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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