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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FALL 2009 GRADUATES!
ARIZONA STATEUNIVERSITY
JANUARY 19, 2009 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1
BARRETT DOWNTOWNNEWSLETTER
IN THIS ISSUE:
AVAILABLE SPRING 2010HONORSCOURSES
1
FALL 2009 SEMESTERHIGHLIGHTS
2
BUILD YOURRESUME WITHON-CAMPUS IN-VOLVEMENT
3
TRAVEL & STUDY ABROADWITH BARRETT:UPCOMINGOPPORTUNITIES
3
IMPORTANTACADEMICDEADLINES
4
UPCOMING SPRING 2010 SEMESTEREVENTS
4BARRETT FUNFACTS:
•
226 total BarrettDowntown Students
•
147 Barrett- Cronkitemajors
•
47 Barrett- College ofNursing and HealthInnovation majors
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32 Barrett-College ofPublic ProgramsMajors
SPRING 2010 HONORS COURSES STILL AVAILABLE!
•
CRJ 494: Crime in the Urban Landscape
(honors only section)
Monday/Wednesdays, 2 to 3:15 p.m., course number: 25572
•
JMC 201: News Reporting and Writing
(honors only section)
Monday/Wednesdays, 9:40 to 11:30 a.m., course number: 25365
•
JMC 366: Journalism Ethics & Diversity
(honors only section
)Tuesday/Thursdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., course number: 25139
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JMC 305 (previously 425): Online Media
(honors only section)
Monday/Wednesdays, 1:30 to 3:20 p.m., course number 18835
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONC
HRISTOPHER
C
OLLINS
P
IEL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
: Provost's Scholarship. Published in
The Arizona Republic
,
The East Valley Tribune
,
The College Times
, and
The State Press
.
K
AELYNN
C
AROL
S
PORKA
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
: President’s Scholarship, Dorrance Scholarship, and Phoenician Scholarship.National Society of Collegiate Scholars at Sea. Summa Cum Laude and Dean’s List. Member of GoldenKey International Honour Society and Rho Phi Lambda. Member of SPARKS/ Founding President of the Travel and Tourism Student Association at ASU.
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTHCARE INNOVATION J
ESSICA
B
ROOK
C
RIDER
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
: Magna Cum Laude. Member of Sigma Theta Tau International.President of the College Council of Nursing Students and past Vice President of the StudentNurses Association.
FUTURE PLANS
: Graduate School for a Doctorate of Nursing Practice at Arizona State
M
EGAN
C
HRISTINE
Q
UINN
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
: Provost’s Scholarship. Magna Cum Laude. Member of Sigma Theta Tau International - Nursing Honors Society. Member of Honors Devils and Barrett Mentoring Program.
FUTURE PLANS
: Employment as Registered Nurse in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
C
HRISTINA
L
OUISE
S
MITH
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
: Sun Devil Scholarship. Summa Cum Laude and Dean’s List. Presented at Arizona Physiological Society. Member of Student Nutrition Council.
FUTURE PLANS
: Graduate School in Public Health. Pursue accreditation as Registered Dietitian.
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS
New Barrett students were invited to experience a one-day introduction Phoenix’s urban core.Students visited the
Central Arizona Services Shelter
, the
Phoenix Urban Research Lab
, the
CityManager’s Office
, and took a Light Rail tour with Urban Planners. Students learned from cityofficials and community leaders about what makes urban environments and Phoenix unique.
|BARRETT URBAN EXPERIENCE|
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BARRETT DOWNTOWN NEWSLETTER
FALL 2009 SEMESTER HIGHLIGHTS
|BARRETT TASTE OF COPPER SQUARE|
Just blocks away from the ballpark, Barrett Downtown students spent anight enjoying America’s favorite pastime—baseball. Students walkeddown to
Chase Field
to watch the
Arizona Diamondbacks
PLAY BALL!The
Phoenix Symphony
put on a fantastic show for our Barrett students, highlighting piecesfrom
Beethoven’s 9th
.
|BARRETT NIGHT AT THE SYMPHONY||BARRETT TEAM RACES FOR THE CURE|
Every year, the
Susan G. Komen
Foundation
organizes
Race for the Cure
in downtownPhoenix to help raise funds and generate awareness about breast cancer. This year,Downtown Barrett students & staff teamed up to participate and help support theBarrett students from the West and Downtown campuses traveled to Tempe via METROlight rail for dinner, then returned to the Downtown campus to enjoy
Sweet Republic
icecream,
break-dance painters
, and other fun festivities in
Civic Space Park
.
|BLAST’D SPONSORS CROSS-CAMPUS PROGRESSIVE DINNER|
An acclaimed photographer and Barrett’s 2009 Centennial Lecturer,
Joel Meyerowitz
had a multitude of fascinating stories to share with Barrett stu-dents during his visit downtown. Among his many accomplishments, Meyerowitzwas the only photographer to gain access to Ground Zero after 9—11.
