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Volume 10 Issue 2 CCAC HONORS PROGRAM CCAC HONORS PROGRAM CCAC HONORS PROGRAM Spring 2016 DIRECTORS NOTES CCAC Honors meets India! It’s been a goal of Honors Council to add an international travel experience to our Honors enrich- ments for several years; we’re grateful to have the support of the college in achieving this dream. Sixteen Honors students and faculty journeyed to India this January on a remarkable field trip with Professor Sruja- na Kanjula’s Honors course Comparative Cultures and Politics of India and the US. There they explored a host of historical and cultural sites and temples, including the former residences of Indira Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi, two universities where they met with college students and faculty from throughout Southeast Asia and partic- ipated in discussions of the political trends and policy discussions unfolding in present India. Also they explored the facilities and services offered by SSMI, a non- governmental organization improving the lives of poor urban women and children: a kitchen in a poor neighborhood where women prepare huge vats of food to feed 30,000 poor children a day, a school provid- ing children with a supportive learning environment, and a shop where their moth- ers earn a livelihood creating fabrics and products. During a weekend, they traveled to Agra and Jaipur for tours of Agra Fort, the Taj Mahal, ruins of one of Akbar the Great’s palaces Fatehpur Sikri, and the 16 th century Amber Fort, which included an elephant ride to the fort. The students engaged in community service at a school for differently-abled children in Agra and conducted research on their special projects at the India Institute for Public Admin- istration in Delhi. The experience was transformative for our students. Honors student Libby Beliveau wrote, “This trip to India has changed my life forever. In just ten days there, I have learned about and experienced Indian culture first hand; I’ve been introduced to the magnitude and importance of global politics; I’ve seen the struggles and dark- ness of parts of Indian society, and I am invigorated to learn more, spread aware- ness, and make change.” The students are delighted to have the opportunity to share their research, photos, artifacts and reflec- tions with the college community at the Honors Forum at Allegheny Campus on April 29 th from 4:00-6:00 pm and at North Campus Passport to India on April 30 th from 2:00-3:30 pm. Please join us for chai tea and cookies and to chat with our India travelers. Since returning from India, Honors at CCAC has been on the run, preparing and engaging in several Honors activities and service projects: the CCAC Million Stories Project, South Campus Poetry Slam, South Campus Passport to India, Dan James Brown The Boys in the Boat lecture, The Barber of Se- ville at the Pittsburgh Opera, Pirates vs. the Brewers at PNC Park, Campus Earth Day service projects, and Honors Leadership ser- vice projects. Three significant Honors events remain: the Northeast Regional Hon- ors Conference in Boston, MA, Honors US History I trip to Gettysburg, and the Honors Forum. North Campus Honors student Allison Hoff- man has been selected to present her under- graduate research paper at the Northeast Regional Honors Conference in Boston, MA, from March 31-April 3. Allison’s research project explores the 2016 NRHC conference theme of Migrations. Allison’s paper entitled “Religious, Ethnic, and Familial Values of Afghan Culture” was conducted as an Honors contract in Introduction to Sociology with Professor Diane Rometo during the fall 15 semester. Also attending the conference are Honors students Kanvi Sharma, Natalie Hoover, Carina Crane, Tiffany Nguyen, and Surbhi Sharma. As well as attending undergraduate research presentations, the students will participate in a City as Text exploration of Boston and will interact with other under- graduate Honors students from all over the Northeast region at several student events: a scavenger hunt, an open mic night, and the student dance. Professor Laurie Sprankle will lead her Honors US History I class on a tour of Get- tysburg and the Battlefield, April 9-10. Hon- ors students Abubaker Al Obaidi, Sarah Bark- er, Stephanie Csonka, Jeffrey Flalkowski, Jaime Gatewood, Jessica Lubarsky, Madinah Mubarak, Dori Washok, Samantha Watson, and Kim Golightly will present their Honors research projects on the Gettysburg Battle- field. Finally, invitations were mailed this week to the CCAC Honors Forum, our end-of-year celebration of this year in Honors. The event will be held on Friday, April 29 th from 3:30- 5:30 pm in the Student Service Center Auditorium at Allegheny Campus. We look forward to recognizing Honors students and faculty and their contributions to the academ- ic community this year, particularly our Honors graduates. Please join us! Julia Fennell

