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Building Futures, Henry Peterson is one of the many making it happen
Henry Peterson, a senior studying Engineering and Computer Science, volunteered his time building a house for an underprivileged family with Habitat 4 Humanity. He was part of a group of 15 students who constructed and secured supports and external walls as well as parts of the interior structure of the house. During construction, Henry was…
Read MoreA Chance to Make Your Voice Heard!
Undergraduates for a Better Education (UBE) is a student group advocating for change within the University on issues such as advising, teacher quality, course availability, and internship credit and they have created a survey for students to provide feedback on their educational experience at SU. The survey can be taken here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UBE. UBE facilitates a connection between the…
Read MoreSU Students Help First Year Students Transition to College Life
Katrina Aberizk served on the Dean’s Team, helping out with a professor’s forum for freshman. She enjoyed the opportunity to work with incoming students. She wrote that, “I feel as if I made a great impression on the students in Professor Himes’ First Year Forum. It was refreshing and reassuring that they all felt comfortable…
Read MoreCapstone projects can lead to great things!
Just a little inspiration for those of you working on your Capstone projects! Recent Honors alumna Adriana Gonzalez-Vega made a film, “Frente Al Mar”, for her Honors Capstone project last year. When it was shown on presentation day, it was clear that not only did Adriana have some serious talent, but that this particular…
Read MoreMcNair Scholars Program Information Session
The McNair Scholars Program will be holding informational sessions to introduce interested students to their program. First, a bit about McNair: The McNair Scholars Program aims to prepare undergraduate students for graduate education through the provision of the following services: GRE preparation Research experience and stipend Mentoring relationship with faculty Opportunities to attend conferences…
Read MorePlease welcome Samir Malovic to the Honors Program!
Please help us extend a warm welcome to our new data administrator, Samir Malovic! Samir recently joined the Honors staff to assist us in managing the complexities of our program’s data, as well as provide support for Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honorary societies, coordinate the Honors vans, and help us in other…
Read MoreSUAbroad South Africa Info Session Tonight!
SU Abroad is hosting an information meeting tonight to promote the new Socio-Economic Enterprise in Post-Apartheid South Africa summer program open to all students. The meeting takes place TONIGHT at Café Kubal at 6:30pm. Come learn about this exciting new program!
Read MoreHonors is on Vimeo
Honors has a channel on Vimeo! Each year we have many amazing video and film submissions made by our Capstone students, that we needed a way to be able to feature and share them as fine examples of Honors quality work. All you juniors, sophomores, and freshmen will benefit from being able to see the…
Read MoreMaxwell IR/DC Information Session
The Maxwell in Washington (IR/DC) semester is a terrific opportunity – many Honors students have found it an incredible experience. We have TWO info sessions: the one on the poster below, and a SPECIAL one with the Director of IR/DC, Ryan Williams, just for Honors students. Monday, February 11, 11:40 in the Honors Suite. We’ll provide…
Read MoreNew SU Abroad Program Offered
SU Abroad has a new offering! Called “The Culture and Politics of Reconciliation in Central Europe”, this is an opportunity for students to study the challenges of reconciliation in places in Europe that have experienced dramatic upheavals and tragic events – as they travel from Strasbourg (a symbol of post WWII reconciliation and united Europe),…
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