Eta Omicron Nu

The first month of HON has been busy, but hopefully enjoyable for all members! It’s always great to see the new students on campus become active in the Honors community and terrific to see new faces. I hope everyone will find HON to be a beneficial experience and terrific opportunity to meet new people and get involved on and off campus. The community service chairs have been active in planning great events to get students involved. It is a privilege to go to school in an area that is so supportive of Texas Tech, and therefore a joy to be able to give back to it. Volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House was very successful and we will get the opportunity to continue with our work there this semester. The Race for the Cure was also a fantastic event with tons of involvement from our members. HON was able to make a large donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation and express our support for cancer patients. Our first Pizza with a Prof has also taken place with Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy Jr. as he discussed “The Obama Administration’s Greatest Challenges Abroad.” My favorite aspects about Pizza with a Prof have always been its ability to provide pragmatic first hand knowledge to students from individuals who have a vast amount of knowledge about the subject. It goes beyond what you could ever read in a textbook, and typically hear in class lectures, because these professors have had experiences that most people simply hear about. Yesterday Dr. Robert Paine shared his insight about forensics sciences and opened our eyes to the field beyond CSI and primetime TV. It’s a terrific event to attend every month as it expands your worldview through interactions with our brilliant faculty. Socially we had an HON movie night at Tinseltown and free Sheridan’s. If you’ve been in college this long and don’t know the appeal of free food you sure will soon! I hope all of you have a great semester thus far, and I hope to see you around often and soon!

P.S. Be sure to attend Capture the Flag planned by our social chair Anastasia tomorrow!!