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2025 Conference
Celebrating 60 Years – Charting Partnerships and Collaborations to Inspire Honors

November 6-9, 2025 | Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel

As we gather for NCHC25 in San Diego, California, we have the extraordinary opportunity to celebrate a milestone—60 years of the National Collegiate Honors Council. This theme invites us to honor the rich history of the honors community while looking toward the future. It underscores the importance of partnerships and collaborations as the driving force behind innovation, inclusivity, and impact within honors education.

What Our Attendees Say
Registration Rates
Early Bird
Ends August 31
NCHC Members: Student Rate
Early Bird
Ends August 31
NCHC Members: Faculty/Staff/Professional Rate
Early Bird Group
Ends August 31
10+ Student Group Rate
Standard
Ends November 3
NCHC Members: Student Rate
Standard
Ends November 3
NCHC Members: Faculty/Staff/Professional Rate
Standard
Ends November 3
Non-Member Rate
$1,120

NCHC25 Student Group (10+) Registration

The Early Bird registration rate of $350 is open to those registering 10 or more undergraduate-level students currently enrolled in an NCHC Member institution. To apply this discount, please fill out the Group Registration Form and return it to the NCHC Office at hello@nchchonors.org. The NCHC professional team will register your group for you. The Early Bird 10+ Student Group discount may only be used when registering the appropriate group size at once, and will not be applied and/or adjusted if your group ends up qualifying for the 10+ discounted rate after the initial registration. This $350 rate is valid until August 31, 2025, and will increase to the standard $510 rate on September 1, 2025.

Keynote Speaker
Emily Calandrelli

Emily Calandrelli is best known as the host and co-executive producer of the hit Netflix series Emily’s Wonder Lab and to her growing army of followers on social media as “The Space Gal”. Following her recent spaceflight with Blue Origin, Emily is also known as the 100th Woman in Space. Additionally, Emily is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Emmy Nominated Executive Producer and Host of FOX’s Xploration Outer Space and was a correspondent on Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves The World.

Named to Adweek’s “11 Celebrities and Influencers Raising the Bar for Creativity”, Emily is an accomplished writer with seven titles published and three more on the way. Her award-winning chapter book series, “The Ada Lace Adventures”, released a sixth title in October 2023. The third book, “Ada Lace: Take Me to Your Leader”, was part of the initiative from NASA and CASIS, Story Time from Space where the book was launched into space and read by an astronaut aboard the ISS to an audience of kids.

Prior to her work in science communication, Emily attended West Virginia University, where she received a Bachelors of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, and MIT where she received two Masters of Science degrees, one in Aeronautics and Astronautics and the other in Technology and Policy. Through her work, she wants to make science relatable, easy to understand and more exciting today than ever before in history.

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Hotel Information

Rooms are available for NCHC25 attendees at The Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. For any inquiries or assistance with reservations, please contact the hotel directly at 1-800-HILTONS.

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Arts & Creativity Workshops

From film and music to improv and poetry, the Arts & Creativity Track at this fall’s NCHC Annual Conference in San Diego offers honors students and professionals a vibrant space to create, perform, and collaborate.

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City as Text® Explorations

Immerse yourself in San Diego by participating in City as Text explorations on Friday, November 7. Experience the food, people, culture, and scenery, then share your insights and reflections as part of this immersive activity.

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Event Sponsors
Sponsoring NCHC gives you direct access to the brightest minds in academia. This National conference attracts distinguished faculty members, deans, and administrators from colleges and universities across the nation. These professionals are at the forefront of educational innovation, shaping the future of higher education.

NCHC By The Numbers
The 2024 Annual Conference saw 1,335 attendees. NCHC membership is comprised of 753 institutions, 74% are Honors Programs and 26% are Honors Colleges. 

Past Sponsors

National Collegiate Honors Council ®
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  • Lincoln, NE 68588-0627
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