USC Upstate has been granted a chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society, the oldest and largest honor society devoted to the recognition of nontraditional students pursuing higher education. Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society was established in 1945 to honor superior scholarship of nontraditional students.
USC Upstate will hold an induction ceremony from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 22 at the University Center of Greenville, where inductees will share why they decided to return to college to earn their degrees and how they are achieving academic success. Reginald Avery, executive vice chancellor of academic affairs, will preside over the induction ceremony
“The Honor Society provides USC Upstate the wonderful opportunity to give special recognition to full and part-time adult students who are excelling academically while balancing the needs of family, work, and community,” Avery said. “Alpha Sigma Lambda's aim is to recognize the special achievements of adults who accomplish academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work and we have many qualified students who are doing just that.”
The Office of Academic Affairs has been working to create a sense of community among nontraditional students at USC Upstate and to recognize their outstanding performance. USC Upstate’s Greenville Campus offers a good opportunity for working adults to return to the classroom to earn their bachelor’s degrees.
Only the top 10 percent of nontraditional students at USC Upstate have been extended an invitation to the society. Selection of nontraditional students is based on academic hours earned, grades earned for USC Upstate coursework, and grades earned for all academic work in college. Students have been invited to nominate faculty who have been especially supportive to them in returning to college as an adult. Twenty faculty members and administrators can be invited for honorary membership in Alpha Sigma Lambda.
The Inaugural Committee for the Sigma Chi Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda included Celia Adair, professor emeritus and academic counselor; David Calvin, counselor and nontraditional student advocate; Veena Khandke, assistant professor of psychology; Katy Murphy, registrar; Judith Prince, vice chancellor for USC Upstate in Greenville; Steven Ruegger, assistant professor of criminal justice; Steve Tipps, professor of mathematics education; and Sebastian van Delden, assistant professor of computer science.
For more information, call Prince at 864-250-8870.
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