Saturday mornings aren’t usually associated with conferences and firesides, but a bit of both happened during the I-Honor It Conference from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Taylor Building on Sept. 24.
A group of leaders from the Activities Programs, Academic Societies, Resident Assistants, Student Alumni Association, New Student Orientation, Honor Outreach Council and the David O. McKay Library got together to do a bit of training on the Honor Code.
The conference started with signing in, receiving a sticker to show which association you were with, and a T-shirt. Participants were then shown to the south end of the Taylor Building to play a leadership game.
After being led into the Taylor Chapel, an introduction to the conference was given and an Honor Code video was shown. There were then some speakers such as Jim Gee, the vice president of student life.
“The Honor Code is the key to the environment,” Gee said.
The group then moved to the cultural hall where some skits were performed that dealt with different issues of the Honor Code.
A suggestion given for how to deal with these situations was to keep it positive.
A brainstorming session for each of the leadership groups was next on the agenda. Everyone was given the question “What can we do as an organization to make a difference?”
Everyone then met together in the chapel to review their lists, and to close the conference with a challenge to apply the Honor Code in their lives.
Sarah Coiner, a sophomore from Staunton, Va., who was there as an R.A., enjoyed the Conference and said the Spirit was present.
“We learned the true meaning and importance of the Honor Code and that it’s not just a piece of paper,” Coiner said.
Shannon Drees, a senior from Bremerton, Wash., was attending as a leader for the Architecture and Construction Management Society and said sometimes we forget the meaning of the Honor Code when we are applying to come to BYU-I.
“It was a really good reinforcement of what we signed,” Drees said.
The organizers for the conference also felt pretty good about what went on Saturday.
“I think things went well,” said Bonnie White, a sophomore from Chattanooga, Tenn., and the New Student Orientation Showcase director. “The people who came made this conference what it was.”
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