Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois Honors College students were accepted into the prestigious society during a special pinning ceremony Thursday.
President Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers congratulated the students who must achieve high academic success in order to be “pinned.”
Honors qualifications include a minimum 21 ACT score, a 3.0 GPA that must be maintained after the first semester or the incoming freshman must be valedictorian/salutatorian of his or her high school class.
Among those pinned, Kenya Johnson, a freshman in biology, said “It’s a start to a new beginning. I feel accomplished already.”
“It’s like a big reward for all the hard work,” said George Solomon, a freshman in civil engineering.
“It really makes me glad I’m still here,” said Bryan Miller, a freshman in electrical engineering,” adding, “Some people didn’t make it so far.”
The vision of the College is to provide academically prepared students a world-class education. For more information, see: https://www.jsums.edu/honorscollege/