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Honors student Amy Bennett participated in Posters-at-the-Capitol Feb. 2, presenting work on the study of "The Development of Mastery and Performance Motivation in Young Children." The event helps inform those who fund higher education and undergraduate research. Posters-at-the-Capitol By Amy Bennett Psychology On Feb. 2, I attended Posters-at-the-Capitol in Frankfort, KY. The event offers college undergraduates from around the state an opportunity to share research and other creative projects they have been working on. State senators and representatives circulate and speak with students about their projects during the event. I presented my research from the Cognitive Development Lab here at the university. My specific area of research focuses on motivation in very young children. Overall, attending Posters-at-the Capitol was a fun and rewarding experience. I was able to meet other students and faculty interested in similar areas of research, and had the opportunity to find out about innovative research in many different fields, since a wide range of topics was covered at the event. Above all, the experience of sharing my research through this event really helped to reinforce the importance of the work I am doing. Posters-at-the-Capitol is a great opportunity for all students engaged in research or other creative endeavors.
ESU Scholar Named U of L's English-Speaking Union (ESU) Summer 2006 scholarship competition winner is Abigail Heiniger, who will enroll for three weeks in Shakespeare to the Present Literature Summer Program at Cambridge University in England. The ESU scholarship provides tuition and room and board for a three-week academic program at Oxford University or Cambridge University. In addition to the academic program, Abby receives $500 toward airfare and a week's room and board in London.
U of L Dance Marathon Dance marathon interest sessions will be on various dates in several residence halls at the following locations and times. Sessions on Tuesday, Feb. 21 will be at Unitas at 8:30 p.m., Miller at 9:00 p.m., Threlkeld at 9:30 p.m. and Stevenson at 10:00 p.m. On Wednesday, Feb. 22 sessions will be at Complex at 9:00 p.m., Louisville Hall at 9:30 p.m. and UTA at 10:00 p.m. The U of L dance marathon will take place on March 25-26. It is a 24 hour dance-a-thon to raise money for Kosair Children's Hospital.
HONORS CALENDAR
Feb. 20 Honors Scholars banquet, University Club, 6 p.m.
Feb. 27 Honors Student Council meeting, Etscorn, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Feb. 24 Honors sign-up sheets out at Etscorn Honors Center, 8 a.m.
Feb. 24-25 Kentucky Honors Roundtable at UK
March 1 Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity application deadline
March 6 Honors advising begins
March 23 Majors day, SAC, multipurpose room, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
April 13 Priority registration
VOLUNTEERS HVP - HONORS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Those who wish to be notified about events by listserv, please send your name and e-mail address to tiaa123@hotmail.com. Before every event you will receive e-mail with information.
2006 International Banquet The American International Relations Club and the International Center invite you to attend the 2006 International Banquet, Saturday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room-SAC, Belknap Campus. The banquet will feature international dishes, lively music and performances by international students. Tickets are at the International Center (852-6602). Ticket prices are: U of L students, faculty/staff and other students, $15; general public, $20; children under 11, $5. Phone the International Center at 502-852-6602 for tickets.
U of L Jazz Week Jazz Week 2006 kicks off Feb. 23 and runs through Feb. 26 at the School of Music’s Comstock Concert Hall. For more details, visit the Jazz Week website.
REACH Ambassadors Applications REACH Ambassadors are second-year students who serve as peer mentors helping first year and transfer students negotiate the transition to the U of L community through support, friendship and advice. REACH Ambassador applications for 2006-2007 are available online. The application deadline is March 20.
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University Honors Programonline bulletin
Volume 5, Number 12 University of Louisville ARTS & SCIENCES
February 20, 2006
Honors Scholars An additional benefit for University Honors Scholars participants, new for spring 2006, is the opportunity for students seeking the Honors Scholars designation to sign-up for a scheduled advising appointment each semester before other Honors students. In order to be eligible, an Honors Scholar must have completed at least 3 honors courses (a minimum of 9 credit hours) and be making significant progress toward completing the Honors Scholars requirements.
Sign-up sheets will be available to eligible students beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23. at the Etscorn Honors Center front desk.
Honors Advising and Course Listing The fall 2006 Honors course listing featuring Honors seminars and general education offerings is now online with the U of L course offerings to follow in early to mid-March. Before that time, consult the fall 2005 schedule as a reference since the schedule does not change radically from year to year. Spring appointments are 30 minutes each. Sign-up sheets for advising appointments are in the Etscorn Honors Center beginning Friday, Feb. 24 with advising beginning March 6. Please stop by to make an appointment. Priority registration begins April 13. Registration in each Honors course requires prior approval from the Honors director or an Honors academic counselor. If you are an Honors student who is enrolled in a college other than Arts & Sciences (Business, Music, Speed, Education, Nursing), you will need to see your advisor in that college as well. Remember it is important to come in early because classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Make the most of your time with your advisor -- read through the course listing and arrive with a tentative schedule.
Honors Student Council News Student council members report that the Honors constitution is about half complete, with another work evening scheduled for Monday, Feb. 27 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Etscorn Honors Center. Active Honors students are invited to participate; a pizza dinner will be provided. Those working on the constitution last Monday evening included Majeid Ali, Tia Alton, Laura Bishop, Jenna Glasscock, Clare Gervasi Kalb, Allie Martin, DJ Sims, David Solemani-Meigooni and Josh Yuen.
Undergraduate Research Symposium The Undergraduate Research Symposium is April 18 from 12:30 p.m. through 4 p.m. in the Belknap research building first floor seminar room. Abstracts are due April 5. The Undergraduate Research Symposium is a chance for undergraduates to share what they have learned through their research experiences with a larger audience. It provides a forum where students can showcase research projects that build on and enrich faculty work across the disciplines. Symposium participants gain valuable experience in oral and graphic presentation, and can include their presentations on résumés and graduate school applications. The symposium includes projects from all disciplines, allowing students to learn from each other about a broad range of exciting research topics. Abstract instructions are available online.