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES

Volume 10 Issue 2

C C A C H O N O R S P R O G R A MC C A C H O N O R S P R O G R A MC C A C H O N O R S P R O G R A M

Spring 2016

DIRECTOR’S NOTES CCAC Honors meets India! It’s been a goal of Honors Council to add an international travel experience to our Honors enrich-ments for several years; we’re grateful to have the support of the college in achieving this dream. Sixteen Honors students and faculty journeyed to India this January on a remarkable field trip with Professor Sruja-na Kanjula’s Honors course Comparative Cultures and Politics of India and the US. There they explored a host of historical and cultural sites and temples, including the former residences of Indira Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi, two universities where they met with college students and faculty from throughout Southeast Asia and partic-ipated in discussions of the political trends and policy discussions unfolding in present India. Also they explored the facilities and services offered by SSMI, a non-governmental organization improving the lives of poor urban women and children: a kitchen in a poor neighborhood where women prepare huge vats of food to feed 30,000 poor children a day, a school provid-ing children with a supportive learning environment, and a shop where their moth-ers earn a livelihood creating fabrics and products. During a weekend, they traveled to Agra and Jaipur for tours of Agra Fort, the Taj Mahal, ruins of one of Akbar the Great’s palaces Fatehpur Sikri, and the 16th century Amber Fort, which included an elephant ride to the fort. The students engaged in community service at a school for differently-abled children in Agra and conducted research on their special projects at the India Institute for Public Admin-istration in Delhi.

The experience was transformative for our students. Honors student Libby Beliveau wrote, “This trip to India has changed my life forever. In just ten days there, I have learned about and experienced Indian culture first hand; I’ve been introduced to the magnitude and importance of global politics; I’ve seen the struggles and dark-ness of parts of Indian society, and I am invigorated to learn more, spread aware-ness, and make change.” The students are delighted to have the opportunity to share their research, photos, artifacts and reflec-tions with the college community at the Honors Forum at Allegheny Campus on April 29th from 4:00-6:00 pm and at North Campus Passport to India on April 30th from 2:00-3:30 pm. Please join us for chai tea and cookies and to chat with our India travelers.

Since returning from India, Honors at CCAC has been on the run, preparing and

engaging in several Honors activities and service projects: the CCAC Million Stories Project, South Campus Poetry Slam, South Campus Passport to India, Dan James Brown The Boys in the Boat lecture, The Barber of Se-ville at the Pittsburgh Opera, Pirates vs. the Brewers at PNC Park, Campus Earth Day service projects, and Honors Leadership ser-vice projects. Three significant Honors events remain: the Northeast Regional Hon-ors Conference in Boston, MA, Honors US History I trip to Gettysburg, and the Honors Forum. North Campus Honors student Allison Hoff-man has been selected to present her under-graduate research paper at the Northeast Regional Honors Conference in Boston, MA, from March 31-April 3. Allison’s research project explores the 2016 NRHC conference theme of Migrations. Allison’s paper entitled “Religious, Ethnic, and Familial Values of Afghan Culture” was conducted as an Honors contract in Introduction to Sociology with Professor Diane Rometo during the fall 15 semester.

Also attending the conference are Honors students Kanvi Sharma, Natalie Hoover, Carina Crane, Tiffany Nguyen, and Surbhi Sharma. As well as attending undergraduate research presentations, the students will participate in a City as Text exploration of Boston and will interact with other under-graduate Honors students from all over the Northeast region at several student events: a scavenger hunt, an open mic night, and the student dance.

Professor Laurie Sprankle will lead her Honors US History I class on a tour of Get-tysburg and the Battlefield, April 9-10. Hon-ors students Abubaker Al Obaidi, Sarah Bark-er, Stephanie Csonka, Jeffrey Flalkowski, Jaime Gatewood, Jessica Lubarsky, Madinah Mubarak, Dori Washok, Samantha Watson, and Kim Golightly will present their Honors research projects on the Gettysburg Battle-field.

