Park University Degree with Honors Program Retreat

The Meetin’ House – Saturday, August 21, 2010

Morning Session - Freshmen

10:00 Welcome and discussion

10:15 People to People International – Nadejda Buscan, Charif Hamidi

10:30 Model United Nations - Brady Hanssen

http://captain.park.edu/globaleducation/MUNValue.htm

10:45 Service Learning - Helen Lawson, Frances Venable, Rebekkah Purvis

Semester Break Service Trips – David Cable

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

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

11:45 Welcome Session: Introductions

All Program Students Arrive

Lunch

12:00 Introduction of Guests

Lunch Presentations

Summer Experience – Kate Davies (Spanish); Miki Katuwal (Biology): Jasey Huber (English)

Study Abroad – Cody Croan (English)

Internship – Rachel Dryden (Geology/Meteorology)

Afternoon Session

1:15 - Global Future: Jasey Huber (English); Kate Davies (Spanish)

1:30 - Honors Courses: Faculty Mentors, Syllabi for HN302 & HN400

Updates (Nov 12, 2:00 – 5:30 – McCoy Meetin’ House)

HN400 oral practice session (Nov 5, 2:00 – 4:30PM – Copley 300)

1:40 - Research Project

Examples: visit www.park.edu/honors

Aiden Galarza; Danielle Green; Daniel Karr

1:50 - Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Symposium – www.park.edu/symposium

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

2:00 - Conference attendance and presentation

Great Plains Honor Council (GPHC) conference

GPHC conference, 2011 –

http://www.acu.edu/sponsored/gphc.html

2:15 - Graduate School & Scholarships: Truman Scholarship (service)

2:30 – Concluding remarks and q & a