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

71 UK students (33 LHC) to present research at NCUR

By Zoey Schwartz

Mar 21, 2025

Seventy-one University of Kentucky students will present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), April 7-9 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. NCUR is one of the largest events for undergraduate students to share their academic work with peers, faculty and professionals across the country.

‘Improving sleep all around the world’: UK-LHC alum becomes a brand leader at Tempur Sealy

By Christopher Carney

Mar 19, 2025

From learning at the University of Kentucky to leading brand initiatives at Tempur Sealy International, Virginia Groppo has built her career on a foundation of passion, strategy and hands-on experience. Born in Wilmore, Kentucky, Groppo was raised in a family with deep ties to UK — her father is a professor at the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, and her sisters are both alumnae. Groppo knew early on that UK would play a key role in shaping her future.

Registration now open for Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars

By Zoey Schwartz

Mar 17, 2025

Registration is now open for the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research’s (OUR) 19th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars. This year’s showcase will be 1-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom.

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Plant for the Planet

Mar 31, 3:00 pm - Mar 31, 5:00 pm

Alumni Drive Traffic Island

The Ever-Alive Dead Sea Scrolls by Dr. Gary Rendsburg

Mar 31, 6:00 pm - Mar 31, 7:30 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

How the Bible is Written by Dr. Gary Rendsburg

Apr 01, 6:00 pm - Apr 01, 7:30 pm