Purdue University. Honors College
Organization
Historical Information
Prior to 2005, honors programs at Purdue were offered by individual colleges. These disciplinary honors programs were brought together into a single University Honors Program (UHP) in 2004, with the first class of students starting in the Fall 2005 semester. The UHP had an inaugural class of 75 students, which grew to 147 by Fall 2010.
From 2009-2010, the university conducted an external and internal review of the UHP, both of which recommended creating an Honors College on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. This was proposed to and approved by the Board of Trustees and President in July 2011.
The new Honors College opened to an inaugural class of 556 students in Fall 2013. It was Purdue’s first interdisciplinary, residential academic college. In 2022, the college was renamed to the John Martinson Honors College, in honor of Purdue alumnus John Martinson for his support of interdisciplinary learning at Purdue. As of 2022, the Purdue University Honors College enrolled over 2,700 students.
From 2009-2010, the university conducted an external and internal review of the UHP, both of which recommended creating an Honors College on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. This was proposed to and approved by the Board of Trustees and President in July 2011.
The new Honors College opened to an inaugural class of 556 students in Fall 2013. It was Purdue’s first interdisciplinary, residential academic college. In 2022, the college was renamed to the John Martinson Honors College, in honor of Purdue alumnus John Martinson for his support of interdisciplinary learning at Purdue. As of 2022, the Purdue University Honors College enrolled over 2,700 students.
Citation
Katie Donworth, "Venture capitalist Martinson gives $25 million to Purdue’s Honors College," Purdue News, April 8, 2022. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2022/Q2/venture-capitalist-martinson-gives-25-million-to-purdues-honors-college.html?_ga=2.203399889.1388290439.1710509328-272831147.1710250420Citation
"Academic Affairs Committee Meeting Minutes," BOTM20110711AA, UA 58, Purdue University Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 3-4. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/bot/id/41366/rec/43Citation
"Stated Meeting Minutes," BOTM20110712SM, UA 58, Purdue University Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 135. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/bot/id/43282/rec/41Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Honors College student artwork
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-011
Dates:
1957 - 2015
Purdue University Honors College records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 196
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Honors College records consist of material created or collected by the Purdue University Honors College. It contains several marketing brochures about the honors college, an information sheet for the 2015 incoming class, event fliers and posters, a newspaper article on the HONR 299 Lecture Series, and information on the Fall 2015 "The Presidential Seminar".
Dates:
2013 - 2015