Honors Housing
LaFerla Hall is home to the honors floor on campus. The hall is equipped with study rooms, lounges, microwaves, and TVs. If you’re a culinary fan, the first-floor lounge with its full kitchen is the place for you. LaFerla also includes free laundry, pool tables, and a multipurpose space.
Golden Owl Program
Earn points for activities to get your Golden Owls
Once you receive 20 points, you get a large owl with your name put on the fireplace at the Honors House. With every ten points you receive after that, you will receive a smaller owl to go under your big owl.
The top three people with the most owls will be posted on the Honors Facebook page weekly.
Attendance at the Honors House
- 1 point per hour stayed
- Students must sign in and out with our scanner system at the front desk.
- If you fail to sign in, you do not receive points.
- If you fail to sign out before you leave the house, you also do not receive points.
- Faculty must sign an attendance sheet at the front desk with the times you were here to get points.
Honors Events Attendance
- 5 points per event
- Students and faculty must sign attendance sheet at the front desk during the event.
Solving Honors House brain teasers:
- We post brainteasers on our social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) those who answer the riddle correctly on each platform will receive 1 point.
- One additional point is awarded to the first person to answer correctly on each platform.
Volunteering
- If you participate at a volunteer event that the Honors Council is holding or that you learn about through the Honors Program, you will earn 5 points for the event.
Student/Faculty Honors Councils
- Council members will receive 5 points for their hard work.
- However, they will not receive attendance points for being at the Honors House on Council business.
- People not on the Council can receive points for helping the Council when needed.
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701