
February 2019
The Inaugural Solutions Lab Presentation
House teams will be presenting their solutions before a panel of judges, with a prize for the winning team. Food and refreshments will be served.
Monday Meditation
The Honors College Wellness Committee is hosting a weekly 30 minute guided meditation session led by Honors Advisor Ethan Johnson. The hope is to provide a space for you to start your week off grounded and centered. The sessions are designed for beginners. Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably and bring friends.
Academic Pressure Discussion Hour
Everyone experiences academic pressure. However, it can sometimes seem like you are the only one! Come and talk about it with your peers and Dr. S-S. This is a time for sharing strategies, learning from others, and connecting. Bring your lunch-and maybe a friend too. Open to all Honors College Students. Runs through April 22! *** Note: It's okay to leave early or come late***
Torch Tuesday
Torch Tuesday is your chance to join Honors College students, staff, and faculty members for conversation, advice, and camaraderie over a laid-back lunch. Need a meal swipe? Look for an Honors staff member in the Windsor Dining Court lobby at 11:30 a.m. They'll be holding up a torch sign. Questions? Contact Student Leadership and Engagement Manager Rachel Newell - newellr@purdue.edu.
Student Cinema: Short Film Premiere
Join Dr. Megha Anwer and the students of "Evolution of Ideas: Film" for a screening of their original short films. Pizza provided!
HONR Fall 19′ Course Shopping
Meet instructors of Fall 2019 HONR courses and learn more about these unique course offerings.
4th Annual Engagement and Service-Learning Summit
The Engagement and Service-Learning Summit serves to bring together faculty, staff, students, and community partners to discuss best practices in engagement and service-learning, highlight accomplishments, and increase collaboration opportunities.
Cooking with the Dean
Join us for the most delicious form of community-building. Celebrate Mardi Gras with Dean Rhonda Phillips as she demonstrates how to make to her famous beignets. This signature program provides an outstanding opportunity to meet and interact with Dean Phillips while enjoying some tasty treats!
SDO Study Tables
Join the Honors College Student Diversity Officers in weekly study tables at the Honors College! Take part in an inclusive and distraction-free work environment and create connections with peers of various disciplines from all parts of the Honors College.
March 2019
Monday Meditation
The Honors College Wellness Committee is hosting a weekly 30 minute guided meditation session led by Honors Advisor Ethan Johnson. The hope is to provide a space for you to start your week off grounded and centered. The sessions are designed for beginners. Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably and bring friends.
Academic Pressure Discussion Hour
Everyone experiences academic pressure. However, it can sometimes seem like you are the only one! Come and talk about it with your peers and Dr. S-S. This is a time for sharing strategies, learning from others, and connecting. Bring your lunch-and maybe a friend too. Open to all Honors College Students. Runs through April 22! *** Note: It's okay to leave early or come late***
Torch Tuesday
Torch Tuesday is your chance to join Honors College students, staff, and faculty members for conversation, advice, and camaraderie over a laid-back lunch. Need a meal swipe? Look for an Honors staff member in the Windsor Dining Court lobby at 11:30 a.m. They'll be holding up a torch sign. Questions? Contact Student Leadership and Engagement Manager Rachel Newell - newellr@purdue.edu.
QPR Suicide Prevention Training
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) training will teach you to recognize the warning signs for suicide and assist those in need. RSVP by 3/4/19.
NISO – Gates Cambridge Scholarship Info Session
Gates Cambridge Scholars Marisa Henry and Michael Drakopoulos share their experiences with this fully funded graduate scholarship and leadership program within University of Cambridge.
NISO – Churchill Scholarship Info Session
Churchill Scholars Emily Erickson and Shovik Bandyopadhyay give their perspectives on this one-year graduate scholarship for STEM students to University of Cambridge. Juniors Apply.
Student Diversity Officers: Presentation from the Women in Leadership Institute
Join your Honors Student Diversity Officers for an encore presentation of their Women in Leadership Institute presentation from the February 23rd event.
HLC Life Kit Series: Finances
The Life Kit series is a collection of FREE, one-hour sessions to teach Honors College Students important life skills you may need now and after college. Learn about budgeting basics, paying back student loans, how to build credit, and more! This interactive session will feature a speaker from the Purdue Federal Credit Union. Light refreshments will be provided.
NISO – Marshall, Mitchell, and Rhodes Scholarships Info Session
Have dinner with Milad Alucozai, 2015-16 Mitchell Scholar and national screenings committee participant for the Mitchell Foundation. We will also deeply discuss the Rhodes Scholarship to University of Oxford and the Marshall Scholarship to any university in the UK.
