April Events (There's a ton of them!!!)

April 13th

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Self Defense Class

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=137425

April 14th

Texas Tech Open Track Meet

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=138163

April 16th

Undergraduate Research Conference kick-off event

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=137119

April 18th

West Texas Association for Women in Science Vendor Show

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=138361

TTU SACNAS Special Speaker

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=138332

TTUHSC OIA Lecture

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=138072

April 19th

"Are Students Learning Enough in College?" Lecture Series

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=138350

OLLA "Reader's Circle"

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=138100

April 20th

Turkish Food and Craft Fair

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=138359

April 25th


Art and Open Mic Night--Call for Submissions (if you choose to participate in this, you can count it under personal and professional development)

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=137461

April 26th

"The Learned Ladies" play

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=138358

April 28th

  "Ranch Day" at the National Ranching Heritage Center

• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=138242

More March/April Events!!

March 29th 4:00

Department of Biological Sciences Guest Speaker

Texas Tech alumnus Clinton Kenneth Murray, Chief and Fellowship Director of Infectious Disease at Brooke Army Medical Center and Director of Multiple-drug Resistant Bacterial Molecular Epidemiology Referral Laboratory at Fort Sam Houston will speak at 4:00 pm, March 29, in the Experimental Sciences Building, Room 120.  For more information contact The Center for the Integration of Science Education & Research (CISER).

March 30th

Lunch Discussion

This week’s discussion will be led by Honors College student, and regular LD attendee and facilitator, Neil Hester, and Thomas Reynolds, FYE Coordinator and Honors advisor. Neil has decided to be cryptic with the topic, simply saying that the topic is “very much relevant to everyone.” So make room in your schedule to attend Lunch Discussion this week!

Lunch Discussion is held every Friday from 12:00-1:00 pm in the Horn/Knapp Residence Hall southwest lobby lounge. Enter the building through the west-facing central doors (facing the band practice parking lot) and turn right to find the lounge. Food and great discussion are always provided!

It’s not too late to join the Honors Book Club!

The Honors Book Club continues through April!  If you would like to join us in reading our final book of the semester, The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, plan to attend our meetings on Wednesday, April 4^th and 18^th from 4:00-5:00pm.  Please email sarah.timmons@ttu.edu to join or for more information.

April 10th 12-1 pm (you can count this as an Honors Event if you need to)

Engaged and Integrated Scholar Series

The Office of Community Engagement invites the Honors College staff and students to attend the upcoming Engaged and Integrated Scholar series on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in the TLPDC, Room 153.

This is a lunch event which spotlights Texas Tech University faculty who participate in engaged scholarship while integrating their methodologies and findings into their professional work, pedagogy, and classroom performance expectation. The series is designed to increase faculty, student, and staff understanding of what engaged and integrated scholarship is, expound on different methodologies utilized in such scholarship, examine differing theoretical perspectives of engaged scholarship, and encourage cross-institutional discussion and collaboration of engaged and integrated research. Lunch will be provided to all registered attendees.

Please refer to the attached flyer or contact Sarah.Shiver@ttu.edu for more information.

March Prompt

Here is the prompt for this month's reflection papers:

Choose one of the events that you attended this month and connect it to a theory or the coursework in one or more of your classes.

Remember: You are still responsible for the hours for the month of April, even though this is your last reflection paper. If you do not complete the hours for April, you will not have completed the program, and you will not be eligible for a scholarship!!

March events

Academic:

Department of Biological Sciences Guest Speaker

Texas Tech alumnus Clinton Kenneth Murray, Chief and Fellowship Director of Infectious Disease at Brooke Army Medical Center and Director of Multiple-drug Resistant Bacterial Molecular Epidemiology Referral Laboratory at Fort Sam Houston will speak at 4:00 pm, March 29, in the Experimental Sciences Building, Room 120.  For more information contact The Center for the Integration of Science Education & Research (CISER).

Honors College Events (remember there is no limit for hours on these):

 

HON Pizza with a Prof:

PWP will be held March 22nd in CHEM 25 at 6pm. Remember that pizza is free for members and $3 for non-members. Drinks are $.75 for everybody. Please RSVP to pizzawithaprof@yahoo.com by March 20th at 10pm. Dr. Wong, from the TTU History Department, will be presenting on history and popular culture, the hallowed halls of education and the steaminess of daytime/nighttime/anytime internet/cellphone/televise/cinematic enterprise, and the ways in which we begin to bridge what we learn with what we see, what we do, and what we live. For more information contact paige.randle@ttu.edu

It’s not too late to join the Honors Book Club!

