University Honors Program

Friday,
Aug. 24

Meet the Author Breakfast
for new Honors Freshmen

Meet Mike Tidwell, former Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire and author of The Ponds of Kalambayi, as part of the Writer As Witness program. Breakfast will be served.

9:30 a.m., Mary Graydon Center Rooms 2-6

Saturday,
Aug. 25

Honors 101 New Student Kick-Off

All incoming Honors Freshmen are invited to the first Honors 101 event of the year. Meet the Honors staff, your Honors Mentors, and your fellow Honors 101 group members!

Lunch will be provided.

11 a.m., Ward 1

Monday,
Aug. 27

Classes begin.

Wednesday,
Aug. 29

Honors Transfer Student Welcome Luncheon

All transfer students new to AU and the Honors Program for fall 2007 are invited to a luncheon with Michael Mass, Honors Program Director.

Noon - 1:30 p.m.,

Location: Mary Graydon Center Room 4

Friday,
Aug. 31

Student Honors Board (SHB) Elections
Candidate nominations due at noon.
Voting begins at 5 p.m.

Represent your fellow Honors students! Get involved! Freshmen, transfer, and self-nominated Honors students are encouraged to apply. Nominations due at noon.

SHB voting begins at 5 p.m. today. Click here or look for an email with instructions for the electronic voting which will run through noon, Thursday, Sept. 6.

Monday,
Sept. 3

Labor Day.
No classes. University offices closed.

Wednesday,
Sept. 5

Reception to welcome Back, Honors Students!

Here's to a Sweet Year!
Mary Graydon Center Room 200
2-3:30pm

Wednesday,
Sept . 5 &
Thursday,
Sept. 6

Capstone Information Session

Confused about your capstone? Come get all your questions answered.

5- 6 p.m., University Honors Program Center, Hurst Hall 206

Friday,
Sept. 7

Self-Nom Luncheon with Professor Mass

All self-nominated students who entered the Program since January 1, 2007, are invited to have a casual lunch with Professor Mass, Honors Program Director. Lunch will be provided. Students will receive an invitation in mid-August with RSVP instructions.

Noon - 2 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, Room 4

Saturday, Sept. 8

Join us for a night of star-gazing with

National Air and Space Museum Astronomer Sean O’Brien and several local amateur astronomers!

7:30-11 p.m.

Sky Meadows Park, Paris, Virginia
Free and open to all! Limited seats - so reserve today!
Transportation by AUTO Vans (Looking for Certified Auto Van drivers ...) Vans leave AU at 6 p.m.

Interested? Reserve your seat by sending an e-mail to Prof. Nathan Harshman by Thursday, Sept. 6, by noon: harshman(at)american.edu

Monday,
Sept. 10

TICKET SALE: Blocktoberfest
9:30 am

Bring $10 and your student ID to the University Honors Center in Hurst Hall 206. Cash or check only. Limit two per person.

Honors 101 SOC Dean Reception
for Honors Freshmen
Katzen, 7-8pm

Wednesday,
Sept. 12

Nationals vs Phillies tickets on sale at 9:30 a.m.

Bring $5 and your student ID to the University Honors Center in Hurst Hall 206. Cash or check only. Limit two per person.

Tickets are for the game on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 1:35 p.m. at RFK Stadium.

Monday, Sept. 17

Honors 201 Career Center event

6:00-7:30 p.m. in Gianni Lounge

(MGC 200)

Tuesday, Sept.18

SOLD OUT!!!
TICKET SALE:
Maroon 5
9:30am

Bring $20 and your student ID to the University Honors Center in Hurst Hall 206. Cash or check only. Limit two per person.

Wednesday, Sept. 19

SPA Honors 101 Reception with the Dean

MGC 1
3:30-5:00 p.m.
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SIS Honors 101 reception with the Dean

3:30 -5:00 p.m. McDowell Formal Lounge
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CAS Honors 101 reception with the Dean

3:30-5:00 p.m.
Battelle Atrium
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Oxford-Style Debate
sponsored by AU Parliamentary Debate Association, Kennedy Political Union and the University Honors Program

Topic: "Pirates versus Ninjas"

Anderson Honors Lounge
6-8 p.m.
Pizza while it lasts

Thursday
Sept. 20

TICKET SALE:
9:30 a.m.

A Modern Classic!
MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
By Athol Fugard

Bring $15 and your student ID to the University Honors Center in Hurst Hall 206. Cash or check only. Limit two per person.
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Honors 101 Kogod Dean’s Dinner
5:30-8 p.m.
Maggiano's Restaurant
5333 Wisconsin Ave NW
(take Friendship Heights metro on the redline)

Sunday,
Sept. 23

Nationals vs Phillies game.

1:35 p.m., RFK Stadium

Take Metro's Blue or Orange Line to the Stadium-Armory Station.

Monday,
Sept. 24

All Honors Forms are due.

Capstone and supplement forms (300-400 level and 500-600 level) are due to the University Honors Center in Hurst Hall 206. Today is also the Registrar's deadline to sign up for an Independent Study.

