{"id":1327,"date":"2017-12-18T12:10:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T17:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2017-12-18T12:10:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T17:10:13","slug":"monday-missive-december-18-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/blog\/2017\/12\/18\/monday-missive-december-18-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive – December 18, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Commencement<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Report<\/span><\/b>\u00a0—\u00a0Last Saturday the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences held its winter\u00a0commencement<\/span><\/span>\u00a0ceremony, and for 86 of our students, this ceremony marked their transition from current students to graduates.\u00a0 A total of 12 of our graduate students are listed in the\u00a0commencement<\/span><\/span>\u00a0program, and 74 undergraduate students are listed.<\/div>\n
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I was especially impressed with how many of our BA students fall under the heading of “Graduation with Distinction.” \u00a0Of the 74 students, 11 earned the distinction of Cum Laude (GPA between 3.4-3.7), 4 earned the distinction of Magna Cum Laude (GPA between 3.7-3.9), and 6 earned the distinction of Summa Cum Laude (GPA between 3.9-4.0).\u00a0 This total comes to 21\u00a0students. I am very proud of all of our graduating students, but I want to mention by name the 6 students who earned the distinction of Summa Cum Laude.\u00a0 Their names are Brittney Elder, Samantha Ashley Holt, Jordan Thomas Kearney, Shelby Lauren LeClair, Alicia Nicole Mullis, and Brianna Nicole Thurman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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English Martin Scholars<\/b>\u00a0—\u00a0The first two Martin Scholars to graduate from UNC Charlotte are English majors Chelsea Moore and Nephdarlie Saint Cyr. Both earned Honors in English. Their achievements were celebrated December 13th at a dinner at Macaroni Grill hosted by the Honors College and made possible through the generosity of the Martin family.\u00a0 Pictured with them are English honors director Kirk Melnikoff and two English faculty who supported them, Aaron Toscano and Balaka Basu.<\/p>\n

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Martin Scholars enjoy funding up to the full cost of attendance at UNC Charlotte.\u00a0 As merit scholarship recipients, they are supported by a faculty fellow, Jeffrey Leak, and the Honors College Associate Director for Scholar Advising, Karen James. The program’s chief administrator is Malin Pereira, Executive Director of the Honors College.<\/p>\n

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Kirk Melnikoff, Nephdarlie Saint Cyr, Jeffrey Leak, Chelsea Moore, Aaron Toscano, Balaka Basu<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kudos<\/b>\u00a0— As you know, I like to use my Monday Missives to share news about recent accomplishments by members of the English Department.\u00a0 Here is the latest news:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sarah Minslow<\/b>\u00a0was recently awarded a Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Advising in the “New Advisor” category from the National Academic Advisors Association (NACADA).\u00a0 She will be acknowledged formally at the NACADA South Regional Conference in Charleston, SC, in May.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Events and Deadlines<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 Here is information about upcoming events and deadlines:<\/p>\n

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December<\/span>\u00a019 \u2014 The CLAS Faculty Achievement Celebration will take place in the Harris Alumni Center from\u00a03:30 to 5:30<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

January 8<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 The first day of classes for the Spring 2018 semester is\u00a0January 8<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Quirky Quiz Question<\/b>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Dr. Seuss is the author of one of the most popular books given to recent graduates.\u00a0 What is the title of this book?<\/p>\n

Last week’s answer:\u00a0John Ronald Reuel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tolkien used his first three initials when he published his creative works.\u00a0 Does anybody know what J.R.R. stand for?
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