The Honors Book Club continues through April! If you would like to join us in reading our final book of the semester, The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, plan to attend our meetings on Wednesday, April 4^th and 18^th from 4:00-5:00pm.  And you can still make this week’s discussion for The Phantom of the Opera this Wednesday, March 21^st at 4:00-5:00pm in the Southwest Lounge of Knapp Hall! Please email sarah.timmons@ttu.edu to join or for more information.

Llano Estacado Winery Tour

Join SAB as we tour a Lubbock winery. We will learn all about how the wine is made and distributed. We will even get to taste a few of the wines afterwards! The winery tour is Saturday, March 24th at 12pm. We will meet at McClellan Hall at 11:15am. To attend this event you must RSVP to lindzi.shanks@ttu.edu by March 22nd. All ages are allowed to attend this event; however, you must be 21 or older to participate in the wine tasting portion.

Lunch Discussion

This week’s discussion will be led by Professor Brian Shannon from the TTU School of Law. Professor Shannon serves as the Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA/Big 12 for Texas Tech and his topic relates to his role. Here is what he has to say:

The NCAA Board of Directors (on which President Bailey serves) recently adopted academic reforms that will likely have a substantial impact in future years. I will provide a few highlights and address how they might impact future championships such as the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments in men’s and women’s basketball.

For some background information:

·         http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2011/October/DI+Board+of+Directors+adopt+changes+to+academic+and+student-athlete+welfare

·         http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/03/duncan-praises-ncaa-for-raising-academic-bar-for-athletes/

In addition, although we are of course in the midst of NCAA basketball’s March Madness, there has been significant discussion in the last few months about a possible playoff system for major college football. Academic issues pertaining to these topics are often not discussed or raised, but should they have relevance?

Consider:

·         http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/03/08/college-presidents-playoff-views/index.html

·         http://www.oneafar.org/Statement_football_Post_Season.html

This latter document is a statement by the 1A FAR association, which is an organization of faculty athletics representatives at NCAA Division I institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division 1A. The mission of the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives is to advocate for effective interaction and academic and fiscal balance between an institution's academic mission and its intercollegiate program. I serve as the Big 12 Conference’s representative to the national board.

Lunch Discussion is held every Friday from 12:00-1:00 pm in the Horn/Knapp Residence Hall southwest lobby lounge. Enter the building through the west-facing central doors (facing the band practice parking lot) and turn right to find the lounge. Food and great discussion are always provided!

March Events

 March 20th:

• 5:00-6:00 pm HOLI
•  http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=136863

March 21st:

• 3:30- 5:00 pm Wind Lecture by Dr. Partha Sarkar
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=136686

March 26th:

• 5:30-7:30 pm OLLI: "Julia Child's Favorites" 
•  http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=136722

March 28th:

• 12:00-1:00 pm Special Edition Global Health Lecture
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=136860

April 3rd:

• 5:30- 7:00 pm OLLI: "Post-Saddam Hussein-Historical Preservation"
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=136721

Emails

Hey everyone,

I've been getting some important emails sent to my junk folder lately, so if you have emailed me and I didn't answer, that is probably why! I apologize, and it should be fixed now.

-Clara

Music Events

It may be on here already, but is probably hard to find anyway, so here (easier to find) is the link to the music school's calendar of events: 
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music/NewsEvents/Calendar.asp

Also, Saba has informed me of another event/community service project (with the Lubbock Arts Alliance) that is coming up and will need lots of help--more details coming on that when I get them!

Thanks, Saba!

Meeting Minutes/upcoming events for March

Hola Passportees!

Firstly, I'd like to thank those of you who attended the meeting last friday! It went quite well. Also, I would like to encourage everyone who did NOT attend the meeting to send me a copy of their reflection paper rough draft for comments/suggestions. We workshopped these at the meeting, and there were some things that kept coming up, so I'm available to go over those (via email) if you have any questions. Also, I was thinking it might be fun to pick an event for everyone to go to together; this way, you could all get together and get to know each other a bit better! Let me know if you have any suggestions for something like that via email!

Second, here are some upcoming events for March (because I assume most of you are doing ok on your February hours, if not, contact me soon!):

*Here is a February event for tomorrow!!

