Honors College
Outdoor Orientation Experience Eases Transition to College for Honors Students
For a group of incoming UNH honors students, their first days of college won’t be remembered for a feeling of homesickness or anxiety around fitting in but rather for dodging poison ivy while playing capture the flag, attempting to decode unknown animal noises in the middle of the night and... Read More-
09/12/25
Dana Hamel, University’s Most Generous Benefactor, Passes Away at 94
Longtime philanthropist Dana Hamel, whose optimism for the future took shape here at UNH through his philanthropic support of the next generation of... -
06/24/25
Bousquet ’27 Earns NOAA Hollings Scholarship
Aimee Bousquet ’27 was named a recipient of the NOAA Earnest F.ÌýHollingsÌýUndergraduate Scholarship this spring, earning her a two-year academic award... -
06/09/25
La Paz ’26 is First UNH Student to Receive Beinecke Scholarship
Jesus La Paz ’26 became the first UNH student to ever receive the Beinecke Scholarship, a prestigious award given to 20 students nationwide each year... -
03/17/25
Alumni Artwork Featured in Honors College Collection
Kate Gaudet, associate director of UNH’s Hamel Honors and Scholars College, spent some extended time in late summer and fall moonlighting in a couple...
Recent Stories
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05/16/22 - UNH Set to Welcome Largest Class Since 2018UNH will welcome its largest incoming undergraduate class since 2018 this fall, a class that represents significant increases in several key demographics, including high-achieving... Read More
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04/18/22 - Getting SMARTSix Âé¶¹app students have been awarded Science, Math and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarships from the Department of Defense, the largest number of... Read More
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04/01/22 - Golden OpportunityTwo students from the Âé¶¹app recently received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate award for science, math,... Read More
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02/25/22 - Prepared for a Career in Patient CareEven as a child, Alex Carbone knew he wanted to pursue a career in the medical field. Fast forward 15-plus years, and the senior nursing major from Exeter, New Hampshire isÌý... Read More
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11/09/21 - College Student of the YearAubrey Porter ’22 is recognized by Stay Work Play New Hampshire. Read More
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05/11/21 - Researching His FutureTravis Fischer ’21 is into research. Specifically, research into diseases like cancer. He wants to help stop them from devastating people’s lives by working to develop new... Read More
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04/22/21 - Three Students Awarded SMART ScholarshipThree UNH students were recently awarded Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarships through the Department of Defense (DoD), cementing the... Read More
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04/19/21 - Wise Beyond His YearsSam Mercer '23, a chemical engineering major from Sanford, Maine, has received the prestigiousÌýBarry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate award for science... Read More
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04/14/21 - Challenged to Meet the ChallengesGrace Roy ’22 started mapping her future when she was in middle school, a future that aims to see people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol get the help, and respect, they... Read More
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12/22/20 - A Future in Criminal JusticeA desire to better understand how people think led Gordon Unzen ’21 to major in psychology. He added philosophy after taking social and political philosophy, and then justice... Read More
























































