Upcoming Mockingjay Related Events!

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a great week! This post is basically just a quick reminder about two events coming up very quickly!

This Friday, November 13th from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., we are going to be holding some Hunger Games related challenges with some awesome prizes available for the winning person/team! This will take place in Starkweather right after our weekly coffee hour! If you plan to attend this event, please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R2Q2VKK

This Sunday, November 15th at 6:30 p.m., the BHSO is going to be holding a discussion about Rue's Role in the Hunger Games in Best Hall! This facilitation will be held by Dr. Ramona Caponegro and there will be refreshments available! If you plan to attend this awesome event, please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CL2WWMM

There is more information about these events in your inbox and they are open to all Honors Students and guests! The Honors College is extremely excited to host these events and we hope to see you all there!

If you have any further questions, feel free to email me at kbrow107@emich.edu!

Kaylee

Pictures from Monster Mash/Honors Halloween Event!

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all enjoying the strange yet awesome warm weather we are having right now! I also hope that registering for Winter classes is going smoothly for each and every one of you!

I just wanted to share with you some pictures from our Halloween Event last week that we held with Pencils of Promise! Thank you to everyone who came out and supported! We had tons of fun dressing up, painting pumpkins and dancing!

P.S. Don't forget about our upcoming events, Blanket Making for service hours next Thursday, November 12th and check your email for another awesome upcoming event!

Have a great Halloween with The Honors College and Pencils for Promise!

Hi everyone!

Our Halloween event (Monster Mash) is one week from tomorrow!  

This event is very exciting because we are teaming up with Pencils of Promise (a student organization here at EMU). Not only will this event feature some really fun fall activities like corn hole, pumpkin painting, face painting, etc. but it will also serve as a fundaraiser for them with a huge dance party that features food and prizes! 

The Halloween activities themselves will be offered from 5pm - 7:30pm. The dancing portion will take place from 6pm - 12am on Thursday, October 29th in McKenny Ballroom!

Another exciting aspect of this event is that we inviting everyone to bring kids! These could be your own children, your little brothers/sisters or your nieces and nephews!  We will have some fun activities for them to get involved such as face painting, bracelet making, and coloring! Please feel free to bring them with you (in costume - there will be a contest and a prize) and make this an even bigger event!

If you plan to attend, please fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5SM8MYL

We can't wait to see you there!

Kaylee 

 

Pictures from the Commuter Kickoff!

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to share some pictures from our first Commuter Program event this year that happened last week, The Commuter Kickoff! Everyone who came enjoyed a few icebreakers, food and coloring with great company!

 Icebreakers!

 Enjoying some pizza, chips & pop!

 Everyone introducing themselves and getting bumper stickers!

We had a lot of fun and I think it was a great kickoff to this year! Thanks again to everyone who came and I hope to see all of you at our upcoming events (aka the Halloween Event)! 

Kaylee

EVENT REMINDER: Commuter Kickoff TOMORROW!

Hello everyone,

I hope you are enjoying your semester so far. The Honors College has a lot of really fun events planned for the next couple months so stay tuned!

I just wanted to remind everyone that the Commuter Kickoff Event is tomorrow (Tuesday, October 6th) from 5:30-7:00 p.m. here in Starkweather Hall!

Below is a sneak peek of what we will be doing for part of the event:

 If you plan to attend please RSVP here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P6N5QGT

Please feel free to invite your friends and come and hangout at Honors for food (pizza), fun and meeting new people!

I hope to see you tomorrow!

Kaylee

Commuter Kickoff Event! (And Next Week Q & A)

Hello!

Fall is almost officially here! Fall is a time of change from leavings changing color to pumpkin flavored everything becoming available!

To kick off the fall season, we would like to invite you all to our upcoming Honors College event, the "Commuter Kickoff" on Tuesday, October 6th from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in Starkweather.

This event will be a great chance for commuter students as well as other Honors students to get to know each other and talk about things they have in common with some snacks!

If you can attend, please fill out this RSVP survey by clicking here!

P.S. Email me (kbrow107@emich.edu) with any questions you have about Honors, college, EMU or anything at all! Next week I will make another blog post with answers (no names will be attached)!

I hope to see you all there and look forward to answering your questions!

Kaylee

The Start of Something New!

Welcome to the first day of the Fall 2015 semester!

The first day of classes is always a big day because you get your first impression of how the next 15 weeks are going to go. What was your favorite class so far? Comment below :) You get to find out where exactly your class is, who is in that class, how the professor seems, what assignments you have to do and most importantly, pick your seat.

I always find it humorous that everyone would say in high school, "I can't wait for college because there are no assigned seats"; then by some kind of human instinct we all just assign ourselves anyway and become territorial when someone else sits in our seat the third week of classes! Does this happen to anybody else?

In terms of what's new in the Honors College for this new semester, we have a few events coming up!

Our annual fall picnic will be on Thursday, September 10th from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Big Bob's Lakehouse. This is one of our most popular events with tons of food, fun and opportunities to unwind after the first week of classes! Please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HQ59QTD if you plan to attend!

So in the hopes of not overwhelming you with anymore information (those syllabus might be enough to focus on for now) I will end the post with saying I hope you enjoyed your first week at EMU if you are a freshman or welcome back to all current students.

