Syracuse University Honors Program
Playground battles may seem funny and cute now, but conflict stays with us throughout our lives. From the person in your project group who doesn’t follow through to the customer service representative who doesn’t know how to listen to your parents who…well….are still your parents. Conflicts happen. Come experience this workshop and learn a variety of skills which can help you deal with the stuff that inevitably comes up.
What is a griot? They are the storytellers of ancient African societies who passed on the history of their people to future generations through the oral tradition. Come meet a contemporary griot, Prof. Arthur Flowers. Using spellbinding “performance poetry,” Flowers accompanies his presentations with African instruments. You might hear about How Brer Alligator got introduced to trouble, accompanied by some blues harp or kalimba playing – you might even get drawn into some call and response. You will certainly leave uplifted, inspired, and smiling.
Arthur Flowers is a novelist, Vietnam veteran, blues singer, co-founder of the New Renaissance Writer’s Guild, and a Memphis native. He teaches in SU’s esteemed Creative Writing Program and is a member of the Honors Core Faculty.
Monday, November 4, 6:45 p.m. Eggers 018. Refreshments will be served. Limited to the first 30 who RSVP!
“There are those of us in African American literature who feel that we are heirs to two literary traditions, the western written tradition and the African oral one, and try in the fusion to contribute something to the evolution of both.” – Arthur Flowers
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In our recent survey, many of you gave us useful feedback regarding our course offerings. So… our Spring 2014 course lineup includes many continuing favorites and much that is new!
You’ll also be glad to hear that the two IST 400/Honors courses and the MAG 400/Honors course all count as HNR prefix in your Honors requirements.
Join a small group of Honors students for a lively Q&A conversation with Eric Liu, who is giving our second University Lecture, moderated by Professor Peggy Thompson from the History Department. October 22, 2013 at 2 PM; 303 Maxwell Hall.
Liu is a civic entrepreneur and author as well as founder of the Guiding Lights Network—an organization which promotes and teaches the art of creative citizenship. A speech writer for Bill Clinton, he now works to bring left and right together to work on solutions to problems of community and country. He writes that citizenship is about showing up for community and country, and that anyone can be, and should be, a great citizen.
Space is limited to 8 students.
The Libraries are offering three special workshops this month just for Honors students. Thanks to those of you who completed our survey to let us know which topics and times were best for you. These workshops will help you find and use library resources for research in your courses and Capstone projects.
Please fill out the form at http://tinyurl.com/nhl4x6h to let us know which sessions you plan to attend. All sessions will be held in Bird Library, room 046. Please contact Honors Librarian, Abby Kasowitz-Scheer, with any questions.
We hope to see you at one or more of these workshops!