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AMBASSADORS

The Honors Program Ambassador Team (HPAT) is a group of dedicated, knowledgeable Honors Program students at UK. Want the student perspective on all things Honors? Contact one of our great HPAT members!

Katelyn Brown

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Accounting Major, International Business Minor
Hometown: Madisonville, KY

"Not only does the Honors Program provide academic advantages, but there are social benefits as well. I met some of my best friends at UK in my first Honors class. "

Luke Glaser

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English and Spanish Major
Hometown: Louisville, KY

"No other outlet on campus will ask you to come in and talk about your future during your first week on campus. No other department will challenge its students to a grueling intellectual tournament of Trivial Pursuit. No other college offers more resources and more helping hands than the Honors Program, and you can find no better foundation for your plans in the future."

Brian Hancock

Class of 2013
English Major
Hometown: Louisville, KY

"In addition to wonderful classroom experiences which exposed me to interesting new students, encouraged me to pay attention and actually learn, as well as exposed me to some of the best professors this university has to offer, the Honors Program also opened up other doors to me. In fact, I firmly believe that the most prestigious of student positions at this university can only be granted access to through the doors of this program."

Sarah Hayden

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Political Science Major, English Minor
Hometown: Franklin, TN

"In the Honors Program, there are professors who will ask questions without answers, papers that are a challenge of will on top of a challenge of wit, and an entire community of people just like each other - chronic challenge-seekers with a desire for academic excellence."

Drake Hyman

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Linguistics Major, Music Performance Minor
Hometown: Shelbyville, KY

"We are given the an advantage of knowing when and where important University events are occurring, and we have the opportunity not only to attend, but also to participate. I have, through the Honors Mentoring Program, been able to attend some very interesting lectures from well-educated, accomplished individuals that have broadened my academic perspective."

Drake Jackson

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Mathematical Economics Major
Hometown: Benton, KY

"From the incredible classes and professors to the helpful staff to the special student events to the student lounge, the Honors Program completes the UK experience in every way, providing a holistic, interdisciplinary learning experience for some of the brightest students in the Commonwealth, the nation, and beyond."

Lindsay Oberhausen

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English Major, Spanish Minor
Hometown: Louisville, KY

"By far the best thing that has come from the Honors Program for me has been the sense of belonging and happiness I have found. I know I will experience even more benefits down the road, but thus far the greatest impact it has had on me is a change within myself."

Jazmine Shoup

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International Studies and Psychology Major
Hometown: Georgetown, KY

"Challenges, diversity, new perspectives: these are the things I associate with each of the HP classes and events that I have participated in. The Honors Program is about offering a new and exciting way of looking at an everyday situation, finding something equally intriguing about it, and discovering a little more about who we are as we are challenged intellectually, creatively, analytically, and socially. "

ashley scoby

Class of 2015
Physics Major
Hometown: Bowling Green, KY

"In fact, if anything, the Honors Program serves to assist with the process of integrating into college life. The advantages, both academic and social, that are included with acceptance into the Honors Program are numerous, and there exists no reason to not at least apply. Those students who join the Honors Program will benefit throughout and beyond their career at the Univesity of Kentucky."

Lane Springer

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History Major
Hometown: Benton, KY

"As a member of the Honors Program, you are opened to numerous opportunities for scholarships, academic programs, community service, and many others than normal students may not be exposed to. One such program is the Journal/Journey Project, which I have had a chance to be involved with and have loved every minute."

Amy Walsh

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Marketing Major, Sociology Minor
Hometown: Louisville, KY

"We offer the Honors mentoring program that also encourages incoming students to have an upperclassman mentor. Having someone to talk to about classes, finding a building or just going to grab a cup of coffee is comforting because your mentor knows about the classes you are going through and is able to help."

Fletcher Young

Class of 2015
Dual Degree - Journalism & Marketing, International Studies Minor
Hometown: Glasgow, KY

"The most successful students are those that seek out new opportunities for themselves, of which there are plenty for new freshmen. So many, in fact, that the first few weeks of college can be nearly overwhelming. It is during this transitional period that it is most important to find a foundation, a point about which the rest of college can rotate; I found mine in the Honors Program."