Currently posted live on the front office TV screen

1. WELCOME

2. WHO IS YOUR ADVISOR?
DR. JONES DR. WHEELER DR. MCDOWELL DR. MEAD DR. WALDROUP
Biology
Chemistry
All pre-law
(regardless of major)
Undecided Art
Pre-health professions
regardless of major
(excluding Nursing):
•Pre-medical
•Pre-dental
•Pre-veterinary
•Pre-pharmacy
•Pre-DPT
•Pre-OT
Computer Science
Social Sciences:
•Anthropology
•Geography & Planning
•Government & Justice
Studies
•History
•Psychology
•Sociology
•Sustainable Development
College of Health Sciences:
•Communication Sciences &
Disorders
•Health & Exercise Science
(pre-DPT and OT students
see Dr. Jones)
•Nursing
•Nutrition & Health Care
Management
•Recreation Management &
Physical Education
•Social Work
Humanities:
•English
•Languages, Literatures &
Cultures
•Philosophy & Religion
Environmental Science
College of Business:
•Accounting
•CIS
•Finance
•Banking & Insurance
•Economics
•International Business
•Management
•Marketing
College Of Education:
•Curriculum & Instruction
•Family & Consumer
Sciences
•Reading Education
& Special Education
Culture, Gender and Global
Studies
Fermentation Sciences Communication School of Music
Geology Theatre & Dance
Mathmatics Technology
Physics

3. WELCOME HONORS FRESHMAN
TO ORIENTATION!!!
We look forward to meeting and advising you on your 2nd day of Orientation.
Don’t forget to submit to submit the three forms for the
Honors College Retreat to be held August 11-14!

4. CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!!!!!
Spring 2015 Honorum Laurus
Graduation Ceremony was held
Friday, May 8! Our graduates have taken
flight giving their song to the world.

5. SOUTHERN REGIONAL HONORS COUNCIL (SRHC):
STUDENT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
SRHC OFFERS SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE MONETARY
SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND
LEADERSHIP OF STUDENTS FROM MEMBER INSTITUTIONS.
WE ENCOURAGE ASU HONORS STUDENTS TO APPLY!!!
Opportunities include:
SRHC student stipends for partners in the parks (PIP),
NCHC semesters, NCHC winterims,
And other NCHC-affiliated programs SRHC student scholar grants SRHC
student leader grants For all information and to apply:
http://www.srhconline.org/hcol/content.php?6-for-scholar-
opportunities&s=e45cdab6ebca0db21520de3bb8cccef2

6. SANCTUARY LITERARY MAGAZINE:
Official Journal of the Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC)
SUBMIT:
Poetry, Essays, Short Fiction, Foreign Language,
Visual Art, Photography, Digital Art!
And/or
JOIN THE EDITORIAL BOARD
For more information:
http://www.srhconline.org/hcol/content.php?7
-sanctuary

7. TO LEARN ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE?
Short-term
Faculty-led
Exchanges
Study Abroad
Service trips
International internships
Go to:
ASU’S (OIED)
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
http://international.appstate.edu/
(828) 262-2046
Plemmons Student Union, Suite 321

8. APPALACHIAN GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM
Present your international experiences to an academic audience!!!
The third annual Appalachian Global Symposium will take place on Wednesday
November 18 - an interactive and engaging day for sharing insights, ideas, artistic
products and findings from your Global learning experiences. This year's symposium will
be a one-day event focused on developing global competencies through class projects,
travels, research and collaborations between faculty, staff and students.
This is a great opportunity for Honors students!!!
For more information, contact: globalsymposium@appstate.edu

9. 2015 PERU SUMMER STUDY ABROAD:
ANDEAN SOCIETIES AND ENVIRONMENTS
July 6 to July 25, 2015
GHY 1011: Global Climate Change (4 hrs)
GHY 3140: Andean Mountain Geography (3 hrs)
This 17-day intensive program introduces students to Global Climate Change and Andean Mountain
Geography through direct field experience and research activities, readings, discussions, and meetings with
guest speakers. Field excursions to Machu Picchu and other locations in the Sacred Valley and an 8-day
trek in the Cordillera Vilcanota (with strenuous ascents to over 17,000 ft) will provide an outstanding
setting for the study of Andean human-environment interactions and the impacts of climate variability
and change on tropical glaciers, ecosystems, and human populations.
Program Leaders: Dr. Baker Perry, Patience Perry, and Dr. Anton Seimon
Interested? Contact Dr. Perry (perrylb@appstate.edu) to apply or for more information.

10. SUMMER STUDY ABROAD IN ICELAND
The DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
Invites you to join this summer's
study abroad expedition to Iceland
(July 22nd - August 6th).
You will get up close and personal with volcanoes, glaciers, geothermal
hotsprings and other fantastic geologic features and processes.
Information about the course can be found either through the following website:
http://www.appstate.edu/~zimmerbw/iceland.html
or by contacting Brian Zimmer directly at Zimmerbw@appstate.edu.

11. BUSINESS, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY
IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON
Students will fly from Charlotte to Manaus, in the
heart of the Brazillian Amazon jungle, where the
group will spend the first four days of the program.
During that time students will visit the rier port and
study the impact of the free-trade designation on the
local and national economy. The time in Manaus will
also include meetings with an ASU partner university,
Universidade do Estado do Amazonas; meetings with
Brazilian research institutes focusing on sustainable
development of the Amazon and its biodiversity; and
a visit to a controversial hydroelectric generating
plant in the jungle. After the time in Manaus, the
group we will travel by riverboat to visit communities
along the riverbanks and participate in sustainability
related projects. After a night in hammocks on the
boat, students will spend 2 days at a jungle eco-lodge
where they will participate in jungle hikes, piranha
fishing, and nighttime alligator spotting
Dates: June 22nd to June 30th, 2015
Class: BUS 3530: Business, Society and
Sustainability in the Brazilian Amazon
(3 credit hours).
Cost: $3,400.00 (plus summer tuition)
Website:
www.martinmeznar.wix.com/brazil
These programs are open to all
Appalachian students, regardless of
major. If interested, please contact Dr.
Martin Meznar at
meznarmb@appstate.edu.