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AUGUST

Monday, 16thBarrett Downtown Grand OpeningJoin us as we celebrate the opening ofBarrett Downtowns new office space

AND announce our Spring Semester Survey Grand PrizeWinner! Stop by to see our new digs, mingle with theBarrett Deans, and enjoy delicious appetizers.(4 to 6 p.m., UCENT Suite 166)

Tuesday, 17thBarrett Fall AssemblyNew to Barrett? Dont miss this signature Fall event:Barrett Downtown students will meet in the Taylor PlaceLounge at 8:30 a.m. and take the light rail to Tempetogether. (9:30 a.m. to noon, Grady Gammage Memorial

Auditorium at ASU Tempe)

Thursday, 19thBarrett Advising Open House

Stop by to speak with an honors advisor and askany last-minute questions. To schedule an appointmentwith your advisor, e-mail Jill.Johnson@asu.edu, or call602-496-0557. (9 to 11 a.m. & 1 to 4 p.m., BarrettOffices: UCENT Suite 166)

Thursday, 26thBarrett Chronicle Info SessionInterested in writing for the Barrett Chronicle? Stop bythe Barrett offices to learn more about how you can getinvolved. (6 p.m., Barrett Conference Room: UCENTSuite 166D)

Tuesday, 31stBarrett Downtown Honors Contract Workshop

Not sure how to submit an honors contract online? Stopby anytime this afternoon to get help. (1 to 5 p.m., BarrettStudent Work Space: UCENT Suite 166)

SEPTEMBERWednesday, 1stBarrett Chronicle Info SessionInterested in writing for the Barrett Chronicle? Stop bythe Barrett offices to learn more about how you can getinvolved. (5 p.m., Barrett Conference Room)

Application Deadline for Barrett Student Art ExhibitWant to showcase your artistic talents? E-mailJennifer.Kitson@asu.edu for an application to befeatured in our Barrett Student Art Exhibit Downtown.

Friday, 3rdBarrett Downtown Peer Mentor Mixer

All new Barrett students: meet your peer mentor!Afterward, join us for Barrett Explores Phoenix FirstFridays (details below). (5 p.m., Barrett Offices)

Barrett Explores Phoenix First FridaysWalk down to the Roosevelt Row galleries and shops toenjoy the nations premiere art walk. (6 p.m., Meet in theBarrett Offices)

Tuesday, 7thBLASTD General Member MeetingWant to get more involved with Barrett Downtown? Find

out how during the first BLASTD meeting of the Fallsemester. (6 p.m., UCENT 262)

Barrett Downtown FALL 2010 Events

BARRETT DOWNTOWN

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

BLASTD: BarrettLeadership And ServiceTeam Downtown

BLASTD members organizesocial events, volunteeropportunities, connect with

the community, develop leadership skills,and serve Barrett Downtown. The organiza-tion holds General Member Meetings the firstTuesday of every month in UCENT 262. Stopby to get involved! For information, e-mailour BLASTD President atDustin.Volz@asu.edu.

SEPTEMBER(contd)Friday, 10thBarrett Light Rail Party!This is a night you wont want to

miss! Barrett on all four campusesinvites you to participate in ascavenger hunt along METRO Light Rail.Winning team gets a killer prize packagestay tuned tothe Barrett Downtown Digest for details. (Festivitiesstart at 4 p.m. on ASUs Downtown Phoenix campus.)

Tuesday, 13thNational Scholarship Info SessionLearn how to prepare and compete for national andinternational awards, including the Rhodes, Truman,Fulbright and Marshall scholarship programs. Separatesessions will be held for lower & upper division studentSponsored by ONSA (Office of National Scholarship

Advisement). (4-5 p.m., Lower Division: UCENT 211 &

Upper Division: UCENT 259)Thursday, 16thFaculty-Student Connections Event #1Come chat with Barrett faculty over dinnerwell orderfood from a local Downtown Phoenix restaurant and hait delivered to our office. (5:30 p.m., Barrett Offices)

Friday, 17thThesis Prep Series, Session I: Getting StartedGet a general overview of the thesis process and learnhow to start brainstorming project topics. Walk-inswelcome. (1:30 to 3 p.m., UCENT 271)

Tuesday, 21stCronkite-Barrett Student Reception

Mingle with Cronkite deans and faculty while learningmore about the BA/MMC and other opportunitiesavailable to Barrett students. (4:30 to 6 p.m., First

Amendment Forum: Cronkite Building, Second Floor)

Downtown Phoenix Book Club MeetingLove to read? Come find out what the book club hasplanned this fall during its first meeting of the year.(4 p.m., Barrett Offices)

Friday, 24thThesis Prep Series, Session II:Investigating Your TopicLearn how to develop a Background, Literature Reviewand Annotated Bibliography. Walk-ins welcome. (1:30 t

3 p.m., UCENT 271)

Friday, 24thSaturday, 25thASU Family WeekendInvite your families to join us for ASUs Family Weekendactivities. (More details to come).

