Scholarship Opportunity - Calling all Commuters!

Hello!

I hope you had a great weekend! Less than 4 weeks till this semester is over! We can do it!

I just wanted to take a minute and inform you of an awesome opportunity to get a little extra cash! There is a scholarship, through Campus Life, just for commuter students. It is called The Connelly Scholarship for Commuter Students, named after a alumnus of EMU. This scholarship is open to undergraduate commuter students enrolled at least half time, who will commit to seek active involvement on campus in the upcoming year. 

Check out the application here! 

 If you have any questions regarding the scholarship, feel free to email me (kbrow107@emich.edu) or Kate Curley (campuslife@emich.edu) who is in charge of this scholarship.

It is offered on a rolling basis as funds are available and the application is super easy to complete! It's a great incentive to get more involved on campus!

I hope you take the chance to apply! A good way to find out about scholarships as well as other Honors updates is by following us on twitter (@EMUHonors)

Check out our Twitter page here!  

Keep on Soaring Higher! 

Kaylee

End of the Semester: Invite to our annual picnic! Reasons to attend!

Calling all Honors students!

Do you enjoy food? Do you enjoy hanging out with awesome people? If you answered yes to either of these questions, please mark our End of the Year Picnic/Open House in your calendars or planners!

Thursday, April 14th from 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. here at the Honors College (511 W. Forest Ave)!

Check out some photos from picnics past below, this would be 2013-2014 academic year- (Throwback Monday?):

This is going to be a first for the picnic as well, having it outdoors at the Honors College (weather permitting of course - cross your fingers for no April showers on this date) instead of at Big Bob's Lakehouse! Come be a part of new traditions and use our awesome Honors cornhole board as well as enjoy other activities and celebrate the end of the Winter 2016 semester!

If you plan to attend (or bring any friends with you), please RSVP here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WP7PW5Y

 *Below is the game being played at our recent Halloween Event (note the costumes)

P.S. If you haven't been to the new building yet, we will be holding tours during the picnic so you can check out where to come and hangout do homework, get advised and come to more of our events next Fall! There will also be face painting at this event, which is super awesome and done by our very own Diane!

P.S.S. I will be sending out a Commuter end of the year survey in the coming weeks as we start looking ahead to new events and initiatives, your feedback will be crucial in helping with this! 

As always, soar higher!

Kaylee

Recap from Honors Lock-In 2016! Pictures!

Hello fellow Honors students and Eagles,

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend.

I just wanted to share some of the awesome pictures of some of the fun we had on Friday during our annual Lock-In. We had a great turnout! This year was really special with some new traditions, new faces and of course some good ol' throwbacks (90s and otherwise)!

Check out these pictures:

 *Below is how my tie dye shirt turned out!!

 

Special shout-out to the winners of limbo, musical chairs, trivia and all our sweet prizes! And a special thank you to all our helpers who volunteered their time to make the event great!

I hope you all had a ton of fun, I know I did! I also look forward to seeing everyone at the rest of our events this semester as it quickly comes to a close!

• Honors Award Ceremony (4/5)
• Alumni Panel (4/8)
• The Picnic Open House (4/14)
• Soaring Induction Ceremony (4/16)

P.S. HONORS REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2016 AND SUMMER 2016 BEGINS TOMORROW AT 8 A.M. !!!

Kaylee

Annual Honors College Lock-in: Next Friday!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Welcome back from break, who is loving the snow? (I'm not but that's besides the point. Friendly reminder to take it slow in ice and snow!)

The point is that the annual Honors College Lock-In is a week from Friday! We have a lot of really awesome things planned for you all to change things up!

Before I get into that though, logistics! It's Friday, March 11th here at the Honors College (511 W. Forrest Ave) from 6:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m. with registration and icebreakers starting at 6:00 p.m. 

Please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C2H5Y59

The theme of the lock-in this year is THROWBACK TO THE 90s so feel free to dress in your best 90s outfit while dancing to our 90s hits party (yes, you can request a song). Here are some ideas:

To stick with the theme, we are going to be showing 90s kids favorite sitcoms with trivia for prizes (if you're like me and love Friends, you'll love this)!

We are going to be having tye-dye as well! Check out some of these awesome things you can bring to make besides just t-shirts (but who doesn't love a good tye dye t-shirt?), just don't forget to bring something with you to dye!

We are going to be having a place to take photo booth like photos with props to create some memories with your friends and fellow Honors peers! Also other games, activities to play! Including interactive Trivia, adult coloring and cards!

Last but definitely not least, FOOD. We are going to be having food at this event and of course we have to have dessert after food, so there will be an Ice Cream Sundae Bar. Just looking at this picture makes me want ice cream now.

If you need any other reason to attend, please email me! It's going to be a great time and we can't wait to see you there! Invite your friends and RSVP today!

Soar Higher,

Kaylee

Things to look forward to after break!

