UWG | Honors College

Welcome to the Honors College!

West Georgia's Honors College attracts the brightest of students regionally and nationally. The College fosters an atmosphere of cooperative learning, creative engagement, and innovative pedagogy to ensure that students have an environment in which they can excel and achieve their academic goals.

Students in the Honors College have the opportunity to engage with faculty and other honors students in small, rigorous classes and are encouraged and supported in undergraduate research, publishing, grant writing, community service activities, and preparation for postgraduate study or career success.

Honors Students in the News

Honors Convocation Awardees Recognized

Scholars’ Day looked a bit different this year. The Honors College made adjustments so that students’ research would still be shared and award recipients could still be honored.

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In Their Element: Program Offers Innovative Learning Opportunities for Students

This past summer, several University of West Georgia undergraduate chemistry students conducted advanced chemical research, from exploring explosive compounds to fighting cancer.

Although this may sound like a science-fiction premise, the reality is even more interesting. These UWG students were taking part in an innovative learning opportunity provided by the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.

Strike a Pose: Student researchers use photography to examine animal coexistence

Anyone with a social media account sees a dozen animal pictures each day. But that doesn’t come close to the nearly 10,000 critter photos that University of West Georgia biology majors Joanne Wasdin and Thalia Young examined during spring semester.

They do it in the name of science.

The Interpreter: UWG grad translates military experience to academic success

A former U.S. Marine and recent University of West Georgia graduate with degrees in anthropology and Spanish , Keith knows she can’t do that on her own, but that doesn’t stop her from trying.

“I want to do my part and make sure I leave my footprint on the world,” said Keith, who served five years in the military, including a seven-month deployment in Afghanistan.

The Chemistry of Serving: Alumna Heads to Medical School to Continue Passion

Hitt said her decision to follow her passion for medicine involved much self-reflection and prayer. To make her journey of discovery easier, UWG awarded her the Zell Miller Scholarship to cover tuition and the Presidential Scholarship to cover other expenses for all four years of undergraduate studies.

Going Medieval: UWG Honors Student Studies Abroad, Excavates Bodies

Julia Lenderman didn’t have a typical study abroad experience. Her first time out of the country, she spent part of her trip excavating human bodies.

Lenderman, a University of West Georgia student majoring in anthropology, earned the chance to study and adventure abroad in Poznań, Poland, last summer through her involvement with UWG’s Honors College.

Healthy Constitution: UWG Student Named Alternate for Madison Fellowship

A local high school history teacher and graduate student at the University of West Georgia has been named the state’s alternate for a prestigious national fellowship whose mission is to encourage the study of the U.S. Constitution.

Shoring up Science: Students Use New Technology in Coastal Preservation

Three-dimensional mapping is an integral part of surveying methods used in coastal maintenance, and a professor at the University of West Georgia tasks student researchers to use mobile devices to digitally map regional coastlines.