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Past News and Events:


Spring 2023

What's Happening, Spring 2023 - check here for events, civic engagement, and social opportunities to meet  Honors students and mentors. 

 

SIU honors students will participate in USDA-funded initiative on food and sustainability aimed at developing innovative teaching and holistic approaches relating to food, climate justice and sustainable agriculture. Read more

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Faculty-cluster--April-6.jpgHonors Themed Cluster showcase:  

Each year the University Honors Program explores a theme, clustering a few seminars around it. The theme for the 22-23 year is Migrations and Borders.  We invite you to this interdisciplinary gathering where faculty teaching in that cluster and students whose research addresses it will share their work.

When:  April 19, 2023, 3:00-5:00 PM

Where: Honors Lounge

 

 

 

 

 


The Charles D. Tenney Distinguished Speakers Spring 2023:

Elisabetta Matsumoto - Tenney Speaker Spring 2023 We are proud to welcome Elisabetta Matsumoto as our distinguished speaker for the  Charles D. Tenney Distinguished Speaker Spring 2023 in collaboration with the Yellow Moon Gyroid Installation.

Friday, March 3, 2023
Gallery talk: 10 AM - 12 PM, Quigley Hall, Gallery 119
Presentation: 3 PM - 4:30 PM, Guyon Auditorium, Morris Library

Elisabetta Matsumoto is an associate professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her physics research centers around the relationship between geometry and material properties in soft systems, including liquid crystals, 3D printing and textiles. Her lab studies knitted textiles from the point of view of knot theory and as an additive manufacturing technique. She is also interested in using sewing, 3D printing and virtual reality in mathematical art and education.  Read more

Recording of her talk and related events available here.


Sujan Shrestha - Tenney Speaker Spring 2023 We are proud to welcome Sujan Shrestha as the Charles D. Tenney Distinguished Speaker Spring 2023.

Sujan Shrestha is an associate professor at the University of Baltimore in the Division of Science, Information Arts and Technologies. His research focuses on teaching and learning through games and digital interactive technology. With a background in experimental art and new media he creates solutions for the restoration and preservation of history by means of storytelling, games and emerging technology. He established University of Maryland’s GameLab, and is an active board member for the Bridges Organization, which focuses on mathematical connections in art, music, architecture, education, and culture. Read More


Honors Faculty Showcase: Each year, the University Honors Program takes up a theme that we explore explore through our seminars and related events.  Our theme for Fall 22-Spring 23 was Migrations and Borders.

Please join us to hear about the work done in our cluster of seminars.

  • Wednesday, April 19, 3 - 5 PM.
  • University Honors Program Lounge, Morris Library 180. 

 

Fall 2022

What's Happening, Fall  2022-check here for events, civic engagement, and social opportunities to meet  Honors students and mentors.

Glassman-lecture.png We are proud to welcome Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba as our distinguished speaker for the Fall 22 Glassman Lecture. The lecture will also be live on zoom.  To register: rb.gy/5yw9qa  Read more

A recording of the lecture is available here

Spring 23 Honors Faculty Roundtable: Faculty teaching Honors Seminars in Spring 23 share their plans for and ideas animating their choice of topic.  Monday October 24, 4:00-5:30 PM.

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Spring 2022

What's Happening, Spring  2022-check here for events, civic engagement, and social opportunities to meet  Honors students and mentors.

The Honors Assembly will host the Honors Research Symposium on Thursday, April 14th, 1-3 PM, Cambria, Morris Library.  

Faculty Showcase Fall 2022 flyerHonors Faculty showcase

Each year, the University Honors Program takes up a theme that we explore explore through our seminars and related events.  Our theme for Fall 21-Spring 22 was The State of Climate Emergency - The Earth and Us.

Please join us to hear about the work done in our cluster of seminars.

  • Wednesday, April 13, 3 - 5 PM.
  • University Honors Program Lounge, Morris Library 180.
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FALL 2021

What's Happening, Fall 2021-check here for events, civic engagement, and social opportunities to meet  Honors students and mentors.

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The Honors Assembly welcomes Fall 21 with two events:

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Kate Klise event poster

 

The Tenney Distinguished lecture will be delivered by award-winning children's book author, Kate Klise.  She will also be workshopping writing for children in Professor Jane Dougherty's UHON seminar, Exploring Children's Literature this Fall.  Read more

Reading and Reception: Thursday, October 21, 4:30-6:30 PM, Guyon Auditorium