WINTER 2015
The Texas Tech University
Honors College
Alumni Newsletter
HONORS COLLEGE BEARS
ITS BANNERS FAR AND WIDE
- STUDY ABROAD
The Honors College carried on its grand
tradition of helping students to see the world
this past summer. Continuing the legacy
first introduced by the former dean, Dr.
Gary Bell, students sought to enlarge their
understanding of the scope of the world,
to live the life of global citizens, and to see
with their own eyes, the history, art, and
culture, that they have studied for so long in
the classroom. For many of our alumni the
opportunity to study abroad with the Honors
College remains the memory they hold most
dear. To explore the city and make it their
own under the tutelage of experts rendered
the experience of living and studying abroad
unforgettable.
The desire of the Honors College faculty to
encourage our students to not only travel but
to immerse themselves in another culture,
to experience another way of every day
life, has been continued. Over 110 Honors
“I’ve been going to Paris for over 50
years; it’s my laboratory. It’s where I
go to get “material” for my academic
career and where I go to get my batteries
charged. I try, sometimes successfully,
to convey some of that energy to my
students. Some of them “get it.” They
see the connection of historical, artistic,
and literary events and personalities to
the lasting vitality of one of the world’s
great cities.”
– Dr. Jim Brink, Honors College Faculty Member
College students traveled
to places all across the
world in 2014-2015.
Through the generosity of
The CH Foundation and
other donors, the Honors
College supported study abroad students
with scholarships and stipends. Meeting the
challenge of the TTU Quality Enhancement
Plan, Communicating in a Global Society,
the Honors College is committed to providing
students with intellectual and financial
support to “bear our banners far and wide.”
The Honors College offered two faculty-led
programs last summer: a trip to Paris with
Drs. Jim Brink and Danny Nathan; and a
trip to Italy under the direction of Associate
Dean Aliza Wong and Dr. Stefano D’Amico.
For both faculty and students, traveling and
study abroad together as a College is a
transformative experience. Wong remarked,
“My view of Italy changed as I began to see
it through the eyes of my students. Having to
teach the great Italian cities, its histories, its
art, architecture, literature, culture, helped
me to understand the depth and breadth
and possibility of a nation I have studied
for over 20 years.” The Honors College in
Italy group shared their experiences with
President Duane Nellis and Mrs. Ruthie Nellis,
who visited Milan with the students. Dr. and
Mrs. Nellis explored the World Expo with the
students, met with the rector of the University
of Milan, and shared a meal with the group.
In Summer, 2016, the Honors College will
offer three different faculty-led trips. Dr. Wong
will again accompany a group to Italy; Drs.
“My life was transformed after
spending five weeks in Italy where
I was able to explore the Italian
culture, learn about Italian
history, and find myself through
my love of the arts and history.
I was inspired by the way Italians
live their life and the experience
of a culture very different than
my own. The Honors College in
Italy Program allowed me to put
into practice my background in
Latin and truly grow my passion
for learning.”
– Lindsey Collins, Multidisciplinary Studies,
House Captain, Lawless House
Gary Elbow and Keira Williams will lead a
service learning opportunity in Nicaragua; and
Professor Kurt Caswell will be walking the
Camino de Santiago while mentoring students
to write and observe the world around them.
If you would like to contribute to supporting the increasing
numbers of Honors College students studying abroad, please
contact honors@ttu.edu
I have always regarded Don Haragan as a gentleman scholar
who has earned my respect and admiration through his enduring
educational contributions and service to Texas Tech University. In
my own “selfish” way I have subconsciously followed him as an
“apprentice”. Don has a wonderful way of seeking out solutions and
working to moderate consilience in its broadest sense. When Don
Haragan retired, I “inherited” his desk. Under the glass cover on
the top of the desk was a ragged piece of paper with handwritten comments. These comments provide a glimpse into the
mind and soul of a man who is truly a gentle and thoughtful
scholar in every sense.
- Michael San Francisco, Dean
In this edition, the Words of Wisdom will be shared with you by
TTU Honors College Professor Emeritus, Dr. Donald Haragan.
In August 1969 I drove with my wife Willie and our one-year old
daughter Shannon from Austin to Lubbock where I had accepted
a faculty position at Texas Tech University. My plan was to spend
a couple of years in this arid and desolate land and then return to
“God’s Country”. Little did I know that my new home would soon
become “God’s Country” to Willie and me.
