[Faculty] Ignition Seminar application

[Honors Director]

To:       UCR faculty members

From:   Begoña Echeverria, Howard H Hays, Jr. Chair, Faculty Director of
University Honors

Re:       Call for Fall 2026 University Honors First-Year Ignition Seminars



Dear Colleagues,



I hope this quarter is treating you well.



University Honors is now accepting applications to teach Fall 2026
First-Year Ignition Seminars. These courses constitute a vital part of our
Honors curriculum, which focuses on our three Pillars of Excellence:
Promoting Creativity and Innovation, Cultivating a Culture of Contribution,
and Celebrating Diversity and Global Citizenship.



Details of the First-Year Ignition Seminars are provided below:



Ignition seminars are taught during fall quarter and are small,
interdisciplinary courses generally limited to 15, first-year, University
Honors students representing majors from various schools and colleges.
Depending on the specific topic chosen by the faculty member, the
ignition seminar will satisfy a student’s humanities breadth requirement
(HNPG 16), social sciences breadth requirement (HNPG 17), or humanities or
social sciences breadth requirement (HNPG 18). Classes meet for three hours
each week with an emphasis on reading the literature, oral presentations,
essays, and papers to prepare students for the rigor of subsequent Honors
coursework and their eventual Honors capstone project. Faculty members
selected to teach an ignition seminar will receive a $5,000 stipend with
student evaluations of teaching submitted to their home department.



To apply to teach an ignition seminar in Fall 2026, please fill out an
*application
by Friday, February 27:*



https://ucrhonors.wufoo.com/forms/university-honors-ignition-seminar-proposal-f26/



*Decisions will be made no later than March 27, 2026.*



If you would like more information about University Honors, please visit
honors.ucr.edu. I would also be happy to discuss the program or
the ignition seminars with you in person or via Zoom. Send me an email at
honorsdirector at ucr.edu if you would like to schedule a time to meet.



Thank you for your ongoing commitment to our undergraduate students and to
University Honors.



Sincerely,



Begoña
Dr. Begoña Echeverria

*Howard H Hays, Jr. Chair*

*Faculty Director of University Honors*

University Honors | University of California, Riverside

My pronouns <https://pronouns.org/>: she/her



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