Northeast Regional Honors Council Conference 

Baltimore, Maryland  April 12-15, 2012
Full Conference Program with session listings
(Please send corrections for the printed program to mroman@cse.edu by March 12, 2012.)

Schedule of Events

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Registration                                                             5:00-8:00pm         

Student Icebreaker/Mixer                                         6:30-9:30pm

Executive Committee Meeting                                  8:00-9:00pm

Developing In Honors:                                             9:00-10:15pm
The Big Picture: Higher Ed and Honors

Friday, April 13, 2012

Registration                                                              8:00-11:00am
 
City as Text Intro                                                      9:00-9:30am

City as Text (lunch on your own)                               9:30-1:30pm 

City as Text Wrap-up and City as Text Speaker          1:45-3:15pm

Faculty-led Creative Workshops                                 3:30-5:30pm

Registration                                                              3:00-6:00pm 

Banquet                                                                   7:30-9:30pm

Student Open Mike                                                   10:00pm

Saturday, April 14

Stay Fit Breakfast                                                     7:30-9:00am

Roundtable Discussions                                             7:30-9:00am

Poster Presenters                                                      7:30-9:00am

Session 1: Papers                                                      9:00-10:15am

Session 2: Papers                                                      10:25-11:40am           

Presidential Lunch and Address                                  12:00-1:30 pm

Session 3: Student-led  Interactive Workshops             1:40-2:55pm

Session 4: Papers                                                       3:05-4:20pm

Developing In Honors: Nuts and Bolts                         4:30-5:45pm

Student Caucus                                                         4:30-5:45pm

Business Meeting                                                      6:00-7:00pm

Student Social                                                           8:00-11:00pm

Sunday, April 15

Stay Fit Breakfast                                                     7:30-9:30am

Poster Presenters and Roundtable Discussions             8:00-10:00am

Executive Wrap-up                                                   10:00-10:15 am          

State Level Meetings                                                 9:30-10:30am

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City as Text Options: Friday, April 13

Charles Village and Station North Arts and Entertainment District:
Station North is an emergent arts and entertainment cultural center located three miles north of our Conference site. This eclectic neighborhood includes Greenmount Cemetery–a resting place for many famous Baltimoreans; The Great Blacks In Wax Museum$; Maryland Institute College of Art; Wyman Park Dell; and the Baltimore Museum of Art, which is located on the Johns Hopkins Campus. Out-of-pocket cost: $12 and lunch
Students will take the free Circulator bus to Penn Station, which is located at southern edge of Station North.

Federal Hill:
This beautiful 19th Century historic neighborhood is located just south of our Conference site. The Maryland Science Center $and Rash Field are located at the foot of this neighborhood. Federal Hill Park, the famous Cross Street Market, and many art venues and fashion boutique stores can be visited. This area of Baltimore includes the waterfront and is also near the American Visionary Museum $and Baltimore Museum of Industry $. You can also visit Fort McHenry $by renting a bike $or taking the Baltimore Circulator Bus. Out-of-pocket cost: $20-$38 and lunch

Fells Point:
This 18th Century historic waterfront can be reached by water taxi $. Baltimore African American maritime history is encountered at the Frederick Douglas–Isaac Myers Maritime Park. Fells Point is also where historic Baltimore intersects pop culture Baltimore. If you decide to walk to this neighborhood, you will pass the entrance to Little Italy and experience Baltimore’s newest urban development project: Inner Harbor East. Out-of-pocket cost: $24 and lunch

Environmental Excursion to Hart Miller Island:      
The maximum number of participants is 20.
Hart Miller Island is located off the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Essex, MD. Participants will take a bus and boat ride to reach the Island. Students will have hands-on experiences exploring how the Port of Baltimore manages the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Water testing, fish ecology, bird watching, and wetlands management science are included in this experience. Out-of-pocket cost: Lunch

Little Italy:
Little Italy is located across the Inner Harbor due east of our Conference site. Before you reach this Italian enclave, you will pass the State of Maryland’s 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Tower, The Power Plant entertainment venues, and the Baltimore Aquarium $$. The north edge of Little Italy includes the Star Spangled Banner Flag House $and the Reginald F. Lewis of Maryland African American History and Culture Museum $. You definitely should plan on eating lunch in Little Italy!. Max. Out-of-pocket cost: $20-$55 and lunch

Mount Vernon:
Walking north on Charles Street, Mount Vernon is located in the center of Baltimore. Mount Vernon Square architecture, park, and cultural institutions are beautiful examples of 19th Century Baltimore culture. The Peabody Conservatory, The Walters Art Museum, and The Maryland Historical Society $are just a few of the many cultural institutions that can be encountered in this neighborhood. Max. Out-of-pocket cost: $11 and lunch
Baltimore’s free Circulator bus or the Light Rail Train $transportation can be taken to reach this walking tour site.

West Baltimore:
This walking tour experience will be a unique one because participants will experience the best of Baltimore’s civic development, Oriole Park at Camden Yards $and Ridgley’s Delight  “dollar houses”, as well as the remnants of its 1968 riots. Your route destination is the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum $, the first roundhouse built in the United States. This meandering tour also includes walking through Pig Town and past the Edgar Allen Poe House $. We recommend as you head back to the Conference site that you eat lunch at the “famous” Lexington Market (the oldest continually running market in the United States) and stop by Edgar Allen Poe’s tomb. You will most likely seek out light rail transportation $or take the Circulator bus back to the hotel because this walking tour is longest of all CaT tours.  Out-of-pocket cost: $19 and lunch