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院长贾斯汀·佩里

It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the Harriet L. 威尔克斯荣誉学院 of Florida Atlantic University, Florida’s top-rated public honors college, 位于约翰D. MacArthur campus in 木星. The 威尔克斯荣誉学院 (WHC) recently received the highest rating in a comprehensive review of forty public honors colleges conducted by 在荣誉 . We achieved this rating by combining academic excellence with unparalleled opportunity 和 access for our students.

卓越: The 威尔克斯荣誉学院 sets the st和ard for excellence in Honors education. Our college has its own dedicated honors faculty 和 interdisciplinary curriculum 和 keeps a 15 to 1 (or lower) student to faculty ratio, with all students completing an honors thesis under the direct supervision of a faculty mentor. The college provides the intimacy of small class sizes 和 close mentorship from professors, with all the additional benefits of being part of the vibrant Florida Atlantic University community.
National Merit Finalists have continuously attended the WHC since 2000, approximately 60% of our graduates go on to graduate 和 professional programs (especially medicine 和 law), 比如哥伦比亚大学, 约翰霍普金斯大学, 哈佛大学, 耶鲁大学, 和普林斯顿. Other graduates take great jobs in research, teaching, non-profits, government, business. I encourage you to visit our 校友聚光灯 page to learn about the achievements of some of our former students.
访问: At a time when the costs of a college education are rising at unprecedented rates, the 威尔克斯荣誉学院 maintains an affordable in-state tuition. Most WHC students receive a merit-based scholarship，许多 receive need-based aid. Endowment earnings totaling $1.3 million annually are distributed as scholarships to our students. During Flagler 学者们的一天, top students compete for one of five Henry Morrison Flagler 奖学金 worth $72,000 over four years. Approximately 15% of our students are the first in their family to attend college, over 50% are from underrepresented groups. Furthermore, approximately 33% of our students are Pell-eligible.
The majority of WHC students graduate with no debt, the average debt among the rest is typically $10,000 less than the national average for public universities. We provide an affordable pathway to the American Dream for bright, 好奇的, diverse students who might otherwise be unable to afford it.
机会: The 威尔克斯荣誉学院 provides boundless opportunities. 在约翰D. MacArthur campus in 木星, our students work alongside the world’s top-ranked, st和-alone scientific institutions for bio医疗 research – Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience 和 UF Scripps Institute for Bio医疗 Innovation & 技术 – as well as Florida Atlantic’s world-renowned scientists 和 labs, including at Florida Atlantic’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute. The future of brain science starts right here in 木星’s own research triangle. Our students also have access to cutting-edge research 和 field work through 港分公司 Oceanographic Institute 和通道项目 to many Florida Atlantic graduate, 医疗, nursing programs.
Our students have their pick of stellar WHC arts, 人文学科, 社会科学, natural science faculty mentors to guide them on their intellectual journey. 结果是, our undergraduates have published or co-published over 100 peer-reviewed publications with their faculty mentors, 包括论文, 诗歌, 科学文章.

At the 威尔克斯荣誉学院, we are educating tomorrow’s change-makers 和 working with them to tackle real world problems using interdisciplinary knowledge 和 teamwork. 从 social entrepreneurship, 实习, 出国留学, to applied research 和 a living/learning community, our students are directly engaged in the South Florida community 和 beyond.

Our students live on campus during their first two years, which lets them build strong social bonds 和 focus on their academic progress as they transition to college life. I encourage you to visit our campus to learn more about what makes the WHC such a special place.

真诚地,

贾斯汀·佩里博士.D.
哈里特·L·迪恩. 威尔克斯荣誉学院
Florida Atlantic University