Academic Excellence Week
April 2-8, 2023
Academic Excellence Week is a Center for Honors, Scholars and Leadership tradition that has been celebrating student academic and scholarly achievements for over 30 years.
Events scheduled throughout the week celebrate and honor academic excellence across the university and throughout all of the colleges. Academic Excellence Week is coordinated by the Center for Honors, Scholars and Leadership along with academic departments and programs across the campus.
Academic Excellence Week Events:
Saturday, April 1
Cumbres Graduation Brunch
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
University Center Panorama Room
Tuesday, April 4
College of Education & Behavioral Sciences
Honors Convocation
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
UNC University Center Panorama Room
Thursday, April 6
Distinguished Winchester Award Ceremony
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Presentation by Winchester Distinguished Scholar Dr. Emily Holt.
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Reception
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Faculty Scholar Awards
Hosted by ORSP. For more Information please email nancy.schindele@unco.edu
Thursday, April 6
School of Biological Sciences Symposium
School of Biological Sciences Graduate Oral Presentations
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Longs Peak Ballroom
School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Poster Session
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Mt Evans & Pikes Peak Ballrooms
Thursday, April 6
Research Day
Live Conference at UNC University Center 8 AM - 4 PM
Poster sessions in Mt Evans and Pikes Peak Ballrooms
- Poster Session 1 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Poster Session 2 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral Presentation Sessions in Aspen A, B, C, Spruce A, B and Columbine A:
- 9:30 –10:45 Session A
- 11:00 – 12:15 Session B
- 12:30 – 1:45 Session C
- 2:00 – 3:15 Session D
Distance Presentations: Our distance presentations are co-mingled in the schedule and will be in Spruce C.
Thursday, April 6
Research Excellence Awards Celebration
4:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m.
Panorama Room, 3rd Floor, University Center
For students, faculty and guests involved with the Research Excellence Awards competition
All Finalists should attend.
Thursday, April 6
College of Natural & Health Sciences 17th Annual
Student Research Celebration
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Campus Commons
Sunday, April 16
College of Humanities & Social Sciences Honors Convocation
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UNC University Center Grand Ballroom
More information
For more information, and for departments, academic programs and other units who would like to include an academic achievement related event as part of Academic Excellence Week, please contact:
Division for Undergraduate Academic Engagement Campus Box 13 Michener L98 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 80639-0072 Honors@unco.edu (970) 351-2940