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November 13, 2009 - Disciplinary Honors students Debbie Nestvogel and Matt Jones showed off the results of their hard work when the new Salvation Army Select store opened at 3610 N. Elm Street. For their Senior Honors Project in Interior Architecture, Debbie and Matt designed the store under the supervision of Prof. Suzanne Cabrera. The store, which will operate as both a retail store as well as a donations center, has a boutique atmosphere and will serve as a prototype for other similarly designed Salvation Army stores. At 10:00 a.m., the ribbon was cut and shopping commenced!
October 1, 2009 - A record crowd of faculty and students gathered in the Alumni House for the annual Honors College Raft Debate. Swords crossed (metaphorically, of course) as representatives from different fields of knowledge argued for the importance of their own field to the survival of humanity. Dr. Jamie Anderson of the History Department represented the art and humanities, Dr. Joan Paluzzi of Anthropology represented the social sciences, and Dr. Don Kautz of Nursing represented the natural and applied sciences. Finally, Dr. Patrick Lee Lucas of Interior Architecture played the Devil's Advocate.
The presentations were memorable, to say the least! Florence Nightingale was invoked, as was cannibalism—and the afternoon was not without a bit of singing, dancing, and audience participation. In the end, the votes were tallied, and Dr. Paluzzi walked away with top honors. A good time was had by all, and we look forward to the next intellectual thunderdome...
September 9, 2009 - Dr. Bruce Kirchoff of the Biology Department hosted today's "Food for Thought" lunch, on the subject of "Understanding Emerson." In Dr. Kirchoff's new book, Emerson's Science of the Spirit, he pairs passages from the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson with photographs of the Sierra Nevada mountains taken by the environmentalist and nature writer John Muir. To see a selection of those pairings, click here.
Join us for other "Food for Thought" discussions, held every Wednesday at noon in the Faculty Center.
August 18, 2009 - The Human Rights Research Network announces the schedule for the Third International Human Rights Film and Speakers Festival. The title for the 2009-2010 series is Democracy and Globalization: Human Rights of Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers. Events will focus on a variety of immigration and human rights issues, attempting to answer the overarching question "Can democracy be sustained in this era of globalization in which identities are fluid, time and space are compressed, and the notion of citizenship is challenged?" The Film Festival will be augmented with a series of guest speakers and reading discussion groups.
Click here for a PDF file with a schedule and descriptions of all events.
Brittany Atkinson chosen to attend the week-long, masters-level college course in statesmanship. Click here for the whole story.
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Release Date: March 25, 2009
UNCG's Lloyd International Honors College announces new residence hall
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Lloyd International Honors College announced today that it would open its first Honors Residence at North Spencer Hall in the fall of 2010. The Honors Residence at North Spencer will provide an extraordinary, newly renovated space for International Honors College student activities on campus, combining modern convenience with distinctive historic design. Amenities include living space for nearly 250 Honors students, renovated bathrooms and laundry rooms, a classroom, office space for residence hall and Honors staff, and a beautiful, well-appointed Common Room that will serve as a hub for Honors student activities on campus.
Centrally located on leafy College Avenue, North Spencer Hall was built in 1904, and is named after Cornelia Phillips Spencer (1826-1908), poet, social historian, and journalist. Joined in 1907 by South Spencer Hall, the combined facility was at that time said to be the largest women's dormitory under one roof in the country.
Students in the Honors Residence - incoming first-year students through seniors - can expect an environment that challenges and supports them as they grow as scholars, citizens, and human beings. Staff and residents will promote an atmosphere that allows students to balance their social and academic life and to provide vibrant, thought-provoking programming - from weekly Food for Thought lunches with faculty, to the Honors Film Series, to student recitals and guest lectures. Lloyd International Honors College officials expressed particular pleasure that the facility will have a new, state-of-the-art seminar room where Honors students may take classes together from University faculty, allowing for collaborative studying and learning.
Check out the new LIHC Blog - lloydinternationalhonorscollege.blogspot.com
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