Reminder: Rep Stage presents Intelligence

There are still a few tickets available to see the world premiere of Intelligence at Rep Stage this Saturday.

The pre-show lecture begins at 1pm and the show is at 2:30. Don't miss this opportunity! Check out http://www.repstage.org/ for details.

Ellicott City Ghost Tour - Please RSVP!

Hello Scholars and Faculty!

Up for a spooky, fun experience? Please join us for a special Ghost Tour of historic Ellicott City on Friday, October 10th at 8pm.

Watch this report on the Ellicott City Ghost Tour:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjFNAd0dSb4


Meet us at 8pm in Parking Lot D behind the Main St Post Office – click this link for maps and directions:

http://www.ellicottcity.net/tourism/parking/

Please RSVP to honors@howardcc.edu to attend. Hope to see you there!

Honors Seminar in Literature!

This fall, all students in core literature courses will have a unique opportunity to participate in an honors seminar experience. The Literature Honors Seminar is open to students with a 3.2 GPA currently enrolled in a Literature Core course and intended for those who want to enhance their literary appreciation, critical understanding, and analytical skills. Students who fulfill the requirements of the seminar AND earn either an “A” or “B” in the regular course will receive an indication of their completion of “Honors” on their transcripts. Students also gain the experience of working with other highly motivated students in an intellectually stimulating and scholarly experience. The seminar meets every other Monday afternoon, 3:30-4:50 PM, starting 9/22 and ending 11/17. This time period was designed to conflict as little as possible with literature courses. Students will be engaged in interactive discussions and writing activities designed to strengthen and reinforce the skills we all teach in our literature core courses: apply knowledge of literary terms, concepts, and devices to short texts, practice close reading skills, explore multiple critical perspectives, and understand and practice the conventions of writing workshops, readings, and performances. They will meet other faculty and writers and attend a literary performance on- or off-campus. To register, contact Tara Hart at THart@howardcc.edu

Fall 2008 Schoenbrodt Honors Events

Remember, as part of your Honors requirement, you must attend one Honors related event each semester. Here are the events we have planned for you this fall:

September

Featured Speaker: Dr. Nancy Paltell

The English/World Languages Division and the Science/Technology Division are co-sponsoring an exciting event for students and faculty. The speaker, Dr. Nancy Paltell, will conduct an interactive lecture, “The Moral and Scientific Aspects of Embryonic and Adult (Non-Embyronic) Stem Cell Research”, on Tuesday, September 23rd from 12:45-1:45 in RCF 400.

The session should be appealing to student and faculty in the areas of medicine, science, law, ethics and/or religion. This event is free to all students on campus.

Constitution Day

Thursday, September 25 at the Galleria from 12:30-2
Want to know more about the document that established our government? What about election issues that intersect with your constitutional rights? Come and find out! This event is free to all students on campus.

October

Historical Ellicott City Ghost Tour

Friday, October 10th at 8pm.

Pre-show lecture and play: Intelligence

Rep Stage, 1pm Lecture, 2:30pm show Saturday, October 18th

About the play: In his tightly guarded command post, the head of our national security is challenged by an idealistic young writer while the fate of a popular leftist leader, now returning to Central America, hangs in the balance.

Who can go?
The first 8 students who RSVP to Rmay@howardcc.edu or 410-772-4195 will receive a free ticket to the show.

November

Annual Skywatch Event and Lecture

November 6th - more details TBA

The OxFam Hunger Fast

Thursday, November 20th from 11:30-2pm in the lobby of the RCF building. Unique and memorable, an Oxfam America Hunger Fast event allows us to pause and reflect on how our decisions affect others in the world. After an Oxfam America Hunger Fast, participants leave with a greater understanding of the problems of hunger and poverty and will hopefully be motivated to do something about them.

Important Information

Hello Scholars!

Watch this space - or better yet, subscribe to receive RSS feeds from this blog. In the coming weeks, we'll post information on the fall Honors Seminars, including new seminars in Literature, Fine Arts, and Environmental Science.

We'll also give you a list of events to choose from this fall from things like Constitution Day to a ghost tour of Ellicott City.  We hope to offer you many different intellectual and cultural opportunities.

Again, welcome!

Welcome Back Schoenbrodt Scholars!

Hello Scholars!

I hope you've had an exciting and energizing summer vacation! We have wonderful plans for you this fall.