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The first-year Honors living-learning community is an extension of the Honors classroom. In their first year, students live together in Anderson Hall.ÌýAll first-year students at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ are housed on South Campus, so Honors students get the full first-year experience.

As a member of the Honors community, you'll be supported by Honors Program Associates (PA) who attendÌýyour Honors classes and lead the HNRS-150 lab, as well as Residential Assistants (RAs) who live on the floor. Your RAs and PAs provide the living-learning communities with special programming such as outdoor outings, study sessions,Ìýand game board nights. Participation in a living-learning community is a great way for Honors students to connect with ambitious and studious individuals dedicated to academics and a rich social life. Placement is through Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Housing & Residence Life.Ìý

Learn more about Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors housing here.Ìý

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students have several opportunities to conduct research throughout their time with the program. OurÌýscaffolded approach allows for increasingly independent exploration and project-based coursework supported by distinguished faculty and staff.

As freshmen, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students will complete group research projects through their Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Research Experience (HNRS-151)Ìýcourse. In the spring semester of their first year at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students take theÌýÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Inquiry Experience (HNRS-151).ÌýHNRS-151 is a 1-credit course, during which students work on faculty-led projects intended to engage in the process of knowledge-creation and knowledge presentation. HNRS-151 offers students the unique experience of conducting and presenting research as first-year undergraduate students.Ìý

As sophomores, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students complete the Honors Challenge Course (HNRS-398). Through this course, research teams will select the topic of their choice and receive directÌýmentorship from their selected faculty mentor. Challenge Course research groups may also be eligible for funding. As juniors and seniors, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students must complete their colloquia requirements and capstones.

All Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students will have the opportunity to present their research at the annual Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Research Conference held in April.Ìý

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students have access to many opportunties to gain leadership skills through paid and volunteer leadership opportunities within the program.Ìý

Program Associates (PAs) -ÌýAs sophomores, juniors, and seniors, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students are eligible to serve as Program Associates to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Complex Problems (CORE-106) seminars.ÌýThe primary function of the PA is to facilitate experiential learning and to design out of class experiences that complement the classroom learning for students in the Honors program, as well as to serve as an undergraduate TA to the faculty member. Additionally, the PA is responsible for facilitating interpersonal relationships and creating an academic living-learning community that maximizes the opportunities for exploration and personal growth. This is a paid position.Ìý

Teaching Assistants (TAs) -ÌýAs juniors and seniors, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students are eligible to serve as Teaching Assistants to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Theories of Inquiry (HNRS-395) sections.ÌýThe primary function of the TA is to work with both the Honors Theories of Inquiry faculty and students to facilitate integrated learning experiences in the classroom. Duties may include, but are not limited to: communicating information to students on behalf of the faculty and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors office, holding office hours, securing room space, arranging technology to meet the needs of the professor and/or students, and assisting the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Program staff with Admissions recruitment events. The TA is responsible for attending the class that they are the TA for every week. The TA may also work with staff in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Program to assist with events throughout the semester. This is a paid position.Ìý

Peer Mentors -ÌýRising sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors program are encouraged to volunteer as peer mentors to the incoming freshmen. This rewarding experience provides peer mentors with valuable skills such as communication, problem solving, role-modeling, budget management, and event planning. Peer mentors provide a range of support to their mentees. Please refer to the above section to learn more.Ìý

Incoming Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors freshmen will have the opportunity to sign up for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Peer Mentor program.ÌýThrough this program, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors freshmen will receive mentorship from current Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors sophomores, juniors, or seniors. ByÌýjoining the HonorsÌýPeerÌýMentorÌýprogram, first-year students will be able to:

• Learn to successfully navigate the transition from high school to life at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ in all of its facets (academic, social, emotional).
• Develop a sense of belonging in Honors, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, and greater DC community.
• Demonstrate increased awareness of university and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors program resources.
• Develop aÌýmentorÌýrelationship with one or more Honors students.
• Explore D.C. through various events and programs facilitated by peer mentors.Ìý

Several Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Spring research courses include an international travel experience. Past classes have visited Northern Ireland, Cuba, Costa Rica, and Belgium. This year, Professor Middents' HNRS-151 section is going to London and Brighton. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Spring researchÌýcourses areÌýexclusively availableÌýto Honors students.Ìý

As upperclassmen, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students will also have the opportunity to study abroad through the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Abroad office. To learn more about study abroad experiences offered at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, please visit this link here.Ìý

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students are also encouraged to apply for funding through the Summer Scholars and Artists program and the Undergraduate Research fund. In past years, some students have elected to use their awards to conduct research abroad.Ìý

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors is proud to work closely with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Office of Merit Awards to support our students as they apply for merit awards.ÌýÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honor students receive priority one on one consultation withÌýmeritÌýaward advisors who will guide you through the process of applying for national scholarships. Honors students with a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA are automatically included in the OMA early identification program that supports select first semester sophomores to meet with OMA advisors about applying forÌýawards.

The Honors Program also hosts a luncheon for first and second year Honors students to engage in a series of roundtable discussions with the advisors who work with the various scholarship organizations, This is a great opportunity to learn more about theÌýawards, ask questions, and make follow up appointments with the advisors if students choose to begin applying for one of theÌýawards. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors students have been nominated or selected for various scholarships and awards, including but not limited to the Obama-Chesky Scholarship, Truman Scholarship, Boren Scholarship,ÌýKillamÌýScholarship, and more!Ìý