This Month: Leadership
Malone's Corner
Bill's Notes
Pforzheimer E-Journal
“
In matters of style, swim with the current;
In matters of principle, stand like a rock.
”
-Thomas Jefferson
Honors Students Buzz!
Events Calendar
Pforzheimer Honors College
One Pace Plaza – Suite W 207
New York, New York 10038
Telephone: 212-346-1697
Fax:
212-346-1948
Dr. Christopher Malone,
Director
[email protected], x11146
Dr. Bill Offutt,
Faculty Advisor
[email protected], x10399
IM: BillOffutt
Aydde Martinez,
Program Coordinator
[email protected], x10398
Brittani McClendon & Coti Sibbach
Student Assistants
x 10397 & x10395
The Audacity of
Hope: Thoughts on
Reclaiming the
American Dream
Better: A Surgeon’s Note
on Performance
Barack Obama
2007, Metropolitan
Books.
2006, Crown
Publishers.
A Woman in Charge:
The Life of Hilary
Rodham Clinton
Carl Bernstein
2007, Knopf
Publishing Group.
Keep up to date with the
Presidential election.
See the January 18, 2008,
Times article, “A Leader Looking
Out for Future Leaders”
Read the February 10, 2008
Times editorial, “When Women
Rule”
Atul Gawande
Someone Knows My
Name
Lawrence Hill
2007, Norton Publisher.
Recommended webLinks:
The Community Leadership Association
http://www.communityleadership.org/
Student Leader Magazine Online
http://www.studentleader.com/
American Leadership Forum
http://alfnational.org/
Dr. Christopher Malone, Director,
Pforzheimer Honors College
March 2008
PLAYING THE BAD COP
I am not sure if now is the best time to play the ―bad cop‖ routine…maybe
there is no good time for it. But here goes…
As we make our turn toward the end of the 2007-2008 academic year, I
want to remind all of y’all of the standards to remain in good standing in
the Honors College. There are three criteria for completing your degree
with Honors: 1) completing all 8 Honors courses (or 6 if you
transferred in as a sophomore); 2) Completing your Honors Thesis;
and 3) Maintaining a 3.3 GPA. Failure to meet ANY of these criteria will mean you do not graduate with
Honors.
What’s more, if your GPA drops below 3.0, the University will take away your Honors scholarship
funding if you are receiving it. This is a decision I have no control over as Director of the Honors
College.
Bill Offutt and I are adamant about the fact that we don’t want to ever see this happen. We also don’t want to
lose ONE Honors student due to academic difficulties. The earlier we can intervene, the better. We
understand that everyone has bad days, bad weeks, and even bad semesters…please please, if you feel
you’re falling behind and you need to talk to someone about it, our doors are always open.
You know where to find us if you need anything.
Malone
Dr. Bill Offutt, Faculty Advisor,
Pforzheimer Honors College
Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then
Against the wind
We were runnin’ against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin’
Against the wind
--Bob Seger, Against the Wind
This election year, much has been made about the relative
importance of experience versus change. At the risk of seeming very old, I wish to give some thoughts
on this debate.
I’ve seen this movie before, when I was 11, in 1968. I didn’t know much then, but I watched as those
who campaigned for change were shot and killed. I watched as those who were young and strong were
beaten and clubbed into submission in Chicago and elsewhere. Experience, born then and confirmed
later, said to fear change, because it would turn out badly.
And yet, to paraphrase Proverbs: ―without vision, the people die.‖ In the eulogy for Robert Kennedy, he
was paraphrased as saying: Some see things they way they are and ask why; I dream things that never
were and ask ―why not‖.
Experience forms probably 98% of our existence, of our daily lives; experience tells me that change will
probably fail. But it’s that 2% that keeps me going.
REMINDER: Last day to withdraw from a class without getting signatures is March 24. If you n eed advice
on whether that’s a good idea or not, e-mail or IM me soon.
Seeking to publish admirable pieces of work, the Honors Council encourages students from all years and
Seeking to publish admirable pieces of work, the Honors Council encourages students from all
years
and majors
submit their
academic
papers
for review.
Through theHonors
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Emajors
to submit
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academic
papers
for review.
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If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the
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Alejandra Lopez, [email protected]
All documents
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Nichole Lefebure, [email protected]
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If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the
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Honors Students Buzz:
Honors Council Kick-off!
―Having been on the job as Director of the Honors College for just over 2 months, I realize now more than ever how much
we need you in order for us to accomplish our goals. With that in mind, I have decided to create a new ―advisory‖ board –
called the Honors Council – which will consist solely of honors students. The Honors Council will convene its first meeting
in time for the Spring 2008 semester…‖ –C. Malone
Honors Council’s primary goals are to represent our Honors Students and establish a community for the Pforzheimer’s
Honors College. As a group, we create cultural, social, or intellectual events sponsored by the coll ege—as well as
promoting events for Honors students to attend. We work with our Honors alumnis to reconnect with Honors College. We
are also in the process of building an exciting Honors Mentoring Program for our fellow students!
