Mission & Benefits

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MessagefromtheDirector

ThemissionoftheHonorsProgramatLakeSuperiorStateistoprovideanimportantdimensionoftheUniversity’sstrongcommitmenttoexcellenceinteachingandlearning.TheHonorsProgramseekstocreateacommunityofscholarscharacterizedbystrongstudentandfacultyinteraction.

Thiscommunityfostersanapproachtoeducationthatincorporates

  • Qualitiesofself-directedlearning,
  • Positiveresponsetodemandingwork
  • Anappreciationofknowledgeforitsownsake

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MessagefromtheDirector

HonorsProgramgraduates

  • Knowtheirdisciplinesinmoredistinctiveanddemonstrablewaysthantheirpeers.
  • Thinkabouttheirownprimaryfieldsofstudyandotherdisciplinesinintegrativeways.
  • Applyknowledgetoaddresscontemporaryproblemsandcommunicatetheircontributionsthrougheffectivespeechandwriting.

MessagefromtheDirector

TheHonorsProgramisauniqueprogramonauniquecampus.Wetakemotivatedstudents,and,throughourcloseworkwiththem,wehelpthosestudentstobringtheirowngiftstofruition.Werequiremuchofourstudents:academicfocus,leadership,andconscientiousness.TheMichiganHonorsAssociationconference,theFallretreat,andtheSeniorThesisexperiencehavebecomehallmarksofourPrograminrecentyears.Ilookforwardtoourbeingjoinedbythefuturehonorsstudents,whowillinheritourtraditionsandshapeourfuture.

JasonK.Swedene,Ph.D.

LSSUHonorsProgramDirector

906-635-2122

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