Marquette’s University Honors Program is designed for intellectually curious, academically engaged students who want to learn in a close-knit community of their peers at the heart of a vibrant research university. Its broadly based, interdisciplinary curriculum addresses our most pressing contemporary challenges with cutting-edge knowledge and research and the wisdom of centuries of Jesuit values and pedagogy. Our Honors values and learning outcomes emphasize curiosity and open-mindedness, active listening and dialogue, breadth of learning and experience, and a commitment to equity, justice, and human rights.
The UHP offers two ways to participate in Honors: Core Honors, in which students follow an Honors version of the Marquette Core Curriculum throughout their undergraduate career; and Disciplinary Honors, in which students do Honors work in their majors. Students may participate in either program or both. Core Honors is open to incoming first-year students, who apply after being accepted to Marquette; students apply to Disciplinary Honors programs in their sophomore year. For more information on both programs, view our values and learning outcomes, browse our website, or contact us!
Undergraduate Summer Research Program 2025
The University Honors Program will offer 20 undergraduate summer fellowships to Honors students, in the amount of $3500 each, on a competitive basis for research or creative projects to be carried out June-August 2025. Applications are due by Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 5pm. More application details.
Important Dates
Study Abroad apps: Mar. 1
Midterms: Mar. 3-7
Spring break: Mar. 8-16
Honors Research Proposals: Mar. 19
Honors Advising: Mar 17-Apr 1
Honors Priority Registration: Mar. 31-Apr 22
Advising for fall 2025 course selection: Sign up now
Creative Writing Workshops
Do you have a passion for writing, or do you want to refine your skills? Honors is continuing with another semester of the Creative Writing Workshop Series and the next session will be Feb. 6, 5-6:30 pm. It continues every other Thursday from 5-6:30 pm in the Honors Suite (Sensenbrenner 002) and will cover different topics each session. For more information: email Raegan Gronset or Marshall Kopacki.
Honors Ball
The annual Honors Ball with an Enchanted Forest theme was on Sat, Feb. 22, from 7:30-9:30 pm in AMU Ballrooms. For questions, contact Emily Ramirez.
New Honors Leadership Council
In October, the University Honors Program welcomed nine alumni to campus with the goal of furthering the mission of the program and to support positive alumni relations. Check out the new council here.
Goal Cards Available
Stop by the Honors Suite and fill out a Goal Card, then pin it to the goal wall. This is an opportunity to create goals for the semester and share them with other students. Fast forward to the end of the semester: return to the goal board to update your progress.
Honors Study Abroad Award Applications
Applications for Honors study abroad awards, to be used for programs in summer and fall 2025, are due March 1, 2025. They should be submitted directly through the OIE portal, and you can find more information and a link to the portal here. For application details and how to apply.
Congratulation to Honors Study Abroad Award Winners for Spring 2025
Kamaria Gragston: Cape Town, South Africa $1500; Hannah Gerwing: St. Louis University, Madrid $1000; Emily Fairgrieve: St. Louis University, Madrid $1000.
Valentine’s Day Macaron Workshop
Honors student Riley Condon made traditional French macarons on Valentine's Day in the AMU Innovation Kitchen. It was an interactive, cultural experience with French flavors coming together for a culinary adventure. Riley is currently pursuing a triple major in Business, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and French with a minor in Digital Media. In summer 2024, she was awarded an Honors Summer Research Fellowship to experience and immerse herself in French culture. In her research proposal Riley said, “Everyone who has interacted with me knows one of two things about me. I am a French major, and I love to bake French macarons.”
Exotic Frog Excursion with
Rainforest Rick
Honors is hosting an excursion to Rainforest Rick Education Inc. in Brown Deer on Sat, Mar. 1, 10am -1pm. If you’re interested in sustainability, non-profits, science, education, or tropical frogs, join us for experiential learning about exotic tree dart frogs with Prof. Rick Boyd, Physics. Boyd has been cultivating frogs and other natural phenomena and will be sharing his findings through this off-campus experience. Space is limited, so sign up with this form. Questions? Email Rainforest Rick or Jace Ocker.
University Honors Program
Marquette University
Sensenbrenner Hall 002
P.O. Box 1881
1103 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 288-7516
Amelia Zurcher, PhD
Director
(414) 288-3475
Lindsay Daigle, PhD
Assistant Director
Karalee Surface, PhD
Advisor
414-288-5510
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