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Thirteen spring Honors seminars reviewed at the Honors Scholars banquet caused a buzz about how to choose. Should it be "Speech and Hearing" with Dr. Paval Zahorik or "The Arts and Human Development" with Dr. Deborah Davis or "Anti-Terrorism Rhetoric" with Dr. David Anderson or "The Pacific Century" with Dr. Shiping Hua or "The Grawemeyer Awards" with Dr. David Mosley? Each new seminar previewed added to the quandary.
HONORS CALENDAR Sept. 19 REMINDER Dean Wiegman, academic dean at U of L med school, pre-med discussion, Threlkeld 132 at 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 20 Honors advising begins
Sept. 21 Junior Mentoring Dinner, University Club
Oct. 4 HVP meeting, Etscorn 132, 12:15-1 p.m.
Oct. 6 Peace Corps breakfast reservations due
Oct. 7-8 Kentucky Honors Roundtable, Murray State University
Oct. 12 International Study Abroad Fair, Red Barn, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Peace Corps representative meets with Honors students for breakfast, University Club, Mary Bingham room, 8:30-10 a.m.
Oct. 21 Honors registration begins
PRE-LAW Events for pre-law students in September include an LSAT/law school preview day at U of L's Brandeis School of Law with a free LSAT practice test, information about the regional law school mini-fair as well as information about a Law School Forum in Chicago. Download this form for more information.
We have some great teachers -- get to know them! INTRODUCING HONORS FACULTY
Dr. Cashon, center left, gathers with her "Infant Development" Honors seminar.
Dr. Cara Cashon By Tia Alton Dr. Cara Cashon, a new U of L faculty member this year, is currently an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, department of psychology and brain sciences. This semester she is teaching Honors "Infant Development" and will teach a graduate course in the spring. Dr. Cashon received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Her specialty and research is in the area of infant cognition and perception. Currently, she is studying how infants learn and perceive the world around them and how their experiences affect their learning. She is married, has a one-year-old boy and a greyhound, and also enjoys tennis and piano.
Dr. Ross pictured with her Honors "Life-Span Developmental Psychology" class. Earlier in the day she met with her Honors "Introduction to Psychology" class.
Dr. Edna Ross Dr. Edna Ross enjoys teaching Honors students because it gives her the "opportunity to push the envelope as far as my intellectual development in my field goes and gives me an opportunity to be creative. I enjoy teaching bright, eager students motivated to learn." Dr. Ross received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Kent State University in 1975. She has taught at Livingston College, Rutgers University and served as a Human Factors psychologist at Bell Telephone Laboratories. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, Dr. Ross has taught in the Honors Program since 2002-2003.
VOLUNTEERS HVP - HONORS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM The next HVP meeting is Oct. 4 from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in the Etscorn Honors Center classroom. 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.
HVP Halloween at the Zoo Halloween at the Zoo, the World's Largest Halloween Party, is coming. Costumed volunteers distribute candy to children attending the festivities. Snacks and drinks are provided for all volunteers working the event. The next HVP meeting on Oct. 4 in the Etscorn classroom from 12:10 to 1 p.m. will give you more information about this event or contact Allie Martin at anmart03@louisville.edu.
Transportation for Kentucky Honors Roundtable (KHR) If you need transportation to the fall 2005 Kentucky Honors Roundtable hosted by Murray State University on Oct. 7-8, please let us know, e-mail luke.buckman@louisville.edu or call 852-6293.
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 3, 2005.
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University Honors Programonline bulletin
Volume 5, Number 3 University of Louisville ARTS & SCIENCES
September 19, 2005
HONORS ADVISING Appointments Begin Sept. 20 If you haven’t signed up for an advising appointment at the front desk in the Etscorn Honors Center, do it today. Advising appointments begin Sept. 20 with Honors registration available Oct. 21. Honors spring course schedules are available online. To make the most of your time with your advisor, arrive at your appointment with a tentative schedule. Honors course offerings are available online. Registration in each Honors course requires prior approval from the Honors director or an 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.
IMPORTANT NOTICE Very soon, ALL Honors Program e-mail will be sent to your U of L account only. Too many people are missing important event notifications and deadlines because of e-mail spam filters or changes in e-mail accounts. Stay connected by checking your U of L account regularly.
Honors Welcomes New Honors Faculty Fellow
Dr. Hadley reviews a paper with Daniel Bachman.
Dr. Karen Hadley Please welcome Dr. Karen Hadley, associate professor of Romantic literature in the English department, who has joined the University Honors Program as one of our Distinguished Honors Faculty Fellows. Dr. Hadley received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and has research interests in William Wordsworth, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, history and time in Romantic studies, critical and literary theory, language philosophy and gender theory and criticism. The appointment of Distinguished Honors Fellows brings Honors students into closer association with a select group of faculty recognized for their teaching and research.
PLAN NOW STUDY ABROAD Right now is the very best time to plan for your semester abroad! The Study Abroad Fair scheduled for Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Red Barn is one great place to start. Literature about opportunities for international study and scholarships to support it, as well as folks to talk with, provide you with a great beginning.
If you check out options ahead and come to the Study Abroad Fair with questions, you’ll get even better advice. Visit the website at U of L’s International Center, which is dedicated to promoting opportunities for U of L students for study and research, or drop by for more information. Through various agreements with consortia like KIIS, CCSA and ISA, students can find cost-efficient means of studying in a foreign setting. The university also provides opportunities through our exchange agreements with universities in Japan, Germany and France.
