Events

The first convocation will be an information session about The Blount Scholars Program and the first year curriculum and a chance to ask Whiting and Dr. Keene questions.

Watch the game while eating food with your fellow residents.

Convocation is cancelled due to the holiday.

This program will bring many of the Blount professors to the residence hall so the residents will have the opportunity to engage with their Blount professors in a casual setting. This will help them build relationships with their peers and professors so that they are more comfortable in the classroom and can make the most

Dress up and meet your fellow Blountees!

We will have our yearly ceremony during which the new Blount Scholars sign the Blount Book of Scholars. There will be a reception immediately following.

As students are first adapting to campus, it is important for them to develop healthy eating habits at the dining halls. A dietitian from the Student Health Center will come to do a presentation on "Healthy Eating on Campus." We will also serve veggie and fruit trays for the residents to enjoy during the presentation.

Nausicaä is the princess of a rural valley that lives at peace on the edge of a deadly fungal wasteland, until a ship carrying a weapon from a bygone industrial age crash-lands nearby. When warriors from a far country come to retrieve the artifact, their invasion draws Nausicaä and her people into a sprawling political

Beth Howard The director of the Title IX program at UA will explain the importance of Title IX, the resources here on campus, and answer questions.

The program is a spirited discussion/debate guided by Dr. Cornelius Carter. The starting topic will be the future of American politics and role in international relations.

Lizzie Emerson A representative from Safezone will talk to us about the importance of the organization and the services they offer.

When Sophie, a young hatter, is transformed into a 90-year-old by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.

We are bringing the writing center into the LLC the night before the first major Blount essay is due. Writing center staff will be available to do last minute corrections and advisement for students so that their essays can fulfill their potential. There will be coffee and donuts provided.

Dr. Deborah Keene We will cover the basics tenets of the theory of evolution and look at its perception in the public.