UIC Honors College

Greetings! Whether you are a student, alum, faculty, or staff member from one year ago or twenty, we would like to welcome you to join and engage in our community in this new (for us!) space. You can now choose the UIC Honors College as your employer, current school, or past education. Sincerely, The Honors College

We know this time of the semester can be stressful for all students, so we had a unique opportunity (and visitor) last Wednesday. Students were able to destress with UIC Therapy dog, Pawfficer Ham. UIC and UICPD?continuously make efforts to enhance mental health advocacy by implementing a therapy dog program. The presence of a therapy dog has proven to be immensely beneficial in reducing stress, alleviating anxiety, and offering a calming companion when needed.?

Join us during UIC Research Week for the Undergraduate Research Forum on April 21, which showcases undergraduate student research covering a range of scholarship across a variety of disciplines. Are you an undergraduate student who is involved in research or creative inquiry projects on campus under the direction of a UIC faculty member or other project supervisor? Consider attending the Undergraduate Research Forum to present your work! Learn more about the event and other opportunities during UIC Research Week here: https://lnkd.in/g3FCqat6 #research UIC Honors College UIC Library UIC Alumni

How sweet it is to work at UIC and the Honors College!

Thank you to all the students who presented their research at the Fall 2024 Honors Research Symposium. This monumental event allows Honor students to showcase their research and Capstone projects. The Capstone Project is commensurate with the expectations of traditional departmental honors theses, senior design projects, and other senior research/inquiry projects.

Read the UIC Today article featuring Honors Student and 2024 Lincoln Laureate! Monica Padilla credits UIC with giving her the tools to keep her eyes on her goal: attending medical school and serving her community as a bilingual physician. “UIC has really offered that support system,” said Padilla. “Since freshman year, my advisor Kathryn Burns-Howard in the Honors College has let me know, ‘You’re doing amazing; here are some opportunities.’” (Photo: Martin Hernandez/UIC) Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/g3sr2Q3J

Thank you to everyone involved in our Flames For Change event! This particular event explored the current and future state of Artificial Intelligence through a mental health lens. This could not have been done without our student-led panelists, Gaeun Lee (GL) and Arya Aitipamula, for leading our discussion with Dr Ranga Chandrasekaran (Professor -Information & Decision Sciences) and Dr Theja Tulabandhula (Assistant - Professor - Information and Decision Sciences). The Equity Diversity Inclusion Committee has created Flame For Change, a series meant to harvest, develop, and prepare talented UIC students for a more complete and comprehensive professional life that better educates, engages, and encourages the best that they can offer.

What an incredible and significant milestone in the history of not only the Honors College but UIC as a whole! We, as a campus, recently celebrated the retirement of Stacie McCloud, Associate Dean of the Honors College, with Jay Mueller, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff in the UIC Office of Diversity, Equity, and Engagement. Stacie's remarkable journey spans a remarkable 32 years of dedicated service within the Honors College. From her start as an Honors student to staff, she has built what embodies the spirit and essence of the Honors College itself.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Honors College Class of 2024! ?? In your first years of college, you withstood a global pandemic, navigated a different world of instruction, and made it to the very end with great achievements. You've demonstrated excellence, perseverance, and great character.?Each of you completed an amazing Capstone project, impressing your friends, peers, colleagues, instructors, supervisors, fellows, and faculty here at the Honors College. We are so proud of your achievements! Without a doubt, we know you have many successes coming your way, Class of 2024! #UICHonors