SDO Study Tables
Join the Honors College Student Diversity Officers in weekly study tables at the Honors College! Take part in an inclusive and distraction-free work environment and create connections with peers of various disciplines from all parts of the Honors College.
Monday Meditation
The Honors College Wellness Committee is hosting a weekly 30 minute guided meditation session led by Honors Advisor Ethan Johnson. The hope is to provide a space for you to start your week off grounded and centered. The sessions are designed for beginners. Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably and bring friends.
Academic Pressure Discussion Hour
Everyone experiences academic pressure. However, it can sometimes seem like you are the only one! Come and talk about it with your peers and Dr. S-S. This is a time for sharing strategies, learning from others, and connecting. Bring your lunch-and maybe a friend too. Open to all Honors College Students. Runs through April 22! *** Note: It's okay to leave early or come late***
Torch Tuesday
Torch Tuesday is your chance to join Honors College students, staff, and faculty members for conversation, advice, and camaraderie over a laid-back lunch. Need a meal swipe? Look for an Honors staff member in the Windsor Dining Court lobby at 11:30 a.m. They'll be holding up a torch sign. Questions? Contact Student Leadership and Engagement Manager Rachel Newell - newellr@purdue.edu.
SDO Study Tables
Join the Honors College Student Diversity Officers in weekly study tables at the Honors College! Take part in an inclusive and distraction-free work environment and create connections with peers of various disciplines from all parts of the Honors College.
Monday Meditation
The Honors College Wellness Committee is hosting a weekly 30 minute guided meditation session led by Honors Advisor Ethan Johnson. The hope is to provide a space for you to start your week off grounded and centered. The sessions are designed for beginners. Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably and bring friends.
Academic Pressure Discussion Hour
Everyone experiences academic pressure. However, it can sometimes seem like you are the only one! Come and talk about it with your peers and Dr. S-S. This is a time for sharing strategies, learning from others, and connecting. Bring your lunch-and maybe a friend too. Open to all Honors College Students. Runs through April 22! *** Note: It's okay to leave early or come late***
Torch Tuesday
Torch Tuesday is your chance to join Honors College students, staff, and faculty members for conversation, advice, and camaraderie over a laid-back lunch. Need a meal swipe? Look for an Honors staff member in the Windsor Dining Court lobby at 11:30 a.m. They'll be holding up a torch sign. Questions? Contact Student Leadership and Engagement Manager Rachel Newell - newellr@purdue.edu.
The Secret Lives of Professors
Featuring Purdue 150th Professors, this discussion will consider the full range of the faculty’s responsibilities at Purdue, and discuss in particular how research and teaching intersect here (or how they don’t intersect). The discussion may tackle the following questions: How much of our time is devoted to instruction/mentoring? Of undergraduates? Of graduates? What techniques do we have to balance the demands on our time? How does—or doesn't—our research or scholarly work influence or affect our syllabi, our teaching styles, our…
Mentor Me – Speed Networking
Meet alumni in-person and/or virtually. Students will have approximately seven minutes with each alum.
HLC Life Kit Series: Five Ingredient Foods
The Life Kit series is a collection of FREE, one-hour sessions to teach Honors College Students important life skills you may need now and after college. Learn quick, easy and delicious recipes that only require five ingredients! This class will demonstrate how to make Bruschetta Chicken, Roasted Parmesan Green Beans, Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potatoes, and Sautéed Apples with Granola. The first 20 people will be accepted with a waitlist for the following applicants. Please RSVP by Thursday, March 21.
NISO – Schwarzman Scholars Info Session
Schwarzman representative Christian Tanja will speak to students about this leadership program for a 1-year Master’s in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in China. Open to U.S. and international students from any major.
SDO Study Tables
Join the Honors College Student Diversity Officers in weekly study tables at the Honors College! Take part in an inclusive and distraction-free work environment and create connections with peers of various disciplines from all parts of the Honors College.
NISO – Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Students with demonstrated leadership and civic commitment receive full funding for graduate education at Stanford.
April 2019
Monday Meditation
The Honors College Wellness Committee is hosting a weekly 30 minute guided meditation session led by Honors Advisor Ethan Johnson. The hope is to provide a space for you to start your week off grounded and centered. The sessions are designed for beginners. Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably and bring friends.