We hope to see you on September 10th! P.S. Coffee Hour starts next Friday :)

Please email me or comment on here with any questions/comments!

Kaylee

Upcoming events that wrap up the semester!

Hello everyone!

Next week is that time of the year: finals and if you have some time in between studying, I would like to invite you to two upcoming events where you can relax, eat some food and interact!

 Thursday, April 16th from 5-8 p.m

Celebrate the end of the semester and your hard work by joining the Honors College at the end of the year picnic. There will be food and activities (with "Soar Higher" bumper stickers given away!!) to enjoy with other Honors students! Hope to see you there tomorrow!

Please RSVP here if you plan to attend: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GDRQBH9

What: Honors Annual Picnic
Where: Big Bob's Lakehouse
When: April 16, 5-8 pm
Who to contact: Lauren Renou, lrenou@emich.edu, Kaylee Brown, kbrow107@emich.edu

 Saturday, April 18th from 10 a.m-12 p.m

Are you a student and a parent? Join the Women's Resource Center and Children's Institute for our spring Family Day! Come out and connect with other parenting students while enjoying picnic snacks and Farmer John's Barnyard Express. Students and their children of all ages are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring a blanket or lawn chairs as we will be enjoying the spring weather outside. Farmer John's show will begin at 10:30 am, but snacks and fun begin at 10 am.

What: Family Day
Where: The Children's Institute (Fletcher Building)
When: April 18, 10 am-12 pm Who to contact: Ellen Lassiter Collier, ecollie1@emich.edu , 734.487.0364

I hope everyone has a great end to the semester!
 
Kaylee  

Focus group: Opporunity for your voice to be heard (and be given a prize)!

Hello everyone!

I hope your semester is going great, only a few more weeks left!

I just wanted to remind everyone about the non-traditional student initiative and say that it is not too late to get involved!

If you consider yourself to be a non-traditional student, which is a broad definition that may mean:

• Over 25 years of age
• Has Dependents
• Is financially independent
• Works full time
• Attends classes part time
• Did not begin college right after high school

*This definition is according to the NCES (Nation Center for Education Statistics)

Please fill out this survey and come to one of the focus groups! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9FF7TN9

These focus groups would be a more informal meeting where we just try to see what events would be best to plan this upcoming fall for this group as well as find out what your experience has been with Honors and how that could be improved!

Our overall goal of this entire initiative is to provide a greater sense of community amongst all types of Honors students!

We will be giving out a new "Soar Higher" bumper sticker to every person that attends!
 

We hope to see you soon and hear what you have to say!

Feel free to email me with any further questions or if those dates/times don't work for you!

Kaylee

Non-traditional student initative and other updates!

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to give some exciting updates of new things going on in the Honors, some of which you should add to your calendar!

As promised, more of the details went out this past weekend for the non-traditional student initiative!  
If you haven't looked at your email or are still unsure of what this term means, take a look at this flyer!

If you feel any of these situations apply to you, please fill out this survey:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SKL65VY

We plan to hold focus groups soon or send out more surveys to hear your suggestions and ideas related to Honors services and events. We are really trying to continue to build community within the Honors College, and we look forward to your involvement!

Also on March 27th, the Honors College is hosting its annual lock-in with some really cool giveaways and prizes including new items and baskets, one even has a commuter touch! If you are interested in attending a night of games, food and fun then RSVP here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/honorslockin

Here is a sneak peak of one of the new Honors accessories that will be part of prizes given away at the lock-in!
Thanks and hope to see you all soon at these events! Feel free to contact me with any comments or questions!

Kaylee :)

Break for some opportunities!

Hello all!

I just wanted to take a second to wish everyone a safe and relaxing "spring" break next week! Do you have any really exciting plans?! Of course I'm going to Tennessee which is having an icy time right now, just like here but either way, it's nice to get away!

I wanted to let everyone know about a scholarship that would be great for all of you to apply for! It is the Connelly Commuter Scholarship, a one time award of $250 for several recipients and the deadline is March 1st, 2015.

Here are the requirements:

1.      Be an undergraduate or pre-bachelor student who has completed at least one semester at EMU.

2.      Have a minimum EMU grade point average of 2.0 and maintain good academic standing for 2014-2015.

3.      Be in good judicial standing with Student Judicial Services.

4.      Have financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid for 2014- 2015.

5.      Be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours) for Fall 2014 and Winter 2015.

6.      Commute from at least 15 miles away or be living in your family’s home.

7.      Commit to actively seek involvement and learning on EMU’s campus (beyond the classroom) during your year as scholarship recipient (i.e. student organizations, undergraduate research, student employment, volunteerism, etc.).

8.      Agree to meet with a member of the Connelly Commuter Scholarship Committee in Winter semester to discuss your progress of active campus involvement.  

Find the rest of the information and the application here: http://www.emich.edu/campuslife/leadership/scholarships.php

This is a great opportunity to help yourself get more involved on campus!

Keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming survey going out for non-traditional student interests!

Thanks so much!

Kaylee 

P.S. This is what my to-do list for over break looks like, what about yours? :)