Postcards from Peru

Tough lessons on history and tourism awaited our Honors Passport students in Peru, making for a truly powerful study abroad experience.

Honors Passport takes you to spectacular sites around the world. Our Honors College Study Abroad Grants can help you get there.

First-Gen Fabulous

First in your family to go to college? You’re not alone! We provide a strong support system that will help you thrive here on campus.

The Honors College pairs first-gen students with faculty mentors. Interested? Contact us at honors@uark.edu.

Did you know? Honors engineering students can get involved in research from their very first year on campus.

Reach for the Stars

Honors alumna and NASA astrophysicist Amber Straughn is making history with the James Webb Space Telescope.

Read more about Amber’s projects on her website, amberstraughn.com

Check out the James Webb Space Telescope via NASA’s website.

Going for Gold

Honors College Fellows Lexi Weeks Jacobus and Tori Weeks Hoggard are pole-vaulting champs and soar academically, as well.

Read more about Lexi and Tori in this New York Times profile.

The J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences boasts the oldest honors program on the U of A campus.

Wanna Go Places?

Start in Rome. Study art history, economics and a world of other topics at the University of Arkansas Rome Center, ranked among the 50 Best Study Abroad Programs by Best College Reviews.

We award more than $500,000 in study abroad grants each year.

The Office of Study Abroad and International Exchange can help you find the program that's right for you.

Get a Global Perspective

Anthony Eller researched public health throughout Panama, from modern clinics to the remote rainforest, where shamans heal through songs and chants.

A Sturgis International Fellowship paved the way for two semesters abroad.

Learn more about the Fulbright Honors Program.

Make a Difference

...in Mozambique, Belize, or right here in Northwest Arkansas. You can work with real people in real situations, and earn course credit, too.

The University of Arkansas offers more than 75 service learning courses.

Could Microbubbles Save Your Life?

Physics major Kristin Kovach's honors research could lead to a breakthrough in treating blood clots.

Explore the "science of small" at the University of Arkansas' Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering.

Kristin's Bodenhamer Fellowship supported research and study abroad.

Channel Aesop, Jung and Bambi

Animal myths inspired Luke Knox' honors thesis, an installation exploring the relationship between civilization and nature.

Learn more about Luke's research, which was supported by a SURF Grant.

Check out the great art department here at the U of A.

Get the Best of Both Worlds

Thanks to her biochemistry major/drama minor, honors student Kanesha Day has explored creativity in the lab and on stage.

Learn more about the U of A Department of Theatre.

Big Win for a Young Designer

Work at night and on weekends paid off big for honors alumnus Joe Weishaar, who won an international competition to design the new World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.

For the backstory on the competition, read the Chicago Tribune article announcing Joe's selection.

And here is the latest on the World War I Centennial Commission that is leading the charge to fund and build the memorial.

Shooting for Geographic

Born and raised in Flippin, Arkansas, honors alumna Shannon Sanders travels the globe in search of stories for National Geographic.

Shannon got her start in multimedia journalism right here at the U of A's journalism department.

Check out Shannon's videos.

Pedal Power

These honors students are engineering better healthcare (and getting fit) with a no-frills, $10 test for anemia that could save lives in underserved areas.

Learn more about the engineering honors program.

Fab Lab

Honors architecture major Molly Evans and her classmates designed and built a welcome pavilion for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Learn more about the honors program in Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design.

And yes, a world-class art museum is just up the road from campus, providing opportunities to expand your mind, meet movers and shakers, and maybe even land an internship.

Extreme Caver

Meet Dr. Matt Covington, geosciences professor, physicist and philosopher. His classroom has deep drops and tight squeezes.

The Covington Research Group focuses on karst terrains, where the dissolution of rock shapes landscapes, forms caves and ultimately, routes groundwater.

Learn more about our geosciences department.

Welcome Home

The 400+ freshmen in Hotz Honors Hall study hard and have fun. Take the tour with Honors College Fellow Anthony Azzun.

Pro tip: Hotz fills up fast, so complete your housing contract early.

Courtyard Curvahedra

A lot of observation, a little bit of math and a heaping dose of ingenuity led to a new, eye-popping campus landmark installed in our courtyard.

Band Aid

All too often, band members skip wearing ill-fitting, over-the-counter earplugs. Honors communication sciences and disorders major Emily Myers set out to change that.

Recipe for Success

The Office of Nationally Competitive Awards helped Coleman win big –– they can help you too!

A Path Forward

Learn more about our Path scholars and alumni