Be a part of the first

‘BARRETT HONORS COLLEGE NIGHT’

at

ASU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (Ranked #7)

on

FRIDAY DECEMBER 4th

@ 6:00 PM

vs. IDAHO STATE

Wells Fargo Arena

Support fellow students—–Barrett scholar-athletes—– at the first BARRETT HONORS COLLEGE NIGHT at the Sun Devil Women’s basketball game vs. Idaho State.  All students are admitted free with your Sun Card.  This is the first of future partnerships with the 2009-2010 Intercollegiate Athletic department and Barrett.

Don’t miss the pre-game activities: Come by the Academic Court from 4:30-5:30 for  FREE FOOD, games, and giveaways!

Also Barrett Staff, Barrett Faculty, and Guests are invited / encouraged to attend——tickets are just $3!

Barrett Student Published in Prestigious Journal

Barrett, The Honors College Opens New Campus (Arizona Republic Article) .pdf file

Barrett, The Honors College Celebrates Move-in after Years of Planning New Campus (Arizona Republic) .pdf file

It’s a Green Life for Some at Arizona State University (ABC News) .pdf file

Dante’s Inferno is the required reading for Dr. Kevin Dalton, Dr. Diane Facinelli, Dr. Ted Humphrey, Dr. Mark Montesano, and Dr. Laura Popova:
Download Dante’s Inferno

Montaigne’s Of Cannibals is the required reading for Dr. Mary Ingram-Waters, Dr. John Lynch, Dr. David Pickus, and Dr. Eric Susser: Download Montaigne’s Of Cannibals

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is the required reading for Dr. Donald Beggs, Dr. Karen Bruhn, Dr. Joseph Foy, Dr. Joel Hunter, and Dr. Tom Martin: Download Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

If you have any questions about the current list of Barrett Internship Programs, or if you are an employer/supervisor and would like to develop a program with Barrett, please contact Jill Johnson, Internship Coordinator, at 602-496-0557 (Jill.Johnson@asu.edu).

Arizona Commission on Indian Affairs
ASU for Arizona
North American Center for Transborder Studies
Technology Ventures Services Group
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Internships Categorized By Major

Internships in Alphabetical Order

ASU Center for Civic Education Internship Posted 4/17/2009
AZ General’s Office of Victim Services Internship Posted 4/02/2009
AZ General’s Office Internship Opportunities Posted 4/17/2009
AZ Legislative & Government Internship Program Posted 10/07/2009
AZ State Treasure Internship Posted 10/07/2009
AZ Students Association Internship Posted 2/5/2009
ASU Recycling: All majors with an interest in environmental issues Posted 3/17/09
Cambridge Investment Research Internship Posted 04/17/2009
Capital Semester in Washington Posted 10/08/2009
Carmichael and Company Financial Analyst Internship Posted 10/08/2009
The City of Phoenix Mayor’s Office Internship Posted 4/02/2009
The City of Phoenix Public Office Internship Posted 4/02/2009
College Stock Internship: Seeking Business Majors Posted 06/25/2009
Consortium for Science Policty and Outcomes Web Design Internship Posted 04/17/2009
Defero Marketing Services Internship. Paid Opportunities for Spring 2009 Posted 06/23/2009
Department of Student Engagment ASU Downtown Internship Posted 06/25/2009
Environmental Protection Agency Internships Posted 10/08/2009
Diseny College Program Internship Posted 10/08/2009
Fanscape Social Media and Digital Publicity Internship Posted 04/17/2009
Gilbert Education Foundation Internship Posted 10/08/2009
GirlsfriendIT Connecting Women: Social Networking Internship Posted 06/25/2009
Governor Brewer’s Office of Children, Youth and Families Internship Posted 06/25/2009
Grayhawk Capital Investment Analyst Internship Posted 04/17/2009
Greater Phoenix Economic Council Internships Posted 03/18/2009
Intel Internships for Electrical Engineering Students Posted 04/02/2009
Intergovernmental Department Internship:Assist with citywide coordination and advocacy Posted 03/18/2009
Justice O’Connor House: Nonprofit Organization Internship Posted 06/25/2009
Kyle Moyer & Company Public Affairs Consulting Internship Posted 05/11/2009
Lincoln Strategy Group Internship Posted 10/08/2009
Lodestar Day Resource Center Internship Opportunities Posted 04/02/2009
Maricopa Association of Government Human Services Internships Posted 04/17/2009
Maricopa Association of Government Internship Opportunities Posted 04/17/2009
Modern Med Health Care Internship. Looking for business/econ, biology, any major on the pre-med track, and computer science majors Posted 12/18/2008
Mini-Skool Early Learning Center Business Analyst Internship Posted 04/17/2009
New Trek Sales and Marketing Internship Posted 5/11/2009
O’Neil Associates Research Internship:Social Sciences, Public policy, Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Posted 06/23/2009
Perfect Power Internship Posted 10/07/2009
Phoenix Chorale Public Relations Internship Posted 10/07/2009
Phoenix Police Department Internship Posted 10/09/2009
Phoenix Sister Cities Marketing Internship Posted 10/07/2009
Science Is Fun: Teaching Internship Posted 06/25/2009
SkySong ASU Market Research and Business Planning Internship Posted 04/17/2009
Southwest Gas Public Affairs Internship Posted 10/07/2009
St. Jude Research Hospital Marketing Internship. Posted 02/06/2009
Sun Devil Entrepreneur Internships. Posted 10/08/2009
US Department of State Internships. Posted 10/09/2009

I would like to welcome you to the Barrett Honors College website at Arizona State University. We are a living and learning community of bright scholars, caring advisers and enthusiastic professors. We represent a powerful and unique combination of the special care and attention an honors student should expect in academics and advising from an excellent residential liberal arts college with the vast program choice and research mentoring resources of a vibrant Research I university. From the President of the University to the caretakers of our honors campus, there is unwavering support of our purpose: to promote and enable the very best education possible for intellectually-engaged students from Arizona, from America and from the world.

You can read elsewhere at this site about the exciting programs and new facilities we are building, and about the excellence of our current honors students, both incoming (record-breaking numbers of National Merit, National Hispanic and Flinn Scholars) and outgoing (nationally-ranked numbers of Fulbright, Truman, Goldwater, Udall and Marshall graduate fellowships). In this welcome, please simply accept my invitation to join, and take part in, our special community and its intellectual and extracurricular events. We all look forward to meeting you!

Sincerely,

Mark Jacobs
Dean

Are you a faculty member seeking to post a current undergraduate research opportunity or project? Are you a student looking to engage in a research project? Do you have questions pertaining to specific research opportunities? Please contact Chelsea Overstreet at Chelsea.Overstreet@asu.edu.

Jill Johnson, Barrett Internship Coordinator: Jill.Johnson@asu.edu or 602-496-0557.                                                 (Located at the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus)
-or-
Alexandra Aragon, Barrett Internship Coordinator: Alexandra.Aragon@asu.edu or call 480-727-6993.                (Located at the ASU Tempe Campus).

If you have an internship and would like to earn Honors credit for your experience, please contact: Alexandra Aragon, Barrett Tempe Intern Coordinator: Alexandra.Aragon@asu.edu or call 480-727-6993. Take some time to do a little research to find out what types of internships are available, and then compile a list of the places you are interested in. A student who wishes to enroll in the HON 484 course for credit must submit three documents to receive the course SLN (Affiliation Agreement, Book Recommendation Form, and Student Information Sheet). Please deliver the completed forms to Sage North Hall, Room 110F or fax to Alex Aragon at 480-965-0760.

All students who engage in an internship, regardless of whether they enroll in the HON 484 Internship Course for credit, must be sure that their company/organization submits an Affiliation Agreement.

Important forms for students enrolled in HON 484 include the Midterm Evaluation Form and Final Evaluation Form.

Search for opportunities through your college/department:
Check out our Internship Search by Department and “search internship opportunities” then choose your college and department to find the internship representative’s contact name and number

Search for opportunities through various Barrett databases:
Review Recent Postings to view the most recent internship positions that have been sent through the Honors-L list-serve.
Current Opportunities displays a list of organizations and companies who have hired Barrett interns in the past and are looking to hire future Barrett students. (Either choose “Internship List” to see an alphabetical listing of all companies or choose “Internships by Major” if you are looking for something specifically related to your degree or career interests)
On-Going Barrett Internships outlines the structured internship programs with employers/supervisors who are continually looking for honors students to serve as interns every semester and/or year.

More tips:
1. Schedule an appointment to meet with Jill Johnson, Barrett Internship Coordinator (Jill.Johnson@asu.edu; 602-496-0557)
2. If you haven’t done so already, register for honors listserve to receive messages about internship opportunities. Send an email to Chelsea.Overstreet@asu.edu and type the words “subscribe to Honors-L” in the subject line. You will receive all messages sent out regarding internships that randomly become available.
3. The ASU Career Services Department, located on the 3rd floor of the Student Services Building, is a great resource for students who would like assistance in creating a resume and cover letter, as well as preparing for the interview process. Visit their website and use the ‘search jobs and internships’ tab within the Sun Devil CareerLink to check current internships. Contact the Career Services Department at 480-965-2350 for details on workshops or to schedule an appointment with a career counselor.

The goal of the College’s curriculum is to develop habits of mind that enable persons to be lifelong learners, creative problem solvers, and participatory citizens in a democratic society. The College emphasizes small classes, generally limited to 19 students; seminars, multi-disciplinary team taught courses and other engaged modes of learning; and the development of critical reading, discussion, and writing skills. The College appoints faculty members who are responsible for offering the core honors curriculum, but the College otherwise utilizes the instructional and research resources of the University as a whole. In essence, The Human Event represents, in microcosm, the great benefits of becoming part of the Barrett Honors College - small, student-centered, seminar-style classes in which you and your classmates explore the world’s greatest literature and most profound ideas with a faculty member chosen for his or her ability to facilitate lively, meaningful discussion. In this intellectually charged atmosphere, there is a bonding that takes place among students over the course of the year, and student-faculty interaction becomes a meaningful mentoring experience.

In essence, there are three different ways to take honors courses:

1) HON prefix courses are offered at the lower division (100 and 200) level and at the upper division (300 and 400) level. HON courses have a maximum enrollment of 19 students, are conducted in seminar format, are interdisciplinary in content and approach, and have a significant writing component. These courses are taught primarily by the faculty in Barrett Honors College, but each semester some HON courses are taught by disciplinary faculty.

2) Honors-only courses carry the prefix of the department offering the course. They are designed to challenge students in a small class format and develop in two ways:

a) breakout sections of large lecture courses and
b) stand alone seminars.

Both forms are limited to Honors students (although in exceptional cases outstanding non-Honors students can be added with permission of the professor). Honors-only sections and seminars must be taught by regular faculty, not by graduate students or temporary hires. In addition, they must:

~ have no more than 25 students
~ engage students in discussion
~ offer a challenging curriculum
~ include a significant writing component appropriate to the discipline.

3) Honors Contracts.

The agreement between student and faculty is formalized via contract. As with all honors courses, only courses taught by regularly appointed faculty members or by distinguished visitors are eligible to carry this designation. Contracts should be explicit and fully detail the expectations for the quantity and quality of work. The student will submit the Honors Contract online which is available each semester up until the deadline for contract submissions. All Honors Contracts need to be submitted by the end of the fourth week of classes during Fall and Spring semesters. For courses taught in any summer session, students must submit a contract by the end of the second week of that session. Exception to these deadlines can only be made by request from the faculty.

All work for Honors Contract credit must be completed during the semester in which the student has registered for the course. Fulfillment of the agreement is documented by a completion form, emailed to the faculty person by the Barrett advising office and returned by him/her no later than one month after the last day of class for that semester. The student will initiate the Honors Contract process. The deadline to submit a contract for the fall 2009 semester was Monday, September 21. (Late contracts are not accepted and the student does not earn honors credit for the course).

Appropriate contracts vary by discipline, but all Honors Contracts should involve regular meetings between faculty and student beyond the regular course time. These meetings may be individual or with groups of students taking an honors contract in a single course. The meetings might be directed toward a variety of projects or outcomes:

- Conduct an individual research project or assist with faculty research
- Create, test, and/or evaluate a software program
- Prepare and present a class lecture
- Complete a small group project with other honors students
- Produce a research paper
- Choreograph a dance
- Critique an exhibit
- Extend course knowledge to community outreach
- Design and test a lab project

Whatever the project, an honors experience should be designed to include…

1. critical thinking in reading, writing, and/or discussion:
2. opportunity to work closely with the instructor, either in small group sessions or in individual conferences;
3. qualitatively different experiences for the student; and
4. active learning (i.e., assuming responsibility for teaching one or more classes, serving as resource persons on predetermined topics, serving as junior members of active research groups).

When enrichment activities supplement ordinary course requirements, completions of the contract should affect only the decision to award or withhold the honors designation, and not influence the course grade. When these activities are integrated with or replace standard course requirements, the agreement may be reflected, as well, in the final earned grade for the course. This decision is at the discretion of the faculty and must be made explicit in the original contract.

Oscar Wilde said, “When good Americans die they go to Paris.” The good news is that you don’t have to wait! The Paris, Normandy, and Loire Valley program offers you the chance to enjoy an experience most people only dream about: Your own studio apartment, fully equipped and air conditioned, in Europe’s greatest city. Each week is packed full of activities; you will arrive at the close of our time together having lived the life of a Parisian, fully aware of all France and its great capital has to offer. We also visit the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, the new D-Day Museum, and the American Cemetery. We explore the vast and luxurious chateaux the Renaissance monarchs built for themselves in the heart of France on the Loire River. All this and seven Honors Credits make this a productive and amazingly fun summer worth a lifetime of memories.

Learn More: France Facts

In the summer of 2009, Barrett, The Honors College at ASU is offering a unique opportunity for study abroad. For 6 full weeks you will be studying in and experiencing the wonders of the 3 fabulous cities of London, England; Dublin, Ireland; and Edinburgh, Scotland. Participants will learn about the history, culture, and art of these very different yet inextricably linked countries and enjoy the rich cultural life of their capital cities. The program will be housed in the famous Kensington area of London, at University College Dublin, and at University of Edinburgh residences in heart of the city.

Dates: May 18 or 19, 2009-June 30, 2009

London (May 18-June 10) London’s many celebrated historical sites include Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, and Trafalgar Square. Its museums and galleries contain collections of unparalleled scope, and its theater companies are the finest in the world. A Shakespeare play at the Globe is just one of our field trips in this amazing city.

Dublin (June 10-June 17) Since its founding in the Middle Ages by Viking raiders, Dublin has played a major role in Ireland’s turbulent history. Permanently associated with such great writers as Swift, Joyce, and Yeats, Dublin is today the center of a lively music scene, offering everything from traditional Irish music to rock bands like U2. Party with those friendly and fun Dubliners as everyone celebrates James Joyce’s Ulysses in the streets of that fair city on June 16th.

Edinburgh (June 17-June 30) A city of stunning architecture and breathtaking views, Edinburgh is the center of Scotland’s great culture and fascinating history. A brief train or bus ride takes you to William Wallace’s castle and monument and to the country’s many gorgeous lochs and highland hills. Monster hunting at Loch Ness is a must.

Eligibility: Online applications and a $350 non-refundable deposit are due on or before March 1, 2009. However, enrollment is limited, and students are encouraged to register early as programs fill very quickly. Online registration occurs through the ASU Study Abroad site.

Academic Program: Participating students will receive six ASU credits. All students must enroll in the two honors seminars (HON 378 and HON 379): HON 378 Culture and Society in England, Ireland, and Scotland (3) General Studies: G, H, HU HON 379 Romantics, Victorians & Moderns (3) General Studies: G, HU

Living Accommodations: In London, students will be housed in apartments with two or three persons per bedroom. In Dublin and In London, students will be housed in apartments with two or more persons per bedroom. In Dublin, students will stay in university residences with single-person bedrooms. All residences provide cooking facilities. Breakfast will be provided in Edinburgh. In Edinburgh, students will be in double rooms with a TV and phone, and breakfast is provided daily.

Cost: The cost of approximately $5,050 (not yet finalized & may be less) includes: round-trip airfare from Phoenix, bus transfers to and from all airports in the UK & Ireland, local travel, housing, daily breakfasts in Edinburgh, course-sponsored field trips, computer/internet access, and admission to cultural events. Not included: Tuition, other food, passports, books and personal expenses.

Director:

Dr. Diane Facinelli
Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University
PO Box 871612 (Tempe Campus)
Office: Irish A 214
Phone: 480-965-8337
Fax: 480-965-0760
facinelli@asu.edu

Dates: Tentative dates are May 15 - June 20, 2010

Summary: Barrett, The Honors College is pleased to announce the 2010 summer study abroad to China. Specifically designed for students with no specialized background, this program provides a comprehensive introduction to China’s traditional civilization, as well as the dynamic changes globalization has induced. Visiting several distinct regions, participants will experience all aspects of Chinese life: palaces and pagodas; skyscrapers and nature preserves; industry and art. Special emphasis will be placed on meeting locals and giving students a chance to reflect on China’s challenges and prospects first hand.

Principal Locations: Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, Boat Cruise on Victoria Harbor, Factories in Guangzhou, Meeting with University Professors, Students, Entrepreneurs and Factory Workers Shanghai and Environs, (June 9-16) Bund and International Business and Banking Centers, Shanghai Museum, International Expo, Historical Villages Sichuan Province, Chengdu City, Buddhist and Taoist Holy Mountains, Panda Research Center, Juizhaigou Waterfall Park. Beijing, The Forbidden City, Great Wall, 2008 Olympic Village, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven. Inner Mongolia, Spectacular Grassland Tour

Eligibility: Registration, with a $100 deposit ($50 refundable), will open in November. Enrollment is limited and students are very strongly encouraged to register once online sign up is announced.

Academics: Students will receive six ASU credits. All students must enroll in the two cross-listed honors/global studies seminars:
~ HON 394/SGS 394 China and the West: 1700 to the Present (Pickus)
~ HON 494/SGS 494 Globalization in Contemporary China (Wang)

Accommodation: Students will be housed, double-occupancy, in four-star hotels.

Cost: The cost of $4940 (subject to possible change) includes round trip airfare to and from LA; all travel within China, including seven inland flights and one luxury train journey; all lodging; all scheduled academic, educational and cultural programs, including admission fees; all local guides and an average of two meals a day. Not included is ASU tuition, transportation to and from LA, passport and visa fees, course books and personal expenses.

