Honors Courses – Honors Academic Writing and Research

Dr. Ashley Palmer in UT’s English/Writing Department, has begun having her students in her Honors Academic Writing and Research course focus on Tampa and the Tampa Bay Hotel. She is posting all of the essays on a corresponding website: tampabayhotelawr.com. The essays cover a variety of topics related to Tampa, Florida, and the former TampaContinue reading “Honors Courses – Honors Academic Writing and Research”

field trip – Tampa water treatment plant

In the pilot version of a new series of Honors courses, a team taught special topics Honors course called “The Politics of Water”, students got to visit a local water treatment plant. The course is co-taught by Professor of Communication, Alisha Menzies, and Professor of Biology, Kim Dobrinski. In addition to learning about the waterContinue reading “field trip – Tampa water treatment plant”

Honors Activities – Judgement at Nuremberg

Students in Denis Rey’s Honors Introduction to Government and World Affairs class visited Stageworks Theatre several weekends ago to attend a matinée performance of Judgement at Nuremberg. The students, pictured on the set after the performance, were impressed with the dramatic portrayal of the events that transpired during the attempt to hold perpetrators accountable forContinue reading “Honors Activities – Judgement at Nuremberg”