February 29
Wind Turbine Lecture
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135718
March 2-3
Spring Dance Festival
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=136130
 
March 2
TTU African Students Organiztion Presents:
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=136116

March 8
TAB event: singer/songwriter
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135245
March 12
Pre-conference Film Viewing of "Pray the Devil Back to Hell"
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135996

March 13
OLLI Presents: "French Pastry"
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135980

March 15
Gaither Homecoming Concert
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=136011

March 22
OLLI "Reader's Circle"
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=133721
March 31
5k Run for Solong
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135604

English Readings for this Semester

Hi everyone,

Please go to this address: http://www.english.ttu.edu/announcements/CWreadings.asp and find the schedule for the English department's readings for this semester. These readings will count under the category Academic Events/Guest Speakers, and are a good way to get hours (not to mention entertaining!). Please check it out!!

Hope everyone is doing well on hours (remember you must have 10-15 hours each month). And start thinking about your reflection papers. Bring a draft to our meeting on the 24th!!

More events for the end of February

Hey everyone here are some more events coming up that you can use to up your hours!!


Honors College Events:

February 18th:

• Honors College Semi-formal (tickets are $5 at the Honors College front office) Ticket includes a t-shirt!!

 Performing Arts:

February 21st:

• Charles "Skip" Sneed Performance (French Horn) (5pm)
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135582 

February  19th:

• University Symphony Orchestra Performance (3pm)
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135580

February 17th:

• Symphonic Wind Ensemble Performance (8pm)
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135578

Personal and Professional Development:

February 21st:

• "Balancing Career and Family Life" Presentation  (12:30-1:30) 
•  http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135573

Academic Events/Guest Speakers:

February 19th:

• Celebrity Readers at the Museum of Texas Tech (2-4pm)
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135463

February 20th:

• Physics Special Colloquium (3:30-4:30pm)  
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=13557
• Michael Martin Murphey Exhibit at the Special Collections Library (on exhibit until May 31st)
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135552

March 15th:

• Osher Lifelong Institute "The Decline of the American Newspaper"
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=133714

Lubbock/Community Events:

Now--February 29th:

• Moody Planetarium Show
• http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=135363

TTU Intercollegiate Sports:

•  See texastech.com for sports schedules 

If you need hours: here is an event for TODAY at 2:00 in the Escondido theater at 2:00pm. Please check it out!!

Know Your Rights Week – Arrests and Alcohol

Body:                  Join Student Legal Services as we explore students’ rights during police interactions on Thurs., Feb. 16 starting at 2:00 p.m. in the Escondido Theater.  A live panel discussion will discuss DWI and alcohol offenses, expunctions, house parties, traffic stops, and search and seizure.   Please visit www.depts.ttu.edu/sls/<http://www.depts.ttu.edu/sls/> for more information.

Meet Date for February

We will meet on Friday, February 24th at 3pm to discuss reflection papers and events and get to know each other. Location TBA. Please bring a rough draft of your reflection paper for the month of February to this meeting!

If you are not able to attend, notify me asap.

February Events!

QPR training:
http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=133355

TTUHSC OIA Lecture - 2012 International Predictions:

http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134077

Tech Women's Tennis:

http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134575

Tech Track and Field:

http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134582

Hunger Awareness Dinner:

http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134586

Skydiving Club:

http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134592

Lubbock Mini Maker Fair:

http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134620

Academic Events/Guest Speakers (Anyone interested in Chemistry?)

There are two events coming up hosted by the Chemistry department:

February 21- 7:30 pm Chemistry Lecture
February 22- 4:00 pm Chemistry Lecture

Both of these lectures are in room 113 (as far as I know now, I will update this if it changes!). Before you dismiss these because the word "lecture" is in the title, you should definitely consider going! I attended one such lecture last semester, and the guest speakers are very intent on making things interesting. Unlike class, you won't have to take notes, won't be tested...etc. It's definitely worth it to go and maybe learn something new! If you do go, I will be attending one of these (probably the first on on the 21st) so come find me and I will sign your sheet as proof and make sure to mark you present. If I am not at the one you go to, then please get the guest speaker to sign your sheet. Usually there is an opportunity after the lecture to come up to the speaker and ask questions/talk with them, so let them know you are a part of the passport program for the Honors College and I'm sure they would love to sign for you.

Upcoming Honors Events

Hey guys,

As you know, Honors College events have no limit for the number of hours you can attend. February happens to have quite a few events that you can take part in and enjoy, AND you won't have to skimp on the hours at these events for them to fit the criteria!! Plus, you get to meet other Honors students, and participate in some really fun and engaging discussions! I hope you will all take advantage of these opportunities listed below. Remember too that things like the book club and lunch discussion (and pizza with a prof when offered) happen repetitively throughout the semester and they are great resources for hours and for getting more involved socially with other Honors students like all of us!

