About their Honors Friends and the Honors Community...

Joseph Buckshon '12                  

joseph.buckshon@temple.edu

International Business & Spanish/Japanese Minors     

Jessup, PA                      

"Honors students are not all nerds, seriously they aren't. I know plenty who are nerds, and that's cool too. Being in this program is not all about grades, well not entirely. It is simply a way of bettering yourself while still getting the full college experience. Trust me, you will learn about time management (see "procrastination") and have plenty of fun (see "insomnia")."

Allora Heiberger '12                   

allora.heiberger@temple.edu

International Business, Marketing & Finance, French Minor    

Landenberg, PA                          

"All of the advisors, and all of the students, are unique and together form the most random group of individuals you could imagine, but that’s what makes it so great.  People are playing scrabble at 3AM in the 1300 hallway,  someone can give you a henna tattoo on Monday night, and at least one teacher has a Pilates ball for you to sit on (instead of a chair) in their office.  It is completely random, everyone is always themselves, and I love it!"

Kevin Finley '11                 

kfinley@temple.edu

Education          

Phoenix, AZ

"When I first arrived on campus - not only did I not know a single person at Temple, I didn't know a single person in the state of Pennsylvania!  I was just a silly Arizonan…naïve to the fact that temperatures could drop below 50 degrees.  Even though I was an outsider culturally, friends came many and quick because I was put in close proximity to many people who were (still are) like me…attractive, intelligent, chick-magnets…well, that's besides the point.  I was part of a small community within Temple.  I lived next to the same people that were in my classes.   Everybody was so friendly and open to each other. Thanks to Honors, it was easy to develop close friendships."

Ken Trinh '12                 

ken.trinh@temple.edu

Pre-pharmacy

Ephrata, PA                   

"My favorite thing about the Honors Program is the large but tight community that is built with peers, professors, and advisors. You have the opportunity to build relationships with peers who share your interest, goals, and most importantly, ambitions."

Michelle Goodreau '12                           

michelle.goodreau@temple.edu

Biology / PreMed          

Reading, PA                   

"I love the sense of community I get from being involved in Honors. I live, laugh, study, and grow with the friends I have met through the Program and I feel like I have a place where I belong here are Temple because of Honors."

Jenn La '12       

thanh.la@temple.edu

Pre-pharmacy / Chemistry       

Landsale, PA                  

"Honors is very close-knit, and I love that about it! It has such a friendly atmosphere, and I see familiar people in almost all my classes. We are close since we have similar goals and can help each other."

 

Caitlin Weigel '12                

cweigel@temple.edu

Communications, Theater Minor          

Harrisburg, PA

"I love that the Honors Program offers me individualized attention and provides me with various academic and social opportunities. When I visited, my Peer Mentors were awesome – they definitely proved that Honors kids aren’t so much study-obsessed and well-rounded students with a lot of motivation."