Contact: Dr. David Pickus
Barrett, the Honors College at ASU
PO Box 817612
Tempe, AZ, 85287-1612
Email: pickus@asu.edu, Tel: 480-727-6641

The Barrett Honors College offers several summer study abroad programs that allow honors students to travel and study together and with BHC faculty members. Additionally, the college provides need-based scholarships (submission deadline: November 4, 2009) to financially support participation in the following programs:

Australia with Directors: Claudia Navarro, Dr. Valentin Dinu, Dr. Brooke Mayer, and Dr. T.W. Lee (More Info) 
China with Director: Dr. David Pickus (More Info)
London, Dublin, & Edinburgh with Director: Dr. Diane Facinelli (More Info)
Costa Rica with Directors: Dr. Janet Burke and Dr. Ted Humphrey
*Athens, Crete and Rome with Directors: Dr. Jacquie Scott and Dr. Karen Bruhn (More Info)
*A, C & R not offered summer 2010 but will return in 2011
Paris, Normandy & the Loire Valley with Directors: Dr. Kevin Dalton and Dr. Eric Susser (More Info)

In addition to the Barrett Summer Study Abroad Programs, the honors college also offers a unique college travel experience to some of the finest cities in the United States through the Great American Cities Program.

Finally, Barrett students are encouraged to explore the several hundred study abroad and exchange programs offered through the ASU Center for Global Education Services.

Questions? Contact Jill Johnson, Program Coordinator Sr. Downtown Campus, at 602-496-0557 or Jill.Johnson@asu.edu.

San Francisco: January 2010
Bike over the Golden Gate Bridge, take a ferry to Alcatraz Island, explore Fisherman’s Wharf, and enjoy some vintage shopping on Haight Street!!

Washington, DC Spring Break 2010
Visit the White House, bike the National Mall, explore Arlington National Cemetery, meet Barrett alumni & visit first-class museums!

New York City: May 2010
Visit the United Nations, See award winning Broadway Shows, Dine at the French Culinary Institute Visit World Class Museums, the Statue of Liberty, and Ground Zero memorial site.

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Thesis: The honors thesis reports, in the accepted style of its subject matter, the results of research activity, whether it is meditative, experimental, archival, exploratory, or aesthetically creative. The report presents and evaluates the activity on which it is based. It should be the culmination of the student’s undergraduate education. An honors thesis normally receives three-to-six semester hour credit, often in two parts: honors directed study (492) and thesis (493). This division is arbitrary and is not meant to impose explicit structure on research and writing. Students who write theses may alternate between research and writing or may conduct research into the second semester. While there are core guidelines, honors theses are different in every department and for every topic. Lengths vary widely. Theses with significant amounts of tabulated or formulaic data may be quite short, while literature-based theses may be longer. The two courses (XXX492 and XXX493) count as courses for upper division honors credit. XXX493 or its equivalent is required for all students graduating from Barrett. The thesis process concludes with an oral defense at which the student presents the motivation leading to the work, the work and its methodology, and its results, including discussion of the importance of the thesis to the student.

Creative Project: The honors creative project is appropriate for many students in engineering, computer programming, and architecture, the visual and performing arts and communication. Some students in those colleges may prefer writing a traditional thesis; students in other colleges may opt for a creative project. A creative project must be documented by both expository text and appropriate evidence of the work submitted (slides, audio and/or videotape, etc.) The text should describe the process involved in the work’s production and, as appropriate, offer an analysis of or commentary on that work. This writing assumes the function of an exhibition catalogue, narrative program, or comparable supporting document and will be evaluated as an integral part of the project; it is required to meet the University’s L (Literacy) requirement. Engineering and Architecture students may wish to complete their thesis/creative project in conjunction with the departmental capstone requirement. The decision for creative project or thesis rests with the individual department and, particularly, the director and student in consultation with each other.

Every class has the potential to open for you an area of interest that might become an avenue to the thesis/creative project. You should be alert to the possibilities. If something you hear, read or experience in conjunction with a particular class excites your interest, take the time to discuss with the professor whether or not this topic would lend itself to a thesis or creative project. That professor might be delighted at the prospect of having a bright, motivated student work with him or her on research in that field. You might be able to get an early start on your thesis/creative project and accumulate honors research credit throughout your years at ASU.

You will probably base your thesis or creative project on an aspect of your coursework that piqued your interest. A topic often emerges from a solid background in a specific subject. It is a good idea to take two or three courses that concentrate in a specific area. For example, if your interest is the French Revolution, prepare by taking course offerings having to do with French history and Early Modern Europe before you begin your research.

Some departments have formal programs for introducing students to the thesis process. The Department of Psychology and the School of Business, for instance, both have course sequences that lead to the thesis. Psychology students take PSY 492 and PSY 497 spring semester junior year and PSY 493 and PSY 497 fall semester senior year. If your department does not have such a curricular program and you have not yet identified your director, you should talk with faculty members about serving on your thesis/creative project committee no later than the first semester of your junior year. If you are not sure which faculty members might be interested in helping with your intended thesis/creative project areas, we encourage you to schedule an appointment with your Barrett Honors Advisor at 480-965-9155. We also encourage you to set up a meeting with the Faculty Honors Advisor (FHA) in your department. This is a faculty member in your discipline that assists all Barrett students in navigating a major, thesis topic or other opportunities in your major. You can visit the FHA in your major as early as your freshman year.

The following is a list of tips and resources available to you as you begin the process of selecting a thesis/creative project topic:

As you choose a thesis director, you will form a thesis committee. It is very important that you understand the role of the committee and your responsibility in communicating with each committee member:

Director. Normally, the honors thesis committee consists of three members, the thesis director, a second reader, and a third reader. The director is the faculty member with whom you will work most closely on your thesis or creative project and must be a full time professor at ASU. The director is normally a regularly-appointed member of the ASU faculty, chosen by the student, with professional expertise in the thesis/creative project area. Among the members of a thesis committee, the director’s suggestions and vote are the most heavily weighted.

Second Reader. The second reader must also be a full time professor at ASU, but exceptions to this rule are sometimes appropriate and requests may be directed to the manager of the Honors Advising Office, Will Roberts. In all cases, the second reader will be another suitably credentialed person that your thesis director and you decide is appropriate to serve. This committee member is responsible for assisting you with research as needed, reading one or two of the drafts, giving you comments on those drafts, and being present at the oral defense. Some second readers meet almost as regularly with students as the director; others become involved only at significant points (e.g. a statistician when statistics are being analyzed).

Third Reader. The third reader is a qualified professional selected by the director and student together. A third reader will offer insights beyond those offered by the director and second reader. You and your thesis director should choose the third reader no later than six weeks prior to the defense and the third reader should have a copy of your manuscript at least one month before the defense. Once the third reader is assigned, please notify your Barrett honors advisor. Click to download a list of available Third Readers: List of Third Readers

Tips for Working with Committee Members:

There are several resources on the Barrett website to assist you in navigating the thesis process. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Barrett Honors Advising office at 480-965-9155.

An honors thesis/creative project should not be a project for which a student signs up then disappears for a semester, only to show up with a product that he/she expects to defend. This is not fair to you and not a positive experience for the student. Therefore, it is helpful to set expectations for your student very early and to hold regular meetings, typically once every week or every other week. These meetings help the student work more effectively with your direction, and help you keep track of any problems.

Some departments limit students to three-hours of credit for the project; some prefer six-hour projects. Where the thesis/creative project is a year-long endeavor with no distinct break between the two semesters, the first semester grade is generally Z, indicating work in progress. If the student is not performing up to your expectations, this is the time for a serious discussion about expectations.

The thesis prospectus is considered a contract between the thesis committee and the student. The Barrett Honors College uses the prospectus to track student progress. Please encourage your student to submit the paperwork, using the forms provided and on time. Deadlines are posted on the Honors web page.

Students will typically complete their thesis/creative project in the department of their major, though there are exceptions. They will therefore sign up for XYZ 493 (thesis) and usually also XYZ 492 (honors reading) in the home department, which is also the department of the faculty mentor. Please assign a grade for the project when grades are due through your department, and don’t forget to change the “Z” grade to the letter grade after the work is completed. Typically, you will assign a letter grade for the thesis, though a “Y” is allowed, if appropriate.

Students must complete the graduation requirements for the Barrett Honors College, including the thesis, by the required deadlines. Students are responsible for meeting these deadlines and for keeping you informed about them. Please do not feel pressured by a student who comes at the last minute and demands a defense to make a deadline. It is entirely up to you and the committee to determine when the student is ready, and you may contact the Barrett Advising office for assistance with problem cases.

We hope you will be able to take part in the Barrett Honors College graduation celebration, since this is a special time to recognize both the students who have completed the honors requirements and the faculty who have helped make that possible. This is a symbolic, deeply significant moment in the student’s academic career, and a time to thank you for your helping the student weave together the skills and knowledge of his/her undergraduate career into a creative piece of scholarship.

You may write your thesis or produce your creative project in a discipline that is not your major. While most students choose to pursue a thesis in their field of study, Barrett allows students to earn thesis credit through the disciplinary college and department of their choice. Each department may set its own standards for methodology (i.e., empirical, comparative, or descriptive), thesis length, and so on. Consult with your Barrett honors advisor and thesis director if you have questions pertaining to the thesis registration process.

Grading the Thesis/Creative Project: When the thesis/creative project is approved, the director will decide upon a grade. He or she may consult with the second and third readers concerning the grade, which uses the same scale as standard course grades (A, B, C,). For projects that extend over more than one semester, a grade of Z will be awarded. The assignment of a Z grade indicates that a project is in progress. The Z grade delays placement of any final grade on the transcript until the thesis/creative project is completed and successfully defended. After the successful defense, the thesis/creative project director and department submit a change of grade form for each semester of thesis enrollment (requires Academic Record Change for Prior Semester form). The assigned grade will then appear on the transcript. Make sure you and your thesis director both understand the grading process.

Thesis Funding Application - Please use this form to request reimbursements directly related to your thesis project.

The prospectus is generally two pages in length, double-spaced. Click here for the Thesis Prospectus Form. The Prospectus filed should include the following information which is to serve as a general guide in completing the form:

A. What do you wish to study?

1. What is the overall scope of your study?
2. What is the specific topic you wish to study?

B. How will you conduct your research?

1. Where are your resources?
2. How many sources does your committee expect you to analyze?
3. What process will you use?
4. What access permissions are required?

C. What are the expectations of meeting frequency with your director and other committee members?

1. How often will you meet?
2. During the meetings, what do your director and/or committee expect to happen? What do you expect to happen at each meeting?
3. What time commitment is expected of you between meetings with your director?

D. What is your timeline? Your prospectus is a “work in progress.” It will change as your project evolves.

1. What is the timeline for your thesis/creative project?
2. What are the interim deadlines for each semester’s work?
3. What is the date of the oral defense of your thesis/creative project?
4. When will you submit your manuscript to the Barrett Advising office?

Deadlines:
You can be thinking of thesis topics or the array of opportunities available to use as a springboard in choosing your topic as early as your freshman and sophomore years. You should be definitely be engaged in the thesis/creative project process by your junior year.  The following is a recap of steps you should take as you begin the process leading to your thesis/creative project:

1. Investigate the research areas of the faculty in your department. Utilize your faculty honors disciplinary advisor and Barrett faculty and staff in navigating a topic.
2. Based on the research areas and perhaps what you have learned in a particular class, choose your thesis director.
3. Work with your director to find a second reader.
4. Write your prospectus and have it signed by your director and second reader.
5. Make sure all three readers on your committee have seen the prospectus, signed it and are comfortable with it.
6. Turn in the prospectus by the relative deadlines listed below.
7. The recommended timeline is to begin work on the project no later than three semesters prior to anticipated graduation, taking 492 in first semester then 493 the following semester. This leaves your final semester open in case you switch your focus, the lab work takes an unexpected turn or other problems arise.
8. You must sign up for the appropriate thesis/creative project credit. Typically this will be XXX492 and/or XXX493 in consecutive semesters. When registering for XXX 493, if you plan on writing a six-credit-hour thesis over two semesters, make sure your director’s department allows the Z grade option. Contact your Barrett honors advisor to make sure you are registered for the appropriate class at the appropriate time. If you are using your major-mandated capstone design project (engineering, architecture) as the base for your bachelor’s honors thesis, you and your faculty director must sign an honors contract for that class.

The Prospectus is your declaration that you are beginning and formalizing your work on the thesis. It is submitted to the Barrett Advising office the semester PRIOR to the semester you register for thesis hours and schedule your defense. It is to be submitted no later than 5 p.m. with the due date relative to the graduation schedule outlined below:

Fall 2009 Defense and corresponding deadlines:
Prospectus due -                                                                February 16, 2009
Defense completed -                                                          October 30, 2009
Signed title page, final unbound copy, and CD due -          November 24, 2009

Spring 2010 Defense and corresponding deadlines:
Prospectus due -                                                                September 21, 2009
Defense completed -                                                             March 30, 2010
Signed title page, final unbound copy, and CD due -          April 23, 2010

*If you miss a deadline, please contact your Barrett Honors Advisor.

Celebrating Honors Thesis Symposium- One of the occasions for Scholars to present thesis or other research publicly is the Celebrating Honors Thesis Symposium, sponsored by Barrett, The Honors College. The symposium is open to Barrett students completing a thesis/creative project from a variety of academic disciplines, and it offers the opportunity to showcase your research to the university community. Research submissions are in poster format and members of the entire ASU and Phoenix metropolitan community often come to see what has become quite the Barrett signature event.

It is the responsibility of you and your thesis committee to determine where the thesis will take place. Some Defenses are scheduled in the Barrett conference rooms but they also are often scheduled in facilities within the department. You and your thesis director will also decide on the date, noting the appropriate thesis defense deadlines corresponding with your anticipated graduation date. If you and your director encounter a problem in scheduling your Defense, you should contact your Barrett honors advisor at 480-965-9155.

What to Expect/Tips:
The way an oral defense is conducted may vary by committee, but generally you and the committee members will meet for an hour or hour and a half, during which time:

Fall 2009 Graduation and corresponding deadlines:
Prospectus due                                             February 16, 2009
Defense completed                                        October 30, 2009
Signed title page and final unbound copy         November 24, 2009

Spring 2010 Graduation and corresponding deadlines:
Prospectus due                                             September 21, 2010
Defense completed                                        March 30, 2010
Thesis copy due date                                     April 23, 2010

* If you miss a deadline, please contact your Honors Advisor.

Depending on the amount and type of revisions the committee recommends (if any), you will leave the defense with one of the following sets of directions. You are responsible for making the revisions proposed by the committee and will need to consult with your thesis director to ensure that the committee’s recommendations are met.

Style Manuals: A style manual tells you the correct form of footnotes, bibliographies, tables of contents, title pages, etc., for your discipline. Every discipline uses a different style manual. For example, English uses the MLA Handbook. You should find out which one manual your discipline uses as soon as possible and consider formatting issues as you gather data.

Manuscript Guidelines: You will submit your manuscript to the Barrett Advising relative to the appropriate deadlines given your graduation date. Please ensure that the manuscript conforms to the style guide for your discipline (e.g., the MLA style for English, APA for Psychology) and is free of spelling and punctuation errors. The integrity of your manuscript is very important so please do not submit it torn, wet, with coffee stains, already bound, etc….It is also very important, for example, to understand the correct format for the signature/title page. Please note the following formatting requirements:

Typing:

Title Page: A title page must accompany the manuscript and bear the original signatures of all committee members. Photocopies are not accepted. To download this form click here.

Last Step: Before the thesis/creative project is considered fully complete, students must submit to the Barrett Advising office:

Prepare questions regarding the process and meet your Barrett honors advisor and the faculty honors disciplinary advisor in your department

Attend a thesis workshop

Choose a topic that you have a passion for and one that can assist you with future goals

Select a thesis/creative project committee director

Register for the appropriate thesis course (XXX492 and XXX493) through your director’s department

Select the second reader in collaboration with your thesis director

Write your prospectus, have it reviewed and signed by your committee

Submit your prospectus to the Barrett Advising office by the deadline relative to your graduation date

Designate a third reader with help from your director and notify the Barrett Advising office of your choice at least six weeks prior to the defense

Complete and file (if appropriate) the thesis reimbursement application (see section VI)

Communicate your progress and timeline regularly with your committee

Revise your prospectus as necessary

Prepare final manuscript with the guidance of your committee

Present at your oral defense and have your title page correctly formatted and signed by your committee

Submit your unbound and immaculate manuscript to the Barrett Advising office with correctly formatted Title page containing original signatures (not photocopied) of all committee members

Submit an electronic copy of their thesis to thesis@asu.edu along with their hardcopy.

Confirm that your thesis/creative project director submitted a grade for the completed project and changed the Z or I grade if one was submitted in a prior semester (for 492)

PREPARATION/CHOOSING TOPIC

TIMELINE/COMMITTEE

REGISTRATION

• Do research throughout the semester. Don’t put it off until the end.
• Meet with your thesis director at least once a week
• Choose a topic that interests you and that you will enjoy
• Plan ahead and develop a timeline of deadlines.
• Choose your director very carefully. Make sure he/she is available and interested in the topic.
• Consult with your director to choose the other two readers
• Have plenty of coffee on hand for late nights.
• Start researching topics well before you start working on the thesis so you have time to investigate.
• Practice for the defense with friends or family members.
• Check out some previous students’ theses in the library, Irish conference room, or at the Business Honors Program study lounge.
• Allow time for several drafts.
• Give your readers plenty of time to make comments and suggest changes.
• Don’t be scared about the defense. It’s your moment to shine and you’ve been working on this for a semester, a year, or longer.
• Choose a topic you can discuss in graduate school or job interviews.
• Keep your director well informed of your progress throughout the semester.
• Research far in advance and a little at a time.
• Power Point works well for the defense.
• Bring a snack for the defense (coffee and donuts or punch and cookies).
• Questions from your committee at the defense are not criticism. Your readers want you to think deeply about the topic.
• Expect your director to request many revisions.
• Backup your files often.

Please let us know if you want to pass along your own thesis advice to future students by sending advice to Brady.Hamilton@asu.edu

*Please note that the older terms “Footnote 18” and “Footnote 19” may be referenced in the below information. These terms have since been replaced by “Honors Contract” and “Honors Sections,” respectively.

Special Barrett Programs:

Philosophy, Politics and Law Certificate Program

Project Excellence

Honors Opportunities in the Majors:
If your major isn’t listed below, contact the appropriate Faculty Honors Advisor to learn about special opportunities in the department (the full list of Faculty Honors Advisors can be found at the bottom).

Anthropology
Anthropology majors should also review the information under the School of Evolution & Social Change

Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Art

Biological Sciences

Biology and Society

Business

Chinese

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering

Dance

English

Film and Media Studies

Geography

German

Global Health information is housed under the School of Evolution & Social Change

History

Hugh Downs School of Human Communication

Japanese

Journalism

Justice and Social Inquiry

Kinesiology

Latin American Studies

Linguistics

Materials Science Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Microbiology

Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology

Music

Nursing & Healthcare Innovation

Philosophy

Political Science

Physics

Psychology

Russian and Slavic Studies

School of Human Evolution and Social Change (Honors Courses) (Thesis Advisors)

School of Social Work

School of Sustainability

Spanish

Speech and Hearing Science

Sociology and Family Human Development

Theatre and Film

Urban & Metropolitan Studies

Women and Gender Studies

To see a list of the Faculty Honors Advisors for 2009-2010, please click FHA 09/10 List.