U of L Scholarships Featuring Undergraduate Travel (Brochures and applications are now available in Etscorn and the Honors House.) Montpellier Work Exchange Program University of Louisville's Portuguese Studies Program Study of Women and Global Issues, Research Award English-Speaking Union Scholarships for Summer Study
National Scholarships Featuring Undergraduate Travel Gilman Scholarship for Pell Grant students National Security Education Program (Boren) for Undergraduate Students
Honors provides National Scholarships and Local Scholarships website pages to provide you with a place to preview many international travel opportunities for undergraduates and for those who graduate soon.
Many, many Honors students have traveled during the school year and summer benefiting from international study. You can, too. (Don’t forget to check out the Darcie Blair Scholarship for young women.)
Work Opportunities Abroad for Graduating Students Breakfast with the Peace Corps Find Out About the Master's Degree Option...It Could Change Your Life 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. 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.
Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Positions Frequently Awarded to Honors Grads The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program promotes mutual understanding between Japan and other nations. The Jet program offers a year or two in Japan teaching in a high school or middle school or other post serving Japanese youth. Participants are not necessarily required to speak Japanese to qualify. JET exchange teachers receive generous compensation. Most of our fine U of L applicants in the last four years have been offered placements in the program, including Erik Glowark, Sarah Rose, April Weatherman, Patricia Pollock and Tim Harper. The application deadline has been moved up two weeks this year from the middle of December to the end of November.
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Undergraduate Research
Sarah Mikowski shown with her research poster examining Patriarchy, Masculinity and the Power of Women in "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."
Pop Culture TV Program the Focus of Sarah Mikowski's Research How does one choose a research topic? Sarah Mikowski, who will graduate with a double major in sociology and English, is writing two honors theses, which means she has confronted this question more than once. Sarah advises that a key factor is “ . . . finding the professor that I jived with.” Her spring 2005 project Patriarchy, Masculinity, and the Power of Women in “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’’ grew out of a mentor relationship with Dr. Jim Beggan, a professor in one of her freshmen classes. A visit during office hours helped her define a research topic that year, and a mentor relationship for the rest of her undergraduate education. This fall the focus of Sarah's attention is her English research paper on a Brontë topic developed with the advisory assistance of Dr. Tamara Yohannes.
SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS **Application Deadline Announcements** Freeman-Asia Awards for study in Asia For study in spring 2006 the national application deadline is Oct. 21, 2005.
Study in fall 2006 application deadline is not yet available. (Sophomores to seniors)
Gilman Scholarship for study abroad Spring study 06 application deadline is Sept. 20, 2005; fall study 06 application deadline is April 4, 2006 (Sophomores to seniors with Pell Grants)
North American Peacebuilders deadline is Oct. 6, 2005 (Brochures and applications are now available in Etscorn and the Honors House.)
Reminder Announcement: Javits Fellowship Program, National Deadline Oct. 3 (Arts, humanities and social sciences, graduate study in US)
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 852-6293.
If you are interested in the world. . . Take a look at this State Department Student Programs website chock full of more information than you are going to know what to do with! This site is designed for students, but is linked back to the U.S. Department of State, which means it is vast indeed. Don’t get lost, because there is enough information here to whet your imagination for all kinds of career choices and life directions.
FYI Many of the national scholarships that offer travel opportunities to students after graduation and during undergraduate years have campus deadlines published on the prestigious scholarship calendar.
During Honors Open House at Accolade, an invitational event for prospective, high-achieving students, Honors student Tia Alton answers a visiting prospect's questions. Thirteen members of the Honors Volunteer Program assisted during the day at venues across campus. [Photo by Courtney McKenzie]
JOB OPPORTUNITIES SOS Staff, Summer 2006 Applications for Student Orientation Staff (SOS) Summer 2006 are now available in Admissions in the Houchens building. This is a great opportunity for leadership and to help the university welcome the freshman class of 2006! Make new friends, network with U of L faculty and staff, assist freshmen with the transition to U of L and live on campus. If you would like more information, please contact Alyssa Murphy at alyssa.murphy@louisville.edu or Loni Crowe at loni.crowe@louisville.edu or call or 852-5516. Applications are due Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 5 p.m.; group interviews are Oct. 14.
Be the Change Be an Americorp Bonner Leader This is an opportunity to create your own service learning "internship" and give time to an issue/non-profit you really care about within our local community. Many Bonner Leaders are working on improving educational opportunities and tutoring or assisting in classrooms through the America Reads program. Others work in after-school programs; some centers have a high enrollment of students from around the world in need of help with their English. Students have worked for Americana Community Center, JCPS elementary schools, the Fairness Campaign, ElderServ and Down Syndrome of Louisville. To be a Bonner Leader, students make a commitment to complete 300 or 450 hours in a calendar year and meet the requirements of the program. Upon completion students are awarded a stipend of either $1000 or $1250. Applications for fall semester will be taken until Sept. 23. The application forms are available online and can be brought to the Service Learning Office, room W318, SAC to Kim Shaver, Service Learning Coordinator, 852-3436.
Signing up for advising, Sept. 13
Out the door and...
...around the corner! [Photos by Scott Howard]
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