Honors Wednesday Memo
Opportunities and Information for Honors Students
edited by Brad Rentz
Volume 3, Issue 1
August 21, 2019
Message from Dean Jeff Vahlbusch
Welcome to our 118 new Honors College students, and to their parents and families!
Thank you for choosing Appalachian and the Honors College. You have joined a community of caring, giving, dedicated colleagues and friends who will work hard and joyfully to help you thrive, learn, and grow. Here's proof:
- The 46 extraordinary Honors College sophomore, junior, and senior volunteers who joined the Honors Early Move-In Team and made our new student move-in last Wednesday smooth and swift—or at least as swift as the tiny Cone Hall unloading zone will ever permit.
- The many devoted faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Sustainable Development who selflessly guided our new Honors College students last Thursday through an exciting day of learning and service at the University's Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm in Ashe County.
- The dedicated Honors College faculty, staff, and returning students who, at our Friday Honors College Convocation, spoke movingly about what Honors education means to them and mapped pathways for student success.
Sending gratitude and best wishes to all for a great year in Honors and at Appalachian!
Jeff
Photos above shows Honors upperclass volunteers helping new Honors students move-in to Cone Hall on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Photos submitted.
Upcoming Opportunities:
Upcoming Honors Thesis Information Sessions
Wednesday, August 21 at 11 am - 12 noon in 186 Appalachian Hall
Wednesday, August 21 at 3:30 - 4:30 pm in 186 Appalachian Hall
Thursday, August 22 at 12:30 - 1:30 pm in 187 Appalachian Hall
Friday, August 23 at 12 noon - 1 pm in 186 Appalachian Hall
Friday, August 23 at 3 - 4 pm in 186 Appalachian Hall
Before attending, please review the thesis information and the application form here.
Please note: thesis applications for students who need course credit for the Fall 2019 semester are due by Friday, August 23 at 5 pm!
Bryan Stevenson Guest Speaker
Bryan Stevenson, author of the Common Reading Program 2019-20 book selection Just Mercy, will speak on Tuesday, September 17, from 7:00-8:00 p.m., at the Holmes Convocation Center. A book signing will follow. The event is free and open to the public. For more information on Stevenson’s visit, click here.
Woman’s Right to Vote
The University Forum Lecture Speaker Series is excited to celebrate the 19th Amendment Centennial - Women’s Right to Vote! Throughout the 2019-2020 academic year, the University Forum Committee will host a series of lectures and films to help celebrate this milestone as well as its impact on American democracy. For a complete list of upcoming speakers, visit our website.
Humanities Council Book Discussion
On Tuesday, September 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. the Humanities Council will lead a discussion from Leigh Goodmark called “Decriminalizing Domestic Violence.” This event leads to the Humanities Council Symposium which will be on Wednesday, October 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Rough Ridge room of the Union. For more information on either of these events, click here.
Autism Conference
The Appalachian Community is invited to take part in an autism conference presented by the Hub for Autism and Neurodiversity (HANd), a program of the BlueCross of North Carolina Institute for Health and Human Services within the Beaver College of Health Sciences. Professionals, family members, people with autism or other disabilities, as well as ASU faculty, staff and students are encouraged to register. The conference will be held on September 27, 9 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. at Alliance Bible Fellowship. For more information on this conference, visit our website.
AHA Upcoming:
Peer Mentoring: If you are interested in participating in the peer-mentor program in any capacity, contact Paige Skinner at skinnerpr@appstate.edu
Stay in the Know…
Visiting Writer Series Line-Up
During the month of September there will be several visiting writers participating in the Fall 2019 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writer Series. Author Ron Rash will be the first to come to Appalachian onSeptember 3 followed by Activist Silas House on September 5. All events will be held in the Student Union, and for more information, visit our website.
GWS Lecture Series
Appalachian’s Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies program is hosting a lecture series on campus this fall. So far, there are five scheduled speakers from September 11 through November 20. For a complete list of speakers, and more information, visit our website.
Scholars & Scones
Join curators Dianna Cameron and Carrie Streeter on Thursday, September 19 from 10 to 11 a.m. to learn more about the Cone’s adventures and their influence on each individuals’ view of the modern world and modern art. There are complimentary breakfast goods from Backstreet Bakery and fresh cups of Hatchet Coffee Co. Dangerfield Blend will be served. The event is free to museum members, and $5 for non-members. For more information, click here.
Leonard Rogoff Public Lecture
Leonard Rogoff, author of "Gertrude Weil: Jewish Progressive in the New South" and "Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina" will be on campus Thursday, September 19 for a public lecture titled "The Cones of Blowing Rock: Kultur in the High Country" at 2:30 p.m. The lecture will be held in the Parkway Ballroom, for more information, visit our website.
In the Honors Spotlight
Veda Lane (’18) awarded full scholarship to study at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London
Photo above of Veda Lane submitted.
We are highlighting here an Appalachian Alumna who graduated with departmental honors, one of over 30 departmental honors programs at Appalachian State University. Veda Stocton Lane (’18) has been accepted and awarded a full scholarship to Sotheby's Institute of Art in London where she begins this Fall 2019 semester. Lane is the recipient of the Sotheby's Institute 50th Anniversary scholarship, which will cover full tuition and traveling expenses. From Appalachian, Lane earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with departmental honors in art history and curatorial studies with minors in French and Francophone studies. She shares,
“App state and the honors program have been incredibly helpful. Although I came into the program late and took a not-so-conventional path with my studies, I was able to really get what I needed from the program. A lot of those needs were fulfilled in the fruition of my thesis, but the intensive study abroad trips offered through the honors program gave me indispensable tools as well. Hindsight and realizing how much I have matured with my research and my goals has absolutely been the most rewarding. I can look back at my time going to App and know that I did everything I could with what the university offered.”
To read more on Lane’s accomplishments and time in the Honors College, click here for the full story.
Honors Students Participate in University Tutoring Services
Photo features Honors Andi Olivet (left) and Juliana Roupas (right) as clipped from the UTS Lab Managers Interview video on YouTube.
If you have ever scheduled a tutoring appointment through University Tutoring Services (UTS), then you know that they are a great, devoted, and helpful resource. Tutors challenge you to do your best as well as serve as guides for your work to help you understand the concepts and complete your work. Currently, there are 26 Honors students who work in the Student Learning Center’s Tutoring program, for the 2018-2019 academic year, helping students through tough coursework and challenging concepts. These include: Janet Brock, Jordan Carter, Logan Curtis-Warner, Allison Farrell, Ethan Finlay, Caroline Guthrie, Jessie Hatcher, Andrew Howard, Catherine Lattimore, Karoly Majtenyi, Jesse Mazza, Andy Mendoza, Abigail Miles, Fahiima Mohamed, Lauren Morris, Andi Olivet, Caroline Piephoff, Julianna Roupas, Nelson Russ, James Sanford, David Scola, Dakota Sweet, Elizabeth Vaughan, Hannah Vrooman, Ivy Wagner, and Preston Wilson.
To learn more about University Tutoring Services and the Honors Students who participate in it, click here.
To Stay in the Know and to Learn About All Opportunities in Honors, please visit https://honors.appstate.edu/announcements
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