Finally, invitations were mailed this week to the CCAC Honors Forum, our end-of-year celebration of this year in Honors. The event will be held on Friday, April 29th from 3:30-5:30 pm in the Student Service Center Auditorium at Allegheny Campus. We look forward to recognizing Honors students and faculty and their contributions to the academ-ic community this year, particularly our Honors graduates. Please join us! Julia Fennell

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Join the CCAC Honors Program as we plan various activities to celebrate Earth Day!

Watch your email for details on each activity.

ALLEGHENY CAMPUS: Guest speaker from Allegheny Clean Ways will be present to

inform students about the environment issues and inform about the volunteering opportunities at ACW (Allegheny Clean Ways)

April 22, 11:00 am-1:00 pm at Milton Amphitheater Contact Kanvi Sharma: [email protected]

BOYCE CAMPUS: collecting items for Animal Rescue League Wildlife Center

Week of April 29-22 The list of items will be sent to all Boyce Campus students and posted

around campus.

Contact Dori Washok: [email protected]

NORTH CAMPUS: Highway clean-up April 16 at 9:00 am

meet in student club room Contact Jeremy Hinnebusch: [email protected]

SOUTH CAMPUS: Nature trail clean-up and

presentation April 21 & 22

Honors Program Office, B-409 Contact Fred Astey:

[email protected]

Thank you to the CCAC community for your generous support of the Honors Program’s Pink Feet Race for the Cure; the three college’s Honors Programs raised a total of $2,332.26 for Komen for the Cure Foundation. With your help and the assistance of the North Campus Psi Beta Honors Society, the CCAC Honors Program raised

$1,772.26 to win the 2015 Pink Feet Race, outselling Point Park University Honors Program at $300 and Robert Morris University Honors Program at $260. On November 17th, Honors students and Honors Directors from the three colleges presented their checks to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foun-dation, and CCAC was once-again awarded the Pink Feet Trophy for 2015. Honors students Fred Astey and Dori Washok accepted the trophy on behalf of CCAC. The Pink Feet Race is the longest running third-party fundraiser in West-ern Pennsylvania for the Komen Foundation, raising $27,429.35 since 2007. Of the money raised, 75% of it remains in the 34 county service area of central and western Pennsylvania, providing free mammograms

and educational workshops. The remaining 25% is used for national re-search. CCAC Leadership in Honors Scholars Fred Astey, Jeremy Hinnebusch, Kanvi Sharma, and Dori Washok served as team captains and generously gave of their time, ingenuity, and competitive spirit in conducting the race, competing not only with Robert Morris and Point Park, but also be-tween the Honors students at the other CCAC campuses. The competi-tion between campuses was won by Allegheny at $471.01, South at $455, North with $328, Boyce at $271, and the Office of College Services at $14. Special thanks to the Honors students who participated by working the cafeteria tables and/or returning their sold pink feet: Afi Agogna, Shantel-le Bey, Joanne Carson, Lifeng Chen, Nadalya Kudliyeva, Christopher Ku-manchik, Kaine Lasker, Chaya Pekkar, Kelly Rockenstein, Evgenia Romash-kina, Surbhi Sharma, Cathey Sirna, Katelyn Sitar, Cody Turner, Emily An-derson, Carina Crane, Emily Godzak, Daniel Mazur, Carmen Miller, Mi-chael Wigenton, Tina Zajch, Carmen Austin, Jesse Campbell, Sandy De-Lorenze, Natalie Hoover, John Ivanchan, Allison Stokes, Brittany Wosiak, Matt Armento, Roshan Chamlagai, Jamie Gatewood, Karishma Mehta, Tiffany Nguyen, Constance Paras Wong, Luzby Severson, Maureen Squires, Brandy Teprag, Courtney Wallace, and Samantha Watson. Thank you for your continued commitment to help in the fight against breast cancer!

CCAC Honors Program Once Again Wins the Pink Feet Race for the Cure

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Honors students of all political affiliations are welcome, including the unaffili-ated or apolitical. The focus of the course is not partisan argumentation but greater fluency in the issues of our time and a more critical awareness of the language with which politicians address those issues.

Honors English Composition II focuses on logical argumenta-tion, the essentials of rhetoric, research and documentation (MLA and APA), and further de-velopment of students’ academ-ic writing skills--notably analysis and synthesis of information.

What do we write about?

