The SRSU Honors Program Garage Sale was held this past Saturday, Oct. 30. The program garnered over $300.
SRSU Honors Program member, Clare Ritzi, hosted the event in her garage. Clare and her family deserve our grateful thanks for the time and effort this event took from their Halloween weekend.
Neither Dr. Stein nor Clare will ever argue that they are the most effective garage sale vendors. They spent most of Saturday morning seeing how cheaply they could sell the donated items.
Regardless, the event was a success! Leftover items were delivered to Deja Vu, so the event benefitted both our own program and the Big Bend Family Crisis Center. Job well done!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Fall 2010 Fundraisers
Last spring, the SRSU Honors Program sent members to the Great Plains Honors Council Conference which provides a venue to students for presenting their research. We want to take students to conference again in 2011.
The 2011 conference will take place in Arlington, Texas April 1-3, 2011. In order to help defray the costs of conference travel and to support program activities, the SRSU Honors Program is sponsoring two fundraisers this fall. They are both taking place at this time.
Our first fundraiser is selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. If you are interested in helping with doughnut sales, please pick-up a sales sheet from Clare in Ferguson Hall 214. The doughnuts are being sold for $10 a dozen. You will need to collect cash and turn in forms and cash to Clare by Thursday, Nov. 4. The doughnuts are to be delivered to us on Monday, November 15. You will need to come by the Honors Office on that day, pick up your orders, and deliver them. Be sure to get a delivery location and phone number on the “Name and Address” line
Our second fundraiser is the selling of Christmas wreaths. If you are interested, pick up brochure, order form, and individual mailing labels from Clare. People have two ordering options. They can order a wreath that we can deliver to them in person. In those cases, they have to live close enough to you so that this is feasible and not a hardship. Or they can order a wreath to be shipped directly to an individual. Those cost a little more because the shipping costs are included. In those cases, please make sure the information on the shipping label is legible. Money needs to be collected from buyers by Oct. 29. Turn in money, order forms, and labels to Clare on/by that day. If people are writing checks, have them make them out to Kathy Stein. If the check is made out to you, then you must cash it and bring the cash to us. Items should be delivered the week after Thanksgiving. Remember to keep track of order forms, mailing labels, and money.
If you have questions about either fundraiser, please call Clare at 837-8408.
The 2011 conference will take place in Arlington, Texas April 1-3, 2011. In order to help defray the costs of conference travel and to support program activities, the SRSU Honors Program is sponsoring two fundraisers this fall. They are both taking place at this time.
Our first fundraiser is selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. If you are interested in helping with doughnut sales, please pick-up a sales sheet from Clare in Ferguson Hall 214. The doughnuts are being sold for $10 a dozen. You will need to collect cash and turn in forms and cash to Clare by Thursday, Nov. 4. The doughnuts are to be delivered to us on Monday, November 15. You will need to come by the Honors Office on that day, pick up your orders, and deliver them. Be sure to get a delivery location and phone number on the “Name and Address” line
Our second fundraiser is the selling of Christmas wreaths. If you are interested, pick up brochure, order form, and individual mailing labels from Clare. People have two ordering options. They can order a wreath that we can deliver to them in person. In those cases, they have to live close enough to you so that this is feasible and not a hardship. Or they can order a wreath to be shipped directly to an individual. Those cost a little more because the shipping costs are included. In those cases, please make sure the information on the shipping label is legible. Money needs to be collected from buyers by Oct. 29. Turn in money, order forms, and labels to Clare on/by that day. If people are writing checks, have them make them out to Kathy Stein. If the check is made out to you, then you must cash it and bring the cash to us. Items should be delivered the week after Thanksgiving. Remember to keep track of order forms, mailing labels, and money.
If you have questions about either fundraiser, please call Clare at 837-8408.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Homecoming Court
On Monday evening, the Homecoming 2010 Court was announced. Kim Morrow and Jim Tims, sponsored by the SRSU Honors Program, heard their names announced as members of this year's court.
Voting for King and Queen began today and ends tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 21, at midnight. Students should have received an email describing the procedure for online voting as well as their password already. If you haven't, please contact the Office of Student Life at 837-8037.