|BARRETT DINNER WITH CENTENNIAL LECTURER JOEL MEYEROWITZ||BARRETT NIGHT AT THE PHOENIX ART MUSEUM|
The
Phoenix Art Museum
opened its doors to Barrett students this fall, starting with aprivate reception, and followed by a tour through the Phoenix Art Museum’s latest exhibits.In celebration of a successful Fall semester, the
Barrett Leadership and Service TeamDowntown
organized a Black & White Mocktail Mixer for the Downtown campus. Theevent also served as a food drive, requiring a donation of two nonperishable food itemsfor admission. Dressed in their best black and white attire, students enjoyed mocktails,food, fun and a little dancing!
|BLAST’D SPONSORS BLACK & WHITE MOCKTAIL MIXER||DR. LATTIE COOR TALKS ABOUT THE ARIZONA WE WANT|
Partnering with
Valley Leadership
, Barrett Downtown welcomed former Arizona StateUniversity president and founder of the
Center for the Future of Arizona
,
Dr. LattieCoor
as our Fall 2009 guest lecturer. Students came to hear Coor speak about hismost recent research endeavors, which include
The Arizona We Want
report.
|BARRETT NIGHT AT THE BALL GAME|
Students and their families enjoyed free food from various hot spots like Carly’sBistro, Conspire, and ZPizza on a shuttle tour of Downtown Phoenix.
Looking for a way to build your resume? Wanting to get involved on-campus with other Barrett students? Check out these student organizations:
ASU Downtown Phoenix Book Club
Created in 2008 by a Barrett Journalism student, this club offers students, faculty and staff the chance toshare their love of reading. Meets the last Monday of every month at 5 p.m. at Fair Trade Café in CivicSpace Park. For more information, contact the club’s president at Michael.Contreras@asu.edu.
BHCANS: Barrett Honors College Association of Nontraditional Students
BHCANS provides a forum for peer advice, support and encouragement, a shared resource base, and anopportunity for the nontraditional student (ages 25+, or returning after a 2-year gap in enrollment) to de-velop a vibrant, interconnected community of their peers at Barrett. For more information, contact the BHCANS Downtown representative, Yvonne.Membrila@asu.edu.
BLAST’D—Barrett Leadership and Service Team Downtown
BLAST’D works to create and organize events that will build community among Downtown Barrett students,engage Downtown Barrett students in local service projects, and lay the foundation for longstanding tradi- tions unique to Barrett at ASU’s Downtown Phoenix Campus. For information, contactBLAST’D President, Edward Jensen, at echj@asu.edu.
Barrett Downtown Dean’s Advisory Council
The Council is a committee of Barrett students who serve as representatives of their peers to offer valuablefeedback about the Barrett Downtown program to Associate Dean of Barrett Downtown, Dr. Laura Peck.The Council meets one to two times per semester. For information, contact Jennifer.Kitson@asu.edu.
Barrett Downtown Honors Devils
Honors Devils serve as ambassadors of the Barrett Downtown program, assisting with Barrett recruitmentactivities on campus. Honors Devils help give presentations and provide tours to prospective students,meet individually with prospective students for lunch and/or dinner, and assist with preparation of recruit-ment materials. For information, contact Jennifer.Kitson@asu.edu.
THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO
GET INVOLVED
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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1
BARRETT,THEHONORSCOLLEGEAROUND THE WORLD WITH BARRETT:UPCOMING TRIPS
Great American Cities
Barrett’s Great American Cities Program offers aunique college travel experience to some of thefinest cities in the nation. Explore the cultural,historical, political and artistic angles of the city with Barrett peers and staff.For information, contact Jill Johnson at602-496-0557 or Jill.Johnson@asu.edu.
Upcoming Trips:
Washington, D.C.
March 2010 (Spring Break)
New York City
May 2010
Australia
June 4—July 10, 2010
Directors: Claudia Navarro,Dr. Valentin Dinu, Dr. Brooke Mayer, andDr. T.W. Lee
China
May 15—June 20, 2010
Director: Dr. David Pickus
Study Abroad Programs
The Barrett Honors College highly encourages its students to enhance their educational experi-ence by studying abroad. Studying outside the United States expands students’ global perspectiveand adds knowledge and awareness they cannot receive with just a basic university education.
For information, visit barretthonors.asu.edu and click on “Travel Programs.”
Upcoming Trips:
Costa Rica
Directors: Dr. Janet Burke and Dr. TedHumphrey
London, Dublin & Edinburgh
Director: Dr. Diane Facinelli
Paris, Normandy & Loire Valley
Directors: Dr. Kevin Dalton and
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