Dr. Arundhati Sanyal Department of English Senior Faculty Associate Dr. Sanyal holds an Master of Arts in English from the University of Calcutta, a Master of Arts in English Literature of the 19th Century from Rutgers and a PhD (also in English Literature of the 19th Century) from The City University of New York. In… Continue Reading »
Dr. Peter Shoemaker Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Assessment A scholar of 17th century French literature and culture, Dr. Shoemaker is the author of over 15 peer-reviewed journal articles and two scholarly books. Areas of special interest include rhetoric and literature, the social history of literature, the novel and the Moralists. He received his… Continue Reading »
Fr. Sertich was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark in 2020, and since July 1, 2022, has served as the Director of Campus Ministry at Seton Hall. Fr. Sertich holds a B.A. from Seton Hall (2015) and is an alumnus of the University Honors Program. Fr. Sertich also holds an S.T.B. from the… Continue Reading »
Dr. Dermot Quinn Associate Director, University Honors Program Professor of History Before coming to Seton Hall in 1990 Dr. Quinn taught at Amherst College in Massachusetts and at Oxford University. He has degrees from Trinity College, Dublin and Oxford University. His first book, Patronage and Piety: English Roman Catholics and Politics, 1850-1900, was published in… Continue Reading »
Professor Wegrzyniak holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Idaho State University. She earned her M.A. in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee where her culminating exams were in the area of Feminist Ethics. She has taught at Fordham University and most recently at Vanderbilt University. Recent presentations include Character from Commitments: A Project-Based… Continue Reading »
If you have questions about the Honors Program that are somehow not answered within the website, please know that we would be happy to speak with you or to go back and forth via e-mail. Please call the Honors Program office at 973-275-2011 or e-mail us at honsapp@shu.edu
Note: Students who began undergraduate studies before Fall 2019 may request that their progress toward completion of the primary or secondary major in English be assessed based on the arrangement that existed prior to Fall 2019. That arrangement is as follows: Students who complete the four Honors Colloquia may pursue a primary or secondary major… Continue Reading »
Above all, it is about Great Questions. More specifically, the University Honors Program is an intellectually lively, interdisciplinary program in the liberal arts. At the heart of the program is a series of four six-credit courses that follow and explore the story of human civilization and thought from the ancient world until today. The Honors… Continue Reading »
Are Honors Program Students entitled to additional scholarship funding? Many of our students receive significant merit and/or need-based scholarship funding, but there is no correlation between participation in the Honors Program and increased scholarship funding. Participation in the Honors Program is not a factor in decisions about scholarships and financial aid. These decisions are made… Continue Reading »
Students who began their undergraduate studies in the Fall of 2012 are subject to the following agreements regarding core and degree equivalencies (for printable listing, click here): For Students in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Course Counts for HONS 1001 (3 credits) ENGL 1201 (3 credits) HONS 1102 (6 credits) ENGL 1202… Continue Reading »