2016 is a presidential election year, so we will be investigating and fact-checking social, economic and security issues that emerge as con-troversial flashpoints. In the process of learning more about these issues through research, videos, and guest speakers, we will also analyze and critique campaign rhetoric, in particular focusing on logical fallacies and the marketing techniques used to “sell” candi-dates to specific groups of people.

This summer the Republican and Democratic nominees should be set, and the general election campaigning will be in full swing. We’ll view videos of candidates’ stump speeches—and if a candidate comes to town for a rally, we’ll take a field trip and observe first-hand the power of political rhetoric on a live crowd! Then we’ll reflect, compare notes and try to sort through a speech’s buzzwords in search for substance.

By the end of the course, students should have a deeper knowledge of the political issues they hear bandied about in this election year, and they should be better consumers and producers of information.

Earn Honors credit

Complete the ENG 102 degree requirement

Learn how to craft more effective arguments

Improve your writing

Engage with fellow Honors students exploring civic issues

Look at all you can accomplish by taking a Look at all you can accomplish by taking a Look at all you can accomplish by taking a SSSUMMERUMMERUMMER HHHONORSONORSONORS CCCOURSEOURSEOURSE:::

ENG 102H SC31H a 3-credit, hybrid course with Professor Patsy Williamson

Blackboard coursework begins May 23. Class meets at South Campus

on Fridays from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 5/27, 6/3, 6/17, 7/8, and 7/22

and help us plan our annual fall service project!

We would like to begin a new service project for fall 2016, and we want to hear what YOU think. What organization or cause do you recommend we adopt? Please take a minute to send your ideas in an email to [email protected]. Once we compile all of the ideas, we will ask students to vote on their favorite. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your voice be heard!

CCAC is celebrating its 50th Anniversary and

we want you to be a part of the celebration.

Share your CCAC story at ccac.edu/50 or

come to one of the audio recording session

times on each campus.

ALLEGHENY CAMPUS

Thursday, April 7 & May 6, 1:00-2:00

Room L220

BOYCE CAMPUS

Thursday, April 14 & May 12, 1:00-2:00

Study Carrel outside of Learning Center

NORTH CAMPUS

Thursday, April 21,1:00-2:00 Library Classroom, 2nd Fl.

SOUTH CAMPUS

Thursday, April 28, 1:00-2:00

Room L 580 B

HONORS PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT with Professor Allison Barash PSY 203H NC31H

Join us as we explore the many facets of everyday living in the modern world: stress and time management, physi-cal health, personal relationships, interpersonal communication, self-esteem and much, much more! If you enjoy learning practical information you can immediately apply to your life, this is the course for you! We will be taking enrichment field trips to two local facilities: UPMC’s Healthy Lifestyle Program in Oakland and the UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine in Shadyside. Other trips may be added. Several distinguished guest speakers (to be an-nounced) will share their expertise with us both on- and off-site. Appropriate movies will also be shown to illus-trate adjustment concepts. A 3-credit hybrid course with Blackboard and seven seminars at North Campus: Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., 9/7, 9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16, and 11/30.

HONORS LEADERSHIP with Professor Srujana Kanjula SDS 115H NC31H

Discover your leadership potential! We will study great leaders as portrayed in the humanities by writers and historians to gain an understanding of leadership and to develop or improve the essential skills required to be effective leaders. Topics include leadership theory, vision, goals, ethics, decision making, conflict management, team building, initiating change, and leading through service. A 3-credit hybrid course with Blackboard and four seminars at North Campus: Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m., 9/10, 10/1, 10/29, and 11/19. Note: For students wishing to earn an Honors degree, Honors Leadership is a required course. (It is offered each semester at a different campus: spring 17 at South Campus and fall 17 at Allegheny Campus.)

HONORS PEER STUDY SERVICE LEARNING with Professor Patsy Williamson SDS 106H SIN1

A 1-credit distance-learning course in which Honors students lead on-campus weekly study group sessions. Train-ing Seminar at South Campus Sat. 9/10, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Honors students will be trained to facilitate study groups for students enrolled in developmental ENG, MAT, and DVS. Build your community service resume while earning Honors credit. Course enrollment is limited to 18 students. As an Honors student, you may enroll in your spring courses when registration opens on April 4, regardless of

the number of credits you have earned! Be sure to take advantage of this to reserve your seat in Honors courses!

