Thanks to a connection of UT Professor Shelly Crosby, several UT Honors students along with some of the Honors Program office staff got to visit the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office. We learned quite a bit about what the office does, from how many bodies they process in the course of a day (between 5 and 10) to the variety of drugs that are screened by the toxicologists. We even got to witness part of an autopsy. It was an extremely informative visit.
Category: Honors Activities
Honors Activities – Ybor City Tour
Dr. Kacy Tillman took her Pathways class on a tour of Ybor City. Her class’s theme this year is “Tampa Spaces and Places.” The tour included lessons about the city’s history and lunch at Ulele.
Honors Activities – Boat Tour of Tampa
Dr. Kacy Tillman, Associate Director of Honors, recently took her Pathways to Honors students on a history and culture boat tour of Tampa. The tour allows the students to connect the course content with actual locations in Tampa.
Honors BBQ Social
To welcome new Honors Program students to UT, the Honors Program Directors, with the help of the Honors Council and the Honors Office staff, organized a BBQ Social at the new Honors dorm, McKay Hall. The social was catered by Holy Hog BBQ, an award winning Tampa based restaurant. We had a DJ, games, and great food. Over 250 students showed up to enjoy this welcome event.
Honors Activities- The Bruce R. Jacob-Chris W. Altenbernd Criminal Appellate American Inn of Court
Eight UT Honors students recently began their involvement with the Bruce R. Jacob-Chris W. Altenbernd Criminal Appellate American Inn of Court. Inns of Court are organizations designed to improve the skills and abilities of lawyers, judges, and, in some cases, law students. Thanks to connections UT faculty have with the Bruce R. Jacob-Chris W. Altenbernd Criminal Appellate American Inn of Court, UT pre-law students in the Honors Program are able to attend the Inn of Court.
Faculty member Kristen Foltz recently sent the following about the students’ orientation this semester:
On a personal note, I saw several of them speaking with a few of the judges from the Second District Court of Appeal (2nd DCA) last night. I was very impressed by our students’ professionalism. They handled the pressure beautifully and one judge even encouraged them to apply for internships at the courthouse!
Respond 2017 Issue Released
The latest issue of Respond, the Honors Program’s undergraduate research journal, is now available. You can view the issue here.
Honors Activities – Earth Day Trash Pickup
Dr. Kacy Tillman, Associate Director of the Honors Program, accompanied members of the Honors Council and several Honors students to the Courtney Campbell causeway on Earth Day to participate in a trash pickup.
