This Living-Learning Community is designed for students who are still exploring academic interests and career possibilities.
This Living-Learning Community is designed for students who are passionate about personal well-being and helping create a healthy campus environment.
Nexus Scholars Program is a peer network that provides a multi-year leadership experience to prepare the next generation of civic, community, and public service leaders.
The Doane Honors Program is a home for curious minds. It's a place where talented students learn from and with one another.
The Hansen Leadership Program (HLP) offers leadership coursework, advises student leaders in campus organizations, and supports students as they develop their personal leadership philosophy, preparing them to use those skills in their workplaces and communities after graduation.
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Additional Requirements

Upload personal statement. In this personal statement (maximum of 2 pages), pick an Honors value (intellectual curiosity, integrity, interest in cross-cultural experiences or service) and show how you exemplify that value.  The committee is also looking for you to demonstrate in this personal statement how you plan to utilize your liberal arts experience through your chosen Honors value.

Note: Each personal statement should be double spaced with one-inch margins and a Times New Roman 12 point font. Please include your name in the heading.

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Please write a 650-750 word essay on one of the following topics. Essays will be evaluated on writing ability, creativity, critical thinking skills, accuracy, and quality of content. If applicable, cite your sources according to any academic style.

  1. Describe a current social or political issue that concerns you and argue what steps should be taken to make a positive change. Who should be responsible for making those steps? Why?
  2. Describe a scientific or technological development that has had both positive and negative consequences for society. Has the positive outweighed the negative, or not? What steps should we take as a society to control or regulate the negative consequences, and in doing so, can we still reap any of the benefits?

Note: Each essay should be double spaced with one-inch margins and a Times New Roman 12 point font.  Cite in either APA or ASA form. Please include your name in the heading.

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Generative AI must be used ethically and in accordance with Doane University's Academic Dishonesty policy and procedures found in Doane University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. When submitting your application you: 

(1) make sure the facts are verified and accurately expressed, especially if they originate from generative AI resources; 

(2) make sure that all sources that go beyond common knowledge are suitably attributed; 

(3) make sure all specific requirements of the assigned work are respected, such as with transparency and documentation of process, or have been explained where this is not possible.
 If any statement above is not true, whether by intent or negligence, you have violated your commitment to truth, and possibly other aspects of academic integrity.