HONORS ART APPRECIATION with Professor Joe Delphia ART 106H AC31H This course will explore the fundamentals of design and craft as they pertain to the visual arts. Students will examine the development of art throughout history and learn various methods of art criticism. Students will travel to experience art and architecture of significance in and around Pittsburgh, including at the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Andy Warhol Museum, and Frank L. Wright’s Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob. A 3-credit hybrid course with Blackboard and four seminars at Allegheny Campus: Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m., 9/17, 10/8, 11/5, and 12/3.

HONORS CREATIVE WRITING with Professor Dan Lowe ENG 105H AC71H A traditional Honors course at Allegheny Campus: Mondays, 6:00 p.m. to 9:08 p.m. In this course, we will explore and practice the craft of writing fiction, poetry, and the rudiments of drama. We will concern ourselves less with the talents each of us brings to the classroom, and more with what it means to write well, to write imaginatively, and to write with style. We will learn to work with discipline and intent regardless of the genre we prefer, and we’ll work to expand and exceed the boundaries of the kinds of writing with which we are comfortable. To achieve these ends, we will write, read and consider each other’s writing, and read and critique the writing of professionals. We will attend at least one lecture given by a professional writer, we will have at least one guest writer visit our class, and we will dedicate part of one class meeting to the business of writing, where class discussion will be led by a literary agent based in New York City whose agency represents writers from John Grisham to Stewart O’nan to Tea Obreht. Each student will work hard, and each student will find that work rewarding.

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At the end of each academic year, the Hon-ors Program recognizes the academic achievements of Honors students and facul-ty at the Honors Forum. The program begins with visual presentations and refreshments, followed by student and faculty speakers in the auditorium. Honors pins, cords and medallions will be presented to Honors graduates based on the number of Honors credits earned. We will announce the recipients of the Honors Service awards and the 2016-17 Leadership in Honors Scholars. If you would like to attend, please send an email to [email protected] and include your name, campus, current email address, number of guests (limit 4) and if you are graduat-ing in May.

Time to Celebrate at the Honors Forum! Friday, April 29 2016, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

SSC Auditorium Lobby on Allegheny Campus

The Monday Night Lecture Series presents Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat

Honors Students Win Scholarship

CCAC Honors students Rosemary Aquilina, Jeremy Hinnebusch, and Brittany Wosiak have been named to the 2016 All-Pennsylvania Communi-ty College Academic Team. As a member of the team, each student will receive a scholarship to one of the 14 PASSHE (Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education) universi-ties. The award ceremony will be held this month in Harrisburg, PA. Rosemary attends South Campus and will graduate with an Honors degree this May in Liberal Arts & Science, having earned 15 credits in Honors. She has completed Honors contracts in Ceramics II, Art History & Studio Art, and 3-D Designs with Scott Cornish, well as General Literature with Patsy Williamson. Rose-mary is currently enrolled in Honors Leadership course with Scott Mayberry. Rosemary will be transferring to California University of PA in the fall. Jeremy serves at the 2015-2016 Leadership in Honors Scholar for North Campus. He has completed Honors Leadership with Julia Fennell and Honors Peer Study with Patsy Williamson. Jeremy is currently completing an Honors contract in Introduction to Crimi-nalistics with Jeffrey O'Donnell. Jeremy will transfer to Slippery Rock University in the fall. Brittany is an Honors Ambassador from North Campus. She has completed Honors Leadership with Srujana Kanjula and Honors Peer Study with Patsy Williamson. She is currently completing an Honors contract in Child Psychology with Allison Barash. Brittany will transfer to Slippery Rock University in the fall.

Congratulations Rosemary, Jeremy, and Brittany!

I have not a word

for bare branches against sky

why should this haunt me?

Walking in WinterWalking in WinterWalking in Winter

by Rosemary Aquilina

Rosemary Aquilina studies art at South Campus. Her favorite poets are

Emily Dickinson and Austin Kleon.

SpringSpringSpring

by Callie Oliver Small and delicate

It gathers strength from within

Bursting into bloom

Callie Oliver has a new-found interest in 12th century Indian poetry. She

hopes to have a career working with NGOs.

