Congratulations Lewis Honors College December Graduates

By the Numbers

100% Experiential Education Participation

96% First-Year Retention Rate

90% 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 well-being, leadership, and career readiness.

Savannah King with her Honors Thesis Showcase poster

Honors at Kentucky has a long and proud history, dating back to 1959, and thousands of students have passed through our program, exploring themselves and the boundaries of thought with outstanding faculty.

Jacqueline Coleman, Christian Brady, Laura Bryan, Conner Brumley

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.

The Honors classes I took my freshman year exposed me to ideas that I would not have otherwise thought deeply about. The topics we discussed have allowed me to engage with current events and the social sciences more than I would have been able to otherwise.

Asa O'Neal '25

NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, Astronaut Scholar

Maddie Duff waving with other graduating students walking

Why Honors?

Honors Residential Experience

Tamika Tompoulidis with student during EXPO

Center for Personal Development

Internship, Research, Education Abroad, Service-Learning Opportunities

Dr. Kenton Sena with HON 152 students outdoors

Dedicated Honors Faculty

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News and Events

A group of students from UK’s “Interdisciplinary Projects in Distilling” education abroad program

Learning distilled: Education Abroad program connects UK students to key Kentucky industry

By Daniel Flener

Jan 27, 2026

Students in the University of Kentucky Education Abroad program “Interdisciplinary Projects in Distilling” travel across the Atlantic Ocean, to Edinburgh, Scotland in order to compare and contrast the historical, economic and social facets of the distilling industries in Scotland and Kentucky.

Lewis Honors College to host Brew & Browse Bookfair with Lexington Public Library

By Adrienne Clarke

Jan 22, 2026

The Lewis Honors College (LHC) is partnering with the Friends of the Lexington Public Library for the LHC Brew & Browse Bookfair, noon-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in the Lewis Scholars Lounge. This event is part of the “Lewis Loves You Week” celebration.

Recent grad Evelyn Hinz is starting her full-time role as a production engineer at Toyota’s Production Engineering Manufacturing Center. She credits her hands-on experiences, UK courses and the tight-knit support she found on campus

‘UK at the Half’: Recent UK and Lewis Honors grad ready for what’s next

By Amy Jones-Timoney

Jan 22, 2026

As part of the University of Kentucky’s mission to advance the Commonwealth, faculty and staff are focused on enrolling and graduating more students to help strengthen the state’s workforce. In this “UK at the Half,” which aired during the UK vs. Mississippi State Men’s Basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 10, we hear from Evelyn Hinz, who graduated last month from UK and the Lewis Honors College.

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Ideas That Matter: The Cost of Primates in Captivity

Feb 03, 5:00 pm - Feb 03, 6:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

Lewis Loves You Week: Square Dancing

Feb 10, 7:00 pm - Feb 10, 9:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

Lewis Loves You Week: Button Making

Feb 11, 10:00 am - Feb 11, 12:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

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Congratulations Lewis Honors College December Graduates

By the Numbers

Mission in Action

Explore Your Purpose

Develop Intellectually

Lead With Integrity

Why Honors?

Honors Residential Experience

Center for Personal Development

Internship, Research, Education Abroad, Service-Learning Opportunities

Dedicated Honors Faculty

Interested in Learning More?

News and Events

Learning distilled: Education Abroad program connects UK students to key Kentucky industry

Lewis Honors College to host Brew & Browse Bookfair with Lexington Public Library

‘UK at the Half’: Recent UK and Lewis Honors grad ready for what’s next

Ideas That Matter: The Cost of Primates in Captivity

Lewis Loves You Week: Square Dancing

Lewis Loves You Week: Button Making

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