Honors Program Events Calendar: Spring 2023

A Question of Legacy:
Race, Caste, and Slavery in the United States

Event organized by Honors Student Advisory Board

When: Thursday, Feb. 23 @ 12:30 pm
Location: Hetzel-Hoellein (Stewart Library 321)
 

Join us for a panel discussion with Laura Stott, Leah LeGrone, and Kathleen Cadman, drawing from the Pulitzer-Prize winning book, The 1619 Project.
 

Food will be provided. 

Honors Research & Engagement Symposium
 

When: April 10th @ 9:00 am - 4 pm
Location: Student Union 320

Present research and/or creative works in our first ever Honors Symposium in conjunction with the Office of Undergraduate Research Symposium! See website for more details!

Attend as an audience member to learn more about the exciting projects happening in Honors classes and within Departmental Honors!

 



Honors Spring Open House

 

When: Friday, April 21 @ 10 am - 3 pm
Location: Honors Center, Library #324

Join us to celebrate the end of the semester with honors faculty, staff, and students! We'll have yummy treats & hot drinks! At 12 noon we will present outstanding student awards. End the semester with a bang, not a whimper, and drop by!




 

Honors Program Events Calendar: Fall 2022

Honors Semester Kick-off Picnic

 

When: Friday, September 16 @ 5 - 8 pm 
Location: 40th Street Park

Join us for our annual picnic! Meet Honors faculty, staff, and students! We'll have raffle prizes and all-you-can-eat street tacos! Bring a friend or family - children welcome. 

You'll get an extra raffle ticket for bringing your own tupperware/utensils! 

 

 
 

Honors Food for Thought: Banned Books

 

When: Wednesday, October 26 @ 12:30
Location: Hetzel-Hoellein, Library #321

Are challenged books really all that scary? See what the controversy is all about! Join us for a discussion with Dr. Richard Price where we will learn about literature that covers race, ethnicity, and LGBTQ+ that has been banned in the United States.

Pizza provided!

 


 

 

 



Honors Food for Thought: Constitution, Law, and Justice: Understanding the Supreme Court

 

When: Thursday, November 17 @ 12:30 pm
Location: Honors Center, LI 324

Much confusion and unrest has arisen in the aftermath of recent Supreme Court rulings. Join us for a panel discussion and Q&A session to learn more about the Supreme Court and the Constitution, and how both of these impact human rights. The panel features Dr. Mark Denniston (Criminal Justice) and Melina Alexander (Women & Gender Studies) and will address questions from both a political science and human rights perspective. 

 

 

Honors Winter Open House

 

When: Friday, December 9 @ 10 am - 3 pm
Location: Honors Center, Library #324

Join us to celebrate the end of the semester with honors faculty, staff, and students! We'll have yummy treats & hot drinks! At 12 noon we will present outstanding student awards. End the semester with a bang, not a whimper, and drop by!