Advising

Meet with an Honors advisor

The Honors College Student Actualization and Engagement Team offers in-person advising appointments or virtual appointments over Zoom to all current honors students.

Schedule life check appointment
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The Honors College Student Actualization and Engagement Team offers in-person advising appointments or virtual appointments over Zoom to all current honors students. Please follow the link below to schedule an appointment through Navigate or view the Navigate student guide.

If you need to schedule an appointment for any other reason, or if you are unable to schedule an appointment using Navigate, please email us at honorsadvising@unr.edu or call our office at (775) 784-1455.

Student Actualization and Engagement

  • Advising in the Honors College is formatted to assist students in the development of their honors experience plan, answer questions about requirements, and serve as a referral system to other campus resources. Our advising staff are on hand to help students identify personal, impactful, and meaningful honors experiences that both reflect college mission priorities and their own passions and interests.
  • Mission Statement: The Student Actualization and Engagement Team at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Honors College empowers students to develop their passions and interests by identifying impactful and meaningful Honors Experiences that support their personal, professional and academic goals.
  • Vision Statement: Our vision is to ensure that every Honors student experience is enriched by identifying opportunities that assist them in preparing for, and achieving, their personal and professional goals.
  • Values Statement: Our team values inclusivity, growth, and innovation. We recognize that every student is an individual who has different needs and goals, and strive to foster an environment where every student is treated as such.
  • Culture Statement: The Student Actualization and Engagement team strives to create and support a culture where all students feel comfortable as they discuss their experiences and their future aspirations. Students are encouraged to discuss their goals and ways in which The Honors College can assist them.
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Honors Life Checks

Life Check appointments are a key component in your progress through the Honors College and are intended to be affirming, inspiring sessions that utilize coaching techniques.

  1. Before you begin with The Honors College, you must meet for a required individual Honors Orientation appointment.
  2. During your first semester with The Honors College, you must meet for a required Honors Life check appointment.
  3. During your second semester with The Honors College, we recommend that you meet for an Honors Life Check appointment.
  4. During subsequent years, we recommend that you meet with an Honors Advisor for an Honors Life Check once per year until your Pathway requirements have been met. 
  5. Graduate Check: The semester before you plan to graduate. A Graduation Check is necessary to confirm your Honors Pathway and completion of Honors College graduation requirements. Schedule this appointment with an Honors Advisor through Navigate.
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Honors Record

The Honors Record is a Web Campus/CANVAS course students are added to after they have met for their required Honors Orientation appointment. This resource is available to students throughout their time in the Honors College and contains additional information on Honors curriculum, cocurricular experiences and programming within the Honors College. an advising tool that showcases outstanding examples of student work into an electronic portfolio. As students submit to the honors record, they will be able to track their progress in the Honors College and create an archive of materials that they can show future employers.