DOWNTOWN HONORS DEVILSStudent Recruiting Team

Honors Devils serve as ambassadors of theBarrett Downtown program,assisting with on-campus Barrettrecruitment activities.Want to get involved?E-mail Jill.Johnson@asu.edu.

DOWNTOWN DEANS ADVISORY COUNCIL:The Deans Advisory Council is a committeeof Barrett students who serve as representa-tives of their peers to offer valuable feed-back about the Barrett Downtown programto Associate Dean Peck. The Council meetstwo times per semester. For information, orto request an application, e-mail

Jennifer.Kitson@asu.edu.

BHCANS: Barrett Honors College Associa-tion of Nontraditional StudentsBHCANS addresses the unique needs andinterests of the non-traditional honors col-lege student (age 25+ or students returningafter a 2-year gap in enrollment). Meetings

occur bi-monthly at the Tempe campus.For information, e-mail the DowntownBHCANS representative atChevas.Samuels@asu.edu.

Your guide to whats happening in Barrett, The Honors College at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus

DOWNTOWN PHOENIX BOOK CLUBThis club offers students the opportunity to

share their love of reading. The club meetson the third Tuesday of every month. Thefirst Fall meeting will be held at 4 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 21, in the Barrett Downtownoffices (UCENT Suite 166). E-mailMichael.Contreras@asu.edu for more details.

B-TOWN, D-TOWN Barrett ResCollegeStudents living in the Taylor Place BarrettResidential College (11th Floor) have anentire series of events and activities plannedfor them by their Residential College StudentLeader (Dustin Volz) and Resi-dential Peer Mentors. Detailscan be found on Facebook or bye-mailing Dustin.Volz@asu.edu.

Barrett Student Art ExhibitOpen to Barrett students on ALL FOUR campuses!

With 2 installations per year (Fall & Spring), this exhibit spacis located on the ground floor of UCENT along the north

hallway. Check out artwork from fellow Barrett students, anconsider submitting work of your own! Apply by Wednesday

Sept. 1, 2010, to be part of the Fall 2010 installation. E-maJennifer.Kitson@asu.edu with questions or for information.

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OCTOBER

Friday, 1stThesis Prep Series, Session III:Narrowing Your ScopeLearn how to construct and refine your research ques-tion. Walk-ins welcome. (1:30 to 3 p.m., UCENT 271)

Tuesday, 5thBLASTD General Member MeetingJoin BLASTD for the second meeting of the semester.(6 p.m., UCENT 262)

Thursday, 7th

Barrett Night at the Symphony:Prokofievs Romeo & JulietTo reserve your tickets, e-mail Jennifer.Kitson@asu.edu.(7:30 p.m., Phoenix Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second St.)

Friday, 8thThesis Prep Series, Session IV:

Organizing InformationOutlines, timelines and thought-mapsthis sessioncovers it all. Walk-ins welcome. (1:30 to 3 p.m.,UCENT 271)

Tuesday, 12thCentennial LectureDont miss this years Barrett Centennial Lecturer,Edward James Olmos. (7 p.m., Grady GammageMemorial Auditorium at ASU Tempe).

Friday, 15thThesis Prep Series, Session V: Crafting the PerfectResearch Proposal & Finding a DirectorLearn how to write a research proposal and how to ap-

proach potential thesis directors. Walk-ins welcome. (1:30to 3 p.m., UCENT 271)

Tuesday, 19thDowntown Phoenix Book Club Meeting(4 p.m., UCENT Suite 166)

Friday, 22ndThesis Prep Series, Session VI: Now What?Sustaining the Writing Process

All you need to know about the writing process. Walk-inswelcome. (1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., UCENT 271)

Thesis Defense Workshop

Find out how to successfully defend your project in frontof your defense committee. Walk-ins welcome.

