LIU Post Honors College

We are horrified by the brutal chopping down of the magnificent holly trees that have adorned Roth Hall for 50 years. They were full with holiday red berries and we mourn their death.

Professor Emerita Joan Harrison, our artist in residence, gives a printmaking workshop at yesterday's Meritt Event

Laurence Salvary is an executive at Cumulum Media in Birmingham, Alabama. His undergraduate honors thesis, “360 Degrees of Radio” proved an accurate forecast of his career. Dr. Digby visited with him in Birmingham, where she had a chance to meet his very curious and intellectual son

Donna Ahrens Hood was Valedictorian and Academic Excellence Award Winner of the Class of 1993. She won a Fulbright to study abroad and returned to Seattle to marry her high school sweetheart, Jamie Hood. Last week Dr. Digby had a chance to visit her and meet her two children, Anders and Jocelyn. Donna is principal of Skyline High School in Sammamish, Washington. She still credits her training in the LIU Post Honors Program for the standards she sets among her 2,000 students.

A copy of the book, PARTNERS IN THE PARKS: Field Guide to an Experiential Program in the National Parks, written By Heather Thiessen-Reily and Dr. Digby is available for you to read in the Honors Lounge. The book contains field notes and tales of exciting experiences of students and faculty who have participated in the various trips to national parks. It also includes tips on what clothing and equipment to carry along and lists of the various national parks which have been explored over the years. If you are interested in taking a PITP trip to a national park this book is fascinating and should be read soon.

To qualify for a PITP trip:
Enroll in two Honors Green program courses which are always designated by an asterisk on the Honors schedule of courses. All expenses will be paid by the Honors College.
If you are unable to enroll in Honors Green courses but would like to go on one of these trips talk with Dr. Digby. Financial assistance may be available.

The list of national parks that will be explored this upcoming year will be available soon at: http://nchchonors.org/partners-in-the-parks/
The trips currently available are scheduled for January, including one to the Virgin Islands.

Partners in the Parks Partners in the Parks is an outdoor experiential learning program coordinated by the National Collegiate Honors Council. Partners in the Parks projects at national parks across the country offer

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Below are links to schedules for both the Honors Core Classes and Honors Advanced Electives. Please refer to the previous post for information about registration. To pick up a physical copy of these schedules, come to the Honors Office and speak to Tracey Christy.

Core Classes: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6t37zgvxicdf1nf/spring2017schedule.xlsx.docx?dl=0

Advanced Electives: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n09q01o70dxw615/ADELECSPR2017.doc?dl=0

spring2017schedule.xlsx.docx Shared with Dropbox

Registration for spring 2017​ classes will begin on Monday, October 10th, at 6:01PM. At that time you should be able to log on to the MyLIU portal to enroll in classes. Either before enrolling in spring classes or afterward it is strongly suggested that you meet with your Promise Coach or Academic Counselor to be sure that you are on the right track with your plan of study.

Reminder:
Four-year participants must complete 30 – 32 Honors College credits with at least 6 credits from Advanced Electives.
Three-year participants must complete 18 Honors College credits with at least 6 credits from Advanced Electives.
Two-year participants must complete 12 Honors College credits.

If you are enrolling in your tutorial for the spring your proposal form may be submitted for Dr. Digby’s approval anytime between now and the last day of classes, December 12th.

Please contact Tracey Christy with any questions at [email protected].

Congratulations to Olivia Lodge and all of the students who traveled to Columbia! Honors is extremely proud of these students, and hopes they will have more opportunities like this in the future.

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Please note seven additional Merit Fellowship events have been added. Check our events page for more details on the new events!