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PRIORITY REGISTRATION BEGINS APRIL 6!
Etscorn Scholarship applications due April 20

During the past semester you may have seen the smiling face above around the Etscorn Honors Center. His name is Jonathan Holland and he is interning at Honors while he completes his MA in higher education administration. Be sure to say hello next time you see him around the Etscorn Honors Center. HONORS CALENDAR March 27 Honors Peer Advisor Applications due, Etscorn Honors Center, 4 p.m. March 27-29 MEHA conference, Kalamazo, Michigan March 30-April 6 Walk-in Advising April 1 Dale Billingsley's Last Lecture, Etscorn Honors Classroom, 7 p.m. April 2 PB&J Day, Honors House, 11-2 p.m. April 4 Capture the Flag, The Quad, 7-9 p.m. April 6 PRIORITY REGISTRATION BEGINS April 8 HSC desert outing at Dairy Kastle, meet outside of Threlkeld Hall, 7:15 p.m. April 8-April 10 New Applicant Advising Quiz Bowl. Its Happening Here. Quiz Bowl practice is 7:00 p.m. on Mondays in the Overseers House Second Floor Classroom. All are welcome. If you have any questions please contact Monica Marks or Matt Church. G.R.A.S.S. Announcing UofL’s newest R.S.O., G.R.A.S.S. (Group Recycling and Sustainable Solutions), which focuses on sustainability issues on campus. If you are a student or employee interested in getting involved with “living green and learning green” on campus, search “Louisville Green Team” on FaceBook, or contact Sarah Becker at nbeck02@louisville.edu Green. It’s happening here! FLOW: For the Love of Water Join G.R.A.S.S. and Special Guest Speaker Gill Holland on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 for a screening of the first film in a documentary series sponsored by G.R.A.S.S. This documentary focuses on the world water crisis, and the co-producer, Gill Holland, will be holding a question and answer session before the film begins. Parking will be available beginning at 7 p.m. in the blue lot off of 3rd & Brandeis. Before the film begins, booths will be set up with information from local companies on sustainability issues. The screening starts at 7:30 p.m. and admission will be free! Service Learning Expo The Office of Civic Engagement, Leadership and Service in partnership with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is looking for students to participate in our first annual Service-Learning EXPO: Connections to the Community on Tuesday, April 7th from 12-3 pm in the Lutz Atrium. This expo will be an opportunity for students to showcase their collaborative work with non-profit organizations.These efforts may have been conducted through course work, internships, or recognized student organizations. Applicants must submit a registration form by Wed, APRIL 1st. For forms and information contact: Lora.Haynes@Louisville.edu 852-5949 or Kim.Shaver@louisville.edu 852-4333. HVP -- Honors Volunteer Program HVP is an organization that seeks to give Honors Program students opportunities to volunteer for university-sponsored activities, and in the greater Louisville community. HVP hosts a monthly lunch meeting in Etscorn Honors Center to distribute information about each month’s activities. The next HVP meeting will be held in the Etscorn Honors Center Classroom, April. 2, 2009 from 12:20- 12:50 p.m. All HVP meetings will be held the first Thursday of each month at the same time and place. Those who wish to be notified about HVP events by listserv, please send your name and e-mail address to krtrim01@louisville.edu. Before every event, you will receive e-mail with the exact time, locations, car pool instructions and directions. Please also check out the Facebook group Honors Volunteer Program. Americorps Bonner Leader Program The AmeriCorps Bonner Leader Program is a service-learning leadership program supported by the Bonner Foundation and funded through AmeriCorps. Students who are interested in making a commitment to: engage in weekly community service-learning, explore social justice issues, connect to the larger Louisville landscape and non-profit organizations, apply academic learning in our community, and build/ leadership skills with a team of committed UofL students, and earn an educational award for tuition or student loans are invited to apply! APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE NOW! At the Dean of Students Office, the Cultural Center, and the Honors Program. DEADLINE: April 10th to Dean of Students Office, SAC W301 Bonner AmeriCorps Leaders serve at designated Louisville sites for a specified term and earn an AmeriCorps Education Award: 300 service hours/1 year commitment $1000.00 Award 450 service hours/1 year commitment $1250.25 Award 900 service hours/2 year commitment $2362.50 Award Sites for the 2009-10 academic year, include: Americana Community Center, Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm, New