The Hive: A Collaborative Hub for Honors Students
The Hive is the Honors Program’s dedicated community space, a welcoming hub where students gather to study, collaborate, and connect. Designed to support both academic and social engagement, The Hive offers a comfortable environment for everything from group projects and meetings to casual conversation and relaxation.
Located between the Dining Hall and Dilworth Hall, this highly accessible location places The Hive in the heart of campus, allowing students to easily integrate the space into their daily routines and increasing its visibility and use within the broader campus community.
Amenities include:
- Comfortable seating and collaborative work areas
- Refrigerator and microwave
- Coffee maker for study sessions
- Television for group programming and movie nights
- Games and recreational activities
- All-gender restroom
Why is it called “The Hive”?
The name reflects the energy of the Honors community. Rather than a traditional lounge, The Hive represents a space full of “busy bees,” students actively learning, creating, and engaging with one another. The theme has become a defining part of the space’s identity and culture.
The Hive also serves as the central location for many Honors Program traditions and student-led events, including film screenings, speaker series, community engagement initiatives, and social gatherings. It is both a workspace and a home base, supporting the academic, creative, and social life of the Honors community.
Honors served as a built-in community that has become instrumental in my college life. At Arcadia, especially in Honors, I feel like I actually belong with the people I'm around—I feel appreciated and seen instead of just ‘there’."
