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Here at the Honors Program or the University o
Montevallo, communication is important. Tere are severalways in which we, as an organization, have attempted to relayinormation to you. We have this newsletter, or one, and, ocourse, a Facebook page. Despite these encouraged means o
communication, there are many students who complain thatthey are unaware o several events sponsored by the HonorsProgram. o eliminate this, we have sought out the perect wayo getting in touch with you, as students, by asking you justhow you would like to be approached with vital inormation.
Many students said Facebook was defnitely the bestway to go, but there are still people who arent getting the
inormation. Others suggested OrgSync, the new system oon-campus club-based interaction, but even this provesaultythere are several students who have yet to register withtheir OrgSync accounts.
One student, by the name o Levi Pulord, has ex-pressed his preerence or mass email through the orum net-work, claiming that he checks it, like, every day, and thatthis, would be the perect way or the Honors Program to getin touch with me. Tis is a airly routine operation, and has a
relatively high success rate. As ar as suggestions go, these arealmost irrelevant in their entirety due to their already presenteciency. But one student had the know-how to defne a new
method o communication that would surely work i not betterthan then just as well as the previously mentioned methods ocommunication. Candace Ward suggested that the HonorsProgram send out a mass text about upcoming events. Tis, ocourse, would require all students participating in the HonorsProgram to submit their phone numbers. Let us know whatyou, readers, think o this potential development.
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Honors News
October, 2013Volume 1, Issue 2
U N I V E R S I T Y O F M O N T E V A L L O
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H o n o r s P r o g r a m s e e k s t o i n f o r ms t u d e n t s
By Callie Stern; Honors Student
Honors Tip:For Priority Registration, you need to
meet with your advisor FIRST, then
e-mail [email protected] with your
M# and name as soon as possible!
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Honors Tip:There are 15
Season Tickets
for the Theater
productions so call
ahead to reserve
your free seats!
First come, first
serve!
H o n o r s N e w s
Chess players in Montevallo have a lot to look orward to this Spring.
Te Alabama Scholastic Chess Championships, a statewide competition, is
planned to take place at this very university around the middle o March. Te
winner o the Open Section in this competition will become the Alabama High
School chess champion, and will go on to represent Alabama in a national tour-
nament o High School champions.
Our very own chess master, Dr. Varagona, is acting as a liaison to the
Alabama Chess Federation, who are handling the running o the event. He may
also be providing commentary to the matches, which is sure to give us rare in-
sight into the mind o a master.
For those interested in chess, Dr. Varagonas chess club meets
Wednesdays rom 7:30-11:00 p.m. in Hill House. Te club welcomes players o
all skill levels.
Major Chess Tournament Coming toMontevallo
By Jacob Bobst; Honors Student
Honors
Trip to BHMMuseum of Art
11:55am -
4:30pm
Mandatory
Mtg 4:30-5pmin Comer
Auditorium
Dr. DavidAllison Hon-
ors Lecture
7:00 at UAB
MHO Mtg
5-6pm @ HH
MHO
Officers Mtg
5-6pm @ HH
MHO
Officers Mtg 5
-6pm @ HH
MHO Mtg
5-6pm @ HH
Hell House
MHO HalloweenParty 6-Midnight
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Secretary Rachel An-derson is a sophomorerom Collinsville, Al.,and she is an undecidedmajor. She wants to be a
world amous ashiondesigner, and she said, Iwanted to be the
Secretary positionbecause I not onlythought I would do agood job, but that I
could also help improvethe program. I am newto the program, but Imexcited about it and thepotential that we have to
include the students andcommunity in the pro-
gram.Honor Students should be excited about the new
year and i you wish to be involved, the member-ship ee is only fve dollars. MHO is always lookingor people willing to help and be involved, so just
contact me,
Rachel Anderson [email protected] or
President Susan Sabia [email protected]
Like Our Page:
www.acebook.com/pages/Montevallo-Honors-Organization-MHO/214215328739178
Members can join our Group:
https://www.acebook.com/groups/413908078720907/
Follow Us on OrgSync
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Te Montevallo HonorsOrganization (MHO) is
the student-led arm o theHonors Program. In orderto be a voting member,
you only have to pay amembership ee o fvedollars. A ew weeks ago,MHOs ocers werechosen.
Te list is: Susan Sabia
or President; Ben Carter
or reasurer; PandoraJones or Events Chair;
Belle Prosser or Histori-an; and Rachel Andersonor Secretary.
