Academic Excellence Week
April 4-10, 2021
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 and sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Center for Honors, Scholars and Leadership along with academic departments and programs across the campus.
Academic Excellence Week Events:
Thursday, April 8
Research Day
Virtual Conference
Schedule Available Here
Sessions open to guests. Links to Conference Virtual rooms will be available via the
schedule link.
Research Excellence Awards Ceremony will be 5 PM - 5:30 PM
as a virtual Zoom. session. All Research Award Finalists, their faculty sponsors,
and guests are invited.
REA Awards Link: https://unco.zoom.us/j/98914719096
Thursday, April 8
Undergraduate Research Symposium/
NCUR/McNair/Honors Live Poster Session
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Campus Commons
Live poster session for NCUR, McNair & Honors posters
Thursday, April 8
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Dialogue Sessions
Sponsored by Graduate Student Association
Hosted DURING RESEARCH DAY
Noon - 1:00 PM or
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Virtual via Zoom
Please respond to the Eventbrite invite with the following link to RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-tickets-148643652165
The facilitated dialogue sessions are open to all students, faculty, and staff at UNC to share their perspectives of what it means to feel a sense of belonging.
The first 10 individuals to RSVP will receive a gift card to UNC Bear Bucks, complements of the Office of Equity and Inclusion and Graduate Student Association.
Thursday, April 8
College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Honors Convocation
Virtual Event
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 8
Distinguished Scholars Celebration & Research Excellence Awards
Virtual Event via Zoom meeting: Meeting ID: 989 1471 9096
ZOOM LINK: https://unco.zoom.us/j/98914719096
More Information, please email hsl@unco.edu for Research Excellence Awards information or nancy.schindele@unco.edu for Distinguished Scholars Event
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Multi-Purpose Room in Campus Commons will be set up to accommodate up to 50 persons, for those who do not have another location.
Sunday, April 11
College of Humanities & Social Sciences Honors Convocation
Virtual Event
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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:
Center for Honors, Scholars and Leadership Campus Box 13 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 80639-0072 loree.crow@unco.edu (970) 351-2940