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Mary Churchill Humphrey Scholar
Elizabeth Russell, named U of L's Mary Churchill Humphrey Scholar in early November, receives two funded years of graduate work in the United Kingdom. This scholarship, open to College of Arts and Sciences graduates, is sometimes called U of L's own Rhodes Scholarship. First and second runners-up for the scholarship are Natalie Richards and Michele Wilbert.
Meeting for Honors Students Interested in Forming an Honors Student Council On Thursday, Nov. 17 at 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in the Etscorn Honors Center classroom, a meeting is being held by a group of Honors students very interested in forming an Honors Student Council. An Honors Council provides a formal process for interacting with the administration and allows student involvement in planning and executing activities and other facets of the Honors Program. If you have experience in student government, or you simply want to get more involved in the Honors Program, please attend this meeting so we can begin forming the council. If you are unable to attend, but still want to get involved, please e-mail Clare Gervasi Kalb at cfgerv01@louisville.edu, or Allie Martin at anmart03@louisville.edu. Make yourself heard!
Honors e-mail Very soon, all e-mail coming from the Honors Program will be sent ONLY to louisville.edu accounts. Stay connected, check your U of L account or forward your e-mail from your U of L account to your favorite address. Directions for forwarding e-mail can be found at Technology Tips. Those who rely on outside addresses without forwarding their mail will miss registration and scholarship announcements, Honors Scholars events, conferences and many other opportunities such as the pre-med mentoring opportunity published at right.
HVP Announces Website Launch The Honors Volunteer Program (HVP) has launched its own website at http://rso.louisville.edu/hvp/ with thanks to Brian Goessling for his work. Please note that the next HVP meeting is on a Thursday (rather than the usual Tuesday), Dec. 1 in the Etscorn Honors Center from 12:10 to 1 p.m. Anyone who wishes to be notified about events by listserv, please send your name and e-mail address to tiaa128@hotmail.com.
National Honors Conference Honors students attending the National Honors Conference at the end of October included Thaddaeus Burgess, Jessica Durbin, Joey Feldman, Nisha Haque, Abigail Heiniger, Kelsey Hughes, Paria Majd, Jackie Roe, Maria Scheitz, David Soleimani-Meigooni and Josh Yuen.
Reminder Senior Honors Project Deadline Dec. 9 is the deadline for submission for December 2005 graduates' Senior Honors Projects. In addition, Dec. 9 is the deadline for initiating forms and proposals for August 2006 graduation. For more information, visit the Senior Honors Project web page or e-mail Melissa Stordeur at melissa.stordeur@louisville.edu.
HONORS CALENDARNov. 17 Honors Student Council meeting, 12:15 - 12:45 p.m., Etscorn Honors Center classroom
Dec. 1 HVP meeting, Etscorn Honors Center, 12:10 - 1 p.m.
Dec. 5 Last day of classes
Dec. 6 Reading Day Study Bash, the Etscorn Honors Center (Hold the date, watch for more info!)
Dec. 9 Final deadline for Senior Honors Projects (Fall 2005 graduates)
Deadline for Senior Honors Project Initiation form/proposals (August 2006 graduates)
Dec. 15 Fall Commencement
U of L Thanksgiving Dinner The U of L annual Thanksgiving celebration sponsored by Campus Life is Nov. 22, Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Student Activities Center Multi-purpose Room. All students, staff and faculty share a delicious dinner with the U of L community. No reservations are necessary. First come, first served!
commonGround Distributes Petitions commonGround, a safe zone for people of all sexual orientations and gender identites and gender expressions, seeks to add the phrase "gender identity and gender expression" to U of L's non-discrimination policy. This addition will accurately represent the transgender members of the community on campus. The organization is also promoting the support of the Center for LGBT Services. Petitions for these initiatives are available at the center located in the basement of the Houchens Building and may be distributed throughout the week. For more information contact Dallas Nichols at danich01@louisville.edu.
