Please join us on May 7 from 11-2 for The Beast, the Honors College’s first annual storytelling extravaganza. Listen to a wide range of stories told by some of our most talented students.

1. 11:00-11:20 AM Welcome and Introduction

1. 1.  Jess: welcome, “Why We Tell Stories”
   2.  Oliva Nuechterlein, “Perspective”

2. 11:20-11:40 AM Animal Narratives: Idylls 

2. 1. Bailey Flannery, TBD
   2. Zoë Brown, “Queen of the Forest”

3. 11:40-12:05 PM Personal Narratives: Perseverance  

3. 1. Amy Reyes, “What Food Means to Me”
   2. Jess Plotkin, “Self Portrait: The Power of a Name”

4. 12:05-12:15 PM BREAK 
5. 12:15-12:40 PM Personal Narratives: Arrival

5. 1. Min Kwon “How Did I End up Here?”
   2. Kari Mrotek “A Life in a Year”

6. 12:40- 1:05 PM Animal Narratives: The Hunt 

6. 1. Kevin Monahan “The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant”
   2. Sofia Mattson “Le Complainte de la Blanche Biche: A Warning for Women Who Wander in the Wood”

7. 1:05-1:15 PM BREAK
8. 1:15-1:50 PM Grief and Change 

8. 1. Alex Nelson, TBD, presented by TBD
   2. Zella Haase, TBD
   3. Faith Wrycha “Martin”

9. 1:50-2:00 PM Conclusion