Past Event Category: Honors event
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Sep 6Fall Kickoff with Honors 2024Washburn Observatory (1401 Observatory Drive)
Kick off the semester with fellow L&S Honors students and staff on Observatory Hill with beautiful views of Lake Mendota! You will enjoy playing lawn games, touring Washburn Observatory, cuddling with friendly canines from Dogs on Call, meeting new friends, and cooling off with a treat from the popular Kona Ice truck (while supplies last). …
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Sep 3Honors First-Year Welcome and Orientation Fall 2024Humanities Building Room 3650
Welcome and academic orientation for first-year (non-transfer) students in the L&S Honors Program. This event is part of Convocation Day for new UW students, and we strongly encourage you to wear your free L&S t-shirt! Doors open at 9:30 AM. Please be seated before 9:45 AM. There is an entrance directly into Room 3650 on …
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Apr 19Senior Honors Thesis Symposium 2024
Pyle Center
Mark your calendars for the 2024 Senior Honors Thesis Symposium! At this annual symposium, Honors student researchers present findings from their senior thesis work. The symposium offers senior thesis writers and other students the opportunity to hear and ask questions about undergraduate research from a variety of disciplines. Please consider reviewing the abstracts submitted by …
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Apr 10Epidemic of Loneliness: An Academic PerspectiveChadbourne Hall Main Lounge
Have you noticed that people don’t hang out in person as much as they used to? Our society is changing. Social isolation has become more of a norm. Loneliness, unsurprisingly, is on the rise, too. So much so that last year, the US Surgeon General declared an “Epidemic of Loneliness.” Statistically, rates of loneliness and …
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Mar 17The Light in the Piazza: Lunch, discussion, and musicalWashburn Observatory (1401 Observatory Drive)
Enjoy lunch and a performance of The Light in the Piazza performed by University Opera along with Professor Margaret Butler and fellow Honors Program students! The Tony Award-winning musical is about two people who travel to Italy and how their experiences affect their lives in very different ways. Over lunch before the show, you will …
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Mar 1Green Sheet Proposal Deadline for Spring 2024 Courses
If you are hoping to earn Honors credit from a course this semester that did not otherwise offer Honors enrollment, be sure to read about the Green Sheet process, review eligibility criteria, and submit your Green Sheet proposal by the deadline. Honors advisors are happy to answer questions about this process and offer feedback on …
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Dec 11A New Era of Influence(rs) Interdisciplinary Panel (Postponed)Chadbourne Hall Main Lounge
Do you use social media? Are there certain personalities you’re drawn to? Do you create your own content? It seems we’ve entered a new era of influence. Young people, particularly college students, have flocked to social media to share their thoughts, experiences, opinions, and influence, and the wave has begun to generate wealth, not only …
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Nov 20Lunch & Learn with L&S Honors and the UW Writing CenterHelen C. White Hall (room tbd)
Calling all Senior Honors Thesis writers: The L&S Honors Program has teamed up with the UW Writing Center to provide an opportunity for you to learn more about crafting your Senior Honors Theses. Lunch will be served to students (as supplies last) as they hear from the writing professionals from the UW Writing Center. The …
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Nov 8Honors Go Big Read Luncheon 2023Alumni Lounge (Pyle Center) Go Big Read Luncheon RSVP form
L&S Honors Program hosts an annual luncheon and Q&A with the author of the campus Go Big Read book. This year we are delighted to be joined by David McRaney, author of How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion. Event Information Lunch will be available throughout the entire event. Remarks from …
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Oct 18Wednesday @ Washburn with Dean Eric WilcotsWashburn Observatory (1401 Observatory Drive)
Please join your L&S Honors peers at Washburn Observatory as the Program welcomes Dean Eric Wilcots for a special Wednesday @ Washburn. Refreshments will be served as Dean Wilcots connects with Honors students in the Washburn library while sharing details about his background in the field of Astronomy and his many roles on the UW …