Leah Tucker.
Congratulations and Welcome to FSUPC!

04/28/2020

GCSC Honors Student, Wardah Zafar, created a video for her SPC1608 Honors class detailing how to create a podcast, then she recorded the beginning of a story that is frighteningly relevant! Nice job, Wardah!

04/07/2020

The GCSC Honors Program is heartbroken to discover that student Bryant Culp unexpectedly passed away over Spring Break. He was a terrific honors student who also sacrificed for his country and fellow citizens. Apologies for our belated acknowledgement; We just learned of this tragic loss, but our thoughts are with his family at this sad time. If you were friends or classmates, you can leave a tribute at this link.

Go in peace, Bryant.

This online memorial is dedicated to Bryant Quinn Culp. It is a place to celebrate his life by sharing fond memories, photos, music and more.

04/02/2020

You can register for Summer 2020 starting April 13th
and Fall 2020 starting May 18th!

FALL 2020

· POS2041-80216 Honors American National Government MW 9:30 am - 10:45 am, 3 credits

· LIT2090H-14168 Honors Contemporary Literature MW11-12:15pm, 3 credits

· ECO2013H-13827 Honors Macro Economics MW 1230pm - 1:45pm, 3 credits

· PHI2635H-83913 Honors Biomedical Ethics TR 9:30-10:45am, 3 credits

· ENC1102H-81949 Honors English Composition II TR 11am-12:15pm, 3 credits

· BSC2311H-84004 Honors Introduction to Marine Biology TR 2pm-3:15pm, 3 credits

· IDH2931-83912 Honors Symposium W 2-3:40pm (Mini-Mester) The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

With the rise of artificial intelligence, humanity will face ethical issues we have never encountered and our form of life will likely change in fundamental ways. The symposium will investigate current and future ethical issues related to AI. Broad issues we will examine include the role of values in deep-learning systems, the possible threat to humanity posed by super artificial intelligence, and how AI could fundamentally change human relations. Specific issues we may examine include the ethics of lethal autonomous weapon systems, artificial intelligence in healthcare, privacy issues such as facial recognition, autonomous vehicles, human enhancement, and the moral status of AI. For more information email Dr. Ryan Hubbard: [email protected]

03/27/2020

GCSC Honors students are Ace Entrepreneurs! Way to go!

Chaos Audio, a new student-led, audio electronics startup, is the recipient of TechFarms’ first annual Best Student Startupaward sponsored by Gulf Power Company. The award, which includes a $3,000 mini-grant from Gulf Power, is part of Gulf Power’s Entrepreneurial Support Initiative 2019 program...