Dr. Eric Ballard took his HON 101 students on a water taxi ride up the Hillsborough River. This gave them a chance to get out of the classroom and explore the Tampa area a bit more.
Honors Activities – Water Taxi Ride
Honors Symposium – Kenyon Evans-Nguyen on Forensic Science
UT Professor Kenyon Evans-Nguyen gave the final symposium of the 2020-2021 academic year titled, “Drugs, Bombs, & Arson: Forensic Chemistry at Work.” In the symposium, Dr. Evans-Nguyen detailed what forensic chemists do in their day-to-day work, much of which involves identifying unknown substances (often illicit drugs), but can also include identifying the chemicals used in bombs and arson. Well over 100 Honors student were in attendance for the final symposium.
Honors Executive Council Car Wash
On Earth Day 2021, the Honors Executive Council, armed with a fleet of volunteers from the program, gathered to wash cars for a cause. They were raising money for a water filtration system for a local school. All products used in the car wash were eco-friendly in the spirit of the day.