Fall Semester 2008

Freshmen Orientation Event:  Ice Cream Social
3:00-5:00 p.m., Henderson Gymnasium

Tuesday, September 2

Honors Fall Reception and General Meeting. All Honors students must attend.
3:30 p.m., CUB Multi-Purpose Room

Recreation Committee Meeting

8:00-9:00 p.m., CUB 316

Geek Week!

September 7 - Movie Premier Night

8:30-11:00 p.m., CUB Multipurpose Room

September 11 - Jeopardy!

8:00-10:00 p.m., CUB 217

HSO Meeting

8:00 p.m., CUB 217

Backpack to Briefcase Series: Resumes and Internships Workshop

Ms. Patty Gochenour

3:30-4:45 p.m., Career Deveopment Center Conference Room, CUB 200

Honors Election Debate Series: The Economy

7:00-8:00 p.m., Old Main Chapel

Freshmen Orientation Session and Dinner:  Honors Curriculum I
All freshmen are required to attend.

5:30-6:15 p.m., Shippen 224

Honors Election Debate Series:  Foreign Policy

7:00-8:00 p.m., Old Main Chapel

Uncommon Conversation: Dan Stein and Enrique Morones

4:30 p.m., Mark Room, Old Main

Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and author of the online Dan Stein Report, sees immigration as a matter of national security and economic stability. Enrique Morones, a human rights activist and founder of the humanitarian organization Border Angels, sees lives of real people behind the discussions of policies and national borders.

Please contact Sharon Poe at sapoe@ship.edu if you are interested in attending.

Honors Election Debate Series:  The Environment

7:00-8:00 p.m., Old Main Chapel

The Honors Chronicle mailed.  If you do not receive your newsletter, please contact Sharon Poe at sapoe@ship.edu or x1604.

Pizza with a Prof: Dr. Eucabeth Odhiambo, Teacher Education Department

3:30-4:15 p.m., Shippen Hall 150

Dr. Odhiambo is an associate professor in the teacher education department and has taught in Kenya and Thailand. Her research interests include HIV/AIDS curriculum implementation and community education. She has been involved in research and outreach activities both in Kenya and in the United States. Presently, she is director of the Collaborative Outreach Program for underrepresented high school students. She keeps herself busy teaching courses related to the dynamics of teaching, multicultural education, and educational psychology. In addition, she is planning another trip to Kenya in the summer of 2009.

Honors Election Debate Series:  Social Issues

7:00-8:00 p.m., Old Main Chapel

Advising Meeting for Spring 2009 Scheduling
3:30-4:15 p.m., HH 110

This optional meeting is for students with questions about scheduling. If you would like to arrange an individual appointment with Dr. Klein, please e-mail her at kmklei@ship.edu.

HSO Meeting

8:00 p.m., CUB 217

Honors Scheduling for Spring 2009
All students who intend to schedule Honors courses for the spring 2009 semester must contact Sharon Poe, Honors Secretary, at sapoe@ship.edu on October 13 or 14 with the Honors courses they would like to schedule. If any courses are oversubscribed, students will be given priority based on the number of credit hours they have earned. Course descriptions are available on the Honors website at webspace.ship.edu/honors/Advising. Plan ahead!  A list of Honors courses that will be offered in Fall 2009 will be posted on the website in mid-October.

First meeting of the Chinese Language Club

6:00 p.m., Rowland Hall 117

Presentation by Dr. John Fraedrich, Jannetides Professor of Business Ethics, Southern Illinois University

3:30 p.m., Grove Hall Forum

Honors Read: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

4:00 p.m., CUB 318

Discussion led by Jim Redington, Dr. Alice James, Dr. Cynthia Botteron, and Dr. Kristina Faber.

Trip to "Undertakings" Haunted House at Shippensburg Fairgrounds

6:30 p.m., meet in front of the CUB

Cost is $7 per person. Please RSVP to Katie Marshall or Jen Coccagna.

Rails to Trails Cleanup

10:30 a.m., meet at Prince Street entrance to the university

Pizza will be provided afterward.

Uncommon Conversation:  Rob Davis

4:15 p.m., Mark Room, Old Main

Rob Davis (’92) returns to his alma mater to share life lessons learned playing sports. The veteran NFL player retired from the Green Bay Packers after the 2007 season and was named director of player development for the organization. 

Please contact Sharon Poe at sapoe@ship.edu if you are interested in attending.

National Collegiete Honors Council Conference, San Antonio, Texas

Honors students Amy Harmon, Emily Jung, Valerie Koontz, and Emily Sattler and Honors director Dr. Kim Klein will make presentations at this year's national Honors conference.

