An honors cross-campus Flickr collaboration in Spring 2009

Fellow honors scholars from across the university came together for an innovative and fun project!

Each scholar was asked to take a photograph of something at a campus, in town, or at a place he/she visited in the new year that they thought represented the theme EVOLVE. Then, by February 12, all honors scholars uploaded their photo to the Penn State Honors Flickr site with a title and description.

Why the theme EVOLVE? There were several significant historic tributes and current events marked in early 2009. Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln both celebrated their 200th birthday (on February 12, as a matter of fact!). The first African-American president was sworn in as Commander-in-Chief for the United States of America, and there were nationwide celebrations for the Martin Luther King Day of Service. Scholars were encouraged to take some time to think about what the term EVOLVE means to them, and how they could demonstrate its meaning through a snapshot. The key here was not just taking the photos or viewing them but that scholars exchanged responses to the work of others by commenting in Flickr. Scholars benefitted from the opportunity to view through the lenses of their peers the theme EVOLVE. We encouraged Scholars to avoid the iconic images of Penn State in favor of "insider" views of neighborhoods, streets, events, etc.

To view the submitted photos for Spring 2009, visit: http://www.flickr.com/groups/pennstateevolve/