Photos!
“One was taken in the summer when
fire fighters were at Pace and the
other was taken this year when it
snowed a lot.” (The photo above is
Diane Khristova)
Name: Malvina Ally Khristova
Class: Senior
Major: English
Honors Students Buzz…
Wandering Confidants:
two homies chilling on a bench in dry dock playground,
recalling convincingly, as smokestacks bellow for keeps overhead:
"a brother couldn't leisure like this when we were youngalways on the perch waiting for fate to emerge from the woodwork with
a broken wristwatch"
"days are better now, Art.
days are better"
refuse is accumulating on either side
-an outdated refrigerator
smashed liquor bottles
unread newspapersthey remain in hours- pursuing memories
swiftly, seeking the one, unquestionable,
in which they were worse off
they remain in hoursthe exhaust marches on, whispering
influence, enunciating
drivel into their gullible ears
as smokestacks bellow for keeps overhead
Mark Lyon Wilson
Have a topic or book to suggest for the next newsletter?
Want to be in the Honors Newsletter?
Email your submission to [email protected]
Honors Students Buzz…
Brooklyn-Queens NOW Celebrates International Women’s Day
By: Rachelle Suissa, Senior in Pforzheimer Honor’s College
On March 8, 2008, the Brooklyn-Queens Chapter of the National Organization for Women celebrated
International Women’s Day with a panel of speakers addressing various women’s issues. The event was
held in the Church of Gethsemane in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on Saturday afternoon. We had several key
speakers, including New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, who made a surprise appearance in
the middle of the event and spoke on behalf of the importance of passing her teen health agenda, which
includes funding for comprehensive sex education for teenagers. Dr. Barbara Winslow, who is the director of
the women’s studies department at Brooklyn College, spoke about the history of International Women’s Day
and mentioned that this year marks the centennial anniversary. Jennifer Sunderland, a member and coofficer of Redstockings/Women’s Liberation Birth Control Project talked about the social wage and why equal
pay for equal work is so important. Yvonne Graham, the Deputy Brooklyn Borough President, gave a
wonderful, empowering speech on behalf of a variety of women’s issues that she is currently working on, and
Lydia Devine, another member of Redstockings talked about her experiences in obtaining emergency
contraception and the work she has done for the EC campaign. Each speaker shared valuable information
about the importance of International Women’s Day and the contributions that they have made toward
advancing women’s rights. And of course, we had our President, Julie Kirshner, who introduced all of the
speakers and discussed the work that Brooklyn-Queens NOW has been doing on behalf of emergency
contraception, trafficking of women, and getting out the word about Hillary Clinton’s campaign. I ended the
event by giving a 3 minute pitch for Brooklyn-Queens NOW; outlining the main reasons why they should join
the chapter and why it is so important to the future of women’s rights. Collectively, we reached out to a lot of
people that day, even if they didn’t become members. Hopefully, they went home with some good thoughts
in their minds about the value of women’s work in society and why the struggle for women’s rights is a
continuing battle. On a brighter note, I have positively improved my public speaking abilities from doing a
series of events like this—go figure!! 
Save the Date! -- Events Calendar
These are NON-HONORS sponsored events.*
Project Pericles: War in Iraq: Five years
Too Many
Mon-Thurs., March 24-27 @ 12pm
1 Pace Plaza lobby
East Asian Studies Film Series: "Beijing
before Olympics: Urban History and
Politics." A Discussion With Professor
M.A. Zhao
(Fredonia, SUNY)
Thurs., March 27
3:30-4:30PM, 1 Pace Plaza, Room
W604
Criminal Justice Career Day
Weds., March 26
12:00-3:00PM, Multipurpose Room,
Level B, 1 Pace Plaza
Honors Information Session on
registration
Tues., April 8th
3:30-4:30PM, Lecture Hall
North, 1 Pace Plaza
Jumpstart
A mentoring program with young
children that we will help with
reading/writing/ math/etc.
Tuesday, April 1 @ 10-12pm
To sign up, please e-mail:
Hands on New York Day
There are over 100 parks,
playgrounds, community
centers, homeless shelters, and
schools that need cleaning and
restoration; we could go to any of
these places and start a painting
project.
Saturday, April 12
@ 9:30am - 3pm
Mount Loretto Orphanage:
6581 Hylan Boul. Staten Island
[email protected]
Meals on Wheels
An organization that prepares meals for
the elderly who are
unable to leave their homes. Our job is to
pick up the prepared meals
and deliver them. Most of these places are
usually in midtown.
Saturday, March 29 -- @ 8:30am
Please meet in front of 1 Pace Plaza.
“American Dreams,”
Video and Animation Exhibition
March 5-28
Pace Digital Gallery,
163 William Street
Casino Night
The Housing at Pace is hosting
a Casino Night. I know that
they could definitely use some
help decorating and setting up
for the night.
Wednesday, April 23
@ 7-11pm
nd
rd
106 Fulton Hall, 2 and 3
Floor
Sign up at Honors Lounge.