The Model Student: Adam Fogel’s Architecture

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If you’ve seen the cardboard model of Italy’s Palazzo Vecchio sitting next to the couch in the Honors College office then you’ve noticed the work of architecture senior Adam Fogel.

Adam is the model architecture student. Last semester, he received a total of four accolades at the Honors Induction ceremony. He was awarded two scholarships, the Robert D. Riley Scholarship and the Nancy C. Sommerman Memorial scholarships. He also received the Alan and Bonnie Petsche Award for Honors Study Abroad. Plus, he encourages prospective UTA students to join the HC as an Honors College Advocate. Continue reading

Honors College Events For Spring 2017

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Welcome back Honors students! It’s a fresh start to a new year with new opportunities to be a part of the Honors community here at UTA. We’ve got big plans for the semester and hope to bring new students, faculty, staff and alumni together with the following events:

First HC General Body Meeting – Feb. 2
Meet the student officers who plan events for the HC as well as the Honors College staff who work hard to fulfill your UTA experience. The first HCC meeting will cover events scheduled for the semester.  Come for the pizza and sundaes, stay for the community.

Game Night at the CAB – Feb. 7
Make friends at this semester’s game night with snacks and healthy competition!

Second HC General Body Meeting – Feb. 15
Dr. Julienne Greer will return for another presentation on theater and social robotics. You can read more about her presentation at last semester’s colloquium here.

Honors College Colloquium – Feb. 17
Dr. Mark Tremayne will discuss the prevailing issue of fake news in the media. Tremayne teaches at the school of communications and specializes in digital media and blogging.

Road Trip 2017 – Feb. 25-26
The Honors College and Friends of the Library will be taking students on a trip to the historic Louisiana town of Natchitoces, Louisiana — where students will have a chance to celebrate Mardi Gras — a little differently. The town, founded in 1714, is known for its beauty and distinctive French heritage. More to be announced.

Honors Students Inspired By Visiting Astronaut

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Jose Hernandez — the first Hispanic American astronaut in space — spoke to students at Nedderman Hall Thursday night about his life from farm worker to space traveler. In his blue NASA jumpsuit, he narrated his journey from the bottom to the beyond and gave students some perspective on what they can accomplish.

Hernandez was raised in a migrant family in California. As a child, he grew up picking fruits and vegetables with his family throughout the state. His schooling was, in a way, nomadic because his family would move to different parts of California three times a year. Eventually, his family did settle down and that’s when his education took traction.

He remembers the moment he decided to become an astronaut while watching the Apollo 17 mission — the last mission to the moon — on his black & white television in 1972. That day, Hernandez told his father his dream and his father, in turn, gave him a plan on how to achieve it — although it wasn’t easy to start from the very bottom of working society.

“I didn’t have any access myself, it’s just a matter of education being the key,” said Hernandez. Continue reading