Directions Housing, Down Syndrome of Louisville, and Signature Partnership sites (others to be added). For more information visit: www.louisville.edu/leadership/programs/bonner-leader or contact, Kim Shaver @ 852-4333 kkjohn01@louisville.edu The Anne and William Axton Reading Series, Spring 2009 Mark your calendar! Lydia Davis is the author of four collections of short fiction, including Varieties of Disturbance, a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award; and a novel, The End of the Story. Her work has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Poetry, and has been published in numerous journals ranging from The New Yorker to McSweeny’s. Davis is also the translator of avant-garde French novels, memoirs, and volumes of literary criticism, most recently, Swann's Way by Marcel Proust, which received the French-American Foundation Annual Translation Prize. Davis was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government for her fiction and translation, and in 2003 received a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. Reading: Thurs., April 2nd, 7:30 p.m., Bingham Poetry Room (Belknap campus, Ekstrom Library) Master Class: Fri., April 3rd, 10am-noon, Humanities 300 (Belknap campus)	If there are corrections or omissions, e-mail honors@louisville.edu to update information. Etscorn Scholarship Applications Available Applications for several academic scholarships from Honors in the value of $5000 for the 2009-2010 academic year are now available. Out-of-state students are encouraged to apply. Online applications may be found on the Local Scholarships page under Honors Program Academic Scholarships, with paper applications located in the information rack in the reception area of the Etscorn Honors Center. The Etscorn family supports these scholarships through a generous donation. Applications are due in the Etscorn Honors Center Monday, April 20 and should be returned to the attention of Dr. John Richardson. Undergraduate Research Symposium The Undergraduate Research Symposium is April 14 from 12:30 p.m. through 4 p.m. in the Belknap research building first floor seminar room. Abstracts are due April 6. 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. Walk-in Advising Begins March 30. New Applicants April 8. Students who missed an opportunity to meet with Dr. Richardson, Melissa, Luke or Tony, can do so on or after March 30, 2009, when Honors Walk-in advising commences at the Etscorn Honors Center. New applicants to the Honors Program can come in to see an Honors advisor starting April 8. Walk-in advising will end on April 10. REMINDER Senior Honors Project Deadline For students who are submitting a thesis for graduation this spring, please note that your oral examination must be completed and thesis approval form must be returned to the Etscorn Honors Center by March 30, 2009. Students graduating in August or later please see the honors website for more information. JOB OPPORTUNITIES and Internships Looking for summer work? Kentucky Derby Internships The KY Derby Festival is in need of interns for this year's festival. It is a ton of fun and there are lots of great events.The only downside is that the internships are not paid.If you are interested, or know someone who is, contact Shanna Ward. They need help now through derby. Shanna H. Ward can be reached at (502) 584-3378 Ext. 850 or sward@kdf.org SCA Internships The Student Conservation Assocation is looking to select college students to work on Conservation Internships http://www.thesca.org/more-environmental-conservation-internships/ There are internships in over 50 environmental disciplines in natural areas across the United States including Alaska and Hawaii.They work on building trails, conservation projects and ecological research initiatives. Benefits include transportation and a modest stipend. Check out their website or call David Wicks at 485-3295 to find out more information. Upward Bound Seeking Residence Counselors The Upward Bound and Youth Toward Excellence Programs are now hiring Residence Counselors for the Summer of 2009. The summer program operating dates are May 25, 2009 through July 18, 2009. We are seeking applicants who have experience or a desire to work with and supervise middle and high school youth in a college preparatory environment. For more information, please contact Stacey Thompson or Candice Johnson at (502) 852-6719 or download an application from http://www.louisvilleupwardbound.net/ on the Internet. Arcadia Community Center Internships The Arcadia Community Center is looking for an Intern. Of the some 1600 people residing in the neighborhoods surrounding the Community Center, the majority are internationals representing refugee and immigrant groups speaking more than 31 languages and from over 17 countries, including