University-Wide Pre-Approved Experiences
These experiences are open to students across all majors/colleges and represent parternships across campus and in Cincinnati.
All pre-approved experiences count for 1 experience unless otherwise noted.
A&S Co-op
Contact: Loren Papin, College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies
Must report the experience in Handshake for approval then register for COOP 2000, 3000, or 4000. Competency: Community Engagement
Alternative Spring Break
Contact: Brittany Bibb, Office of Student Leadership Programs
Students apply for this experience in the spring semester. Competency: Community Engagement
Bearcat Buddies (Lead Tutors or Ambassadors)
Contact: Antione Spriggs, Center for Community Engagement
Both opportunities are full academic year experiences. Competency: Community Engagement, Leadership
Bearcats Pantry Outreach Ambassadors
Contact: Lauren Sprout, Bearcats Pantry and Resource Center
This is a full academic year experience. Exclusive to UHP students. Competency: Community Engagement
Breakthrough Cincinnati
Contact: Tiffany Dolder-Holland, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, and Information Technology
This is a summer semester experience. Applications open early spring semester. Experiences: 2; Competency: Community Engagement, Leadership
Cincinnati Ethics Center Internship
Contact: Christina Baulch, Cincinnati Ethics Center
Support CEC's work through writing Cincy Dialogues and supporting K-12 school engagement, including High School Ethics Bowl. Competency: Community Engagement
Credit-bearing Study Abroad
UC International
Experience and grant amounts vary by length of time abroad. Experiences: 1 or 2; Competency: Global Studies
Critical Language Scholarship
Contact: Michele McDonald, Nationally Competitive Awards
This is a summer semester experience. Applications start fall semester. Experiences: 2; Competency: Global Studies
Ethics & Dragons Internship
Contact: Erin Barta, Cincinnati Ethics Center
Develop moral reasoning skills in teens and tweens through playing and reflecting on actions taken during premade role-playing adventures. Adventures occur weekly at 8 Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Libraries. Competency: Community Engagement
Fulbright Bootcamp
Contact: Jenny Hyest, Nationally Competitive Awards
Students must be applying for a Fulbright award to participate and must complete the registration form. Students complete the Bootcamp and complete and submit a Fulbright application. Competency: Community Engagement
Fulbright UK Summer Institute
Contact: Jenny Hyest, Nationally Competitive Awards
Experience is added after completion of program. Competency: Global Studies
Gallery Fellow
Contact: Grace Thanasiu, ArtWorks
Gallery Fellows learn from Artists-in-Residence and gain valuable gallery skills, experiment with new techniques, and showcase their work in a group exhibition with the opportunity to sell their work. Competency: Creativity
Gen-1 Program ALPHA Ambassador
Contact: Amber Conley, Gen-1
Applications open spring semester. Available for Gen-1 students only. Competency: Leadership
Gen-1 Program ALPHA Leadership Experience
Contact: Amber Conley, Gen-1
Service and leadership travel opportunity available for Gen-1 students only. Competency: Leadership
Gen-1 Program First-Year Experience
Contact: Amber Conley, Gen-1
Apply during admissions process prior to the first semester. Competency: Community Engagement
GROW Internship
GlobeMed Student Organization
Summer international internship through GlobeMed. Experiences: 1 or 2; Competency: Community Engagement, Global Studies
Health Occupation Student of America (HOSA)
HOSA Student Organization
Summer travel through HOSA. Competency: Community Engagement, Global Studies
Innovation Challenge 1 & 2
Contact: Kate Harmon, Center for Entrepreneurship
Open to all students who are interested in collaborating on innovative ideas. Meets weekly every semester (including summer). Students must be eligible for the stipend to count as an honors experience. Competency: Creativity
International Undergraduate Student Ambassador
Contact: Hannah Girman, International Admissions
This semester-long program empowers ambassadors to build intercultural communication skills, develop leadership through storytelling, and contribute meaningfully to the global Bearcat network. Competency: Leadership
International Virtual Collaboration Experience
Contact: Dr. Cedrick Kwuimy, College of Engineering & Applied Science
Students will collaborate virtually with students at a university abroad to solve a global problem and develop cross cultural and problem solving skills. Express interest in fall semester for spring experience. Competency: Global Studies, Creativity
Learning Commons Student Employment
Contact: Learning Commons
All student employment positions except for Front Desk Assistant are eligible honors experiences. Competency: Community Engagement, Leadership
Lights Out Cincinnati
Contact: Ron Canterbury, College of Arts & Sciences
Students reach out to Ron to express the specific area of interest including data collection, management & analysis of datasets, public outreach, lobbying, and conservation among other areas. Competency: Research, Community Engagement
Makerspace Experience
Contact: Olivia Belk, UC Makerspace
Unique to UHP students, students complete at least five different Makerspace programs to create a foundation of knowledge, then use the Makerspace to create a project of personal significance. Competency: Creativity, Research
Marian Spencer Scholars Executive Team
Contact: Cindy Jones, Marian Spencer Scholars
Student leaders for the Marian Spencer Scholars. Competency: Leadership
Marian Spencer Scholars International Travel
Contact: Cindy Jones, Marian Spencer Scholars
In partnership with the Village Life Outreach Project, Scholars travel during May. Competency: Global Studies
NIS Innovation Advancement Project, Leadership Development Pathway
Contact: Aaron Bradley, NEXT Innovation Scholars
Available for NEXT Innovation Scholars. Competency: Creativity, Leadership
Orientation Student Staff
New Student Orientation Office
