SMBHC Senior Named Rhodes Finalist
SMBHC senior Vince Chamblee (economics, public policy leadership, accountancy) has been named a Finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship. Finalists will interview for the scholarship later this month. Good luck, Vince!
SMBHC Fall Convocation
Dava Sobel, renowned author and recent writer-in-residence at the University of Chicago, spoke to Honors Students in the Ford Center on September 14. She addressed her book Galileo’s Daughter and discussed the world that Galileo discovered with his telescope in 1609. Click here for more pictures.
Welcome Back Honors College Alumni!
The SMBHC will host an open house between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday, Oct 10. We encourage our alumni to stop by and tour the building, and visit with Dean Sullivan-González, Dr. Samonds, Dr. Young, and other staff members. We will serve refreshments and Honors Ambassadors will provide tours of the building.
SMBHC Grove Tent
The Honors College invites alumni to the first SMBHC grove tent on September 19, when our Rebels will play Southeastern Louisiana. The tent will be located on the corner of Barnard Observatory at Sorority Row for all game days. The last tent will be for the Tennessee game. We also want to invite you to […]
Honors Students Help Shape Scottish Public Policy During Internship
Check out this great story about Vince Chamblee, a senior economics and public policy leadership major from Fulton, and Megan Smith, a senior journalism and political science major from Long Beach. Way to go Vince and Megan! See: http://news.olemiss.edu/index.php/Ole-Miss-News/News-Releases/Students-Scottish-Policy.html.
Recent SMBHC Graduate Awarded Rotary Scholarship
Douglas Williams, who graduated in May 09 with a B.A. in English and Economics, was recently selected as a recipient of a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. Douglas applied to spend AY 2010/11 in Canada, Kenya, the United Kingdom, or Malawi.; the placement will be determined by Rotary International. Read the announcement here http://rotarydistrict6800.org/district_news.html, as well as […]
SMBHC Junior Wins Study Abroad Grant
Devon Emig (junior, German major) has been awarded a Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant. Each year, Phi Kappa Phi, the undergraduate honor society, awards fifty grants of $1,000 to winners selected from a nationwide pool of applications. The deadline for applying is in February each year; applicants must have between 30 and 90 credit […]
Fall Convocation
We welcome Dava Sobel, renowned author and recent writer-in-residence at the University of Chicago, to understand and marvel at the world that Galileo discovered with his telescope in 1609. Our Fall Convocation will begin tonight, September 14, at 7 p.m. in the Ford Center and we look forward to seeing you there!
Honors College Welcomes Record Incoming Class
The Honors College welcomes a record 280 freshmen who will be joining us this fall. We look forward to seeing you soon at Orientation. Look for a letter from us in the coming week with details about Orientation and your summer reading!
2009 Honors College Commissioning Ceremony
Congratulations to 12 Junior entry scholars and 103 SMBHC Scholars who graduated on Saturday May 9th. Chinelo Udemgba welcomed friends and family to the SMBHC Commissioning Ceremony held at the Ford Center on Friday, May 8th; John Darnell delivered the keynote address with wit and wisdom; and Alecia Waite charged her colleagues to live courageously. […]