Lone Star College Honors College students participate in top-quality educational programs, including international classes, national conferences and study abroad opportunities to help them thrive and compete globally.
“Lone Star College is changing the concept of what community colleges can offer students with high caliber programs and excellent faculty, but at lower tuition rates and smaller classroom sizes,” said Katharine Caruso, Ph.D., LSC associate vice chancellor, Honors and International Education.
The United States Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman Program recently awarded five LSC Global Scholars and Honors College students with the prestigious Gilman International Scholarship for a summer 2024 study abroad experience. These recipients will use the $4,000 scholarship to travel, learn and explore various cultures located in African and Asian countries.
- Mark Garcia, LSC-Tomball Global Scholars, Philippines
- Ailin Gonzalez, LSC-Houston North Global Scholars, Morocco
- Georgina Palomo, LSC-Tomball Honors College, Philippines
- Guiliana Sodaro, LSC-Tomball Global Scholars and Honors College, Japan
- Diana Nguyen Tran, LSC-CyFair Honors College, Morocco
“This international scholarship will help me to realize my dream of studying abroad and is positioning me to gain a broader understanding of the world, which is crucial to becoming a lawyer,” said Sodaro.
Lone Star College Honors College offers students top-quality educational programs, including Global Scholars, international classes, national conferences and study abroad opportunities to help them thrive and compete locally, nationally and globally. Learn more at LoneStar.edu/HonorsCollege.
Lone Star College enrolls over 80,000 students each semester providing high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Mario K. Castillo, J.D., serves as Chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and has been named a 2023 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education. LSC consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College. To learn more, visit LoneStar.edu.