The year is off to a great start!
On behalf of our coordinator, Sherry Adams, and co-coordinator, Rick Vaughn, welcome to Honors and awesome new school year! As I begin this fall semester as the Honors Program Advisor I am filled with excitement as I experience many ‘firsts’ like many of you are doing.
So….bear with me as I cover everything in this lengthy, yet crucial, Monday Update.
Presidents' Scholars:
If you did not attend the orientation on August 20, it is mandatory that you make a 15 minute appointment with me to formally sign your scholarship contract. Appointment times available are 10:20am, 12:10pm and 4:40pm. Please call or email what day and time you would like to come in (please do not just walk-in). In addition, if your tuition amount is over your scholarship award, you must pay the difference immediately. Visit your account at my.maricopa.edu.
Returning Honors Fee Waiver Students:
Just a reminder that the Fee Waiver application must be submitted each semester…it does not roll-over from semester to semester. Deadline for these applications is Sept 19. The link to the Tuition Waiver is on the left.
Honors Project Classes:
If you are converting a class into an Honors Projects Class you can download the contract from the Honors web page. Please discuss the project with your instructor and turn the contract (link on the left) into the Honors Office by Sept. 19. Classes cannot be converted after this date. Please do not jeopardize your Honors status/scholarship by procrastinating.
The First Honors Symphony Connection:
Event: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra The Heritage of World Folk
Date: September 11, 2008
Time: 6:30/7:30pm*
Location: Symphony Hall, 75 North Second Street, Phoenix
Honors students are invited to attend the Musically Speaking discussions before each symphony concert. Starting at 6:30pm*, the discussions provide enriching information about the evening’s program. The symphony begins at 7:30. We have a limited number of free tickets for our Honors students. If you would like me to reserve one or more in your name, please call or email me.
The First Honors Forum Lecture Series:
Event: International speaker, Brian Fagan, who will present “Drought Then and Now: The Tale of the Silent Elephant in the Room”
Date: September 17, 2008
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Phoenix College, Bulpitt Auditorium, 1202 West Thomas Rd.
Brian Fagan is widely regarded as the world’s leading archaeological writer. Born in England, he trained as an archaeologist at Pembroke College, Cambridge, then spent seven years working in museums and research institutes in Central and Eastern Africa. There, he researched early African history. Since coming to the United States in 1966, he has specialized in communicating archeology to lay audiences. He became Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1967 and retired in 2003. His more than 40 books about archeology and history include The Rape of the Nile, and The Adventure of Archeology, the latter written for the National Geographic Society. He has written four books on climate change and the past, among them The Little Ice Age and, most recently, The Great Warming.
SLICE:
The growing and popular Service Learning spring break alternative, SLICE (Service.Learn.Inspire.Change.Educate), is looking for leaders and participants. SLICE will take place March 14-20, 2009 in San Diego, CA. If you are a returning student, and would like to be a facilitator this year, the application deadline is Sept. 19. If you would like to go as a participant, applications are due October 31. Stop by the Service Learning/Honors office for more details. A participant application is on the left.
Service Learning Partners
The link can be found in the left column
Have an awesome week!
Chris Hunt, Program Advisor
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