The Lorraine W. Frank Office of National Scholarship Advisement (LWFONSA) helps students from all ASU’s campuses prepare to compete for national and international awards of merit.

Since 1991, LWFONSA-directed students have won more than 427 major national awards worth millions of dollars in external funding. In several competitions, ASU ranks among the top schools in the United States. Awards won include: Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Truman, Goldwater, Mellon, NSF, Udall, National Security Education Program (graduate and undergraduate), Gilman, Freeman Asia, Hon Kachina, Javits, Woodrow Wilson, Rotary, USA Today, and others.

If you are interested in entering a national competition, you should know that:

1. LWFONSA offers information, application forms, advisement, scholarship research materials, and referrals to academic specialists.

2. Although administered by Barrett Honors College, LWFONSA is open to any ASU student on any of ASU’s four campuses.

3. Most awards require US citizenship.

4. The director of LWFONSA is the official ASU faculty advisor for the awards listed under Awards Organized through LWFONSA. For these awards ASU students must apply through LWFONSA to be eligible for the competition.

5. Most awards administered through LWFONSA are merit-based rather than need-based, and all awards are nationally competitive.

6. LWFONSA does not administer any local awards, ASU scholarships or ASU financial assistance. Students seeking financial support to attend ASU should contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance: fastt.main@asu.edu. Phone: (480) 965-3355.

7. For any of these competitions you should contact LWFONSA as early as possible to find out when the scholarship information sessions will be held. Application deadlines are generally a year in advance of the date funding begins. Preparation months or even a year or more prior to the application deadline is frequently desirable. LWFONSA information sessions for first year students are held in the fall semester. Attending one of them may help you decide your curriculum or how you direct your extracurricular energy with a better understanding of the impact of those choices on your long-term plans.

RHODES SCHOLARSHIP: Full support for two years at Oxford University in any discipline. Eligibility: full-time students between 18-24 years old; academic excellence; distinguished leadership in some endeavor; bachelor’s degree before leaving. ASU campus deadline: late April. http://www.rhodesscholar.org

MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP: Full support for two years at any British university in any field. Eligibility: full-time students; academic excellence, proven leadership or other distinction. Minimum 3.7 GPA. Bachelor’s degree before leaving. ASU campus deadline: late April. http://www.marshallscholarship.org
Click here for a link to a list of British universities
Click here to visit HERO: the official gateway to universities, colleges and research organizations in the UK
Click here for the British Council website on studying in the UK

MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP: Full funding for an academic year of post-graduate study in any field at a university in Ireland, including the 7 universities in the Republic of Ireland and the 2 in Northern Ireland. Eligibility: demonstrated record of intellectual distinction, extra-curricular activities, and a potential for leadership. ASU campus deadline: late April. http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/scholarships.html

FULBRIGHT GRANT: Full support for an academic year of graduate-level research abroad. Eligibility: language of host country; completed bachelor’s degree before leaving. Graduating seniors may apply; also available to current graduate students. ASU campus deadline: mid-September. http://www.fulbrightonline.org

FULBRIGHT HAYS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD FELLOWSHIP: Provides grants for 6-12 months to a doctoral student to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies. Not valid for Western Europe. Deadline: second week in November.

GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP: Two-year science, math or engineering scholarship. Eligibility: full-time sophomore or junior; 3.8 GPA; supports future researchers; does not support intending medical school applicants. ASU campus deadline: first week in December. http://www.act.org/goldwater

KILLAM FELLOWSHIP: Funding for an academic year of study at any of the participating Canadian universities. Eligibility: U.S. citizenship; full-time undergraduate student; superior academic achievement. (Proficiency in French is required to study at Francophone universities.) ASU campus deadline: first week in December. www.killamfellowships.com

BOREN AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY, (Undergraduate): Funds one year of foreign language and area studies in countries outside Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Eligibility: undergraduates; specific qualifications vary depending on country. ASU campus deadline: second week in January. http://www.borenawards.org

TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP: Multi-year fellowship for graduate work in a public-service field. Eligibility: full-time junior (occasionally seniors); 3.5 GPA; strong off-campus service record. ASU campus deadline: third week in November.http://www.truman.gov

MORRIS UDALL SCHOLARSHIP: One-year award for students in environmental public policy, or for Native American students interested in health care or tribal policy. ASU campus deadline: second week in February. http://www.udall.gov

Other Scholarships of Interest:

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship: for students pursuing their PhD in a science, applied mathematics or engineering discipline with an emphasis in high-performance computing. For information about the program and the application process go to www.krellinst.org/csgf.

FORD FELLOWSHIP: The Ford Foundation predoctoral fellowship offers fellowships for research-based doctoral programs. Special consideration is given to minorities. The fellowship provides a $16,000 annual stipend for three years and a cost-of-education allowance of $7,500 per year. http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/

GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP: The Gates Cambridge Scholarships are available for graduate study or for study for a second Bachelor’s Degree as an affiliated student at the University of Cambridge. Applicants from every country of the world except the United Kingdom are eligible to apply. Deadline is the second week in October. http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk/

BENJAMIN A. GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP: This program supports students who have been traditionally underrepresented in study abroad, including students with high financial need, those in underrepresented fields of study, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities, and students of non-traditional age. Fall deadline: first week in April; Spring deadline: second week in September. http://www.iie.org/gilman

THE FANNIE AND JOHN HERTZ FOUNDATION GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: This is a 5-year graduate fellowship in the applied physical sciences. Applicants must be applying for or be presently enrolled in a Ph.D. program, and be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. http://www.hertzfoundation.org

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: undergraduates with between 45 and 60 semester hours, majoring in science, mathematics, engineering, some social sciences. Two-year appointments, required summer internship. 3.3 GPA. Tuition, fees stipend of $1,000/month for 9 months during the academic year, $5,000 for the 10-week summer internship. http://see.orau.org/

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: Graduate students in science, mathematics, engineering, some social science. Three-year appointments, required summer internship. 3.3 GPA. Tuition, fees and a stipend of $2,300/month for 12 months. http://see.orau.org/

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS: www.iie.org/iaf: Support for dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean; must be a U.S. citizen or a citizen of the independent Latin American or Caribbean countries; must have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy and proficiency in the language appropriate to the research proposal.

JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP: The Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program assists US citizens, nationals, or permanent residents who have demonstrated (1) superior ability and achievement, (2) exceptional promise, and (3) financial need, to pursue graduate programs leading to a doctoral degree or Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in the arts, humanities and social sciences. http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsjavits/index.html

JAMES MADISON FELLOWSHIP: Two-year graduate fellowship to pursue M.A. in U.S. history or political science as preparation for secondary-school teaching. LWFONSA deadline: Last Friday in January. http://www.jamesmadison.com

MICROSOFT RESEARCH PHD FELLOWSHIP: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/awards/apply-us.aspx. This is a two-year fellowship. Eligible students must be in their second or third year of a Ph.D program in computer science, electrical engineering or math. Fellowship recipients will have the opportunity to complete one salaried internship for one year following the award.

BOREN FELLOWSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY : Funds one or more years of foreign language and area studies in countries outside Western Europe and the English-speaking world. Eligibility: students in a US graduate degree program; specific qualifications vary depending on country. http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: Fellowships are awarded for graduate study in fields supported by the NSF, including the mathematical, physical, biological, behavioral and social sciences; engineering; the history of science and the philosophy of science; and for research-based PhD degrees in science education. http://www.nsfgradfellows.org

PHI KAPPA PHI GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: First-year award for graduate/professional study in any field. Eligibility: High GPA; senior or recent graduate. http://www.phikappaphi.org

THOMAS R. PICKERING UNDERGRADUATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP: Funded by the U.S. Department of State, this scholarship seeks highly motivated college sophomores who represent all social and ethnic backgrounds and who wish to become Foreign Service Officers in the Department of State. Students with a GPA of 3.2 or higher, leadership potential and involvement in their community are encouraged to apply. http://www.woodrow.org

THOMAS R. PICKERING GRADUATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP: Funded by the U.S. Department of State, this scholarship seeks students who wish to become Foreign Service Officers in the Department of State. Students with an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher, who participate in activities that highlight leadership potential and community involvement are encouraged to apply. At the time of application, candidates must be seeking admission to graduate school for the following academic year. http://www.woodrow.org

CHARLES B. RANGEL INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: Graduating seniors and recent graduates with an interest in pursuing a career in the Foreign Service of the U. S. Department of State are eligible to apply. Ten fellowships of up to $28,000 are awarded annually towards tuition, room, board, books and mandatory fees for completion of a two-year master’s degree. Members of minority groups and those with financial need are encouraged to apply. US citizenship is required. http://www.howard.edu/rjb/rangelprogram.htm

ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP: A variety of awards to support overseas study. Eligibility: varies with award; two years college study prior to leaving for foreign academic study; undergraduates must be single. Language of host country required. Deadlines; national deadline in July; local deadlines vary, usually early February. http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html#types

ROTARY WORLD PEACE: For graduate students with proficiency in a second language who have excellent leadership skills and demonstrate a commitment to peace and international understanding through service, academic, or professional achievements. Must be a citizen of a country where there is a Rotary Club. http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/centers/application/index.html

THE WILLIAM E. SIMON FELLOWSHIP FOR NOBLE PURPOSE: This scholarship is for graduating college seniors who demonstrate a passion, dedication, a high capacity for self-direction, and originality in pursuit of a goal that will strengthen civil society, in other words, students who are dedicated to pursuing lives that will benefit themselves and their fellow men and women. http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/simon.html

THE PAUL AND DAISY SOROS FELLOWSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS: Funding for graduate study for permanent residents, naturalized citizens or children of naturalized citizens. http://www.pdsoros.org

I. The Honors Faculty Fellows and Visiting Honors Professors (Click Here)
II. The Honors Faculty in Disciplines and those who serve on Barrett Faculty Advisory Groups (Click Here)
III. Faculty Honors Advisors (Click Here)
IV. Honors External Examiners (Click Here)
V. Why Faculty Choose to Work with Barrett Students (Click Here)
VI. An Overview of Honors Courses (Click Here)

1. Teaching first-year and upper-division students in specially designed interdisciplinary seminars.
2. Developing and teaching study-abroad classes during the summer.
3. Mentoring students throughout their four years in independent studies, individual conferences, theses, and related forms of scholarly achievement.
4. Collaborating with students in their own research.
5. Obtaining grant funding, developing, and administering program initiatives such as the Barrett Writing Center.
6. Guiding students into valuable internships, community service opportunities, implementing special scholar programs (Flinn, Gammage, NMS, NHS), and advising students in university-wide academic organizations and in areas of their expertise, such as pre-law.
7. Playing a central role in college governance (personnel and curriculum).

These are distinguished scholar-teachers selected to reside (have an office and classroom space) and teach within Barrett for a specified period of time. We currently host the Rhodes lecturer, the Centennial lecturer and Visiting Honors Professors:

Tenured faculty in departments at ASU may apply for the position of Visiting Honors Professor, a one year appointment in which the faculty person will implement his/her plan for improving the education of Barrett students through community outreach, research involvement, internship activity or any form of education the faculty member proposes. Faculty will be asked to propose a plan for the academic year and will be selected by the Dean. The teaching obligation will be one HON course each semester. The honors college will support this position with 40% of the faculty member’s salary, and will add project funds in the range of $3000 - $5000. We plan to build this program to three positions each year, spread across Humanities and Fine Arts, Science and Engineering, Social/Behavioral Science and Business.

Teaching: They may teach HON, Footnote 19, Footnote 18, or graduate seminars in which honors college students enroll. Barrett plans to compensate those teaching HON courses (unless they are arranged as exchanges of faculty between BHC and departments) and those teaching Footnote 19 seminars. Compensation for courses in which FTEs are counted to departments will be less than for HON courses in which FTEs are counted to Barrett, The Honors College.

Advising: Tenure-track and tenured faculty in departments are also the Honors Disciplinary Advisors. They are selected by Department Chairs and the Dean of Barrett, The Honors College. They offer guidance, help students identify appropriate courses, help them navigate the department, and assist them in finding a thesis committee director. Barrett will sponsor discussions with Faculty Honors Advisors to support their efforts and enhance communication between departments.

Thesis/Creative Project guidance: Tenure-track and tenured faculty in departments guide Barrett students thesis research as directors and as second and third readers. BHC will improve communication with Honors project directors and BHC students regarding requirements and deadlines.

Barrett Faculty Advisory Groups:

Honors College faculty includes regular faculty at ASU (lecturers and tenure-track/tenured faculty), employed in any College, who make sustained contributions to the programs of the BHC. In the largest sense, any faculty member who teaches or mentors BHC students is considered a member of the Honors faculty. Two specific advisory groups to BHC are selected from the faculty:

Honors Faculty Council: Select disciplinary faculty and BHC lecturers who teach or regularly work with BHC students (this council will also have a few faculty- administrators who have demonstrated a sustained interest in BHC). This faculty council will be asked by the Dean to assist and advise BHC in various ways. Honors Faculty Advisors: Disciplinary faculty who assist BHC students within their specific departments and programs (some members of this group may be on the Honors Faculty Council).

1. Meet with BHC students every year (either individually or a few times with the group). Several departments have found that meetings of all honors students benefit the younger students substantially. For help with this meeting contact Kristen Nielsen (KNielsen@asu.edu or 727-6175).

2. Host a meeting each year to discuss the honors thesis process, including all upper division honors students in your unit. You may want to include faculty who have directed thesis/creative projects. We would be happy to attend and even willing to organize the meeting for you. For help contact Peggy Nelson (MNelson@asu.edu or 965-9520) or Kristen Nielsen (KNielsen@asu.edu or 727-6175).

3. Direct students to faculty who match their interests and might be willing to work with them on research, internships, thesis/creative projects. We have a research section of our website and internship office. If you would like help listing your research opportunities or advertising them to students, contact Peggy Nelson (MNelson@asu.edu or 965-9520. If you would like help listing your internships or advertising them to students, contact Jill Johnson (Jill.Johnson@asu.edu or 727-6993).

4. Formulate and update a document that describes the honors experience in your unit. This can include courses that are available as footnote 18 contracts, honors seminars, faculty who wish to work with honors students, research and internship opportunities. We have examples of such documents from different units, if you wish to use them. Please contact Kristen Nielsen (KNielsen@asu.edu or 727-7165) for assistance.
Formulate and update a document that educates honors students about the thesis/creative project experience in your unit, including: what constitutes a thesis/creative project within your unit, what advantages are gained in career graduate/professional school opportunities, what preparation is necessary for working on a thesis/creative project (skills, coursework), which faculty are interested in working with honors students on the thesis/creative project, and who should honors students speak with when considering a thesis in your unit. We have a general thesis handbook posted on our website. For help formulating this document, contact Peggy Nelson (MNelson@asu.edu or 965-9520) or Kristen Nielsen (KNielsen@asu.edu or 727-7165).

5. Meet with prospective students (mostly national scholars) who are being recruited to Barrett and your unit. You can also simply tell us who the prospective student should meet with. If you have questions about recruiting contact Michelle Hollin (Michelle.Hollin@asu.edu or 480-965-1520.

6. Attend one meeting each semester in Barrett to provide feedback to the College, discuss issues with the HFAs in other units, and get updates.

Click here for a current list of Faculty Honors Advisors.

To participate in this program, the thesis/creative project mentor and his/her honors student should request support from the honors college for including an Honors External Examiner on the honors committee. Barrett will provide up to $1500 for each examiner. The request should include the name and institution of the proposed Honors External Examiner, a brief statement of his/her expertise in relation to the honors project, a proposed date for the visit, and estimated expenses (include transportation, lodging, meals, and honorarium of $250).

The Honors External Examiner should be contacted at least 12 weeks in advance of the defense and must receive the thesis/creative project at least 8 weeks before the defense. The Honors External Examiner will provide feedback on the thesis and participate in determining whether the student successfully defends the thesis. He/she will be provided a modest honorarium for this work ($250).

The Honors External Examiner will be brought to ASU for the defense and to meet with honors students in the department/unit of the student defending (one or two days and nights). These meetings may be formal or informal and may include meals. All arrangements for the Honors External Examiner will be made by the host department and funded by the honors external examiner fund in Barrett, The Honors College (airfare, lodging, meals). These visitors are to benefit the students of a department not give public lectures.

External Examiner Application

Working with BHC students can add to your load, but can also add to your productivity and the pleasure you find in teaching and doing research or other creative activities. Faculty work with BHC students through various avenues:

Teaching: You can teach honors students in a seminar (either with an HON prefix or your unit’s prefix), in a break-out session of a large course, or with an honors contract within any course. Honors seminars (Footnote 19 courses) can be on any subject, but enrollment is limited to 25; faculty often teach a favorite topic, something they are currently exploring, or engage students in their research topics. Honors contracts are initiated in any course in which a faculty member is willing to work individually with a student or group of students to enrich the course content and the student learning experience. Usually a contract is initiated by a student expressing interest to the professor; some professors have contract ideas developed as part of their pre-semester course planning, while others plan them with the interested student(s). Honors contracts take a wide array of forms; the key element is that the student and the professor interact. Honors contracts have included extra reading and discussion, writing and discussion, collaboration on research, student designed projects, film viewings with discussion, and student designed lectures or labs. Faculty can design these contracts to contribute to their research and teaching. For more information and for help designing an honors course or contract, contact Peggy Nelson (MNelson@asu.edu or 965-9520).

Research: We maintain a website and honors list-serve to distribute information about research opportunities. If you want student help with research (paid, volunteer, or for credit), we can connect you with bright, engaged students. Professors report that honors students are at least as good as, and sometimes better than, graduate students. For more information and to list research opportunities on our website or list-serve, contact Peggy Nelson (MNelson@asu.edu or 965-9520) or Kristen Nielsen (KNielsen@asu.edu or 727-6175).

Internships: We also maintain a large database of internship opportunities, which students actively use. We estimate that over half of the BHC students are engaged in internships. If you would like a student to work with you as an intern (paid, volunteer, or for credit), we can list your internship. Honors students are especially helpful building new programs because of their strong task commitment. For more information contact Jill Johnson (Jill.Johnson@asu.edu or 727-6993).

Thesis mentor: Mentoring a student through the thesis/creative project is the most time consuming and the most rewarding experience with honors students. All BHC students must complete a piece of work that is considered honors-worthy in a discipline. You can direct students in work that aligns with your research; a number of collaborative faculty-student projects have been presented at national, professional meetings and published. For more information contact Peggy Nelson (MNelson@asu.edu or 965-9520).

Honors Faculty Advisor: One faculty person in each unit serves as an Honors Advisor to all of the honors students in that unit. The main function of this position is to provide honors students with direction as they move through their major. The BHC pays HFAs a stipend each year, the size of which depends on the number of honors students in that major. For more information contact Kristen Nielsen (KNielsen@asu.edu or 727-6175).

