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Ekstrom Library is the location of surprising research treasures including the Tarzan collection in the Rare Book Room visited this year by Honors freshman during Modes of Inquiry. Each U of L library includes a trove of special collections open to students for research.
Pre-Law? Attend this Preview Prelaw Honors students here is your chance to preview law school. Dr. Jasmine Farrier meets with you Oct. 18 at 5:20 in the Etscorn Honors Center classroom to give an overview and answer questions. Freshmen through seniors welcome.
Life After Humanities Honors students, if you have ever wondered what "Life after Majors in the Humanities" might be about, come to an Honors event discussing this topic with profs from the humanities. Dr. Mary Ann Stenger and Dr. Elaine Wise arranged this event for freshman through senior Honors students. Be sure to stop by Oct. 19 at 5:30 in the Etscorn Honors Center classroom.
New Seminar Added "Business Ethics," a Management 490 special topics course, has been added to the spring course listing for Honors students. The class meets Wednesday evenings and is taught by Ms. Jessica Loving, a former member of the U of L Board of Overseers. Dr. Bruce Kemelgor, associate professor of management in the Business School, is overseeing the course. Ms. Loving has lined up a stellar cast of local leaders as guest lecturers on this important topic.
Book Scholarships for Honors Students Students with demonstrable financial need and involvement in the University Honors Program may apply for an award to buy books and supplies for spring semester classes. Three awards of about $325 are available. Application consists of a letter outlining your academic program, overall financial need and projected expenses for books during spring semester. Address your letter to Dr. John Richardson, University Honors Program, and submit it by Monday, Oct. 24. More information about these scholarships is at our Local Scholarship webpage under MASS (Mature Adult Student Society).
Homecoming Honors Congratulations to 2005 Homecoming queen Supraja Parthasarathy, and Homecoming king Nathan Parthasarathy! The Honors Program was well represented during Homecoming week with ten members of Honors among the top homecoming candidates finalists including Laura Chai, Paria Majd, Jennifer O'Reilly, Alicia Paez, Renea Steele, Savannah Wall, Joseph Blackmon, and Brent Hurst.
Author Gish Jen showcases her work during Oct. 6 events at U of L in which Jen leads a question-and-answer session at 1 p.m. in Room 300, Bingham Humanities building, and reads from her 2004 book The Love Wife at 4 p.m. in Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium. Both events are free and open to the public.
HONORS CALENDAR Oct. 4 HVP meets, Etscorn, 12:10-1 p.m.
Oct. 12 Peace Corps Honors breakfast in the University Club Mary Bingham room, 8:30 to 10 a.m.; International Study Abroad Fair, Red Barn, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; general information session, International Center, rm. 201, 4-6 p.m
Oct. 14 SOS group interviews
Oct. 18 Pre-law meeting for Honors students, Etscorn Honors Center classroom, 5:20 p.m.
Oct. 19 "Life after Majors in the Humanities," Etscorn Honors Center classroom, 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 21 Honors spring registration begins
Oct. 23 Halloween at the Zoo with HVP, 3-9:30 p.m.
Oct. 24 MASS Book Scholarship applications due
Oct. 26 Posters-at-the-Capitol abstract submission deadline
VOLUNTEERS HVP News Halloween at the Zoo is on Sunday Oct. 23 from 3-9:30 p.m. Halloween at the Zoo, the Worlds Largest Halloween Party, features costumed volunteers distributing candy to children attending the festivities. Snacks and drinks are provided for all volunteers working the event. For more information about this event attend the next HVP meeting Oct. 4 or contact Allie Martin at anmarrt03@louisville.edu. HVP meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting is Oct. 4 at 12:10 to 1 p.m. in the Etscorn Honors Center. Those who wish to be notified about events by listserv, please send your name and e-mail address to tiaa128@hotmail.com. Before every event you will receive e-mail with the exact time, locations, car pool instructions and directions. |
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University Honors Programonline bulletin
Volume 5, Number 4 University of Louisville ARTS & SCIENCES
October 3, 2005
ADVISING CONTINUES If you haven't signed up for an advising appointment at the front desk in the Etscorn Honors Center, do it today. Honors priority registration begins Oct. 21. Honors spring course schedules are available online. Please come prepared and on time.
