Here, you will find all of the articles from the Honors Program's past.

Dinner & A Movie - Wed, December 3, 2008- Sometimes in April

The Honors Program will gather in the Overlook Lounge, Massie Hall 4th floor at 5:30pm for dinner.  Then we will go over to Flohr for the 7:00pm showing of the last film in CIPA's International Film Festival, Sometimes in April.  Directed by Raoul Peck, the film shot on location in Rwanda, tells the tragic story of the 1994 genocide.  American actress, Debra Winger and British actor, Idris Elba star alongside many local Rwandese actors. The film was voted one of the 10 best TV programs of the year 2005 by the American Film Institute (AFI), was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival, and won the best film award at the Durban International Film Festival.  The film will be co-hosted by Honors Program Director, Shannon Lawson, who traveled to Rwanda in June of 2008 and a visitor from Rwanda.  RSVP slawson@shawnee.edu or crawfordk3@shawnee.edu by 11/26/08.

On a related note, we have adopted a Nursery school in Kigali, Rwanda and are conducting an on-going book drive.  If you would like to purchase a virtual book, contact slawson@shawnee.edu for more information.

2008 Celebration of Scholarship Undergraduate Conference--Honor Student Presenters

The Honors Program is pleased to announce that there will be eight Honors students presenting at the fourth annual Celebration of Scholarship on Thursday, April 17.  Consider taking time to support your fellow Honors students.

Melissa Arrwood -  “Why we do the things we do…” Session 2: Social Sciences 9-9:50 am   Massie 203

Deborah Bankhead-  “Stepping Up to the Plate” Session 16: Contemporary Resonances in Classical Texts 1-1:50 pm   Massie 213

Kimberly Crawford -  “Desiree's Baby: A Reflection of Racial and Social Ambiguities” Session 10: The Literary Research Paper: Nontraditional Approaches 12:00-12:50 pm   Massie 110

Shelly Goddard -  “The Theatre of the Absurd in the Postmodern World of Literature” Session 4: A Variety of Twentieth Century Literary Influences 9-9:50 am   Massie 210

Taryn L. Malone -  “Magical Realism in Literature, Film, Music and Art” Session 4: A Variety of Twentieth Century Literary Influences 9-9:50 am   Massie 210; “Honors Program Senior Seminar Panel” Session 11: Honors Senior Seminar 12:00-12:50 pm Massie 214

Astra Ng -  “Deaf Languages” Session 5: Linguistics Seminar 9-9:50 am   Massie 211

Samuel Ruhl -  “Rambo” Session 10: The Literary Research Paper: Nontraditional Approaches 12:00-12:50 pm   Massie 110

Kimberly Stalder-  “Folktales of West Africa: Agents of Culture” Session 10: The Literary Research Paper: Nontraditional Approaches 12:00-12:50 pm   Massie 110

For more information regarding Celebration of Scholarship, please click on the following link:

http://www.shawnee.edu/off/cml/celebrationsch/celebrationsch.html

FEBRUARY DINNER AND A MOVIE

The Honors Program will be meeting in the 4^th Floor Massie Hall at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, February 26 to eat dinner before attending the SSU International Film Festival’s screening of the critically acclaimed 2005 film Water.

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2007 Academy Awards and winner of the Genie Award for Cinematography, Music, and Best Leading Actress, Water provides a revealing look at a group of widows living in poverty in pre-independent India.  Set in the 1930’s, the movie presents a scathing critique of Hindu traditions regarding the position of widows and the caste system.  Directed and written by Deepa Mehta, the movie was voted one of the top ten movies in Canada in 2005; however it is banned in India due to violent protests and an attempted suicide by one protester.

(Link to article on protests/attempted suicide: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/634324.stm)

SSU Professor Dr. Deepa Sitaraman, who is from India, will be hosting the viewing of the film, which begins at 7:00 PM in Massie Hall’s basement Lecture Hall, Room 020.

R.S.V.P. IS REQUIRED.  THE DEADLINE TO R.S.V.P. FOR THIS EVENT IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19.  PLEASE E-MAIL DIRECTOR SHANNON LAWSON AT SLAWSON@SHAWNEE.EDU TO R.S.V.P.

FALL SEMESTER 2007--FIRST ANNUAL HONORS PROGRAM T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST!

Are you an SSU Honors Student who would like to win a $25 gift certificate to Buffalo Wild Wings?  If so, then send us your own original design for Honors Program t-shirts!

We want a creative logo and a quote that will raise awareness about what the Program is all about. The name of the winning design artist will appear on the shirt.  Submissions are due by October 3; those attending the Honors Open House at Massie Hall’s fourth floor lounge at 5:30 PM on Thursday, October 4 will vote for the best design. 

Your design can be created in the photo editing program of your choice, or it can just be an old-fashioned color sketch.  Only one color of ink will be used on shirts, but we can order colored tees.  Include with your submission your full name, e-mail address and phone number so we can contact you if you are the winner.  Please keep in mind that inappropriate language, gestures and images will not be accepted - keep everything in good taste!

Once the winning design is chosen and the t-shirts are made, all Honors students who attend at least one Honors event will receive a free t-shirt, compliments of the Honors Program. 
 

HONORS PROGRAM SURVEYS ARE HERE!

If you are an Honors student, and would like to fill out a survey, you can print out a copy of it here.  After completing the survey, please return to Taryn Malone in Administration Building, Office 135.  If you are unable to get the survey online, you can pick up a hard copy of the survey in Ms. Malone's office.

FREE HONORS RIBBER DINNER AND PLANETARIUM SHOW ON JUNE 7!!!

HONORS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SHANTY TOWN 2007!!!

SSU Honors Students Attend Rembrandt Exhibit
Article by Rebecca Cox, Communications Specialist (Originally appeared December 7, 2006)

Students in the Shawnee State University Honors Program traveled to the Dayton Institute of Art on Nov. 3 to view the Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art, Treasures from Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Joining the students were
Shannon Lawson, M.A., an SSU English instructor, and SSU librarian Connie Salyers, M.L.S.

The SSU honors program brings students together in a challenging but supportive environment which nourishes their intellectual, social, and creative growth.

Honor students are expected to participate at least once every year in a program such as the Rembrandt trip.
Lawson said the exhibit included an extensive collection from Rembrandt’s Dutch contemporaries, enabling students to compare and contrast trends and styles.  “We wished we had more time,” Lawson said.

Chris Dunham, an honors student on the trip, said, “We had a mixture of students on the trip, we had art majors and business majors. The art students really got into the exhibits, but everyone took something away and found something different they liked in the museum.”

Melissa Laugle, another honors student on the trip said the event fostered campus involvement, and emphasized camaraderie. She also said the exhibit would be featured in just three U.S. cities.

Lawson, the future coordinator for the Honors Program, is planning on more trips that bring students together by focusing on events that cover the numerous majors found among the honor students. Such activities include a possible hike in the winter quarter for Biology majors and nature enthusiasts. In an attempt to appeal to different interests, Lawson also mentioned local events, and group trips to shows at the Verne Riffe Center for the Arts.