News & Events

A Harry Schaleman University Honors Program Lecture:

"Sometimes a Great Notion: The Origins of the American Mosquito Crusade"

By Dr. Gordon Patterson

Director of the Center for Florida Studies at FIT ( Florida Institute of Technology)

“The Mosquito Wars presents a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the development of human efforts to wage war on mosquitoes in 20th-century Florida and the use of DDT. Drawing on archival records, interviews, and published records, Patterson provides readers with a context for understanding how mosquito control has shaped the environment of contemporary Florida. The Mosquito Wars presents a balanced, entertaining, and informative examination of this often heroic and sometimes tragic history of the battle to control mosquitoes in Florida.” Book review by Powells.com

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 @ 6pm

Davis Hall, Room 130

Admission Free & Open to Public

Congratulations to the Progress Energy Fellows for Fall/Spring 2007-08

Graduate $1,000 Scholarship Awards- Britni Tokatch, Jennifer DuPont, Margaret Brown, Lukas Hefty, and Georgina Johnson.

Undergraduate $500 Scholarship Awards- Nicholas Eilerman, Biliana Ivanova, Laura Hadeed, Alana Lecher, Bradley Luther, Sorcha Sills, and Alison Maloy

Previous Events

2007 Wednesday Writers Series - Presented by the Tampa Bay Writers Network, sponsored in part by the Honors Program. All students are encouraged to attend.

2007 Tomorrow's Leaders Symposium- Sponsored by the Honors Program, the Psychology Department, and the Office of Research and Graduate Studies in Academic Affairs. The event showcases the innovative research, scholarship, and creative work that USFSP undergraduate students have produced during the past academic year under the tutelage and with the support of the university's faculty. Honors Thesis students are required to present their research. Other Honors students are encouraged to present and to attend.

"Engaging Syria: The Quest for Peace in the Middle East"- Guest lecture by Dr. Joshua Landis, on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 3:30 PM in Davis Hall 130. The event is free and open to the public. Presented by the Harry J. Schaleman Jr. University Honors Program Colloquium. See flyer (.pdf) for more detailed information.

2006-2007 Roundtable on Social Justice - Presented by Studio@620, sponsored in part by the Honors Program. Honors students are encouraged to participate.

Darwin Day - Panel discussion and Flock of Dodos film screening on February 13, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the CAC, presented by S.E.A.S. and the Environmental Science & Policy department. Sponsored in part by the Honors Program. All students are encouraged to attend.

Guest Lecture - Nan Colton, Performing Artist-In-Residence at the Museum of Fine Arts will be speaking to Professor LaPointe's Honors Seminar class on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 2 PM in Davis 265. The title of the lecture is "Finding My Place." All Honors students are invited to attend.