1) HON prefix courses are offered at the lower division (100) level and at the upper division (300 and 400 level). HON courses have a maximum enrollment of 19 students, are conducted in seminar format, are interdisciplinary in content and approach, and have a significant writing component. These courses are taught primarily by the faculty in Barrett Honors College, but each semester some HON courses are taught by disciplinary faculty. HON 492 and 493 are the thesis guidance courses, which are between each Honors students and his/her thesis mentor.

2) Footnote 19 courses carry the prefix fo the department offering the course. They are designed to challenge students in a small class format and develop in two ways: as breakout sections of large lecture courses and as stand alone seminars. Both forms are limited to Honors students (although in exceptional cases outstanding non-Honors students can be added with permission of the professor). Footnote 19 sections and seminars must be taught by regular faculty, not by graduate students or temporary hires. In addition they must: average no more than 25 students, engage students in discussion, offer a challenging curriculum, and include a significant writing component appropriate to the discipline.

3) Honors Contracts are not separate courses. They are individual contracts made between the professor teaching a course and an Honors student in the course. They are intended to build relationships between students and faculty, as well as to challenge and engage honors students beyond the requirements of the course. Honors Contracts are the most varied of the honors experiences at ASU. They should involve discussions between the faculty and student outside of the normal class period and often involve supplemental reading, writing, or speaking assignments that build communication skills and knowledge in the subject area. For Honors Contract policies and procedures Click Here

If you are interested in teaching honors students, have input (praise or concern) about your experience teaching honors students, or simply want to know more, contact Margaret Nelson, Associate Dean, Barrett Honors College (mailcode: 1612, email: MNelson@asu.edu, phone: 965.9520).

Dr. Beggs earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from UC Berkeley and his PhD (dissertation on Plato) from UC Santa Cruz. He came to Barrett in 1999 and became a Department of Philosophy Faculty Affiliate in 2001.

His research has focused mainly on the philosophy of ecology and environmentalism /enveth/ as well as on social-political philosophy /polpomo/. Currently, he is working onan article on Foucault /F-postlib-abst.doc/ and trying to understand the relation between subjectivity and late-modern moral-political perspectives /intersubj/. If you want to know something about what he really believes, see what he has to say about beliefs and desires /Beliefs and Desires/.

His teaching philosophy encompasses both theory and practice. To get a sense of the latter, consider his standards for evaluating student writing and class participation /class-standards/ . To get a sense of the former, consider his reasons for believing that the expression “honors education” is a pleonasm /pleo/. A sketch of his systematic understanding of teaching and learning concludes with a wish /communicative taxonomy/. The range of his teaching interests is suggested by his introductory lectures for various courses: existentialism /exist/, recent French theory /crypto/, postliberalism /postlib/, justice and law /justlaw/, the philosophy of communication /philcomm/, and the philosophy of nature /nature/. His most recent “Human Event” syllabi /HON 171;HON 272/ represent the core of his pedagogical contribution to the college.

For more information on Dr. Beggs’s research and teaching, please see his CV /vita/.

Please learn more about Dr. Benjamin at: https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/252069

Lenore Brady earned her PhD in Literature from Arizona State University. Her area of specialization is twentieth century American literature with a focus on fictions of social change centering on ethnic and women’s writing. Other recent research interests include contemporary African American and Diasporic literature, epistolary writing, and autobiography.

Dr. Brady is the current director of Barrett, The Honors College at the ASU Polytechnic campus.

Karen Bruhn, a Principle Lecturer in Barrett, earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her field is late medieval and early modern European religious development, with an emphasis in Tudor and Jacobean England. In addition to her Human Event Classes she teaches classes on world religions, the history of Christianity, and the relationships between literary and theological discourses in Europe and the Americas. Recently, she has published articles on how England turned from Roman Catholicism to Protestantism during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and her current research centers on how the Protestant and Catholic disputes figure in the plays of Shakespeare. That research forms the core of her class “Religion and Culture in Shakespeare’s England”, which has been part of the curriculum in the British Isles Honors Summer Study Abroad Program. Along with Dr. Jacquie Scott, she co-directs the Athens Crete and Rome Summer Study Abroad Program . She also teaches in the History Department, offering a class on Europe’s Reformations . Dr. Bruhn is a member of the steering committee on the History of Christianity section of the American Academy of Religion. In 2006, she received the inaugural Barrett Award for Excellence in Teaching. Currently, she is co-editing an anthology on religion and authority.

Dr. Bruhn CV

Dr Bruhn Spring 2010 HON272 Syllabus

Organization Affiliations:
American Society of Church History
http://www.churchhistory.org/
Sixteenth Century Studies Conference
http://www.sixteenthcentury.org/
Renaissance Society of America
http://www.rsa.org/

Associate Dean for National Scholarship Advisement and Internships
Location: Sage North Hall, Room 107C
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Janet M. Burke, PhD, is an historian whose research focuses on intellectual and social history in Europe and Latin America. Many of her publications have concentrated on the effect of the Enlightenment on women’s sociability in eighteenth-century France during the period just before the French Revolution. Several of her articles on this subject are currently being translated into French for Monde Maconnique, an anthology of Freemasonry to be published by the PUB Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux. Her most recently published work (2007) is Nineteenth-Century Nation Building and the Latin American Intellectual Tradition, an anthology of Latin American thinkers who provide the intellectual foundations for nation building subsequent to the 1810 wars for independence. She is also working on a new translation of Bernal Díaz del Castillo’s classic account of Spain’s conquest of Mexico for Hackett Publications as well as a volume on Mexican liberal thought in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries for the Liberty Fund press. Dr. Burke serves as the director of the Lorraine W. Frank Office of National Scholarship Advisement, in which office she creates programs, coordinates university support, and guides individual students toward success in the major nationally competed fellowship competitions.

Dr. Burke Fall 2008 HON484 Internship Seminar Syllabus
Dr. Burke Spring 2009 HON317 Assignment Sheet
Dr. Burke Spring 2009 HON317 Syllabus

Kevin Dalton joined the Barrett faculty in 1994 and has offered over 100 sections of Barrett’s signature introductory seminar, “The Human Event.” He came to Barrett from Millsaps College, where he taught English literature and film. He received his B.A. in English Literature from Columbia University and his Masters of Philosophy in Shakespearian Drama from Oxford University; he attended the University of Virginia for his doctoral work, receiving the PhD in 1992.

In addition to “The Human Event,” Dr. Dalton teaches several upper-division honors seminars abroad and on the Tempe Campus. The curriculum for the “Paris, Normandy and Loire Valley” Honors Summer Study Abroad Program, which Dr. Dalton developed and has directed since 1999, asks students to define and understand their own cultural identity through readings, activities and exercises which treat the life of the region or city as our text. His “Victorians and Moderns” seminar, taught on the British Isles Study Abroad program, examines writings in which the lived environment becomes an actor in the narrative, such as London for Charles Dickens or the Lake District for William Wordsworth. Tempe campus honors seminars include “The Black and White Atlantic,” which investigates issues related to the Atlantic slave trade during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. ”The Ecocritical Imagination” offered for the first time in 2006, emphasizes recent work in the philosophy of place and environmental studies, engaging both literary and filmic narrative.

As an enthusiastic participant in the “living and learning” community Barrett offers its students during the academic year, Dalton mentors those students who have received a Flinn Scholarship. He is committed to partnerships between ASU and our neighbors, and regularly welcomes various community groups into his classroom. During his tenure at Barrett, he has chaired the college’s Curriculum, Study Abroad, and Personnel committees.

Currently, Dalton is revising work on Charles Dickens’s travel narrative to America, American Notes. His latest project focuses on classroom pedagogy, particularly the complex relationship of the phenomenological theory to pedagogical practice.

Important Files

France Facts Sheet -and- Activities for the Academic Journal
HON 171 Syllabus for “The Human Event”
HON 171 Critical Writing and Course Requirements Handout
HON 394 Syllabus for “The Ecocritical Imagination”
The Ecocritical Imagination: Class Requirements Handout

Dr. Diane Facinelli joined the Barrett faculty in 1993 and was promoted to the rank of Principal Lecturer during the first year this position was available at ASU. She also was the first recipient of ASU’s Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Student Mentoring and has been a finalist for the Professor of the Year Award. In 2001, she served as Barrett’s Assistant Dean for Academic Advisement and currently is the thesis contact person for students and faculty. Prior to joining Barrett, she held the position of Resource Center Director for the Arizona Humanities Council. Dr. Facinelli earned her Ph.D. from Arizona State University in English with an emphasis in Medieval Literature. She serves as an affiliated faculty member of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and has twice taught a course on The Arthurian Legend in History, Literature and Art for the ACMRS summer program at St. Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge, England. Her research focuses on issues of law and government in Medieval Literature and on the Arthurian Legend. Recently she also has become involved in examining how portrayals of superheroes reflect and influence American culture. Dr. Facinelli is deeply committed to study abroad, having developed and directed a program to Athens, Rome, and Tunis in 2000 and 2001, and she has directed the London, Dublin and Edinburgh Barrett Honors College Summer Study Abroad Program since 2002.

Joseph P. Foy earned his Bachelor’s at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he also conducted research in space and solar physics at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. He subsequently earned his PhD at Arizona State University studying and modeling the dynamics of the Crab Nebula supernova remnant. His current research interests focus on understanding the physics of the pulsar wind nebulae and certain aspects of the interstellar medium. He entered Barrett Honors College after completing a visiting professorship at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.

Joseph Foy at the Arecibo National Radio Observatory in Puerto Rico, where he attended the Radio Astronomy School during summer of 2005.

Achim Herrmann earned a Ph.D. in Geosciences from the Pennsylvania State University. Before joining Barrett, The Honors College in 2005, Dr. Herrmann taught classes on environmental sciences, historical geology, climate change, and paleontology at the George Washington University. He is currently teaching science-focused ‘Human Event’ seminars in the Honors College and interdisciplinary science seminars in the School of Earth and Space Exploration. His research interests are in the fields of earth systems science and environmental geochemistry. Dr. Herrmann has published several peer-reviewed articles and is continuing his research in the W.M. Keck Foundation Laboratory for Environmental Biogeochemistry (http://kfleb.asu.edu/) at the Arizona State University.

Dr. Herrmann will present results from one of his current research projects at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in October 2009: DID A VOLCANIC MEGA-ERUPTION CAUSE GLOBAL COOLING DURING THE LATE ORDOVICIAN? Read the abstract here.

More information on Dr. Herrmann is available at http://permian.asu.edu.

Publications:

Algeo, T., Rowe, H., Hower, J.C., Schwark, L., Herrmann, A.D., and Heckel, P. (2008) Oceanic denitrification during Late Pennsylvanian glacial-interglacial cycles. Nature Geoscience, 1, 10, 709-714.

Herrmann, A.D. and Patzkowsky, M.E. (in review) Early Late Ordovician (Caradoc) paleobiogeography and global ocean dynamics. Submitted to ‘Journal of Geology’

Herrmann, A.D., Haupt, B.J., Patzkowsky, M.E., Seidov, D. and Slingerland, R.L. (2004) Response of Late Ordovician paleoceanography to changes in sea level, continental drift, and atmospheric pCO2: potential causes for long-term cooling and glaciation. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 210, 385-401.

Herrmann, A.D., Patzkowsky, M.E.; Pollard, D. (2004) The impact of paleogeography, pCO2, poleward ocean heat transport and sea level change on global cooling during the Late Ordovician. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 206, 59-74.

Herrmann, A.D., Patzkowsky, M.E., and D. Pollard (2003) Obliquity forcing with 8–12 times preindustrial levels of atmospheric pCO2 during the Late Ordovician glaciation. Geology, 485–488.

Herrmann, A.D., Patzkowsky, M.E., and S.M. Holland (2003) BIOMODULE: A Java program to help model and interpret the stratigraphic record: Computers and Geosciences, 29, 99-105.

Walter, S., Herrmann, A.D., and Bengtson, P (2005) Lithostratigraphy and facies analysis of the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary in the Japaratuba area, Sergipe Basin, Brazil. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 19, 3, 273-283.

Ted Humphrey is affiliated with the Lincoln Center as a Lincoln Professor of Ethics, the program in Philosophy, Politics, and Law and the Department of Philosophy. His current scholarly focus is Latin American intellectual history. With Dr. Janet M. Burke, he is developing for Hackett Publishing Company an anthology of Latin American intellectual history that comprehensively represents the several traditions of thought central to Latin America’s intellectual development and self-understanding. The first volume of that anthology appeared in March, 2007, as “Nineteenth Century Nation Building and the Latin American Intellectual Tradition.” They are now developing the second volume, The Rise of American Consciousness.” In addition, they are working on a new translation of Bernal Díaz de Castillo’s “True History of the Conquest of New Spain.” Simultaneously, with José Antonio Aguilar-Rivera, they are preparing a volume entitled “Liberty in Mexico,” to be published in 2010 by the Liberty Fund. They have other projects in various stages of preparation, including of volume with the working title The Moral Voices of Latin America and a new translation of Hernan Cortés’s “Cartas de Relación.”

The Latin American figures to which Professor Humphrey devotes particular attention include, Andrés Bello, Juan Montalvo, Carlos Vaz Ferreira and Jose Vasconcelos. His previously published scholarship includes numerous essays on problems of reason and will and space and time in classical modern philosophy, as well as Kant’s epistemology, late metaphysics, and moral and political theory. His translations of Kant’s Enlightenment writings have become standards in the field, and his translation of Kant’s, “Perpetual Peace” appeared in a new edition in September, 2003. Professor Humphrey chaired ASU’s Philosophy Department from 1974-1983. From 1983 he directed ASU’s Honors Program, guiding it to collegiate status, becoming the founding dean of the Barrett Honors College in 1988, a position he held until 2003. He is past president of the National Collegiate Honors Council. Professor Humphrey is a member and current president of Arizona State University’s Distinguished Teaching Academy. Numerous organizations have awarded him their highest honors for teaching excellence, and the Arizona Republic cited him as a force for excellent undergraduate education in Arizona. During the 2009-2010 academic year, under the auspices of grants from Amazon and the Office of the Provost at ASU and the support of Hackett Publishing Co., Inc., Professor Humphrey will conduct a pilot program using the Kindle DX reading device for teaching HON 171-272, The Human Event. The pilot seeks to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of providing primary text materials for use in seminar level humanities courses.

Professor Humphrey received his education at the University of California, Berkeley, Riverside, and San Diego.

Dr. Humphrey Fall 2008 HON 171 Syllabus
Dr. Humphrey Fall 2008 HON 171 Reading Assignments
Dr. Humphrey Fall 2008 HON 494 Syllabus
Dr. Humphrey Fall 2008 HON 494 Reading Assignments

Dr. Hunter joined the faculty of Barrett Honors College in 2008. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (1990) and worked in the power generation industry and environmental consulting whilst completing his Master’s degree in philosophy from Georgia State University (1998). He formed his own environmental consulting business in 1996 specializing in the design and construction of remediation systems. He completed his PhD in philosophy from the University of Kentucky in 2008 (dissertation on phenomenology and physics). Since 1999, he has taught a wide spectrum of undergraduate philosophy courses.

Joel’s primary research area is the products and practices of scientific experimentation. His approach is rooted in phenomenological philosophy, but seeks complementarity in the “analytic” and “continental” analyses of the natural sciences with the aim of articulating a material-aesthetic philosophy of science.
Joel’s other areas of teaching and research interest include aesthetics, especially music; the systematic intersections between science, philosophy and religion; social and political thought, including the history and philosophy of utopias, the meaning and analysis of technology, and the thought of Jacques Ellul; and imaginative literature, including fairy stories in general, and J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series and the work of J. R. R. Tolkien in particular.

Dr. Mary Ingram-Waters joined the faculty of Barrett, the Honors College, in January, 2009, after the birth of her second daughter. Mary completed her PhD in Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2008. Her thesis, “Fictions of New Biological Sciences: Exploring Cultural Sites of Knowledge Production,” examines three different fictional arenas to uncover hidden histories and alternative experts of new biological and genetic technologies: 1970s lesbian science fiction, the 2002 Raelians’ cloning hoax, and an online amateur fiction community dedicated to the phenomenon of male pregnancy. While a doctoral student at UCSB, Mary held a two year research fellowship at the Center for Nanotechnology in Society and a one year research fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Studies of Science, Technology, and Society, in Graz, Austria. She was awarded the inaugural dissertation fellowship by the Capps Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life. Publications from her dissertation research have appeared in Public Understanding of Science and the Yearbook of the STS-IAS. Mary sums up her research interests thusly: How do people use their imaginations to understand science and technology?

Mary’s next project, while ostensibly about knowledge production strategies, departs from her previous focus on science and technology. Mary is at the beginning stages of an ethnographic study of the US/Mexican border. Mary hopes that a small team of Barrett students will accompany her to study the Minuteman Project , a large amorphous group of mostly white, mostly middle class, US citizens, who voluntarily patrol the US/Mexican border for the purpose of keeping illegal immigrants from crossing over. Among many researchable questions, Mary asks this one: How do people embody nationalism through their actions with the Minuteman Project?

In the Spring, Mary teaches HON 272: The Human Event, Social Science Emphasis.

Dr. Mark Jacobs is the Dean of Barrett Honors College and Professor in the School of Life Sciences at ASU. He came to ASU in the fall of 2003 from Swarthmore College, where he had held an endowed chair in biology and had been both Chair of the Biology Department and Associate Provost of the College. He received his BA magna cum laude from Harvard in biology and earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University in biological sciences. A Guggenheim Fellowship recipient, Jacobs is the author of more than 50 publications on the physiological and molecular control of plant development, and for 12 years was associate editor-in-chief of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, an international plant science journal. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Cambridge University, the University of California Santa Cruz and Universitat Freiburg in Germany, where he held a NATO postdoctoral fellowship. He teaches an honors seminar on “The History and Evolution of Human Food.”

John M. Lynch (PhD, University College Dublin, 1993) has been at ASU since 1994 and specializes in scientific, theological and cultural responses to evolutionary ideas. He is affiliated with ASU’s Center for Biology & Society, the History and Philosophy of Science Program, and the graduate program in Human & Social Dimensions of Science & Technology.

Since 1998 he has been involved in the fight to maintain strong evolutionary principles in the nationwide K-12 science standards, and this has resulted in him presenting on anti-evolutionism and Intelligent Design Creationism at many public, legal, educational and scientific gatherings countrywide. He is currently chair of the Educational Committee for the International Society for the History, Philosophy & Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB), a position he has held since 2005. He is also a member of the Committee for Education for the History of Science Society and the Editorial Board for the Journal of Zoology (London).

