Lewis Honors College

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By the Numbers

100% Experiential Education Participation

98% First-Year Retention Rate

91% Employment or Graduate/Professional School

Mission in Action

Explore Your Purpose

Honors advisors and the Center for Personal Development counselors partner with students in their exploration of purpose to cultivate self-awareness, well-being, and career readiness.

Honors at Kentucky has a long and proud history, dating back to 1958, and thousands of students have passed through our program, exploring themselves and the boundaries of thought with outstanding faculty.

Lead With Integrity

Providing leadership development opportunities enables students to fulfill their experiential credit while bolstering lifelong skills to apply as a graduate student or employee.

Participating in Honors throughout my undergraduate career has helped me maintain a holistic education. I am interested in science and medicine in my career and having Honors classes that address the role of the humanities in these fields has really broadened my perspective.

Kayli Bolton '23

Gates Cambridge Scholar

Why Honors?

Honors Residential Experience

Center for Personal Development

Internship, Research, Education Abroad, Service-Learning Opportunities

Dedicated Honors Faculty

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News and Events

Lewis Honors College Hosts Inaugural Golf Scramble

By Adrienne Clarke Aug 19, 2024

The Lewis Honors College (LHC) attracts students driven “to better the Commonwealth of Kentucky.” LHC senior Ethan Morgan took the mission to heart when he initiated the inaugural LHC Golf Scramble to benefit the Lewis Unforeseen Circumstances and Kindness (LUCK) Fund — an emergency collection for unexpected student needs — to be held on Friday, April 18 at 1:30 PM at the University Club of Kentucky Wildcat Course.

Frank Romanelli receives national 2025 Rho Chi Lecture Award

By Rosa Mejia-Cruz Oct 31, 2024

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) proudly announces that Frank Romanelli, Pharm.D., Parker Endowed Professor and chief academic officer, and Lewis Honors College faculty member has been awarded the 2025 Rho Chi Lecture Award. This top honor, presented annually by the Rho Chi Society, recognizes those who have made profound and transformative contributions to the health professions through their dedication to education, research, and service.

UK’s Badour recognized as KPA’s ‘Psychologist of the Year’

By Lindsey Piercy and Manuela Blanco Suarez Oct 30, 2024

Christal Badour, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis Honors College faculty member at the University of Kentucky, has been honored as the 2024 “Psychologist of the Year” by the Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA). Christal Badour’s work examines the development and treatment of psychological disorders following exposure to violence and other traumatic events.

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Honors Education Abroad Panel

Nov 12, 5:00 pm - Nov 12, 7:00 pm

Lewis Hall Room U136

420 Hilltop Ave

Emotional Intelligence Workshop

Nov 13, 5:00 pm - Nov 13, 7:00 pm

Lewis Hall Room U136

420 Hilltop Ave

Town Hall

Nov 14, 6:30 pm - Nov 14, 7:30 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

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