Welcome (Back)!
I am so thrilled that you are reading this and have found the FLCC Honors Studies blog and judged it worth reading. Summer is leaving us and fall is quickly coming on her heels and with that, comes so many opportunities for you to learn and grow and engage in so many interesting experiences. I hope you take advantage of them all and I hope you find Honors Studies worth dedicating time and energy to. But don't take my word alone as encouragement...
The following is a very special message to welcome you - or welcome you back - to FLCC for the Fall 2019 semester. Brianna is a recent graduate who is now at SUNY Potsdam where she is pursuing a degree in Literature. A passionate Honors student while at FLCC, I'm pretty sure she will ALWAYS be an Honors Studies student...
Honors Welcome
Hello! I would like to take this chance to welcome all
students, faculty, and staff, whether new or returning, to FLCC for the Fall
2019 semester, and back into the open arms of Honors at FLCC. For those of you
who do not know me, I am Brianna Smith, a graduate of FLCC and its Honors
Studies and an alumna advisor to Honors.
This autumn is bittersweet for me indeed, as it is the first
since beginning my collegiate journey that I will not be stepping into the
Honors House within the first week of school, that I will not be wandering the
grounds of FLCC. Yet I do not want to dwell too long on these melancholies –
this post is for you, and there are many happy things which await you.
This semester is particularly encouraging for Honors Students,
and many wonderful projects are currently underway. For those of you who are
new to FLCC, or to its Honors Studies, I say “Welcome.” I do not doubt that you
will find, as I did, the happiest of friendships, the kindest of professors,
and the most wonderful experience that will leave you with a hunger for knowledge
and an insatiable thirst for all the world’s offerings, as well as the certainty
that you are deserving of them.
To returning students, I say “welcome back.” I hope that you
find yourselves refreshed by the felicities of the summer, revived and ready to
tackle another year.
And what a year we have planned for you! This is the most
honors-intense semester in my recent memory. With a selection of eleven courses
(nine of which are unique, I might add!) running the fall semester alone, academically
there is a wealth of opportunity awaiting our new and returning students alike.
Take an aesthetic and technical journey through the past with Art History, or
wander the realm of Middle Earth with Perspectives on Tolkien! Want to learn
more about yourself and the world around you? Try out one of the fantastic
sociology courses, or otherwise take a peek into a new addition to the Honors
catalogue, Who Are You: Identity Formation. Looking to dip your toes in with
something a bit more course-standard? Honors Studies continues to run classes
in Composition I, II, and Intro to Literature.
But Honors, of course, isn’t just about the classes. Honors
is about curiosity, about being willing to wonder and to grow. It’s about the
people, too. Each and every one of you who add to its beautiful, varied
tapestry have something new to offer – a new perspective, a new voice, a new
room to the home of Honors. So if you haven’t yet ventured into one of the
Honors classrooms or its delightful events throughout the semester, I encourage
you to take that chance, and remember…
All you have to do is be curious.
Find us.
Website: https://www.flcc.edu/honors/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLCCHonors/
Twitter: @FLCC_Honors
GroupMe:
What a warm welcome! Thanks, Brianna, and best wishes as you continue your academic career at SUNY Potsdam!
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