In 2000 Dr. Lynch received a CLAS Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2006 he was awarded both the Barrett Faculty Award for Outstanding Academic Service and the Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award for Service, both in part because of his work on science education. In 2007 the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching named him Professor of the Year for Arizona. Most recently, he was nominated by undergraduates to deliver one of the three annual ASU Last Lectures.

Since joining Barrett in 2000, Dr. Lynch has served on over 45 honors thesis committees. Recently, one of his students – Jessica Joganic – received the Barrett Award for Best Research Thesis for her research into positional plagiocephaly in newborns, work that has subsequently been published in the journal Pediatrics.

Dr. Lynch has authored over twenty scientific papers in the field of evolutionary biology, and is the editor of a number of multi-volume facsimile reprint editions. Current research concentrates on the life and work of the Victorian Catholic anatomist, St. George Jackson Mivart. He is also part of an international project to transcribe the letters of the Irish physicist, John Tyndall.

2009

• A Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Posterior Plagiocephaly,” Pediatrics (with J Joganic, TR Littlefield, and BC Verelli)
• “Preparing teachers to prepare students for post-secondary science: Thoughts from of a workshop about evolution in the classroom,” Journal of Effective Teaching 9(2): 68-79 (with CM Schrein, SK Brem, GE Marchant, K Schedler, MA Spencer, CJ Kazilek, and MG Coulombe)
• Review of “Livingstone, Adam’s Ancestors: Race, Religion & The Politics of Human Origins.” British Journal for the History of Science. 42(3): 435 – 437.
• Review of “Silverton, 99% Ape: How Evolution Adds Up.” Journal of the History of Biology 42(3): 617 – 619.
• “Response to Steve Fuller,” Isis 100(1): 117 (with G Gooday).
• “Response to Richard Weikart,” Isis 100(1): 116 (with G Gooday).

2008

• Review of “Smith, The Genius of Erasmus Darwin,” Journal of the History of Biology 41(4): 766 – 768.
• “What is the value of history of science for science education?” Isis, 99(2): 322 - 330 (with G Gooday, KG Wilson, and C Barsky).
• “Pithecophobes of the World, Unite!” in The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2007, edited by R Cartwright, pp. 268 – 280, Chapel Hill, NC: Lulu.

2007

• “Medawar, Peter Brian” in New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, edited by N Koertge, vol 5, pp. 85 – 90, New York: Scribner.
• “Scientists, Unbelief among” in New Encyclopedia of Unbelief, edited by T Flynn, pp. 687 – 690, New York: Prometheus Books (with M Young).
• “Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich” in New Encyclopedia of Unbelief, edited by T Flynn, pp. 373 – 374, New York: Prometheus Books.
• “Darwin, Marx and Bad Scholarship” in The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2006, edited by B Zivkovic, pp. 245 – 248, Chapel Hill, NC: Lulu.

2006

• “’Scriptural Geology’, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation and Contested Authority in Nineteenth-Century British Science” in Repositioning Victorian Sciences: Shifting Centers in Nineteenth-Century Thinking, edited by D Clifford, E Wadge, A Warwick, and M Willis, pp. 131 – 141, London: Anthem.
• “Introduction” in Arthur Conan Doyle, The Coming of the Fairies (J.M. Lynch, ed.), pp. v – xxii, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.

2005

• “The secular religion of evolution(ism)” Nature Cell Biology 7(12): 1050.
  “Variation in early hominin temporal bone morphology and its implications for species diversity” Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 60(2): 73 - 78 (with CA Lockwood and WH Kimbel).
• “Diagnostic differences in mandibular P4 shape between Neandertals and anatomically modern humans” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126: 268 – 277 (with SE Bailey).
  “Pirie, Norman Wingate” in Dictionary of Twentieth Century British Philosophers, edited by SC Brown, pp. 783 – 784, Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Medawar, Peter Brian” in Dictionary of Twentieth Century British Philosophers, edited by SC Brown, pp. 673 – 674, Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Sherrington, Charles Scott” in Dictionary of Twentieth Century British Philosophers, edited by SC Brown, pp. 948 – 949, Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Thompson, D’Arcy Wentworth” in Dictionary of Twentieth Century British Philosophers, edited by SC Brown, pp. 1042 – 1043, Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• Review of “Stoczkowski, Explaining Human Origins: Myth, Imagination, and Conjecture.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 127(4): 494 - 495.
• Review of “Dean & Wood, A Digital Radiographic Atlas of Great Apes Skulls and Dentition.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 128(4): 915.

2004

• “Morphometrics and hominid phylogeny: Support for a chimpanzee-human clade and differentiation among great ape subspecies” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 101: 4356-4360 (with CA Lockwood and WH Kimbel).
• “Chambers, Robert” in The Dictionary of Nineteenth Century British Scientists, edited by B Lightman, pp. 404 – 409, Bristol: Thoemmes Continuum.
• “Mivart, St. George Jackson” in The Dictionary of Nineteenth Century British Scientists, edited by B Lightman, pp. 1411 – 1415, Bristol: Thoemmes Continuum.
• “Phylogenetic analysis of extant hominids using temporal bone morphometrics” American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 123(S38): 137 (with CA Lockwood and WH Kimbel).
• Review of “Forsdyke, The Origin of Species Revisited.” Journal of the History of Biology 37: 211 – 212.

2003

• “Introduction” in Agassiz on Evolution, Volume 1: Essay on Classification, edited and introduced by JM Lynch. Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Biological Sciences, History Of” in Readers Guide to British History, edited by D Lodes, pp. 153 – 154, London: Taylor & Francis, Vol. 1.
• “Morphological differentiation among great ape subspecies, as indicated by geometric morphometric analysis of temporal bones” American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 120(S1): 141 (with CA Lockwood and WH Kimbel).

2002

• “Introduction” in Creationism and Scriptural Geology: 1817-1857, Volume 1, edited and introduced by JM Lynch, pp. vii-xxii. Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Chambers, Robert” in The Dictionary of Nineteenth Century British Philosophers, edited by WJ Mander & APF Sell, pp. 237-241, Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Sedgwick, Adam” in The Dictionary of Nineteenth Century British Philosophers, edited by WJ Mander & APF Sell, pp. 992-995, Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Quantifying temporal bone morphology in great apes and humans: An approach using geometric morphometrics” Journal of Anatomy 201(6): 447-464 (with CA Lockwood and WH Kimbel).
• “Temporal bone morphology and earliest Homo.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 117(S34): 102-103 (with C Lockwood and W Kimbel).
• Review of “Bowler, Reconciling Science and Religion, and Brooke et al. Science in Theistic Context” Journal of the History of Biology 35(2): 416-418.

2001

• “Introduction” in British Responses to Natural Selection, 1859-1871, edited and introduced by JM Lynch, v - xxii. Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Use of geometric morphometrics to differentiate Gila (Cyprinidae) within the Upper Colorado River Basin.” Copeia, 2001(2): 389-400 (with ME Douglas, MR Douglas and DM McElroy).
• Review of “Alter, Darwinism and the Linguistic Image: Language, Race and Theology in the Nineteenth Century.” Isis, 92(1): 197.
• Review of “Ferngren, The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia.” Journal of the History of Biology, 34(2): 225-226.

2000

• “‘Things must keep their proper places’: Adam Sedgwick responds to Vestiges” in Adam Sedgwick, A Discourse on the Studies of the University, 5th edition, edited and introduced by JM Lynch, v - xiii. Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Seeking another audience: William Whewell and Indications of the Creator” in William Whewell, Indications of the Creator, 2nd edition, edited and introduced by JM Lynch, v - xi. Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “The battle of evidences: The fossil record speaks” in Hugh Miller, Foot-prints of the Creator, 5th edition, edited and introduced by JM Lynch, v - xiii. Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “Introduction” in Vestiges and the Debate before Darwin. Volume I: Selected Periodical Reviews, 1844-54, edited and introduced by JM Lynch, ix - xxv. Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
• “A morphometric comparison of the skulls of fossil British and extant European beavers, Castor fiber.” Scottish Natural Heritage Review 127: 1-31 (with AC Kitchener).
• “Establishing the polarity of temporal bone morphology in African hominoids using geometric morphometrics.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 111(S30): 212 (with CA Lockwood and WH Kimbel).
• Review of “Gould, Rocks of Ages, and Conkin, When All the Gods Trembled.” Journal of the History of Biology 33: 420-422.

Tom Martin holds a PhD in Molecular Biophysics from UVA, and a master’s in History and Philosophy of Science from Pitt. He is former Chief Scientific Officer of Diffusion Pharmaceuticals, a small biotech company with drug candidates now entering Phase II FDA trials. He has published research articles in journals such as Structure and Nature Structural Biology, as well as popular essays in Seed magazine and The Christian Science Monitor. He is currently interested in technology/social issues surrounding implementation of renewable energy sources, and works with students in the Sustainability House on ongoing projects.

Mark Montesano, Ph.D. has been teaching at the college level for over twenty years. His varied interests have led him to earn graduate degrees in psychology (M.C.), religious studies (M.A.) and rhetoric (Ph.D.). Before becoming a full-time teacher, he had been a counselor and therapist for almost 20 years.

Dr. Montesano has taught primarily in the Department of Religious Studies at Arizona State University for 13 years. During his time there, he spent two years leading the undergraduate fellowship program for The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict. He has also taught classes in rhetoric and ethics for the Departments of English, Communications, Master of Liberal Studies.

The main focus of his teaching and research is the exploration of how the language of worldviews and cultural narratives reveal underlying assumptions about the world and help us to understand others’ motivations and our own ethical choices. He also has an ongoing interest how ethical foundations work within societies that contain different ethical traditions.

Dr. Montesano also has a passionate interest in all kinds of music and loves to play and share music with anyone who is willing. He has three grown daughters, two grandsons and has been married nearly 30 years. He is entering into his third year teaching at Barrett.

Previous Lectures:

Dr. Laura Popova & Dr. David Pickus Thursday, March 24, 2009 4:30 PM Discovery Hall, Room 250 Laura Popova joined the Barrett Honors College faculty in 2006. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Missouri – Columbia, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. Her dissertation rethinks the practice of pastoralism during the Bronze Age (3,300 – 1,300 BC) in Russia by examining the construction, maintenance, and abandonment of pastures using archaeological and paleobotanical methods. She organizes and participates in archaeological excavations in Russia and Armenia. David Pickus is from Chicago. He received a B.A. in history from Lawrence University, and earned his Ph.D. in German intellectual history from the University of Chicago in 1995. An expanded version of this thesis was published as a book “Dying with an Enlightening Fall: Poland in the Eyes of German Intellectuals, 1764-1800 (Lexington Books, 2001).” David continues to work in the field of German intellectual history. His current overarching interest is German-Jewish refugee intellectuals, particularly Walter Kaufmann.

Dr. Karen Bruhn & Dr. David Pickus Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:00 PM Memorial Union, Pima Auditorium “Time, Salvation, and Disbelief in the English Reformation” Karen Bruhn earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her field is late medieval and early modern European religious development, with an emphasis in Tudor and Jacobean England. In addition to her Human Event Classes she teaches classes on world religions, the history of Christianity, and the relationships between literary and theological discourses in Europe and the Americas. In 2006, she received the Barrett Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Bruhn’s talk investigates how English Calvinists constructed notions of time and temporality in light of the doctrine of predestination. “Climate Dynamics during the Early Permian” Achim Herrmann earned a Ph.D. in Geosciences from the Pennsylvania State University. Before joining Barrett, The Honors College in 2005, Dr. Herrmann taught classes on environmental sciences, historical geology, climate change, and paleontology at the George Washington University. He is currently teaching science-focused ‘Human Event’ seminars in the Honors College and interdisciplinary science seminars in the School of Earth and Space Exploration. Dr. Herrmann presented results from his current research at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in October 2008.

” The Arizona We Want “ Featuring: Lattie Coor Date: November 10th, 2009 Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm Place: Cronkite Theater- Downtown Phoenix Campus 555 N. Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004

Biography and Description:

Past Lectures:

“2009-2010 Honors Lecture Series #1″ Featuring: Herb Sendek on Good Things to Think About Date: October 8, 2009 Time: 4 PM Place: Honors Hall Refectory, Barrett College (ASU Tempe Campus)

Biography and Description:

Past Lectures:

Faculty and thesis directors need to report to Galvin Playhouse, room FAC 131 at 6:15 p.m.

RSVP ONLINE

To register for graduation, all graduates must complete the Online Graduation Form as soon as it becomes available; this form will be available through your My ASU account https://weblogin.asu.edu/cgi-bin/login?callapp=https%3A%2F%2Fwebapp4.asu.edu%2Fmyasu%2F%3Finit%3Dfalse

More info will be available soon.

CAP and GOWN

All graduates must wear official ASU graduation attire (cap and gown) during the Convocation Ceremony. Make these arrangements at the Graduation Section of the Registrar’s Office as soon as possible to avoid out-of-stock situations; this includes honor cords, invitations, and cap and gowns.

ASSEMBLY

All graduates must arrive by 6 p.m. Please be punctual in arriving at Galvin Playhouse, room FAC 133. You must check in here to have your name announced during the ceremony. You will be given a card at check-in to hand to the name reader during the ceremony. This card is a replica of the information you submitted when you applied to graduate; therefore no changes, edits, deletions, or additions may be made to this card.

Please wear your cap and gown; leave valuables, cameras, purses, etc. with your family as there is no area to secure them. DO NOT BRING PROPS. To ensure the safety of all, any props brought into Galvin Playhouse will be confiscated and may result in expulsion from the ceremony.

Graduates will assemble by college. Seating will not be alphabetical; you will sit with other graduates within your degree program. You will be part of the official processional as staff members lead you to the graduate seating area in Galvin Playhouse. At a designated time in the ceremony, you will be directed to the stage where your name will be read and you will be greeted by Dean Jacobs.

GUESTS / TICKETS

You may invite a maximum of 6 guests to the ceremony. All guests must have a ticket. Tempe and Poly Campus students are able to pick up these guest tickets for the ceremony at the Advising Desk (in Sage 110) after you have turned in your thesis. Tickets are available at the following times only:

Dec. 7-11 8:00 am-4:30 pm

[West Campus students will receive tickets from Liz Marini in UCB201R; Downtown Campus students will receive tickets from Jill Johnson in Cronkite 222.]

Those students not needing the full allotment of 6 seats are encouraged to request only those they need, so that extra seats can be made available to their classmates. If you have more than 6 guests, please go to the BHC Front Desk [Sage North 102] beginning December 14 [9:00 am- 4:00 pm] where any unclaimed tickets will be available on a first come-first served basis - no phone calls please.

Please note that this is general admission seating. Each graduate may have as many as 6 tickets.

Special notes:
• Graduates should indicate on the registration form if any of their guests are in need of special assistance, including sign language interpreter, wheelchair access, etc.
• Following the ceremony, all guests should remain seated until all graduates have left the floor.
• For your convenience, we have included the ability to send electronic invitations to your guests (see below).

THESIS DIRECTORS

Faculty and thesis directors need to report to Galvin Playhouse, room FAC 131 at 6:15 p.m.

You will NOT need a ticket for your thesis director; an invitation will be sent directly from BHC to your thesis director, so you are not responsible for your director’s ticket; however if you are planning on NOT ATTENDING the ceremony, it is your responsibility to inform your thesis director that you will not be there. IF YOUR THESIS DIRECTOR CANNOT ATTEND THE CEREMONY, Barrett has arranged for Vice Dean Peggy Nelson to present you with your medallion; it is not necessary for you to seek a replacement for your thesis director.

PARKING

All campus parking lots (with the exception of those for the disabled) are available to the general public at no cost during the convocation ceremony. Free parking is available at Gammage auditorium; it is suggested you arrive 45 minutes early.

PHOTOGRAPHS

A professional photograph will be taken of all graduates as they shake hands with the dean. This arrangement will allow family members and friends to sit back and relax during the ceremony. Photos will be available for purchase. Additional cost information will be provided by the photographer. The photographs are guaranteed and fully refundable.

UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT

Arizona State University’s Fall Commencement will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2009, at 9:00 AM at Wells Fargo Arena. Details can be found at http://graduation.asu.edu.

QUESTIONS

Contact your Barrett Advisor for questions regarding your eligibility to graduate from Barrett; if you have questions regarding the Fall 2009 Convocation ceremony, email denise.minter@asu.edu.

THESIS INFORMATION

Tempe and Poly Campus students: The thesis deadline is November 24. Submit a PDF or Word version of your final thesis to thesis@asu.edu. Attach document to an email; the file name must be in the following format: Lastname_Firstname_Semester_Year. The semester and year should reflect the semester and year when you defended your thesis. For instance: Smith_Jeff_Spring_2009.pdf.

Downtown Campus students: Turn in your thesis to Jill Johnson, Cronkite 222, by the Nov. 24 deadline. PDF or Word version by email to Jill.Johnson@asu.edu.

West Campus students: Turn in your thesis to UCB 201 by the Nov. 24 deadline; PDF or Word version by email to Liz.Marini@asu.edu.

great food from our Aramark partners…

facepainting by the Barrett Leadership and Service Team…

the Barrett family tree…

and Charlie Brown even made an appearance!

Dates and times to be posted soon.

FOR WHOM: Parents and families of Barrett students (Registration Required- see below)
WHEN: Saturday October 17, 2009
WHERE: Barrett Great Court, ASU Tempe Campus
WHAT: Experience the people, the programs, and the community of Barrett, The Honors College

ACTIVITIES:
Join the deans, faculty, and staff for a social in the honors courtyard, a welcome from Dean Mark Jacobs and attend the following special events:

SESSION ONE:

[1] Mock Human Event Course: Be a student for the hour. Participants will be expected to attend class having already completed the appropriate readings and prepared to interact! Download the reading assignments
OR
[2] Barrett Tours: Enjoy a guided tour of the new Barrett College. The eight-building campus represents the first comprehensive four-year residential honors college campus within a top-tier Research I university.

SESSION TWO:

Barrett on Display: Enjoy a varied program of presentations that will highlight the plethora of opportunities, experiences, and talents of the students who make up the honors college. More Details

SCHEDULE:

8:15-8:45 am Registration and Barrett information tables with light refreshments sponsored by the Barrett Honors Parents
8:45 am Dean’s Welcome and Remarks
8:55 am Session #1 Mock Human Event Courses -or- Guided Tours of the new Barrett College campus
10 am Session #2 “Barrett on Display”
11:30 am Program Ends

REGISTRATION **REQUIRED**:
Separate registration is required for university-wide Family Weekend activities; visit http://students.asu.edu/familyweekend and click on Register Today.

