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Greetings! Welcome to your new (or continuing) role as a Departmental Honors Liaison (DHL; formerly known as an Honors Faculty Advisor).

Departmental Honors Liaisons help honors students successfully pursue the Honors degree. They also serve as an important liaison between the broader university community and the Honors College.

Departmental Honors Liaisons are appointed by the Department Chair to serve 3-year terms. DHLs provide vital service to the Department, College, University, and most importantly, students!

What are the responsibilities of DHLs?

Your role is to facilitate thesis completion in all the ways that make sense for you and your department/unit. The following are responsibilities associated with the DHL role:

Connect students to potential faculty thesis supervisors as needed
Maintain and communicate my department's thesis requirements and departmental thesis description
Be familiar and in communication with Honors students in your department who are working on theses to ensure successful completion
Reach out to the Honors thesis support team in the Honors College as needed (thesis@honors.utah.edu)
Develop and administer your department's strategy for thesis completion in collaboration with department leadership, advising staff, students, and faculty
Communicate regularly with faculty supervising Honors theses (expectations, mentoring resources, deadlines, etc.)
Get to know the Honors students in my department, keeping track of their progress
Organize gatherings for Honors students in the department

What resources will you find here?

This Canvas resource contains the following modules:

In addition, the discussion and people tabs allow you to engage with other DHLs and Honors College administration around issues of shared interest.