Congratulations to Kim and Jim.
Voting for King and Queen began today and ends tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 21, at midnight. Students should have received an email describing the procedure for online voting as well as their password already. If you haven't, please contact the Office of Student Life at 837-8037.
Congratulations to Kim and Jim.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Fall 2010 Welcome Reception
Today we held our Fall 2010 Welcome Reception in the Honors Library (FH 209).
At today's get together, we met our newest members, reintroduced our returning members, and visited with members of the SRSU Honors Council.
Everyone was reminded of the requirements for ongoing participation in the SRSU Honors Program.
We also discussed this semester's activities and fund raising ideas.
If you are interested in attending the Great Plains Honors Council Conference, April 1-3, in Arlington, TX, then you'll want to go to their web site to get information about creating an abstract and presenting your project.
We also distributed SRSU Honors Program promotional items.
Dr. Stein will send out reception notes as an e-mail attachment later today.
At today's get together, we met our newest members, reintroduced our returning members, and visited with members of the SRSU Honors Council.
Everyone was reminded of the requirements for ongoing participation in the SRSU Honors Program.
We also discussed this semester's activities and fund raising ideas.
If you are interested in attending the Great Plains Honors Council Conference, April 1-3, in Arlington, TX, then you'll want to go to their web site to get information about creating an abstract and presenting your project.
We also distributed SRSU Honors Program promotional items.
Dr. Stein will send out reception notes as an e-mail attachment later today.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
SRSU sent six representatives to the Great Plains Honors Council Conference this year March 25-27, 2010. SRSU’s Honors Program Director, Dr. Kathy Stein, accompanied program members LizBeth Cruz, Jessica Lien, Dianna Marin, Clare Ritzi, and Jim Tims to the conference held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The conference organizers offered participants the chance to explore Tulsa’s downtown area through a number of walking tours. The conference itself consisted of poster sessions, concurrent sessions offered by students, faculty, and honors program administrators, and keynote speakers. The student presentations represented ongoing research projects completed as part of their honors commitment.
SRSU Honors Program members were charged with absorbing as much information as they could and to use the conference as an opportunity to identify presentation, interview, and research skills that they wish to hone as they prepare for senior projects, McNair projects, and professional school. In addition, the students were asked to determine what constituted a good program/poster versus a weaker program/poster with a mind towards presenting themselves next year.
On that note, in 2011, the Great Plains Honors Council Conference will be held in Arlington, TX and will be hosted by UT-Arlington. SRSU Honors Program members should start thinking now about submitting proposals in the hopes of being selected to present. In order to cover travel and conference costs, program members will be hosting a number of fund raising activities in the months to come.
Each of the attendees was asked to write a short piece about the aspect of the conference that they enjoyed the most or found to be the most interesting. As you see your peers on campus, you should feel free to query them about their conference experience. I’m sure they would love to share their impressions with you.
LizBeth Cruz: Great Plains Honors Conference
There were two presentations that stood out to me the most. “The Photoelectric Effect” was the one that caught my eye the most. This particular presentation interested me because of the scientific aspect. The theory of light went unexplained until Dr. Albert Einstein explained it through the idea of light and Planck’s’ Constant. His work explains that light is neither a particle nor a wave but that it has characteristics of both. The presenter did an experiment where she measured the constant of light. She had only a 0.33% error in her experiment, which is a pretty good error rate considering that this was a student experiment.
Jessica Lien: Favorite Activity of the Great Plains Honors Conference
It is difficult to choose one favorite activity from the Great Plains Honors Conference because there were many enjoyable and interesting activities. We were given a tour of downtown Tulsa which showed us local art and architecture, watched student present research on a great variety of subject matter, and enjoyed multi-course meals at which speakers enlightened us on subjects such as political cartoons, local museums, and influential historical figures.