1. The deadline to submit the Barrett Family Weekend Registration Form is October 2, 2009. Register early to ensure your first choice of activity.
2. The Registration Form requires that you select a Session One activity, either the Mock Human Event Class or Barrett Tours. You will also be asked to RSVP for the Barrett Barbeque.
3. E-mail completed Registration Forms to barrettevents@gmail.com or fax to 480-965-0760, Attn: Barrett Events.
4. 2009 Barrett Family Weekend Registration Form

WHAT: ASU Scholar Recognition
WHEN: Saturday Sept. 19, 2009
WHERE: Students will meet at the Barrett College Great Court (map) at 5 pm
WHY: To honor National Merit, National Hispanic, National Achievement, and Gates Millennium Scholarship Recipients at halftime of the ASU vs. Louisiana-Monroe football game at Sun Devil Stadium
WHO: National Scholars at ASU are invited to join us (RSVP at barrettevents@gmail.com by Sept. 15)

There will be a social in the Barrett Honors College Great Court from 5:00-6:00 p.m. before the ASU game on Saturday, September 19, 2009. Then we will walk to the stadium together for the game and sit together before going out onto the field during halftime.

Important Reminders:

• Important: Tickets and field logistics are limited: the first 200 National Scholar students to RSVP will be guaranteed a spot.

• National Scholar students receive a free ticket. If your family wants to attend, discounted tickets for family and friends are available for $14 each. Family and friends who want to attend the game can call Aaron Eckley, ASU Athletic Dept. [Group Sales], at 480-727-3502, by Friday Sept. 18 at noon. These tickets are in section 233, next to our Scholar Recognition section—-234.

• If you hold a student ticket to ASU football games, you can sit in the student section and join us on the field at halftime BUT you must still RSVP to barrettevents@gmail.com and come to the Great Court at 5:00 since you will need to pick up a ‘scholar’ wristband to be allowed on the field.

• The event begins at 5:00 p.m.; please be on time to check in. If you do not pick up your ticket by 5:45 p.m., it will be given to another interested student.

Margaret Nelson is Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change and Vice Dean of Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University. She has been recognized for her teaching excellence as ASASU Centennial Professor, Parents Association Professor of the Year, and ASU President’s Professor. Her teaching addresses critical thinking, research skills, and collaboration across traditional academic disciplines. In addition she includes undergraduate and graduate students in her archaeological research. She has conducted research in the Mimbres region of southwest New Mexico for over 30 years, collaborating for the past 20 years with Dr. Michelle Hegmon. Their work focuses primarily on the Classic to Postclassic transformation. Nelson’s 1999 book Mimbres During the 12th Century: Abandonment, Continuity, and Reorganization derives from that research. Her upcoming book Mimbres Lives and Landscapes, edited with Hegmon, brings many specialists together in a popular book about archaeology and Mimbres culture. Most recently she leads an interdisciplinary research team addressing a range of social-ecological issues concerning resilience and sustainability for prehistoric small-scale farmers in the US Southwest (600-1500 CE) and the lessons learned from this research for contemporary issues of resilience and sustainability. Their work has been submitted as a Special Feature for the journal Ecology and Society. Nelson was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008.

Introduction
David Pickus is from Chicago. He received a B.A. in history from Lawrence University and earned his Ph.D. in German intellectual history from the University of Chicago in 1995. His academic interests cover central Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East and China. An expanded version of this thesis was published as a book “Dying with an Enlightening Fall: Poland in the Eyes of German Intellectuals, 1764-1800 (Lexington Books, 2001).” In the academic year 2007-08 David was a Fulbright scholar in Belgrade, Serbia. David is currently working on a study of the German-American philosopher, Walter Kaufmann, as well as researching intellectual life in Yugoslavia and the Balkans.

Courses & Teaching
David offers both semesters of the Human Event. The first semester (171) concentrates on the origin and development of values and belief systems. It looks at the worldviews of some of the major religious and philosophical systems of antiquity and the middle ages, asking students to compare these values and examine them in conjunction with their own. The second semester (172) shifts the focus to modernity. Students in this semester read classic authors like Tolstoy, Nietzsche, Freud and Huxley to study the intertwined topics of self-deception, rationality, barbarism and civilization.

David offers occasional advanced (394) courses in German, Jewish and European history. In addition, he teaches a seminar on the history of the modern Middle East. In all his courses David asks students to open themselves to differing perspectives; to consider objections and alternatives and to make responsible judgments of their own. David thinks that reading important books and discussing them in the classroom is one of the most valuable ways to learn about others and yourself.

Study Abroad
In a globalizing world David strongly believes that college students should be informed about current events and trends. If possible, he would like all Barrett students to go on at least one study abroad/study away program. For the past three years he has teamed up with Dr. Ning Wang of ASU’s School of Global Studies to offer a five- week study tour of China. This trip is designed to help students who would like to learn more about China, but have no opportunity to do so in depth. No prior background knowledge is necessary to join. What is necessary is a willingness to learn about China’s historic traditions and reflect on the tremendous changes China is currently undergoing. The itinerary includes Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sichuan province, and many more. The programs and tours explore China’s politics, culture, economy, ecology and society. Along the way, students will meet and speak with a wide variety of people ranging from political and business leaders to students and factory workers.

David also offers a study abroad tour to Serbia. This program, running in June and July, teams ASU students with Serbian peers and offers an intensive investigation of Belgrade and the surrounding countryside. Students are offered internships in Serbian business and ministries, and join Serbian students in devising new entrepreneurial projects. The program also offers an extensive academic and cultural program.

More information on study abroad tours are available by clicking here.

Research, Mentoring and Student Activities
David has published essays in a number of academic journals. He is actively involved in research and encourages students to develop scholarly interests of their own. He also serves as an advisor and reader for Honors theses in the humanities and social sciences. Students are welcome to contact him to discuss their own projects. In addition, David leads a discussion group on current events “Politics and World Affairs” that holds bi-monthly meetings. All students are welcome to attend.

Laura Popova (PhD in Anthropology, University of Chicago, 2006) has been at ASU since 2006 and specializes in the archaeology and paleoecology of Russia. She is affiliated with the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (http://shesc.asu.edu/) and the Melikian Center of Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies (http://melikian.asu.edu/).

Currently, Dr. Popova’s research focuses on the politics of pastoral land use, past and present, highlighting the ways in which the socio-political, ecological, and cultural orders of pastoral societies shape and restructure global and local environments. Dr. Popova is the co-editor of two recently published volumes on Eurasian archaeology: Beyond the Steppe and the Sown and Social Orders and Social Landscapes. She organizes archaeological excavations in Samara, Russia. Her most recent project (The Samara River Valley Political Ecology Project) is concerned with reconstructing political, economic, and ecological changes at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age (~1800 BC) in the Middle Volga region.

In addition to “The Human Event,” Dr. Popova teaches the honors section of ASB 222: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes, which offers students a broad overview of archaeology as an anthropological disciple by examining both well-known sites and new discoveries in the Old World. This course differs from the regular section of ASB 222 in that the class is capped at 25 students and is a discussion based seminar. She also teaches an upper-division honors course (HON394) on political ecology that considers the conceptual underpinnings of contemporary western notions of ecology, environment, and balance, as well as examines specific historical trajectories of anthropogenic landscape change. In spring 2009, she taught a more geographically focused version of this course (HON 498: Political Ecology in Uganda). Currently she is working on an article that looks at the link between recent literature on the political ecology of pastoralism and enduring trends in archaeological interpretations of pastoral pasts.

Fall 2009 HON 171 Syllabus
Spring 2009 HON 272 Syllabus

Fall 2009 Office Hours: T 12:00-1:30, W 10:30-12:00, and by appointment

Jacquelyn Scott Lynch joined the Barrett faculty in 2001. She holds a B.A. in Economics and English from Kalamazoo College and a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Arizona State University. In 2002, she received a Learner-Centered Education Grant from the Arizona Board of Regents to develop and pilot the the Barrett Writing Center, which she directed until 2004. From 2004-2007, she chaired the Barrett faculty, and from 2005-2009, she served on the executive planning committee for the new Barrett campus, which opened in August 2009.

Dr. Scott teaches interdisciplinary honors seminars such as The Human Event, Inventing Ireland and Race, Writing, and Difference. She also teaches English 222: Survey of English Literature for the English department. Recent classes for Barrett’s summer study abroad programs include Writing about Self and Place for Athens, Crete, and Rome (2008 and 2009); Luminaries of the Left Bank for Paris, Normandy and the Loire Valley (2006) and Romantics, Victorians, and Moderns for London, Dublin and Edinburgh (2004).

In April 2007, President Michael Crow and Provost Betty Capaldi honored Dr. Scott with ASU’s inaugural Faculty Achievement Award in Teaching Performance, and that year she received Barrett’s Faculty Award for Outstanding Academic Service. She currently directs the Barrett Faculty Mentoring Program for Teaching Excellence.

I. Lower Division Entry is generally reserved for incoming freshmen and first semester university students.
(Learn More and Apply)

II. Upper Division Entry is specifically designed for current ASU students and transfer students with more university experience who meet certain criteria. (Learn More and Apply)

1) First-year students entering the university directly out of high school. For example, students graduating from high school in the spring of 2010 and planning to enroll at ASU in the fall of 2010. (Students who took time off after high school, did not attend elsewhere, and are entering the university for the first time should also consider themselves first-year students applying for Lower Division Entry).

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2) Current ASU students and transfer students may apply for Lower Division Entry, provided they are in their first semester of study at the time of application and would enter Barrett during their second semester. Typically, this would mean submitting an application during the fall semester for entry to Barrett in the spring. To ensure that all students have time to complete the Honors College requirements, Lower Division Entry students cannot have more than 18 college credits accumulated at the time they enter Barrett. Credits earned while in high school (for example, AP credits or dual enrollment college coursework) are not included in the 18 credit maximum.

Access the Barrett Admissions Application Here

Frequently Asked Questions

I. What are the requirements for admission?
II. What are the deadlines and when will applicants receive an admissions decision?
III. What is the honors college policy regarding letters of recommendation?
IV. Are there any exceptions to the SAT/ACT admissions requirement?
V. Should I have my transcripts sent to Barrett?
VI. If admitted, are the honors graduation requirements different for Lower Division and Upper Division students?
VII. If admitted, do I have to live in the Barrett Residential Community?
VIII. Do I have to submit my ASU application, and be admitted, before I submit my Barrett application?
IX. I still have questions, who should I contact?

I. What are the requirements for admission?

The admissions process for Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University is very selective. With every incoming class, the Barrett admissions committee strives to create a dynamic and well-rounded group of scholars who will contribute to every aspect of the honors college community. Admitted students typically have superior grade point averages, impressive standardized test scores and submit a strong application essay. The admissions committee also looks for students who exhibit exceptional leadership qualities, special talents (musical, athletic, scientific, among others), interesting hobbies and avocations, unique personal achievements or life experiences, and significant community involvement.

There are no minimum GPA or test score requirements for admission. The Barrett application is quite comprehensive, allowing the selection committee to factor in the many different facets of each individual file. The typical transfer or continuing ASU student admitted to Barrett will have a cumulative college GPA of at least 3.60. For high school seniors, the average unweighted high school GPA for the Barrett fall 2009 incoming class was 3.84, with 75% ranked in the top 10% of their high school graduating class. The average SAT score (math and verbal sections only) was 1308 and the average ACT was 29.

Please note that the admissions committee always considers GPAs in the context of the program of study they were earned in. Also note that the above numbers are averages. A GPA or test score at or above the average is not a guarantee of admission, nor will a GPA or test score below the average necessarily prevent a positive admission decision.

II. What are the deadlines and when will applicants receive an admissions decision?

Admission for spring 2010
The spring 2010 application deadline is Sunday, December 13. Transfer students are required to provide Barrett with an unofficial transcript that includes fall 2009 semester grades once available. All applications for the spring will be reviewed over the ASU Winter Holiday. Students will be notified of the admissions decision during the first week of January. Barrett New Student Orientation will be held on a weeknight prior to the start of the spring semester (classes begin on January 19, 2010).

Admission for fall 2010
The priority application deadline* for Lower Division students is March 1, 2010. For the most favorable consideration, prospective Lower Division students should apply before the priority date. Lower Division applications submitted before March 1, 2010 will be reviewed on a rolling basis with notification in approximately 6-8 weeks.

The final application deadline for Lower Division students is April 30, 2010. Admissible students who apply after the March 1 priority deadline and before the April 30 final deadline will be placed on a wait list. Final admission decisions for all wait listed applicants will be made on a space available basis. Wait listed applicants will be notified of the final decision in mid- to late-May.

*The priority application deadline does not apply to students who have been awarded the National Merit Finalist, National Hispanic, or National Achievement scholarships from ASU. Due to the unique stipulations of the awards, students with these scholarships have until May 31, 2010 to submit their Barrett applications.

III. What is the honors college policy regarding letters of recommendation?

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a minimum of two (and no more than four) letters of recommendation directly to the college. Application files with letters are traditionally the most highly regarded by the Barrett Admissions Committee. Letters may be received before, and up until two weeks after, the Barrett application is submitted. Items of support received after that will not be included in the review of a student file. Applicants will not be contacted regarding the lack of letters.

All letters should be formally composed and submitted on the appropriate letterhead (high school, college or university, business, etc.). Letters of recommendation should be sent to:

Barrett, The Honors College
ASU Tempe Campus
Attention: Keith Southergill
PO Box 871612
Tempe, Arizona 85287-1612

-or- fax the documents to 480-965-0760. Letters may be handled and forwarded by applicants.

IV. Are there any exceptions to the SAT/ACT admissions requirement?
Completion of the SAT or ACT (with or without essay) and receipt of those scores are a Barrett admissions requirement. Students should have their test scores, along with their transcripts, sent to ASU Undergraduate Admissions during their ASU admissions process. As such, all standardized test scores will already be on file and accessible to the Barrett Admissions Committee. Do not send test scores to Barrett unless specifically requested by the Barrett admissions staff.

Applicants from foreign countries are not required to have an ACT or SAT score on file, as these students do not have the same access (if any) to these exams. Barrett will obtain from ASU Undergraduate Admissions the appropriate documents to complete the file (e.g. foreign transcripts, TOEFL examination score, etc.).

For current ASU students or transfer students applying to Barrett where graduation from high school occurred more than two years ago, the SAT/ACT requirement is similarly waived. Greater emphasis will be placed on more current aspects of your application.

V. Should I have my transcripts sent to Barrett?
Lower Division first-year applicants should not forward copies of their transcripts to Barrett unless specifically requested by the Barrett admissions staff (the Barrett admissions committee does reserve the right to make this request). Because you should have already submitted your transcripts to Arizona State University as part of the regular undergraduate admissions process, your transcripts are already on file and viewable by the Barrett admissions committee. Unsolicited transcripts will be immediately forwarded to the Arizona State University Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

All transfer applicants are required to provide Barrett with a copy of their transfer transcript(s), including the most recent semester of coursework completed. If you are currently enrolled in classes at the time of application, you must submit an unofficial transcript to Barrett as soon as the current course grades are available. For example, a student applying for spring 2010 must submit a transcript including the fall 2009 term, assuming enrollment. A student applying for fall 2010 must submit a transcript including the spring 2010 term, again assuming enrollment.

VI. If admitted, are the honors graduation requirements different for Lower Division and Upper Division students?
Yes. Please review the Barrett academic requirements posted at http://barretthonors.asu.edu/home/?p=1014.

VII. If admitted, do I have to live in the Barrett Residential Community?
The university requires that all incoming freshmen live on-campus, and Barrett students fulfill that obligation by living in the honors community. Students may request an exception from the university on-campus housing requirement through the ASU Residential Life Department, not through Barrett. Information about Barrett housing is available at http://barretthonors.asu.edu/home/?cat=34.

VIII. Do I have to submit my ASU application, and be admitted, before I submit my Barrett application?
Students should first apply to ASU, and then submit the Barrett application. There is no fee to submit an honors college application. A Barrett application cannot be reviewed until the student has been admitted to ASU. You may submit the Barrett application before admission to ASU has been granted but the honors college will hold onto your file until ASU admission can be confirmed. This will obviously delay the review of a file.

IX. I still have questions, who should I contact?
If you are interested in applying to Barrett at the ASU Tempe, Downtown or Polytechnic campuses, e-mail or call Keith Southergill at Keith.Southergill@asu.edu or 480-727-7659.

If you are interested in applying to Barrett at the ASU West campus, e-mail or call Haran Phaneuf at Haran.Phaneuf@asu.edu or 602-543-6118.

Access the Barrett Admissions Application Here

1. Prospective Upper Division Entry students must have completed a minimum of four (4) academic semesters by the time of planned enrollment in Barrett (not at the point of application submission).  During those four semesters, a minimum of forty-eight (48) credit hours in a semester system (or the equivalent in a quarter, trimester, or other system) must have been earned. The 48 credit hours may not include any college credits earned while in high school (for example, AP credits or dual enrollment college coursework).

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2. To ensure that students admitted to Barrett via Upper Division Entry will be able to successfully complete the honors college requirements, it is also required that prospective students have a minimum of four (4) academic semesters and approximately sixty (60) credit hours remaining to complete their ASU graduation requirements, at the time of planned enrollment in the honors college (not at the point of application submission).

Students who do not meet both of the above requirements may petition for Upper Division Entry by contacting Keith Southergill at Keith.Southergill@asu.edu. Be sure to include your name, ASU ID number, planned graduation date from ASU/Barrett, current status as an incoming transfer or current ASU student, and a brief description of why you are requesting the exception.

Access the Barrett Admissions Application Here

Frequently Asked Questions

I. What are the requirements for admission?
II. What are the deadlines and when will applicants receive an admissions decision?
III. What is the honors college policy regarding letters of recommendation?
IV. Are there any exceptions to the SAT/ACT admissions requirement?
V. Should I have my transcripts sent to Barrett?
VI. If admitted, are the honors graduation requirements different for Lower Division and Upper Division students?
VII. If admitted, do I have to live in the Barrett Residential Community?
VIII. Do I have to submit my ASU application, and be admitted, before I submit my Barrett application?
IX. I still have questions, who should I contact?

I. What are the requirements for admission?

The admissions process for Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University is very selective. With every incoming class, the Barrett admissions committee strives to create a dynamic and well-rounded group of scholars who will contribute to every aspect of the honors college community. Admitted students typically have superior grade point averages, impressive standardized test scores and submit a strong application essay. The admissions committee also looks for students who exhibit exceptional leadership qualities, special talents (musical, athletic, scientific, among others), interesting hobbies and avocations, unique personal achievements or life experiences, and significant community involvement.

There are no minimum GPA or test score requirements for admission. The Barrett application is quite comprehensive, allowing the selection committee to factor in the many different facets of each individual file. The typical transfer or continuing ASU student admitted to Barrett will have a cumulative college GPA of at least 3.60. Please note that the admissions committee always considers GPAs in the context of the program of study they were earned in. A GPA at or above 3.6 is not a guarantee of admission, nor will a lower GPA necessarily prevent a positive admission decision.

