Thursday, January 30, 2014

At the Ramadan Research Symposium

The Second Annual Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Symposium featured speakers from the field of neuroscience, including:
  • Dr. Rheal A. Towner, an associate member and director of the Advanced Magnetic Resonance Center, member of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and member of the Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience. Dr. Towner spoke on "Advances in Magnetic Imagining to Help Diagnose Primary Brain Tumors: A focus on Pre-Clinical Evaluations."
  • Dr. Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld, director of the Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience, Presbyterian Health Foundation Professor of Neuroscience, professor of physiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and VA Career Scientist.Dr. Greenwood-Van Meerveld spoke on "Visceral Pain: It’s All in Your Head." 
  • Dr. Nawajes Mandal, Mandal is an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and member of the Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience at the OU Health Sciences Center. Dr. Mandal spoke on "Understanding Retinal Degeneration." 
  • Niran Hadad, the recipient of the Ramadan Undergraduate Research Scholarship at ECU. Hadad spoke on "Mechanisms of Stress-Induced Bladder Dysfunctions." 

Monday, January 13, 2014

Engagement Opportunities, Spring 2014

This semester's seven Honors-incentivized, university-sponsored academic, fine arts, and cultural engagement opportunities are:
1. The Ramadan Research Symposium (Tuesday, January 30th)
2. Honors Night at the French Film Festival (Friday, February 7th)
3. Honors Road Trip to the Samurai Exhibit at the Kimbell Museum of Art in Fort Worth (Wednesday, February 26th)
4. Aquila Theatre Presents:  Fahrenheit 451 (Thursday, March 6th in the Ataloa)
5. Honors Night at the Scissortail Creative Writing Festival (7 pm, Friday, April 4th in the Estep)
6. Honors Student Association Caucus and Election (Monday, April 7th)
7. Honors Spring Showcase (Tuesday, April 22nd).

Other upcoming engagement opportunities:
1. Thursday, March 6-7-8: A Very Potter Musical.
Support our fellow honors student, Zach Garcia, as he portrays Harry Potter in A Very Potter Musical, which he is also directing and producing. The musical will be in the Dorothy Summers Theatre. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 on March 6th and 7th. On the 8th ,the doors open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30. Admission is free to everyone. It promises to be magical; don’t miss out! Pick up a point by going while you’re at it!

2. Thursday, March 11 at 7:00: Tuskegee Airmen.
Have the privilege of welcoming Colonel Charles McGee, USAF, Retired, one of the WWII Tuskegee Airmen, as the featured speaker for the 6th Annual Louise Young Diversity Lecture! The lecture will take place in the Ataloa Theatre. Colonel McGee was a part of the first African-American groups of aviators in the second World War. He went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam as well and is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. The event is free and open to everyone, and a book signing will follow.

3. Wednesday, March 12th at 5:30:  International Dinner

Additional 1-point Engagement Opportunities Offered So Far (13 points so far)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014- Honors Lunch #1
Wednesday, January 22, 2014- Honors Lunch #2
Thursday, January 23, 2014- Honors Research Workshop
Tuesday, January 28, 2014- State of the Union Address
Tuesday, February 4, 2014-French Film Festival Feature: Monsieur Lazhar
Friday, February 7, 2014-French Film Festival Feature: Chicken with Plums
Thursday, February 13, 2014- Jim Stovall Lecture “Yes, You Can”
Friday, February 14, 2014- ECU Theatre presents:  School House Rock
Friday, February 14, 2014- French Film Festival Feature: Rust and Bone
Tuesday, February 18, 2014- “Bookapalooza”
Friday, February 21, 2014- French Film Festival Feature: Amour
Thursday, February 27, 2014- The Midwinter Band Concert
Friday, February 28, 2014- French Film Festival Feature: Farewell, My Queen

How to Score Points
1. Attend a university-sanctioned academic, fine arts, or cultural event on campus: 1 point
2. Two hours of community service above the four required hours: 1 point
3. Publish something in Originals, ECU’s literary journal: 1 point
4. Attend an Honors-incentivized academic, fine arts, or cultural event on campus: 2 points
5. Win a scholarship to the Nigh Leadership Academy: 5 points
6. Make a presentation off-campus at a regional academic event: 5 points
7. Make a presentation off-campus at a national academic event: 10 points
8. Publish an original academic article in regional journal: 10 points
9. Publish an original academic article in national journal: 20 points



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