Dr. Jen Wortham’s HON 102 (Pathways to Honors) students recently climbed one of the iconic minaret’s in UT’s Plant Hall. Above are some of the pictures. Dr. Wortham is a UT alumnus and didn’t have this opportunity when she was a student here. She noted that her Pathways mentor was able to arrange it, the students loved the opportunity, and she thought it was a great bonding experience for her class.
Category: Honors Activities
Honors Activities – Q&A and Cafe con Leche
Honors Program Director, Dr. Ryan Cragun, hosted what is likely the first of an ongoing series of Q&As in the McKay Hall Common room on March 1st at 5:00 pm. There were coffee and espresso for everyone. Several students attended, asking numerous questions about the Honors Program.
Honors Activities – Cypress Point Park trash pickup
About a dozen UT Honors students spent two hours on Saturday, November 4th, picking up trash at Cypress Point Park. The UT Honors Council adopted Cypress Point Park through Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful. We clean up the park and beach four times a year.
Honors Activities – Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office
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.
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.
