The Fall 2026

Kentucky Honors Roundtable

will be held at

The Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky,

October 16 & 17, 2026

Follow KHR on social media for updates!

The Kentucky Honors Roundtable (KHR) is an association of honors programs and colleges from across the Commonwealth. KHR hosts conferences that provide honors scholars with opportunities to present scholarly and creative work and build community and professional networks. KHR also serves as a venue for Kentucky's honors directors, deans, administrators and faculty to share ideas about best practices.

The full conference program is now online! View it here.

Check back in December for information on the next gathering in the spring! We gather twice yearly. Interested participants should visit us here or on our social media for updates on the next opportunity to submit short proposals describing papers, posters, or creative projects. Students should talk with their Honors director about upcoming presentation opportunities. Our process asks students to submit proposals to their Honors program director for pre-approval. Students, unless you are instructed otherwise, your honors staff will register you for the conference. Please view additional instructions for authors here.

Fall 2026 KHR Location

Lewis Honors College

420 Hilltop Ave.,

Lexington, KY 40508

Contact:

Dr. Tara M. Tuttle

tara.tuttle@uky.edu

Lewis Honors College Instagram

Campus Map

KHR is hosted by a different member institution each fall and spring term. Your fall hosts are the Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky and the Bluegrass Community & Technical College. KHR will take place at the Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky.

University of Kentucky's Lewis Honors College provides an enhanced course of instruction for outstanding, highly motivated students from all programs of study. Honors education is, at its heart, a liberal arts education that, coupled with the resources available at the major research land-grant University of Kentucky, make Lewis Honors College a unique experience. Regardless of major, the fundamental goal of Honors education is to provide all students with a broad, critical intellectual base from which they can then engage more deeply and thoughtfully in their chosen fields while prioritizing their health and well-being.

The mission of the Lewis Honors College is to better the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the world by helping students to explore their purpose, develop intellectually, and lead with integrity.

Conference Hotel

Holiday Inn Express Downtown/Campus

1000 Export Street Lexington, KY 40504 United States

Front desk: +1-859-3896800

KHR Conference Rate:

Single King $159

Double Queen $169

Check-in: 3:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Minimum check-in age: 21

Complimentary daily self-parking

Breakfast provided

No shuttle

Click here to book rooms at our conference rate.

Please book your rooms as soon as you are able to do so. This is the closest and most affordable option near campus. The deadline to book is September 15, 2026.

How do I get to KHR at UK?

From the hotel, you will drive straight down Virginia Ave./Huguelet Dr. into campus, then turn left onto University Drive, pass the Lewis Honors College on the right, and turn on Hilltop Avenue to go either right or left to parking options.

CARS:

If you are in a car, your closest choice is the garage to the left. Spaces are always available on the top floor. Be very careful around the pedestrians and scooters in the entrance/exit area. You are also welcome to park in the surface lots (info below). Here's an address if you want to map it:

Hilltop Avenue Garage

538 Rose St

Lexington, KY 40506

VANS:

The garage entrance was not tall enough for a few vans last time we hosted, so those of you in vans will want to turn right to access the nearby employee surface lot parking around and behind the Young Library that will be open to everyone Friday evening and Saturday. A pay lot exists immediately across Hilltop Avenue from Lewis Honors College, but it is $3 per hour at your expense. Here are the addresses if you want to map it.

Surface Parking Lot #1 (small; adjacent to library lawn)

648 Woodland Ave

Lexington, KY 40526

Surface Parking Lot #2 (large; behind library; you can park on either side)

420 Columbia Ave

Lexington, KY 40508

United States

Give yourselves plenty of time to park on both days; we are a busy campus perpetually under construction, though it's usually relatively easy "after hours" when many employees have departed. Traffic is heavy in Lexington at the 4-5 o'clock hour.

Roundtable Schedule