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    June 17, 2026 • 1:31pm

    Eleven Honors College students lead as App State Ambassadors

    Eleven App State Honors students serve as University Ambassadors, using diverse perspectives and authentic leadership to guide prospective students.
    April 8, 2026 • 12:18pm

    Honors College students travel to Montgomery to present at the Southern Regional Honors Council conference

    Seven Honors College students traveled to Montgomery, AL, from March 25 to 28 to present at the Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC) 2026 annual conference.
    March 31, 2026 • 1:15pm

    Claire Curry builds off her HON 1515 seminar to shape her future with community engagement through photography

    Faculty-led group of Honors College students studies history, theatre, and empathy in trip to England and Scotland
    March 23, 2026 • 11:03am

    First-year Honors College student Sophia White completes Tours of Duty internship

    First-year Honors College student Sophia White is turning a lifelong connection to the military into meaningful work through an internship with Tours of Duty.
    March 23, 2026 • 10:58am

    Ryan Stukes ’25 begins exciting journey at Wake Forest School of Business

    Ryan Stukes, an App State Honors College alumna, has completed her first semester in Wake Forest’s Master of Science in Management program.
    March 23, 2026 • 10:58am

    Breanna Gibson receives the George Williams Garrett Memorial Scholarship

    Breanna Gibson has been awarded the 2025-26 George Williams Garrett Memorial Scholarship.
    February 23, 2026 • 9:37am

    Honors students travel to San Diego for the 2025 National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference

    Em Acuña, editor of the Honors Wednesday Memo (HWM), and Seleen Al Horani, a departmental honors student in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Science
    January 20, 2026 • 9:24am

    Introducing Dr. Rachel Bleich, the Honors College academic mentor for biology majors

    Dr. Rachel Bleich, assistant professor in the Department of Biology(link is external), joined the Honors College in August of 2025 as the academic mentor for
    January 6, 2026 • 9:37am

    Honors College students travel to Coban, Antigua, and Copal AA La Esperanza, Guatemala to study education and sustainability

    In this Faculty Led Education Abroad Program (FLEAP), students earn 3 semester hours of credit for HON3515 Education and Sustainability in Indigenous Guatemala.
    January 6, 2026 • 9:32am

    Honors College Faculty Led Program studies history, theatre, and empathy in Scotland and England

    Faculty-led group of Honors College students studies history, theatre, and empathy in trip to England and Scotland
    January 5, 2026 • 4:00pm

    Honors College Faculty Led Education Abroad Program Summer 2025: Peacebuilding and the Arts in Ireland and Northern Ireland

    Honors College faculty lead a Summer 2025 education abroad program focused on peacebuilding and the arts in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
    January 5, 2026 • 3:49pm

    Honors College students travel to Vienna summer 2025 to study arts and culture with faculty from German, music, and art

    Honors College students travel to Vienna in Summer 2025 to study arts and culture through the faculty‑led education abroad program “Culture and Arts in Vienna.”
    November 19, 2025 • 9:56pm

    Dr. Pia Albinsson joins the App State Honors College mentoring team

    Dr. Pia Albinsson serves as an App State Honors College mentor for business majors, using her global and marketing research expertise to guide students.
    November 3, 2025 • 9:15am

    Honors students serve on the NCHC UReCA editorial board

    App State Honors students Em Acuña and Seleen Al Horani serve on the national UReCA editorial board, reviewing undergraduate research and creative works.
    October 8, 2025 • 10:47am

    Honors College student Ella Watt spent spring and summer 2025 studying French language and culture in Switzerland

    App State Honors senior Ella Watt studied French language and culture at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, gaining global insight for future graduate stu
    August 27, 2025 • 9:57am

    Amanda Bruckstein ‘25 awarded Fulbright to study in Israel

    App State Honors alumna Amanda Bruckstein '25 won a Fulbright award to research individualized nutrition and food design at Technion in Haifa, Israel.
    August 8, 2025 • 10:44am

    Kennedi Ratcliffe selected for 2025-2026 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals

    App State Honors alumna Kennedi Ratcliffe '25 was selected for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program to study and intern in Germany for a yea
    June 20, 2025 • 12:46pm

    Stacy Thornton ’25 pursues M.S. in speech and hearing sciences at UNC Chapel Hill

    App State Honors alumna Stacy Thornton '25 will attend UNC Chapel Hill for an M.S. in speech and hearing sciences, expanding her undergraduate research.
    May 23, 2025 • 12:20pm

    Samantha Oleschuk ’24 builds on thesis serving as director of community engagement at Florence Thomas Art School

    App State Honors alumna Samantha Oleschuk '24 co-directs the Florence Thomas Art School, leading creative aging programs and community art resilience kits.
    May 20, 2025 • 11:35am

    JP Neri participates in the 2024-2025 John Robert Lewis Scholars and Fellow Program

    App State Honors alumnus JP Neri '25 was named a John Robert Lewis Scholar, exploring civil rights and nonviolence before joining Teach for America.

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