Honors and the Schools
The Honors College is giving high school students an early introduction to the college
classroom through its new Honors and the Schools program. By bringing Honors faculty
and special guest lecturers to schools throughout the greater Houston area, the Honors
College hopes to develop closer ties with potential students and their teachers. Honors
and the Schools has recently sponsored classroom visits to Pasadena-Sam Rayburn, Carnegie
Vanguard, Fort Bend-Dulles, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, DeBakey High School
for the Health Professions, Bellaire, St. John鈥檚, Memorial, The Woodlands, and The
Kinkaid School.
鈥淲e鈥檙e changing hearts and minds,鈥� said Dr. Helen Valier, who has so far given talks
at Dulles, Carnegie Vanguard, and The Woodlands High School. 鈥淢ost of the students
I鈥檝e met had never heard of the Honors College and didn鈥檛 really know about all the
opportunities here at the University, but they were very bright and open-minded. They
really reminded me of our Honors students.鈥� Professor Valier added that being able
to meet with teachers who get a new class of students every year may go even further
to raise awareness for the College.