Karl Guenther of Buffalo, New York, is enrolled in the University at Buffalo Honors College for the 2023-24 academic year.
UB is New York State's flagship and the largest and most comprehensive institution in the State University of New York system.
The UB Honors College supports and challenges academically gifted students to strengthen their studies and explore their interests across the disciplines.
"The Honors College's enriching and individualized curriculum spans a student's undergraduate career and offers a small college experience within a large research university," Honors College Academic Director Patrick McDevitt says. "We foster leadership, independence, creativity, undergraduate research, global perspectives and civic engagement."
Currently, 1,661 of UB's 19,118 undergraduate students are enrolled in the Honors College. The college welcomed 587 first-year students for fall 2023 - the largest and most diverse Honors class yet.
Honors scholars enjoy many benefits designed to foster academic and personal success - including personalized advisement, faculty mentorship, priority registration, access to unique funding opportunities, specialized living communities and a network of global honors alumni.
Honors scholars must maintain a 3.300 undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) during the first year and at least a 3.500 undergraduate GPA in each successive year to graduate with an overall GPA of 3.500.
About the University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo is a premier, research-intensive public university, and is New York's flagship. UB's more than 32,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 500 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities, which is composed of America's leading research universities. AAU's 71 research universities transform lives through education, research and innovation.