(3 to 5 p.m., UCENT 125)

Monday, 25thSaturday 30thHomecoming Week!Be on the look-out for awesome eventsgoing on all week: decorate the Barrettoffice, build homecoming floats, and lotsmore before ASU faces Washington State. GO DEVILS!

Barrett Downtown FALL 2010 Events

FALL 2010 ACADEMIC REMINDERS

8/19: First day of classes

8/25: Drop/add deadline

9/21: Honors Contract online submission

deadline (by 11:59 p.m.)

9/17: Spring 2011 Thesis Prospectus due

10/15: Fall 2010 Thesis Defense Form due

10/29: Fall 2010 Thesis Defense deadline

11/1: Spring 2011 registration begins

11/3: Course withdrawal deadline

11/23: Fall 2010 Final Thesis Copy due

12/8: Final Honors Contract project due

12/15: Barrett Fall 2010 Convocation

NOVEMBERTuesday, 2ndBLASTD General Member MeetingDont miss the third and final meeting of the Fall term.

(6 p.m., UCENT 262)

Friday, 5thBarrett Night with Ballet Arizona:Ib Andersens A Midsummer Nights DreamTo reserve your tickets, e-mail Jennifer.Kitson@asu.ed(8 p.m., Phoenix Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second St.)

Thursday, 11Sunday, 14thGreat American Cities Trip to Seattle, WAExplore the cultural, historical, political and artisticangles of Seattle with Barrett peers and staff!E-mail Jill.Johnson@asu.edu for more information.

Wednesday, 17thFaculty-Student Connections Event #2Details TBA via the Barrett Downtown Digest.

Tuesday, 30thDowntown Phoenix Book Club Meeting(4 p.m., UCENT Suite 166)

DECEMBERWednesday, 8thFaculty Thank-You Note DayStop by the Barrett offices to write a special note to anyASU Faculty. (Well take care of the delivery).(9-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m., Barrett Offices)

Wednesday, 15th

Barrett Convocation CeremonyCongratulations, Fall 2010 Graduates!

Barrett Downtown Writing CenterNeed help with Human Event papers?

Stop by the Barrett Conference Room (UCENT Suite166D) every Monday from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. To

schedule an appointment, e-mail Emily.Timm@asu.ed

ASU Football Schedule

9/4: vs. Portland State, 7 p.m.

9/11: vs. Northern Arizona, 7 p.m.

9/18: at Wisconsin, 12: 30 p.m.

9/25: vs. Oregon, 7:30 p.m.10/2: at Oregon State, 3:30 p.m.

10/9: at Washington, TBA

10/23: at California, TBA

10/30: vs. Washington State, TBA

11/6: at USC, 7:30 p.m.

11/13: vs. Stanford, TBA

11/26: vs. UCLA, 1:30 p.m.

12/2: at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Your guide to whats happening in Barrett, The Honors College at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus

Mandatory Honors Advising

To avoid losing priority registration privileges:

All freshmen by Dec. 3, 2010 , all sophomores by

March 1, 2011, and alljuniors by April 30, 2011.

If you plan to start your thesis project in

Spring 2011, you must meet with your honors

advisor, Jill Johnson, by Oct. 29, 2010.

To schedule an appointment, e-mail:

Jill.Johnson@asu.edu or call 602-496-0557.

Graduating in Fall 2011?

Did you submit your honors thesis

prospectus?

Be sure to meet with your honors

advisor, Jill Johnson, for your final

graduation check.

Complete the BIG (Barrett Intent to

Graduate) formdeadline TBA.Defend thesis project by 10/29.

Submit final thesis project by to Barrett

Downtown office by 11/23.

Attend Barrett Convocation on 12/15.

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Questions? Contact:

Jill Johnson, Senior Program CoordinatorJill.Johnson@asu.edu; 602-496-0557

Jennifer Kitson, Program CoordinatorJennifer.Kitson@asu.edu; 602-496-5093

Looking for volunteer opportunities?Check out these community events:

OCT. 3RD: AIDS Walk Phoenix & 5K RunFor information, visit aidswalkphoenix.org.

OCT. 10TH: Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

For information, visit komenphoenix.org.

BLASTD Service Opportunities

Downtown Political Forum

BLASTD Grub Crawl

End-of-Semester Event, sponsored byBLASTD