But if a favorite must be selected, then I would choose the poster sessions as my favorite activity. Students had posters set up all around a room on tables and walls, and we were allowed to go about the room as we chose and the students would explain to us their projects and research. The topics were fascinating. They included studies in medical and scientific research, economics, political figures and voting trends, musical theory, impact of major characters or events in history, physical therapy tests, etc. I liked this event the best because, of course, the interesting nature of the topics researched. However, I was also inspired as I saw college peers take the initiative to think of these projects and then carry them out. It was also really neat to get to talk to them face-to-face and see their enthusiasm for the topics they researched and how their minds worked as they described the process they went through to select a topic, narrowed it down to a workable project, encountered problems, solved those problem, and revised plans as they carried out their actual research. It was fascinating to hear about the issues that came up that they hadn’t thought of when they were initially planning their research. I found all of this absolutely fascinating and felt encouraged to think in new ways about my own studies. Dianna Marin: Great Plains Honors Council Conference
I was honored to attend the Great Plains Honors Council Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 26 – 28, 2010. I cannot express how much I learned from this opportunity and greatly appreciate all those who assisted in us going.
There were several good workshops; however, in my opinion, “A Review of Basic Temporal and Spatial Gait Parameters in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease,” presented by Neil B. Huben from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, was the best. His entire demeanor during his presentation demonstrated his confidence of the project and he had a solid knowledge of the topic.
This summer I will be participating in the McNair program and was unsure what was expected of me until attending this conference. I am confident through this experience I will represent Sul Ross State University well.
Clare Ritzi: “The Art of the Critique”
One of the most memorable presentations was titled the following: “Science and the Imagination: An interdisciplinary Approach to an Honors Course” presented by Dr. Mark R Hall and Dr. Andrew SID Land from Oral Roberts University.
This presentation switched back and forth between the two presenters in an almost equal ratio. The course they discussed was co-taught covering essentially science and cinema. They had an almost conversant tone while speaking. The presentation itself covered the syllabus for the class and roughly how the course was structured. Three class days a week they met. The first day was a hard science lecture, progressing to a film discussion the next, and ending with a viewing of the film the following week.
One of the most memorable posters was the following: “The Examination of Non de Plume on Characters: Nora Roberts/JD Robb” presented by Elizabeth Coffey and Abby Fisher from Emporia State University. The poster was reasonably well laid out with pictures of book covers lining the upper and lower edges and text in the middle. This poster was about half the size of a standard poster presentation. The more memorable portion was the presenters. They had both read almost everything written by Roberts/Robb and were willing to explain plot lines and major characters of “both” authors. They elaborated far beyond the information on their poster. Both speculated that the differences in writing styles and characters might carry over to other writers who use a non de plume.
The most memorable event of the conference for me was the plenary speaker, Bruce Plante. How often do you get to listen to a speaker who has, in fact, seen his work nationally recognized work? And then to be able to relate to it? Bruce Plante was an amazing speaker who played very well to his audience.
Jim Tims: Walking Tour of Boston Ave. Methodist Church
The tour started out with a drive through the Tulsa business district, showing off many old buildings within the art deco district. Although Tulsa is a relatively young town, many of its high rise buildings were built within the first twenty years of the oil boom (1907 - 1927). Tulsa's population went from 7,000 in 1907 up to 73,000 in 1920. The oil boom was considered much bigger than Saudi Arabia’s.
Many of the buildings were built by and named after Phil Towns. They all had the gargoyles and art deco architecture, which was typical to that era in the early twentieth century. Some of the structures which we passed on our way to the Boston Ave. Methodist Church, were the Philcade Bldg., First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, the First Christian Church, the First Christian Science Church, and the Holy Family Catholic Cathedral. These were all very immaculate, steepled churches. Our guide informed us that the reason for the steep and tall steeples was to "gain access to heaven".
Just before arriving at our destination of the Boston Methodist Church, we passed the oldest school in Tulsa, Central High School. Although it's not a school anymore, it sure has the appearance of one. It is now an electric utility company. It has the typical look of schools in the 1920's: red brick trimmed in white stone.
