Welcome to the Franke Honors Admitted Student Day! We are excited to welcome you at the Honors Village. Explore the many programs, clubs and more that make the W.A. Franke Honors College a special place to grow as scholars and leaders.
SCHEDULE
Pick one!
DROP-IN
1:45-2:00 pm | Franke Deans Welcome | Location: Interior Courtyard
Presenters
Dr. John Pollard, Franke Dean
Dr. Rob Stephan, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Dr. Karna Walter, Assistant Dean for Student Engagement
Dr. Cheree Meeks, Assistant Dean for Leadership and Student Development
Franke Deans Welcome
Kick off your experience and meet the deans of the W.A. Franke Honors College.
2:00-3:30 pm | Franke Honors Ambassador Tours | Location: Entrance of Honors Village (outside)
Tour Guides
Franke Honors Ambassador Tours
Current Franke Honors students will provide tours of the Honors Village and share their perspectives. Tours will be ongoing throughout the afternoon. Due to concerns for dorm resident safety and privacy, a dorm room showing will not be offered on the tours.
MINI SESSIONS
Make the most of your visit! Attend one or both of the interactive sessions featuring student-centered opportunities from Franke program leads, students, and alumni! SPACE IS LIMITED.
2:00-2:30 pm | PATH Activity | Location: Rm 1067/1068
Presenter
Thomas Sullivan
Assistant Director of Mentorship,
Leadership, and Belonging Initiatives
Craft your College Experience with the PATH Program
Join our signature mentorship, leadership, and belonging program - PATH - as we create collages to envision your ideal future! With the help of students, staff, peers, and an abundance of arts and craft supplies, design your college experience and learn how PATH can connect you to opportunities and help you make your visions a reality!
2:40-3:10 pm | Your First Honors Class | Location: Rm 1067/1068
Faculty
Dr. Nadia Alvarez Mexia
Dr. Joost Van Haren
Dr. Jacqueline Melvold
Franke Honors Faculty Experience
Join us for a hands-on, interactive expereince facilitated by one of our incredible honors faculty members. This is a great way to get to know faculty while learning about unique course and program offerings. See below for session details.
Session Details
In this 30-minute session, you will participate in a signature Honors classroom experience. Together, we will create an interactive and reflective community space to explore Honors education as a pathway to thrive as your authentic self in higher education.
Student leaders from Nepantla Student Association will help guide this activity.
Life is made possible through sensing. We use our senses, and our sensors, to decode the universe and our place within it. This curiosity is why we do science, and in this session we'll explore how anyone can apply the scientific method to understand the world around us.
What if the future isn’t something that just happens — but something you get to help design?
In this fast-paced, hands-on Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII) experience, you will dive into futures thinking through imagination, collaboration, and creating bold ideas. Guided by BCII faculty and current students, you will explore different possible futures and consider how to create the futures you want by testing “what if?” scenarios and working together in short creative exercises.
OPEN HOUSE
2:00-3:30 pm | Tabling Event + Refreshments | Location: Great Lawn
Chat with honors academic advisors and browse offerings from our unique degree and certificate programs, research opportunities, scholarships, student organizations, and more.