Welcome to the Honors College Community!

Here, you'll find a vibrant and supportive environment where ambitious students come together to challenge themselves academically, engage in research, and collaborate with peers and faculty. As part of this community, you’ll have access to exclusive resources, enriching experiences, fun events, and a network of motivated individuals passionate about making a difference. Whether you’re looking to explore new ideas or deepen your expertise, the Honors College is the place to thrive as you foster life-long friendships.

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Recent Allen House Fun

Halloween skeleton lying on table with candles.

The Honors College welcomed new and returning students back to campus with fun and engaging activities.

Our recent Murder Mystery night "Who Killed Charles Allen" was a huge success, and honors students became super sleuths in detecting the demise of Charles.

Students doing yoga on Allen House veranda.

Honor Yourself Week

Every Fall, the Honors College offers student the opportunity to pause and learn more about the facets of well-being and taking time to nurture self-care with fun activities with an engaging community of peers.

Students sit around a table doing arts and crafts.

Last month students practiced yoga and participated in a stretch class on the Allen House veranda, tie-dyed t-shirts, and beadmaking with arts and crafts.

Students stretching on the Allen House veranda.

Students relax minds and stretch bodies at a recent stretch class on a beautiful fall day on the veranda of the Allen House.

Students sit at tanles playing board games.

Board games afternoon proved popular with students as they dove into puzzles, card games traditional board games during Honor Yourself week

Guest Speaker

Genesis B Global Ambassador of Moral Courage speaks to students.

The Honors College was thrilled to welcome Genesis B, Global Ambassador for Moral Courage who visited and screened her inspiring documentary Mississippi Turning, which was followed by a powerful and enlightening workshop on how to turn heated issues into healthy conversations!

Students studying around a table.

Need Help Navigating Organic Chemistry?

Are scratching your head with the last Organic Chemistry assignment? Come by the Allen House and meet Amel, our excellent student tutor who can help navigate tricky concepts.

Students sit at table painting pumpkins.

Fall Fun

Students embraced fall in the Allen House with Pumpkin Painting. Each student painted a few plastic pumpkins with a unique design, showing off their artistic abilities! By the end of the night, each student went home with a new fun Fall decoration to bring back with them to their dorm/home!

Students sit around tables looking at TV screen playing Jeopardy.

Students participated in a fun and engaging game of Jeopardy. Categories included Sports, Music, TV Shows, History, and a special Surprise section. Students created team names and then picked categories that started simple and got more challenging as the night went on. The winning team was awarded prizes at the end!

Students sit around tables answer questions for Trivia Night.

Students enjoying Trivia Night at the Allen House.

Students hold up hands with Henna design as other sit around table
Students spent their rainy evening this Thursday doing Mehndhi at the Allen House! Students had a great time creating stunning henna designs and chatting with each other