We finally arrived at the Boston Ave. Methodist church. From the outside it did not even look like a church, but more like an office building. But then we went inside and, "voila," it turned into one of the most beautiful churches I've ever seen. The church claims it was designed by Ada Robinson, however, government records show that Bruce Gough did the design. Further research reveals that they most likely were in concert in the design as Robinson was a student of Gough’s. Some of the ornate designs in the church would have to be seen in order to be believed. Unfortunately, we were not able to see the sanctuary because of a funeral going on.
The original church was built one mile north of the current site, but was required to move. Much controversy surrounded the proposed move, but due to the name of the church, it remained on Boston Ave. just further south.
Fortunately, we did get to see the inside of some of the sanctuary of the Holy Family Catholic Church. The stained glass windows were so bright that one could feel the spiritual energy radiating from them.
The walk back to the hotel was a long one through a not so attractive part of town. In fact, we crossed the street to avoid a man who was having an imaginary ninja judo fight with someone who wasn't really there.
I was amazed to find out that according to the folks in Tulsa, their art deco is second only to Miami Beach. I certainly would not have expected to find such a "diamond in the rough" as the find in Tulsa, OK.
SRSU Honors Program members were charged with absorbing as much information as they could and to use the conference as an opportunity to identify presentation, interview, and research skills that they wish to hone as they prepare for senior projects, McNair projects, and professional school. In addition, the students were asked to determine what constituted a good program/poster versus a weaker program/poster with a mind towards presenting themselves next year.
On that note, in 2011, the Great Plains Honors Council Conference will be held in Arlington, TX and will be hosted by UT-Arlington. SRSU Honors Program members should start thinking now about submitting proposals in the hopes of being selected to present. In order to cover travel and conference costs, program members will be hosting a number of fund raising activities in the months to come.
Each of the attendees was asked to write a short piece about the aspect of the conference that they enjoyed the most or found to be the most interesting. As you see your peers on campus, you should feel free to query them about their conference experience. I’m sure they would love to share their impressions with you.
LizBeth Cruz: Great Plains Honors Conference
There were two presentations that stood out to me the most. “The Photoelectric Effect” was the one that caught my eye the most. This particular presentation interested me because of the scientific aspect. The theory of light went unexplained until Dr. Albert Einstein explained it through the idea of light and Planck’s’ Constant. His work explains that light is neither a particle nor a wave but that it has characteristics of both. The presenter did an experiment where she measured the constant of light. She had only a 0.33% error in her experiment, which is a pretty good error rate considering that this was a student experiment.
Jessica Lien: Favorite Activity of the Great Plains Honors Conference
It is difficult to choose one favorite activity from the Great Plains Honors Conference because there were many enjoyable and interesting activities. We were given a tour of downtown Tulsa which showed us local art and architecture, watched student present research on a great variety of subject matter, and enjoyed multi-course meals at which speakers enlightened us on subjects such as political cartoons, local museums, and influential historical figures.
But if a favorite must be selected, then I would choose the poster sessions as my favorite activity. Students had posters set up all around a room on tables and walls, and we were allowed to go about the room as we chose and the students would explain to us their projects and research. The topics were fascinating. They included studies in medical and scientific research, economics, political figures and voting trends, musical theory, impact of major characters or events in history, physical therapy tests, etc. I liked this event the best because, of course, the interesting nature of the topics researched. However, I was also inspired as I saw college peers take the initiative to think of these projects and then carry them out. It was also really neat to get to talk to them face-to-face and see their enthusiasm for the topics they researched and how their minds worked as they described the process they went through to select a topic, narrowed it down to a workable project, encountered problems, solved those problem, and revised plans as they carried out their actual research. It was fascinating to hear about the issues that came up that they hadn’t thought of when they were initially planning their research. I found all of this absolutely fascinating and felt encouraged to think in new ways about my own studies. Dianna Marin: Great Plains Honors Council Conference
I was honored to attend the Great Plains Honors Council Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 26 – 28, 2010. I cannot express how much I learned from this opportunity and greatly appreciate all those who assisted in us going.
There were several good workshops; however, in my opinion, “A Review of Basic Temporal and Spatial Gait Parameters in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease,” presented by Neil B. Huben from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, was the best. His entire demeanor during his presentation demonstrated his confidence of the project and he had a solid knowledge of the topic.
