Events

All of March – Period Product Drive

This month’s collaboration with the Agrawal Care Center is for period products!
Suggested donations include:
  • pads
  • tampons
  • liners
  • other period/menstrual hygiene products
Drop off your donations in the Honors Lounge (4th Floor of Cherry Hall) or in the Care Center (1st Floor of the Student Union).

March 21 – Meet Dr. Donaldson!

The Honors Program will be hosting Dr. Susie Donaldson in the Honors Lounge next Tuesday, March 21, at noon. Dr. Donaldson will begin teaching three courses in the Program in the fall, and is coming to UMKC from West Virginia University with a background in cultural anthropology and sociology. Join us on the fourth floor of Cherry Hall for pizza and to say hello!

March 22 – HSA Strong Female Lead Book Club

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the HSA Book Club on March 22 at 6 pm in the Honors Lounge! This month’s theme is Strong Female Leads. Bring a book from any genre with a strong woman main character and get recommendations from others! Food from Chick-In Waffle and beverages will be provided. Click here to register on RooGroups.

March 22-23 – Student Government Elections

UMKC’s Student Government Association election campaigns are under way! Elections will be held next week, March 21-23, on RooGroups. Senate representatives for each UMKC school and Executive Board members will all be voted on. All currently enrolled students are eligible to vote! Make sure your voice is heard!

March 23 – Lucerna Symposium

Lucerna, the undergraduate research journal produced by the Honors Program, is holding the Lucerna Symposium on March 23 from 5-7 pm in Pierson Auditorium in Atterbury Student Success Center! Six of the authors from the Volume 17 publication will present their research on topics ranging from art museums to volcanoes. This is the first in-person Lucerna Symposium since 2019! Refreshments will be served. Click here to RSVP!

April 3 – Priority Registration Opens for Fall 2023 Semester!

All students need to check Pathway to see if they have an Honors Hold on their account.
If you have an Honors hold, you must meet with Student Services Director Margo Gamache before you can enroll in classes. She will not remove the hold if you don’t meet with her.
If don’t have an Honors hold, you should check in with an Honors Ambassador to make sure you’re on track.
Make sure you meet with your primary academic advisor before you meet with Margo or an Ambassador.
All students in their first semester of the Honors Program must meet with Margo before enrolling for Fall 2023.