Monday, 10/22

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. – Faculty Dinner –  Blazer Hall, come join Honors Faculty David Wilke for good food and even better conversation!

5:00 p.m. – Summer  in Paris –  Come join Nancy Jones in the Honors Student Lounge for an informational session regarding the UK Summer in Paris study abroad trip! Attached you’ll find both the informational flyer and the syllabus detailing this exciting opportunity! (Please note that the flyer references HON 399, but that is an old course number and the updated course designation will be HON 352).

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.—Becoming a Service-Learning Leader—UK will welcome nationally-recognized faculty scholar Dr. Barbara Jacoby from the University of Maryland facilitate this workshop. It will be primarily geared toward students who lead service experiences, but is applicable to any students engaged in civic work. Please let me know if you have questions, and if you plan to attend register here by Friday!

7:00 p.m. Phi Kappa Phi information session—359, Student Center. Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest and most selective collegiate honor society in the nation.  Only juniors in the top 7.5% of their class and seniors in the top 10% of their class are invited to become members. If you are unable to attend or for more information, please contact the Chellgren Center, chellgrencenter@uky.edu or 859-257-1958.

8:00 – 10:00 p.m. –Harry Potter Week Kickoff—Join the cool kids in Patterson Hall for the first Harry Potter Week activities. Be prepared for your sorting at 8:00 p.m. and help make a banner for your house at 9:00 p.m. See attached Harry Potter Week flyer from Lea Jacobsen for more detailed information!

9:00 – 10:30 p.m. –The Final Presidential Debate of 2012—location: your TV! As future community leaders (and general smarty-pantses), you should tune in and watch the last Presidential debate of this election season.  

Tuesday, 10/23

5:30 – 8:30 p.m.—After Office Hours—After Office Hours is a UK community building initiative designed to reach out to all students. This outreach program will allow faculty, staff, and student leaders the opportunity to spend time in Patterson Hall to address questions, concerns and curiosities!

7:30 p.m. – Students Taking Action Globally (STAG) – CSI SMART classroom, room 106 of the Student Center. STAG will be screening a documentary called The New Rulers of the World, a documentary which takes a critical look at the relationship between globalization and the garment industry. In the film, BBC correspondent John Pilger takes us behind the scenes of sweatshop factories in Indonesia. Following the video, we will open up for discussion with representatives from labor rights groups on campus. Invitation is extended to everyone, so feel free to forward this message to your friends and listservs and come out and enjoy the film! *Free popcorn!!!

Wednesday, 10/24

5:00 pm – HPSC Meeting – HP Student Lounge. Get involved with the Honors Program Student Council. New members welcome!

6:00 p.m. – Harry Potter Week – Come play Quidditch outside of Patterson Hall!

Thursday, 10/25

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – HP Knit Club – Honors Student Lounge. Bring your fiberwork in progress or learn how on our supplies!

6:00 p.m. – Harry Potter Week – Join Dr. Woodrum in the Patterson Hall Classroom for a very special Spells and Potions class! She promises to be nicer than Snape (perhaps).

7:30 p.m.—MacAdams Observatory Field Trip—Meet in the Patterson Hall Classroom.

Friday, 10/26

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – JJP Club – Honors Student Lounge. Bring your journals or other writing projects!

HP and Community Events and Announcements 9/30-10/6

Tuesday, 10/2

8:00 p.m.—Honors LLP, Patterson Residence Hall Lobby—Come join us for a sleep psychology program! Researchers will come and talk about sleep and why it is SO important. There will also be a chance to decorate pillow cases!

Wednesday, 10/3

5:00 pm – HPSC Meeting – HP Student Lounge. Get involved with the Honors Program Student Council. New members welcome!

9:00 p.m. –The First Presidential Debate of 2012—location: your TV. As future community leaders (and general smarty-pantses), you should tune in and watch the first debate of this election season. Jim Lehrer, executive editor of PBS's "NewsHour," will be moderating and the debate will focus on domestic policy issues.  

Thursday, 10/4

3:30 – 4:30 pm – HP Knit Club – Honors Student Lounge. Bring your fiberwork in progress or learn how on our supplies!

Saturday, 10/6

10:00 – 11:00 am –Family Day Reception – Patterson Hall, Ballroom. Family Day is a great opportunity for students’ parents and siblings to meet with faculty! Come mingle!!! 

Announcements

Community Service Corner: Don’t forget to log your community service hours HERE!

DanceBlue 5K: To kick off UK's Homecoming Week there will be a DanceBlue 5K. It will be on Sunday, October 14th at Commonwealth Stadium at 3:00 pm. The early-registration fee is $15 and after September 28th until the day of the race the registration fee is $20. I hope that the honors program will have a presence at this event. Does anyone think they would be interested in participating? If so, please email me at mary.boulanger@uky.edu or Angela Mischke at angelamischke16@hotmail.com! We would like to have an estimate of participants! You can register HERE!

Welcome Slide Show from Freshman Orientation

An Open Letter to Students: You're the Game Changer in Next-Generation Learning (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE.edu

While we're welcoming new students on the first part of their academic journeys, this piece by Mark David Milliron is especially timely!

An Open Letter to Students: You're the Game Changer in Next-Generation Learning (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE.edu

The Semester Is Starting Already??

Over the summer, it is pretty quiet around here with just a few students dropping in to say hi.  We've been busy, though, with calls from incoming freshmen asking about the book discussion and schedule issues - trying to calm nerves.  We recognize the names; we have looked in their files and know their history; but soon, we will be able to meet them face-to-face.

We can look out our windows and see more and more people walking around the campus.  The students are coming back!  They are anxious to continue their journey - they are anxious to start.  It is a big change from where they were.

It is a change for us too.  We will be welcoming the largest freshmen class the UK Honors Program has ever seen.  We will be taking on an exciting new program that will help us grow even more.  Our staff has changed too.  So not only will we be meeting new students; students will be meeting new staff.

Change is good.  Change is exciting. 

Yes, the semester is starting already.  And we can't wait!

UK Honors Program 51st Anniversary Celebration

On September 7 and 8, 2012, the UK Honors Program will once again welcome students, past and present, and celebrate our 51st Anniversary.  The four important themes at the heart of UK Honors will be celebrated:  Continuity, Communication, Community and Creativity.

Mini colloquies will be held on Saturday.

• Continuity
• HP Dorms:  A Living Community by Jennifer Cramer
• Life Writing:  Your Life as Story by Leatha Kendrick
• Communication
• Communicating with the Past:  Geology and its Impact on Kentucky by Frank Ettensohn
• You Ain't from Round Here:  Cultural pathways and communicating with Yankees (and other foreigners) by William "Drew" Andrews
• Community
• Family Farming in the 21st Century by Sue Churchill and John Wilholt
• Building Lexington's Community by Jeff Fugate and Lester Miller
• Creativity
• Creativity is the Key:  Honors, Music, Law and Politics by Doug Martin
• Humanities, Science and Healthcare by Jack Challis

What are your special memories of your time in the Honors Program?