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The International Seminar set out for Mexico Dec. 27 returning Jan. 6. More photos and a story will be featured in the Jan. 23 issue of The Current. Participating students may submit pictures of the trip for The Current and the bulletin board by leaving prints or CDs of digital files at the Etscorn Honors Center front desk.
GPA 3.5 or Up? Sign Up Now for Honors Scholars With the first semester 2005-2006 grades entered, we invite students – especially freshmen – with a cumulative 3.5 GPA to sign up for Honors Scholar status. Check out the University Honors Scholars Program for a downloadable sign-up form for those eligible Honors students who are not yet enrolled as Honors Scholars. Another place to find out about Honors Scholars is in the With Honors e-Zine article about Honors Scholars. Sign up soon so that you too may enjoy the Honors Scholars banquet coming soon at the University Club.
Honors Graduation Kudos Honors students completing a Senior Honors Project and graduating summa cum laude in December 2005 were Chris Cunningham, Byron Gary, Aaron Mette and Ruthie Schmelz. University Honors Scholars graduating in December were Chris Cunningham and Ruthie Schmelz. Chris Cunningham was named A&S outstanding graduating senior. Congratulations!
Graduating Spring 2006? Be Sure to Apply for Your Degree Students graduating in May 2006 may apply online through Jan. 27. To do so, log in to ULink, select student services, registration, and then degree application.
HONORS CALENDAR
Jan. 11 KHR conference proposals due in the Etscorn Honors Center
Jan. 13 Last day to add a class
Jan. 16 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Jan. 20 SRHC conference proposals due in the Etscorn Honors Center
Jan. 27 Last day to apply for spring graduation
With Honors e-Zine! Click on With Honors e-Zine for the newest biannual additions to the Honors Program online magazine. The paper edition of With Honors, now in an eight-page format with full color photos, will be distributed on campus and available in the literature racks of the Honors House and the Etscorn Honors Center soon.
Provost's Awards for Exemplary Advising Students, faculty and staff are invited to nominate full-time faculty members or professional academic advisors, coordinators, counselors, consultants or administrators whose primary and current job responsibility is advising students for the Provost's Awards for Exemplary Advising. This year nominations and letters of support will be submitted online. Nominations may be made through Jan. 31. Details are at http://www.louisville.edu/provost/award.
Reminder Best Paper Competition from Women's and Gender Studies The U of L Women’s and Gender Studies Program announces the sixth annual Carolyn Krause Maddox Prize in Women’s and Gender Studies. One undergraduate and one graduate student will be awarded $300 in cash for the best papers on a topic in Women’s and Gender Studies. Deadline to submit a paper is Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, at 4 p.m. For a full description of contest requirements, see the Dec. 5 issue of The Current. Application forms can be obtained at the Women’s & Gender Studies office (Gardiner Hall, rm. 331), by calling 852-8160 or by e-mailing your request to lin.billingsley@louisville.edu. Send or bring papers to Gardiner Hall, rm. 331, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292. Questions? Call 852-8160 or e-mail nancyt@louisville.edu. No electronic submissions accepted.
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 January 23, 2006. |
Back issues: Current Issue, Aug. 22, Sep. 6 Sep. 19, Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 31, Nov. 14, Dec. 5, Jan. 9, Jan. 23, Feb. 6, Feb. 20, Mar. 6, Mar 27
University Honors Programonline bulletin
Volume 5, Number 9 University of Louisville ARTS & SCIENCES
January 9, 2006
Summer Research Opportunities at the University of Louisville The Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) provides U of L undergraduate students with a ten-week, research-intensive, one-on-one mentored research experience in a department that offers graduate degrees. The program begins the Tuesday after Memorial Day. It includes a student stipend as well as some funding for research supplies with participants expected to attend weekly group seminars on topics related to research, ethics and graduate education. Preferrably, students should be in their sophomore or junior year of study. For more information, read more about the program and the application for Summer 2006.
Other summer undergraduate research programs available on campus include the National Institutes of Health KBRIN Program, the Neurosciences Program, the Minority Undergraduate Summer Program in Cardiovascular Research, the Cancer Education Program at UofL and the Sociology Research Experience. Summary information and links to web sites where applications forms can be found is online. In addition, there is always the possibility of an undergraduate research opportunity supported by an individual faculty member's grant for a summer research project.
Participants in summer research opportunities at U of L, summer 2005.
Alternative Spring Break Alternative Spring Break (ASB) will perform service as well as study the history and effects of slavery in Charleston, South Carolina, Saturday March 11 to Saturday March 18. Students who are enrolled in "Reparations" (PHIL 305, COM 301, PAS 300, SCHG 300) are given priority to participate in ASB, since Prof. Ede Warner and Prof. David Owen will be connecting the course with the trip. A few U of L students who are not enrolled in the class may apply for the trip or add the class. We are seeking "new" participants this year. If you have previously participated in ASB, you may not apply this year. Please call or e-mail Kim Shaver, Service Learning coordinator, 852-3436, if you have questions. Travel, lodging and some meals will be provided for all participants. Each participant is required to contribute $150 to the cost of the trip, and to attend approximately six mandatory orientation meetings. You bring your own spending money and money for meals not covered. Financial assistance is available. Fill out the attached trip application (this does not enroll you in the class, which must be done through normal normal channels). Return applications by Friday, Jan. 20. The trip is sponsored by Campus Life, the Honors Program and the Women’s’ Center.