This summer I will be participating in the McNair program and was unsure what was expected of me until attending this conference. I am confident through this experience I will represent Sul Ross State University well.
Clare Ritzi: “The Art of the Critique”
One of the most memorable presentations was titled the following: “Science and the Imagination: An interdisciplinary Approach to an Honors Course” presented by Dr. Mark R Hall and Dr. Andrew SID Land from Oral Roberts University.
This presentation switched back and forth between the two presenters in an almost equal ratio. The course they discussed was co-taught covering essentially science and cinema. They had an almost conversant tone while speaking. The presentation itself covered the syllabus for the class and roughly how the course was structured. Three class days a week they met. The first day was a hard science lecture, progressing to a film discussion the next, and ending with a viewing of the film the following week.
One of the most memorable posters was the following: “The Examination of Non de Plume on Characters: Nora Roberts/JD Robb” presented by Elizabeth Coffey and Abby Fisher from Emporia State University. The poster was reasonably well laid out with pictures of book covers lining the upper and lower edges and text in the middle. This poster was about half the size of a standard poster presentation. The more memorable portion was the presenters. They had both read almost everything written by Roberts/Robb and were willing to explain plot lines and major characters of “both” authors. They elaborated far beyond the information on their poster. Both speculated that the differences in writing styles and characters might carry over to other writers who use a non de plume.
The most memorable event of the conference for me was the plenary speaker, Bruce Plante. How often do you get to listen to a speaker who has, in fact, seen his work nationally recognized work? And then to be able to relate to it? Bruce Plante was an amazing speaker who played very well to his audience.
Jim Tims: Walking Tour of Boston Ave. Methodist Church
The tour started out with a drive through the Tulsa business district, showing off many old buildings within the art deco district. Although Tulsa is a relatively young town, many of its high rise buildings were built within the first twenty years of the oil boom (1907 - 1927). Tulsa's population went from 7,000 in 1907 up to 73,000 in 1920. The oil boom was considered much bigger than Saudi Arabia’s.
Many of the buildings were built by and named after Phil Towns. They all had the gargoyles and art deco architecture, which was typical to that era in the early twentieth century. Some of the structures which we passed on our way to the Boston Ave. Methodist Church, were the Philcade Bldg., First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, the First Christian Church, the First Christian Science Church, and the Holy Family Catholic Cathedral. These were all very immaculate, steepled churches. Our guide informed us that the reason for the steep and tall steeples was to "gain access to heaven".
Just before arriving at our destination of the Boston Methodist Church, we passed the oldest school in Tulsa, Central High School. Although it's not a school anymore, it sure has the appearance of one. It is now an electric utility company. It has the typical look of schools in the 1920's: red brick trimmed in white stone.
We finally arrived at the Boston Ave. Methodist church. From the outside it did not even look like a church, but more like an office building. But then we went inside and, "voila," it turned into one of the most beautiful churches I've ever seen. The church claims it was designed by Ada Robinson, however, government records show that Bruce Gough did the design. Further research reveals that they most likely were in concert in the design as Robinson was a student of Gough’s. Some of the ornate designs in the church would have to be seen in order to be believed. Unfortunately, we were not able to see the sanctuary because of a funeral going on.
The original church was built one mile north of the current site, but was required to move. Much controversy surrounded the proposed move, but due to the name of the church, it remained on Boston Ave. just further south.
Fortunately, we did get to see the inside of some of the sanctuary of the Holy Family Catholic Church. The stained glass windows were so bright that one could feel the spiritual energy radiating from them.
The walk back to the hotel was a long one through a not so attractive part of town. In fact, we crossed the street to avoid a man who was having an imaginary ninja judo fight with someone who wasn't really there.
I was amazed to find out that according to the folks in Tulsa, their art deco is second only to Miami Beach. I certainly would not have expected to find such a "diamond in the rough" as the find in Tulsa, OK.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Honors Reception
February 5, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Honors Library
Notes
1. Welcome! Remember, the Honors office (FH 214) is always open to you. My number is 837-8770. Call or come by and visit when you can. Be sure to sign in before you leave today.
