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Spring 2009
Searching for Athena:
An Exploration of Honors and Gifted Education
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| Date |
Speaker |
Lecture Title |
| January 19 |
MLK Day - No Classes |
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| January 26 |
Honors Students |
Study Abroad Presentations |
| February 2 |
June McCash, Foreign Languages (retired) |
Why Honors? Precedents, Perceptions, and Perspectives |
| February 9 |
Rolland Pack, Honors College, Freed-Hardiman University |
Nailing Jell-O to Ivy-Covered Walls: Honors and Higher Education |
| February 16 |
Michelle Arnold, Admissions |
The Journey of an Honors Student |
| February 23 |
David Carleton, Political Science |
No, Gifted Kids Will Not Be Okay: Politics and Advocacy in Tennessee |
| March 2 |
Ada Long, National Collegiate Honors Council |
How Would Athena Score on the ACT? Wisdom and Knowledge in Honors Education |
| March 9 |
Spring Break - No Classes |
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| March 16 |
Scott Carnicom, Honors College |
Portraits of "Intelligence" in Popular Films |
| March 23 |
Craig Cobane, Honors College, Western Kentucky University |
Honors in 2025: What Should We Be Thinking About? |
| March 30 |
Ron Messier, History (retired) |
Honors Education Means Knowing "the Other" |
| April 6 |
Linda Clark, Reeves-Rogers Discovery School |
Serving Our Brightest Elementary Students: A Local Blueprint |
| April 13 |
Phil Oliver, Philosophy |
The Best and Wisest Gift: What We Owe All Children |
| April 20 |
Honors Students |
Honors Thesis Presentations |
| April 27 |
Honors Students |
Honors Thesis Presentations |
