Kennedy Avery of Sioux City Accepted into University of San Diego's Honors Program

2014 Oct 17

Kennedy Avery, a first-year student at the University of San Diego from Sioux City, was chosen for the university's prestigious Honors Program this fall.

The program is designed to provide smart, passionate and engaged students with challenges and opportunities that will allow them to achieve their intellectual goals. It emphasizes teaching excellence, small seminar-style classes, and a core curriculum of innovative courses.

Honors students have numerous opportunities for interaction with faculty, specialized course work, undergraduate research and focused academic advising. High-achieving students are invited to apply for the program after being accepted to the university.

Avery is a 2014 graduate of Bishop Heelan Catholic High School.

The University of San Diego (USD) is a Catholic institution of higher learning committed to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values and the creation of ethical leaders. Chartered in 1949, the school enrolls approximately 8,300 undergraduate and graduate full-time equivalent students.