Welcome to the Honors Colloquium Leader Application.

Each year, the University Honors Program invites incoming Honors students to participate in our Honors Colloquium course. The colloquium provides a common intellectual experience for new Honors students and introduces students to the opportunities at Florida State. The colloquium leaders serve as mentors to our incoming students and lead class sessions each week, designed to help students reflect on and pursue goals related to personal growth, academic and intellectual development, and community building.

Applications to teach in Summer B 2025 and Fall 2025 are now open! To get started, please select the "Sign in with FSUID" button on the top right to access the application.

Position Description: 
The Honors Colloquium course is designed to introduce first-year FSU Honors students to the Honors Program, campus resources, and amazing opportunities. As an Honors Colloquium Leader, you will create lesson plans and facilitate weekly class sessions for a group of first-year, laterally admitted, or lower division transfer honors students.

Eligibility:

  • Be in good standing with the FSU Honors Program with an FSU GPA of 3.2 or higher
  • Have taken Honors Colloquium and an Honors Signature Course by the end of Spring 2025
  • Be entering your 3rd or 4th year at FSU in 2025-2026 academic year (not applicable to transfer admitted honors students)
  • Complete 10 Honors Points before Fall 2025 (consideration can be made for laterally admitted and lower division transfer honors student applicants entering their 3rd year)

Position Requirements:

  • Attend a for-credit weekly training course in Spring 2025. Section assignments will be scheduled once selections are made.
    • Re-applying current HCLs are not required to re-enroll in the training course but will be expected to attend HCL monthly community building events in Spring 2025.
  • Attend HCL monthly community building events in Spring 2025 in the Nancy H. Marcus Great Hall.
    • Friday, January 24, 2025
    • Friday, February 21, 2025
    • Friday, March 21, 2025
    • Friday, April 25, 2025
  • Attend additional trainings and small group HCL sessions to be held in Fall 2025.
  • Create and facilitate weekly class sessions in Summer B and/or Fall 2025.

As you pursue this role, please keep in mind this position is a paid working role and will require about five hours per week during the teaching term. It is an Honors Program expectation that selected leaders will uphold this commitment to the fullest extent.

What does the application look like?

The application will be conducted in two phases.

Phase I includes:

  • Applicant information & eligibility
  • One written response
  • Applicant resume

If you have questions about writing a resume, there are lots of great online resources, including from the FSU Career Center, that can help guide you through the process.

Phase II applications will open only to students who submit a Phase I application by October 18th at 4:00pm EST and are invited to the Phase II application process upon Phase I review.

Phase II includes:

  • Case study written response
  • Two additional written response prompts

What is the timeline for this experience? 

The application will be conducted in two phases. Phase I of the application opens Monday, October 7th at 8:00am EST and will close on Friday, October 18th at 4:00pm EST. Late applications will not be considered.

Phase II of the application will be released to applicants under continued consideration on Monday, October 28th at 8:00am EST and will close on Friday, November 8th at 4:00pm EST.

Invitations to interview for the role will be sent in November and final decisions will be made early December, prior to the end of the semester.

Selected students will be enrolled in the Honors Colloquium Leader training course for the Spring 2025 semester and will teach the Summer B 2025 and/or Fall 2025 Honors Colloquium course.

Other things to keep in mind:

Applications must be complete for consideration and must be submitted using a valid FSU secure sign in. Applications not submitted through the FSU secure sign in will not be considered.

Completion of an application does not guarantee a position offer.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Liz Iaconis at eiaconis@fsu.edu.

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