In the UAB Honors College, our guiding values вЂ“ Belonging, Exploring, Leading, and Daring вЂ“ underscore our commitment to an Honors community that values diversity and inclusiveness, and where we support each other. What we create - friendships, supportive networks, the occasional misguided science project - is whatвЂ™s really important.ДЄre you up to the challenge of supporting a friend through a tough thesis, or living with a student who keeps bringing home questionable biomedical samples? ThatвЂ™s what being a part of the UAB Honors College community is really about. Our diversity - of thought, culture, interest, and ethnicity - makes us interesting. (We also value alone time, because recharging is crucial.) What we share - curiosity, motivation, a kind of creativity that other people donвЂ™t always get - brings us together. We live together, learn together, and serve as a home base for exploration and discovery. The strength of our College is our community - a tight-knit group of students, scholars, and advisers who are, above all, really great people. We arenвЂ™t the high wire - weвЂ™re the net, where students gain the confidence to walk across the chasm to see whatвЂ™s on the other side. They take intellectual risks because they know we support them and their endeavors. Our students arenвЂ™t afraid to try something different or explore the limits of whatвЂ™s possible. We ask, вЂњWhatвЂ™s next?вЂќ And then we lead the way. LeadingДЄs citizens of a society and members of a global community, we gladly take on the responsibility of contributing our knowledge, ideas, and service to the greater good. We embrace individuality, yet come together as one. Our love of the undiscovered creates an environment where all are welcome to share, contribute, and make a difference. Valuing diversity and open to new ideas, new ways of thinking, new challenges. We share a kinship connected by a thirst for knowledge, a passion for excellence, and the security that comes from knowing we have each otherвЂ™s backs. The values that guide us set us apart - and set our students apart as they turn their great potential into an even greater future. Our substantial benefits, outstanding resources, one-of-a-kind opportunities, and exceptional students make the UAB Honors College strong.

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