Present Your Research in Frankfort U of L undergraduate researchers are sought to present research papers to Kentucky legislators at Posters-at-the-Capitol 2006 held in the state capitol building in Frankfort in mid-to-late January or during the legislative session in early February 2006. Research, scholarly and creative accomplishments provide legislators a chance to better understand the importance of faculty-mentored undergraduate scholarship. Online information is available at Posters-at-the-Capitol 2006. The abstract submission deadline is October 26, 2005. Each year 14 U of L undergraduates present in the capitol.
Line Up Your Plans Right Here UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH RESOURCE Getting the inside scoop on research opportunities doesn’t have to be difficult. The central resource for exploring undergraduate research opportunities can be found at the Research for Students website. If you have questions about anything on this website, do not hesitate to ask.
The Undergraduate Research Scholar Grant is a great opportunity. Your job is to dream up a project (with the approval of a faculty member). Perhaps you wish to direct a play you wrote for a creative writing class, or you are writing a program for applications of genetic algorithms in a studio art installation. You need some support for your production or funds to support a research trip to confer with the leading expert in arts applications of genetic algorithms. The Undergraduate Research Scholar Grant is there to fund your work. Last spring during the University-Wide Undergraduate Research Day at the SAC, Nicholas Koenig, Dr. John Richardson, Virginie Achim and Ruthie Schmelz view and discuss research projects.
LOOKING AHEAD University-Wide Undergraduate Research Symposium The University-Wide Undergraduate Research Symposium held in April in the Student Activity Center Multi-Purpose Room offers all undergraduate students an opportunity to showcase research work. Abstracts are due in late spring. Creative work such as theater productions, music and visual arts are included.
Kentucky Honors RoundTable & Southern Regional Honors Council Each spring U of L students participate in Honors undergraduate research weekends. Honors presenters receive full financial support for participation, housing, food and transportation. KHR is held in the spring semester, usually in January or February, and is hosted this year by the University of Kentucky. The Southern Regional Honors Council conference held following KHR is scheduled for April 6-8 and is hosted next spring by the University of West Florida. The conference is to be held at Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Fla. Watch The Current for more information and applications. Students who participate in state or regional conferences are eligible to apply for the National College Honors Conference in fall 2006.
Summer Research On Campus Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities U of L’s ten-week paid undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities are a popular choice for research-oriented students. The above research site links you to opportunities across the university including undergraduate medical research, as well as humanities-oriented research. Matches between undergraduate students and U of L scholars provide participants with paid research opportunities. For an overview of the SROP program, read the U of L news item featuring Joe Blackmon titled "Undergraduate researchers to present findings."
Summer Research Off Campus External Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students offers a portal to all kinds of summer research opportunities for summer study. Check out options at the John F. Kennedy Space Center - NASA, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory National Institute of Environmental Sciences – NIEHS, the National Science Foundation and others.
Faculty Research Forum Do you know that the Faculty Research Forum on the Arts and Sciences Events 2005-2006 web page lists research forum scheduled events? These are typically held on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. in Bingham Humanities room 300. The forum is a great place to become familiar with research ideas and presentation techniques. All are welcome to attend.
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 October 17, 2005. |
Undergraduate Research
Second year Honors student Boris Chernomordik, at center, working with Hari Chandrasekaran, one of Dr. Sunkara's Ph.D. students.
By Boris Chernomordik Chemical engineering
Since high school I have been interested in nanotechnology. When I came to Speed School, I searched for a professor involved in this field. At this time, I am an undergraduate member of Dr. Mahendra Sunkara’s team in his Chemical Vapor Deposition lab. Our lab is conducting leading research in different areas of nanotechnology. As an undergraduate, I have had the same access to the lab as the graduate students and have been able to do the same kind of investigations. I started by helping a graduate student, but now I am able to pursue research on my own. The things I have done include using hot filament and microwave reactors to grow carbon nanotubes and even diamond.
