Honors E-Newsletter, Spring 2010
Knight of Honor Eta Sigma Alpha hosted the annual Honors Graduation Banquet/Knight of Honor on Thursday, April 22, 2010… [more]
Honors Program Class of 2010 The class of 2010 included some of the most motivated students in the program’s history... [more]
Alternative Spring Break 2010: A Small Step Towards Global Citizenship The Honors Program organized an Alternative Spring Break trip last March at Jubilee Partners in Comer, Georgia… [more]
Honors Student Selected Commencement Speaker Chelsea Losh knew satisfying her passion for reading and writing would be no problem when she came to Georgia College… [more]
Shout Out! The Honors Program is delighted to acknowledge the academic and community inspired student accomplishments for the Spring 2010 semester… [more]
Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Annual Meeting at Georgia College The Georgia College Honors Program organized and hosted the 2010 Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Annual Meeting on campus, February 27-28… [more]
Book Discussions and Dinner-Seminars: A Second Helping This has been the second year that the Honors Program has offered book discussions and dinner seminars… [more]
Director's Note
Spring is that time of the year when our freshmen are comfortably ensconced in college life; the first semester's classes are behind them, friendships have been formed, majors switched, and a certain comfort level has been achieved.
The challenge for these students is to think beyond the comfortable present, and to start formulating some longer term academic and professional goals. There are some basic questions they can start to ask themselves. Do they want to go straight into the workforce or on to some form of postgraduate education? Do they want to spend some time volunteering at home or abroad? And what are the stepping stones to the achievement of these goals? What role do things like internships, service, study abroad, or external scholarships play? These are all questions that I and other members of the faculty can help with.
Spring is also the time of the year when our seniors get a little jittery, and it's not just Blackbird coffee! Most are both excited and a little anxious about the future. They are in the process of applying for jobs, grad school, and scholarships, and moving on to the next stage of their lives.
What we discovered this year was that a significant majority of these students (72%) were either going, or planning to go, on to some some of postgraduate education--Ph.D., masters, medical, and law school programs.
Certainly we wish them all the best, and ask that they stay in touch with us over the years.
