Information Session: Summer B 2026 CHID / UWT-CAC / HONORS León, "Migration, Culture, and Belonging in the Mediterranean"
2025-11-20 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
November 20th at 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Learn more about the Summer B 2026 CHID / UWT-CAC / HONORS León program, “Migration, Culture, and Belonging in the Mediterranean.”
Campus Location: Padelford Hall C-101or on ZOOM
Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94940295874?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 949 4029 5874
Passcode: [REDACTED]
This 2026 summer B term program based in León, Spain explores migration, identity, and belonging in the Mediterranean. Students will engage with literature, music, film, and other cultural production to examine how migrants reshape national identities and how cultural expression responds to displacement and integration. Coursework is anchored by a rich selection of texts from Spain, France, and Italy and will be complemented by site visits, guest speakers, and facilitated community interaction. In addition to studying migration from academic and artistic perspectives, students will reflect on their own roles as visitors and tourists abroad. Using Anu Taranath’s Beyond Guilt Trips as a framework, the program encourages critical thinking about privilege, positionality, and cultural engagement in global travel. This metacognitive component deepens students’ awareness of their impact and responsibilities as global learners.
For up to date information on time and location of the info session, please look at UW Study Abroad’s website.

CHID/UWT-CAC/HONORS Summer B 2026 León Info Session
2025-12-02 17:00 - 18:00
December 2nd from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Learn more about the Summer B 2026 CHID / UWT-CAC / HONORS León program, “Migration, Culture, and Belonging in the Mediterranean.”
Campus Location: Padelford Hall C-101 or on ZOOM
Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94940295874?pwd=[REDACTED]
Passcode: [REDACTED]
This 2026 summer B term program based in León, Spain explores migration, identity, and belonging in the Mediterranean. Students will engage with literature, music, film, and other cultural production to examine how migrants reshape national identities and how cultural expression responds to displacement and integration. Coursework is anchored by a rich selection of texts from Spain, France, and Italy and will be complemented by site visits, guest speakers, and facilitated community interaction. In addition to studying migration from academic and artistic perspectives, students will reflect on their own roles as visitors and tourists abroad. Using Anu Taranath’s Beyond Guilt Trips as a framework, the program encourages critical thinking about privilege, positionality, and cultural engagement in global travel. This metacognitive component deepens students’ awareness of their impact and responsibilities as global learners.

Honors Japan 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-01-09 12:00 - 13:00
Join us to learn more about Honors Japan: Narrating Japan study abroad, Early Fall Start (application deadline Feb. 15)
Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/5716250981
Accessibility Contact: villegas@uw.edu

Honors Sweden 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-01-13 14:00 - 14:45
January 13, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Join us to learn more about Honors Sweden: Nordic Storyworlds study abroad to Sweden and Finland, summer B-term (application deadline Jan. 31)
Online Meeting Link: https://urldefense.com/v3/https://washington.zoom.us/j/99530699672;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gWR2DLxhwyat9t9D7fZ7viifTSTob-4NVgVOaH7H4zaWj6xGaoWPZUiCVCBtuldhLMFmNPJMLimvXg$
Accessibility Contact: kimkraft@uw.edu

Honors London 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-01-13 16:00 - 17:00
Join us to learn more about Honors London: Socializing Medicine study abroad, summer A-term (application deadline Jan. 31)
Online Meeting Link: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://washington.zoom.us/j/95522842234__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jIctUN_2WcUV-HsLx9DIPviFxb5wtut8FdRFl79XrSzPwsC0IwJFPYQ1IA927auW6KqySIvpdVvh$
Accessibility Contact: Dr. Maralyssa Bann, mbann@uw.edu

UW Study Abroad Fair
2026-01-15 10:00 - 14:00
January 15th @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Attend to learn about study abroad opportunities, both Honors and non-Honors. You’ll hear about program types, timelines, credits, funding & scholarships, as well as the locations and topics of upcoming study abroad offerings.
Thursday, January 15th, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the HUB North Ballroom.
Learn more about the Study Abroad Fair: https://www.washington.edu/studyabroad/about-us/study-abroad-fair/
Preview the Honors Study Abroad offerings for Summer 2026 and Early Fall Start 2026: honors.uw.edu/study-abroad