By Abigail Heiniger English and humanities
Discovering Charlotte Brontë’s subtle use of fairy tales in the novel Jane Eyre gave the book a whole new meaning for me. Concepts from Dr. Alan Leidner’s Honors Seminar "Fairy Tales" and Dr. Tamara Yohannes’ "Women’s Literature" came together in Jane Eyre and fueled my research paper "The Faery and the Beast." Although this theme often goes unnoticed, Brontë used fairy tales to counter sexist Victorian cultural mythology. Jane Eyre’s fairy-like qualities are contrasted with those of the Classical goddess. Fairies are active, powerful female characters, while the domestic goddess of Victorian literature is a passive being valued for her temporal beauty. Brontë was able to empower Jane Eyre through fairy tales because the oral tradition of fairy tales was often shaped by women, whereas classical mythology was created and recorded by men alone. This article will be published in 2006 in Brontë Studies.
Editor's note: Pictured above in a Renaissance dress, Abby was a member of a high school madrigal group that performed in costume. Effectively illustrating humanities research can be challenging, so we appreciate her offer of this photo. For Abby, longtime interests in the romance of past arts have developed into a research project and soon-to-be-published scholarly article.
Breakfast with the Peace Corps Find Out About the Master's Degree Option and More The Peace Corps or graduate school? Two unique programs offer the best of both worlds. The Peace Corps offers many NEW opportunities, including a chance to earn a master's degree from a top university in the U.S. which incorporates your Peace Corps experience. (These opportunities also include loan deferment and tuition help.) If community health, information or environmental technology, business development or international education have any interest for you, sign up to attend. Ken Surdin, Peace Corps representative from Chicago, meets with Honors students for breakfast Oct. 12 at 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. in the University Club Mary Bingham room to talk about the Peace Corps and all the different ways it can enhance your life. Make a reservation by stopping by the Etscorn Honors Center front desk, or by sending an e-mail to scholars@louisville.edu. The reservation deadline is Oct. 6. If you cannot make the breakfast event, the Peace Corps representative will be at the Red Barn for the International Fair later in the day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Peace Corps general information session will also be held in the afternoon Oct. 12 on the second floor of the International Center's Brodschi Hall, room 201 from 4 to 6 p.m.
SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS Reminder Announcement: North American Peacebuilders deadline is Oct. 6, 2005 (Brochures and applications are now available in Etscorn and the Honors House.)
Freeman-Asia Awards for study in Asia For spring 2006 the national application deadline is Oct. 21, 2005. Study in fall 2006 application deadline is not yet available. (Sophomores to seniors)
JOBS Visitor Information Centers Visitor Student Ambassador interviews are coming up. Student Ambassadors provide front-end customer service to the university community and visitors as they conduct campus tours for prospective students. Flexible hours are available. Applications accepted Oct. 3 through 14 in the North Information Center. Please contact Chris Cherry Davis ccd@louisville.edu for more information.
Congratulations go to Dr. Richard Davitt for winning a 2005 Metroversity Award for Instructional Development for his fall Honors course "Contemporary Mathematics." The course focuses on structured problem solving strategies to resolve authentic, real-world problems with emphasis on writing clear and comprehensible solutions.
A Belated Thank You to those HVP students who helped with Accolade Sept. 10 including Tia Alton, Doug Ansert, Paige Battcher, Brittany Benge, Ashley Bhavalkar, Kate Brueggemann, Clacy Camel, Melanie Duttlinger, Amanda Ferguson, Brian Goessling, Jacqueline Grimes, Scott Howard, Bethany Johnson, Bobby Kimberlin, Allison Martin, Courtney McKenzie, Nathan Parthasarathy, Becky Popham, Shivani Reddy, Nicole Tarrence, Amanda Thompson, Jennifer Wallin and Jennifer Wrubel.
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