This weekend I was able to attend the Southern Regional Honor's Council Conference at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. There were five students and Doug on this trip. We arrived on Thursday and checked-in, then went and enjoyed lunch at Wasabi's Bar and Grill. Most of the group had sushi and I enjoyed a burger. We then went to the first of the sessions. I attended a session on horticulture therapy and gardening in art. It was interesting to see other presentations and get insight into what interests other Honors students. In the next set of sessions, I attended one by Tracie Burke, the director of Honors at CBU here in Memphis. They gave their students an opportunity for public service. They allowed them to pick the project and then gave them a monetary stipend to help the project move forward. It was very informative and I was the only student at the session. I opted out of the 4:30 session and went and watched the ducks walk on their red carpet to the elevator. I was able to chat with the DuckMaster for a few minutes and got a great story about the Dallas Cowboys trip they took (I will share if you would like to hear it.) From here we attended the President's Reception with food and drink. Heifer International sponsored a "dance" for us with three local rock bands. The music was not my favorite and I was back up in the room around 10 pm.
The next morning we were up bright and early for breakfast at 7. I gave my presentation at 8 am and the technology worked! I was well within my time limit, and I got a compliment from a woman who advises seniors on their thesis projects. She said my video clips were picked well and exactly the right amount of time. That made me feel very proud. I then attended a session about Honors students and Student Government. It was interesting how they use the two to get more policies passed at their college. They pointed out that administration tends to respect members of Honors a little more and tends to listen to their ideas. I then went to the poster presentation in the foyer. These reminded me of a science fair kind of setup, but some of the topics were very intriguing. There was everything from Freedom isn't Free to Dopamine Neuron Activity in the Dorsal Pre-frontal Cortex of Rats. We then attended lunch, where we all met up again. The keynote speaker was Skip Rutheford and he told some great stories about the Presidents and the new Clinton School of Public Service. After lunch, we again went our separate ways. I attended a seminar entitled Honors and Adult Students. Once again I was the only student. This was more about separating the adult Honors and the traditional Honors. I was able to give my input as an adult student and learned some interesting facts about the differences.
At 6, we were supposed to have a reception and tours of the Clinton Library. We boarded the buses and arrived to find that the power grid was out and they could only do the reception. We left around 7 and decided to return to the library on our way home to do the tour. We spent approximately 2 hours in the museum on Saturday morning, went to the gift shop (off site,) and had lunch at the Flying Fish. We then headed back to Memphis. We were all a little tired, but it was a wonderful trip. I got to know 4 of my fellow students better (including Absalom,) and learned a lot. We also met quite a few students from other schools. The only major downside to the weekend for me, was having the three hot guys from the Citadel ask me where I teach...LOL.
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