Spring Break
Community Council has big plans for the year
Amanda Stanley
Issue date: 8/10/06 Section: News
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With the rebirth of Johnson and Stopher halls, the Honors Community Council will have a venue in which to pursue a new set of opportunities.
The group was started last January by Honors admissions coordinator Carolyn Sampson. She sent out applications and selected seven freshmen. The group has 13 members and hopes to recruit more members this year.
Honors College adviser Kim Brown said the council consists of a group of honors student leaders who develop and plan programming for all honors students -- whether they live in the residence halls or not.
"It's their mission to instill a strong sense of community within the honors college," she said.
Brown said the idea was born because administrators thought it was time for honors students to have a voice about the types of activities that they wanted to be involved in.
"Since we were moving into a new facility, they thought that it would be a good idea to create more of a sense of a community," Brown said.
Danielle Sherritt, junior middle childhood education major, is the current president of the group.
"We have a lot planned for the fall," Sherritt said. "We are looking to recruit new freshmen and establish ourselves in the Kent State community."
In the past the group has sponsored activities such as game night, honors volleyball, pizza with the professors and dinner with the dean. Sherritt said it's important for professors to get involved with the programs to help establish relationships with students who may need help with an honors thesis.
The council had a retreat this June during which they planned activities and events for fall and the current executive board created bylaws and a club constitution.
"Some of the activities and events that we will have this fall include bringing a guest lecturer on campus, touring a local museum and a beginning-of-the-year celebration," Brown said. "They (the council) also plan to continue past activities such as volleyball and dinner with the dean."
Sherritt said the new honors facilities are a great help when it comes to developing and expanding the group.
"The old honors plaza was just too far away from everything," Sherritt said. "Since we are in the center of campus, students will be more inclined to attend events because of our new convenient location."
Contact Honors College reporter Amanda Stanley at abstanle@kent.edu.
The group was started last January by Honors admissions coordinator Carolyn Sampson. She sent out applications and selected seven freshmen. The group has 13 members and hopes to recruit more members this year.
Honors College adviser Kim Brown said the council consists of a group of honors student leaders who develop and plan programming for all honors students -- whether they live in the residence halls or not.
"It's their mission to instill a strong sense of community within the honors college," she said.
Brown said the idea was born because administrators thought it was time for honors students to have a voice about the types of activities that they wanted to be involved in.
"Since we were moving into a new facility, they thought that it would be a good idea to create more of a sense of a community," Brown said.
Danielle Sherritt, junior middle childhood education major, is the current president of the group.
"We have a lot planned for the fall," Sherritt said. "We are looking to recruit new freshmen and establish ourselves in the Kent State community."
In the past the group has sponsored activities such as game night, honors volleyball, pizza with the professors and dinner with the dean. Sherritt said it's important for professors to get involved with the programs to help establish relationships with students who may need help with an honors thesis.
The council had a retreat this June during which they planned activities and events for fall and the current executive board created bylaws and a club constitution.
"Some of the activities and events that we will have this fall include bringing a guest lecturer on campus, touring a local museum and a beginning-of-the-year celebration," Brown said. "They (the council) also plan to continue past activities such as volleyball and dinner with the dean."
Sherritt said the new honors facilities are a great help when it comes to developing and expanding the group.
"The old honors plaza was just too far away from everything," Sherritt said. "Since we are in the center of campus, students will be more inclined to attend events because of our new convenient location."
Contact Honors College reporter Amanda Stanley at abstanle@kent.edu.
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