Honors Meeting Crowd

Old and new honors students listen to David Wingfield (in rear with white shirt)

Thursday's Honors College meeting may have been the largest gathering of SAU honors students in history. The Honors College presently enrolls 162 students, a record number. Students who could not make the meeting will contact Rachel Wetherington to schedule a make up session.

Honors Meeting, August 29, 2013

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Welcome new students

We have 56 new students this year.

Honors Staff Introduction

David Wingfield, assistant; Chris Jackson, GA; & Rachel Wetherington, student worker

Extramural Education:

Reports from students who traveled other places to further their education. Honors students traveled far and wide: London, Dallas, Washington, DC, and many more places.

Pool Party:

Tuesday, September 3, 2013, Magnolia Country Club, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Bus will leave from Honors Hall at 5:15 pm. RSVP by 5 pm, Friday, August 30. So far, 21 students have signed up.

HCA:

Honors College Association is an SAU group. We would like to see it reanimated. So, who would like to volunteer to start a membership drive and hold elections?

Adoption Agency

We want peer mentors for new students. You will create and run the program. Every new student should have a peer mentor by Friday the 13th! See Jenna Meyer.

Arkansas Arts Center Trip:

Sunday, September 8, 2013, see Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and Gainsborough exhibit

Bus will leave from Honors Hall at noon. Watch your e-mail for seats.

Matriculation:

The annual Matriculation Ceremony is still seeking a speaker. More on this later.

Honors Hours:

You must complete 24 honors hours in order to graduate as an Honors College Scholar. Do NOT wait until your senior year to complete a large number of hours.

Contracts:

Please have all contracts with faculty for honors hours completed by Thursday, September 5, 2013. Any contracts turned in after that date will not be honored.

Once you designate a contract course for honors credit you cannot revert back to the non-honors class.

iPads:

iPad requests MUST be turned in no later than Friday, September 6, 2013.

Late Night Study Hall

SAU is working on locations for late night study.

Lounge:

The Honors Lounge will be open from 9 to 5 every school day. Please feel free to drop by during those hours. The Lounge features cable TV, a PC, and a wireless printer that is iPad ready.

Check your @#$% SAU e-mail DAILY!!!

Honors College Report, August 14, 2013

Honors College Report

August 14, 2013

Enrollment: We should end up at or near capacity (60). We have 45 enrolled in Honors Seminar right now and have yet to enroll international students.

2+2 Program: We have established articulation agreements with SAU Tech and College of the Ouachitas. We hope to establish similar agreements with South Arkansas CC, Cossatot, Rich Mountain, National Park, and UACCH.

Poster: Our annual poster will feature the 2+2 program.

iPad app: We are collaboration with start up company empowered.com. They contacted us because of our issuing of iPads to students.

Annual pool party: The annual pool party will be held on the Tuesday after Labor Day at the Magnolia Country Club. Marlar’s Cafeteria will donate catering for the event.

NCHC Meeting: We will take 7 students and 3 faculty to the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council in New Orleans in November and will make four separate presentations.

Contracts: We will strictly enforce honors course deadlines for contracts. Too many faculty fail to return their contracts on time.

Matriculation: The date and speaker for the annual matriculation ceremony have not yet been set. We are negotiating with a possible speaker at present.