The following is an essay I wrote this fall for publication on PublicUniversityHonors.com. The editor of that site reviews honors colleges and programs and the SHC was one of only seven to receive a five mortarboard rating in A Review of Fifty Public University Honors Programs. Time has passed so I am now happy to be able to post it on our blog! “Honors programs and colleges are each as distinctive and unique as the […]
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TL;DR: Traveling and study abroad is a life changing experience. My freshman roommate and I were not that different, on the surface. Both white males from suburban school districts (he Chicago-land, I DC Metro) and living in a typical first year residence. I quickly realized we had little in common in terms of social lives and mores. I spent my summers coaching swimming and managing a pool while he followed the Grateful Dead around the […]
Today the Centre Daily Times began a series of editorials to promote our inaugural “Shaping the Future Summit.” My piece is intended to set the tone and build interest and excitement in our upcoming summit. Check out all the exciting events culimatinating with our keynote speaker, Dr. Peter Diamandis: http://futuresummit.psu.edu This year, April 1st is no joke! Come to the Summit! Education is about the future. This should be fairly obvious and it often is, […]
HERU 2013 – Keynote Address Welcome to the inaugural Honors Education at Research University conference! It is a great pleasure to have you all here at Penn State. Gathered are nearly 100 representatives of 28 schools from around the nation and the world, including our colleagues from the Netherlands and the universities of Radboud and Utrecht. I would be remiss if I did not begin our event by thanking those who have made this possible. […]