Honors Program

7 Reasons to Join the Honors Program

The Honors Program at William Peace University celebrates students who balance community, work and other responsibilities.

February 14, 2025
Honors ProgramStudent Life

William Peace University Spring 2024 Dean’s List Announced

William Peace University congratulates students who earned Dean's List honors during the Spring 2024 semester. More than 200 students have been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester at William Peace University (Peace). To qualify for Peace Dean's List students must earn a GPA between 3.3 and 3.69. Those with a GPA between 3.7 and 3.99 qualify for the Dean's List with Distinction, and it takes a 4.0 to be eligible for Dean's Scholar. Congratulations to these distinguished scholars on earning this academic achievement.

June 18, 2024
AcademicHonors Program

Meet the 2024 Valedictorian

Emmmarose Boylan was named the 2024 The Katherine Bryan Sloan Graham Award winner.

May 8, 2024
AcademicHonors Program

Peace Announces 2024 Outstanding Faculty Awards

William Peace University is proud to recognize outstanding faculty members as we present this year’s Outstanding Advisor Awards, the McCormick Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Part-Time Faculty Award.

May 7, 2024
AcademicFacultyHonors Program

Peace Future Educators Honored at Annual Celebration

Located on the first floor of the Governor's Mansion in downtown Raleigh, there is a special room off to the side. Past the staircase, beyond the crystal clear chandeliers, and to the left is a room with a long, wooden table in the middle with more than a dozen chairs around it. That table is where North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper makes major decisions, including ones that will affect educators in the state.  It’s fitting that not far away from that room, a group of William Peace University students, all future educators, were being honored Wednesday.  For the sixth time, the governor’s mansion opened its doors to host Peace’s Teacher Education Celebration. The celebration honors students who earned their North Carolina Teaching License, a state requirement for those who wish to teach.  “We are in the space where the governor, the superintendent of the state and other people meet to talk about the future of education,” said Education Department Chair Robin Vincent. “So it's really special to be here.” Sixteen Peace students earned their licenses this year, and eight participated in the ceremony. The ceremony included the school's first Educational Studies student, a new major for students interested in a…

May 6, 2024
AcademicCareer SuccessHonors Program

Peace Announces 2024 Outstanding TUG and SPS Graduate Award Winners

William Peace University is proud to recognize two standout students ahead of Commencement this week. Each year, the University honors a Traditional Undergraduate (TUG) Outstanding Graduate and a School of Professional Studies (SPS) Outstanding Graduate.

May 6, 2024
AcademicHonors ProgramStudent Life

Two SPS Students Among Commencement Marshal Lineup

Yomeaquea Martin jokes that she was tricked into going back to school by Jamie Luersen. The duo work together at Northwoods Elementary School in Cary. For the longest time, the principal tried to convince Martin to go back. One day he suggested she have a chat with Luersen, who was about to enroll in the School of Professional Studies program at Peace. The rest is history. Luersen, who enrolled in the spring of 2022, and Martin, who enrolled in the summer of 2022, will be the marshals for the 2024 Peace commencement ceremony. They are both getting their Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education Dual Licensure. Luersen was a marshal last year, the first time Peace had a marshal from the SPS program. This time around the friends will share the experience, thanks to some arm twisting from Luersen some years ago. “For already being over 40 years old and getting that kind of achievement, being able to show that older people can work and make good grades,” Luersen said. “That’s something I’m honored to be able to show and participate in.” Luersen is currently an Instructional Assistant in the extended content classroom, working with students who have autism. Martin…

April 30, 2024
AcademicHonors ProgramStudent Life

Peace Students Shine at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research

Five students from William Peace University had the opportunity to showcase their capstone projects at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Long Beach, California this month. NCUR, which brings together a diverse array of students and their research from all over the country, was held at the Long Beach Convention Center from April 8-10.

April 19, 2024
AcademicCareer SuccessHonors Program

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