Kosovo, Bosnia, Cuba, Honduras, Guatemala, Iran, Iraq, Congo, Mexico, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Burundi and Togo. The majority are from Somalia--the Somali Bantu. Four summer associates will work in partnership with our current project as relates to our goal: assisting with the difficult process of acculturation many of our residents face by increasing our center’s capacity to provide safe, educational, and interactive programming for the youth of the Arcadia neighborhood through a holistic approach that involves partnership and familiarity with the youths’ network of support such as family, neighborhood, ethnic community, school, and community center staff and volunteers. This is an unpaid internship that will start on June 1, 2009 and end on July 31, 2009. The last day to apply is May 20, 2009. If you are interested or would like more information please contact Katie Carman at 502-375-1819 Honors Peer Advisors Needed for Summer Orientation Peer Advisors are needed for the 2009 summer orientation session. The University Honors Program will be hiring Peer Advisors to help incoming freshmen plan and schedule their courses during the 2009 Freshman Orientation Program. This is an outstanding opportunity for Honors students to learn more about the university, discuss their experiences in the University Honors Program with interested new students and parents, and earn some money along the way. Students will be expected to work approximately 20 hours each week from mid-May to July 2, 2008. In order to apply you must have completed at least 30 hours and have a 3.35 or higher cumulative GPA. Applications are due by March 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. IMPORTANT NOTE: Both the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) and Summer Term II classes may conflict with the required work schedule for a Peer Advisor. Please take this into consideration when applying for the Peer Advisor position. Please download this application. Once you have completed it, please return it to the front desk at Etscorn Honors Center. REMINDER Keep Our Classrooms Clean! Please note that in addition to food and drink being prohibited in the Honors House computer lab, we also kindly request you refrain from eating and drinking in the Etscorn Honors Center classroom, rm. 132. Exceptions to this rule will be made for meetings, study sessions and other events, but only as approved by Dr. Richardson. Honors Online Newsletter Geography Notice of our bi-weekly newsletter, complete with a link to our website, should come to your e-mail twice a month, eight issues a semester. In the left-hand column, look for the calendar and the Honors Volunteer Program. In the center, you'll usually find the core Honors stories -- Honors events, conference announcements, registration news, special seminars -- the sort of news and activities you don't want to miss. In the right-hand column we feature news about people, Honors student research and Honors faculty as well as scholarship and fellowship news, jobs and internships.	Congrats to our Award-winning Students! Three Students Win Critical Language Scholarships Three U of L students, Joseph Lee Young (Current Honors Student), Jeffrey Benedict, and Christopher Cunningham (Former Honors Student), have received Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes for 2009. Sponsored by the United States Department of State, the CLS program offers overseas study in critical need foreign languages. J. Lee Young, is a senior at U of L, majoring in Anthropology with a minor in Russian Studies. Young has the distinction of winning a second CLS award to study advanced Russian, after winning a CLS for intermediate Russian in 2008. His future plans include applying for a Fulbright grant and pursuing a career in public health and medical anthropology. Jeffrey Benedict, a first year student at U of L’s Brandeis Law School, will use his CLS to study Turkish. As a former Mitchell scholar, Benedict earned an M.A. from the National University of Ireland in Musicology. Benedict graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 2007 and is an ROTC 2nd Lieutenant. Christopher Cunningham, a 2005 graduate of the University of Louisville, will study Punjabi in India. In 2006-2007, he studied in Northern Ireland as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, earning an M.A. at Queen’s University Belfast. Cunningham is currently a graduate student in Political Science at Northeastern University. Cunningham was a recipient of the Etscorn Honors Scholarship from 2002-2004. ANNOUNCING THE SPRING 2009 COMPETITION FOR WORLD SCHOLARS FUNDING FOR TRAVEL IN 2009-2010! The WORLD SCHOLARS PROGRAM provides select undergraduate students with up to $5000 of funding to support a semester or year of study in a country or region of the world whose