University Fellows or Computer Based Honors

swim4school
Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:04:17 +0000

There are sharp contrasts between the two programs. First, Computer Based Honors is a group of high performing academically minded students that learn to use computer program as a basis for their undergraduate research experience. The program is classroom based, requires a lot of work, has excellent resources for their students, and lots of opportunities in internships and other programs. The CBH team is research intensive and trained to do research in multiple areas of interest. There are 40 CBH’ers in each class.

University Fellows Experience is the high performing group of academically minded students that are focused on servant leadership, and giving back to the community. These students are considered to be one of the groups that are the “face of UA.” They are responsible for a class each semester, as well as specific projects and an annual large scale project in the month of May. (So while others have left campus, the Fellows are conducting their May project in the Black Belt of Alabama or other locations.) There are 30 Fellows in each class. Of the 30 Fellows, there are 8 students selected as Academic Elite scholarship recipients that get the additional funding outside of the Presidential Scholarship. These are typically those that UA really wants to attract to the University for some reason.

Both are prestigious groups with very different interest levels. Both have the advantage of meeting and getting to know their respective group prior to the start of classes in the Fall semester, so you come into school with a set group of friends. Both are highly competitive.

However, if you are not eligible for one of these two programs, there are a myriad of other leadership opportunities on campus, as well as research opportunities. Programs like Emerging Scholars, Freshman Experience, Freshman Forum,