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Each semester Honors students will be featured in Each semester Honors students will be featured in Each semester Honors students will be featured in Word of Honor.Word of Honor.Word of Honor.

What are your educational goals/transfer plans? After graduating with an Associate’s of Science Degree , I plan to enter the work force and find a job related to my studies. I do hope to get my Bachelor’s Degree someday, but not immediately.

What are your career goals? I’ve always struggled with coming up with an answer as to what I plan to do as a career. Although I may change my mind often about what job I hope to possess, I’ve always been very clear on what I want out of my life. I hope to travel as much as possible, to meet as many peo-ple as I can, and to find true happiness in doing both.

Tell us about your Honors course or Honors contract or course for spring 2016: This semester, I am taking the Honors Comparative Political Science Course that focuses on the differences between India and the U.S. The class started with an amazing trip to India and will conclude with a research paper in which my topic will focus on the comparison of religion between the two countries. The two week stay in India was an eye-opening trip that allowed me to learn not only a multitude of great things about India, but also to make many friends along the way.

Do you have any special interests/hobbies? My favorite hobby has always been to read. I believe that reading allows us to enter any reality and the unique ability to understand

people through the power of reading a character’s thoughts and emotions.

What is your favorite book/author? My favorite author is with-out a doubt J.K. Rowling. I’ve always loved reading from a very young age, and I instantly fell in love with the Harry Potter series from the first moment I opened the Sorcerer’s Stone. I believe reading is the best way to learn, and I can always be found with a new book in hand.

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?

I used to think that I would like to have the superpower of invisibility. Now, I would much prefer the ability to fly. I’ve come to realize that being invisible would be an isolating and lonely experience where as the ability to fly offers so much more freedom and spontaneity.

What are your educational goals/transfer plans? I plan to transfer to Slippery Rock University in the fall for Sec-ondary Education Mathematics. I will be completing a bache-lor's degree and a teaching certificate.

What are your career goals? Upon graduation, I plan to join the Peace Corps and teach in a foreign country for 2 years. I will continue my teaching career in the United States and hope to make a difference in my stu-dents' lives. I also plan to travel as much as possible.

Tell us about your Honors course or Honors contract or course for spring 2016: My honors contract explored aspects of Afghan culture, includ-ing demographics, religion, family, and tribal/ethnic groups. I have learned about the lifestyles and traditional customs of Afghanistan.

Do you have any special interests/hobbies? I love anything involved with art and music; I play the alto saxo-phone, enjoy drawing and painting, and love to read. I am also

a black belt in Taekwondo.

What is your favorite book/author? My favorite book of all time is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is a his-torical fiction book, de-picting World War II and is a fantastic read.

If you could be a superhe-ro, what would you want your superpowers to be? My superpower would be invisibility. Then, I could become an invisible ninja and have an advantage against my opponents!

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What are your educational goals/transfer plans? I value education more than many other things in life, and I always have. Upon graduating from CCAC, I plan to transfer to a four year university in Pittsburgh for child psychology.

What are your career goals? I’ve always been very interested in human growth and development. In the future, I imagine myself pursuing a career in child psychology, spending my days doing clinical research and therapy sessions.

Tell us about your Honors course or Honors contract or course for spring 2016: This semester, I am completing an Honors contract for Human Growth and Development (PSY 108) with the help of my professor Dr. Ryan Mest. This Honors contract will add a new element to my under-standing by requiring a more hands-on experience through interview-ing and personality testing. The goal of my project is to discover how perceptions of relationships change with age, and to what extent personality influences attitudes.

In order to achieve my goals, I will establish a list of questions to inter-view my participants and also distribute the IPIP-NEO Personality Test to each of them. From there, I’ll be able to collect data and further answer my initial question of how perceptions of relationships are affected by age and personality.

Do you have any special interests/hobbies? I’m very happy with the way I spend my time. Outside of school, I love to do yoga, read, and cuddle with my German Shepherd. I’m currently in customer service at Simple Sugars, a company that makes all natu-ral skincare products for sensitive skin, and I love it! Recently, I also became an independent distributor for Advocare, an American multi-level marketing company which sells nutrition, weight-loss, energy and sports performance products.

