Honors Program

Welcome to the Honors Program

Honors is one of several Enrichment Programs available to UConn undergraduates.
The Honors learning community brings together a diverse group of highly talented undergraduates from across UConn’s schools and colleges, each with a record of significant academic success and engagement.

Ceremonies

Honors Calendar

9/25 The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic, featuring: Sam Q
9/26 Project Semicolon
9/26 Focusing to Get Things Done - Attention Management
9/26 Individualized Pizza: Individulized Major Info Session
9/26 Gubernatorial Debate
9/27 Healthy Husky Challenge Tour
9/27 Getting Started in Undergraduate Research
10/1 Student Information Symposium
10/2 Navigating the Healthcare Admissions Interview Workshop
10/2 U.C.A.F.E. Food Security Forum

The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic, featuring: Sam Q

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

07:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Dodd Center - Konover Auditorium

"Sam Quinones is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist and author of three books of narrative nonfiction. His latest book is Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic. Dreamland recounts twin stories of drug marketing in the 21st Century: A pharmaceutical corporation flogs its legal new opiate prescription painkiller as nonaddictive. Meanwhile, immigrants from a small town in Nayarit, Mexico devise a method for retailing black-tar heroin like pizza in the US, and take that system nationwide, riding a wave of addiction to prescription pills from coast to coast. The collision of those two forces has led to America's deadliest drug scourge in modern times.

On Tuesday, September 25th, the Leadership Legacy Experience will be hosting Sam Quinones to give his talk on the opiate epidemic as a part of our Legacy Speaker Series.

Doors open: 6:30pm Event starts: 7pm"

This is an Honors event. Categories: Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement or
Social Change, Service, & Sustainability #UHLEvent189

Contact Information: student4876@ad.uconn.edu

Project Semicolon

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

11:00 AM - 02:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Fairfield Way

Project Semicolon is a movement to support those who are struggling with mental illness or suicide. Our goal is to create a community that listens, takes action, and provides hope, love and inspiration.

A semicolon is used when an author could have ended a sentence but chose not to. You are the author and the sentence is your life.

Drop in for temporary tattoos, coloring, conversation, and other activities that support mental health!

Co-sponsored with Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity and the Suicide Prevention Committee

Contact Information: Kathy Fischer at kathy.fischer@uconn.edu

Focusing to Get Things Done - Attention Management

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Rowe 217

Everyone is able to know what responsibilities they need to complete, and yet, still struggle with actually completing them because of focus. Discuss the issue of focusing on tasks. Then discover strategies that will help you focus in the future.

This is an Honors event. Categories: Career, Professional, & Personal Development or
Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement #UHLEvent216

Contact Information: sloane@uconn.edu

Individualized Pizza: Individulized Major Info Session

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Buckley Classroom

Are you searching for a major and having trouble finding one that covers all of your interests? The individualized major program allows you to forge you own path. We will be hosting an information session about the program in the Buckley classroom on Wednesday, September 26, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Pizza will be included. We hope to see you there.

RSVP by 9/24:https://honors.uconn.edu/individualizedpizza/

Contact Information: michael.cunningham@uconn.edu

Gubernatorial Debate

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

06:45 PM - 08:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Jorgensen Center

The debate will include the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor, Ned Lamont and Bob Stefanowski, respectively, as well as independent candidate Oz Greibel.

It will be moderated by Dennis House, an anchor person at WFSB. It will air live on the station between 7:00pm and 8:00pm that night.

If you would like to attend:

â¢ Faculty, staff, and students at the Storrs campus can go to the Jorgensen box office anytime Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 5:00pm to secure a ticket. A valid UConn ID is required for pick-up.

â¢ Regional campus and School of Law faculty, staff, and students may call the Jorgensen box office during those same days and times at 860-486-4226. You will be required to provide your NetID when calling. Tickets will be available for pick-up outside Jorgensen beginning at 5:30pm on September 26. You may also go to the Jorgensen box office in Storrs if you are on campus.

