Special Event

Meet with your Community Mentor to learn more about the Honors College and share your goals for the academic year. Talk with your Community Mentor for more details.

Welcome to Rutgers University and the Honors Community! 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. Specific move-times and details can be found below for those moving in on Monday, August 25.

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. We’re so excited to share this journey with you!

Please do not bring bags into the event location at Jersey Mike's Arena.

All students are invited to an inclusive sex education event to learn about consent, safe sex, and sex-positivity, in an interactive environment. Attendees will receive two HC Serves hours, giveaways, and the opportunity to be entered into raffles. This is a queer inclusive program hosted by the Honors College LGBTQ+ Learning Collaborative in partnership with Rutgers HOPE, VPVA, and the HC LGBTQ+ Affinity Group. Light refreshments will be served.

This event was moved from October 13 to December 5.

Join us for an evening of creativity and connection at our Intercultural Identity Paint and Sip! Enjoy mocktails, free prizes, and guided painting as we explore personal identity and celebrate cultural diversity—all while earning 2 Changemaking Points! Connect with friends, de-stress, and discover how art can support your wellness journey.

Learn about involvement with our student-led affinity groups! Affinity Groups are student led and are intended to provide students with a place to discuss issues directly impacting their experiences at the Honors College and in the greater Rutgers community. Representatives from the Asian Affinity Group, Black Affinity Group, Latinx Affinity Group, LGBTQ+ Affinity Group, Middle Eastern Affinity Group,  and International Student Affinity Group will be present.

Learn how to get involved in Honors College student organizations from student leaders in the Courtyard!

Join students, faculty, and staff and learn more about the Honors College LGBTQ+ Learning Collaborative. Food, drinks, and swag will be provided. Learn more about the Collaborative.

The Honors College LGBTQ+ Learning Collaborative is “Coming Out” with its very-own Launch Party! Hear from keynote speakers Dr. James Dougherty (Rutgers Board of Governors), Jane Clementi (Co-Founder of the Tyler Clementi Foundation), and a student panel of LGBTQ+ students and allies.