Northeast Regional Honors Council

Posted on May 23, 2012 - by nshaw

Monmouth University Honors Newsletter and Article

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In the spring issue of Areté, the newsletter of the Honors School at Monmouth University in New Jersey, Dharm Patel writes about the overall student experience at the Baltimore conference. To read the article, complete with photos, please click here, and to read the entire newsletter, click here.

Posted on May 15, 2012 - by nshaw

Goings on Around the NRHC

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As one academic year wraps up and we look forward to next Fall, we here at the NRHC newsletter are hoping to involve our member institutions in using our newsletter to brag a little about what they have been up to.

To get us started, The College of New Rochelle has sent us their honors newsletter, Femmes D’Espirit.

Click here (it may take a moment to fully load) to see what honors students there have been accomplishing this Spring.

If you’re short on time to read their beautiful magazine, take a moment to enjoy a brief article about CNR’s honors students’ work displayed the the Baltimore Conference in April.

Posted on May 15, 2012 - by nshaw

Poe Short Story Writing Activity

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by Tina Beaver, Community College of Allegheny County

(Tina wrote this piece as part of the response activity after the “Poe Poetry” session at the Baltimore conference.)

It was late in the evening at a bar on 5th Street, or was it on Central Street? She was wearing high heels…I think. I definitely remember her dress, it was blue. It complimented the color of her eyes.

We drank way too much wine.
I barely knew her, but I knew fate and this was meant to be This should have been a one night stand. Why were we so careless? Does she hate me? Do I hate me? We will find a way to get through this.
She’s pregnant!
I had a horrible day at work. I needed to unwind and let off some steam. I sat down for a drink and my mind started to wander. Then I was jarred from my thoughts when some clumsy waitress spilled a drink on me. I looked up to voice my opinion, but before I could open my mouth I saw her big blue eyes.
This night, this bar, that bad day at work, that clumsy girl. Now it’s that mistake, that wine, that baby, wait, our baby.
The next time we saw each other there was an uncomfortable silence and an awkward grin as I walked into that doctor’s office.

Regional Conference Creative Workshop Response
by nshaw on April 25, 2012
College of New Rochelle Student Keeps Classmates Up-to-Date on Conference Happenings
by nshaw on April 18, 2012
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Developing in Honors™ – “The Big Picture: Higher Ed and Honors”

By Brian C. Etheridge, University of Baltimore

Higher education today is under significant duress.  In the last few years, state legislatures have slashed appropriations for higher education while university endowments have struggled to regain lost value.  To make ends meet, many colleges have accelerated tuition increases (a troubling trend that has caught the attention of an election-year president).  In addition to coping with the constant threat of budget shortfalls, universities have also sought to adapt to technological change and the exploding popularity of for-profit colleges.  (more…)

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2012 Developing in Honors™

Developing in Honors: Nuts and Bolts

The 2012 Developing in Honors™(DIH) nuts-and-bolts workshop at the 2012 NRHC council meeting follows the practice of the NCHC in that it aims to meet the needs of experienced honors administrators, faculty, and professional staff (defined as having at least one year experience in their current honors positions by the time of the 2012 Baltimore Conference), though others involved in programs at earlier stages of development are also welcome, and encouraged, to attend. At the regional meeting, our aim is discuss topics of common interest as well as brainstorm solutions to unique challenges. The nuts-and-bolts session is scheduled for Saturday, April 14, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m.

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