Park University Degree with Honors Program Retreat

The Meetin’ House – Saturday, September 8 - 2012

Morning Session - Freshmen

10:00 Welcome and discussion – Dr. Silvia Byer, Assistant Director, Degree with Honors Program

10:15 People to People International – Rachel Dryden

10:30 Clubs - Sarah Dietz

10:40 Academic Major – Faith Stemmler

10:45 Service Learning – Jill Kujawa, Frances Venable, Taylor Whipple

11:15 Study Abroad and Scholarships – Angela Markley-Peterson – Daniel Pfeiffer

Office of International Education and Study Abroad - http://www.park.edu/intled/

11:30 All Sophomores arrive for an informal gathering - Ashley Harbin

11:45 All Program Students Arrive

Lunch

11:45 Guests

· Honors Committee Professors, Deans and Administrators

Lunch Presentations

• Summer Experience – Rachel Dryden (Geology/Meteorology)
• Study Abroad – Mindy Reynolds (Public Rel./Spanish) – Bailie Burner (Legal Studies/Spanish)
• Internship - Taylor Whipple (Psych/Art)
• Academic Major –Frances Venable (Chem./Math)
• Dr. Brackett – looking forward to the Honors Academy

1:00 – 1:15 JVS Service Learning and Internship – Martin Pareke

Afternoon Session – Freshman class is welcome to stay –

Concurrent Round Table Sessions

Sessions will take place in the Meetin’ House and Classroom below. Each 20-minute session will be delivered three times so that participants may attend each one. 1:15 – 1:35; 1:40 – 2:00; - 2:05 – 2:25

1. Internships Sarah Dietz – Faith Stemmler – Ashley Harbin
2. Research Examples: visit www.park.edu/honors– www.park.edu/symposium

Rachel Dryden – Frances Venable – Rebekah Purvis – Taylor Whipple

3. Graduate Schools – Dr. Byer – Dr. Claycomb

Concluding remarks and q & a

HN303 - 304 Updates: Nov 30, 2:00 – 4:30 – McCoy Meetin’House

HN400 oral practice session: Nov 2, 2:00 – 4:30PM – Meetin’House