Last night a large and varied group of new first-year Honors Program students met President Michael Alexander, his wife Mary Barbara, and each other at the President's Welcome Dinner.
The meal was terrific and the conversation lively across DeWitt auditorium which served as our banquet hall. I especially appreciated the opportunity to welcome the class of 2012 in person and to acknowledge the hard-working faculty and peer mentors who are making each Honors 101 course an intensive and engaging experience for our new students. Here I want to repeat the special thanks and acknowledgement we owe to Ms. Susan Farrell, the key administrative coordinator for the Honors Program who keeps all our students on course and in many ways holds us together.
Many thanks to President Alexander and the President's Office for making this community event possible.
As is now clear to the entering class, new Honors students meet and collaborate with interesting and motivated peers from the start, and they work closely with dynamic faculty. We are deeply engaged in the local community and the classroom in ways that expand the mind and develop intellectual ability, leadership capacity, ethical sensibility, and critical problem-solving skills.
Over time, Honors students consistently distinguish themselves as leaders in every aspect of campus life and in their careers beyond. The Program looks forward to the energy and enthusiasm already so evident in our new Class of 2012. Welcome!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
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