edited by Kaylie Morales
Volume 8, Issue 19
February 12, 2025
Greetings Honors students!
As always, Kaylie has curated a wonderful list of opportunities in today’s Memo for you to invest in your well-being by getting involved around campus. I want to highlight one of these opportunities that supports your Honors experience. Taylor Carrillo, our wonderful Honors College graduate assistant, is offering a series of thesis support workshops. Taylor is here to support you on your thesis journey. While you may not be writing your thesis if you are in your first year or two, you should start then by observing, asking questions, and building connections with potential faculty mentors. These workshops will help you both with those initial steps and in the final stages of your thesis if you are there already. In these sessions, Taylor will help with the technical aspects of the thesis, organize writing groups, offer citation advice, and arrange defense practices. Working together with our Honors community will make your whole thesis process more fulfilling. I hope you will join Taylor in working towards a positive, rewarding, and successful thesis experience.
Best wishes,
Vicky
Upcoming Opportunities:
Interim Dean Vicky is happy to help you apply; send her an email at klimavw@appstate.edu
Pathways to Resilience: Storm Cycle
Pathways to Resilience is hosting an event for participants to collectively create art about Hurricane Helene on February 14th from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in East Hall room 136. This is an opportunity to express your experiences and feelings about the hurricane and its impacts on you and your community. Pieces received will be incorporated into a large collage to capture the effects, transformations, and destruction caused by the hurricane. For questions, contact IlaSahai Prouty. For more information, click here.
Appalachian Honors Association: Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating
Appalachian Honors Association is having an event celebrating Valentine’s Day on Thursday, February 13th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Summit Hall Fireside Lounge. There will be cookie decorating as well as Valentine’s Day card making. To RSVP, click here. For more information, click here.
Wake Forest School of Business: Dinner and Presentation
Representatives from the Wake Forest School of Business graduate admissions are visiting the Honors College on February 18th and 19th to share information about their accelerated masters programs in management, business analytics, and accountancy. They are hosting a dinner at 6:00 p.m. on February 18th at The Beacon Butcher Bar, where students will be able to ask representatives about their programs. Additionally, they will host a presentation about their programs on February 19th at 11 a.m. in Appalachian Hall room 085. Stop by to explore post-graduate options, learn tips for applying to graduate school, and discover which program aligns best with your career goals. To RSVP for the dinner, click here.
Honors College Peer Mentors: Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt
The Honors College Peer Mentors are hosting a murder mystery scavenger hunt on Monday, February 17th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Appalachian Hall rooms 161, 163, and 185. Honors College students are encouraged to attend with your mentor/mentee. However, if your mentoring partner is not able to make it, you are welcome to join another team. To RSVP, click here. For questions, contact Sierra Focazio.
Honors Thesis Workshop and Defense Practice
Honors College graduate assistant Taylor Carrillo is hosting an Honors Thesis Workshop on Monday, February 24th, March 24th, and April 7th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Appalachian Hall room 085. From this workshop students can learn citation and writing tips, ask questions, practice thesis defenses, and support other Honors students in their thesis defense. A great opportunity to learn about and get support for the thesis process. To RSVP, click here.
Stay in the Know:
2025 Leadership and Legacy Rewards
The Division of Student Affairs annually recognizes students, staff, and faculty who make significant contributions to App State in academic and leadership excellence. Recognition is also going to go to faculty and staff who have made major contributions to the student experience. To learn more about these awards and deadlines to nominate an individual, click here. For questions, contact the Office of Student Affairs.
Free Tax Help Lab
The Walker College of Business Department of Accounting is offering a free tax help lab on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. until April 15th in Peacock Hall room 2013. IRS-trained volunteers are available to answer questions and help you prepare and file your federal and state income tax returns. For more information, contact Zach Lachance.
Zero Waste Basketball Volunteer
The Office of Sustainability and Energy Management and the Holmes Convocation Center are calling for volunteers for their Zero Waste Basketball games being held on February 20th and February 22nd. Volunteers will be asked to help sort compost and recycling from the concessions area and to do a recycling sweep post-game. This opportunity will help individuals gain leadership experience, zero waste training, and leave a positive impact on App State’s waste stream. To sign up to volunteer, click here. For questions, contact Ella Harris.
Construction, Design & Sustainable Technology Career Fair
The Career Development Center is hosting a Construction, Design, and Sustainable Technology Career Fair event on February 25th from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center. This is a great opportunity to practice networking skills, learn what employers are looking for in top candidates, and explore careers across different industries and job types. To learn more about this event, click here.
Film screening: Join or Die
Dr. Joy James, professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education, is showing, Join or Die, a film about why you should join a club…and why the fate of America depends on it. This film follows the journey of Robert Putnam and his research into the decline of the American community and social capital. The event will take place on February 26th at 7:00 p.m. in I.G. Greer Hall. To learn more, click here. To watch the trailer, click here.
In the Honors Spotlight
Honors College students serving in the CAS Corps for 2024 – 2025
2024-25 CAS Corps Members (left to right top to bottom): Angela Sajewicz, Leah Boone, Emerson Phillips, Rachel Goehner, Luke Darney, Avery Hodgson, and Morgan Tringali.
Seven Honors College students are serving in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps for 2024-25 academic year. The CAS Corps is a group of student ambassadors chosen to represent the college at events for prospective and current students, parents, alumni and donors. The students come from a variety of departments in the college. The 2024-25 Honors College members with their featured stories linked include:
- Leah Boone: a chemistry major who entered the Honors College and App State in the Fall 2021 semester as a Chancellor’s Scholar and plans to graduate May 2025.
- Luke Darney: a biochemistry major who entered the Honors College and App State in the Fall 2021 semester and plans to graduate May 2025.
- Rachel Goehner (December ’24): an Honors College alum who entered the Honors College at App State in the Fall 2021 semester and earned a Bachelor of Arts in global studies with a minor in Spanish.
- Avery Hodgson: a biology major who entered the Honors College and App State in the Fall 2022 semester and plans to graduate December 2025.
- Emerson Phillips: a history and social studies education double major, who entered the Honors College and App State in the Fall 2022 semester as a Chancellor’s Scholars and intends to graduate May 2026.
- Angela Sajewicz: a criminal justice major who entered the Honors College and App State in the Fall 2021 and intends to graduate May 2025.
- Morgan Tringali, a mathematics and philosophy major who entered the Honors College and App State in the Fall 2023 and plans to graduate May 2027.
Honors College students play multiple leadership roles across the University while in their undergraduate career. As CAS corps members, Honors College students can gain skills in teamwork, public speaking, and communication.
To learn more about the College of Arts and Sciences Corps and its 2024-25 members including these seven Honors College students, click here.
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