Maisto took the directorship to his great delight. When he was first named director, the honors program was a small program. After Maisto refurbished it, it grew in presence and visibility on campus. Today, Maisto said, it is a model for other universities' honors programs. The honors program under Maisto enrolls one percent of the student body.
Honors classes are small, and many are team taught.
We do enriching activities, and we see to it that they get involved in cultural events. Additionally, they are all required to do extra work, as well as keep their grade point averages high. Maisto said that the core of the honors program is the idea that intelligence is not honor. Honors students must be good citizens and display a high level of character. They are expected to perform large amounts of community service to develop a lifestyle incorporating service and citizenship.