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Sent out every Monday, the JMHC Indy newsletter is a great resource for find events and other opportunities

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At the John Martinson Honors College, we challenge and empower students to contribute to society in meaningful ways and excel in their careers. We are an interdisciplinary community where highly motivated students build strong relationships, develop multiple dimensions of themselves, and collaborate to innovate for a better world.

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"I was very happy to meet with my advisor, Emily Smith. She was very helpful in explaining how to stay on track regarding Honors credits and the different ways I can get them."

"My advisor did a great job of recommending classes that I could take to get honors classes. He also introduced me to a potential research opportunity."

"It was very good meeting with Mike for the first time! I learned a lot about opportunities to fulfill the honors requirements."

"It was great to first meet my advisor! I hate to put this selfishly, but basically to summarize, the conversation explained that their whole job is about me. So, any questions I have, ask them, no hesitation. Any dreams or goals they will help to achieve. If I need a reference, they will make me sound like a shooting star, lighting up brighter than LA. Therefore, they want to hear all your stories and learn about all the things that you are doing. Definitely feels great to get that kind of support."

"My meeting was great! Amanda helped me make sure I was on track with my honors credits!"

"The advising appointment was very useful in reminding me of the abilities to engage with this campus outside of the classroom. I received good advice on how to fill my schedule and the questions I had was sufficiently answered. I also enjoyed getting to know my new advisor, she was very open and prepared to chat during our time together."

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The Purdue John Martinson Honors College provides individualized, holistic advising in an inclusive environment in which all are welcome, safe, and valued.

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John Martinson Honors College advising information.

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Sending a child to college is a life-changing experience for a family and our goal is to enrich this chapter in their lives.

Our mission is to build a community to engage with the university through participation, service, and philanthropic support to invest in the educational and long-term success of our students.

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From the moment your student sets their sights on Purdue, you become a valued member of our Boilermaker family. Within Purdue University, the John Martinson Honors College boasts a storied legacy, and we are genuinely excited that you and your family will play a crucial role in shaping our promising future.

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Welcome to the John Martinson Honors College

The John Martinson Honors College is committed to supporting the well-being of its students, staff, and faculty. As an interdisciplinary college, the values of collaboration and mutual respect are integral to what we do in our classrooms, our residential community, and in our programming initiatives.

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Which Pillar are you most excited about or most involved in?

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Double Up! Take HONR for UCC requirements

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Double Up! Take HONR for UCC requirements

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Purdue University | John Martinson Honors College on Instagram: "The results are in! 🎓🎉 Data from the 2024 Academic Year shows that graduating from the John Martinson Honors College has massive advantages for future success! 
From graduate school to landing a job at a Fortune 500, the difference is clear!
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148 likes, 0 comments - purduehonors on April 2, 2026: "The results are in! 🎓🎉 Data from the 2024 Academic Year shows that graduating from the John Martinson Honors College has massive advantages for future success! 
From graduate school to landing a job at a Fortune 500, the difference is clear!
You can see the data here: bit.ly/4m6YCKs

#purdue #purdueuniversity #johnmartinsonhonorscollege #highereducation #futureleaders #academicexellence #fortune500". 

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Join us for the FIRST JMHC Pinning Ceremony on April 12th at 10 am in Honors Hall!

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Join us for the FIRST JMHC Pinning Ceremony on April 12th at 10 am in Honors Hall!

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Felisa Preciado Higgins on Instagram: "Here’s some exciting details about the Level Up program! Watch to learn more about the upcoming Pinning Celebration and how the JMHC is excited to celebrate your progress as an Honors student! #purduehonors #pinningcelebration"

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46 likes, 2 comments - jmhc_dean on April 2, 2026: "Here’s some exciting details about the Level Up program! Watch to learn more about the upcoming Pinning Celebration and how the JMHC is excited to celebrate your progress as an Honors student! #purduehonors #pinningcelebration". 

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Dean Higgins is a globally engaged scholar and expert in supply chain management, who brings to Purdue years of experience and impact spanning both academia and industry, including a long stint with consumer products company Kimberly-Clark and its Latin American Operations. Her excellence in teaching has also been amply recognized through multiple Penn State awards, such as the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Smeal College's Fred Brand Jr. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you’re into with the people who get you.

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Earning Rewards With the App

Students earn points by scanning QR codes displayed at JMHC events, allowing them to track their progress across a variety of competencies. In addition to attending events, students can pursue themed badges such as "Interview Ready" and "Leadership Jumpstart,” which offer more opportunities to earn points while building valuable skills.