II. What are the deadlines and when will applicants receive an admissions decision?

Admission for spring 2010
The spring 2010 application deadline is Sunday, December 13. Transfer students will be required to provide Barrett with an unofficial transcript that includes fall 2009 semester grades when available. All applications for the spring will be reviewed over the ASU Winter Holiday. Students will be notified of the admissions decision during the first week of January. Barrett New Student Orientation will be held on a weeknight prior to the start of the spring semester (classes begin on January 19, 2010).
Admission for fall 2010
Upper Division students may start applying on December 14, 2009. The final application deadline for Upper Division students is May 31, 2010. Please note that applications for Upper Division Entry for the fall of 2010 will not be reviewed until late May or early June, when spring 2010 grades are available.

III. What is the honors college policy regarding letters of recommendation?

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a minimum of two (and no more than four) letters of recommendation directly to the college. Application files with letters are traditionally the most highly regarded by the Barrett Admissions Committee. Letters may be received before, and up until two weeks after, the Barrett application is submitted. Items of support received after that will not be included in the review of a student file. Applicants will not be contacted regarding the lack of letters.

All letters should be formally composed and submitted on the appropriate letterhead (high school, college or university, business, etc.). Letters of recommendation should be sent to:

Barrett, The Honors College
ASU Tempe Campus
Attention: Keith Southergill
PO Box 871612
Tempe, Arizona 85287-1612

-or- fax the documents to 480-965-0760. Letters may be handled and forwarded by applicants.

IV. Are there any exceptions to the SAT/ACT admissions requirement?

Completion of the SAT or ACT (with or without essay) and receipt of those scores are a Barrett admissions requirement. Students should have their test scores, along with their transcripts, sent to ASU Undergraduate Admissions during their ASU admissions process. As such, all standardized test scores will already be on file and accessible to the Barrett Admissions Committee. Do not send test scores to Barrett unless specifically requested by the Barrett admissions staff.

Applicants from foreign countries are not required to have an ACT or SAT score on file, as these students do not have the same access (if any) to these exams. Barrett will obtain from ASU Undergraduate Admissions the appropriate documents to complete the file (e.g. foreign transcripts, TOEFL examination score, etc.).

For current ASU students or transfer students applying to Barrett where graduation from high school occurred more than two years ago, the SAT/ACT requirement is similarly waived. Greater emphasis will be placed on more current aspects of your application.

V. Should I have my transcripts sent to Barrett?

All transfer applicants are required to provide Barrett with a copy of their transfer transcript(s), including the most recent semester of coursework completed. If you are currently enrolled in classes at the time of application, you must submit an unofficial transcript to Barrett as soon as the current course grades are available. For example, a student applying for spring 2010 must submit a transcript including the fall 2009 term, assuming enrollment. A student applying for fall 2010 must submit a transcript including the spring 2010 term, again assuming enrollment.

VI. If admitted, are the honors graduation requirements different for Lower Division and Upper Division students?

Yes. Please review the Barrett academic requirements posted at http://barretthonors.asu.edu/home/?p=1014.

VII. If admitted, do I have to live in the Barrett Residential Community?

Current ASU students or transfer students from other institutions of higher education have the option to live in the Barrett residential community, but unlike incoming freshmen, are not required to do so.

VIII. Do I have to submit my ASU application, and be admitted, before I submit my Barrett application?

Students should first apply to ASU, and then submit the Barrett application. There is no fee to submit an honors college application. A Barrett application cannot be reviewed until the student has been admitted to ASU. You may submit the Barrett application before admission to ASU has been granted but the honors college will hold onto your file until ASU admission can be confirmed. This will obviously delay the review of a file.

IX. I still have questions, who should I contact?

If you are interested in applying to Barrett at the ASU Tempe, Downtown or Polytechnic campuses, e-mail or call Keith Southergill at Keith.Southergill@asu.edu or 480-727-7659.

If you are interested in applying to Barrett at the ASU West campus, e-mail or call Liz Marini at Liz.Marini@asu.edu or 602-543-4503.

“The New Defining Moment: Perspectives on the Presidency and Democracy” Featuring: Jonathan Alter February 26, 2009 6:30 pm Tempe Center for the Arts

Biography and Description:

Alter has earned many awards for his political columns. He was part of the Newsweek teams of reporters and editors awarded the prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 1993, 2002, 2004. He received the John Bartlow Martin Award in 2001 for his reporting on the death penalty and first place for commentary in 2007 for a story on Hurricane Katrina from the National Association of Black Journalists. Alter also received the 1994 Clarion Award from Women in Communications for Best Magazine Opinion Column, and the 1993 National Headliner Award for Consistently Outstanding Feature Column.
His many awards for media criticism include the 1987 Lowell Mellett Award and two New York State Bar Association Media Awards. In 1995, Alter was selected as one of the nation’s most influential media critics in a survey of leading media executives and scholars published by the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University. He also won the 1987 Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business Reporting, and a Mentoring USA Award for encouraging mentoring. In 1993, Alter was a Fellow of the Japan Society in Tokyo and in 1997 he was the Ferris Visiting Professor of Press and Politics at Princeton University. A Chicago native, Alter received his B.A. in history with honors from Harvard in 1979. In addition to “The Defining Moment”, he is co-author of “Selecting a President” and the co-editor of “Inside the System.” He and his wife live in New Jersey with their children.

Lecture History:

The John J. Rhodes Chair in Public Policy and American Institutions in Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, celebrates the career of public service of one of Arizona’s and the nation’s most distinguished leaders. The Rhodes Chair is dedicated to deepening theoretical and practical understanding of the many voices and forces that influence public policy. The Chair honors the values of personal integrity, fiscal responsibility, respect for persons, and international farsightedness exemplified in the Honorable John J. Rhodes’ career.
The John J. Rhodes Chair was named an Arizona Heritage Chair by former ASU President, Lattie Coor. ASU Heritage Chairs honor the achievements and values of Arizona leaders whose life work helped shape the character of both Arizona and our metropolitan area. An archive of John J. Rhodes’s congressional papers is available in the Special Collections at Hayden Library on the ASU Tempe Campus.

Ticket Information:

Tickets are required for this free* lecture and are available at the Tempe Center for the Arts Box Office (700 W Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe) and online at http://www.tempe.gov/tca/Calendar.htm.
*Processing fee will apply

Parking

Tempe Center for the Arts is located at 700 W Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ. Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the Tempe Center for the Arts. Please click here for a map.

Past Lectures:

2009 Flinn Foundation Centennial Lecture Joel Meyerowitz November 19, 2009 7:30 pm Katzin Concert Hall ASU Tempe Campus Click here for the ASU News Announcement

Parking on the evening of the event is available in ASU’s Lot 16 (http://www.asu.edu/parking/pdf/asu_pts_tempe2008_web.pdf) at 10th Street and Mill Avenue. Do not park in any reserved stalls, the area will be open and ASU Parking and Transit Services will not be ticketing.

Past Lectures:

BHCANS provides a forum for peer advice, support and encouragement, a shared resource base, and an opportunity for the non-traditional student to develop a vibrant, interconnected community of their peers at Barrett. We welcome all those who are interested to come to our meetings to learn about this fun and exciting student organization and participate in our activities.

2009-2010 Officers:
President: Jessica Forrester
Vice President: Yvonne Membrila
Treasurer: Ethan Owen
Secretary: Videlinata Krishna
Public Relations Chair: Jennifer Gilbert
Scholarship Chair: Meg Watjen

Contact Jessica for more information at Jessica.Forrester@asu.edu.

Cultural dinners with honors professors
Broomball
Trips to the Phoenix First Friday Art Walks
Volunteering at a local animal shelter
The Concert to Benefit the Hungry
The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and Relay for Life Walks
Earth Day BBQs and activities
Blood drives

and much, much more! We are always looking for students to assist the council. All information regarding events and meetings is released on the Honors-L list serve. We look forward to your involvement!

2009-2010 BHCC Officers

President: Emily Reynolds
Vice President: Christy Nguyen
Secretary: Garrett Friedrich
Treasurer: Eric Tank
Public Relations Coordinator: Gene Sanchez

Contact the advisor of the BHCC, Ashley Irvin, at (480) 727-5321 or by email at airvin@mainex1.asu.edu.

The Barrett Leadership and Service Team (or BLAST as members affectionately call it) was founded in the fall 2006 semester. The team works to create and organize new events that will build a strong community among Barrett students, past and present, and lay the foundation for longstanding traditions unique to Barrett, The Honors College. BLAST also supports the following Barrett events: Family Weekend, Homecoming, Barrett Cup, Centennial Lecture, Honors Lecture Series, Rhodes Lecture, Celebrating Honors Thesis Symposium, Graduate Reception and Convocation.

The BLAST Leadership Council serves from October to October, enabling the group to successfully host Welcome Week and launch the Barrett Mentoring Program at the beginning of each fall semester. These signature programs function to assimilate new students into the Barrett family and provide them with a successful transition to the honors college and university.

2009 Officers

President, Annie Tzu
Vice President, Natalie Young
Treasurer, Chris White
Secretary, Lauren Mattioni
Recruitment Director, Sean Nonnenmacher
Webmaster, Alicia Porter
Historian, Kevin Lau
Barrett Mentoring Program Chair, Emily Reynolds
Community Service Director, Britta Martinez

Reach the advisors of BLAST at Denise.Minter@asu.edu or Keith.Southergill@asu.edu.

Mentors contact their mentees in early August. The first planned event, however, is always the Mentor Mixer where incoming students who have registered for the program meet with their mentors and “families” for the first time in-person. This is a required event for the organization and is scheduled for Sunday, August 23 at the Memorial Union Arizona Ballroom. Check-in for mentors will be 6:15 pm, check-in for mentees will be 6:45 pm.

Continuing Barrett Students at the ASU Tempe Campus were required to submit the Mentor Application by April 15. To request an exception to this deadline please e-mail Keith Southergill@asu.edu.

Incoming Barrett students at the ASU Tempe Campus for the fall 2009 semester were e-mailed information about the program on June 4 and again on July 23. The deadline to submit the Fall 2009 Mentee Registration Form was July 31. Barrett students at the ASU West campus should contact Haran.Phaneuf@asu.edu. Barrett students at the ASU Downtown campus should contact Jill.Johnson@asu.edu.

Questions? E-mail the Barrett Mentoring Program Advisor at Keith Southergill@asu.edu or the Barrett Mentoring Program Chair at emreynol@asu.edu.

Interested persons should contact either of the two Student Co-Coordinators of the organization. Sean Nonnenmacher or Jaclyn Osborne.

Barrett collaborates with Residential Life on campus to provide both a unique honors Living and Learning Community environment, state of the art facilities and services, and programming for Barrett students. Professional staff that include directors and community assistants in the Barrett Residence Halls are very committed to supporting students around the clock.

Barrett students participate in several signature college events that include National Scholar Recognition Day whereby national scholars are recognized on the field in front of several thousand fans at the first ASU football game. Celebrating Honors is an occasion for upper division students to showcase their research to the entire university community. During Family Weekend the deans, faculty and staff play students in the annual Barrett Cup softball tournament and parents attend the Student Experience Showcase highlighting individual student talent, achievement and engagement. Barrett students discuss everything from their art to internship experiences on Wall Street. Barrett students also attend lectures and have the opportunity to dine with individuals recognized for outstanding achievement in their field. Many students take advantage of subsidized tickets to the Phoenix symphony, theatre shows at Gammage and professional sporting events. Go Diamondbacks!

We strongly encourage students to explore many of the opportunities listed on this website.

Barrett, the Honors College hosts several organizations that allow students to be involved in the honors experience. Groups provide the opportunity for leadership development, student governance and advocacy, program development, personal growth, and fun. 

There are great benefits to joining a student organization, working on campus or serving as a resident assistant in the Barrett Living and Learning community on campus.

To learn more about ASU student organizations available across all four of the university campuses, please visit: http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/mu/clubs/.

Barrett student organizations can be explored in greater depth by selecting from the different listings below.

- Barrett Honors College Association of Non-traditional Students (BHCANS)

- Barrett Honors College Council (BHCC)

- Barrett Leadership and Service Team (BLAST)

- Barrett Mentoring Program (BMP)

- Honors Devils (HD)

- Sustainability House at Barrett (SHAB)

- Talent Match (TM)

To be a member of Barrett, The Honors College is to be a member of a community of scholars dedicated to promoting service that will enrich the civic life of a far greater segment of the population while also complementing the learning that occurs within the traditional classroom environment. Barrett students are ambassadors outside the walls of academia as they develop rich personal and professional relationships through meaningful volunteer activities.

The administration and faculty of Barrett are committed to providing dynamic service opportunities whereby our students can grow and develop as members of an engaged and civil society. Volunteer positions, both on and off campus, exist through several existing honors college student organizations while students are also encouraged to seek out groups and areas that speak strongly to their personal interests. Keith Southergill, Student Services Coordinator Senior in the honors college, and the ASU Community Service Office are excellent resources for students looking to define their service goals, locate existing opportunities and even develop new programs.

The Barrett Writing Center (located in Honors Hall, Room 227) is open for scheduled 25-minute or 55-minute tutoring appointments every weekday from September 9 to December 8 (holidays excepted). The times when specific tutors are available can be found in the Tutor Schedule. A 55-minute appointment may be best for those with full drafts. To make an appointment for regular hours, stop by the Computer Lab on the second floor of Honors Hall, or call 480-965-8423. Please make sure you specify the block you want (i.e. 25 or 55 minutes), starting with the time listed.

Walk-ins during regular hours posted on the tutor schedule are welcome. As long as a tutor does not already have an appointment, students can see a tutor immediately.

Tutors are available to meet with students by appointment only on days/times outside of the BWC’s regularly scheduled hours. To make an off-schedule appointment, send an email to one of the tutors, but use this procedure ONLY for off-schedule appointments. (For appointments during regular hours, please call the phone number above.) Your e-mail message should include your name, phone number, e-mail address, and the name of your BHC professor. Please note that you should only consider these off-schedule appointments as having been scheduled when your e-mail is confirmed by a return e-mail or phone message from the BWC tutor. View the tutors who are available for these appointments.

Be sure to make the most of your tutoring session. After scheduling an appointment gather the following items to bring with you:

1. Your paper assignment sheet and any notes you took when your professor was discussing expectations for the paper.
2. Any written paper-writing guidelines your professor may have passed out.
3. The most recent draft of the paper you are working on (including notes such as outlines, quotations you plan to use, etc.)
4. The text(s) you are using to support your thesis.
5. If you were referred to the BWC by your professor, bring the student information and referral sheets he or she gave you.
6. Any previous papers graded by your professor, as the written comments may aid the tutor as you work together to improve a specific component of the academic argument.
7. Any additional material you think will be helpful.

The Barrett Honors College computer lab features highly sophisticated high power computers that range from 2.8 GHz CPU’s duel core processor to a dual CPU quad core Zeon graphics work station that hava the ability to capture video, edit in a non–linear fashion, and export back to tape.

All of the software in the Barrett Honors College laboratory is updated on a yearly basis and maintained with the most current software version available. Most academic disciplines are represented in the software found in our lab. For example, we have advanced modeling software that allows chemistry students to see how two molecules look combined and for the music student there is a keyboard with editing and creation software. We also have the industry leading commuter animation/visualization software called Autodesk Maya. The Barrett Honors College offers two computer animation courses for upper division honors credit. For more information on these classes please see below. The Barrett Honors College computer lab also features a suite of Adobe products and programming software that includes Visual basic . In addition, we have a digital still and motion camera available for check-out from the Sage Hall North administration building (free of charge). We also have a 36″ color poster printer available to Barrett students; it prints photo quality posters up to 100′ long. This printer can be used for class posters or just to print a poster for your room. Although there is a charge to use this printer our fees are less than anywhere on campus and drastically less than anywhere off campus.

Barrett students entering with lower division status must complete the Human Event sequence of HON 171 during their first semester and HON 272/273/274 during their second semester. In addition to the 6-credit two course Human Event sequence, they also must complete 30 honors credits, at least 18 of which must be upper division. Of the total 36-credit Barrett graduation requirement, students can complete as many as 30 of the honors credits as upper division courses.

Barrett students entering with upper division status must complete 21 honors credits, all of which must be upper division and one of which must be an HON 300-level seminar.

To ensure completion of requirements:

Freshman year: Mandatory Advising must be completed during the Fall semester or the student will not be able to register for any classes at registration in March.

Sophomore year: Mandatory Advising must be completed during the Fall semester or the student will not be able to register for any classes at registration in March.

Junior year: Mandatory Advising must be completed during the Spring semester or the student will not be able to register for any classes at registration in March.

All students entering Barrett after the first semester of their Freshman year: Must meet with a Barrett Academic Advisor upon admission to the college (within a few weeks of the start of the semester) to review all degree requirements. In addition, ALL students entering Barrett must register a valid email and telephone contact information with the Barrett Advising office upon admission to the college.

During the Senior year: Students must submit a thesis/creative project prospectus form one full semester before the semester during which they are defending a thesis/creative project to ensure processing of their record for graduation. In addition, students must complete a graduation check sheet with our honors advisors to ensure all requirements have been fulfilled. Finally, students must defend their thesis/creative project, obtain signatures of completion from all committee members, and submit the final copy of the project to the Barrett advising office by our assigned deadline date to ensure eligibility to walk in the Barrett Convocation ceremony. These dates are posted on the web and in the honors advising office, and are given to all students during their honors advising appointments.

To graduate from Barrett, all students must complete ASU graduation requirements in an academic major.

1) First-year students entering the university directly out of high school. For example, students graduating from high school in the spring of 2010 and planning to enroll at ASU in the fall of 2010. (Students who took time off after high school, did not attend elsewhere, and are entering the university for the first time should also consider themselves first-year students applying for Lower Division Entry).

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2) Current Arizona State University students and transfer students may apply for Lower Division Entry, provided they are in their first semester of study at the time of application and would enter Barrett during their second semester. Typically, this would mean submitting an application during the fall semester for entry to Barrett in the spring. To ensure that all students have time to complete the Honors College requirements, Lower Division Entry students cannot have more than 18 college credits accumulated at the time they enter Barrett. Credits earned while in high school (for example, AP credits or dual enrollment college coursework) are not included in the 18 credit maximum.

The graph below highlights the 36-credit Barrett graduation requirement for those students who are admitted to the honors college with lower division status.

Prospective Upper Division Entry students must have completed a minimum of four (4) academic semesters and 48 credit hours in a semester system (or the equivalent in a quarter, trimester, or other system) by the time of planned enrollment in Barrett (not at the point of application submission). The 48 credit hours may not include any college credits earned while in high school (for example, AP credits or dual enrollment college coursework).

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To ensure that students admitted to Barrett via Upper Division Entry will be able to successfully complete the honors college requirements, it is also required that prospective students have a minimum of four (4) academic semesters and approximately sixty (60) credit hours remaining to complete their ASU graduation requirements, at the time of planned enrollment in the honors college (not at the point of application submission).

The graph below highlights the 21-credit Barrett graduation requirement for those students who are admitted to the honors college with upper division status.