HSO Freshmen Orientation Session: Learning Styles
5:30-6:15 p.m., CUB 219-221

Uncommon Conversation:  Don Belton

4:00 p.m., Mark Room, Old Main

Currently teaching in the graduate creative writing program at Indiana University, Don Belton is the author of Almost Midnight and the editor of the anthology Speak My Name: Black Men on Masculinity and the American Dream. His short stories have appeared in anthologies and his articles have been published in Newsweek, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Unte Reader.

Please contact Sharon Poe at sapoe@ship.edu if you are interested in attending.

Deadline for applying for Honors independent capstone project funding for projects to be completed in spring 2009.  Submit applications to Sharon Poe, Horton 104.  Forms are available on the Honors Program website.

HSO Meeting

8:00 p.m., CUB 217

Honors Election Night Party

Black Horse Tavern, Shippen Place Hotel

7:00 p.m.-Midnight

Thursday, November 6

Recreation Committee Meeting

8:00 p.m., CUB 316

Excitement in Education

9:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Shippen Hall

Honors Read:  Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

4:00 p.m., CUB 316

Discussion led by Annamarie McCormick and Dr. Jan Smith, Geography Department.

HD3: Honors Diversity Day

5:00 to 8:00 p.m., CUB lounges (doors open at 4:45 p.m.)

Sponsored by the Honors Intro to Human Communication Studies class

Door prizes and raffles, learn salsa, tap, and Irish clogging!

Celebration of Student Writing

Hosted by Dr. Laurie Cella

12:00-2:00 p.m., CUB 226 B & C

Clash of the Classes

Time and place TBA

HSO Meeting

8:00 p.m., CUB 217

Spring Semester 2009

Honors Spring Reception and General Meeting.

All Honors students are required to attend.
3:45 p.m., Location TBA

Pizza with a Prof: Dr. Luis Melara, Mathematics Department

5:00 p.m., Place TBA

Dr. Luis Melara is an assistant professor in the department of mathematics.  He is an applied mathematician.  He recently joined Shippensburg University from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He also spent two years working in the National Institute of Standards
and Technology in Maryland.  He loves to learn about the different applications of mathematics to many different disciplines.  He has worked on problems with applications to image processing and simulation of crystals in alloys.

Uncommon Conversation: Juan Williams

4:00 p.m., Mark Room, Old Main

Through his writings and appearances on radio and television, Juan Williams has consistently won fans with his perceptive and reasoned thoughtfulness on the many political issues of our day. He is the author of six successful books that range from the critically acclaimed biography of Thurgood Marshall to historically black colleges and universities, the black religious experience in America, and eyewitness accounts of history creating a better America.

In his latest book, Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements and Culture of Failure that Are Undermining Black America—and What We Can Do About It, he provides a solution-based look that calls upon us to not lose sight of the true values of the Civil Rights Movement. Williams is renowned as an expert moderator as his evenhanded view of American politics, diversity in the workplace, and hanging American demographics have made him an ideal host for seminars and debates. As the senior correspondent at National Public Radio and political analyst for Fox television, Williams is at the cutting edge of America’s culture.

Please contact Sharon Poe at sapoe@ship.edu if you are interested in attending.

Jeopardy! Hosted by Dr. Ruud

Time and place TBA

Uncommon Conversation: Angela Shelton

Time and place TBA

Angela Shelton is an actress, model, dancer, director, artist, activist, and writer. After Angela brought part of her life to the screen in the award-winning movie Tumbleweeds, she set out crossing the country in search of others like herself—victims of rape, childhood sexual assault and/or domestic violence—and learned the power of the human spirit. Now a nationally recognized speaker on the subject of trauma, recovery, and resiliency, Angela created The Survivor Manual and seeks to inspire and empower all survivors of abuse to heal and lead joyful lives. She is the author of Finding Angela Shelton.

Please contact Sharon Poe at sapoe@ship.edu if you are interested in attending.

Honors Program Spring Banquet

6:00 p.m., CUB Multipurpose Room

We will honor the graduating seniors, present the Spirit of Honors Award, and announce HSO officers for 2009-2010 at the annual spring banquet.

Uncommon Conversation: Charles Fishman

4:00 p.m., Mark Room, Old Main

One of America’s preeminent investigative journalists, Charles Fishman specializes in business innovation and social responsibility. In 2007, Charles did a major story on bottled water and it changed the way he thought about water. This led to a book about what he calls the end of “the golden age of water.” In his research he learned in the very near future the scarcity of water will affect life around the world: where every gallon will represent an economic opportunity. He asks, “How do we use that water?” Currently an award-winning senior writer at Fast Company, his book on water is scheduled for publication in late 2009 and follows his bestseller, The Wal-Mart Effect.

Please contact Sharon Poe at sapoe@ship.edu if you are interested in attending.

Honors Symposium

Time and Place TBA