Every year, Arizona Women in Higher Education (AWHE) honors one woman who has exhibited exceptional leadership qualities and achievements. This year, that woman is Dr. Cheree Meeks, Assistant Dean of Programs, Diversity and Inclusion at the W.A. Franke Honors College. Dr. Meeks is the first Black woman to receive this award since its inception in 2013.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Also known as Emancipation Day, Black Independence Day, Freedom Day, or Jubilee Day, Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived with federal troops in Galveston, Texas, and issued an order informing the last enslaved people in Texas that they were free.

Pauline Koelbl is a UArizona Franke Honors Alumna and founder and managing partner of ShEquity. We recently chatted with Pauline to learn about her passion for female empowerment and entrepreneurship, her experience at the University of Arizona Honors College, and being a double Fulbright Scholar and Fellow. 

Franke Honors Freshman, Emma Romano, shares why she gives back and the importance of alumni Involvement within the W.A. Franke Honors College 

A recap of the 2021 -2022 school year from Franke Dean, Terry L. Hunt. 

How scholarship opportunities are changing lives and shaping the futures of Franke Honors Students