I. Advising in the Major
In addition to the assigned Honors Advisor, honors college students also have an academic advisor in their program of study. Within the major (also referred to as an academic discipline) students work with this advisor towards completion of their specific program of study including General Studies and College and major requirements. To access the ASU advising directory visit http://www.asu.edu/duas/cas/directory/

II. Barrett Advising:
A dedicated Honors Advisor is assigned to each incoming Barrett student. Barrett honors advising is mandatory and required during semesters 1, 3 and 6. The Honors Advisor provides tools for navigating honors requirements and connects students to campus-wide resources, extraordinary opportunities, and programs that create a unique honors experience. Barrett Honors College advisors offer support, articulate the honors curriculum, and encourage honors students to travel overseas and participate in undergraduate research, internship or community service projects and opportunities.

Honors Advisors are assigned by ASU campus affiliation and student last name. Honors Advisors on the ASU Tempe campus are located in Sage North Hall, Room 110. Appointments are recommended though walk-ins are accepted, time permitting, during regular office hours of 8-5, Monday through Friday. To schedule a mandatory advising appointment or meet with an Honors Advisor contact the Barrett Advising Office at 480-965-9155. Mandatory advising appointments must be in person sessions, though Barrett students can utilize the Barrett Advising list serve and communicate with an honors advisor via email at Brady.Hamilton@asu.edu.

Tempe
A: Will.Roberts@asu.edu
B-E: Brady.Hamilton@asu.edu
F-L: Mike.Sever@asu.edu
M-R: Alexandra.Aragon@asu.edu
S-Z: Trisha.Eardley@asu.edu

Downtown: Jill.Johnson@asu.edu

Polytechnic Campus: Brady.Hamilton@asu.edu

West Campus: Liz.Marini @asu.edu

III. Faculty Honors Advisors
As a Barrett student you have the special resources of a faculty member in your major who has agreed to be an advisor to all honors students. This person is designated “Faculty Honors Advisor” and is available to help each of you with any questions or problems that pertain to that major. In addition, you may go to the Faculty Honors Advisor in any department with questions about courses and opportunities, internships and creative activities within their departments. To see the Faculty Honors Advisors for 2009-2010, review the FHA 09/10 List. 

Deans Jacobs, Nelson and Nielsen are also available to discuss issues and ideas with you. Appointments with them can be made through Sarah Berguetski.

Seize the opportunity to engage with disciplinary faculty and get to know your Barrett Faculty Fellow professors.

Students may subscribe to the listserv by e-mailing Chelsea.Overstreet@asu.edu with -Subscribe Honors-L- in the subject line. Be sure to include both your name and e-mail address in the body of the message.

The Barrett Alumni Network is a recognized chapter of the ASU Alumni Association. Dues paid to the ASU Alumni Association do help to financially support the work of honors alumni.  Click here to visit the ASU Alumni Association website.  Through your charitable support as alumni we are able to increase scholarship funding, provide greater technology resources, enhance program offerings, and expand and beautify our campus and physical environment.  Should you have any questions about specific giving opportunities at Barrett, The Honors College please contact Elizabeth.Weese@asu.edu.

For increased convenience the ASU Annual Fund now provides a gift form online. Click here to access the ASU Annual Fund web page.

If you would like your gift to be directed to Barrett you may specifically donate to the honors college Dean’s Investment Fund.

Being part of the alumni network list-serv is a great way to stay up-to-date and connected in and out of state to Barrett student life, activities, events, mentoring opportunities, and special alumni programs. To be added to the list-serv, e-mail Elizabeth.Weese@asu.edu.

Barrett Alumni Network Board Officers:

• President: Jason Miszuk (’03)
• Vice President: Jim Tucker (’88)
• Secretary: Sarah Laidlaw
• Treasurer: Brooke Duebler
• Pre-law Program Chair: Kristy Hunt (’92)
• Outstanding Alumnus Committee:
• Barrett Cup Chair: Doug Lakin (’83)

Board of Directors At-Large Members:

• Director at Large: Meghan Cox
• Director at Large: Kristy Hunt (’92)
• Director at Large: Doug Lakin (’83)
• Director at Large: Stephanie Shafer (’03)
• Director at Large: Rosemarie Nichols (’93)

Alumni Advisor:

Elizabeth Weese
Phone: (480) 965-7628
Fax: (480) 965-0760
Mailing Address:
Barrett Honors College, ASU
P.O.Box 871612
Tempe, AZ 85287-1612
Email: Elizabeth.Weese@asu.edu

Volunteer Opportunities:

Third Readers: As an honors student prepares his or her thesis or creative project, you can become a valuable part of the process as a third reader. The third reader is a volunteer who represents the BHC in interacting with the student during the final stages of thesis preparation. The third reader reads the thesis draft, proposes changes, poses questions, and participates in the oral defense. Being a third reader is one way that alums outside the Valley can make a meaningful contribution to the BHC program, as long distance third reader participation can be arranged. Alumni, themselves thesis survivors, bring a special perspective and support capability to the process. We try to match our third readers with theses in areas of special interest. Note that you need not be an expert in a given area; perhaps you just have a desire to learn more about a particular topic! For more information, contact JWill.Roberts@asu.edu.

Mentoring: Many students at the Barrett Honors College are interested in mentoring opportunities with alumni. Mentoring matches are usually career-based, but many current students are looking for an opportunity to be paired with a Barrett Honors College alum to guide them through the college experience. Contact Elizabeth.Weese@asu.edu .

The Pre-Law initiative: Because of the commitment of a very dedicated core of BHC alumni attorneys and law students – under the leadership of alumni network board member Jim Tucker and faculty member Dr. Mike Stanford — in Fall 2003 we launched the beginning of a very inclusive and ambitious pre-law mentoring program for our current students. Under the guidance and oversight of these alumni volunteers, a Barrett Alumni Network Attorney/Law Student Directory was developed, providing the opportunity for pre-law students to connect with alums and for attorney/law student alums to connect with each other.  The Pre-Law initiative fully supports the Barrett Alumni Network’s mission to support the activities and programs of the Barrett Honors College and enhance the honors experience by being mentors and resources for current students and helping connect alumni to the college.  For more information, or to return this form, contact Elizabeth.Weese@asu.edu .

Internships: If your place of employment is in need of interns, there is no better place to turn than to the Barrett Honors College, where many students are interested in internship opportunities to grow and develop their skills. For more information on internships, contact Jill.Johnson@asu.edu.

Student Recruitment: Now more than ever, prospective students appreciate receiving many different perspectives about the Barrett experience. Your insight as an alum is very important as the Barrett Honors College continues to recruit top students from around the country. Whether it is speaking to a group of prospective students, being available to contact them via e-mail or through a telephone call, or joining the Dean Jacobs in co-hosting a dinner or reception with prospective students and their families in your area, your role in student recruitment is very important. If you would like to assist with this effort, please contact Elizabeth.Weese@asu.edu

Q: Any minors or certificate programs? International Business Certificate

Q: Where are you originally from? Mesa, AZ

Q: Why did you decide to attend Arizona State University/Barrett? I wanted all the opportunities of a large research institution and a nationally ranked school of business coupled with a smaller, liberal arts style and community feel of a smaller college

Q: How would you explain the Barrett “community” to a prospective student? The Barrett community is a unique experience because you have students of various areas of study with numerous experiences and backgrounds living together. Each student has his or her own major and course of study but students are brought together through classes like The Human Event and interact together to create a common experience, aided by the work of the amazing professors. It is the ultimate environment for meeting people that are inspired by the never-ending quest for knowledge and also people that love to have fun; people who become lifelong friends.

Q: What organizations are you involved in at ASU and/or Barrett? Do you hold any leadership positions? I am involved with several organizations that work with prospective students of Arizona State University, one of them being Devils’ Advocates, the campus tour organization as well as Student Admissions Relations Team. In addition, I have previously been involved with Honors Devils, another organization that works with students who are interested in Barrett, The Honors College.

Q: Have you had any meaningful internships or research experiences? This semester I will be interning with the Sun Devil Club which is the donor foundation for Sun Devil athletics at ASU

Q: How have you taken advantage of the special opportunities at Barrett? I have participated in two summer study abroad programs through Barrett, one in the British Isles and the other in Paris. These trips have giving me some of the best experiences of my life, traveling through Europe learning about the history and culture in each place. Picnics under the Eiffel Tower, seeing the white cliffs of Dover, and kissing the Blarney Stone are just a few of the memories from two of the best summers of my life that I will never forget.

Q: Are there any honors college events that you have attended that have been particularly memorable? The Barrett convocation ceremony is always a great event traditionally started with bagpipers. Seeing each graduate proceed across the stage while hearing all the things the person has been involved in as well as the variety of interesting thesis topics is inspiring.

Q: Are there any Barrett classes or professors that had an especially meaningful impact on you? All of the professors I have taken classes from through Barrett have been very memorable and interesting in their own way. The Human Event with Dr. Stanford and Dr. Susser were both challenging and absolutely rewarding at the same time. The professors challenge you to think in ways that you never have before and open you up to other ideas and viewpoints that differ from your own. Overall, I have to say the most interesting class I have had through Barrett thus far has to be Dr. Facinelli’s “Superheroes in American Culture” where we actually read comic books and discussed the influence of certain events and the historical context of the time period and how these things influenced the stories and adventures of the superheroes.

Q: What would be your advice to incoming Barrett students? Get involved on campus by joining a club or organization or even just by living on campus. Take advantage of every opportunity that is presented to you whether it is an internship or simply going to an event like a speech by a political figure on campus. Finally, STUDY ABROAD!

Q: What is your major?  Biology (Pre-Med Student)

Q: Any minors or certificate programs?  I am minoring in Business.

Q: Where are you originally from?  I was born in Iran and grew up in Mesa, AZ.

Q: Why did you decide to attend Arizona State University/Barrett?  ASU offers a very excellent honors program, great scholarships, and I was able to stay close to my family.

Q: How would you explain the Barrett community to a prospective student?  The Barrett Honors College is a very welcoming, close, and diverse community.

Q: What organizations are you involved in at ASU and/or Barrett?  I am involved in Talent Match, a Barrett club that pairs honors college students with fourth and fifth grade students from the St. Agnes Elementary School in downtown Phoenix. For an hour and a half a week we share a special skill or talent with a St. Agnes student. I also play intramural tennis & football.

Q: Have you had any meaningful internships or research experiences?  I currently have a paid internship at a doctor’s office (family medicine).

Q: Do you have any specific moments/memories that you can identify as unique honors college experiences?  Working at the Barrett front office has definitely been very memorable. Driving the Deans around campus in the golf cart is the best part of the job!

Q: Are there any honors college events that you have attended that have been particularly memorable? Why?  The Rhodes and Centennial Lectures were definitely the most memorable because the speakers were people that were very influential and people I have always wanted to meet

Q: Are there any Barrett classes or professors that had an especially meaningful impact on you?  I especially enjoyed the Human Event class with Dr. Facinelli.

Q: What would be your advice to incoming Barrett students?  Take advantage of all the free time that you have by joining clubs and activities and stay active within the honors college.

Q: What are your future plans?  I plan on attending medical school, eventually opening my own practice and after a few years join Doctors Without Borders

Q: Where are you originally from? Phoenix, Arizona

Q: Why did you decide to attend Arizona State University/Barrett? ASU is close to my family, which is very important to me and I was given the National Hispanic Merit Scholar which ended up paying for my college education (which we couldn’t previously afford). Also, my father is an alumnus (English major) of ASU

Q: How would you explain the Barrett community to a prospective student? Imagine that Arizona State University had airlifted the entire Ivy League and placed it in Tempe. I would very confidently say that the honors program rivals some of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation.

Q: What organizations are you involved in at ASU and/or Barrett? Do you hold any leadership positions? I am the President of the Hispanic Business Students Association and the Fundraising Chairman for Adelante, Inc.

Q: Have you had any meaningful internships or research experiences? On campus, I have worked two years for Dr. Louis Olivas, a tenured professor in the Management Department at the W. P. Carey School of Business. Dr. Olivas is one of the most widely admired and respected leaders in the Arizona community and is renown nationally for his work in the promotion of education. For Dr. Olivas, I research Hispanic consumer demographics, covering topics from population to consumer spending.
I have also spent two summers on Wall Street going through the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Career Program (SEO). With SEO, I have received extensive training before beginning investment banking internships with Citigroup (2007) and Merrill Lynch (2008). This summer, I am working in the Commercial Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Merrill Lynch, working close to 100 hours per week alongside the best and brightest in the finance industry.

Q: How have you taken advantage of the special opportunities at Barrett? Do you have any specific moments/memories that you can identify as unique honors college experiences? I have taken the opportunity to take Honors Economics classes and have learned from world-class professors. These classes have been the most intriguing yet challenging part of my education. Additionally, the professors who are in the Honors College or who teach these special Honors classes, are incredible. I have taken every opportunity to spend time with them outside of class, whether in office hours, or in some cases, seeking educational and career planning advice.

Q: Are there any honors college events that you have attended that have been particularly memorable? Why? Freshman orientation was outstanding; it was when I was officially introduced to the Honors College. The Barrett Sophomore Social to encourage students to remain in the program was also a great event and something I hope to continue participating in. Lastly, the Thesis Symposium was a good place to aggregate and showcase the various thesis projects created by the talented students at Barrett.

Q: Are there any Barrett classes or professors that had an especially meaningful impact on you? I would say that all of my professors in Barrett classes have had an impact on me. All the classes, especially the Human Event, have been my favorite among all those that I have taken in my three years at ASU.

Q: Have you started your thesis project? If so, what is your topic? I have started my Thesis project for defense in Fall 2008. I have decided to tackle the topic of the Economics of Illegal Immigration.

Q: What would be your advice to incoming Barrett students? Be a sponge. Barrett has so much to offer and your fellow students are so talented – do as much as you can to absorb the environment, the culture, and the education.
Challenge yourself. With world-class professors and coursework, you have all the resources you need to enrich yourself through your education.

Q: What are your future plans? I currently have a five year plan. It begins by graduating from Arizona State University and the Barrett Honors College. After graduation, I hope to enter a two-year analyst program at a bulge bracket investment bank on Wall Street, such as Morgan Stanley or Merrill Lynch. At the end of my two-year analyst program, I want to return to school for my MBA. I would like to attend either Harvard Business School or the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Q: Where are you originally from? I am a 5th generation Arizona native

Q: Why did you decide to attend Arizona State University/Barrett? Arizona State University was my first choice for the completion of my undergraduate degree. ASU not only has an exemplary nation-wide reputation for academic excellence in higher education, but it also has top-rated scientific research opportunities. Since my interest is in biomedical research, I knew I would receive an excellent education as well as a specialized hands-on experience at ASU.

Choosing to become a Barrett Honors student has been a very meaningful and beneficial decision. My affiliation with Barrett Honors College secured an internship that was perfectly on-target with my academic goals when I had no prior research experience. From this two year opportunity, I’ve been able to work individually with Dr. Christine Roberts who has taken my interest in biomedical research to an exciting new level; and under her direction, I have been able to complete an honors thesis project, thesis defense and manuscript in May 2008. The internship experience and Barrett affiliation has also opened the door to graduate school, and I will begin my Master’s Degree program in Biology at ASU in the fall 2008.

Q: How would you explain the Barrett community to a prospective student? Due to the fact that I am a non-traditional student, I have not had a first-hand experience with the Barrett “community.” However, since participating in a BHC-sponsored course and meeting other students who were a part of the Barrett community, I have seen the camaraderie and listened to the wonderful experiences that the students in my class shared, which truly showed how valuable this opportunity would be for any traditional honors student.

Q: What organizations are you involved in at ASU and/or Barrett? I am a member of the Bioethics Club, Golden Key Honour Society, the School of Life Science SOLUR (Undergraduate Research) Program, and BHCANS (Barrett Honors College Association of Non-traditional Students). I was intimately involved in the inception of the BHCANS organization with the support of Barrett Dean Dr. Mark Jacobs and the assistance of Barrett staff member Keith Southergill, our advisor. I served as president of this organization for the spring 2008 semester when we were privileged to win the “Most Promising New Organization Award” at ASU’s SORC 2008 Hall of Fame Ceremony.

Q: How have you taken advantage of the special opportunities at Barrett? Do you have any specific moments/memories that you can identify as unique honors college experiences? Barrett Honors College offers the fantastic and unique opportunity to have dinner with the college Dean. I was honored to be selected to join Dr. Mark Jacobs and a few other students at a wonderful restaurant in Tempe where we were able to discuss the new Barrett facility and other exciting new features for Barrett students. Dr. Jacobs is a Plant Biologist, and it was particularly interesting, while we were enjoying our meal, to participate in the discussion of the origin of human food as well as the varieties that we have today. Dr. Jacobs is one of the most caring administrators that I have ever met, and those of us who attended the “Dinner with the Dean” event agreed that he truly helps students to feel welcome and special. We all enjoyed this exceptional experience that Barrett offers to students on a regular basis.

Q: Are there any honors college events that you have attended that have been particularly memorable? In April 2008, I was able to help organize the first mixer for BHCANS (Barrett Honors College Association of Non-traditional Students) at the Barrett Complex. We extended an invitation to all BHC non-traditional students (those who are over 25 years old or who have not been enrolled in school for at least two years) to come and learn about our new group. This mixer was a particularly memorable experience because it gave us an opportunity to share our organization’s purpose, which is to support the unique needs and interests of our members in their pursuit of continued academic success, desire for intellectual exchange and social interaction with peers who might feel disconnected from the traditional student body. The mixer was also a great way to thank those who had worked hard to support BHCANS and who actively participated in our service and organizational activities throughout the semester. The evening was a great success, and we were able to recruit several new students who now have a unique opportunity to positively impact their honors experience.

Q: Are there any Barrett classes or professors that had an especially meaningful impact on you?When I first learned of the course entitled “The History and Evolution of Food,” I was intrigued with the notion of being able to learn about the history and science behind the source of human energy, growth and development. Dr. Mark Jacobs, with his expertise in Plant Biology, was an excellent, inspiring instructor who not only gave us a broader view of the history of our existence, but also helped us to realize the exclusiveness of certain foods to various cultures as well as the commonality and influence of certain foods to most cultures throughout the centuries.

Q: Have you started your thesis project? If so, what is your topic? I have completed my thesis project and defense on May 22, 2008. My topic: “Sphingosine 1-Phosphate increases the synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines in rat pre-adipocyte cells.”

Q: What would be your advice to incoming Barrett students? My advice to incoming Barrett students would be to become involved in either the Barrett Community or BHCANS, which would greatly enhance the academic experience as an honors college student. Joining the activities offered at Barrett Honors College will help solidify friendships and will form bonds of support that are important for success in higher education today.

Q: What are your future plans? My future plans include pursuing a Master’s Degree in Biology. I will be working as a teacher’s assistant this fall and will continue research study at ASU’s Center for Metabolic Biology under the direction of Drs. Lawrence Mandarino and Christine Roberts.