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In the John Martinson Honors College, students are encouraged to FORGE their story - to take an active role in shaping their college experience. The JMHC provides students with options and incentives to build their own adventure by customizing learning and social opportunities.

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Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you’re into with the people who get you.

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Alumni on the importance of Interdisciplinary Academics

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Alumni on the importance of Interdisciplinary Academics

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Purdue John Martinson Honors College Alumni Discuss Interdisciplinarity

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Honors Houses are intellectual and social communities that enable our students and faculty to forge stronger connections with each other. The houses offer events, activities and camaraderie. Houses compete for prizes awarded throughout the year and, as the finale, to win the annual House Trophy. This competition is tallied through the FORGE Your Story application, powered by Suitable. Honors House Liaisons are student leaders for each house who bring their house members together and run the friendly house competition.

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Copper House Metal Fact: Copper was the first metal used by human. It has a unique reddish color and a high melting point (more than 1,900 degrees F) Dr. Kostas Grigoriou, kostasg@purdue.edu, Honors College Scholarly Fellow for Copper House, with inquiries.

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Undergraduate Research: "It will change your life."

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KCLantz@Purdue.edu

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Office: Honors North 1136

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JPIsaacs@Purdue.edu

Office: Honors North 1106

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Click here to learn more about the Level Up Honors program!

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Level Up Honors - John Martinson Honors College - Purdue University

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Level Up Honors is an initiative to guide our Honors College students through their Honors experience and reward them for their hard work each year. Level Up Honors is aligned with the John Martinson Honors College’s Good Standing Policy. If a student meets good standing, then they will meet each level as outlined below. If students have questions about Level Up, their good standing status, or completing the Honors College curriculum in general, please reach out to your Honors Advisor.

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Some courses at Purdue have Honors Sections available. Check out the PDF to see which courses will be offering Honors Sections for Spring 2026.

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AWilton@Purdue.edu

Office: DUHM 120

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H-Ready courses have a pre-approved honors project. Like a contract but without the paperwork! Look at the picture to see what classes are H-Ready!

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Information for JMHC Students

H-Innovate is creating new honors opportunities for you: courses that have an honors experience built-in and ready to go. H-ready, in fact. Think of H-ready courses as offering a guaranteed honors contract option without either the contract or the paperwork. As with a dedicated honors section of a larger course, you will have an enriched experienced with value-added activities and additional learning experiences waiting for you. An H-ready course offers that opportunity in every section. Here is how to do it:

1. Enroll in an H-Ready course-the honors option is ready for you

2. Request "H Grade Mode" through the Registrar's Office during the first week of class

3. Take the honors survey on your Brightspace course to open the honors pathway

4. Complete both the regular and the honors coursework

5. Earn honors credit in the course, which will appear on your transcript with an "H"

All JMHC students-and only JMHC students-may take an H-ready course for honors credit. H-ready courses follow the same timeline as standard H Contracts: for the deadline to add, see the Registrar's Add/Drop calendar for the "last day to request H Grade Mode" (normally the end of the second week of classes): for the deadline to drop, see the Add/Drop calendar for the "last day to modify a course" (normally the end of the ninth week of classes). After the last day to modify a course, H Grade Mode cannot be changed, and your final course grade will reflect honors work.

All H-Ready courses are searchable with the course attribute HRDY

Visit Course Catalog

Information for Advisors

H-Innovate is a program aimed at getting your honors students the H credits they need, where they need them. The program selects courses taken by large populations of honors students-most often courses that feature in multiple plans of study, are required, and/or fulfill university core requirements. The most important thing to know about H-Innovate is that the program adapts entire courses rather than individual sections. JMHC students can sign up for any section of the course and have a prepared honors module waiting for them because the course is "H-Ready".

H-Ready courses are different from either honors-only sections or individualized H-contracts. You might think of them as courses with a pre-made, pre-approved honors contract already embedded into the structure of the course.

The process of enrolling in an H-Ready course for honors credit is similar to the process for H-contracts: students enroll in the course and request H grade mode through the Registrar's Office before the deadline, which is normally Friday of the 2nd week of classes. Unlike the H-contract process, students and faculty do not need to submit contract paperwork or a copy of the course syllabus and revised grading scheme.

H-ready options are open only to JMHC students -and all JMHC students. When approving H grade mode, the primary advisor need only check that the student's record has the S-Honors or S-Honors2 cohort code. No other approval from the department or college is necessary.