2. Semester Check-In: We need you to make at least one appointment every semester for us to go over your status within the SRSU Honors Program and to insure that you are on track to graduating with an Honors designation on your transcript. You can call Clare at 837-8408 or me to make such an appointment. A good time for this meeting is before you go to meet with your faculty advising before registration begins.
a. If you are within 45 semester credit hours of graduation, you need to visit with me so that we can do a degree/program audit and make sure that you are track for graduating with an Honors designation on your transcript.
b. If you plan on graduating in May, you need to speak with me before Spring Break so that we can confirm that you’re on course for graduating with an Honors designation on your transcript.
3. Golden Key Honor Society: We’re still working on bringing a Golden Key Honor Society chapter to SRSU. We have been speaking with the national organization. Our start-up officers are Jessica Lien, President, and Clare Ritzi, Secretary.
4. Honors Party: There will be an Honors Party in the Lobo Village Community Room on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Bring a game to play. Bring a friend to play with. RSVP to Clare at 837-8408.
5. SRSU Honors Program Dry Erase Board: Be sure to pick up your SRSU Honors Program dry erase board. Display it with pride.
6. Convention: The Great Plains Honors Council 2010 Conference will be held in Tulsa, OK, March 26-28 (Friday-Sunday). We’d need to leave on Thursday. We would return on Sunday. The conference theme is “The Art of the Critique.” It would be four people to a room. We could only allow $20.00/day for food.
7. SRSU Honors Program Blog: We are grateful to SRSU Honors Program member Mitch Waechter for creating a blog for our program. The SRSU Honors Program blog can be found at srsuace.blogspot.com.
8. Lobo Literati League Spring 2010: The SRSU Honors Program in conjunction with Residential Living continues to sponsor the Lobo Literati League, a book club.
Spring 2010 meetings times and books:
Feb. 18 (R) 7:00 p.m. Lobo Literati League – Honors Program
(LV Conference Room)
Moderator: To be determined
Book: Harriet and Isabella by
Patricia O’Brien
Mar. 18 (R) 7:00 p.m. Lobo Literati League
(LV Conference Room)
Moderator – To be decided
Book – The Zookeeper’s
Wife by Diane Ackerman
Apr. 15 (R) 7:00 p.m. Lobo Literati League
(LV Conference Room)
Moderator – To be decided
Book: Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s
Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a
Time by Greg Morenson and David O.
Relin
If you would like to be the moderator for any of these sessions, please contact Dr. Stein.
9. Lobo Literati League Fall 2010/Spring 2011: Please start thinking about books that you would like to recommend to go onto the ballot for the 2010/2011 academic year. I will solicit your recommendations in March. The ballot will be put together and then the SRSU student community will be invited to vote on the selections for next year in April. When you send recommendations, be sure to bring us information concerning the title, the author, and a short synopsis of what the book is about.
10. Super Sully Saturday: The SRSU Honors Program along with the Academic Learning Center will host a table at Sully Super Saturday, Saturday, February 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We need volunteers to help staff the table. Contact Clare to schedule your community service hours.
11. SRSU Honors Program Web Site: On the ACE Web site, you can find the Honors Web pages.
A. Honors Activities Form: If you are looking for activities to participate in to help you complete your Honors Activities Form, please click on the link “Events and
Happenings.” At some point soon, the university Web person will have uploaded the
Spring 2010 Events. We have listed a number of activities for this semester along
with the category which those events fill. We will try to add events to this calendar
as the semester continues, but a better bet might be to check the Honors blog.
Clare has uploaded a copy of the “Honors Activities Form” that you can print out to
document your activities. Or you may come by the ACE office (FH 214) and pick up
a paper copy.
B. Honors Calendar: We have created an SRSU Honors Program Calendar for Spring
2010. This calendar lists the activities that you need to be aware of as a member of
our program. It is available on the SRSU Honors Web site and on the SRSU Honors
blog.
C. Events to Know About: If you know of events happening around campus or town
that other SRSU Honors Program members could benefit from knowing about,
please contact Clare Ritzi at 837-8408 with the pertinent information and she will
post it.