CHID/UWT/Honors León 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-01-20 17:00 - 18:00
Join us to learn more about CHID/UWT/Honors León: Migration, Culture, and Belonging in the Mediterranean study abroad, summer B-term (application deadline Jan. 31)!
Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94940295874?pwd=[REDACTED] password: [REDACTED]
Accessibility Contact: lenan22@uw.edu

Honors London 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-01-21 14:00 - 15:00
Join us to learn more about Honors London: Socializing Medicine study abroad, summer A-term (application deadline Jan. 31)
Online Meeting Link: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://washington.zoom.us/j/94176783157__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jIctUN_2WcUV-HsLx9DIPviFxb5wtut8FdRFl79XrSzPwsC0IwJFPYQ1IA927auW6KqySA82UjlB$
Accessibility Contact: Dr. Maralyssa Bann, mbann@uw.edu

Honors Paris 2026 Study Abroad Info Session
2026-01-21 16:00 - 17:00
Join us to learn more about Honors Paris: Sacred Spaces study abroad, Early Fall Start (application deadline Feb. 15)
Location: ART 227/229

Honors Sweden 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-01-22 12:00 - 12:40
Zoom Link: https://urldefense.com/v3/https://washington.zoom.us/j/99241923646;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gWR2DLxhwyat9t9D7fZ7viifTSTob-4NVgVOaH7H4zaWj6xGaoWPZUiCVCBtuldhLMFmNPKcGDsGgQ$
Join us to learn more about Honors Sweden: Nordic Storyworlds study abroad to Sweden and Finland, summer B-term (application deadline Jan. 31)
Accessibility Contact: kimkraft@uw.edu

Honors Japan 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-01-22 17:30 - 18:30
Zoom Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/5716250981
Join us to learn more about Honors Japan: Japan Narratives/Narrating Japan – Early Fall term (application deadline Feb. 15)
Accessibility Contact: villegas@uw.edu
honors.uw.edu/study-abroad/

CHID/UWT/Honors León 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-01-28 12:15 - 13:15
Join us to learn more about CHID/UWT/Honors León: Migration, Culture, and Belonging in the Mediterranean study abroad, Summer B term (application deadline Jan. 31)!
Location: MGH 211 B (Honors Seminar Room)
Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94940295874?pwd=[REDACTED] (Passcode: [REDACTED]
Accessibility Contact: lenan22@uw.edu

UWB IAS/Honors Peru 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-02-03 12:00 - 13:00
Join us to learn more about UWB IAS/Honors Peru: From Andes to Amazon study abroad, Early Fall Start (application deadline Feb. 15)!
Online Meeting Link: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://washington.zoom.us/j/99295213176__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!nNnw1T2COb2BaHIEwKrkqZ12Hi5KBrIWk45Mw4iUJ5MhzHIwapWW2hZI3JdD4PvvRXNnUeZQuw8$
Accessibility Contact: Ludmilla Kortchak, kortchak@uw.edu

UWB IAS/Honors Peru 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-02-11 16:30 - 17:30
Join us to learn more about UWB IAS/Honors Peru: From Andes to Amazon study abroad, Early Fall Start (application deadline Feb. 15)!
Location: MGH 211 B (Honors Seminar Room)
Online Meeting Link: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://washington.zoom.us/j/99295213176__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!nNnw1T2COb2BaHIEwKrkqZ12Hi5KBrIWk45Mw4iUJ5MhzHIwapWW2hZI3JdD4PvvRXNnUeZQuw8$
Accessibility Contact: Ludmilla Kortchak, kortchak@uw.edu

Honors Japan 2026 Study Abroad Information Session
2026-02-12 10:00 - 11:00
Join us to learn more about Honors Japan: Narrating Japan study abroad, Early Fall Start (application deadline Feb. 15)
Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/5716250981
Accessibility Contact: Juliana Villegas, villegas@uw.edu

