Symposium: Krishna’s Mahabharatas

On Friday, Dr. Sohini S. Pillai presented her work on different version of the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic. Dr. Pillai is an Assistant Professor of Religion and Director of Film and Media Studies at Kalamazoo College, where she teaches courses on religious traditions in South Asia, religion in cinema, and epic literature. She is a comparatist of South Asian religious narratives and her area of specialization is the Mahabharata and the Ramayana epic traditions. She was brought here through the English and Writing department’s Scholar Symposium program through Dr. Sucheta Kanjilal, an English Professor at the University of Tampa.

Honors Helps with Helene

Students who would like to help with Helene cleanup can do so through PEACE and earn community service points through Honors. You need 40 “choose your own” ACE points per year, and you can earn those through service — and Tampa Bay really needs your service. For volunteer hours to community points ratio, 1-2 hrs is 10 points; 3-4 hrs is 20 points; 5-6 is 30 points. Here are the options from the PEACE office:

Saturday, Oct 5

World Central Kitchen (WCK)

  • 3 Groups of 5 Assisting in supporting WCK’s food distribution sites spread along the affected area from St. Pete to Tarpon Springs
  • Shifts are from 11:00am – 4:00pm
  • Location: Affected area from St. Pete to Tarpon Springs
  • Transportation to Sites:
  • 9:45am – Meet in Vaughn Center Lobby
  • 10:00 am – Depart to Respective Site
  • Use Rideshare or Carpool to get to the respective areas for service
  • Our goal is to meet on campus first as a group and depart together
  • Group drivers or Rideshare Services users will be reimbursed for travel expenses
  • How to Sign Up:
  • Sign Up on InvolveUT

Sunday, Oct 6

  • Operation BBQ Relief
  • 1 Group of up to 15 people
  • Shift Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
  • Location: Pinellas Park – Site Location will be shared with confirmed volunteers
  • Transportation Plan:
  • 8:45am – Meet in Vaughn Center Lobby
  • We will be using Rideshare or Carpool to travel to the location
  • Our goal is to meet on campus first as a group and depart together
  • Group drivers or Rideshare Services users will be reimbursed for travel expenses
  • 9:00 am – Depart to Deployment Address
  • Pinellas Park – Site Location will be shared with confirmed volunteers by Friday, October 4th
  • How to Sign Up:
  • Sign Up on InvolveUT

Honors students kick off the semester

Honors students got the semester off to a great start with a fun game of kickball in Plant Park. With close to 50 students at the event, the two 20-player teams played a fast-paced game with several flies, stolen bases, and dives home thrown in for good measure.

The on-campus subcommittee, the event’s host, was there to cheer on the teams and provide snacks and refreshments. It was great to see so many students out meeting old friends and new, and we look forward to seeing even more Honors students at upcoming events throughout the academic year.