Animania- Caroline Rublein & Krystjana Bruce- Tuesday 1:00

Activity Group Descriptions

Animania- Caroline Rublein & Krystjana Bruce- Tuesday @ 1:00

If you love watching anime, are interested in trying it out, or just want to learn more about Japanese culture, consider joining Animania! We will be watching the first two to three episodes of a different series every week. There will be both new and classic shows, as well as suggestions from participants. At the end of each meeting, we will be discussing what we’ve watched and any parts of Japanese culture that pertain to it. Feel free to bring snacks or a meal, and we hope to see you there!

Anything Goes- Hannah Zerbe & Erica Berkowitz – Monday and Wednesday @ 5:00

Are you having trouble finding the motivation to exercise? Are you looking for a way to get in shape? If so, Anything Goes is for you! Anything Goes is a great way to get active and stay active. Anything Goes is a small group workout class that encourages all fitness levels and will give you confidence in working out. Workouts include full-body High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), cardio based fitness, as well as, strength and resistance training. You have a say in which areas of the body we work on, since Anything Goes! So, come out and enjoy an awesome workout with a fun group of people! Are you ready to get in shape?

Basics of Imaginary Writing- Megan McKenna - Due Friday @ 4:00

For this activity group, members will be able to respond to an online writing prompt that they are given each week. The students will respond in answers that are usually 400 words, and will submit them to Brook and I to receive the activity group credit.

Color Me Crazy – Tabitha Schappell– Wednesday @ 12:00

Take an hour out of your all too busy week and just relax. Color Me Crazy is a super chill, stress relieving group for all you color-lovers out there. If you would prefer to doodle, or if you have something to work on for school, feel free to bring it along. If it’s art related, it's completely acceptable. So bring your imagination, along with some colored pencils, crayons or markers of your choosing and lets color!

Creating Utopia– Michaela Gawrys – Thursday @ 2:00

Haven't you ever imagined what a perfect world would look like? A world without war or poverty? A world without social expectations and inequality? In this group we will discuss what would be important to us in our perfect world. We will create a Utopia by thinking about what is important to us, while also looking at different aspects that literature, films, and art show as important in a Utopia. While trying to picture and discuss this perfect world we will also get the chance to imagine how Utopias can be dystopic. Our eventual conclusion that we will come to is whether or not a Utopia is really a world worth living in. Maybe we all want to live in a Dystopia instead.

Diagnose & Discuss – Sierra Laughead & Jenna Shank – Wednesday @ 3:00

In the Honors House, join us and Gregory House in diagnosing patients. We will be watching episodes from the TV show House M.D to discuss the variety of illnesses within the show. We will start with episode one and take suggestions throughout the semester for particular episodes of interest. At the end of each episode, we will take the rest of the time to discuss the medical terminology used throughout. All majors welcome!

Disney Movies- Quinn Cummings- Monday @ 4:00

We will watch various Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks films and discuss possible life lessons learned from them.

Dr. Honors- Joe Visceglia & Justin Silverstrim– Thursday @ 6:00

Have you ever wanted to hear the latest developments in the medical field? Maybe you just find it humerus to get together with good friends and talk about all the cool and interesting medical discoveries that are out there! Luck for you the GHP now has the Dr. Oz of all activity groups, that’s right... Dr. Honors!! Certified by the FDA to spark your interest, Dr. Honors is an open discussion about various medical topics that will be sure to captivate your cerebral cortex!!! With all the stress of being a health science major, this may just be what the doctor ordered. **(Disclaimer: we are only two PA students, not actual medical doctors and are unable to give actual medical advice)**

Musicals & More- Melissa Velardi & Makenzie Sullivan –Wednesday @ 6:00

Mamma Mia! It is a hard knock life being a college student. You’re the one that I want to take just 60 out of 525,600 minutes this year to unwind and watch a musical. All I ask of you is to watch, then discuss what it means to be a jet, how to be popular, and when to jump to the left. So long, fair well, and we hope to see you Wednesdays at 6 in the Honors House TV room! We promise you’ll be back after your first meeting!

Release the Beasts– Eric Shuffelbottom– Tuesday @ 12:00

Once a week the SPCA likes to get a group of people together and take dogs to the park for exercise and fresh air. I volunteer there often and know they are always looking for people to help out for about an hour or so. I thought this would be a fun and different idea!

Study Hour – Chelsea Allen – Monday @ 2:30

Stressed about meeting your activity group requirements and needing time to study? Do you find it difficult to stay motivated and on-task while studying alone? Are you possibly searching for a structured, focused study time that remains constant week by week? Study Hour is an activity group that provides a quiet, motivated, and focused time dedicated to studying. As Honors students, our studies are high on our priority lists, but they can take a backseat to other extracurricular activities. Study Hour will teach you how to study for a set period of time with minimized distractions so that you can develop regular and effective study habits! Feel free to bring any work that needs done, including group projects, and even a snack or lunch if necessary. Laptops used to complete work are welcome, and you can use the computer lab upstairs to print as needed. Now you have an opportunity to get ahead, catch up, or keep up with your classwork in a focused, motivated, and productive manner while learning new studying techniques!

Study Time- Hannah Ostrander- Thursday @ 2:30

Spa Day will be a chance to unwind during a stressful week of classes and other obligations. Members will be exposed to DIY face masks and scrubs, and they will also be able to paint their nails, etc. Spa day will be the time that one can indulge and devote to their well-being. It will be the ultimate leisure experience where members can learn new beauty tricks along the way! Come out to Spa Day!

Spikeball – Jason Berlin & Breanna McDonald – Thursday @ 1:00

Hello! SpikeBall is a small recreational game that is a load of fun! it is just like volleyball but hitting the ball into the net! Please come out! its a load of fun and Bre and I will teach you all the rules to having a great time! It is not a high intensity cardio game so no need to worry about exhausting yourself during this hour period! Hope to see you soon!

Studying the Sciences– Sharon Valerio & Ashlea Ghaner– Wednesday @ 1:30

Studying the Sciences is a study group that will meet every week at the ECSC and it is there for students whose majors makes them feel that they sometimes live on east campus. This is convenient for those who may find it difficult to find time in their schedules to break concentration-flow in order to trek back and forth from East to Main Campus and make it back in time to their labs and other time commitments.

Super Hero Movie Group –Adam Richards & Hannah Bell– Monday @ 5:00

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have superpowers and save the day? Well, we can’t give you powers, but we can show you what it’s like for other people (or aliens) to have them! Come to Superhero Movie Group and enjoy a nice, relaxing hour watching some of your favorite heroes from DC and Marvel battle it out with their biggest enemies. And, when the fighting’s done, there’s always time for strategy—or, in this case, discussion! At the end of each meeting, a question will be posed about the portion watched for the day, and it’ll be your job to answer it! Friendly discussion is the goal for this super-power-packed activity, and we want you there to join us!