Kana, Here to Save the Day!
Hey you guys! (Normally I would greet you with the normal "ya'll", but I just got back from Chicago, so I thought it would be appropriate.) I was up there at the National Collegiate Honors Conference presenting our awesome honors program. I wish I could wow you with the crazy antics of the event like last year's drag show at the conference, but unfortunately my trip was null and void of interesting stories, so you'll just have to refer to the old HPSA Happenings which can be found on the webpage for all the details of last year's event.
But it is neat to see what other honors programs all over the country are doing. One college (who I will not name) was bragging on their honors center, which PALED in comparison to the plans the University has paid an architect to build of our Honors Center. (Is my excitement coming through?) It was a fun trip though, and any honors students who would like to present research or just go somewhere cool for free on the University should think about going next year or to the regional conferences for honors programs. Email Dr. Randall for more information.
Upcoming events are… hmm… lots of really stressful upcoming tests, lots of really stressful upcoming papers, and oh yeah!, the annual HPSA Faculty/ Student Holiday mixer on December 3rd! (Guaranteed to be un-stressful for everyone but Shirley). Also, we have other cool events you can check out on the side of this newsletter under "upcoming events" (duh!). Most importantly, for freshmen, is Career Day, set up just for honors students by the Career Center. If you wait any longer, it may be to late to start career planning. So come to Maxwell Hall at 4pm on Nov 8th to meet the director of the Career Center and talk about your future. (Yes, there is life after college!). Oh, I forgot one more thing! Everyone should fill out the Princeton Review Survey at survey.review.com to give the nation a more realistic view of our school. (Everyone except Damon Sutherland, who should keep his wild lifestyle to himself.) Ha ha. And now folks, your Moment of Zen brought to you by the Lard Information Council!