March 4, 2002

Baylor to launch Honors College
___WACO--Baylor University will open an Honors College June 1.
___University regents approved Baylor's 10th academic unit in their winter meeting Feb. 22.
___The new college will be located in Morrison Constitution Hall, which previously housed the Baylor Law School. Regents approved a $2.5 million renovation of the 59,000-square-foot building, which also will house other academic departments and offices.
___Baylor has operated an honors program for 53 years. The new Honors College, however, will combine the honors program with the University Scholars program, Baylor Interdisciplinary Core and a proposed Great Texts program to create a distinct unit for highly motivated students.
___The Honors College also will include a office of national and international scholarships, which will assist Baylor students in applying for Rhodes, Fulbright, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, Rotary and other prestigious scholarships.
___Baylor will conduct a national search for a dean of the Honors College.

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