Participating students included (l-r) Yadira Montes-Rivera, Lora Vineberg, Michelle Kiekenapp Nelson, Daryl Osburn, Dean Lloyd Chapin, Scott Maxwell, Andrew Latimer, Noel Lake, and Andrew (A. J.) O’Connell. Professor Lloyd Chapin and Honors Director Catherine Griggs accompanied the students.
Students from the 2015-16 Program for Experienced Learners (PEL) Honors Program presented a panel titled Politics and Prose: Honors Texts and Contemporary Issues at the Magic of Honors 2016 Southern Regional Honors Council Conference held in Orlando from March 31-April 2.
Student presentations explored the ways that engaging great texts empower honors students to achieve excellence in the world, particularly in the highly charged environment of a political campaign year. Dean Chapin moderated the panel.
After a successful, well-attended panel presentation, the group relaxed in a Cuban restaurant in Orlando.
The
PEL Honors Program is designed for students who appreciate challenging coursework,
are willing to take on in-depth projects, enjoy discussing complicated
material, and engaging in scholarly discussions.
The
Southern
Regional Honors Council
provides students the opportunity to interact with honors program students from
eleven Southeastern states and Puerto Rico.
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