Lewis Honors College

Prospective Students: Schedule Your Visit! HS Seniors: Honors admissions decisions will be released mid-February

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.

Lewis Honors College professor, Dr. Kenton Sena

UK leads study focusing on flash flooding in Appalachia, preparation, prevention

By Tom Musgrave and Lindsay Travis Oct 14, 2024

Kenton L. Sena, Ph.D., senior lecturer in the Lewis Honors College is a co-principal investigator of the collaborative study on flooding in Appalachia.

UK 2024 Homecoming royalty crowned

By Hayden Gooding Oct 12, 2024

Lewis Honors College student Ethan Morgan was crowned UK Homecoming 2024 king on Saturday, Oct. 12, during the UK vs. Vanderbilt football game halftime ceremonies. Honors seniors, Maddie Duff, Sarisha Lohano, Olivia Thornsbury, and Luke Karem were also honored as finalists in the homecoming court.

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Community Work Forest Day

Oct 22, 9:00 am - Oct 22, 12:00 pm

Masterson Station Park

Arts Administration Career Fair

Oct 22, 11:00 am - Oct 22, 12:30 pm

Gatton Student Center Ballroom

160 Ave of Champions

Honor the Balance: Learning Bar

Oct 23, 5:00 pm - Oct 23, 6:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

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