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Electronic Newsletter for
WSU Honors College Students
Spring
Semester 2006,
Wednesday, April 19, Week XIV
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H E A D L I N E S
CALL FOR MENTORS
DID YOU FINISH YOUR THESIS THIS SEMESTER?
Two Honors College Summer 2006 Courses
CONGRATULATIONS TO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS!!
Lead role for Honors alumna
KUDOS FOR HONORS STUDENTS
Postcard from Spain
S C H O L A R S H I P S &
P R O G R A M S
(See the Honors web site at www.wsu.edu/honors for past issues of Flash containing information on scholarships & programs.)
C A L E N D A R
WIFF (Wazzu Independent Film Festival)
Panel Discussions: 'The Effects of War on Soldiers' & 'What Will It Take to Stop Genocide in Darfur?'
WSU Concert Choir/University Singers Concert
Nobel Laureate presents Brinson Lecture in Finance
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CALL FOR MENTORS
We are in need of more mentors to help incoming students adjust and feel welcome to WSU and Honors for next academic year. Please contact Jessica Cassleman at casslema@wsu.edu if you would like to help.This is your opportunity. We would like to encourage each one of you to consider being an Honors mentor to students from our Fall 2006 incoming class. This means helping students adjust to campus life, to figure out different academic possibilities, or simply being someone to go and talk to when situations arise which seem overwhelming. Thank you so much for considering this mentoring opportunity. MEETING: FRIDAY, APRIL 21 AT 4:00PM HONORS LOUNGE. See you there!
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DID YOU FINISH YOUR THESIS THIS SEMESTER?
It’s not too late to nominate your thesis advisor for a special award that will be presented at the Honors Commencement Banquet on May 5th. If you had an especially helpful mentor and would like to have him or her considered for the Thesis Advisor Award, please send an email describing how your mentor was most helpful to you during the completion of your thesis. Nominations should be sent to Libby Walker (walkerl@wsu.edu) by 5:00 this Friday!!
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Two Honors College Summer 2006 CoursesENGLISH 298 IS OFFERED THIS SUMMER!!
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS!Many of you have heard of the new English course, English 298, that is specifically designed to prepare Honors students for extensive research papers, particularly the Honors thesis. Professor Linda Kittell is offering a section of English 298 this summer. Students in the course will gain advanced practice in effective researching skills, information literacy, critical thinking, and writing as they undertake an analysis of the American fascination with sports. Why do we love the sports we do? What does our attachment to sport reveal about us as people? How does our passion with sport relate to our chosen major? The class will meet July 3 – July 28 from 10:30-12:25. The schedule line number is 14324.
aRT + aRTTHEORY UH 440 (1) (3 credits) (May 8 to June 16)
M-F 1:30-2:45, Honors 142, Instructor: Kim Andersen
Schedule line number: 21220
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS!
(The Friday class will in all likelihood be built into M-Th)
Since the earliest times of ice ages and mastodons, humans have produced images, tales, spectacles and much more which we now call art. Cave paintings, graffiti, fetishes, drama, sitcoms, literature, performance, pottery, painting, architecture, jewelry, music, country & western, medieval cathedrals, tattoos, rap, twist, hip, funk and bop – we call it all art, we call them all artists! Does it make sense? In this course we will seek enlightenment on the nature of art. We will investigate theories of art (a selection, from Plato onwards) to try to determine what it is we appreciate about art. Our theoretical discussions will oscillate between investigating particular discriminating viewpoints on the nature of art and the search for an all-encompassing theory. We will contrast those theories of art by most importantly experiencing and discussing artworks, in particular examples of painting, literature and film. In addition, we will make use of videos and excursions. Final grade to be determined by active participation, written assignments, and an in-class presentation.Required Text:
But Is It Art? by Cynthia Freeland______________________________________________________
CONGRATULATIONS TO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS!!On April 8, 2006, the College of Business recognized the following Honors students as the “2006 Outstanding Student in the Major:”
Jillian Andrews: International Business
Katie Blanton: Marketing
Brian Keith: Entrepreneurship
Kimberly MacIndoe: MIS
Christopher Wang: Accounting
CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE!
