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Competing Forces, Creative Tensions.
Looking ahead to the upcoming year, we are approaching a presidential election that has energized and engaged this country to a new level. In February 2009, there will be worldwide celebrations for Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. And there are several additional "competitions" and "tensions" occurring on a local-to-international level (did we mention the Summer Olympic games?).
The honors programming and course theme for the 2007-2008 academic year is
Changes in Climate.
What does “Changes in Climate” mean?
Certainly, the phrase “climate change” invokes thoughts of global warming, greenhouse gases, etc. But our theme will focus on more than the environmental discussion. Changes are occurring all the time in political climate, economic climate, social climate… the changes are endless in all fields.
Why “Changes in Climate” as a theme?
The campus is adopting the theme of climate change and focusing on the environment. The Honors Program is expanding upon the theme to connect to our honors mission and objective of encouraging a more civic and global perspective.
The honors programming and course theme for the 2006-2007 academic year was
Migration: Movement through the Millennia.
This theme was both timely (think politics) and provocative (think stimulating class discussions) because life is dynamic, always moving onward.