â¢ UConn Health faculty, staff, and students should email rsvp@uconn.edu to request a ticket. Tickets will be available for pick-up outside Jorgensen beginning at 5:30pm on September 26.

One ticket is allotted per person and you will be asked to present both your ticket and UConn ID at the door on September 26.

The doors open on the 26th at 6:00pm and close promptly at 6:45pm. No one will allowed to enter after 6:45pm.

Each question of the candidates will be posed by the moderator.

The University of Connecticut strives to support thoughtful public discourse, respectful debate, and the free exchange of ideas that is so essential to our democracy. We are delighted to be able to host this debate, which will allow the candidates to let Connecticut voters know where they stand on the most critical issues facing the state.

This is an Honors event. Categories: Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement or Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship #UHLevent261

Contact Information: rsvp@uconn.edu

Healthy Husky Challenge Tour

Thursday, September 27th, 2018

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Various

The tour is led by trained Student Health workers that take students into Student Health, to the Swing Journal outside of Counseling & Mental Health, and into Wellness & Prevention. The purpose of the tour is to get the students into our spaces and educate them on the services and resources we provide. We are charged by our mission of empowering all students to become advocates of their own health.

This is an Honors event. Categories: Career, Personal, & Professional Development or
Honors Community Development
#UHLEvent246

Contact Information: tara.watrous@uconn.edu

Getting Started in Undergraduate Research

Thursday, September 27th, 2018

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
McHugh Hall 206

Getting Started in Undergraduate Research

Are you interested in research but not sure how to get started? Join us to identify your goals for your participation in research and to develop a strategy for pursuing research opportunities at UConn and beyond.

For more information, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Research website: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this session, please contact Jodi Eskin at jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by September 19, 2018.

Contact Information: Jodi Eskin, 486-7939, jodi.eskin@uconn.edu

Student Information Symposium

Monday, October 1st, 2018

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Shippee Pequot

This event is for anyone who wants to learn more about academics, sports, clubs, etc. at UConn. There will be a group of upperclassmen coming from a variety of majors and interests available for underclassmen to ask questions and hear about their experiences.

This is an Honors event.
Categories: Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement OR Career, Professional, & Personal Development
#UHLevent256

Contact Information: julia.neri@uconn.edu

Navigating the Healthcare Admissions Interview Workshop

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Storrs Campus
ITE C80

"Admissions interviews play an important role in the med school, dental school, and other healthcare graduate program admissions process, so it is important to be prepared. During this workshop, you will learn best practices for preparing for an interview, answering different types of interview questions common in healthcare admissions interviews, and making a lasting impression on the interviewer(s). The workshop will include an overview of best practices based on research and trends in the field, some small group activities, and an opportunity for further practice via Big Interview, a virtual practice interviewing platform.

This event is a collaboration between the Center for Career Development and the Pre-Medical & Pre-Dental Center.
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This is an Honors Event. Category:
Career, Professional, & Personal Development
#UHLEvent254

Contact Information: Krista.Rogers@uconn.edu

U.C.A.F.E. Food Security Forum

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Dodd Center Konover Auditorium

Join the U.C.A.F.E. for a day of discussion and storytelling to raise awareness and inspire action about food insecurity at UConn and beyond. Events include panel discussions and an audience led break-out group discussion on food security initiatives and collaborations moving forward.

Marlene B. Schwartz - Director for the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity

Expert Panel:
â¢ Dianisi Torres: Nutrition Outreach Educator at CLiCK
â¢ Michael Puglisi: Assistant Professor in Nutritional Sciences
â¢ Farzana Zubair: Windham Community Food Network
â¢ Michelle L. Bicking: Founder/Executive Director of Hidden Acres Farm

Bring your passion and ideas!

Date: October 2, 2018

Time: 6 PM - 8 PM

Location: Dodd Center Konover Auditorium

This event is supported by the Office of Undergraduate Research IDEA Grant Program.

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Social Change, Service, & Sustainability. #UHLevent259

Contact Information: wanjiku.gatheru@uconn.edu

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