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Welcome to the University of Illinois Chicago Honors College!

05/26/2026

We hope you are enjoying the weather and look forward to seeing you in Fall ✨⛱️🌞

05/20/2026

Meet the Student! 🎓

✏️ Name: Kaosisochukwu Ogochukwu

🎓 Major/Minor: Biology/Professional Writing

💭 What are you looking forward to in this new year?

I am looking forward to stepping into new opportunities.

05/19/2026

We at the Honors College are sad to see our Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Admissions, David Boyd, start a new chapter. From being our resident DJ and horror movie guru to a true champion of the mission of the UIC Honors College, David has made a lasting impact on our community.

And as if the occasion wasn’t special enough, today also happens to be his birthday! 🎂✨

Happy birthday, David, and best of luck on your next adventure 🎉

05/19/2026

A HUGE congratulations 🎉✨ to Cristian Baeza, Academic Advisor & Program Specialist, for being named an Outstanding Advisor in the 2026 Undergraduate Advising Awards🏆

The Outstanding Advisor Award recognizes advising professionals in direct advising or administrative roles who demonstrate a command of the core competencies of advising and model UIC's mission in their daily work.

05/13/2026

Meet our New Fall 2026 Honors College Ambassadors! 😎 Meet our Honors Ambassadors for Fall 2025!!! They are here to help you with your Honors College questions and welcome you to the community! 🌟🌟🌟

05/13/2026

Two Honors students featured in UIC Stories about how UIC unlocks 🔓 powerful opportunities for undergraduate research 🔭🎨. Full story in bio 🔗

First Slide: Honors student and art history major Kathryn Hogue details their research in the museums of Venice, Italy. (Photo courtesy of Kathryn Hogue)

Second Slide: Erin Slaten is a senior College of Nursing and Honors student who was supported by an Honors College Research Grant. Slaten, a first-generation college student, has been compiling the lived experiences of mothers using supplements during pregnancy. (Photo Anthony Jackson)

05/13/2026

Honors College student highlighted in UIC Today's Inspiring Grad! Congrats! (Photo Credit: Jenny Fontaine) Read, Margarita Arango: Turning academic excellence into public impact, by finding the link in our bio! ✨

05/12/2026

Congratulations to Ricky Chen, recipient of the Donald and Leah Riddle Prize. The award is based on academic excellence and leadership and was handed out to Ricky during our 2026 Convocation.

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Ricky is a senior double majoring in biological sciences and philosophy. In his four years at UIC, he has been driven by a passion for serving underserved populations. He has volunteered with a free clinic supporting South American migrants, where he developed educational programs and multilingual care packages to help families manage preventable health conditions.

On campus, Ricky founded UIC's first residence hall study groups program, Study Buddies, connecting students with peers and academic resources to support their transition into higher education.

He also runs a student-led music group, called Notes to Share, that performs for underserved communities across the Chicago area. His work reflects a consistent commitment to equipping individuals — whether patients or students — with the tools to advocate for themselves and thrive independently. He is also actively involved in research, investigating Alzheimer’s disease with the Ondrus lab—work he has presented in multiple conferences across the nation.

Ricky aspires to pursue medicine with a focus on underserved urban communities, bridging clinical care with education to address health disparities at their root.

05/12/2026

Fellow of the Year: 2025- 2026 🏆

✨Nakia Hunter, M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, College of Medicine).

Capstone Supervisor of the Year: 2025-2026 🏆

✨Dr. Kamran Avanaki (Professor of Biomedical Engineering, The Richard and Loan Hill Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering).

✨Instructor of the Year: 2025-2026 🏆

Professor Todd Sherfinski (Lecturer, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences).

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828 South Halsted Street, Burnham Hall
Chicago, IL
60607

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