Honors Program Staff
The Honors Program is currently staffed by two administrators, the director and the assistant director. In addition, the Honors Program is supported by an Honors Faculty Fellow whose main responsibility is working with second-year students.
Honors Program Director
Jonathan Bowman, PhD
Professor Jonathan Bowman is the director of the Honors Program, and is also tenured in USD’s Department of Communication. An award-winning teacher, Dr. Bowman’s courses in human communication focus on fostering the engaged expression of ideas alongside the elucidation of concepts within the context of inclusion and social justice. As director, Dr. Bowman oversees the Honors Program curriculum, faculty, staff and students. He also provides strategic vision for the Honors Program, leads Honors Program admissions, advises Honors students and instructs the Honors Senior Seminar (HNRS 495).
LC 201B
bowman@sandiego.edu
Honors Program Assistant Director
Devon Moraes
Devon Moraes serves as the assistant director of the Honors Program and is responsible for assisting the Honors Program director in all aspects of the Honors Program, including admissions, curricular advising and program assessment. The assistant director performs detailed, complex administrative work for the program, coordinates events and advises students, parents, faculty and staff about the Honors Program. An alumna of USD, Devon returned to campus in 2016 after receiving a certificate in Nonprofit Management from USD's Professional and Continuing Education. Since that time, she has served in various roles and departments including Law Student Affairs, the Office of the President and the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office and as an instructor for the English Language Academy's Summer Youth Program.
(619) 260-7847
LC 201C
dmoraes@sandiego.edu
Honors Faculty Fellow
David Miller, PhD
David Miller serves as the Honors Faculty Fellow. Dr. Miller is in the Department of History where he teaches courses about the United States with a research focus on the social and cultural history of the nineteenth-century, race and historical memory. He also serves as the co-editor of The Journal of San Diego History and consultant to the San Diego History Center. As the faculty fellow, Dr. Miller oversees the Honors Second Year Inquiry (HNRS 295) and serves an advisory and support role to the Honors Program, its students and faculty.
(619) 260-4756
Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, 237D
davidmiller@sandiego.edu
Honors Executive Assistant
Ian Lambrecht
Ian Lambrecht earned a Bachelor of Science in Geosciences–Secondary Education, graduating cum laude from Boise State University, where he was highly engaged in academic leadership and service as a Honors College peer mentor and Noyce Scholar, was named Boise State University’s Graduating Student Leader, earned multiple placements on the Dean’s List and received the 2020 Mayor’s Youth Award in Meridian, Idaho. Ian currently serves as an executive assistant in the Honors Program, Writing Center and Writing Program at the University of San Diego. He is pursuing a Master of Arts in Postsecondary Educational Leadership and Student Affairs as well as an advanced certificate in Educational Leadership in Intercollegiate Athletics at San Diego State University, with an expected graduation in 2027.
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ilambrecht@sandiego.edu
Faculty liaisons
Honors Faculty Liaisons help students simultaneously navigate the requirements for their major and the Honors Program in a harmonious and meaningful way. Students may contact their liaisons at any point if they need help staying on track with Honors and their major, or if they need help finding research opportunities in their discipline.
The Faculty Liaison role was initiated in the Honors Program as of Fall 2020. We are currently working to identify faculty within every program to serve as liaisons. Students who do not have a Liaison identified in their area should contact their major advising staff and/or the Honors Program directly for assistance and guidance.
Honors Program Committee
The Honors Program Committee (HPC) advises the director regarding policy and curriculum for the Honors Program, including determining criteria for Honors credits and courses, selecting and evaluating Honors courses, reviewing research grant proposals and approving changes to requirements. The HPC also assists the director with program assessment and faculty members are expected to host a gathering or small event for Honors students each year.
Student Leadership in Honors
Honors Student Board
The Honors Student Board (HSB) was established in 2002 (and restructured in 2019) with the purpose of enhancing student participation in the Honors Program and promoting student interaction with the Honors director and assistant director. The Board provides advice about the Honors curriculum, voices student views about the structure of the program, plans social and philanthropic activities, and works to draw prospective students. The Board also provides oversight to the Honors Club.