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Lead role for Honors alumnaRia Peth performed as Nehebka, a lead role in Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice, on April 7. At the end of Act one, Ria performed the song "The Gods Love Nubia" (which is very reminiscent of a southern gospel song) and she brought down the house! The musical was performed by the Theater Arts Guild in Mt. Vernon, WA. Ria graduated from WSU in May 2005 with an Honors Degree in Interior Design. While there, she was a member of the WSU Concert Choir, and she traveled with the group on a musical tour though Europe. Her credits with Theatre Arts Guild include Grease and Cinderella. Rita is employed by Carletti Architects, she enjoys designing a variety of interiors.
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KUDOS FOR HONORS STUDENTS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE. Many Honors College students were recognized at the Annual Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures Awards Ceremony on April 7, 2006.
High Academic Honors: Terah Anderson, Jillian Andrews, Delia Hernandez-Valdovinos, Shane O’Hara
Outstanding 2nd Year Students in Chinese: Jordan Bush, Andrew Whitaker
Outstanding 2nd Year Students in French: Kendra Lyons
Outstanding 3rd Year Students in French: Anna Howell, Ilana Rosenberg
Outstanding Students in Spanish: Terah Anderson, Jordan Bush, Kelsi Franzen, Anna Gordon, Anna Howell, Margaret Howell, Brandon Ingram, Kendra Jones, Amy Kolb, Rachel Neff, Courtney Parman, Haley Paul, Resa Roth, Kyle Ryan, Holly Shelton, David Street, Katherine Swanson
Scholarship Winners: Jordan Bush, Lynsi Burton, Sean Geyer, Anna Howell, James Rockney, Kathleen Warren, Kelly Whitney
Congratulations to you all!!
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Postcard from Spain
¡Hola a todos!
Spring break this year was amazing, I spent it in the southern province, Andalucia, in the fourth largest city in Spain, Seville. An interesting fact, Seville (Sevilla) has 5000 streets! And I am quite sure that Flor and I were lost on about 4999 of them! It was such an adventure and so beautiful.We were there during la Semana Santa (the Holy Week) and probably the most festive time of the entire year. Seville is world-reknown for the religious processions of Easter Holiday, the festivities, music, etc. We now have to really buckle down and get some studying down but leaving northern Spain just for a few days really adjusted the attitude and rejuvenated the spirits a lot! I try to never take one moment here, or anywhere for that matter, for granted because there is always something to be learned and a new way to grow.
Amy Lynn (Eimi)
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S C H O L A R S H I P S & P R O G R A M S
(See the Honors web site at www.wsu.edu/honors for past issues of Flash containing information on scholarships & programs.)______________________________________________________
C A L E N D A R
WIFF (Wazzu Independent Film Festival)
The first Independent Film Festival at WSU will take place on Wednesday, April 19th at 7:00 PM in the CUB Auditorium. A reception will precede the presentations! It is open to all the community, and is free of charge. WIFF is sponsored by the Student Entertainment Board and Wazzu Films.
Panel Discussions: 'The Effects of War on Soldiers' & 'What Will It Take to Stop Genocide in Darfur?'
The Palouse Peace Coalition and WSU Students for Social Responsibility will host a panel discussion on 'The Human Costs of War: The Effects of War on Combatants' on Thursday, April 20, 2006, in room G50 Wegner Hall at 6:30pm.
The following panelists and topics will be featured: Dr. Craig Parks, WSU Psychology Department, 'Psychological Factors in Conflict and Conciliation'; Dr. Frank Pelfrey, Psychologist, 'Counselling Returning Veterans'; Dr. Martha Cottam, WSU Political Science Department, 'Types of warfare in the post-cold-war era'. Rula Awwad-Rafferty, University of Idaho Department of Architecture, will moderate. A reception with free hors d'oeuvres will take place from 6:30-7:00 PM. The panel discussion will begin at 7:00 PM. [[seagravessean]]
WSU Concert Choir/University Singers Concert
The WSU Concert Choir, conducted by Lori Wiest, and University Singers, conducted by John Weiss, will be performing in a choral concert on Thursday, April 20 at 8:00 pm in Bryan Hall Theatre. This final choral concert for the year is free and open to the public. The concert will celebrate the diverse styles of music from energetic classical music to touching ballads and spirited gospel music.
Nobel Laureate presents Brinson Lecture in Finance
The department of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate in the College of Business will welcome William F. Sharpe, Nobel Laureate, to campus on Friday, April 21 to present the 2006 Gary P. Brinson Distinguished Lecture in Finance. His presentation, “Equilibrium Simulation”, will begin at 3 p.m. in Todd Hall Room 276. The public is invited.
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