2005 -2006 Mortar Board Activities

    Link to 2004-2005 Mortar Board Activities

• Hurricane Victims Book Drive at Books A Million. Mortar Board members collected over 100 new books and over $100 in donations for Hurricane Katrina Victims. The books were delivered to Alba Middle School in Bayou la Batre. November 5, 2005.

• Study Break.  Along with the Freshman Advisory Board and the Freshman Leadership Council, Mortar Board co-hosts a study break in the freshman dorms during finals week. Movies, popcorn, desserts, and refreshments, help students alleviate stress.   December 14, 2005.

• Campus Beautification. MB members joined up with Circle K to clean up the campus. January 21, 2006.

• St. Mary’s Home Picnic.  St. Mary’s Home is a residential treatment facility where children of all ages seek refuge. (The children are from dysfunctional homes.) Joining with Alpha Epsilon Delta and the Biomedical Sciences Society, Mortar Board co-hosts a picnic for the children of St. Mary’s Home including games, face paint, music, a moonwalk, pizza, chips, and refreshments.  

• Mortar Board Top Prof.  Each Mortar Board member invites a favorite professor to a Banquet in the Terrace Room.   March 3, 2006

• New Member Initiation. Ceremony held in Student Center to initiate new members. March 24, 2006.

• Faculty Appreciation Day.  On a Friday in March, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts are delivered to all department offices to show appreciation for what the faculty and staff do day in and day out. March