Balloon Animal 101 with Ron Zuckerman
2026-02-17 15:30 - 16:30
Ever wanted to make your own inflatable zoo? Join Honors student and long-time balloon animal expert Ron Zuckerman to learn how to make your very own balloon animal on Tuesday, 2/17 at 3:30 PM in MGH 211. Snacks will be included! RSVP for the event here.
A message from Ron:
My name is Ron and I’m a senior studying Mechanical Engineering! I first learned how to make balloon animals a few years ago from a friend, and liked it so much that I’ve been making them ever since! I’ve been a peer facilitator for Honors 100 a few times and have made balloon animals with my students, which has been a blast, so thought it would be fun to put on this event for others to try!

Lunch & Learn with Professor Roger Soder and UW Honors Director, Professor Stephanie Smallwood
2026-04-15 12:00 - 13:00
In conversation with Dr. Smallwood, Professor Emeritus Roger Soder will take up some vital questions about the importance of ethical leadership and thoughtful publics for sustaining democracy and the role of college education in addressing these questions. The discussion will consider the stakes and responsibilities of civic participation in a free society, as well as the creation, maintenance, and inevitable recovery and reconstitution of a more thoughtful public.
Where: MGH 211
Free/Open to UW Community
Click here to RSVP

Reflection Cafe
2026-04-23 15:30 - 16:30
We invite you to join us in the Honors suite on Thursday, April 23, 2026 3:30-4:30 PM for our first ever Reflection Cafe! As you know, participating in consistent critical reflection is a key pillar of your Interdisciplinary Honors requirements. This is a great opportunity to add artifacts and annotations to your portfolio or work on critical reflections for your Honors courses. There will be an opportunity for structured reflection activities with Honors staff as well as a space for students to reflect independently.
Pizza and snacks will be provided, so make sure to RSVP through the form below. RSVP is not required but it does help us gauge how much pizza to buy! Bring your laptop and reflection tools, grab some food, reflect on this academic year, and make some progress in your Honors reflection requirements.

Lunch & Learn with KC Cole
2026-04-27 12:30 - 13:30
This Spring, UW Honors will host an exciting series of Lunch & Learn conversations in the Honors suite (MGH 211). These casual events aim to foster lively discussion and community connection. We encourage you to bring your lunch and take an hour away from the chaos of Spring quarter to eat and chat about interesting topics with your Honors community.
In conversation with UW Honors Program Director, Dr. Stephanie Smallwood, science writer and author of best-selling books on math and physics KC Cole will continue a dialogue begun last fall at the Honors Global Challenges: Interdisciplinary Thinking event, where KC was a featured speaker on the theme “Public Trust in Science and Why It Matters.”
Drawing on her experience as writer and editor for national magazines and newspapers, KC learned first hand how scientific knowledge intersects with public understanding, civic life, and shared values. This Lunch & Learn offers an opportunity to return to and deepen that conversation— this time with a particular focus on how science can help us think about meaning, ethics, and responsibility in an uncertain world.
KC recently published the opinion essay “A light in the dark: Finding the good in the natural world,” which asks how science informs our values and how attention to the natural world can shape the way we understand goodness, connection, and community. The essay grows directly out of her Honors course, “The Science of Human Values,” which serves as a foundation for this interdisciplinary conversation.
Join us for a thoughtful, wide-ranging discussion at the intersection of science, humanities, and public life, along with engaging conversation and community. Please RSVP here.

