Honors students are usually some of the most involved on campus. They tend to found, join and lead student organizations and attend community events ranging from local concerts to museums to the aquarium. Find out about required and optional, fun co-curricular activities for Honors students.
As a first-year Honors student, you must participate in and report on cultural events and activities (3 in the fall) to remain in good standing. This will be discussed in your HON 110 seminar.
Honors purchases tickets to many local cultural attractions, from the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra to comedy shows and plays at Thalian Hall. Stop by the office to check what tickets we have available and claim yours for free.
If you want to receive credit for attending a cultural event, make sure to clear the event with your HON 110 instructor first. Learn more about UNCW cultural events, community events and student organizations:
In the fall semester of the first year, Honors Scholars are required to participate in two service activities for a minimum duration of 4 hours total. This will be discussed in your HON 110 course. We hope that you will continue in the spring semester and beyond.
If you wish to propose your own volunteer experience or service project for credit, make sure to clear it with your HON 110 instructor first. Learn more at the UNCW Office of Student Leadership and Engagement.
Honors faculty, staff, and students put together many different social events every year, ranging from spaghetti dinners to symphony outings to camping trips and more. Here are a few of our favorite flagship events, and you can find more at the Honors Events page on Wavelink.
At least once a semester, professors and students come together in the Honors lounge to eat pizza and hang out. The events are usually themed by discipline—pizza with science professors, pizza with arts and humanities professors, etc.
Every September during the Family & Alumni Weekend, we host a reception for current students, Honors alumni, faculty, staff and other friends of Honors.
Each spring, Honors sponsors a distinguished speaker to give a lecture in Lumina Theater in February. Honors students have the opportunity to meet with this guest, have dinner with them, and otherwise learn more about the guest’s area of expertise.