What is your favorite book/author? I cycle through favorite books and authors very often, so it’s diffi-cult for me to choose one! Right now I’m obsessed with Annie G. Rogers, Ph.D., a Profes-sor of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Psychology at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachu-setts. She is the author of A Shining Affliction, The Unsayable: The Hidden Language of Trauma, and many academic articles, a memoir, short fiction and poetry. I can’t wait to read more of her works!

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be? I haven’t given this much thought since I was about 8 years old, so I had to google “superpowers” in order to generate some ideas. If I could choose 3, I would love to have teleportation powers to visit my family in Panama whenever I wanted, superhuman mentality that includes telepathy and psychokinesis, and superhuman durability & endurance, to become the best yogi in the world.

Students Allie Hoffman, Kanvi Sharma,

Natalie Hoover, Carina Crane, Tiffany

Nguyen, and Surbhi Sharma joined Honors

Director Julia Fennell and Honors

Coordinators Patsy Williamson and Scott

Mayberry for the conference.

The CCAC Honors Program in Boston for the NRHC Annual Conference

Honors Council

Brenda Trettel, Dean of Academic Affairs, South Campus

Julia Fennell, Honors Program Director

Dan Lowe, Allegheny Campus Honors Coordinator

Scott Mayberry, Boyce Campus Honors Coordinator

Srujana Kanjula, North Campus Honors Coordinator

Patsy Williamson, South Campus Honors Coordinator

Renee Shissler, Honors Program Secretary,

Editor of Word of Honor Newsletter

Honors Program Office

South Campus B-409

1750 Clairton Road

West Mifflin, PA 15122

Phone: 412-469-4303

Fax: 412-469-6381

E-mail: [email protected]

Facebook: Ccac Honors

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9-2; closed June & July

Allison Barash Bozena Bednarz John Biondo Michelina Cersosimo Abigail Conard Adam Davis Jackie Deloplaine Jim Dinkel Anne Duffy

Marilena Enfield Daniel Ference Jessica Ganni Richard Grimes Zev Gottdiener Keerti Gulati Aaron Hoffman Art Inzinga Srujana Kanjula

Heather Klenovich John Kudlik Rachel Leonard Carmen Livingston Barbara Lax Michelle Manni Scott Mayberry Ryan Mest Mary Beth Meyer

Diana Miller Robert Mycka Joseph Noderer Jeffrey O'Donnell Ralph Proctor Diane Rometo Christine Secilia Rebecca Senkowicz Kelly Slipak

Laurie Sprankle Jeffrey Stayer Kalina White Patsy Williamson Faith Williard

Spring 2016 Honors Course and Contract FacultySpring 2016 Honors Course and Contract FacultySpring 2016 Honors Course and Contract Faculty

Allegheny Campus: Room L-213 (in the library)

Students must check in at the Circulation Desk and the library

staff will open the room.

Boyce Campus: Room N444 Students must ask the reading tech

to open the door.

North Campus: Room 2019 Students can ask the secretary

(Chris Dagg) whose office is located on the second floor to open the

room.

South Campus: Room B409 (Honors Program Office)

The space is available from 9am-2pm, Monday—Friday.

HONORS RESOURCE ROOMS

Each of the four main campuses has a room set aside Each of the four main campuses has a room set aside Each of the four main campuses has a room set aside specifically for Honors Students! specifically for Honors Students! specifically for Honors Students!

Equipped with computers, these Honors Resource Rooms are a great place to study, work on projects, and socialize with other

Honors students.

For Honors news, activity photos, course information, contract examples, scholarship

information, and student resources visit the Honors Program Blackboard site at http://courses.ccac.edu/.

Your log-in username and password are the same as your CCAC academic email account.

Stay Connected with the Honors Program online! For the latest news and information on the CCAC Honors Program,

you can find us on Blackboard, Facebook, and Instagram!

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Thank you to the 2015-2016 Honors Ambassadors.

Matthew Armento Shantelle Bey

Derrick Covington Angela Gay

Rick Hoffman Natalie Hoover John Ivanchan Callie Oliver

Diana Ortega Casellas Giovanni Panaro

Constance Paras Wong Christine Sampson

Cathey Sirna Brandy Teprag

Courney Wallace Brittany Woziak

We appreciate

your service

to the college

and the

community!