Signature Events

Join as we celebrate our newest W.A. Franke Honors College Wildcats!

Ceremony begins at 5:00 pm at McKale Center.

Join us for Franke Honors Pinnacle, a signature event hosted by the W.A. Franke Honors College celebrating the outstanding research of our undergraduate students. This showcase features the Honors Thesis projects of graduating seniors, Quest research presentations, and creative video representations of other research projects.

Outstanding work will be recognized with financial awards in multiple categories, including Quest projects, senior thesis research, and creative video presentations. Whether you’re presenting, attending, or serving as a judge, this is an opportunity to engage with the incredible scholarship happening within the Franke Honors community.

By muting hunger and recalibrating blood sugar, Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs offer life-saving tools to address chronic health conditions like diabetes and obesity. This program invites participants to explore what it means to hunger – for nourishment, belonging, and balance – in an age of pharmaceutical “fixes.”

Join us for an evening that brings together scholars, clinicians, culinarians, and community members to explore the meaning of appetite and nourishment through science, story, and sensory experience. By mixing art, food, and conversation, we’ll reflect on the possibilities that emerge when we consider metabolism as a bridge between science and meaning, the body and the world.

You're never too old to color with chalk! Stop by HNRS 1068/1067 to get your hands dirty with chalk dust as you get creative. What will you make? All supplies included.

Share some love with your Franke colleagues at this PATH event where you can make Valentines related crafts and self-care items and mingle with fellow Franke Wildcats.
Lavender Scholars and Study Abroad will be collaborating with PATH for this seasonal activity.
Hope to see you there to create a gratitude poster, a Valentines card, or some fun decor!

There's no such thing as a bad painting! Come create some happy little trees, mysterious mountain creatures, or whatever your imagination brings you as we gather to honor Bob Ross with some creative art. Supplies will be available; you bring your ideas.

This fun painting session will take place in 1068/1067.

Come watch the qualifiers for the Hult Prize! The Hult is the world's largest student start-up competition and this event will be showcasing our
qualifiers here at the U of A.

Winners here will go on to the National Competition.

The W.A. Franke Honors College is hosting our first Pride event and you're invited!
In collaboration with Franke Lavender Scholars, we will be holding a Voguing workshop and receiving a lesson about the history and importance of the Ballroom Scene in queer culture. Come get some free food, learn some history, and DANCE!

Celebrate Black history, culture, and the arts with performances, activities, and food from a local black-owned business. There will be a DJ and a Black history activities table to commemorate the month. 

Honors Build Day is an opportunity for you to serve in the Tucson community by assisting Habitat for Humanity with building homes for community members. It's a fun day—we work hard and we play hard!