Student Orientation Assistant (1), Leader (2), and Coordinator (2) roles. Experiences: 1 or 2; Competency: Community Engagement, Leadership
PD 1015 Peer Instructor
Contact: Crystal Pfander, College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies
Students enroll in COOP 3031 during fall semester. Competency: Leadership, Community Engagement
PDCI Summer Camp Counselor
Contact: Claire Bartish, College of Engineering and Applied Science
Students from across the country attend a week-long camp for engineering experiences. Competency: Leadership, Community Engagement
PDCI E2 Learning Seminar TA
Contact: Andrea Talbott, College of Engineering and Applied Science
Attend our Monday seminar course to take attendance, grade assignments, and open modules each week. Competency: Leadership
PDCI Student Staff Position
Contact: Kelsi Goins, College of Engineering and Applied Science
Work in the PDCI Office and support staff and students. Competency: Leadership
Peer Educator
Student Wellness Center
Peer Educators assist with programming and outreach across campus to educate students. Peer Educators dedicate at least 10 hours per week. Competency: Community Engagement, Leadership
Portman Center Undergraduate Fellows
Portman Center for Policy Solutions
Students interested in civic leadership and bipartisanship who want to make an impact on public policy are encouraged to apply. Competency: Leadership, Community Engagement
Public Engagement with Science
Public Engagement with Science
Learn how to effectively engage the community through science with PEWS. Students will complete the one-credit Sharing Science Experience workshop and two of the semester-long opportunities. Competency: Community Engagement
Refuge-UC Mentor
Contact: Mentalla Ismail, Refuge Collaborative
mentallaismail@refugecollaborative.org
Refuge-UC mentors are paired with high school refugee students, fostering intercultural exchange through English as a second language (ESL), social & cultural navigation, and higher education accessibility. Competency: Community Engagement
ROAR Guide
Contact: Mckenna Clark, Office of Admissions
ROAR Guides are current students with a passion for their school and are eager to share that passion with potential, future Bearcats. ROAR Guides represent every academic college on campus. Competency: Community Engagement
Studio Artist
Contact: Grace Thanasiu, ArtWorks
Studio Artists work on several client-based projects during their 12-month employment at ArtWorks. Experiences: 2; Competency: Creativity
Summer 360 Camp Counselor
Contact: Jordan Mitchell, UpSpring
Assist an educational and enrichment-based program for local children experiencing homelessness. Applications open March/April for June - July paid internship. Competency: Community Engagement
Summer Apprentice
Contact: Grace Thanasiu, ArtWorks
Apprentices work in teams of peers under the supervision of Teaching Artists to create public art and community impact projects. Competency: Creativity
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Contact: Dr. Sherry Thornton or Kerissa Preston, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Full-time summer research. May also contact kerissa.preston@cchmc.org. Experiences: 2; Competency: Research
SWC Intern
Student Wellness Center
Email the SWC and include your name, year, major/program, and what specific area of wellness or project idea you are interested in working on. We are unable to fulfill any clinical related placements. Competency: Community Engagement
Taft Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Taft Research Center
Apply for this award to pursue research by early March. Experiences: 2; Competency: Research
TEDxUCincinnati
Contact: Sid Thatham
This team of students brings together thinkers and changemakers from the UC Community and beyond to share ideas inspiring the campus and community with powerful conversations to impact the world. Competency: Leadership, Community Engagement
The News Record Special Contributor
Contact: Jenny Wolhfarth, Editorial Advisor, The News Record
This is a semester-long experience for UHP students who are interested in writing/contributing to The News Record, UC's editorially independent, student-run campus news organization. Competency: Creativity, Community Engagement
The Washington Center
Contact: Matt Berning, Portman Center for Policy Solutions
Students must register for INT3030 Section 2. Applications are reviewed on rolling basis and students receive 1 experience for the seminar and 1 experience for the internship. Competency: Community Engagement
UC International Spring Break Trip
Contact: Corrie Cicale, UC International
Opportunity for international students to explore a vibrant and historically rich US city. Applications open in December for the following spring break. Competency: Global Studies
UC LEAD (Participants & Mentors)
Contact: Brittany Bibb, Office of Student Leadership Programs
Both opportunities are full academic year experiences. Competency: Community Engagement, Leadership
Venture Lab (Accelerator & NEXT)
Contact: Kate Harmon, 1819 Innovation Hub
Explore your early-stage, scalable business idea. Experience is added after completion of the program. Competency: Creativity
Virtual Reality Lab Assistant in Spanish
College of Arts & Sciences
The VR Lab Assistant plays a crucial role on supporting the implementation of virtual reality technology in the language classroom. The VR Lab Assistant will also help with some research tasks. Competency: Research, Community Engagement
Volunteer Internship Program
Crossroad Health Center
Applications are generally due two months prior to the start date. Competency: Community Engagement
UC Faculty and Staff Proposal for Pre-Approved Experience
If you are a current UC faculty or staff member running a program that you would like to have counted as a Pre-Approved Honors Experience, submit a proposal for a new pre-approved experience and the University Honors Program will contact you to discuss further.
Cincinnati Community Proposal for Pre-Approved Experience
If you are an organization in the Cincinnati community looking to connect with UHP students through a pre-approved experience, please email honors@uc.edu and we will be in touch!