The purpose of SHAC is threefold: to advise the University Honors Program Director, Program Supervisor, and Honors Advisory Council (HAC) on Honors student issues; to assist in the planning and execution of select Honors academic events, socials, promotion, mentor programs, service projects, etc.; and to promote community and foster peer-support amongst University Honors Program students.

SHAC's motto: Scholarship, Leadership, Stewardship represents the goals of the UHP and its students.

Every Honors student is automatically a part of SHAC. How active a member depends upon each student’s personal choice. Each semester, SHAC will convene for open forums with the Honors Administrators to discuss the semester’s calendar, events, deadlines, projects, goals, etc. This meeting will serve as the time to volunteer for ad hoc committees with individual assignments.

Below you will find the SHAC Committees and their descriptions.  If you are interested in being added to a committee, please send your request to honors@lmu.edu or contact the Committee Chair.

Scholarship Committee
Stephen Speicher, Chair
Advise the UHP administrators on academic and honors curriculum improvements; Increase faculty awareness of the UHP and encourage new faculty to teach in Honors; Promote scholarship and academic opportunities for UHP students with information from Beyond LMU; Help host and promote information sessions on graduate school applications, personal statements, mock interviews, and other future academic preparations; Serve on the Honors Advisory Council (HAC) as an honors student representative.

Leadership Committee
Tyler Galbraith, Chair
Promote the Honors program to prospective students; Meet and greet high school honors students making on-campus visits; Attend Presidential Preview Weekend and LMU Open House events to promote Honors; Speak with potential honors students via phone, email, or in person about the benefits of the Program; Attend high-profile events (e.g., The LMU Board of Trustees, Board of Regents, President’s Council, and fundraising socials) and represent the UHP to potential donors or other high-powered administrators; Assist with the Student Honors Advisory Council (SHAC).

Stewardship / Service Committee
Jennifer Neczypor, Chair
Promote service projects within the UHP and with other Jesuit University Honors Programs via AJCU; Assist with the UHP Mentorship Program; Create community outreach opportunities for Honors students; Build a link between UHP, the Center for Service and Action, and other Student Life Departments; Help incorporate service learning projects into the Honors core curriculum.

Media Committee
Elizabeth Manning, Chair
Assist with UHP website; Take photographs at Honors events or solicit others for photos and help post them on-line; Keep track of announcements and events of interest to UHP students; Assist in the general design and layout of Honors publicity materials; Assist with promoting the Honors program internally to current LMU Honors students by overseeing and creating email announcements, flyers, handling RSVPs to Honors events, creating phone directories and phone trees; Encourage Honors student attendance at UHP events.

Alumni Committee
Molly Lower, Chair
Assist with contacting recent Honors alumni; Work with LMU Alumni Relations and their Honors alumni database; Encourage alumni to remain in contact with the current UHP; Attend alumni events and host a special table/booth to meet Honors alumni; Create events for alumni guest speakers to network with current UHP students.

Social Committee
Nikki Yamauchi, Chair
Assist with planning, promoting, and hosting Honors social events including, but not limited to: beach bonfire and BBQ, holiday parties, game nights, Lawton’s Literati, Deans Events, Faculty demitasse nights, and UHP Awards Ceremony.