The start of the academic year is always filled with excitement as current students come back to campus and new students begin what is sure to be one of the most life-changing experiences they will have in their young adult lives.

Our industry partners play an integral role in the BCII experience, providing industry, government and community challenges, internships, and access to valuable networks that prepare our students for successful careers.

As Senior Vice President of Pricing and Customer Solutions for Duke Energy, Lon Huber is passionate about innovation and sustainability providing direct impact on the communities he serves.

At the Franke Honors College, we are committed to exploring the ways our identity as an Honors College and a Hispanic Serving Institution intersect year-round.

Through resources at Franke Honors, Yona Kleinerman created StudiousCat, a virtual tool that will allow students to find study groups and partners at the University of Arizona based on their courses, assignments, and availability.

Visiting Associate Professor of Practice Dr. Jacqueline Melvold has been named the new Compton Chair for Intelligence and Innovation. This endowed faculty position was established through a generous $3.2 million gift made to the W.A. Franke Honors College last fall by Dr. John Lee Compton.

First-year Franke Honors student Ilana Valenzuela is eager to study aerospace and mechanical engineering. "I genuinely wish there was infinite time to take every class and learn everything about every field of science," she said.

After being accepted into 27 different colleges, Franke Honors Wildcat Anastasia Rastelli chose the University of Arizona for its strengths in the sciences, and film and television. She will also pursue a bachelor's degree in creative intelligence and innovation, a dual degree only offered in the W.A. Franke Honors College.

Tune in for this live episode of It's an Honor, recorded in Washington DC! For this conversation, Dean Pollard had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Lori Poloni-Staudinger, Dean of the University of Arizona's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.