Hello Everyone and Happy Monday!

Regardless of what I do or do not have to do it seems like the weekend always zips by to fast, but I guess it’s just best to push ever-foreword through the weeks. Last Friday was Wittenberg’s first scholarship day, and what a day it was! I had the privilege of greeting the scholarship day attendee’s and there parents in Wittenberg’s very own Matthies house. In my last blog I briefly mentioned the house, but after re-visiting all of its wonderful attributes with dozens of families I decided to revisit the house here in greater detail.

When you walk in the Matthies house you almost immediately feel like you’re at the home of nice friend or dear relative, who has gone for a trip and given you the use of there abode. Only in the case of the Matthies house you get to use the house 24-7 for as long as you like! The house has two large study rooms on the downstairs floor equipped with comfy couches, nice desks and plenty of lighting. There is also a kitchen that is perpetually ready to welcome you with offerings of hot chocolate, tea, or a can of soda.

Advancing to the upstairs of the house you’ll find three more study rooms, including one which is set up for going over presentations or group projects. The second floor also has a computer lab, loaded with eight computers, a laser printer, and numerous study and reference works. While the Matthies house is almost never busy, if it ever does have more then a few students working underneath its roof a nice feature of the house is that every room in the house can be closed off. So if you ever have a big project and really need to focus, you can just pull the doors and get through the task at hand without any interruptions.

I don’t want to make it seem that the Matthies house is a place only used by haggard looking students who are on day three of a 20 page paper. The house also serves as a social space for students in the honors program to meet up and hangout. There is a large closet of games available for groups to use to their hearts content. There’s also a TV with a DVD player in the event that a group of honors students want to get together and watch a movie while they relax after a stressful week or exam.

I have utilized the Mathies house innumerable times since I started at Wittenberg, and feel that it is without a doubt one of the greatest privileges given to members of Wittenberg’s honors program. If you come to campus for a scholarship day or tour I highly encourage a stop at the Matthies house to see it and all it has to offer for yourself!

Best wishes for a great week,
-Ben A.

We’re already on week three of the new semester and things are going fast. Classes have kept me on my toes, but they have all been very interesting and engaging. I have a feeling it will be a hard but rewarding semester. I hosted my first overnight perspective last night and must say if you want an idea for what Wittenberg is really like, there are few better ways to gain that view then by coming to campus and doing an overnight with a current student. Since many of you may be coming to a scholarship day or accepted student visit day in the near future I want to encourage you add an overnight on to you schedule if you can swing it.

Since many of you will be at Wittenberg in the next few months I also want to encourage you to take a look at the Matthies House, located on Alumni-way. The Matthies house is one of the many privileges given to students who are accepted into the university’s honors program. The house has multiple study rooms to accommodate nearly any size group. It is also equipped with a personal computer lab and a working kitchen that always has hot chocolate ready to go! The house is open and available for use by honors students 24 hours a day, and is a great retreat if you need to pull an all-nighter before a project. For those of you who are looking for a challenging and equally rewarding academic experience during you college years I think you will be hard pressed to find a comprehensive honors program with more to offer then Wittenberg’s.

Going along with expending academic horizons, today was Wittenberg’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation and it was a speech to remember. Throughout the year Wittenberg brings many renowned speakers to campus, to discuss a broad spectrum of topics related to our ever-changing world. Today’s convocation was a challenge to all to remain vigilant and steadfast in the face of prejudice, regardless of the form it takes on. The convocation really reminded me of another reason I love Wittenberg. Many schools are canceled for the holiday celebrating Dr. King, but Wittenberg found a way to bring the entire campus community together for an enjoyable and enlightening address. I think it really shows Wittenberg commitment to the overall well-roundedness of its students that the university constantly provides opportunities that challenge us and make us think in new and unique ways.

I wish you well in the coming week and hope to see many of you on campus over the next few months!

Ben A.
s10.badams@wittenberg.edu

Hello Everyone,

My name is Ben Adams and I’m a sophomore here at Wittenberg. The main reason I have been given the opportunity to have this blog is so that I can inform all of you perspective students about Wittenberg’s outstanding honors program! However before we get into that I figured I’d just write a short first post about who I am and what I’m up to. I am a management and Economics double major and so far I love it. This semester I feel a little overwhelmed with classes [Two 300 level Econ and a 300 and 400 level management :/ ], but I’m also excited to be learning so many things that relate to both of my majors.

Outside of the class room I am involved in Witt invest, Wittenberg’s investment club, and the campus’s gsa. I am also an RA in the Tower residence hall which has been an amazing experience. Aside from my job as an RA I am a marketing Intern for Sodexho [Wittenberg’s food service provider] and an overnight host for the admissions office. I guess that’s really about all the intro I have in me. If you ever have any questions about Wittenberg or anything on campus please feel free to ask, I love talking about Wittenberg. I hope 2008 treats you well and I look foreword to telling you about all of the great aspects of Wittenberg’s honors program.

Ben A.