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University Honors Programonline bulletin
Volume 5, Number 7 University of Louisville ARTS & SCIENCES
November 14, 2005
Medical Student Mentors for Pre-Meds A new program provides the opportunity for sophomore, junior and senior pre-med undergraduates to be mentored by first- and second-year medical students at the University of Louisville. If you are a pre-med undergraduate (sophomore or above) and are interested in being paired with a medical student, or you are interested in obtaining more information about how this mentoring opportunity works, please contact Mark Fairweather at mark.fairweather@louisville.edu by Nov. 30.
GOVERNMENT SERVICE SCHOLARSHIPS The National Scholarship Office director Dr. Patricia Condon invites students interested in scholarships for study leading to public service or international service opportunities to make appointments to discuss the possibilities for your future. Before winter break, contact Dr. Condon at patricia.condon@louisville.edu or phone 852-0024 for appointments. Be sure to explore your interests before arriving at your appointment. The Scholarship Office is located on the ground floor of the Overseers Honors House.
The Scholarships The Truman for Public Policy (For Juniors) Current juniors with outstanding leadership potential, who are preparing to pursue careers in government or elsewhere in public service, plan to apply for the Truman Scholarship. The Truman is a $30,000 merit-based grant awarded to undergraduate students who wish financial support to attend graduate or professional school in preparation for careers in domestic government, the non-profit sector or other areas of public service. The foundation seeks candidates who have extensive records of public and community service, are committed to service careers and have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills. Financial need is not a consideration. In the spring of 2003, Honors student Elizabeth Sawyer, then a junior, was named a Truman Scholar.
The NSEP Boren for Language and International Area Studies Graduate and undergraduate students with a commitment to a career in federal service may apply for financial support for study in targeted foreign countries of national security interest. The David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship (NSEP) for sophomores to seniors and the David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship (NSEP) for graduating seniors and graduate students offer opportunities to study in 87 countries and 48 languages. In the spring of 2005, Jennifer Ward received a Boren National Security Education Program Scholarship to Brazil to study Portuguese, Amazon Resource Management and Brazilian Culture with SIT Study Abroad. Lindsay Zoeller received a Boren National Security Education Program Scholarship to Jordan to study Arabic and Middle Eastern Culture with the CIEE program in Amman. In the fall semester of 2004, Disha Pancholi received a Boren scholarship to study Arabic in Egypt.
Pickering for Public Policy and International Affairs The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship offers full graduate education support, a graduate study mentor and foreign and domestic internships. Last spring, U of L 2005 graduate Ashley Gray was named a Pickering Fellow. This scholarship prepares students for careers in foreign affairs. The scholarship may be applied for either as a sophomore or as a graduating senior. The Pickering Fellowship gives preference to minority candidates with demonstrated financial need.
Unusual Opportunities -- The Carnegie Endowment's Junior Fellowship Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Carnegie Endowment's senior associates. Each year the endowment offers up to ten one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. The U of L campus application deadline for the Carnegie Fellowship is Dec. 14, 2005; the national deadline is Jan. 15, 2006.
The Coro for Public Service/Policy Similar to the Truman Scholarship, this one is for seniors and graduates. This is a unique opportunity for seniors interested in public policy. The Coro Fellows Program is an innovative fellowship offering support for earning an M.A. in public policy. The program looks something like a Truman competition for seniors or recent graduates. Coro is a nine-month, full-time, graduate-level training program. It provides fellows with a unique opportunity to develop an understanding of public affairs and decision-making through hands-on exposure to individuals and institutions that influence life in five major urban areas -- Pittsburgh, New York Los Angeles, San Francisco and St. Louis. Fellows spend substantial time interviewing influential women and men -- from members of Congress to Fortune 500 CEOs -- exploring the logic, methods and motivations behind public leadership. Fellows leave the program with an in-depth understanding of how leaders develop creative and ethical solutions for society's most complex problems. Coro seeks individuals with demonstrated leadership potential and a genuine commitment to public service. The Coro application deadline is Jan. 6, 2006.