HONORS CONFERENCES Kentucky Honors Roundtable at UK SRHC in Orlando The Honors Program is calling for papers and presentations for two spring conferences.
The Kentucky Honors Roundtable (KHR) will be held at the University of Kentucky, Feb. 24-25. If you have a current undertaking, work it up for an individual presentation or coordinate projects for a panel discussion. Proposals for KHR must be in the Honors House by Jan. 11. Remember that research presentations range from data-rich projects to those reporting on Honors-related activities such as our Overseers International Seminar trips. Too often students pass by the Honors conferences because it is hard to recognize your own work as conference material. Another misconception about conferences is that the papers are heavy and the presentations large. Not so. Presentations are given in small venues with small groups of interested and friendly listeners. Check the Etscorn Honors Center literature rack for application forms or download the KHR application form and return to the Etscorn Center or Luke.
The Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC) will be held at the Walt Disney World Coronado Spring Resort in Orlando, April 6-8. The theme of the Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC) conference is “Honors, the Natural and the Man-Made: Conflict or Accord?” For more information on the SRHC conference and its tentative schedule, please download the attached information. Students wishing to participate in the regional conference in Orlando are expected to participate in KHR. The application deadline for SRHC is Jan. 20.
If you are interested in attending this conference, please download and complete the SRHC application form. To apply, you may send the form as an attachment to honors@louisville.edu or fax it to (502) 852-3919 or mail it to the University Honors Program, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky, 40292. If you have questions, contact Luke Buckman at luke.buckman@louisville.edu or call 502.852.6293. For information, download and read information about the SRHC conference.
Both conferences provide the opportunity to meet fellow honors students, directors and faculty members from across the state and the region. Students attend a variety of academic presentations during the conference, while also learning about different honors programs. The Honors Program provides travel and expenses for those attending Honors conferences. Because SRHC is in Orlando in the spring, we anticipate an increased application pool to that conference. Please contact Luke as soon as possible as space is limited. |
A buffet lunch brought together Honors students and staff for an informal gathering on Reading Day, Dec. 6.
National Scholarship Office News We are very proud of our National Scholarship Office headed up by Dr. Patricia Condon. During the last three academic years in which the office has been active, U of L students applying for national and international scholarship and fellowship opportunities have had extraordinary success. Of the applicants applying for Fulbright Fellowships each year, between 30 and 40 percent of U of L applicants have received awards.
“The Top Producers of Fulbright Awards for American Students by Type of Institution,” an article in the Nov. 4, 2005, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, named the top 28 research institutions with student Fulbrights for 2005-2006. Among these universities, only ten had an award percentage rate of 30 percent or higher.
Another U of L Scholarship Office point of pride this year is the National Security Education Program (NSEP)/David L. Boren Scholarship news. The National Security Education Program announced that of the 730 applicants for Boren Scholarships, 47 were awarded. Of the four Boren applicants from U of L, two were awarded scholarships and one was named an alternate.
REMINDER SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS Campus deadlines for all of the following scholarships are in early January.
The Goldwater for Researchers The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship For science, engineering, math National application deadline, Feb. 1, 2006 (Sophomores or juniors)
The Udall for the Environment The Morris K. Udall Scholarship For environmental interests All majors may apply for this award. National application deadline, March 3, 2006 (Sophomores or juniors)
Government, NGO, Non-Profit Scholarships For commitment to public policy National application deadline, Feb. 6, 2006 (For juniors only)
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship For foreign affairs interests and careers National application deadline, Feb. 28, 2006 (Sophomores or seniors)
David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship (NSEP) Area studies, languages of national security interest National application deadline, Feb. 10, 2006 (Sophomores to seniors)
David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship (NSEP) Area studies, languages of national security interest National application deadline, Jan. 30, 2006 (Graduating seniors, graduate students)
If you plan to apply for any of these scholarships and have not already made an appointment with the director of the Scholarship Office, Dr. Patricia Condon, you should do so now. Her e-mail is patricia.condon@louisville.edu or call 852-0024.
 Honors students chatting at the Reading Day buffet lunch.
Minority Scholarship Fund The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund is for those attending an ABA-accredited law school in 2006-2007 and is "intended to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to law school and to provide financial assistance to the scholarship recipients." To learn more, please go to http://www.abanet.org/op/legal.html. The deadline is March 1, but if you are interested you should look at the application soon because it's over ten pages long and requires a lot of details and documentation about your financial circumstances. The ABA sent one application, it will be post it on the bulletin board (Ford 102) for perusal. |
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