February 5, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Honors Library
Notes
1. Welcome! Remember, the Honors office (FH 214) is always open to you. My number is 837-8770. Call or come by and visit when you can. Be sure to sign in before you leave today.
2. Semester Check-In: We need you to make at least one appointment every semester for us to go over your status within the SRSU Honors Program and to insure that you are on track to graduating with an Honors designation on your transcript. You can call Clare at 837-8408 or me to make such an appointment. A good time for this meeting is before you go to meet with your faculty advising before registration begins.
a. If you are within 45 semester credit hours of graduation, you need to visit with me so that we can do a degree/program audit and make sure that you are track for graduating with an Honors designation on your transcript.
b. If you plan on graduating in May, you need to speak with me before Spring Break so that we can confirm that you’re on course for graduating with an Honors designation on your transcript.
3. Golden Key Honor Society: We’re still working on bringing a Golden Key Honor Society chapter to SRSU. We have been speaking with the national organization. Our start-up officers are Jessica Lien, President, and Clare Ritzi, Secretary.
4. Honors Party: There will be an Honors Party in the Lobo Village Community Room on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Bring a game to play. Bring a friend to play with. RSVP to Clare at 837-8408.
5. SRSU Honors Program Dry Erase Board: Be sure to pick up your SRSU Honors Program dry erase board. Display it with pride.
6. Convention: The Great Plains Honors Council 2010 Conference will be held in Tulsa, OK, March 26-28 (Friday-Sunday). We’d need to leave on Thursday. We would return on Sunday. The conference theme is “The Art of the Critique.” It would be four people to a room. We could only allow $20.00/day for food.
7. SRSU Honors Program Blog: We are grateful to SRSU Honors Program member Mitch Waechter for creating a blog for our program. The SRSU Honors Program blog can be found at srsuace.blogspot.com.
8. Lobo Literati League Spring 2010: The SRSU Honors Program in conjunction with Residential Living continues to sponsor the Lobo Literati League, a book club.
Spring 2010 meetings times and books:
Feb. 18 (R) 7:00 p.m. Lobo Literati League – Honors Program
(LV Conference Room)
Moderator: To be determined
Book: Harriet and Isabella by
Patricia O’Brien
Mar. 18 (R) 7:00 p.m. Lobo Literati League
(LV Conference Room)
Moderator – To be decided
Book – The Zookeeper’s
Wife by Diane Ackerman
Apr. 15 (R) 7:00 p.m. Lobo Literati League
(LV Conference Room)
Moderator – To be decided
Book: Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s
Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a
Time by Greg Morenson and David O.
Relin
If you would like to be the moderator for any of these sessions, please contact Dr. Stein.
9. Lobo Literati League Fall 2010/Spring 2011: Please start thinking about books that you would like to recommend to go onto the ballot for the 2010/2011 academic year. I will solicit your recommendations in March. The ballot will be put together and then the SRSU student community will be invited to vote on the selections for next year in April. When you send recommendations, be sure to bring us information concerning the title, the author, and a short synopsis of what the book is about.
10. Super Sully Saturday: The SRSU Honors Program along with the Academic Learning Center will host a table at Sully Super Saturday, Saturday, February 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We need volunteers to help staff the table. Contact Clare to schedule your community service hours.
11. SRSU Honors Program Web Site: On the ACE Web site, you can find the Honors Web pages.
A. Honors Activities Form: If you are looking for activities to participate in to help you complete your Honors Activities Form, please click on the link “Events and
Happenings.” At some point soon, the university Web person will have uploaded the
Spring 2010 Events. We have listed a number of activities for this semester along
with the category which those events fill. We will try to add events to this calendar
as the semester continues, but a better bet might be to check the Honors blog.
Clare has uploaded a copy of the “Honors Activities Form” that you can print out to
document your activities. Or you may come by the ACE office (FH 214) and pick up
a paper copy.
B. Honors Calendar: We have created an SRSU Honors Program Calendar for Spring
2010. This calendar lists the activities that you need to be aware of as a member of
our program. It is available on the SRSU Honors Web site and on the SRSU Honors
blog.