Happy Wednesday Honors students!

I am so ready for break and it is almost here! Yay! However, like every other break it will go by super fast but luckily we have some really awesome things planned for March!

Mark your calendars for these events the first week we get back!

1) I hope that some of you got the chance to enjoy our very first free Yoga session held in the new Honors building last week, it was something we were really looking forward to doing! I wish I could have been there cause I am loving my 1 credit hour yoga class in the REC this semester! Here are a few pictures from our first session:

Back by popular demand, we will be having another one this semester on Friday, March 4th from 10:00-11:00 AM! RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7XF2S2Y

2) To celebrate Women's History Month:
On Thursday, March 3rd from 4:00-5:30 PM in the Honors College Auditorium we will be having a Panel Discussion hosted by TRIOTA titled Inspiring Women in History! Dr. Sipe, along with Officer Candace Dorsey, Dr. Yvette Colon and Janine Driver will be speaking!

• This event is LBC credit approved!!
• Also I would like to invite you all to come and bring donations for SafeHouse!
• For those of you who don't know, SafeHouse Center is a non-profit that provides support for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault that is local!
• Here is a link to the items they are looking for, anything helps! If you bring any of these items, we will be taking the items there! Please consider donating to a really great organization! 
• http://www.safehousecenter.org/wishlist/

• They REALLY need new unused silverware sets, women's bras and underwear and Size 4, 5, and 6 diapers!



As always, Soar Higher - Kaylee

Break Already?!?

Hello fellow Honors Commuters (and anyone else reading the blog)!

Can you believe it's already February? If you're like me and have a color coded planner, you will be glad to see that it's a short month! Winter Break is already coming up- I love having something to look forward to like this! Yes, that's right. No classes the week of February 22nd - February 26th (although campus will be open - in case you need to go to the library or something, I know I'll need to). Anyone doing anything fun and exciting for break?!

This is a great time to relax and give yourself a break (and maybe possibly enjoy some fun Winter activities - ice skating at Campus Martius anyone?), but it's also a great time to be productive (see above image)! Halfway through the semester is a chance where you can evaluate where you are at, maybe work on getting ahead in your class work and also look into classes for the Fall. Yes, registration for Fall 2016 is on Tuesday, March 15th for Honors students! 

I know that seems kinda far away, but advising appointments may book up fast and thinking about it now and over break will help you when you meet with our awesome Honors advisors! As a commuter, I always wanted to see about what times classes I was interested in were at so I could start planning a schedule accordingly.

To set up your appointment, please go to this link: https://booknow.appointment-plus.com/6gy23etv/

I was so concerned with making sure I told all of you about registration, that I almost forgot to make an advising appointment for myself! Whoops. I always look at classes beforehand and get an idea for what I'm thinking but it is always good to get a second opinion and also make sure you are good with your Honors requirements too!

Also don't panic if you don't make an appointment until after break, we do hold a lot of group advising sessions or drop in advising! If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me and I'll get you in touch with someone or also call the Honors College at 734-487-0341.

Soar Higher!

Kaylee

Be our Valentine! Join us for events next week!

Hello all Honors students and my fellow commuters,

I don't know about you but I have always thought Valentine's Day was cute. Granted kinda creepy, a man in a diaper shooting people with an arrow is the mascot.

The Honors College is celebrating the holiday in a few really awesome ways (unfortunately, not with the puppies above)!

On Wednesday, February 10th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. here in The Honors College will be an opportunity to make Valentine's Day cards, bracelets and keychains to donate to the Gilbert Residence Retirement Home! The really awesome thing about this event is it is being held with two other student organizations, Stoic Society and Circle K. This is a great way to learn about those groups  as well as spend time with fellow Honors students! Please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/37WSMS6

You can also go with the groups to the Retirement Home from 2:00-3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 14th! There will be a Valentine's Day party held there and they will be dropping off all of the things made from the Wednesday event! Help brighten up the day! That means this event has two parts and we would love to see you at both or one or the other!

The other event that we have been really excited about is Yoga! One of the first plans we had for the new building was to hold a free Yoga class for Honors students and prospective Honors students! Join us Friday, February 12th from 10:00-11:00 a.m. for a free Yoga class, mats provided. If you're driving out just to attend this awesome session, great news, our weekly Coffee hour is right after this event from 11:00-12:00! So stop in, do some yoga (it's seriously super fun) and then have a cup of coffee with your Honors friends!
RSVP here if you plan to attend: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FZGPWGB

We plan to do more Yoga sessions so keep your eyes peeled for those - also a great opportunity to check out our building if you haven't yet! As always, check out our calendar on the Honors websites to see what is going on the rest of the semester (like our annual lock-in next month) and check your email as well because sometimes we have new awesome events for you!

Soar Higher!

Kaylee (kbrow107@emich.edu)

P.S. Who else is LOVING this weather? Winter, what?