Are you ready to challenge yourself? To explore something new? 
Be a leader, a learner, an adventurer... Read on!
Second-year students listen intently as a student panel speaks about gaining internship experience.
Welcome sessions & the return of Torch Tuesdays

Today marks the first " Torch Tuesday," a time for informal discussion and camaraderie with your faculty members and advisors.  There is a new location this year-- the Windsor Dining Court.  Look for us around noon at the long tables in the back right corner.

Seniors, don't forget about your upcoming "Welcome Back Night." Dean Rhonda Phillips will share all the information you need to become an honors completer. Join us Sept. 1 from 6-7 pm.  Dinner will be provided, along with a motivational gift. Please  RSVP here.

Thanks to all the students who attended our other " Welcome Back" sessions.  Second year students learned valuable internship advice from five of their peers, who hosted a Q&A session about how they found their internship positions, as well as what they took away from the experience. 
  • Shovik Bandyopadhyay, Biology
  • Lindsey Britt, Chemistry
  • Cara Koepele, Mechanical Engineering
  • Ryan Schroeder, Natural resources & Environmental Science
  • Erika Yohn, Mass Communication
Third year students got a boost from Dr. Kristina Bross at their "Welcome Back" gathering. The Associate Dean for Creative Endeavors dropped by to share tips on tackling your scholarly project.  A curriculum change has significantly widened your options to fulfill the requirement. "What we care about is that you are creating new knowledge," Bross explained.  Your project can take a variety of forms, as long as you can articulate your vision and explain how it reveals that knowledge.  For example, one student completed project on rain barrels.  She helped people install them in our region, then assessed their impact.  Another student translated never-been-seen 1970s lectures from French into English. 

You can read a full explanation of the scholarly project and submit proposals  here. 
Upcoming Events

Aug. 30         Torch Tuesdays  (Noon, Windsor Dining Court)
Aug. 30             Honors Leadership Involvement Fair  (7-8 pm Honors Hall) 
Aug. 30         Gilman Scholarship Callout  (5:30-7:30 pm HCRS 1076)
Aug. 30         Cultural Companion Domestic Student Training (7-8 pm HCRS 1054)
Sept. 1          Senior Class "Welcome Back" night  (6-7 pm Honors Hall)
Sept. 2, 9      Know a high schooler interested in Honors? 
               
Future Student Visits (2:30-3:30 pm HCRN 1143)
Sept. 2          Cultural Companions- Pairing Party  (3 pm Cosi, HCRN)
Sept. 8          Kevin Locke  Visionary hoop dancer, recording artist  (7 pm Honors Hall) 
Sept. 10       Welcome Home  Celebrate the new year, all students welcome 
(9-11 am Honors Hall & Fire Pit area)


Honors College Programs & Events
Visionary Hoop Dancer to visit Honors Hall
Sept. 8, Honors Hall, 7:00 pm

Don't miss the eye-catching moves and powerful music of folk artist Kevin Locke.

Considered the preeminent player of the indigenous Northern Plains flute, Locke is also a cultural ambassador.  He has performed and lectured in nearly 80 countries and has recorded 12 albums to share his vision of balance, joy and diversity.

Come experience the Hoop Dance, performed with 28 hoops, and the Lakota flute, which gives voice to seven notes.


Please  RSVP .


HONORS CONTRACTS  
**Due Friday, SEPTEMBER 2, 5 pm**


Are you interested in earning honors credit from a non-honors course? Honors contracts provide the opportunity to earn honors credit (and fulfill Honors College curriculum requirements) by completing honors assignments in a non-honors course.  Contracts are an agreement between a student and a faculty member that allows the student to turn a standard course into an honors course. Honors contract work is part of the course grade. Honors contract proposals are submitted to the disciplinary college which is offering the course. 

For more info and the proposal form visit our  honors contract page. You can also ask questions during your honors advisor's  walk-in hours. 


Drum roll please.... 

This year's winning 
T-shirt design is:

After capturing more than 70 "likes," this design will be made into a shirt all first year students will wear.  It will also be featured at the end-of-year "Leave Your Legacy" party. 

Congrats to everyone who participated and thanks to all who voted!

 

Ready to Lead?

Today is another opportunity to learn about the leadership structure of the Honors College and how YOU can get involved.

Join the HLC from
7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Honors Hall 

We'll talk about...

  • New Honors College programming committees
  • The benefits of getting involved
  • How you can leave your mark, help shape traditions and ensure your voice is heard 

C ommunity Corner:
The Honors College is all about connecting. We want you to feel comfortable collaborating with faculty and staff. 
Use these profiles to strike up a conversation.
Where discussions begin, innovation follows!

Professor Adam Watkins


Adam Edward Watkins earned his Ph.D. in Literary Studies at Purdue and an MFA in Creative Writing from Saint Mary's College of California. He has published literary criticism, reviews, and poetry, including a collection of poems entitled
Dear, Companion. His writing interests and teaching practices are based in the influential interaction between mind, culture, and the environment.

5 fun facts... 
  • Dr. Watkins once worked in finance, but didn't enjoy the profession and went back to school.
  • He was an avid skateboarder...  until an unfortunate kickflip accident.  (He split his lip and broke his two front teeth- ouch!) 
  • His book  Dear, Companion is about Lafayette and marriage.
  • Camping is one of Dr. Watkins favorite activities. He spent 10 days at Glacier National Park.
  • He has a one-year-old daughter, Roo (real name Ruth).

Other Opportunities
Studying abroad spring/summer 2017?

Gilman Scholarship Callout
If you're receiving federal Pell Grant funding you could be eligible for a scholarship of up to $8,000.

Come learn more about the Gilman Scholarship Program, which offers grants for students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad. 

Tuesday, Aug. 30
HCRS 1076 
5:30-7:30 pm           RSVP here
Research Opportunities: 
Wilke Internships ($500 scholarship) DEADLINE: Sept. 9

Are you an outstanding undergraduate in the  College of Liberal Arts  looking to participate directly in faculty research? Each Wilke intern receives a $500 scholarship for taking part.
  • Sophomores, juniors & seniors in CLA can apply
  • You must have a 3.0 GPA in your major
Instructions/requirements: Click here

Brand Ambassador Internship
Purdue Dining & Catering

Calling all future PR professionals, journalists or marketing students... 

Purdue Dining and Catering is looking for an intern to help with secret shopping, social media, ambassador work, articles and publications, alumni connection and event planning. Pays $10.25/hr.

Click for full details and to apply.

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