Honors Institute
On April 12, 2002, the Honors Faculty and guests participated in the Honors Institute at GateWay Community College (GWCC). The purpose of the Institute was to plan activities and focus on the honors theme for the next two years, which is "Dimensions and Directions of Health: Choices in the Maze." Following welcomes by Chancellor Fred Gaskin and GWCC President, Eugene Giovannini, the keynote address was given by John R. Rivers, President and CEO of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association. The title of his presentation was "The State of Health and Healthcare in Arizona." Small and large group discussions followed that focused on the health topics and how they could be implemented in Honors courses in the coming academic year.
Honors Forum Lecture Series Poster 2002-2003
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Honors Lecture Series 2002-2004
One of the learning opportunities for Maricopa Community College students, faculty, staff, and administration, as well as the community, is the annual Honors Forum Lecture Series. This series, now in its 21st year, brings distinguished local, national, and international speakers to the Maricopa Community Colleges to speak on a topic related to the Honors theme. The lecture series permits each college to plan activities to engage and challenge their students in the Honors theme. The invited speaker has the opportunity to visit and participate in informal discussions with students and faculty at two of the colleges before the day's activities culminate with the keynote presentation at Phoenix College.
Through the continuing generosity and support of the Governing Board, the Maricopa community continues to experience a wide variety of presenters on a diverse spectrum of timely, issue-oriented, and exciting topics. This year's theme is the first part of a two-year topic on "Dimensions and Directions of Health: Choices in the Maze." It allows students and faculty to explore the dimensions of health -- including, the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, intellectual, social, occupational, environmental, and ethical aspects. The first year's study is directed toward the dimensions that define and identify what is meant by "health."
Barbara Coombs Lee
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Kimberly Young
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John Molina
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This fall semester, presentations were given by three speakers on the topics of:
The spring semester topics and speakers will be:
The second year will be devoted to considering the directions and policies that can guide us through the labyrinth of health choices. We will have six excellent and knowledgeable speakers to discuss the policy issues we face. They will include:
- Laurie Garrett, author of Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health, and the only writer ever to have been awarded all three prizes in journalism: The Peabody, The Polk (twice), and The Pulitzer;
- Jeffrey Trent, President and Chief Scientific Officer of the new Translational Genomics Research Institute and Scientific Director for the International Genomics Consortium coming to Phoenix;
- Lori Andrews, professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, who has been involved in setting policies for genetic technologies and advising Congress on genetic and reproductive technology.
Health has become a billion dollar business. As the world's population ages and new causes for and diagnostic procedures to treat illness emerge, making sense out of the health maze is essential. The 2002-2004 Honors Lecture Series will help us make "Choices in the Maze."
 Betsy Hertzler, Ed.D., (Mesa Community College)
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Jeffrey Pommerville, Ph.D., mcli
Honors Program
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/honors/
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