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Show ,--- UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS IPAGE 14 r-·-----······-··------------------------- 1 No Long Distance Charge within Utah ! Stuck paying your apartment's PHON·E BIL.L again? solution ... Get yo~r own phone As a student, you are under a lot of press~re... The la.st thing you need is to be stuck paying for your roommates' long phone conversations. The Digital Phone Service from South Central Communications enables you free long distance within Utah, the clearest connections, and local, friendly service! Student Special- 10°/o off any metered plan! ----------------------------------------------------------· TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2000 I Honors program grows BY ANNE McCONNELL JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The Honors Program is in its second year at SUU and has begun to grow. The program offers more in-depth classes, leadership opportunities and activities. To become part of the Honors Program, students must fill out an application, submit a sample of their writing-anything from a personal essay to an old class paper to a piece of poetry-and have either a 3.5 GPA or a 24 ACT score. If a student still desires to become part of the program but doesn't quite meet the requirements, arrangements can be made, as the requirements serve as a target, officials say. Suzanne Larson, director of the Honors Program, encourages students to still apply and said the most important qualities are the students' ability to write and the activities they have participated in. Honors students must take one honors class each semester. The classes vary in subject in order to appeal to a broad section of the student body and to involve as many faculty as possible. There are three general education classes offered through the honors program this semester including Essentials of Communication; Shakespeare and Renaissance, which counts as English General Education credit; and Calculus. The honors versions of these classes cover the same amount of material as the normal cft:lsses but in greater depth. · some universities and colleges offer departmental honors classes. The only difference between those honors classes and the regular classes is an extra paper," Larson said. "We didn't do that deliberately.· Larson said tlie most important aspect of all the honors classes at SUU is the student discussion, not necessarily the additional work. The classes are also smaller, allowing more interaction between students and allowing them to become more involved in what they are learning. The Honors Program originated from a single class connected to Convocations. This semester the class offered is Life of the Mind/Mindless World, and is offered in conjunction with the Convocation on Sept. 7 by Clinical Psychologist Karen Shanor. Shanor has written a book on how the mind works and the class will explore the subject throughout the semester. Also offered through the Honors Program is the Service Learning practicum. Students sign a contract and -register for one, two or three credit hours each semester. Through service learning students "get to do something tangible, something that they can put on their job and graduate school applications,· said Larson. This semester students will be assisting the public relations and advertising for the bonding of a new Cedar City library. They will be working in conjunction with communication majors to develop a survey for the community and will be working to make the community aware of the bond for the new library in the next election. -· Freshmen Sophomores ffillS 1200 Intro to leadership Excellence 3 Credit Hours Section 01 monday 6 Wednesday 1-1:50 . OR Section 02 Tuesday 6 Thursday 10-10:50 Lab Thursday 2:30-4:50 mlLS 2200 Rduanced lndiuidual leadership (Permission needed from instructor) 3 C~edit Hours Section 01 monday 6 Wednesday 2-2:50 OR Section 02 Tuesday 11-12:40 Lab Tuesday 2:30-4:50 ARMY ROTC _ FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT THE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE YOU CAN TAKE PAUL FALLON - 865-8617/8596 ----------~---------...,_ ... ______ .._.... -- - - .. --·--...---·. - ... _____ - --·- -- . .._ ,' . |