There is never a time or
a place where humor is
inappropriate. It helps one
see things in a different
light -- a light that often
reflects the way things
should be, rather than the
way they are. It promises
hope, spreads good will,
and reminds us that life
is worth living after all.
Our second daughter Shelley joined us in 1971 and by that time
I was fully engaged as the only meteorologist among a dozen
or more geologists and geophysicists in the Department of
Geosciences. The following year the Chairman of the department
and my good friend Bill Miller was killed in a private plane crash in New
Mexico and I was asked by the Dean to serve as the Interim Chairman of
the department. Thus began my career as an administrator.
Dr. Donald Haragan
After a national search, I was appointed Chairman of the Department
followed over a period of many years by appointments as Associate
Dean of Arts and Sciences, Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences, Interim
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Research, Provost and Executive Vice President, Interim President,
President, and Interim Chancellor. What a wonderful experience to be
able to do the things I wanted to do in a place I wanted to call home.
For Willie and me, Texas Tech and Lubbock became “our place” and
the people, “our people”.
When I arrived in 1969, Texas Technological College had recently
become Texas Tech University, but in name only. Now as I am leaving,
Texas Tech University is recognized as a major research university
with the potential of becoming one of the finest teaching and research
campuses in the country. What a ride!
INTRODUCING THE NEW HONORS COLLEGE CLASSOLLMENT BY COLLEGE—FALL 2015
Gender
Women:
Men:
252
232
Race/Ethnicity
Native American/Alaska Native:
Asian/Asian American:
Black/African American:
Hispanic/Latino:
White:
Chose not to identify:
1
43
10
72
280
78
State of Origin
Arizona:
California:
Colorado:
New Mexico:
Texas:
Virginia:
Washington:
West Virginia:
Other:
1
1
2
18
409
1
1
1
50
Major Regions in Texas
Houston:
Austin/San Antonio:
DFW:
El Paso:
Amarillo:
Lubbock:
Midland/Odessa:
Abilene:
37
45
75
6
23
56
3
7
Prospective Majors
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources:
College of Architecture:
Collage of Arts and Sciences:
Rawls College of Business:
College of Education:
Whitacre College of Engineering:
Honors Arts and Letters:
College of Human Sciences:
College of Media and Communication:
College of Visual and Performing Arts:
23
6
98
42
3
129
9
9
9
6
Dr. Jim Brink Awarded the Chancellor’s Distinguished
Teaching Award
In Spring, 2015, Dr. Jim Brink was selected as one of the recipients of
the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching
distinction awarded by the Texas Tech University System. Dr. Brink has
won numerous teaching awards in his many years at TTU and received
national recognition for the freshman seminar program he originated in
1991. Dr. Brink is the director of the Honors Arts and Letters degree and
has shaped the curriculum and culture of the College in innumerable ways.
Dr. Susan Tomlinson Awarded the Spencer
A. Wells Creativity in Teaching Award
Assistant Dean of Admissions, Dr. Susan Tomlinson, received
the Spencer A. Wells Creativity in Teaching Award for
her transformative pedagogical methods. Whether she is
encouraging students to think three-dimensionally as they ride
their bicycles around Lubbock to understand the urban fabric
or helping students to understand the connection between eye,
mind, sight, and hand in her drawing courses, Dr. Tomlinson
inspires students to engage with the world differently.
Dr. Keira Williams Recognized with the Professing
Excellence Award
For her committed work with students and her dedication to nurturing the
whole student, Dr. Keira Williams was awarded the Professing Excellence
Award, which allows on-campus TTU students to recognize those faculty
who “go above and beyond, both inside and outside the classroom,
to impact their students’ learning and academic success.” Dr. Williams
brings positive and creative energy to every interaction with student,
faculty, staff, and colleague.
Dr. Gary Elbow Awarded the Faculty Distinguished
Leadership Award
Dr. Gary Elbow has served with incredible distinction, dignity, and
ethics in numerous offices on the Texas Tech campus. He is a
faculty member in the Honors College and the Department of
Geosciences, he has served as parliamentarian, vice president, and
president of the Faculty Senate, and as the Associate Vice Provost
of Academic Affairs. He is dedicated to the principles of faculty
governance, voice, and collaboration.
