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Welcome back, and while you were out eating/playing/resting/working/traveling, the Honors College faculty and staff were on the case, bringing home five big pluses to your Spring 2020 experience.

Student of the Month senior Arielle Devorah is putting her skills on the line for what matters most to her.

Honors Weekly caught up with Christine Carlson, Arizona Student Unions’ Associate Director, Retail Dining and Nutrition, to get the inside scoop

Nick Knapton, a graduate student in the University of Arizona College of Nursing, needs a wheelchair, but not as a result of being shot and wounded while serving in the Army. He was paralyzed much later by Lyme disease.

Honors College senior Joanna Jandali already is contributing to better systems and outcomes in the U.S. government. A dual major in Political Science and Law with a minor in Arabic, Joanna’s looking ahead to law school and well beyond. While Tucson is home, the bigger world has already captured this student’s attention.

From University President Robert C. Robbins to Dean Terry Hunt, the November 5th opening of the Honors Village centered on a single theme; student success. 

Honors Weekly had to do a little fast pursuit to catch up with Spencer, who is turning his Honors College studies and competitive cycling into a road to his future.

The Honors College early application deadline of November 3, 2019 will be extended to November 15, 2019 for students affected by the California wildfires or the Chicago Public Schools teacher strike.

As part of the University of Arizona's Prison Education Project, Dr. Hunt sparked thinking and discussion as he recently taught at the high-security Rincon Unit inside the Arizona State Prison Complex.