Here are some of those events and their descriptions as posted in the weekly email:

Honors College Book Club

The book club will be discussing a new book, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, for its February meetings. Everyone who enjoys reading and discussing books is welcome to attend, and the Honors College provides the reading selections to the students. For information on meeting times, where to pick up books, or getting on the club e-mail list, contact kimberly.lundberg@ttu.edu.

"A Night at the Casino" - Semi Formal
Join SAB and HON at our 5th annual semi-formal on February 18th from 8pm-11pm in the ballroom of the SUB. The theme this year is "A Night at the Casino". We will have roulette, Texas Hold Em', and blackjack tables set up at the semi-formal for you to gamble on! We will provide you with poker chips when you arrive and at the end of the night you can use those chips to bid on prizes! It’s a night of gambling, dinner, dancing, prizes and more! You are also welcome to bring a non-Honors date to the event. Tickets are $5 a person and can be picked up at the front office of McClellan Hall. Ticket includes admission, dinner, poker chips, and a t-shirt. For more information contact lindzi.shanks@ttu.edu. Tickets are limited so get your tickets while they are available.

Karaoke Night

Do you love to sing? Join SAB for Karaoke Night! On Sunday, February 12th from 6-8pm, we will have a karaoke machine in the first floor kitchen of Gordon Hall for students to come down and show off their singing skills. We want terrible singers too! (That's half the fun!) We will also have free food for everyone in attendance. For more information contact Lindzi Shanks at lindzi.shanks@ttu.edu.

Main Event Bowling Night

Sick of sitting at home on a Friday night with nothing to do? Join the Student Activities Board for a fun-filled night of bowling and games at Main Event on Friday, Feb 10th. We will meet in front of McClellan hall at 7:30pm and drive over together. This event is free for the first 30 students who RSVP. You must RSVP to lindzi.shanks@ttu.edu no later than Feb 8th.

Lunch Discussion

This week’s discussion will be led by Dr. Gary Elbow, an Honors professor and Associate Vice Provost. Dr. Elbow’s topic is titled, “Science Skepticism: Causes and Consequences,” and he has the following to say:

Skepticism about the products of scientific research has become quite common in recent years. We all know about anti-Darwinists, who claim that evolution is “just a theory,” and has not been validated. More recently, many parents of young children have come to believe that there is a link between autism and childhood vaccination, especially the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine. Similarly, many global warming skeptics argue that global warming is just a scheme cooked up by greedy scientists who are angling to get more research funds, or that global warming, if it does exist, is the product of natural processes and that human activities are not significant causal agents. Why are there so many people who refuse to believe findings that are widely accepted and validated by qualified scientists? And what are the potential impacts of this skepticism? This lunch discussion probes these questions.

Check these resources beforehand:

The Autism-Vaccine Debate: Why It Won’t Go Away

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/autism-vaccine-_b_817879.html

Climate Change Politics: The Sceptic Meets His Match.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110727/full/475440a.html

Evolution Advocate Turns to Climate

http://www.nature.com/news/evolution-advocate-turns-to-climate-1.9811

Study Linking Childhood Vaccine and Autism Was Fraudulent

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/01/06/132703314/study-linking-childhood-vaccine-and-autism-was-fraudulent

Why Do So Many Have Trouble Believing in Evolution

http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/01/18/145338804/why-do-so-many-have-trouble-with-evolution

FAQ

• When do we turn in hours sheets?
• At the end of each month (all together).
• Where do we turn them in?
• Outside of Thomas Reynolds's office
• What if our events don't have physical proof to turn in?
• Obtain a signature from the person in charge at the event
• What counts as proof?
• programs, tickets, signatures, wristbands, a picture of yourself at the event (easily distinguishable--ONLY IF NO PHYSICAL PROOF or signature proof is unavailable)
• What all do we turn in?
• 10-15 hours of events/the proof that goes along with it
• reflection papers
• What is the best way to find this information?
• Check the blog!!!!
• If, for some reason, the information is not on the blog, the best way to contact me is by email

A couple people have asked about other events on techannounce. Some of those events were a part of the Presidential Lecture and Performance Series; the events in this series are pretty much guaranteed to count. Just let me know which ones you attend.

February Prompt

Compare and contrast the events that you attended and why you chose them. How have the events made you feel more connected to your university? Which of the events especially contributed to this and why?

