Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2010

Publication Title

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council

Volume

11

Issue

1

First page number:

57

Last page number:

60

Abstract

Belief in a "healthy mind, healthy body" is as relevant to twenty-first-century honors students as it was to their ancient counterparts. The ancient Greek athlete and the honors student-athlete both share the dedication and discipline needed to excel, and our culture still finds praiseworthy those who exhibit excellence in both mind and body. At the University of Nevada Las Vegas, the library is sponsoring a poster series promoting literacy by featuring student-athletes reading their favorite books. An honors college student athlete will be featured in the near future, a symbol of distinction somewhat akin to Myron's Discobolos (Discus Thrower).

Keywords

College athletes; Information literacy; Talented students

Disciplines

Education | Library and Information Science

Language

English

Comments

The above essay was originally published in the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council and is archived by permission of the National Collegiate Honors Council.

Publisher Citation

Wintrol, K. (2010). Is ‘mens sana in corpore sano’ a concept relevant to honors students? Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 11, 57-60.

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