UMass Dartmouth launching honors college this fall

DARTMOUTH -- UMass Dartmouth is preparing to open its Honors College and add health sciences to the scope of its College of Nursing.

The Honors College will be integrated into the university and will not be a freestanding college.

"The Honors College is designed to create a unique opportunity for those students of exceptional talent and motivation," said UMass-Dartmouth Provost Mohammad Karim. "These students will be among our university's role models in undergraduate research and community engagement."

UMass officials said the new structure at the College of Nursing will bring together the departments of medical laboratory science, community nursing and adult nursing and better position the university to respond to workforce needs.

Both changes were approved by the UMass Board of Trustees last week.