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Honors Program

Siena Hall, S-108
516.323.3340

Howard Ponzer
Director of the Honors Program
Chair, Philosophy Department


The Modern World: Global Perspectives, Finding Solutions, Service at Home.

The Molloy University Honors Program traverses all majors and provides students with an academic opportunity that thematically integrates diverse disciplines.  This program attempts to challenge students across all disciplines by identifying common interests and goals that address the many issues of global concern.   The journey begins in the freshman year as participants in the Honors Freshman Learning Community. By the end of the freshman year, the honors students begin to synthesize the components of the program as participants in the international travel experiences and seminars.

During the final semester of the program, all Honor students must complete a capstone project in order to graduate with Honors Program distinction. Students who have completed the Honors course work will be matched with a faculty mentor who will assist in helping students design a project that synthesizes knowledge gained from academic and scholarly course work and that of their travel and experiences relative to the program and their major. The Honors students will have the privilege to share their insights with the Molloy Community and the option to submit their work to the National Collegiate Honors Council as well as the Northeast Regional Honors Council.

Program Goals

The goals of the Honors Program are to:

  • graduate informed and engaged global citizens.
  • value diversity and the wealth of perspectives it brings. 
  • develop a historical framework for referencing current global issues.
  • demonstrate an awareness of the cultural, social, and political issues both past and present. 
  • act individually and collaboratively.
  • explain the interdependence of events from global and local perspectives.
  • demonstrate ongoing leadership skills needed to address issues of global and local concerns.
  • develop an understanding of the liberal arts and sciences as expressions of our culture and experience in the world.
  • develop an understanding of diverse disciplines and their relation to one another.
  • develop socially responsible learners and leaders.     

Program Mission

The Mission of the Honors Program is to successfully educate and graduate students who are informed global citizens. The Honors Program develops students’ critical thinking and ethical reasoning skills through investigation of the world in and beyond our immediate geographic, social, and cultural surroundings. We seek to understand, affirm, and articulate diverse perspectives in order to constructively shape the future by taking action to advance social justice locally and globally.

We do this in personalized cohort models of nursing, liberal arts and CAP 21 theatre students where you truly get to know your fellow honors classmates and faculty.