Congratulations to all of you on another semester’s work. Just think what you accomplished: If you took five 3-credit courses, you spent about 200 hours in classes and another  400 hours studying, researching and writing. You’re 600 hours smarter than you were before! I’m looking forward to seeing you all next semester in the Honors lounge, in my office (stop by anytime: Warner 245), and at LCS meetings. Enjoy your break!

Looking for one more credit to round out your spring semester? We’ve got a number of terrific 1-credit courses that will allow you to explore new interests in a low-pressure way (graded S/U), as well as a service-learning leadership courses offered for the first time. We’ve still got a few spots in our 3-credit Honors courses as well. Let me or the instructors know if you have questions about the courses (or follow the links for more info):

A few things puzzle me. Can you post below or email me in response to the following questions, at your convenience?

1. The Honors courses aren’t filled for spring, although we have far more Honors students than seats in Honors classes. If you’re not taking Honors in spring, is it because (a) the classes you need to fulfill your GEs aren’t there (b) you plan to fulfill  your GEs with courses other than the ones we created as Honors courses for spring (c) you’re concerned that Honors classes will be too challenging with your other coursework and obligations (d) you didn’t have a good experience with your fall Honors courses.

If there’s a course you would love to see in Honors version, please note that in comments below (and respond to others’ comments so we get a sense of how many people are looking for that course for next year)

2.  I’ve heard students say they didn’t realize they were in Honors. Incoming freshmen accepted into Honors received their notices of acceptance by mail. If you did not know you’d been accepted, please tell me if you (a) are positive you didn’t receive the notice via mail (b) it’s possible you didn’t open yet another envelope and therefore missed the notice.

On that  note, would an email be preferable? Do you check your OSU email address after being accepted to Newark (but before starting classes?).

Stop by Warner 175 anytime between 11-12 today (Weds) and 4-5 tomorrow (Thurs) to find out about our May course that includes 10 days in Montreal, Quebec City, and Ottawa. Deadline to apply is Jan. 1.!

The deadline is midnight tonight for applying to participate in the Spring Break 2015 Honors trip to Washington DC. See earlier posts for more information. Also, there’s a terrific leadership course available in the spring that you might not have noticed: ESHESA 2571S: Leadership in Community Service. 

This course prepares you for engaged, responsible, and active community involvement and leadership. You will be involved in 30 hours of off-campus community service. This 3-credit course fulfills a GE requirement (service learning), as well as one of the Leadership Minor requirements. For more information, contact Jamie White, white.1291@osu.edu.