From: Megan Hull Date: August 17 Subject: This Week in Honors: The Scholars Return 🏫
Welcome to the Honors College!
Welcome home, scholars! Whether you’re beginning your very first semester or entering your final year with graduation increasingly visible on the horizon, we’re delighted to have you back.
This Week in Honors will drop into your inbox every Monday straight from the Futures Hub. The planning professionals in the Hub are here to help you maximize the resources available on campus to create a college experience that launches you into a successful career.
To guide that work, we use the GREAT acronym to identify the experiences and opportunities that contribute to a rich and compelling honors story. Consider it a framework for making your time here not merely busy but meaningful. Explore the linked pages below to learn more, then read on for this week’s news, opportunities, and assorted matters of scholarly import.
This is where we’ll share upcoming deadlines, programs, opportunities, and other useful intelligence from the Hub, all designed to help you make the most of your honors experience and plan thoughtfully for what comes next. Consider it your regular dispatch from the future. Like this one, for example.
Rep the Honors College!
Apply to be a member of the '26-'27 Honors College Ambassador Program and build community in Honors through service! Application is due on Sunday, August 30. Learn more about the program and find the application here.
Always feel free to swing by The Futures Hub to work on a puzzle, grab a snack and say hello!
There are so many great opportunities offered by colleges and programs across campus. We compile them each week and make it easy for you to see what’s happening beyond Gearhart, too.
Are you the first in your family to go to college? You are not alone! The First-Generation Mentoring Program, sponsored by the Honors College, was developed to help first-generation freshman and sophomore students navigate life on campus by pairing them with caring faculty. Learn more about the First-Generation Mentoring Program and apply here.
The Writing Studio in the Student Success Center is hosting its Open House on Thursday, August 20, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in CORD 209. This is a great opportunity to meet their consultants and explore their space before the semester gets too busy. Enjoy refreshments, participate in activities, and learn how they support student writers across all disciplines and programs at the University of Arkansas. All students are welcome, bring some friends!
College of Engineering, Future Graduate Student Luncheon
Past and present Razorback students are invited to attend this special luncheon on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the INEG study room 4008, Bell Engineering Bldg. You will have the opportunity to meet and dine with COE faculty and some of our current graduate students within your department of interest. You will also meet with staff who can help answer any application/admissions and funding questions you may have and learn how you could earn a COE grad application fee waiver from us. Register to attend HERE by September 11 at 5 p.m.!
Thursday, August 20 - 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Private Event)
