STUDENT HONORS COUNCIL 

 

    Student Honors Council is the official student governing body of the Ball State University Honors College. Throughout the year, our organization coordinates events for Honors students and faculty, including Honors Weekend, the Honors Formal, Family Weekend, Homecoming activities, and the Honors Thesis Expo. In addition, we plan community service projects, social activities for members, attend Honors conferences across the United States, and form award selection committees that recognize outstanding faculty members and honors students.  Within the Ball State Honors College, we believe that a strong connection between faculty and students can foster a singular educational experience, and Student Honors Council helps to foster those connections through the events that we plan during the year.

 

   The Honors Community is unique in that it comprises of students from a variety of majors, interests, and backgrounds. This diversity, which is one of the most exciting features of the Honors Community, makes an organization such as Student Honors Council all the more necessary. Without input from a diverse group of student leaders, it would be difficult to plan meaningful events for the rest of the Honors College.  Unlike many on-campus leadership organizations, however, Student Honors Council does not require its members to be elected. Instead, we hold our weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 8 pm in the Honors House, and every Honors student is welcome. Whether someone is interested in an opportunity for leadership, service, organization, social activities, or just the chance to have an active role within the Honors College, all he or she would have to do is stop by the Honors House on a Tuesday night—our door is always open.