President Susan Sabia isa senior rom Scottsboro,AL. She is a Speech-Language Pathology major, her pri-mary career goal is to become a medical speechpathologist, but she also wants to dabble in researchingthe speech and hearing sciences in the ar uture. She
said, I wanted to be President because I have been an
active member o MHO since reshman year. I eel, aspresident, not only will I be able to usher the new gener-ation o Honors students into their uture as leaders, Iwill also simultaneously give back to the program anduniversity that has given so much to me.
reasurer, Ben Carter is a reshman who is romNashville, N. He is a Math major. His uture career isso ar undecided. He said I want to be reasurer be-
cause I think I can do a good job.Events Chair Pandora Jones is a reshman rom
Huntsville, Al, and she is a General Education major.She has no career goal as o yet, and she said I wantedevent chair to get up and get moving and see what itslike to be busy while exercising my creativity.
Historian Belle Prosser is a reshman rom Montgom-ery, Al., and she is an Art Education major. She wouldlike to teach art in high school and eventually a college
setting. She said, I wanted to be Historian because I amcreative and organized and elt that I could bring someo those qualities to MHO.
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By: Rachel Anderson; Honors Student; MHO Secretary
Congrats to our Montevallo Honors Organization (MHO)
2013-2014 ofcers: Event Chair Pandora Jones; reasurer Ben
Carter; Secretary Rachel Anderson; President: Susan Sabia;
Historian Belle Prosser
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L i n d s a y H o d g e n sa t t h e P o p u l a r C u l t u r e A s s o c i a t i o n
S o u t h c o n f e r e n c e ( P C A / A C A )
Congratulations to Honors student and
ormer MHO President, Lindsay Hodgens.
She presented "'Wait, I'm Blonde, So I
Have to Bottom?' Physical Representation
o the Gender Binary in Yaoi Manga" at the
Popular Culture Association South
conerence October 3-5, 2013 in Savannah,
GA. Dr. Martin also presented a paper at
this academic conerence on a panel titled
"Critical Success: Mathematical,Narratological, and Pedagogical Principles
and Applications with abletop Roleplay-
ing Games. A program is online at: http://www.pcasacas.org/
Next Honors Trip:McWane Science Center!
E-mail [email protected] or
sign-up on the Honors acebook event page
to reserve your seat.
Have you presented at a conferenceor received some other form ofacademic recognition for your
scholarly work? Share it with us!Email [email protected] with
your good news!
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U p c o m i n g S p r i n g 2 0 1 4H o n o r s C o u r s e s :
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General Education Honors Courses
*NEW* Math 154-004 Honors Nature o Mathematics3 Credits MWF 11-11:50 Harmin 225 Sterner
Basic concepts rom set theory, logic, geometry, statistics; the undamental ideas o calculus,
and a survey o the development and application o modern mathematics. Tis course is de-
signed to satisy the general education requirement in mathematics while providing an over-
view o the discipline. Prerequisite: MAH 131 or equivalent.
HIS 104-001 History o World Civilization or Honors II
3 Credits MWF 10-10:50 HH Barone Continuation o HIS 103
HIS 104-002 History o World Civilization or Honors II3 Credits MWF 11-11:50 HH Barone Continuation o HIS 103
COMS 102-001 Honors Foundation o Oral Communication3 Credits MWF 1-1:50 Reynolds 226 Wang
ENG 104-001 Honors Composition II3 Credits /T 9:30-10:45 HH Durst
ENG 104-002 Honors Composition II3 Credits /T 11-12:15 HH Durst
ENG 234-001 Honors World Literature II3 Credits /T 2-3:15 Comer 304 Beringer
ENG 234-002 Honors World Literature II3 Credits /T 3:30-4:45 Comer 304 Beringer
P r i o r i t y R e g i s t r a t i o n
BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR PRIORIY REGISRAION, YOU MUS:
Be an Active member o the Honors Program
Meet with your advisor (i you dont, and/or they dont enter their code,
Marie cannot help you till they do)
E-mail Marie Owens at [email protected] with your M# and Name
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U p c o m i n g S p r i n g 2 0 1 4H o n o r s C o u r s e s :
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Upper Level Honors Courses
HNRS 308-001: Called to Lead1 Credit M 3:30-4:20 Dr. Ozment HH
Called to Lead will give students an opportunity to explore the complexities and challenges o ethical
leadership through the close study o a novel and a flm: Robert Penn Warrens classic novelAll the
Kings Men based on the political career o Louisiana kingpin Huey Long and the 1989 Civil War flm
Glory(starring Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington) about the Massachu-
setts 54th Volunteer Inantry, the frst entirely Arican American unit in the US Army.
HNRS 308-002: Bring Stories to Lie: Oral Histories
1 Credit M 2-3:15 C. Heatherly HH
Te purpose o this course is to introduce students to oral histories rom both the research perspective
and the archivist perspective. Students will receive a brie overview o orality and oral history research,
recording, and use. Te course will culminate in students conducting, recording, and transcribing
their own oral history projects.