principal language is not English. World Scholars use their foreign-language skills to engage in some form of full-immersion experience (whether coursework with the local student population, internship or volunteer work, or directed study). Upon their return, World Scholars work with a faculty advisor on a final project (such as an honors thesis, a community service project, or an application for a major national fellowship) that integrates their international experience with their undergraduate studies at U of L. Minimum eligibility requirements: * full-time undergraduate student with at least sophomore standing at the time of application. * active commitment to achieving fluency in the language of the host country or region. (Preference will be given to applicants who already demonstrate at least intermediate-level proficiency.) * declared major or minor in any of the non-language disciplines offered at the University of Louisville. * minimum GPA of 3.0 overall and good academic standing. You are not eligible if you: * cannot commit to a full semester or year of study abroad in 2009-2010. * intend to travel in your final semester of undergraduate study. NOTE: preference will be given to applicants who are not native speakers of the country to which they intend to travel. For full application (including recommendation form and language evaluation form), go to http://louisville.edu/a-s/general/worldscholars.html. (Scroll down for 2009 application.) To explore study abroad options that meet the requirements of the World Scholars Program, make an appointment with a study abroad advisor at edabroad@louisville.edu. For any other inquiries, contact Dr. Greg Hutcheson, chair of the World Scholars selection committee, at gshutch@louisville.edu.APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 3rd. (Awards will be announced by April 20th.) HONORS STUDENT COUNCIL (HSC) HSC is proud to sponsor the following regular monthly events: the academic lecture series and social outings. Please see below for details, and check The Current regularly for updates on activities, as well as the Facebook groups Honors Program Announcements and HSC Social Projects. Upcoming HSC Events: P B & J Day April 2 is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! To raise awareness about this important facet of American (college student) life, please come out and celebrate lunch with us. There will be peanut butter-crunchy and smooth (fancy, we know); an array of jams and jellies from around the world Kroger; various kinds of bread-buns, white bread, wheat bread, &c. and all kinds of crazy toppings to make your sandwich your very own! It's coming to you FREE on Thursday, April 2, 2008 in the Honors House Reading Room from 11 a.m. to whenever the food runs out! Be there or be allergic to peanuts! Brought to you by the Committee for Peanut Butter Awareness, from the Department for College Students Love Peanut Butter, a subsidiary of the Honors Student Council. You scream. I scream. We all scream for ice cream. Honors Students enjoy ice cream from Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen at a recent HSC dessert outing. Isn't it time you joined them for a sweet treat? Dessert Outing HSC's wants you to join them for dessert for their monthly sweet tooth outing! Join your peers at Dairy Kastle this Wednesday, April 8. All interested students should meet outside of Threlkeld Hall at 7:15 p.m. For more information about Dairy Kastle please visit http://dairykastle.com/index2.html Check out our new website! http://uoflhsc.com HSC Snack Center The fridge and pantry in the Honors House has been restocked and is better than ever! Honors Student Council would like to thank everyone for their support. We hope you all enjoy the items for sale in the house. If you have any suggestions for items to purchase, please contact David Song (ddsong01@louisville.edu), the Honors Student Council Vice President. Please remember to pay for any purchases you make. This helps to ensure that the fridge and pantry remain stocked throughout the year. Thank you once again for your support. Got Honors? There are many wonderful ways that you can participate in the honors program beyond taking an honors class. If you enjoy giving back to your community then HVP is for you. If you want to be a part of the changes in honors then HSC is for you. The Honors program also offers student worker positions during the academic year and summer. Would you like to expand your scholastic horizons with research? If so Honors offers four wonderful opportunities a year to travel, meet other students, and earn valuable experience presenting research to your peers. If you would like more information on any of these opportunities contact an honors advisor, staff member, or read The Current.

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