News for Incoming Honors Students, Fall 2007
Information for New UA Honors Scholars - Fall, 2007
Orientation during May, June, & July
Be sure to attend the New Student Orientation this summer, get to know the Honors College staff first-hand, and complete your fall course schedule!
Orientation for incoming Honors College students is scheduled for five particular days during May and June, and you should plan on attending during one of those five days. They are
Thursday, May 17
Wednesday, May 23
Thursday, June 7
Wednesday, June 13
Tuesday, June 19
When you contact the Office of New Student Orientation, you will be directed to reserve an orientation time on one of those days.
Also be sure to send your senior picture to the Honors Office in order to get your picture in the new 2007 Honors PictureBook. Schedule your Orientation session now!
Event Highlights:
May- July
Summer Orientation on campus
August 20
Leadership Community moves to campus
August 24
Move-in for Residential Students.
Evening Honors College Convocation (see below)
- First Opportunity
Honors Common Room
August 26
4 p.m. Second Opportunity--Honors Convocation for New Honors Students-
Honors Complex Common Room
Honors New Student Convocation-Description.
All incoming Honors students are invited and urged to attend either of the opening fall semester Convocation eventsfor new Honors Scholars. One will be held on the Friday evening of move-in weekend, and a similar event will be held on the Sunday afternoon of move-in weekend.
Assuming good weather, the area outside the Common Room, called the Adams Amphitheatre, as well as the Common Room and the hallways of the Academic wing, will be the location for the convocation. Snacks will be served. Description of the Honors Club, Pre-Law Club, Honors a Cappella group, and some of the other Honors organizations will be given. Deans. Mugler & Katz will be giving a welcome, as well as current Honors students and representatives of Honors Student groups. The 2007 Honors PictureBook will be distributed.
Friday evening, August 24, 7 p.m. in the Honors Complex Common Room, Adams Amphitheatre, & surrounding areas in the new Academic Wing of the Honors Complex. Families of students are welcome to attend.
Sunday, August 26, 4 p.m. in the Honors Complex Common Room, Adams Amphitheatre, & surrounding areas in the new Academic Wing of the Honors Complex
Summer Reading
Don't forget to read the recommended book this summer!
Fall Semester Progress Checks for new Honors students.
How's your progress? That's the main question we'll ask you during your individual fall semester "progress check" with one of the Honors counselors/ administrators. We ask each new Honors scholar to make an appointment by calling the Honors office (ext. 7966), with appointments starting September 28. This personal update is a real benefit for our Honors students! It's also a requirement. We want to meet with all new Honors students, and will start to get after those who haven't at least called to make an appointment by October 10.
During the personal Progress Check, we'll ask you to comment on these aspects of your college experience:
1. academics
2. appropriateness of your career choice
3. your adjustment to college
4. evaluation of your living and learning environment
5. clarification of the Honors Program curriculum
6. assessment of the quality of the relationship with your Faculty Advisor
7. completion of remaining paperwork (i.e. bypass and/or AP credit, etc)
8. your involvement with extracurricular activities
9. your financial and employment situation
10. scheduling issues
It's never to early to make an appointment for your progress check! Call the office at 330-972-7966 now. Remember, this is a benefit and a requirement of the program. Failure to schedule a progress check during the fall semester could result in re-evaluation of your status as an Honors student, but it's also a great time to talk to an Honors advisor/administrator about what's happening.