Prof. Kurt Caswell Recognized with the Mortar Board
Distinguished Faculty Award
In Fall, 2014, Professor Kurt Caswell was recognized by Omicron Delta
Kappa and the Texas Tech Chapter of the Mortar Board Society with one of
their Distinguished Faculty Awards. This teaching award, one of the very few
nominated, selected, and chosen by students, recognized his ability to transmit
love of writing, travel, and nature to his students. Professor Caswell serves as the
director of the minor in Environment and the Humanities.
Dr. Costica Bradatan Publishes New Book, Dying For Ideas:
The Dangerous Lives of the Philosophers
In his newest book, Dr. Costica Bradatan ruminates on the difficult choices of
philosophers to “stay faithful to your ideas and die or renounce them and stay
alive.” In a profound and deeply moving way, Dying for Ideas discusses the
tradition of philosophy as an art of living and tackles historical questions on the
body as a site of transcendence, self-fashioning, and spectacle.
Dr. Joseph Hodes Wins Book Award
The newest member of the faculty, Dr. Joe Hodes
arrived at Texas Tech this fall and has already brought
“honor” to the Honors College. This fall, Dr. Hodes
was named the winner of the history category in the
Canadian Jewish Literary Awards for his book, From
India to Israel: Identity, Immigration and the Struggle
for Religious Equality. In the few short months he has
been in Honors, he was also recognized by Pi Beta Phi
Sorority as an outstanding faculty member.
Dr. Aliza Wong Recognized for Teaching and Advising Excellence
Dr. Aliza Wong was selected as a TTU Integrated Scholar by the Office of the Provost
in Fall, 2014. She received a TTU Scholarship Catalyst Program grant. She was
also awarded the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the President’s
Excellence in Diversity Award in Spring, 2015. In Summer, 2015, Dr. Wong was chosen
as one of the national recipients of the Excellence in Advising Award from Mortar Board
National College Senior Honor Society.
HONORS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Plains, Playas, Tundras, and Highlands:
The Adventures of Finding Place and Home
By Darin Bell, MD, Honors College Class of 2000
When starting at Texas Tech, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, other than something science related. I looked throughout the
state at possible universities to attend, and ultimately decided that Texas Tech and the Honors program (and subsequently College) offered
the best opportunity for me to explore various areas of interest, including relatively easy access to the mountains. I’ll admit I had some
initial reservations since I was previously acquainted with, and shared the last name of the Honors Director who subsequently became the
first Dean of the Honors College…
I spent the first 2 years at Tech as a premed major simply because that was kind to a fancy way of saying I liked biology and was
undecided as to what I wanted to do with myself. I really had no idea what medicine might entail, as my only prior experience with the field
had consisted of checkups with, and occasional stitches placed by my family doctor. During my undergraduate years I worked through the
HHMI program in a small mammal/genetics lab with Dr. Robert Bradley, who patiently taught me how to collect harvest mice and pocket
gophers, and sequence their mitochondrial DNA, spending hours reading base pairs off of gels in the days before automated sequencers.
These experiences grounded me in the sciences, and furthered my interest in biology.
My experiences with the Honors College, and Eta Omicron Nu helped me to realize that I both enjoyed learning, but also that I most
enjoyed interacting with others, be it on honors ski trips or helping to organize the first college bowl team on campus. I ended up taking a
fifth year at Tech, because not only was I enjoying myself and in no hurry to enter the “real world,” but I still was not sure what I wanted to
do with my life. Besides, I had more important things to do, like spending a semester abroad - which I did in Denmark, traveling as much
throughout Europe as my limited funds would allow. Eventually, however, I realized that maybe medicine did in fact appeal to me, and so I
eventually got degrees in biology and psychology, and applied to medical schools.
After graduation I went to medical school at UT Southwestern in Dallas. There I also took an extra year, to try my hand at clinical research,
studying hypertension. Medical research was another great experience, but during that time I came to understand that my real interest
was in primary care. I wanted to be on the front lines of medicine, providing direct assistance to people who might not otherwise have
access to medicine or health care in general.
HONORS SNAPSHOT
What is your favorite Honors College memory?