Once H-grade mode is approved, a student will use Brightspace to enter themselves on the honors pathway through the course. If they decide to leave the honors pathway, students have until the last day to modify a course-usually the end of the 9th week of classes-to switch out of H grade mode with the Registrar's Office. After the 9th week, all honors coursework will be part of the student's final grade.

Beginning in Fall 2025, H-Ready courses will be searchable using this attribute: HRDY.

We welcome advisor feedback and suggestions for future H-Ready courses: blueskylab@purdue.edu

H-Innovate provides funding and support for departments to adapt high-demand courses to allow for honors enrollment. Adapted courses include an embedded honors option that can scale up to meet student demand and transfer across all sections and instructors. Selected faculty members transform an existing course during a (re)design institute. Participants have full wrap-around support from a course design team to craft all materials needed to implement their honors adaptation.

Because the adaptation occurs at the level of the course rather than the individual section, H-Innovate requires a commitment from the sponsoring department as well as the participating faculty member.

About the Design Institute

In this 12-week institute, faculty learn the basics of adaptation and devise honors options for existing, high-traffic courses. The goal of this project is to add value for students-ideally, all students enrolled in the course. The institute focuses on creating honors options that produce benefit for all, connect to the existing course in generative ways, and utilize assessment practices that allow for rapid scale up.

H-Innovate supplies the instruction, materials, and support necessary to adapt courses and to prepare faculty to deliver the adapted course. Participants meet twice weekly: once in large group workshop and again with a small working team led by a course developer. By the end of the institute, faculty will have designed an honors adaptation and a revised course syllabus, built an honors pathway into their Brightspace course, and developed training materials for other course instructors. Faculty receive a stipend for their participation and redesign work
Participation in the 2025 pilot is by invitation only
Interested faculty and departments should contact the John Martinson Honors College's Blue Sky Teaching & Learning Laboratory, blueskylab@purdue.edu

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Information for JMHC Students H-Innovate is creating new honors opportunities for you: courses that have an honors experience built-in and ready to go. H-ready, in fact. Think of H-ready courses as offering a guaranteed honors contract option without either the contract or the paperwork.

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Co-op coordinators in Indianapolis include

Electrical and Computer Engineering-                             Sean Cook                                                    cook494@purdue.edu

Mechanical and Motorsports Engineering-             Katrin Danielson (in late October)             kadan@purdue.edu

(Jenny Strickland- jnstrick@purdue.edu is standing in for now)

Biomedical Engineering-                              Kate Winton                                                  kwinton@purdue.edu

Computer Science-   Jermaine Williams                                       mainejr@purdue.edu

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Peer Success Coaching program is currently live! Complete the request form HERE

Study Skill Consultations are also available. You can learn more here.

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Roadmap for Good Standing: A Year by Year Guide

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Roadmap for Good Standing: A Year by Year Guide

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What's it like being an Honors Ambassador?

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What's it like being an Honors Ambassador?

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Look below for videos from current students to learn more about some of the leadership opportunities available in the JMHC: Honors Leadership Council, Honors Ambassadors, and Student Belonging Advocates.

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You need to complete 24 Honors credits to graduate with Honors! 5 credits from HONR courses, and 19 Honors Elective credits from a wide variety of options + a Scholarly Project + a cumulative 3.3 GPA.

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You need to complete 24 Honors credits to graduate with Honors! 5 credits from HONR courses, and 19 Honors Elective credits from a wide variety of options + a Scholarly Project + a cumulative 3.3 GPA.

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If you join the JMHC as a second or third year student, you need to complete 18 Honors credits, 5 HONR and 13 Honors Elective + a Scholarly Project + a cumulative 3.3 GPA.

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Learn more about the requirements of the John Martinson Honors College curriculum and the different paths to earning Honors credits.

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Courses that involve directed study, independent research, or an Honors thesis in your disciplinary college can be counted as research credits. Talk to your Honors Advisor if you think you might be eligible for these credits.

In addition to supervised research, programs like VIP, EPICS and Data Mine: Corporate Partners also count as Honors Research credits.

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All graduate-level courses count towards your Honors elective credits. See your Honors Advisor for more details.

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All JMHC students earn at least 5 HONR credits. See the list of Fall 2026 courses above.

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Click here to learn about some common misconceptions about the Scholarly Project.

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Click here for a searchable database of faculty researchers across different disciplines who are interested in working with JMHC students.

Interested in learning more about our research generators? Click here.

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The ASC provides a variety of academic support services for undergraduate students at Purdue.