If you're completing your Capstone as an Independent Study (i.e., HNRS 490, SIS 498, etc) you need to submit the Registrar's Independent Study form to the Registrar. Your Capstone form will not suffice.

Tuesday,

Sept. 25

TEA TALK with SIS Dean Goodman
on development and democracy in Latin America
3rd floor Anderson Honors Lounge
5- 6:15 p.m.

To RSVP, click here.

(You can still attend even if you don’t RSVP.
It just helps us plan.)

Sunday, Sept. 30

A Modern Classic!
MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
By Athol Fugard

The Studio Theatre
14th and P Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 7 p.m.

October 6

Blocktoberfest

NOTE: Tickets go on sale in Honors Office (206 Hurst)
Mon Sept 10, starting at 9:30 a.m..

Reduced price tickets:$10
Limit 2/ honors student

Monday,
Oct. 8

Honors "Day in the Life"

10:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be an American University student? Here is your opportunity to find out.

This program will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will conclude at about 4:30 p.m.

During this program you will:
Dine and network with AU Honors faculty, staff and students.

* Take a tour of campus
* Receive an Academic Overview by the school of your interest
*Attend a lecture prepared for visiting students and families by an AU Honors professor

We hope to see you this fall and show you what A Day in the Life of an AU Honors student is really like!

For more information or to register for this day-long event, e-mail admissions@american.edu or call:
202-885-6000.

Friday,
Oct. 12 - Sunday,
Oct. 14

Fall Break Have fun!

University offices open on Friday, Oct. 12.

October 16

Maroon 5
SOLD OUT!!!

NOTE: Tickets go on sale Tuesday Sept 18, starting at 9:30 a.m.

Reduced price tickets: $20

Limit: 2

Wednesday,
Oct. 17

Fourth Annual Brain Bowl

Drop in and join the Student Honors Board, other Honors students and faculty members for food, fun, and games.

3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Butler Boardroom

Monday,
Oct. 22

Student Honors Board hosts
Town Hall Meeting

Meet us in Anderson 3rd floor lounge. We want your input and involvement! Come hear our plans, give us your ideas and see what opportunites there are to be involved.

7:00 p.m. with muffins and coffee

Monday,
Oct. 22

Reduced-price tickets go on sale
Mon., Oct. 22, 9:30 a.m.
University Honors Center, Hurst 206

Shakespeare Theatre Company Production of The Taming of the Shrew

Sun., Nov. 11
2 p.m. Matinee Performance

Lansburgh Theatre
450 7th St., NW , Washington, D.C.

$15 each, cash or check only
Limit of two per person

Tuesday,
Oct. 23

TEA TALK
with Karen O'Connor, SPA Professor and Director of the Women & Politics Institute

"Women and the Roberts Court"

5 - 6:15 p.m.
3rd floor Anderson Honors Lounge

Refreshments will be served.

To RSVP, click here.
(You can still attend even if you don’t RSVP.
It just helps us plan.)

Wednesday
Oct. 24

Honors 101 Mid-term event

Beijing Olympics

3:30-5:30 p.m.

Click here to RSVP

McDowell Formal Lounge

Wednesday,
Oct. 31

Halloween Cake Day

Come celebrate with the Honors Program and enjoy some cake while supplies last.

10 -5 p.m., University Honors Center, Hurst Hall 206

Sunday,
Nov. 11

Shakespeare Theatre Company Production of

The Taming of the Shrew
2 p.m. Matinee Performance

Lansburgh Theatre
7th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Tuesday,
Nov. 13

Honors Tea Talk
with SOC Prof. Lenny Steinhorn

“And the Next President
of the United States
Will Be …
Making Sense of the 2008 Election”

5-6:15 p.m.
NEW LOCATION!
Mary Graydon Center room 200

Refreshments will be provided. To R.S.V.P., please click here.
(You can still attend even if you don’t RSVP.
It just helps us plan.)

Sunday,
Nov. 18

11th Annual SHB Turkey Dinner

The Student Honors Board will hold their annual Turkey dinner. Honors students, faculty, staff, and their family members are invited.

6 - 8 p.m., Anderson Hall, 3rd floor Honors Lounge

Wednesday,
Nov. 21 - Sunday,
Nov. 25

Thanksgiving Break

No classes. University offices open on Wednesday, Nov. 21.

Friday,
Nov. 30

Honors 101 Final Fiesta

Come to the final Honors 101 event of the year for food and fun!

5:30 - 8 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, Rooms 3-6

Monday,
Dec. 3

Honors 101 Co-Chair Applications Due

All who will be at AU in 2008 are encouraged to apply for an Honors leadership position. Take advantage of this hands-on opportunity to welcome next year's Honors class.

Applications must be submitted by 9 a.m. Applications should be brought to the University Honors Center in Hurst 206.

Friday,
Dec. 7

Last day of classes. Spring classes start on Monday, Jan. 14.