Honors First-Year Students: Start here!
Welcome to all our new freshmen! We're looking forward to seeing you soon. Our staff, students, and alumni have compiled a few important points to help you get a head start on life as an Honors scholar at TTU:
1. Read this first: Click on the following links to read "Adjusting to College Life" and "Your Journey in Honors," required reading prior to your first Honors 1010 class meeting. You'll learn about everything from getting ready for on-campus living (as told by actual Honors students) to the top ten myths about Honors.
2. Thursday, August 26: Honors Open House! Call the Honors Lounge at 931-372-6364 if you need help moving in. Identify yourself as an Honors student, tell them where you are, and a Big Sib will come help. After that, you can drop by the Honors Lounge to relax, check e-mail, and buy your Honors Handbook ($30)--your textbook for Honors 1010. You can also find out about service opportunities, movies, intramurals, international dinners, environmental activities, and other events sponsored by the Associated Scholars Guild (ASG), your Honors student organization.
3. On Friday, August 27, Open House continues: The Honors Lounge will open at 10:30 a.m. with coffee and other morning refreshments. Drop in to meet students and staff! Honors Handbook sales will continue, ASG leaders will be available to share information, and you can find out more about the activities listed above. Mr. Clark will host an HPEO information station. At 2:45 p.m., the Honors Lounge will close to observe University Convocation.
Watch for e-mails about first-week activities, food, and other information!
Congratulations to Ginkgo Grant recipient Cole Hunt
The Associated Scholars Guild (ASG), the student organization of the Tech Honors Program, has awarded the first annual Ginkgo Grant to in cursu honorum '08 Music Education major Cole Hunt. Cole, who teaches band in Scott County, will use the grant in support of a summer band camp for middle-school students this July.
The Ginkgo Grant was created in the 2009-2010 by the ASG's Steering Committee to support substantial service projects by Honors alumni or current students in their major field or profession. Named after the ginkgo trees outside T.J. Farr Hall, home of the Honors Program, the Ginkgo Grant is the result of brainstorming, planning, revision, and teamwork by Honors students who wished to contribute to ongoing community service.
HPEO Online
Students can manage their HPEO/HAS scholarship progress online. Once you receive your username and password via email, go to http://honors.tntech.edu/hpeo to login. A tutorial and detailed information is available as well.