National Conference, Fall 2006 National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Fall 2006 conference proposal deadline is March 20, 2006. Interested Honors faculty, students and staff are urged to apply. Students should contact Luke Buckman at luke.buckman@louisville.edu or 852-4666. The conference proposal forms are up on the NCHC website. The theme of the 2006 NCHC conference in Philadelphia Nov. 15 through 19, 2006, is “Liberty: Foundation for Inquiry, Innovation and Invention."
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Honors House Valentine's Day lunch featured the usual good food as well as
a chance to make valentines. (Tip, if heads above are down, the person is
making a valentine.) Special thanks to Tia Alton, Clare Kalb and Will
Armstrong for preparing the event.
Valentine's Day lunch wasn't the only Honors House event, Michelle Wilbert and Ben Vaughan cha cha cha while Chris Mitchell looks on in amusement. At right are some of the valentines for a nearby nursing home prepared during the lunch hour.
LAST CALL Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) The Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) application deadline is March 1. For more information about the program visit Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP).
THE CURRENT, the University Honors Program online newsletter published every two weeks during the fall and spring terms, welcomes submissions. Material should be submitted by the Wednesday preceding the next Monday publication date. Electronic submissions are preferable. Please send to Ruth Spangler by e-mail at rlspan02@louisville.edu. Hard copy may be sent to the Honors House c/o THE CURRENT. The next issue of THE CURRENT appears March 6, 2006.
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Dr. Patricia Condon's Honors seminar "Outsiders and Visionary Art" creates an outsider piece as a class project. Seminar members working are (left to right) Emily DeYoung, Kent Getsinger, Anna Krippenstapel, Andrea Mason and Sarah Oesterly. The seminar, the national travel course for spring 2006, is scheduled to tour outsider locals in the South during the second week of May.
SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS Freeman-ASIA Study Abroad Award For study in East and Southeast Asia (Sophomore to seniors) Deadline: Summer study, March 15 Fall study, April 7 Gilman Study Abroad Award For Pell Grant Students Study abroad for Pell Grant students (Sophomore to seniors) Deadline: fall study, April 15
National Scholarship Office News As the season for national scholarship and fellowship applications winds up, Dr. Patricia Condon, director of the National Scholarship Office, reports that applications are proceeding well.
Seven Honors students and one Honors alum are among the 11 major scholarship and fellowship applications currently under national or international evaluation. Four of our 13 Fulbright applications are now being reviewed by country; two of these are undergraduate students, two are graduate students. Three undergraduate David L. Boren National Security Education Program (NSEP) applications have been submitted. Our NSEP Boren graduate applicant is a returning Korea Fulbright fellow and a U of L Honors Program alum. The NSEP scholarship is one of the competitions in which U of L students excel. The Goldwater scholarship for scientists, mathematicians and engineers has two applicants. The Udall environmental studies scholarship has one applicant. Scholarship deadlines coming up include the Rotary International awards, the Freeman-Asia scholarships for summer or fall study in Asia and the Gilman fall 2006 international study scholarships for Pell Grant recipients. Applicants are sought for these awards.
Announcements of finalists for fellowships and scholarships begin in early March with award news continuing through mid summer.
Dr. David Anderson teaches the full range of classes in the English department at the University of Louisville, including freshman composition, American literature surveys, poetry and African-American literature, as well as graduate level classes. Dr. Anderson is also the director of the English department’s honors program. In that role, he recruits students for seminars, thesis work and independent study encouraging undergrads to conduct research projects that will teach them to sustain in-depth paper topics and prepare for publishing articles, conference papers and for submitting proposals and prospecti for graduate theses. Dr. Anderson describes himself as a “matchmaker,” guiding students to the professors with experience in the fields the students may be researching. He also serves as an associate dean for diversity and community outreach in Arts and Sciences.
When asked “Why U of L?” Dr. Anderson’s first answer is family, since both he and his wife were offered teaching positions at U of L. He enjoys working on an urban campus and feels that interacting with a student body boasting wide ranging ages and backgrounds gives him more opportunity to be effective as a teacher.
Dr. Anderson, originally from St. Louis, has an undergraduate degree in economics from Washington University and a Ph.D. in American poetry from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Louisville with his wife and children.
Honors Faculty Spotlight By Maggie Lorenz I enjoy Honors seminars because the coursework offers the kind of education I came to college for. The classes expand my mind and offer real learning opportunities. In Honors seminars, students are more willing to volunteer thoughts, and the small classes encourage good discussion. These are precisely the reasons -- the opportunity to engage in “real teaching” in Professor Joe Slavin's words -- that he enjoys Honors seminars.
Over the years, Professor Slavin has taught courses in the humanities division and history department, as well as served as the dean of Arts and Sciences from 1974 to 1977. In addition, Dr. Slavin served three terms as the chair of humanities. This semester he is teaching the “Ibsen’s Women” Honors seminar with plans to teach a course next spring for the Honors Program titled “George Orwell: Fiction, Truth and Politics.”
An active writer, Professor Slavin published his first article in 1957 on Sophocles and Antigone. Since then, he has published 18 books and nearly 100 articles in journals and essays in other books. His next work, Treason in Tudor England, will be finished in October of this year. In spite of his busy life here at the University of Louisville, Dr. Slavin enjoys playing competitive amateur golf. He and his wife raised five children, now adults 32 to 50, and enjoy their three grandchildren who are eleven, eight and two. |
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