Academic Pressure Discussion Hour
Everyone experiences academic pressure. However, it can sometimes seem like you are the only one! Come and talk about it with your peers and Dr. S-S. This is a time for sharing strategies, learning from others, and connecting. Bring your lunch-and maybe a friend too. Open to all Honors College Students. Runs through April 22! *** Note: It's okay to leave early or come late***
Torch Tuesday
Torch Tuesday is your chance to join Honors College students, staff, and faculty members for conversation, advice, and camaraderie over a laid-back lunch. Need a meal swipe? Look for an Honors staff member in the Windsor Dining Court lobby at 11:30 a.m. They'll be holding up a torch sign. Questions? Contact Student Leadership and Engagement Manager Rachel Newell - newellr@purdue.edu.
SDO Study Tables
Join the Honors College Student Diversity Officers in weekly study tables at the Honors College! Take part in an inclusive and distraction-free work environment and create connections with peers of various disciplines from all parts of the Honors College.
Monday Meditation
The Honors College Wellness Committee is hosting a weekly 30 minute guided meditation session led by Honors Advisor Ethan Johnson. The hope is to provide a space for you to start your week off grounded and centered. The sessions are designed for beginners. Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably and bring friends.
Academic Pressure Discussion Hour
Everyone experiences academic pressure. However, it can sometimes seem like you are the only one! Come and talk about it with your peers and Dr. S-S. This is a time for sharing strategies, learning from others, and connecting. Bring your lunch-and maybe a friend too. Open to all Honors College Students. Runs through April 22! *** Note: It's okay to leave early or come late***
Torch Tuesday
Torch Tuesday is your chance to join Honors College students, staff, and faculty members for conversation, advice, and camaraderie over a laid-back lunch. Need a meal swipe? Look for an Honors staff member in the Windsor Dining Court lobby at 11:30 a.m. They'll be holding up a torch sign. Questions? Contact Student Leadership and Engagement Manager Rachel Newell - newellr@purdue.edu.
SDO Study Tables
Join the Honors College Student Diversity Officers in weekly study tables at the Honors College! Take part in an inclusive and distraction-free work environment and create connections with peers of various disciplines from all parts of the Honors College.
Mentor Me – Alumni Panel
There will be 4-5 alumni that will participate in-person or virtually. Students, please RSVP and supply questions concerning the panel topic. Topic: Graduate/Professional School transition
Academic Pressure Discussion Hour
Everyone experiences academic pressure. However, it can sometimes seem like you are the only one! Come and talk about it with your peers and Dr. S-S. This is a time for sharing strategies, learning from others, and connecting. Bring your lunch-and maybe a friend too. Open to all Honors College Students. Runs through April 22! *** Note: It's okay to leave early or come late***
Torch Tuesday
Torch Tuesday is your chance to join Honors College students, staff, and faculty members for conversation, advice, and camaraderie over a laid-back lunch. Need a meal swipe? Look for an Honors staff member in the Windsor Dining Court lobby at 11:30 a.m. They'll be holding up a torch sign. Questions? Contact Student Leadership and Engagement Manager Rachel Newell - newellr@purdue.edu.
SDO Study Tables
Join the Honors College Student Diversity Officers in weekly study tables at the Honors College! Take part in an inclusive and distraction-free work environment and create connections with peers of various disciplines from all parts of the Honors College.
Academic Pressure Discussion Hour
Everyone experiences academic pressure. However, it can sometimes seem like you are the only one! Come and talk about it with your peers and Dr. S-S. This is a time for sharing strategies, learning from others, and connecting. Bring your lunch-and maybe a friend too. Open to all Honors College Students. Runs through April 22! *** Note: It's okay to leave early or come late***
Torch Tuesday
Torch Tuesday is your chance to join Honors College students, staff, and faculty members for conversation, advice, and camaraderie over a laid-back lunch. Need a meal swipe? Look for an Honors staff member in the Windsor Dining Court lobby at 11:30 a.m. They'll be holding up a torch sign. Questions? Contact Student Leadership and Engagement Manager Rachel Newell - newellr@purdue.edu.
SDO Study Tables
Join the Honors College Student Diversity Officers in weekly study tables at the Honors College! Take part in an inclusive and distraction-free work environment and create connections with peers of various disciplines from all parts of the Honors College.
May 2019
May 2019 Medallion Ceremony
It is with great revelry and pride that we send our Honors College graduates out into the world! Students graduating in May 2019, please join us for a luncheon in your honor to recognize and celebrate your accomplishments. This event is for graduating students and their friends and families. Students are also welcome to invite their faculty mentor as a guest. RSVP information will be announced at a later date.