Honors College
www.umehon.maine.edu
Our students' motto: Igniting
a Passion for Learning
Our 650 Honors students explore
diverse subjects through small class seminars (14 students or
fewer), tutorials and lively, in-depth discussions. Being in the
Honors College also means pizza and jazz parties, trips to
conferences, cultural performances on- and off-campus, and Honors
housing opportunities. Seniors write an Honors thesis on a topic
of their choice.
Dean Charlie Slavin came to the
University of Maine in 1984 as a faculty member in the Department
of Mathematics. For 13 years, he taught calculus to first-year
students, real analysis to graduate students, and almost
everything in between. In 1997, he followed his passion for
interdisciplinary education to become the Director of the Honors
Program, one of the oldest honors programs in the country. Slavin
became the first dean of the Honors College, which he led into
existence in 2002.
"I have the best job on campus,"
says Slavin. "I interact on a daily basis with exceptionally
motivated and accomplished students, committed faculty from all
disciplines, and colleagues from every part of the university. I
learn so much more from our students than I could ever hope to
teach them."
 "I applied to various
universities and got accepted, but the University of Maine
was my first choice. It's a big university with the
resources, but it really feels like a small liberal
arts college. In the Honors College, I like how the classes
are small and explore various topics. You talk about quantum
mechanics in one class and in the next you talk about
poetry. And the Honors College is not just about academics.
It has many other opportunities, including travel to
conferences in Washington, St. Louis and Philadelphia."
- Marianne Schneider
Jena, Thuringia, Germany
International Affairs- Economics
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