Summer Honors student Jarod Noel doing landscaping at Cross Pointe Church of God.
photo by Hannah Morgan
Students engage in a shaving cream fight after a closing communion service.
photo by Hannah Morgan
The Summer Honors staff and students break for a group photo.
photo by Hannah Morgan
Lee University’s Summer Honors residential program concluded another two-week term, exposing high-achieving students to numerous aspects of college life at Lee.
This year’s Summer Honors drew 173 students to Lee’s campus, an all-time record for attendance.
While at Summer Honors, students got a head start on their college career by earning six hours of academic credit, taking two courses designed to introduce them to the structure of a university-style class. This year’s courses included “Called to Business Excellence,” “Go…Transforming Communities through Service,” “How Different Can This Be?: Human Exceptionalities and Similarities in Relation to Special Education,” “Keeping Secrets Secret: The Mathematical Art to Making and Breaking Codes,” “Taking Sides: Psychological Issues,” “Ancient/Future Worship: How the Bible, Culture, and Personalities Affect the Worship Music of the Postmodern Era,” “The Film Experience: Understanding Cultural Language through Cinema,” “Leadership: Expect Greatness,” “Ignite Education: An Innovative Approach to Teaching and Learning,” and “Missional Living: Discovering a Pathway to Destiny.”
Besides going to classes, Summer Honors exposed participants to an assortment of other activities such as whitewater rafting, Greek Olympics, a movie night, a formal dinner, and a trip to Chattanooga.
The program also focuses on service-learning, a part of the Lee curriculum, providing students the opportunity to participate first hand. This year students served the community in various ways, including hosting a block party on campus for clients of the Caring Place, assisting both Cleveland Habitat for Humanity ReStores, working with Cross Pointe Church of God, three local units of the Boys and Girls Club, the Cleveland Emergency Shelter, Family Promise, Indian Ministries of North America, Peerless Road Church, and the YMCA Community Action Project (Y-CAP).
“The students at this year’s Summer Honors experience were incredibly gifted and highly motivated,” said Dr. Mike Hayes, vice president for student development. “They performed well in the classroom, embraced challenges to their faith, and reached out to each other and the community in helpful ways. Knowing that they’re emerging as leaders in our communities and churches excites me about the future.”
For more information about Lee’s Summer Honors program, please visit http://leeuniversity.edu/summer-honors/ or contact the Office of Student Development at 614-8406.