"A Larger Freedom" Public Lecture with Honors
2026-04-30 18:30 - 20:00
UW Honors Director, Professor Stephanie Smallwood, is excited to attend the “A Larger Freedom: Multiracial Democracy and the Radical Reconstruction of the United States with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor” lecture with a group of Honors students!
If you’d like to attend with the Honors group, please fill out this form. Please plan to meet in the Honors suite by 5:30 pm on Thursday, April 30th. The event takes place at Town Hall Seattle at 6:30 PM.
This lecture delves into the enduring struggle for democracy in the United States, challenging the notion that democratic backsliding began with the 2024 presidential election. Instead, it traces the deeper historical and structural forces that have long shaped—and strained—American democratic institutions.
Through a critical examination of evidence pointing to democratic erosion, the lecture will explore what it truly means to live in a democratic society. What are the warning signs of decline? Who is most affected when democracy falters? And most importantly, how can democracy be safeguarded and made inclusive of all?
These questions form the foundation of a timely and urgent conversation about the future of democracy in America.

Lunch & Learn with Michelle Koutnik
2026-05-04 12:30 - 13:30
Mary Gates Hall, Suite 211Free and open to the UW community – please register here
In conversation with UW Honors Program Assistant Director, Brook Kelly, Professor Michelle Koutnik will draw from nearly 20 years of experience teaching and researching on the Greenland Ice Sheet and the Arctic to address the need for an integrated understanding of historical and contemporary contexts of environmental, socioeconomic, cultural, and political changes in the Arctic region.
Such an approach is critical in the current moment when recurring threats by the US to take over Greenland have significantly damaged the alliance and trust the US has historically had with Greenland, Denmark, and through NATO, while also creating day-to-day fear and uncertainty for Greenlanders. If making these threats is not in the interest of Americans, and acting upon them would be very damaging, what can we do in this current moment?
The Arctic is a critical region for national and international security, and circumpolar forums for dialogue and shared decision making already exist. Scientific research is strongly collaborative across nations. How can we advocate for centering cooperation and respect when addressing challenges and assessing opportunities in the Arctic?
Dr. Koutnik looks forward to discussing these vital questions with Brook, Honors students, and others who attend and join the conversation.

Spring CELEbration 2026
2026-05-06 16:30 - 19:30
Spring CELEbration is a forum for UW students to showcase their community-engaged work, leadership, and activism. We are so excited to celebrate all the accomplishments of our students and community partners. Friends, family, community partners, mentors, faculty, UW community members, and anyone interested are invited to attend! More information here.
WHERE: UW Seattle Campus, HUB Ballroom
WHEN: Wednesday May 6, 4:30-7:30pm
RSVP here: https://uw.givepulse.com/event/841236-Spring-CELEbration-2026

Neal Dempsey Visit
2026-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Mary Gates Hall 211
Join us for entrepreneur Neal Dempsey’s annual visit to UW Honors!

Neal Dempsey is a seasoned Silicon Valley venture capitalist and Triple Husky. He’s made a huge impact on UW Athletics, The Henry, the Honors Program, Foster School of Business, and our whole campus.
Neal is a regular speaker, author, and sometimes lecturer at the University of Washington. For the past 28 years, the Dempsey Startup Competition has provided a real-world experience for student entrepreneurs to promote their ideas and engage with the entrepreneurial community around new venture creation. Neal’s love of mentoring also led him to establish the Neal’s Running Start program, which brings entrepreneurs from around the world to Silicon Valley for an intensive mentorship program with Neal and his colleagues.

Neal is a longtime supporter of UW Honors, and he loves meeting with Interdisciplinary and Departmental Honors students from all majors to encourage you to embrace two values he thinks are important for success, no matter your professional goals or career path: being unafraid to take risks and welcoming failure as an opportunity for growth.
Space is limited! Click Here to RSVP for this engaging conversation.

Honors Movie Night
2026-05-26 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for our first ever Honors Movie Night!
Hosted by the Honors front desk student staff, we’re excited to have you join us at Movie Night. Enjoy snacks, pizza, and a fun movie voted on by you. We encourage you to bring homework, blankets, or anything else you would like to enjoy the movie with!
Vote on the movie and help us order enough pizza by filling out the RSVP form!
📅Date: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
🕔Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍Location: Honors Suite (MGH 211)

Honors Graduation Ceremony
2026-06-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Kane Hall 130, 4069 Spokane Ln NE, Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
We’re excited to congratulate our vibrant community of scholars and celebrate together with invited friends and family!
