Hello Honorables!  

We hope you are having a great start to the semester! This week's edition includes important honors updates, deadlines, as well as a new policy on GPA requirements. Did you know it's National Penguin Day? Click HERE to find out more! 

Sign-up for Addison's SMART Goal Workshop!

SMART Goals

Join Addison Woll on Thursday, January 27th from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM for a hybrid presentation on, "How to Make Smart Goals & Follow Through."  The session will be in in-person in room 440 Blank Honors Center or via Zoom: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/97529290181. Please register in advance HERE.

Apply to Work for Honors! 

Are you interested in getting more involved with the Honors Program? Employment applications for the 2022-2023 academic year close Tuesday, February 1st. Click HERE to find out more!  

Honors Scholarship Portal 

The Honors Scholarship application is now open! To access the online universal application, visit the Iowa Scholarship Portal and click HERE to learn more about the Honors scholarships or visit the newly-published Scholarship Guide. Other questions? Contact Camille Socarras, Honors Scholarships Coordinator at camille-socarras@uiowa.edu. Honors applications are due Saturday, February 26th, 2022.

Updated GPA Removal Policy 

To graduate with University Honors, a student must have a UI cumulative GPA of 3.33 or greater at the time of graduation. This means no student will be removed from the Honors program for having a sub 3.33 GPA. We realized an incongruence with encouraging students to stretch and grow via challenging themselves both in and out of the classroom and our GPA removal policy. We recognize that GPAs fluctuate each semester due to a variety of forces and are not representative of your value as a student. Please contact us with questions at honors-program@uiowa.edu 

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