Global Faiths Tour: 2016

A Whole New World

Honors students enjoy a day of cultural discovery as they learn about Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist practices of worship.

Hindu Temple (above) and Islamic Mosque (below)

Tibetan monks demonstrate traditional sand art and discuss Buddhist philosophy (below)

High Honors, Tall Trees

Thanks to a special grant from the ECU Foundation, nine Honors seniors and two Honors faculty traveled to San Francisco March 10-13. For most, the best part of the trip was either our morning walk among the Redwoods in Muir Woods or the afternoon catamaran cruise under the Golden Gate Bridge. The Honorable Travelers seen above from left to right are (with their majors): Linzi Thompson (Environmental Health Science and Chemistry), Chase Tillar (Physics), Ashley Huhman (Mathematics and Computer Science), Marissa Hinton (Nursing), Anna Talkington (English Education), Alan Dennis (Business: Accounting), Darby (Molecular Biology and Studio Art), Tell Jordan (History), Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir (English), and Melody Dunn (Music: Vocal, Education).

The Legion of Honor

Thinkers!

From left to right: Ashley, Darby, Chase, Dr. Weir, Melody, Marissa, Tell, Alan, and Anna.

Not pictured:  Linzi, who is visiting Stanford, which has accepted her into their graduate school!

San Francisco Sights

Alcatraz

Honors Meets the Golden Gate

From left to right: Melody, Marissa, Darby, Linzi, Tell, Anna, Alan, Ashley, Chase and Dr. Weir

From the deck of our catamaran

Honors Grad!

Dr. Mark Walling (Honors Thesis Advisor), Matt Calvert (Honors graduate), Dr. Steve Benton (Honors Program Director)

Congratulations to Matt Calvert, who graduates with Departmental Honors today. Matt's degree is in Human Services Counseling for the Deaf. He delivered a touching student address at the Honors Graduation Ceremony this morning and then was presented with a Departmental Honors silver stole along with cords from the Alpha Chi Honors Society. Matt is also wearing his Rotaract stole. Dr. Mark Walling presented Matt with his undergraduate thesis hood in this morning's ceremony.

Matt Calvert (photo by Christine Pappas)

Matt taught us the ASL sign for "applause," and everyone in attendance is using that sign to help Matt thank his parents, who are deaf, for the help they have given him throughout his college career.

To read Matt's address, please click on the link below.

Homecoming Parade, 2015: Happily Never After

OKC 2015: Capitoline Busts and Shakespeare's "Caesar"

First stop: Fred Jones.  That's the Emperor Trajan (108 AD) at left in the photo below.

"Immortales: The Hall of Emperors from the Capitoline Museum in Rome." 

This is the first time these works of art have ever left Rome.

When they leave, they're going right back to Rome.

Kyle (on the right).

Emperor Vespasian (69-70 AD) and CJ.

Ashton and an Empress.

Bethany and Emperor Commodus (180-192).

Madison, Lauren, and Octavian (15 BC - 31).

Kaitlyn Stevens (on the right).

Emperor Trajan, Mariah, Elsa, and Talor.

Antoninus Pius (on the left) and Andrew (on the right).

Commodus (on the left) and Sam (on the right).

Holly.

Next up:  The Galileo Exhibit.

Clockwise: Sean, Erin, Tyler, and Bethany.

That's Galileo in the back, and a friend of Erin's in the center.

Ashton, Wil, Jacob, and Jaime (in the virtual world).

In the Myriad Botanical Gardens.

Whirling Elsa.

 Colin and Hannah.

Jaime, Hannah, Maddie, Ashley, Kaitlyn, Tyler, Elsa, Colin, and Nathan.

Dr. Peters, Colin, Ashton, Hannah, Ashley, Kaitlyn, Tyler, and Holly.

Madison, Tyler R. Ashton, Trevor, Tyler W., Elsa, Linzi, Chisum, Holly, and Nathan.

Next up:  Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park.

Top row: Kenneth, Erin, Andrew, Mariah, Chisum,

Front row: Madison, Mariah, Talor, Ally, Trevor, and Jacob.

Andrew, Erin, Colin, Zeph, Trevor, Paul, and Hannah.

Amanda, Wil, and Jacob.

CJ, Madison's friend, Madison, Kaitlyn, Lauren, and Ashley.
Row 2: Dr. Peters, studying hard.

Brutus.

"Beware the Ides of March."