HNRS 308-003: Politics o Inormation1 Credit W 9-9:50 Dr. Battista & L. Wallis HH
Who creates inormation? What inormation gets createdand what inormation does not? Who hasaccess to inormation, and how can the dissemination inormation be an instrument o social control,inside and outside o the academy? Tis course on the Politics o Inormation encourages students to
ask these questions in terms o inormation and its implications on gender or race identity and classstratifcation. As students analyze current and historical events related to inormation access, they will
practice research and critical thinking skills such as developing and refning a research question, fnd-ing and evaluating the best print and digital resources, and articulating ethical issues related to con-suming inormation. Further, students will understand how the economics o scholarly publishing
and inormation circulation aects their own education. Students will gain concrete research skills andan enhanced understanding o the theoretical issues related to accessing inormation both or scholar-ly research and in daily lie.
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HNRS 309-001 (cross listed with SOC 303-001/PHIL 300-001)
Epistemology, Science & Public Policy
3 Credits /T 2-3:15 Drs. Patton & Parker UMOM 103
In-depth study o a topic in philosophy, through individual or small-group sessions, with assignedreadings. Prerequisite: A 100- or 200-level PHIL course or equivalent, or consent o instructor.
HNRS 309-002 (cross listed with POS 411-1/BIO 475/ ES 300)
National Parks: Wilderness, Conservation, and Public Lands in the American Experience
3 Credits /T 12:30-1:45 Drs. Hardig & urner HH
Writer and historian Wallace Stegner called national parks "the best idea we ever had. AbsolutelyAmerican, absolutely democratic, they reect us at our best rather than our worst." Tis course will
explore the history, philosophy, and value o the national parks idea. While millions o Americansenjoy the national parks every year, ew are aware o bitter controversies surrounding them, such as
the historic ooding o Yosemite National Parks once beautiul Hetch Hetchy Valley to provide a wa-ter reservoir or San Francisco, or the reintroduction o wolves to Yellowstone National Park in the1990s, popular with tourists but resented by ranchers whose livestock are threatened by the predators.Like other great American ideas, the national parks are the subject o conicting interests and continu-ing debate a debate that helps to defne who we are as a people. Te National Parks course will help
to inorm that debate by invited students to reect upon the competing values and interests at theheart o Americas Best Idea.
HNRS 309-003 (cross listed with COMS 460-001)
Seminar in Communication Studies: Leadership, Communication & Society
3 Credits /T 9:30-10:45am Dr. Ozley Reynolds 226
Seminar topics vary according to the academic discipline o the UM proessor or proessors teachingthe course. opics are oen interdisciplinary. Course number may be repeated or credit. Special oer-
ings on a Communication Studies topic not covered in the curriculum may be repeated or credit astopics vary.
HNRS 309-004 (cross listed with MG 460 & ES 310)
Non-prot Organizations: Overview, Operation, and Sustainability
3 Credits R 12:30 to 1:45 Dr. Sanders
Tis course provides an overview o the non-proft sector in the United States. Te historical evolu-tion o this sector will be examined along with its legal, political, social and economic dimensions.Case studies o representative non-proft organizations will be used. Next, social entrepreneurship will
be presented as a process or ormation o non-proft organizations to create social beneft. Ten, Tesuccessul operation o non-proft organizations will be examined in terms o organizational, manage-ment, and leadership principles. Finally, sustainability will be addressed in terms o both creating sus-
tainable non-proft organizations and using these to create sustainable social change. Continuing casestudies throughout the semester will ocus on the creation and operation o environmental organiza-tions to address national and global environmental sustainability issues.
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Honors Program
Hill House, Station 6501
Montevallo, AL 35115
Phone: 205-665-6501
E-mail: [email protected]
Honors Director: Dr. Cathlena Martin
Honors Administrative Assistant:
Mrs. Marie Owens
Honors Graduate Assistant:
Mrs. Emily Burkett
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With a new director comes some changesBy Jacob Bobst; Honors Student
Were all excited to meet our new Honors Director, Dr. Cathlena Martin. But someo you are undoubtedly wondering whats going to change under her reign.
Well, or one, Dr. Martin hopes to add more General Education courses to the
Honors Program, and she is currently working on adding Math 155, Nature oMathematics, as an Honors-only course.
Also, she hopes to replace the AC-based entrance requirement with a
membership application.Tere are a lot o amazing students at UM that are o Honors quality that just didnthave that 27 on an AC, she said
In addition, shes adding some small changes to Hill House, such as introducing apopcorn machine and a new V in the living room. She also has a number o trips tocultural events in the Birmingham area lined up, with a tour o the Birmingham Mu-seum o Art coming up next. Any updates on the events can be ound on the Face-
book page, along with the option to RSVP.Next time you see her, be sure to thank her or all her hard work!
Dr.MartinispicturedherewithherYorkshireTerrier,
Lit.
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