Honors Program Signing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2009

Contact: Dr. Michael Garoutte
(417) 625-9748
garoutte-m@mssu.edu

HONORS PROGRAM SIGNING CEREMONY, SEMINAR AND SHOWCASE – SPRING 2009

JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - The Honors Program Signing Ceremony, Seminary and Showcase for spring 2009 will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in Corley Auditorium in Webster Hall at Missouri Southern State University.

Registration of Incoming Freshmen
(12:30–1:00 pm, Auditorium Lobby)
Display of Artwork by Honors Students
      Joshua Schwartz
      Audrey Wheeler

Signing Ceremony (1:00 pm)
Welcome............ Michael Garoutte, Honors Program Director
Remarks..................................... Bruce Speck, MSSU President
Formal Signing........... 2009 Entering Freshman Honors Class

Intermission (approx 2:15 pm)

Seminar and Showcase (2:30 pm)
Remarks............................. Michael Garoutte and Linda Hand
Report on ECON 202 Enhancement................... Emily Arnold
Report on ENG 262 Enhancement......................... Holly Irwin
Amanda Wilson
Report on NURS 400 Enhancement.................... April Bennett
Report on HIST 345 Enhancement.................... John Conrace
Report on PSC 120 Enhancement............ Alexandra Ferguson
Report on PSY 432 Enhancement................... Karly Kownslar
Report on EDUC 280 Enhancement..................... Amy Pearce
“Niger: Spring 2008”........................................ Aryn Crawford
“Had I Only Known About TiVo”........................ Jason Terry

Showcase

Original Slam Poetry .......................................... Joseph Hobbs

Vocal Solo...................... The Alto's Lament (Goldrich/Heisler)
      Lendi Stirewalt
      Jason Terry, Accompanist

Interpretive Dance.....................................................................
      Jennifer Baxter

Vocal Duet................................ The Song That Goes Like This
      David Selby and Jessica Selby Tallman
      Jason Terry, Accompanist
 
Recognition of Dec 2008/May 2009 Honors Program Graduates

Austin Ahles	Saher Ahmed
April Bennett	Shannan Borgard
Kortni Brous	Jessica Collier
John Conrace	Matt Day
Heather Freelend	Kari Fritchie
Adrienne Huser	Amber Jones
Lauren Oxendine	Tim Shelhamer
Jessica Tallman	Jason Terry
Scott Van Thuong	Nicholas Weis

Epilogue (Auditorium Lobby)
Artwork by Honors Students

The Honors Program at Missouri Southern State University is intended to encourage academic excellence by providing special opportunities and challenges for exceptional students.

Beginning with the first semester of their freshman year, Honors students participate in specially-designated Honors classes. Because admission is selective and competitive, these classes are smaller and often more discussion-oriented than regular classes, permitting Honors students greater and more intensive interaction with their instructors and other outstanding students.

Honors students also enjoy intensive guidance and personal attention from the Honors Directors and from distinguished faculty in their area of study.

Completing the experience with service learning, international study, independent studies and a capstone Senior Thesis project, the Honors Program provides students the opportunity to build the ideal university experience.

Honors students are held to the highest standards of academic performance, but are not in competition with one another. Instead, an atmosphere of openness, cooperation, and intellectual adventure enables Honors students to inspire and challenge one another to the highest levels of achievement.

Outstanding high school seniors and students with up to two years of college course work are welcome to apply. Application details are available at our website:
www.mssu.edu/honors

Missouri Southern is a member of the Great Plains Regional Honors Council and the National Collegiate Honors Council.

www.nchchonors.org

 

 

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