Field Trips and Programs
The Honors Program staff and the Honors Student Advisory Council (HSAC) guide the community events that are available to Honors Scholars at UMW. These may be designed for intellectual enrichment, entertainment, professional development, self care, community service, or other purposes.
The Honors Program takes two field trips each year, one each semester, and frequently involves an Honors-affiliated faculty member on those excursions. HSAC is often instrumental in identifying our spring semester destination, often to historical or cultural destinations in Washington DC, Richmond, or the greater Fredericksburg area. Recently, our trips have included a private tour of the Virginia State Capitol building, a guided hike at Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve, and a trip to the house and gardens of Maymont.
Honors programs may vary by year. Academic and professional programming may include things such as the opportunity to meet with visiting experts and speakers, focused development of resumes, or training in workplace policies and best practices.
Other programs target balance, fun, and mental wellness, such as the annual (absolutely cut-throat) gingerbread house building contest (a study break just prior to Fall finals week) or weekly guided meditation in the University’s Leidecker Center.
All Honors scholars are welcome to attend these programs, many of them open to friends as well, and to propose programs for the community to HSAC.