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Welcome to the Purdue Academic Success Center. We offer services such as supplemental instruction (SI), peer success coaching (PSC), online handouts / webinars, and many more!

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The DRC serves disabled (physical and mental) undergraduate and graduate students, whether part-time or full-time (including students taking online courses).

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Welcome to the Purdue Disability Resource Center!

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Purdue's Division of Financial Aid is committed to making Purdue’s world-class education affordable, accessible, and valuable to Boilermakers and their families.

Types of Aid

Financial FAQs

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Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center

Black Cultural Center

Latino Cultural Center

LGBTQ Center

Native American Educational & Cultural Center

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After accepting your offer of admission, please allow up to two days to gain access to the housing contract portal.

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General Housing Information | Purdue University Residences

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The Purdue University Student Health Center (PUSH) provides outpatient healthcare for students, including immunizations required by the State of Indiana. Please be sure to use your assigned residence mailing address when completing health insurance forms (see below for U.S. Postal addresses for University Residences). For more information on immunizations and other services, visit the PUSH website or call 765-494-1700.

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Center for Career Opportunities & Pre-professional Advising (CCO)

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Center for Career Opportunities & Pre-professional Advising (CCO)

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The CCO informs and empowers students and graduates to connect with professional opportunities within Indiana, the United States, and the world.

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Academics Admissions Current Students Athletics About Careers Prospective Students Research and Partnerships Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Office of Engagement

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The ISS seeks to enhance the academic, cultural, and social pursuits of students and scholars from abroad.

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The Office of International Students and Scholars (ISS) is committed to the internationalization of Purdue University by providing appropriate services and support to international clientele and various University departments and offices. ISS seeks to enhance the academic, cultural, and social pursuits of students and scholars from abroad through knowledge and expertise in immigration, intercultural engagement, and advising.

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Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

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Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

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CAPS delivers comprehensive psychological services to the students of Purdue.

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During business hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

West Lafayette Address:

Purdue University Counseling and Psychological Services
601 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 224
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2052

Indianapolis Address:

Engineering and Technology Building (ET) - Suite ET 324 (Entrance at ET 331)
799 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

After hours and on weekends:

Call CAPS and press 1 to speak with an off-site clinician.

For emergencies:

Call 911 and ask to speak with a CIT officer.

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Getting Started Frequently Asked Questions | Counseling & Psychological Services

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During business hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. West Lafayette Address: Purdue University Counseling and Psychological Services601 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 224West Lafayette, IN 47907-2052 Indianapolis Address: Engineering and Technology Building (ET) - Suite ET 324 (Entrance at ET 331)799 West Michigan StreetIndianapolis, IN 46202 After hours and on weekends: Call CAPS and press 1 to speak with an off-site clinician.

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Purdue University Student Health Service (PUSH)

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Purdue University Student Health Service (PUSH)

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PUSH provides student-oriented primary care as well as ongoing care for chronic conditions.

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Purdue University offers a variety of services to support student well-being, including primary care, mental health counseling, nutrition advice, and wellness programs. These services are designed to help students maintain their health, balance, and academic success. Students can book appointments or explore resources to learn more about available support.

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Research funding is available to Honors College students in good standing. Applications for exploratory work that is intended to lead to a scholarly project will also be considered. Please contact the grants administrator, Dr. Chaonan Liu, liu2313@purdue.edu for further information.

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Verify your project here

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Submit your proposal here

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Office: LILY 1-103

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PCTinsle@Purdue.edu

Office: Honors North 1140

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EASheetz@Purdue.edu

Office: LILY G-119

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AArchey@Purdue.edu

Office: Honors North 1146

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PruittJC@Purdue.edu

Office: ET309E (Indianapolis)

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OUzomah@Purdue.edu

Office: Honors North 1142

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Parsdondm@purdue.edu

Office: Honors North 1134

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Office: Honors North 1104

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Do you feel passionate about a class but it's not offered as an Honors section? Don't worry-- you can turn any standard class into an Honors class by contracting. You can find more information about how to contract here.

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If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your Honors Advisor, or contact honorsadvising@purdue.edu.

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Connect with other students in the JMHC through these opportunities:

House Cup Competition

Student Belonging Advocates (SBA) Events

Global House

JMHC Study Away Opportunities

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Fall 2026 HONR Course Offerings

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Purdue Office of Undergraduate Research

Purdue Journal of Service Learning and International Engagement

National and International Scholarships Office (NISO)

Engineering Undergraduate Research Office (EURO)

Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship Program (DUIRI)

Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research (JPUR)