Honors program ski trips taken to Taos. Teaching various other students
to ski during the day, and waxing philosophical over tasty beverages in
the evenings.
What was your favorite book you read for an Honors College class?
“The Island of Dr. Moreau” for the Science in Society Seminar. …The
story and the ethical issues it brings up were great.
What do you miss most about Tech or the Honors College?
The friendships made living on the honors floor of Gates Hall (pre honors
dorm). The friends I made in Wall and Gates are still some of the best
people I know.
So from Dallas I made a significant turn in the direction of my
career path prior to that point. I left a research institution that
prides itself on its Nobel prize winning faculty, and moved 4000
miles north, to Alaska, where I did a Family Medicine residency
in Anchorage. I had decided I wanted to practice rural medicine,
and I figured there was no place more rural, in which to train,
than Alaska. I also happened to be tired of the heat of June,
July, and August in Texas.
After three years in Anchorage, where I received broad training to prepare me for a career in rural medicine, with extended experiences
in extremely remote communities, I was hooked on small town medicine. I remained in Alaska for the next five years working in small
towns both on and off the road system. For three years I worked as a family physician in a town of 2,500 people, splitting my time among
the emergency room, clinic, hospital work, and a nursing home. During that time I also served as the medical director of a national park, a
small volunteer ambulance corps, and worked in a maximum security prison.
For the following two years, my wife, who is a physical therapist, and I decided to quit our full time jobs, and spend time both volunteering
oversees and doing travel work throughout the state. We sold our home, sold 90% of our possessions, and moved into a 10 foot by 18
foot cabin with no running water. During this period we worked in places as remote as Borneo, Ethiopia, and Malawi, as well as in small
communities across Southern Alaska. The stories we accumulated from these travels are both fascinating and too numerous to recount in
this limited space, but overall it was one of the best experiences of my life.
In the most recent step of my somewhat circuitous career path, we have once again moved south of Canada. We are now 2000 miles
closer to home (although still about 2000 miles away from Lubbock), in Missoula, Montana. I work as faculty for the University of Montana,
teaching at the Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana. I am privileged to have the opportunity to use my experiences to help train
a new generation of family physicians to work in small rural communities throughout the Northwestern United States.
I have a love and passion for teaching, and regularly find myself thinking back to the honors faculty that inspired me as I went through my
time with the honors college at Texas Tech. I remember people like Drs. Michael Dini, Dominick Casadonte, James Brink, and Ted Reid,
and despite my inherent biases, Dr. Gary Bell, who it almost pains me to say was one of the best history professors I ever had (despite his
telling me quite candidly that I “really sucked it up” with a certain paper on Thomas Jefferson, that I had not put much effort into…) And
while I did not take a class from him directly, I clearly recall the energy and enthusiasm of a young Dr. San Francisco, as he moved into
leadership roles first with HHMI and subsequently with the Honor College. Now I find myself wanting to help foster in others, some of
those same feelings of excitement for learning and passion for discovery that I felt as an honors student some 15-20 years ago.
HONORS CONNECTIONS
Student to Alumni Q&A
Q
A
uestions written by Katie Bishop, senior Engineering major, Honors College
FYE Co-Lead Mentor
nswers provided by Austin Fielding, Field Engineer, Baker Hughes Inc. Honors College Class of 2012
What tips would you give to engineering
students who are trying to stay involved in
the Honors College?
a. Be Friendly – In my experience, your college years are largely
dependent on the people you surround yourself with. Being
in the Honors College opens up a social circle that few have
instant access to. If you have friends in the Honors College, you
will passively maintain ties to the Honors College by attending
functions, going to social events, and just, well, hanging out.
Honors students are the lifeblood of the Honors College. Not the
professors, or the courses, or Gordon Hall. You and your brood
are what define the Honors College. If you want to stay involved,
merely involve yourself in the lives of those around you. Hang out
in the forums at the Honors Building, attend lunch discussions,
meet with professors and make friends in all (yes, all) your
classes,FIELDING
especially the Honors courses.
