Featured Honors Program Student Kary Melendez-Aristud

Kary Melendez-Aristud, Theresa, is the featured Jefferson Community College (JCC) Honors Program student for the month of December 2024. Melendez-Aristud is a business major at Jefferson. For one of her honors program options, she conducted a project on data and marketing analytics. 

The Jefferson Community College Honors Program offers students with exceptional academic skills the opportunity to receive enriched instruction within their current program of study. For the Honors Program, students select three courses within their curriculum, and enhance them as Honors Options. The option is based on a project agreed to by the student and a faculty member willing to work closely with the student to provide a unique and rewarding experience. Students also take the Honors Seminar, a unique inter-disciplinary course open only to program participants. The seminar examines a single theme each semester and features guest speakers from a variety of disciplines and often includes some sort of field experience.

Successful program participants earn a prestigious Honors Graduate designation on their academic transcript for each Honors Option course. Students demonstrating excellent academic achievement in high school or who have completed 12 credit hours of college coursework are invited to apply for admission to the Honors Program. 

“I joined JCC’s honors program to build my skills and boost my résumé by working on independent projects that I had a passion for, with the help of my professors,” says Kary Melendez-Aristud, JCC featured Honors Program student. “The honors program is a great way to challenge yourself, figure out what you're passionate about, and bring it to life through your honors option. You also get to build closer relationships with your professors, which was essential for my journey at JCC.” 

For more information, contact Honors Program coordinator, Dr. Joshua Canale, at jcanale@sunyjefferson.edu.