Explore Government CareersThe federal government employs nearly three million workers and hires hundreds of thousands each year for jobs that can be found in every state and large metropolitan area, as well as overseas in more than 200 countries. According to the http://federaljobs.net/ website, the average annual salary for all full-time federal government jobs exceeds $57,000. If you explore the topic you will find that government jobs cut across a wide range of fields, including areas as diverse as environmental planning, nursing, law, information technology, wildlife biology, communications and engineering -- the list is long.
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Honors National Conference
At left, David Soleimani-Meigooni, a Grawemeyer Scholar who presented his research at the National Collegiate Honors Council conference in St. Louis in late October, pictured with fellow Grawemeyer Scholar Josh Yuen. (Photo by Luke Buckman)
Undergraduate Research By David Soleimani-Meigooni Biology (with specialization in subcellular and genetics) I am currently working with Dr. Paula Bates of the Molecular Targets Group to study the use of guanine-rich DNA sequences (a.k.a. g-rich oligonucleotides) for cancer treatment. My particular project involves finding the intracellular changes and the cancer cell-death mechanism that is induced by the g-rich oligonucleotides on U937 leukemia cells.
It is no secret that the University of Louisville offers opportunities for undergraduates to perform research, however very few students seem to know about the opportunities available for presenting their work. Through the Honors Program I have presented my cancer research at the Kentucky Honor's Roundtable, the Southern Regional Honors Conference, and the National Collegiate Honors Council. These conferences have allowed me to share my research interests with students and faculty outside of the university, and to meet other students who have a similar passion for cellular and molecular biology and cancer biology.
If you are interested in research, I recommend communicating with professors who work in a field that you are interested in. After you have found a project to pursue, you should talk to an Honors advisor and your departmental advisor to see what support and presentation opportunities are available. The student information page of the Office of Research provides an overview of the research opportunities available within the university. Good luck!
SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS Government Service Scholarships For commitment to public service Campus deadline, Jan. 4, 2006 National deadline, Feb. 6, 2006 (For juniors only)
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship For foreign affairs interests Campus deadline, Jan 4, 2006 Application deadline, Feb. 28, 2006 (Sophomores or seniors)
David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship (NSEP) Area studies, language with national security interest Campus deadline, Jan 4, 2006 Application deadline, Feb. 10, 2006 (Sophomores to seniors)
David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship (NSEP) Area studies, language with national security interest Campus deadline, Jan 4, 2006 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 immediately. Her e-mail is patricia.condon@louisville.edu or call 852-0024.
Dr. Osborne Wiggins teaches his "Medical Ethics" Honors seminar in the Overseers Honors House.
A Decade With Honors By Clare Gervasi Kalb Spanish Professor Osborne P. Wiggins is U of L’s chair of the philosophy department in the College of Arts and Sciences as well as an associate professor in the department of epidemiology and clinical investigation science at the School of Public Health. Associated with the Honors Program for over a decade, he currently teaches "Medical Ethics" for the Honors Program. In the past, he has offered Honors seminars such as “AIDS in Society” and “Existentialism in Latin American Literature.” In addition to his rigorous schedule as chair of philosophy and as an Honors Program professor, Dr. Wiggins participates on the ethics boards of University and Jewish hospitals, as well as that of the Home of the Innocents. He is also a member of the Quality Care Management Committee for Kentucky Medicaid, which regulates the care Medicaid provides to Kentucky residents.
Writing mainly in the areas of philosophy and psychiatry, he is presently quite involved with the question of face transplant research at the University’s School of Medicine. Dr. Wiggins hails from Texas originally; he completed a B.A. in philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He went on to complete his master’s and Ph.D. in philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York. Dr. Wiggins spends his free time with his wife and daughter.
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 December 5, 2005. |
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