AUSTIN
b. Be a Leader – My method of staying involved in the Honors
College was easy and lucrative. I was a CA in Gordon Hall. It
was my job was to stay on top of happenings in and around the
Honors College. On top of that, I was obligated to know who was
in the Honors College dorm and thus, the College itself. I know
that CA positions are oft sought and tough to come by, so look
at leadership positions in Herd of Nerds--er, HON. Find volunteer
outlets. Whatever you want to do, there’s likely already a group
for that. Find what you want to do with people you want to be
around. It’s possible the Honors College already has a group for that.
c. Form a Think-tank – First off, let’s collectively agree that
“think-tank” is an awesome word. Now, what I mean when I say
“think-tank” directly relates to the underlying message in all
three responses to this question: find people who improve you.
What comes to my mind is how I led a study group for Calculus II
with Honors Students in one of the study rooms. We helped each
other succeed. That was vital to my success in that class. The
Honors College is ripe with brainy creative eccentrics that will
initiate gears in your head you never knew existed. Even if it’s a
group that loves board games and old noir films, find people who
fulfill you. If you teach a subject, you learn it twice as fast.
2) How would you say your experience was
overall after being in the Honors College as an
engineering major?
In a word, “marvelous.” Looking back, I think my time at Texas
Tech would have been lukewarm without the Honors College.
After being in the Honors College and graduating ‘With Honors’
you earn significant leverage in job and learning opportunities,
postgraduation. The Honors College made all the difference
for me. I probably didn’t overlap my engineering degree with
the Honors College as best as I could. Unfortunately, there
weren’t many Honors courses for engineering at the time I went
through college—besides the core courses. With that said, the
Honors College opened a world of non-engineering learning
opportunities for me that I wouldn’t have come across in only the
College of Engineering. I remember a Science Fiction Discussion
course I adored, and a writing course by Master Kurt Caswell I
really had to flex my brain in. In all, I felt like a product of both
colleges by the time I graduated, with all the benefits of both
instilled in me.
AUSTIN FIELDING
3) As an engineer who has explored the more
creative side of engineering, what kind of jobs
have you seen that stray from the typical job in
the industry?
Beer brewing! That’s the first that comes to mind and a
profession I’ve ogled for the past 8 months. Really though, if I
were to drop my current career in oil and gas production, I might
explore careers in what I might call bio-tech. There are some
really awesome ideas coming out of 3D printing that involve
printing organic material into shapes. Imagine 3D printing a
skin graph for burn victims, or a new eye for persons with
cataracts, or full sized femurs for persons with osteoporosis. I
had a classmate, Aimee Cloutier, you could talk to about those
fields. She was working on prosthetic limbs as part of graduate
work. Even 3D printing nano-bots is a possibility with
advanced engineering. Besides beer and gore? Gee,
what else is there? Oh, right. My dream for 7 years has
been to build ecologically low-impact, energy efficient
apartments all around the United States. This is the
thing I’ve been telling myself I’d do for a very, very
long time. I want to take apartments and turn them
into self-sustained buildings with water recycling,
solar panels, wind turbines, solar-heated hot water,
and garden roofs. Currently the only standard I know
of for sustainable building is called LEAD certification.
My dream would be so much more than that. It’s a
lofty goal, certainly, but it’s the dream I’d be willing to
go broke chasing. So, consider energy efficiency and
bio-technology amongst the most obscure but exciting
industries emerging. The difference between a dream
and a goal is planning.
KATIE BISHOP
4) What kind of advice can you give
students about how to prepare to end up
at their dream job while staying sane?
First and foremost: define your dream job. I’ve told you a little
bit about what I would like to do above, but you see how loosely
defined it is. People who grow up to perform heart transplants
or star on Broadway or build skyscrapers or fly F-16’s know
what they want to do and move towards that goal every day.
The trouble for most people is, unless you’re laser-focused on
your goal from a young age, you spend a lot of years searching
for yourself. I’m 24 and am still unsure about whom I am. If you
want to end up at your dream job, get a good idea of what it is so
you will recognize it when you find it.
Secondly, finding your dream job is—I imagine—sort of like
trying to hit a bull’s eye in darts. You will likely wind up hitting
around the bull’s eye before you actually hit the center. My job
experiences to date have been very varied. I have interned for
a small civil engineering firm in Austin, TX, interned for the
House of Representatives in Washington, DC, I’ve waited tables,
and now I’ve done field work and office work for a Fortune
500 company. I’ve run the gamut (another good word!) and it’s
given me a frame of reference that will help me identify my
dream job when I find it. ‘A closed door is just as important as
an open one,’ I used to say. When you work a spectrum of jobs
you get a taste for what you like and what you don’t. You find out
what your strengths are and have opportunities to build other
underdeveloped skillsets. Get a breadth of experience before you
go seeking your dream job and realize you’re not likely to nail it
right out of college. Dreams take time.
