ten Hoor Hall – Room 125
Convocation – Introduction to Foundations
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesDr. Deborah Keene will give an overview of the Blount Programs first year curriculum.
Convocation – Introduction to Blount
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesDr. Fred Whiting will give an introduction to the Blount Scholars Program and the students who make up the incoming class.
Convocation – Final Project Group Meetings
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesStudents will meet with their groups and discuss the final project.
Convocation – Turning Point
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesJessica Fair will describe the Turning Point organization and the Blount internships available with it.
Convocation – The Bible
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesDr. Deborah Keene will lecture about the history of the documents that make up the The Bible.
Convocation – The Path to Resilience
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesFayth Hope from the UA Counseling Center
Convocation – “Accidents of Classification”: Why does the way we organize information matter?
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesThe way we organize information is often invisible, but it’s vitally important to what and how we know about the world we live in—not only the answers we can find, but also the questions we can ask. Dr. Sarah Sahn will look at some of the ways that libraries organize information, how we use them, and what their limits are, and discuss how a critical awareness of our knowledge structures can help us ask different questions.
Convocation – Signing of the Blount Book of Scholars
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesAll incoming students will sign the Blount Book of Scholars.
Convocation – SafeZone
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesA representative will talk about the resources offered by SafeZone.
Convocation – “Changing the Culture”
ten Hoor Hall - Room 125 , United StatesBlount alum Martha Griffith will discuss her time in Blount and her subsequent career path.