C. Events to Know About: If you know of events happening around campus or town
that other SRSU Honors Program members could benefit from knowing about,
please contact Clare Ritzi at 837-8408 with the pertinent information and she will
post it.
Spring 2010 Activities
Below are listed a number of activities that you are invited to participate in this semester in order to complete your Campus Activities Form. To get more information about these or other activities that are tentatively listed to occur this semester, please go to the SRSU Campus Activities Calendar.
Multicultural Events
Super Sully Saturday: February 20 (8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering: February 26-28
Lectures/Academic Activities
Lobo Literati League (7:00 p.m. at the Lobo Village Community Center Conference Room)
Jan. 21: The Lost City of Oz: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Feb. 18: Harriet and Isabella
Mar. 18: The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story
Apr. 15: Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time
Leadership Sul Ross: Time Management - Jan. 28 (5:30-7:00 p.m.)
CDRI Nature Center Lecture Series
Feb. 18: 7:00-8:30 (Orchids)
Mar. 4: 7:00-8:30 (Grassland Sparrows)
Apr. 22: 7:00-8:30 (Sustainable Development)
Cultural Activities (Art Shows or Theatrical Performances)
Private Lives of Private Spies (Granada Theatre): Feb. 19-28
Original Play Festival (Granada Theatre): Mar. 2-4
Aye, No! (Studio Theatre): Apr. 16-25
Rio Grande: Bravo (Museum of the Big Bend): Sept. 12, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010
Athletic Events (See Campus Activities Calendar for specific days and times):
Women’s Basketball: Most Thursdays and Saturdays in January - March
Men’s Basketball: Most Thursdays and Saturdays in January – March
Softball: Most Saturdays in February and March
Baseball: Most Saturdays in February and March
Conference/Field Trip (3 before graduation with at least one conference)
Great Plains Honors Council: The Art of the Critique in Tulsa, OK. We’ll leave on Thursday, March 25, and return on Sunday, March 28. Contact the office if you are interested in attending.
Community Service/Leadership Project (10 hours per semester):
Relay for Life April 17
SRSU Blood Drives:
February 11 and 12
April 19 and 20
Below are listed a number of activities that you are invited to participate in this semester in order to complete your Campus Activities Form. To get more information about these or other activities that are tentatively listed to occur this semester, please go to the SRSU Campus Activities Calendar.
Multicultural Events
Super Sully Saturday: February 20 (8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering: February 26-28
Lectures/Academic Activities
Lobo Literati League (7:00 p.m. at the Lobo Village Community Center Conference Room)
Jan. 21: The Lost City of Oz: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Feb. 18: Harriet and Isabella
Mar. 18: The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story
Apr. 15: Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time
Leadership Sul Ross: Time Management - Jan. 28 (5:30-7:00 p.m.)
CDRI Nature Center Lecture Series
Feb. 18: 7:00-8:30 (Orchids)
Mar. 4: 7:00-8:30 (Grassland Sparrows)
Apr. 22: 7:00-8:30 (Sustainable Development)
Cultural Activities (Art Shows or Theatrical Performances)
Private Lives of Private Spies (Granada Theatre): Feb. 19-28
Original Play Festival (Granada Theatre): Mar. 2-4
Aye, No! (Studio Theatre): Apr. 16-25
Rio Grande: Bravo (Museum of the Big Bend): Sept. 12, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010
Athletic Events (See Campus Activities Calendar for specific days and times):
Women’s Basketball: Most Thursdays and Saturdays in January - March
Men’s Basketball: Most Thursdays and Saturdays in January – March
Softball: Most Saturdays in February and March
Baseball: Most Saturdays in February and March
Conference/Field Trip (3 before graduation with at least one conference)
Great Plains Honors Council: The Art of the Critique in Tulsa, OK. We’ll leave on Thursday, March 25, and return on Sunday, March 28. Contact the office if you are interested in attending.
Community Service/Leadership Project (10 hours per semester):
Relay for Life April 17
SRSU Blood Drives:
February 11 and 12
April 19 and 20
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