Event Listing

As promised, here is a listing of some events coming up in February that you can attend:

Honors College Events:

• The Honors College Semi-Formal-February 18th (tickets are $5 and can be obtained at the front desk of the Honors College
• Honors College Lunch Discussion-held every Friday from 12-1pm in the Horn/Knapp Residence Hall southwest lobby lounge (The first of these you are able to attend for credit begins on Friday, February 3rd-no credit will be given for events attended in January).
• The Honors Weekly Email is your best resource for finding these events

Academic Events/Guest Speakers:

• Africa Symposium-Feb. 7 (http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134225)
• Ambassador Tibor Nagy to Lecture on Africa-Feb.6 (http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134228)
• Lecture on Sudan by Dr. Douglas Johnson-Feb. 7 (http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134229)
• Lecture on Somalia by Dr. Ahmed Samatar- Feb. 8 (http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134230)
• Senator Robert Krueger to lecture on Burundi-Feb. 9 (http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134231)
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute "Health and Wellness"-Feb. 6 (http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134040)
• Obviously, due to the links I have provided, techannounce is your best resource here. You can also check the English department's website for postings about readings that they host

Performing Arts:

• Plays/Musicals/other dramas
• Band or orchestra performances
• http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music/NewsEvents/Calendar.asp (here is a link to the calendar for the music school's events)
• Techannounce will announce theater productions as well so be checking for that too

Visual Arts:

• Things like art symposiums, first friday art trail, or film series will count for this
• Techannounce will announce these sort of things

Personal & Professional Development:

• Turkish Cooking Classes (Ladies Only) (http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134227)
• Turkish Classes (http://techannounce.ttu.edu/Client/ViewMessage.aspx?MsgId=134233)
• Again, check techannounce. If you have other connections (for example one person asked if shadowing a doctor would work here--and it does) please let me know ahead of time so we can determine if it is valid to count toward your hours.

TTU Intercollegiate Sports:

• http://www.texastech.com/
• The sports page is where you will find the schedules of all the sporting events. Also, check the rec sports website (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/recsports/) for things like Quidditch, or other club sports that you may want to attend.

Community/Lubbock Events:

• Friends of the Library valentine's booksale (ask me about this if you want to attend and I can get you contact information)
• Idalou Apple Orchard-we may take a trip here for one of our meetings or something, but it is family-owned, and if you would like to use this as an event you need to contact the owner and ask for a tour
• National Ranching Heritage Center-great museum to visit (be realistic with hours on these things; I've been to these places and can say it doesn't take 4 hours to go through them) :)
• Windmill Museum
• Lubbock Symphony Orchestra performances (these will come up on the Honors Weekly email sometimes and you can get free tickets if you jump on the chance)
• Plays and other dramas are also done outside of the University and can count as part of your hours
• http://events.lubbockonline.com/lubbock-tx/events/lubbock+events
• I have provided you with a link to events in Lubbock that you can consult. Please ask me first before choosing an event from this site to attend to make sure that it will count toward your hours!

As always, ask if you have something in mind that is not on this list. You will be asked to provide proof of attendance for all of your events. This can include things like tickets from the event, a program, a signature from a performer or group leader, or a pictures of yourself at the event (ONLY IF NO OTHER PROOF IS AVAILABLE).

If you attend museums please ask for a signature from the curator or tour guide as proof of your attendance.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, and there will always be changes. If you want to post something on here for you to share with your fellow students, please do so in the comments sections! If you have any questions, just email me at clara.bush@ttu.edu.

Hours Turn-in

Ok guys,

A few of you asked me how you would be turning things in, so here is your answer:

In the Honors College (McClellan Hall), right outside of Thomas Reynolds's office, there will be a box for you to turn in your materials. I can also use this box to send out hard copies of things to you if you need them, so be checking your email/the blog for updates on that sort of thing. If you don't know where Thomas's office is, just ask at the front desk of the Honors College and they will direct you. The boxes, once again, will be just outside of Thomas's office on a bookshelf (NOT in his office, so don't bother him by asking where the boxes are!) :)

Event Types/Number of hours counted for them

Honors College Events: No maximum

Academic Events/Guest Speakers: Maximum of 5 hours per month

Performing Arts: Maximum of 5 hours per month

Visual Arts: Maximum of 5 hours per month

Personal & Professional development (if you're wondering what this one means, it includes things like shadowing a doctor, attending workshops, that sort of thing): Maximum of 3 hours per month

TTU Intercollegiate Sports: Maximum of 3 hours per month

Community/Lubbock Events: Maximum of 3 hours per month