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HC 101 Welcome

Meet HC Staff and Student Leaders to grab your HC 101 Booklet and free t-shirt!. Welcome Team members will be available at the following times and locations.

5 Seminary Place (HC HQ): 

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Honors College HQ, Seminary Place
 

Lynton Tower North (Honors Community): 

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Lynton Tower North

First-Year Student Move-In

Welcome to Rutgers University and the Honors College! Pick up your key from your Resident Assistants and head to your assigned room to unpack, unwind, and meet your Honors Community Mentor, roommate, and floormates.

Honors College Drop In Tour

Interested students are welcome to visit the Honors College for a drop-in tour and information session.  The Honors College will be open at 5 Seminary Place on the College Avenue Campus.

Honors College Welcome and Induction Ceremony

All new Honors College students will attend the Welcome and Induction Ceremony! You’ll hear words of wisdom from the HC deans and students, write a note to yourself in four years, and officially embark on this new adventure. 

Honors College Parent & Family Welcome

Join the Honors College Deans and campus partners–including Residence Life, Rutgers Police, Counseling & Psychological Services, and the Dean of Students–for an event to connect with parents and family members.

Ricardo Nuila | Common Read 2026

The event will begin at 10AM in the President's Tent with all students engaging in the presentation and discussion, and then following up with small discussion sections where they will have a chance to further explore the questions and topics with their peers.

Honors College Students Named Beinecke Scholars Two Years in a Row

Photo showing an Honors College student, Jane Teran, leaning against a tree at Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus.
Honors College student Jane Teran ('27, SAS/HC) was one of 16 students nationwide to be named a Beinecke Scholar this year, which comes with a $35,000 scholarship toward graduate school—an honor she earned with mentoring support through the application process from Rutgers' 2025 Beinecke Scholar, Honors College student Rigo Salvatierra ('26, SAS/HC).

Drop In with an Ambassador

Interested students are welcome to visit the Honors College for a drop-in with an Honors College Ambassador and Self-Guided Tour.  The Honors College will be open at 5 Seminary Place on the College Avenue Campus.

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