The new program is founded on the distinctive premise that service is an integral dimension of liberal arts education. The honors program will challenge students, through advanced study and research, to exceed the college's already extensive goals for general education. The service component will include the college community and the community beyond the campus boundaries. Honors students will learn that community service is an important step in developing their intellect, faith and character. Honors students will develop their own intellectual life and enrich the campus community by participating in special events sponsored by the honors program.
Students learn by giving back to the community in which they live.
In our research to design this curriculum, we found no other programs in which the concept of service is so integral to the lifelong learning process. The new honors program grows directly from the Bluffton mission and commitment to service. Students will learn by applying their academic studies to specific projects that serve the larger student community, their respective disciplines and the community beyond the campus. The foundation's area of principal interest is the city of Detroit and the Michigan counties of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne. 2001 Bluffton College.