2026 Fall Semester Events

7 incentivized two-point scoring events:
1. Honors Convocation (Wk 1, Thu., Aug 20; 3:45-5; meet in the UC)
2. Summer Read Author Talk: Katie Yee, author of Maggie; Or a Man and a Woman Walk into a bar (Wk 2, Mon, Aug 24; 7-8 pm; in the Estep)
3. Burkean Parlor (Wk 2, Thu, Aug 27; 7-8:30 pm; in the Chalmers Herman Theatre)
4. Bridge Out of Poverty (Wk 2, Fri, Aug 28; 12:30-4; place TBA): $50 stipend for participants
5. Constitution Day (Wk 5, Thu, Sep 17; 7-8:15 pm; in the Estep
6. Destination Tulsa: The Philbrook, Mother Road Market , and Come from Away (Wk, 12, Fri. Nov 6; noon-midnight TBC; catch bus in front of Chickasaw Business and Conference Center) 
7. Honors Showcase (Wk 15, Th, Dec. 4; 3:30-4:45; in the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center)

Other Fall 2026 Events (scoring events are marked "1-point"; 2-points are in red)

• Pre-Week Wednesday, Aug 12: Move-in and Volleyball Mixer (behind the BSU, corner of E. 13th and South Francis) 
• Pre-Week:1st Half Kickoff Thursday, Aug 13, 12-1:30; Foundation Hall (required for all incoming first-year students)
• Pre-Week: 2nd Half Kickoff Thursday, Aug 13, 6-10; Foundation Hall (required for all incoming first-year students)
• DUE: Sign up for "Bridge Out of Poverty" (August 28)

• Week One: Lunch 1, Wednesday, August 26; noon-ish; Taff Cafeteria. 1-point.
• Week One: Honors Thesis Launch Party (for students launching Honors theses and their faculty mentors, Wednesday, August 26, 5-6; Linscheid 303)
• Week One: Honors March and Convocation (Thu., Aug. 20; 3:40). Meet in the UC for the March; Convocation will begin in the Ataloa at 4 p.m.

• Week Two: Summer Read Author Talk: Katie Yee, author of Maggie; Or a Man and a Woman Walk into a bar, Mon, Aug 24; 7-8 pm; in the Estep)
• Week Two: Lunch 2, Tuesday, noon-ish, August 25
• Week Two: Burkean Parlor, Thu, Aug 27; 7-8:30 pm; in the Chalmers Herman Theatre
• Week Two: Bridge Out of Poverty, Fri, Aug 28; 12:30-4; place TBA): $50 stipend for participants
  

SEPTEMBER

• Week Three: Sorting Hat and House Games (Thursday, September 3; 7 in the Ataloa). 1-point.

• Week Four: Labor Day Holiday on Monday (Sep. 7)

• Week Five: 1920s/2020s: Constitution Day Talk, Thu, Sep 17, 7-8 pm in the Estep

OCTOBER

• Week Ten: Homecoming (Saturday, October 24)
• Week Eleven: Haunting of Wintersmith (Thu. Oct. 29? Fri., 30? TBD)

NOVEMBER

• Week Twelve: Destination Tulsa: The Philbrook, Mother Road Market , and Come from Away (Wk, 12, Fri. Nov 6; noon-midnight TBC; catch bus in front of Chickasaw Business and Conference Center) 
• Week Fourteen: Honors Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 19)
  
  
• Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 23-27)

DECEMBER

• Week Fifteen: Honors Showcase (Thursday, Dec. 4; 3:30-4:45; in the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center)

SPRING

• Fancy/Fancy-Free Prom and Murder Mystery
• Honors Olympics