Honors Program

Aug 21, 2018

University Honors on NC State GeoJourney 2018!

First-year University Honors students had an amazing opportunity to explore the field of geosciences up close and personal this summer as a kick-off to their college careers. Check out their awesome photos here. 

Aug 14, 2018

Class of 2022 Set to Pack the Pantry

The incoming Class of 2022 could set a major service record before even stepping foot in a classroom at NC State. 

Jul 24, 2018

Spotlight on our Students: Working with Elephants in Thailand

Christian poses with an elephant at his internship in Thailand. “My time in the UHP has helped prepare me for an experience abroad by expanding my thinking and problem solving skills. Being able to fully understand a problem (taking all information into account) and then proposing and discussing solutions to that problem with professionals across… 

Jul 16, 2018

Spotlight on our Students: Illustrating the Details

This edition of Spotlight on our Students features Christina Burnham telling us about her experience at an internship with the California Academy of Science in San Francisco. Learn more here. 

Jul 15, 2018

Spotlight on our Students: Chasing the Dream in Kenya

This edition of Spotlight on our Students features recent graduate Mitch Rees-Jones telling us about his experience training for cross-country in Iten, Kenya. Learn more here. 

Jun 4, 2018

Design TH!NKing with Bruce Claxton

The seminar drew participation from nearly 250 faculty, staff, and students from across the university. 

Mar 7, 2017

University Honors Program hosts Awareness to Activism Series

It was late fall of 1986 in Alabama, and Walter McMillian was accused of a crime that he didn’t commit. Working for the Equal Justice Initiative at the time, Bryan Stevenson took on McMillian’s case …read more. 

Mar 7, 2017

University Honors Program hosts Awareness to Activism Series

“Just Mercy” was the 2016 common reading selection for NC State, and the University Honors Program (UHP) is continuing the conversation of pursuing justice into the 2017 spring semester. 

Jan 24, 2017

Honors Endowment Established

Marilyn Blanton establishes the Richard L. Blanton University Honors Program (UHP) Capstone Award Endowment.