CCU HTC Honors College

Our own Celsa Noce was featured in the latest Academic Affairs newsletter. Celsa serves as the honors program coordinator, circle coordinator for CCU's Omicron Delta Kappa honor society, and co-advisor/co-sponsor of CCU's chapter of Phi Eta Sigma. We appreciate all you do, Celsa!

Today begins our weekend of college recognition ceremonies for our Class of 2026 CCU graduates. Graduates from the HTC Honors College will participate in the college ceremony of their major. You can view a livestream of the ceremonies on the Coastal Carolina University YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8XbFEivW19dm2U2p6do3StdqtnrBel8z

The schedule of ceremonies is below:

Friday, May 8, at 9 a.m. - CCU Conway Medical Center College of Health & Human Performance

Friday, May 8, at 1 p.m. - CCU Edwards College of Humanities & Fine Arts

Friday, May 8, at 5 p.m. - CCU Gupta College of Science

Saturday, May 9, at 9 a.m. - Wall College of Business

Saturday, May 9, at 1 p.m. - CCU Spadoni College of Education & Social Sciences

Hats off to our honors program Class of 2026! We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments during your time at CCU and look forward to celebrating with you at your college ceremonies this weekend! Here are some highlights from our Honors Convocation. 🎓

Our Spring 2026 Honors Symposium gave students an opportunity to share their research across many disciplines! Topics ranged from the decline of media literacy within pop culture to combating food insecurity to allometric differences in shrimp. We are so proud of these students and can’t wait to see what they discover next.

Judy Zang was featured in this month’s CCU Staff Senate newsletter. Here’s a sneak peek:

Judy Zang, widely recognized for her role as Director of National Scholarships in the CCU Office of National Scholarships in the HTC Honors College, shares her journey to CCU and what inspires her to help students reach their full potential.

Q: What does a typical day in your role look like for you, and what are some of your key responsibilities?

A: The Office of National Scholarships (ONS) is staffed by my amazing GA Andy Lane, a doctoral student in Higher Education Administration, and me. There are 175+ nationally competitive awards in our database that fund opportunities of all kinds, for first-year through graduate students and alumni. Deadlines are throughout the year. Each day, we review our game plan. We send various communications to promote, track, recruit, and more. I meet students to give them feedback on their application drafts and talk about next steps. If they are new advisees, I get to know them, help them revise their resumes, make sure they are plugged in to the campus and greater community (and if not, how they might do so), explore awards that match their goals, and discuss a game plan with them.

Click here to read the whole piece on page 3:https://www.coastal.edu/media/2024siteassets/contentassets/documents/staffsenate/2026/StaffSenateNewsletter-April2026Edition.pdf

There’s still time to make an impact for Giving Teal Tuesday! Click here to give back to the HTC Honors College: https://www.givecampus.com/s/gu0n4p

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Calling all HTC Honors College alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, and students! Today is Giving Teal Tuesday! Teal Nation is coming together to celebrate 10 years of Giving Teal Tuesday, but we're just getting started. Every gift moves us closer and fuels scholarships, strengthens programs, and supports the future of CCU.
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Coastal Carolina University's circle of Omicron Delta Kappa proudly inducted its newest members earlier this month. This national honor society recognizes collegiate students for leadership in academics, athletics, service, communications, and arts. We were honored to welcome Jessica Vaught ’17, ’18, a two-time alumna of the Wall College of Business as our keynote speaker. A childhood mental health advocate and author of children’s book “The Rainbow Pencil,” Jessica shared her uplifting story with inductees.