You added the caveat, “while staying sane.” Here’s how I get by. I
travel. I have been across eight different countries in Europe and
leave for Italy tonight at 6:00 pm. Find an comedy, volunteering,
painting, writing, classic films, whatever. There’s a very good
(and very short) book called Steal like an Artist that features
a quote that has become a mantra of mine: Don’t leave your
belongings unattended. Work-life balance is something many
people struggle with in my industry. Practicing it early will keep
you sane in your 20’s. There are two kinds of people in the world:
the kind that do what they say, and the kind that say what they’ll
do. Be the first kind.
5) Is there anything you wish you would
have been more involved in during your
undergraduate experience in the Honors
College?
Yes, but it’s tough to pin down just what it was. Reflecting
on my college years, I feel like I left more than a few things
undone. I would have liked to have been a better student, and
I think sticking around more Honors College students would
have helped that. I probably only managed to perform at 70%
efficiency as a student. I would heartily recommend the book,
Make It Stick, a book about learning how to learn. Get this book
(or listen to it on Audible!) and pass it around to all your friends.
As far as programs go within the Honors College, I believe I had
a really fulfilling four years. Being a CA was what carried me
through college and I loved getting to know the residents as
my neighbors. I bounced around between a lot of events and
clubs without ever joining any. I was too strapped for time. I
would have liked to be an Honors Mentor for one of the Honors
freshman courses. I had two excellent mentors in Dr. Oler’s
Introduction to Engineering course. I would have loved to have
given back in the same way. Another good friend of mine, Neil
Hester, was a mentor in the intro psychology class. He’s one of
the people I mentioned earlier who know their dream job and
pursue it every day. He’s following a graduate program in North
Carolina as last I recall. Overall, my path through the Honors
College as a CA in Gordon, an engineering student, an avid lunch
discussion attendee, an Honors Ambassador, and the Honors
College Banner Bearer brought me closer to the Honors College
than most students, and I think that’s unfortunate. The Honors
College has so many opportunities for students willing to seek them.
THE HONORS COLLEGE TODAY
MAJORS
66
CASNR
8 Architecture
529 Arts & Sciences
222 Business
Sophmores, Juniors, and Seniors 977
339 Engineering
3 Graduate School
39
72
38
Honors Arts and Letters
Human Sciences
Media and Communications
10 University Studies
First Year Students 391
30
Visual and Performing Arts
IN STATE
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93%
7%
OUT OF STATE
PLANS AFTER
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582 Males
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TOTAL ENROLLMENT 1368
12 Education
.07% Native American
7% Asian/Asian American
3% African American
14% Hispanic/Latino
3% Multiracial
3% International Student
.3% Did not Specify
70% White/Caucasian
TOP 10
STUDY SPOTS
Library
Home
Gatsby’s Coffeehouse
Student Union Building
TOP 10 APPS
Honors College Forum
Market Street
Instagram
J&B Coffee Co.
iFunny
Laundry Room
Starbucks
Pinterest
Holden Hall
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Strive for Honor 28.6%
Bear Our Banners 7.1%
Wreck ‘Em 7.1%
All of the Above 57.1%
WHICH
TEXAS TECH SLOGAN
RESONATES MOST
WITH YOU?
ALUMNI SORTINGS
JOIN AN HONORS COLLEGE HOUSE
The TTU Honors College enthusiastically
welcomes alumni participation in the four-house
system! If you would like to be sorted into one
of the four houses, please contact honors@ttu.
edu with your request. Your name will be placed
into a Sorting Hat, and an Owl Post will arrive
in your inbox soon afterwards with the name of
the house into which you have been sorted. ALL
SORTING WILL BE DONE AT RANDOM.
Once sorted, you will have special opportunities
for involvement and will be kept up-to-date on
the achievements of your house. House scarves
will be available for purchase year round.
Please contact us at honors@ttu.edu for
more information or to be sorted.
Box 41017 | Lubbock, TX 79409-1017