Regis University

One of the central tenets of a Jesuit Catholic education is cura personalis — a Latin phrase meaning “care for the whole person.” Based on this ideal, we in the Honors Program are building a diverse community of “lovers of learning,” in which all members are invested in each other's intellectual achievement, as well as each other's mental and physical well-being, and development as citizens of the world. We want to build our community with students who share this vision. To that end, describe a specific time in your life when you benefitted from and/or contributed to a community of learners that embodied cura personalis. If you have never been part of a community like this, describe a time in your life when such a community would have been helpful; how would you have benefitted from and contributed to it?

Discuss a book you read in the past few years that sparked your curiosity. You do not need to summarize the book; just let us know why it is meaningful to you, and how it has contributed to your growth.

Honors students are contemplatives in action, using their knowledge to improve themselves, their community and the world. What issue or challenge facing the world ignites your passion? In what ways would you respond to that challenge or issue?