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What's New in the Honors Program News & Notes August 22 4th Annual Memphis Road Trip is today! May 8 Have a great summer! Don't forget to turn in a housing application if you want to live in Lafayette and to let me know your choice of roommate. Nashville Trip If you missed the Nashvegas trip you missed out! This one will go into the rotation for future years. February 14 Happy Valentine's Day to all
January 8 Welcome Back! As you return to campus, please let me know how things are with you and your goals for the semester. It's especially a good time to be firming up plans for a productive summer. Any student studying abroad this summer will receive some scholarship support from the HP. It may not be much, but it will help. Study Abroad in Ireland
Scholarship applications are due by
JANUARY 20. (Not much time left...)
Trip enrollment deadline is FEBRUARY
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Dinner & a Movie Our first D & M will be Thursday evening, January 17th at 6 pm in the Lafayette Commons. Our kickoff feature will be Little Miss Sunshine. Let Becky or me know if you can make it. The HP will provide food, but we have to know a head count. Virtuoso Showcase
The UNA Virtuoso Showcase to be held in Norton Auditorium on Monday,
January 28, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
This event is free and is sponsored as part of the Distinguished
Events Series Committee. Please feel free to invite friends.
This program will feature Scott Holshouser from the Houston Symphony
Orchestra, who is the son of Mrs. William Cale, Jr. UNA's own
Soojeong Lee and recently retired chair of the music department,
Jimmy Simpson will also perform. Yi-Min Cai and Casey Jo Ahn Robards
will perform as accompanists.
Shoals Area a Safe Place to Live The Times Daily reports the Shoals area is one of the safest places in the U.S., according to the FBI. Read more . . . Spring Semester Book Club Our text for the Spring reading group will be Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder. This book tells the (at times) unbelievable story of Paul Farmer, M.D., a doctor who would "heal the world." It's a great read, and the HP will purchase a copy for anyone who wants to participate. Our meeting to discuss the book will be after Spring Break, so please join us. Welcome Home Prodigal Son! Please give a hearty welcome to Matt Bradley when you see him (or email him) and welcome Matt back from two semesters abroad in Germany and Austria. Julius Caesar Join the HP as we rock the house at the Aquila Theater Company's production of Julius Caesar, Monday, Feb. 11th at 7 pm. The HP will pay for your ticket!!!! Please let me know as soon as possible if you wish to attend. New Staff If you haven't stopped by Lafayette to meet our new HP staff member, Becky Brazeel, please drop in and say hello. |
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