Why Honors

Buffalo State's honors programs are academically challenging opportunities for gifted and intellectually committed undergraduate students.

Honors students engage in special seminars and receive individual attention from dedicated, highly qualified faculty members.

Our student scholars enjoy an exhilarating academic journey of shared intellectual and creative pursuits, scholarship, and service learning, both in and outside of the classroom.

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Annual Honors BBQ

Group photo at the Annual Honors Program BBQ

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Honors class visits the Burchfield Penney Art Center

Honors program students sitting in the Burchfield Penney Art Center

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Honors Homcoming Parade Float

Honors student celebrating during the homecoming parade

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Honors class visit the Burchfield Penney Art Center

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Honors class trip to the Darwin Martin House National Historic Landmark

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Dr. Blessing's Dean's Honors Philosophy class at The Christians

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Honors class photo in the Tifft National Preserve

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Honors program visits Just Buffalo Babel series with Jesmyn Ward (Please credit Nancy J Parisi if this photo finds its way onto social media)

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First Annual Honoring Honors Event

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Director McMillan and honors students enjoying thier night at the Honoring Honors event.

Honors Activities

Honors regularly sponsors activities on and off campus exclusively for our honors students. In the Fall 2019 stay tuned for several events including:

3rd Annual Welcome Back BBQ - Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 4-6 pm in the Student Union Quad (rain location: Student Union Social Hall). We'll have excellent food, games, give-aways and fun!

Babel Literary Series - the Honors Program will sponsor the fall Babel Literary Series events at Kleinhans Music Hall. Wednesday, Oct. 16 we will listen to N. Scott Momaday, author of House Made of Dawn. Thursday, Nov. 14 we will listen to Valeria Luiselli, author of Lost Children Archives. The Honors Program will be reading these books in the fall.

We will post more activities here!

Benefits of the Honors Program

Honors lounge and study rooms
Activities such as trips, visits with lecturers or public figures, and social gatherings with faculty members
Housing in our newly renovated residence hall, Bishop Hall
Free printing and computer access
Additional scholarship opportunities
Programmed honors activities