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Who We Are
We are a community of developing scholars.
The students are in the earlier years of their development
and the faculty are further along in their development,
but all are engaged in the process of developing
as scholars.
A scholar seeks to create knowledge rather than
only using current knowledge or teaching it to others.
Scholars work in many professions. Professors at
research universities such as UAlbany spend a significant
part of their time creating knowledge through their
research and other scholarly activities. A physician
who gathers data from her patients as a way of understanding
the distribution of a disease through a neighborhood
is acting as a scholar. Similarly, a lawyer who
gathers data to understand more clearly an influence
on the verdicts that his clients receive is also
acting as a scholar. A parent who observes and records
the effectiveness of an intervention with an obstinate
child is also acting as a scholar. Consequently,
developing the skills of a scholar will be a benefit
to all our graduates, regardless of their chosen
profession.
Creating new knowledge is an exhilarating process.
It challenges scholars to think more deeply and
creatively. It provides great rewards when the new
knowledge is presented to others through scholarly
publications or displays of creative work. It is
into this world that students and professors in
The Honors College are invited.
We are academically accomplished and serious about
our academic pursuits.The students and professors
in The Honors College have diverse characteristics.
While many of these characteristics vary from person
to person, we have several in common.
We are intellectual:
- interested in ideas;
- intrigued by the gaps in our understanding
of people and the world;
- curious.
We are ambitious:
- striving to teach more effectively and learn
more completely;
- pushing on the limits of our knowledge and
creativity;
- searching for new ways to use our talents.
We are involved:
- actively learning in the classroom, the
research laboratory, or the studio;
- participating in campus and community activities;
- serving others.
Learn more about the
students and professors
in The Honors College.
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For more information about the Honors College, please
call
(518) 442-9067 or send an e-mail to
honors@albany.edu.
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What people have
to say about Honors College...
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 "The Honors College makes it possible for
freshmen to jump right into an in-depth
study of a single fundamental intellectual
question, to make connections across disciplines,
and to enjoy the sustained interaction with
faculty often available only to seniors
and graduate students."
Richard Lachmann, Ph.D., Professor, Department
of Sociology
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