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Cultural and Service Activities
As a requirement of the Honors Freshman Seminar, we offer you the
opportunity to learn about cultural and service/volunteer activities in the
Wilmington area and on campus! To complete the class and to be in good
standing in the Honors Scholars Program, you need to do the following:
Cultural Activities: 3 cultural
activities and reactions required Fall semester/ 2 more required Spring semester
As a first year student in
the Honors Program, you are expected to attend at least 5 different cultural activities during the academic year.
As part of your HON 110 class requirements, you are expected to attend at least
3 of the 5 this fall semester. You will write a short reaction
(1-2 typed pages) to each activity and turn that in to your HON 110 instructor.
For the other two activities (in the Spring), you turn in your reactions to
your HON 110 instructor. Please remember that we have
many free events on campus and in the community. Also Honors students can
obtain vouchers or tickets for some events. Come by the Honors Office.
We encourage group attendance at these activities.
Why are "Cultural Activities"
required? One definition of "culture" that describes the class
philosophy is: "The shared values, traditions, norms, customs, arts,
history, institutions, and experience of a group of people." So this
is your chance to learn about the norms, customs, arts, history, etc. that are
important at UNCW and in Wilmington. You should try something new to
expand your horizons!
To earn full
credit, you need to
describe what you did briefly, then react to the experience by answering the
following questions: How was this a new cultural experience for you?
How did this activity help you learn more about the arts, history, traditions,
norms of the campus or the Wilmington area? What did you learn? Did
you learn anything new about the area, residents of Wilmington, or yourself
through this activity? Is this an activity that you'd like to do again?
One that you would recommend to others? You can certainly include other
comments as well.
Examples of Cultural activities:
Culture/History of Wilmington: Cape Fear
Museum, Carriage Rides/ Historic Tours Downtown, Fort Fisher Museum
Arts: Cinematique, Louise Wells
Cameron Art Museum, gallery shows (New Elements, NOFO), Wilmington Symphony,
Thalian Hall Productions, UNCW Theatre productions, campus art exhibits
Link to many of the Cultural and Arts
events/programs on campus:
http://appserv02.uncw.edu/caic/UNCWPresents/index.asp
including the Leadership Lecture Series and Arts in Action
River/Sea/Animals: NC Aquarium,
Wilmington Serpentarium, Henrietta Riverboat cruise and historic tour
Unacceptable activities:
Service/Volunteer Projects- 2 service projects
and reactions required this semester
Please note: Volunteer activities must be done in the Wilmington area to meet this class requirement.
As honors students in high school, you were typically involved in volunteer opportunities such as tutoring, environmental awareness projects. etc. As part of your HON 110 class, we urge you to find new ways to volunteer in your new community! You are expected to participate in at least 2 different service activities (involving a minimum of 4 hours of service) in the Fall semester. One of these can be a class-related group activity. You will need to turn in a typed reaction to each service experience, 1-2 pages in length, to your HON 110 instructor.
To earn full
credit, you need to describe what you did briefly, then react to
the experience by answering the following questions: How did this activity
serve the UNCW or Wilmington community? Did you learn anything new about
the area, residents of Wilmington, or yourself through this activity? Is
this a volunteer activity that you'd like to do again? One that you would
recommend to others? You can certainly include other comments as well.
Some ideas: Tutoring (Learning Center,
Math Lab); Service Plunges (Center for Leadership Studies coordinates these);
Service projects with clubs (like Honors Scholars Association). More
ideas: http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/leadserv/CommunityService.htm
Refer to
the Honors Website page: