Our Vision
Problem solvers.
Global citizens.
Ethical leaders.
The Jane P. Batten Honors College recruits high-achieving students and equips them to be problem solvers — environmentally conscious, strategic-thinking global citizens, ethically bound to bettering their community and the world.
Our Mission
Prepare scholars to lead with purpose.
The Jane P. Batten Honors College prepares academically advanced and socially engaged students to lead society's professions and institutions with innovative approaches and ethical values that steward an environment threatened by global degradation and climate change.
Founded on Three Pillars
Every aspect of the Batten Honors experience — the curriculum, the residency requirement, the capstone — flows from the same three foundational commitments.
Environmental Stewardship
Scholars think critically about the natural world and the human responsibility to protect it. From HON 110: Contemporary Environmental Issues to the capstone, environmental thinking is woven into every year of the program.
Global Citizenship
Every scholar completes a required global residency experience that broadens perspective beyond the classroom. Through travel, service, and immersive learning, Batten scholars develop the skills and worldview of engaged global citizens.
Leadership
Ethical leadership isn't an elective — it's the thread that runs through the entire honors experience. Scholars develop it through service learning, collaboration, real-world engagement, and HON 310: Seminar in Leadership.
The Batten Honors College is for students who want more from their college experience — more challenge, more connection, more purpose. We don't just prepare scholars for careers. We prepare them to lead lives that matter.Dr. Travis B. Malone Anne B. Shumadine Dean, Jane P. Batten Honors College Meet the Dean →
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Mission statements are nice. A full-tuition scholarship, a global residency requirement, and a close-knit scholar community are better.