25th Anniversary
Join us on Saturday, March 16, 2024 for what is sure to be an amazing day!
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We are asking that you please RSVP by Monday, March 11. Some events have a limited number of space. Please let us know which events you are interested in going to.
Schedule of Events
| 10:00a.m. SH Lobby |
Breakfast/Opening Remarks with Pat & President Wheeler |
| 10:45a.m. SH 181 |
Circles to Chat with Faculty & Alumni Join Honors Program Professors Nathen Clerici, Meg Devlin, Cy Mulready, Lisa Phillips, Anne Roschelle, and Andrea Varga with Alumni and Current Students for a conversation moderated by Honors Program Director, Pat Sullivan. The conversation will explore the enduring impact of connections made through the Honors Program. Participants will offer tips on cultivating relationships with mentors. |
| 12:10p.m. SH 272 |
5 Steps to Optimizing a LinkedIn Profile with Honors Program Alumni Join our workshop to learn essential strategies for optimizing your LinkedIn profile. During this session, you'll discover how to craft a compelling headline, enhance your profile picture, showcase your experience effectively, build a robust network, and leverage LinkedIn features. Transform your profile into a powerful asset to stand out in your industry and attract career opportunities. |
| 12:10p.m. SH 181 |
Individual and Society Revisited: Reflections and Recollections Come discuss your most memorable experiences and reflect on what you learned (or wish you had learned!) in the course "Individual and Society." Now with the benefit of hindsight, what did the class mean to you? Do you ever think about the books today? Have your perspectives on the texts changed? We look forward to reconnecting with you and talking about your new visions for the seminar in the years ahead! Session moderated by Professors Hamilton M. Stapell and Vicki Tromanhauser. |
| 12:10p.m. Meet in SH Lobby |
Haiku and Nature Walk with Professors Keeling and Festa A leisurely stroll emphasizing observation and description of the natural setting around campus. Trees, plants, animals, weather conditions will provide the subjects of our discussion as we explore contemporary English-language possibilities of the Japanese haiku form. |
| 12:10p.m. Honors Center CH 111 |
A Taste of the Past: Taking a Culinary Journey to Ancient Greece & Rome One of the best ways to understand a culture is to experience its food, and ancient civilizations are no exception to this principle. This talk explores how we learn about what, where, and how people ate in antiquity based on literary and archaeological evidence as well as the culinary adventures that Honors students in Professor Heuer's spring 2023 seminar experienced while throwing an authentic Roman convivium. |
| 1:00p.m. SH Lobby |
Lunch & Networking Opportunity |
| 2:00p.m. SH Upstairs Open Space |
Speed Resume Feedback with Honors Program Alumni In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to sit oneon-one with alumni for a quick 10 minute review of your resume. We will discuss strategies for how to optimize formatting, highlight your key achievements, and tailor your resume's keywords to match specific job descriptions. *For this workshop, please bring a copy of your resume with you* |
| 2:00p.m. Meet in SH Lobby |
Trip to Historic Huguenot Street Join Prof. Cyrus Mulready for a walk back through the history of SUNY New Paltz and the village. Weather permitting, we will take a walk past several points of architectural interest, including the first building to hold college courses and around the stone houses on Historic Huguenot Street. |
| 2:00p.m. Honors Center CH 111 |
Zine Making Workshop Make a Mini-Zine workshop! Zines are a great way to share an idea, a poem, a message, a story, your feelings, or even some simple artwork. In this hands-on session we will make a 2.5" x 4" zine to introduce a fun, simple format that anyone can do in a short amount of time. Bring thoughts or images from the Tree Walk, a Haiku you wrote, reminiscences about the Honors program and New Paltz, or any other thoughts or inspiration. It doesn't have to be original - you can use your favorite song lyrics or a quote you love. Using basic collage techniques and a few drawing prompts, Professor Varga will lead you through making a mini-zine that we will copy and share with the group! Everyone will leave with a stack of mini-zines to smile, laugh, ponder and talk about. All supplies will be provided! |
| 2:00p.m. SH 272 |
Revisiting Honors Seminars & Theses Over the Years This informal panel will provide an up-close look at the thesis process over the years. Dr. Glenn Geher, of Psychology and Evolutionary Studies, has been mentoring honors students for their theses for over two decades. He’ll be speaking about his work with students in this capacity over the years, including various success stories. Also, two current honors students (Lucas Hoyt and Julia Lombard) and two honors alumni (Ethan Eisenberg and Katie Gruskin) will give informal presentations related to their honors theses including the skills that they have developed as part of the thesis process. Their theses span a broad array of topics (from the psychology of cuteness to the deep problems associated with modern public education—and more). |
| 3:05p.m Honors Center CH 111 |
Games with Humans at Play Professor Doug Maynard and students in his Humans at Play seminar are hosting this interactive, casual event complete with board games, card games and more. There will be classic games you know and fun new ones for you to discover (we'll do the teaching!) so join us to inject some play into your day! |
| 3:05p.m SH 272 |
Queer Coffee Hour Queer Coffee Hour was a monthly thesis project by John Alexander that aimed to bring LGBTQ+ New Paltz students together in a safe and engaging community space. This special continuation will celebrate grassroots community building and take on a brand-new form: a writing group. Together, we will enjoy Lynn Breedlove’s story, The Birth of the Homobile, and will brainstorm what “drives” us toward building our own community spaces by doing some free-writing. |
| 3:05p.m SH Upstairs Open Area |
Let’s Fall in Love: 36 Questions for Increasing Closeness During the first week of the Love and Heartbreak honors seminar, Professor Lisa Phillips (Digital Media and Journalism) asks her students to do the “36 questions for increasing closeness” exercise. The questions are designed to engage two people in “reciprocal self-disclosure, ” revealing information about themselves that can rapidly increase feelings of closeness. Join Professor Phillips for a mini-version of “36 questions.” You might not fall in love by the end of the session, but you’ll gain new insight into what it takes to get beyond small talk and build deep connections with other people. |
| 4:00p.m. SH 181 |
Serendipitous Path Honors Program Director, Pat Sullivan will moderate this conversation with Alumni to explore the interdisciplinary connections they made as students and how the Honors Program influenced their career paths. |
| 5:00p.m. Terrace |
Closing Remarks with Pat & Provost McClure Reception & Networking Opportunity |
