Upcoming Events

All the events below are hosted by the Honors Program or heavily feature Honors Students. We will let you know whether these events count for comp learning in the description of the event. Please note that some of these events may only be hosted for specific Honors Colleges. The event description will specify if the event is only available for a focused group; if it does not say anything otherwise, all our events are open to any Honors Student. 

Get in the spirit of Thanksgiving and give back to your community! The Honors College of Health Sciences and Health Sciences and Technology Student Association are hosting a fall food drive in support of RIT Foodshare. 

Items will be collected November 4-22 at the first floor CBET, Clinical Health Sciences Center (East Entrance), and the Honors Office. 
 

High need items include:

• Dry goods (cereal, rice, pasta & sauce)
• Canned beans (no green beans!)
• Peanut butter and jelly 
• Canned tuna fish
• Ingredients and condiments (spices, sugar, ketchup, etc.)
• Gluten free and Vegan options
• Seafood soups (not ramen), mac & cheese, oatmeal

At this session we will use Pablo Neruda's prose piece, "The Lamb and the Pinecone" to structure our discussion. The piece evokes concepts of childhood wonder, gift-giving and sharing, and the reciprocal nature of good will. These events are made possible with support from Humanities NY.

Thursday, November 21
4:30-5:30pm
SAU 1510 (1829 Room)
RSVP for this event here! 

Join Honors Council Academic Excellence Committee at iSMASH and release your finals season tension in a Rage Room with your fellow Honors Students!

The cost is $10 per student for an hour in the smash room and pizza and drinks!

November 22 from 6:30 - 8:00pm
iSmash Rochester - 1225 Jefferson Rd Suite 24, Rochester, NY 14623
RSVP for this event here!

The Honors office has set up a meeting with Rochester Mayor Malik Evans to facilitate a dialogue around leadership in the 21st century. What led the Mayor to this role? What are the challenges and opportunities Mayor Evans sees for Rochester? What initiatives is the city undertaking to address pressing issues like poverty, crime, and under-employment while championing our best qualities in the arts, culture, and our long history as part of the social and racial justice movements.

We are looking for 10-12 students who will prepare for the meeting by doing some initial research and reading and attending a planning meeting prior to our time with Mayor Evans.

Students will carpool to this event.

Students will receive an hour of complementary learning for attending. 

December 3 from 4:00-5:00pm
Rochester City Hall: 30 Church St, Rochester NY 14614 
RSVP for this event here! 

The 2024 Honors Research & Creativity Symposium will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm in SHED 3300 & 3350
Intent to Present and Abstract submissions are due on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 11:59 pm -

Submit your 2024 HR&CS Intent to Present / Abstract form

Important Information: 

• Slide deck with details and guidelines
• All research presentations will be in the form of a poster presentation - there are no lecture style presentations this year 
• The Honors office will coordinating the printing of the poster if it is submitted to us by 11/22
  • You can use your Honors Grant to pay for printing
  • Poster Printing Guidelines
• Creative presentations can be in the form of a poster, or students can display the artwork or project itself (a painting, design project, sculpture, media presentation, etc.) 
• Each presenter will have approximately 25 minutes to present 
• Students can present independently or with a student or faculty co-presenter
• Presentations at the R&CS fulfill the presentation requirement for an Honors Option
• The R&CS will be open to the RIT community
• Attending the Symposium counts for Complementary Learning (not including the time you are presenting)

Honors Council is a student-led organization whose purpose is to coordinate Honors Program activities. Council meets every other Monday from 5-6pm. Locations vary and are listed below.

09/23: SAU-1500 Alumni Room, 10/7: SAU 1500 Alumni Room, 10/21: CPC-2650 Bamboo Room, 11/4: CPC 2650 Bamboo Room, 11/18: CPC 2650 Bamboo Room, 12/2: CPC 2650 Bamboo Room, 12/16: SAU 1500 Alumni Room

Students attending Honors Council meetings receive 1/2 hour of Complementary Learning! Log in when you arrive at the meeting and the office will add 30 minutes to your account for each meeting. 

Honors Hour events are every other Friday at 11:30. These networking and informational get-togethers with Honors students foster a sense of belonging and provide connections to one another and opportunities on and off campus. Themes will vary session to session, some being more casual doing puzzles or games, and others with presenters or organized group activities. We'll have pizza at every session! Follow the Wednesday message for details. All Honors students are welcome! Registration is on Campus Groups and linked in the Wednesday email.

Spring 2245 Dates and Locations:

1/17 SAU 1510 - 1829 Room

1/31 HAC 1320

2/14 HAC 1320

2/28 SAU 1510 - 1829 Room

3/14 SAU 1510 - 1829 Room

3/28 SAU 1510 - 1829 Room

4/11 HAC 1320

4/25 Club Practice Field 2 - Kickball!