Something Old & Something New - Events this week!

Hello Honors students,

Only about a week left of regular classes! I hope your semester is wrapping up nicely.

Our events for this semester are wrapping up as well and I want to make sure you don't miss out on some really awesome things when you are taking a break from studying!

On Thursday, April 14th from 5:00-7:30 p.m. here at The Honors College (511 W. Forest Ave) will be our annual picnic which will also serve as an Open House for the new building! We will have food as well as some really fun outdoor games including cornhole as well as have face painting! If you plan to attend this always awesome event, please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WP7PW5Y

So that was an example of an "old" event that has become a really great tradition for the Honors College. This upcoming Saturday, April 16th from 8:00-11:00 p.m., we are having the first ever Honors formal dance in our building!

There will be a DJ and karaoke as well as snacks and refreshments! Our theme is masquerade and the attire is semi-formal! Please feel free to bring a guest with you to dance the night away and fill out this RSVP survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6YWWD33 ! The survey is very important as we will be having a small personalized keepsake item for you if you fill it out!

One more really awesome thing happening at this event for those students and guests who aren't as into dancing is a chance to win Battle of the Bands through the RockBand system! Special thanks to my boyfriend for letting us borrow his equipment to be able to do this!

 

These events are going to be a great time and we can't wait to see you there!

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns and as always, soar higher!

Kaylee 

P.S. If you haven't filled out this end-of-the year Commuter/event survey, please take a quick minute to do so, it is greatly appreciated!  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PF7QQ68

 

End of the year: Survey and Alumni Panel!

Hello Honors students,

I hope you had a fantastic weekend, I know I did! I had the awesome opportunity to go to the Mideast Honors Association Conference in Richmond, Indiana this weekend with the Honors College! Check out the photos on our Facebook page!

In other news, we want to hear your feedback on this years events! 

As the end of the year is approaching, we are starting to think about event planning in the upcoming academic year and we would appreciate if you could take a quick moment and fill out this brief survey to provide us with some information that would help us create/update events for you: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PF7QQ68

As we continue to further the Commuter Program as well as our general events, your thoughts, ideas and opinions are the most helpful because we do all of this for you and your Honors experience!

Speaking of events, we have a really awesome event this upcoming Friday, April 8th from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in The Honors College (511 W. Forest Ave)! It is our Honors Alumni Panel "Soaring to Success" that will be featuring several Honors alumni who have done some really great things after graduating, from going on to Graduate programs to going into their field of study. There will be light refreshments available and is a great networking and informational opportunity. If you plan to attend, please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WJQGQSN

I look forward to seeing you at our last couple events of the semester and wish you success in these next couple weeks. Thank you  so much in advance for filling out the survey,

Kaylee

 

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