The Honors College provides specialized academic advisors who support students in the Honors College. Our advising team can answer questions about requirements, assist students in developing a curricular plan that aligns with their goals, provide referrals to campus resources, and serve as consultants throughout a student's undergraduate career.

Honors Students are also added to the Honors Canvas page, which hosts deadlines, important documents, announcements, and resources for student success. It is important that students consult this page regularly.

Looking for Honors Capstone requirements and deadlines? Please visit the Honors Capstone Project Canvas page.

Looking for an overview of the Honors Interdisciplinary Studies Minor curriculum? Please visit the official JMU Catalog. 

Office hours: M-F by appointment.
Email: hodgessb@jmu.edu 
Year: 2005
Degrees: BA (English, JMU) and Master's (Education, JMU)
Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Hobbies: Dancing, travel, science fiction and fantasy, martial arts, theatre, knitting, getting into trouble outdoors, and arguing with her cats. 

Office hours: M-F by appointment
Email: ritterbs@jmu.edu
Year: 2022
Degrees: BA (Double Major in American History and Peace War and Defense) and MA (Higher Education)
Hometown: Ramseur, NC
Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, watching and sometimes attempting to play sports, and vegetable gardening

Office hours (walk-ins welcome) starting Spring 2025: 9am-12pm Mondays and Fridays; 2:30pm-4:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Class: Junior
Hometown: Ashburn, VA
Major: Biological Anthropology
Minors: Biology, History, Honors
Campus Involvement: Anthropology Vice President, Archery Club, Intervarsity
Interests: swimming, crocheting, reading

Office hours (walk-ins welcome) starting Spring 2025: 10am-2pm Tuesdays and Thursdays; 9-11am Wednesdays.
Class: Junior  
Hometown: Fairfax Station, VA 
Major: Statistics & Mathematics  
Minor: Data Analytics & Honors Interdisciplinary Studies
Campus Involvement: Alpha Omega Epsilon, Association of Women in Mathematics,  Honors College Dean's Student Advisory Council 
Interests: Hiking, skiing, traveling 

Your Honors Departmental Faculty Liaison is the expert about how Honors works within their academic department. If you have questions about how to do a capstone in your major or minor, need help finding faculty who will serve on your capstone committee or supervise an Honors Option or independent study, or would like suggestions on capstone project topics, your liaison is here to help!