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Honors students Becky Popham, Jennifer Wrubel, Lauren Dempsey and Jason Wells examine artifacts related to the Platonic solids and their purported relationship to Kepler’s early 17th-century models of our solar system at London's Science Museum.
HONORS CALENDAR Sept. 6 Deadline for Honors Scholars banquet RSVP
HVP meeting, Etscorn Honors Center, classroom, 12:20-12:50 p.m., pizza snack
Sept. 8 Sr. Honors Project meeting, Ekstrom, rm. 254, 4 p.m.
Sept. 10 Accolade, Honors Program Open House, 1-3 p.m., Volunteers help in SAC, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m & 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Sept. 12 Honors Scholars dinner, University Club, 6 p.m.
Sept. 13 Honors advising sign-up sheets out at Etscorn Honors Center, 8 a.m.
Sept. 14 Deadline for KHR applications
Sept. 16 Sr. Honors Project proposal deadline
Sept. 19 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. 7-8 Kentucky Honors Roundtable, Murray State University
Be sure to send in those Honors Scholars RSVPs by Sept. 6. Your dinner choices are chicken piccata or vegetarian pasta. Missy has ordered her favorite University Club dessert and you do NOT want to miss it!
Honors Scholars Banquet RSVP Due The Honors Scholars fall banquet is Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. at the University Club. Invitations mailed to current Honors Scholars are due Sept. 6. Spring Honors seminars are previewed at this event. If you have questions, please contact Melissa Stordeur at melissa.stordeur@louisville.edu or call 852-0025.
VOLUNTEERS HVP - HONORS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 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.
Volunteer for Honors Recruitment Event! Accolade, a program for our prospective scholarship and Honors students is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10 in the SAC Multipurpose Room, as well as Etscorn, the Honors House and other campus venues. Student volunteers for the SAC are needed for the following times and purposes: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., help with setup and make families feel welcome; and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., mingle with families during lunch and help with clean up. Community service hours are available. If you are interested, please contact Megan Adams at megan.adams@louisville.edu or call 852-7540. Students who wish to volunteer at the Honors sites should contact Dr. Richardson. |
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University Honors Programonline bulletin
Volume 5, Number 2 University of Louisville ARTS & SCIENCES
September 6, 2005
Honors Volunteer Program (HVP) Meeting HVP first meets Sept. 6 from 12:20 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. in the Etscorn Honors Center classroom with a pizza snack. HVP meetings are every first Tuesday of each month at the same time and place. Kim Johnson-Shaver is scheduled to talk about America Reads, our first and ongoing activity, and the Bonner Leader program. The agenda for fall and spring semesters and volunteering for Accolade are also on the docket.
Honors Advising Sign Ups Begin Sept. 13 To take advantage of priority or early registration for the spring 2006 semester, sign up for advising appointments at the front desk in the Etscorn Honors Center in Threlkeld beginning Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 8 a.m. Advising appointments begin Tuesday, Sept. 20. Honors course schedules for spring 2006 are now available online. Online Honors registration begins Oct. 21.
Registration in each Honors course requires prior approval from the Honors director or an academic counselor. All students with fewer than 24 hours must see a University Honors academic counselor. If you have an overall GPA of 3.35 or higher (or an ACT composite score of 27+ and a high school GPA of 3.35 or higher if you are a freshman), you are eligible to take University Honors courses.
HONORS CONFERENCE Kentucky Honors Roundtable The fall 2005 Kentucky Honors Roundtable is hosted by Murray State University on Oct. 7-8. Students attending as presenters receive meals, housing and transportation provided by the Honors Program. Freshmen, don't hesitate to jump right in and participate. Saturday will be a day of presentations with breakfast and lunch provided. Roundtables are fun and a great place to develop your Honors Program connections. Applications are available now in the literature rack in the Etscorn Honors Center. The applications are due in the Honors Center by Sept. 14. Return applications to Luke, for more information e-mail him at luke.buckman@louisville.edu or call 852-4666.
Leadership Conferences This fall leadership conferences are being held at Bellarmine, Berea and U of L. You are invited to attend. For more information contact Michael Anthony at 852-0242.
Quiz Bowl Team Anyone interested in joining the U of L Quiz Bowl team should e-mail Monica Marks at mlmark05@louisville.edu for more information.
Senior Honors Project Thursday, Sept. 8, at 4 p.m. is the date for the Senior Honors Project information meeting held in Ekstrom Library, room 254. Anyone beginning a Senior Honors Project during the 2005-2006 academic year needs to attend. Come find out about the latest in Senior Honors Project support resources. Meet the faculty readers and ask questions. A good deal of Senior Honors Project information is posted online, but this material is best used as a backup for information acquired in real time! If you have questions, contact Melissa Stordeur at melissa.stordeur@louisville.edu or call 852-0025.
Reminder for Pre-Med Students Especially Freshmen and Sophomores Dean David Wiegman, admissions dean at the med school, visits the Honors Program Monday, Sept. 19 for a pre-med discussion. The program is in Threlkeld room 132 at 5:30 p.m. Freshmen especially benefit from this visit, but sophomores may also find it helpful. Anyone interested in pre-med is welcome.
Ideas for New Students For a Good Time Check These Honors Student-Vetted Websites Louisville’s Weekly calendar of events Louisville’s MultiCultural events calendar
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 September 19, 2005. |
The spring “Britain and Its Transition to the Modern World” seminar taught by Dr. Richard Davitt (mathematics) and Dr. Bert Harris (theatre) gathers for a group photo at Stonehenge.
London:An Ancient and Modern World Capital By Jennifer Wrubel, Psychology and Biology
From the moment I stepped out of London’s Victoria Station, looked the wrong way, and almost got hit by a double-decker bus, I knew my trip to England was going to be an unforgettable experience. Like a child seeing the world for the first time, I was completely mesmerized by the uniqueness and magnificence of my new environment. Less than a few hours after the plane touched down in this remarkable (continued)
SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS **New announcement** Javits Fellowship Program, National Deadline Oct. 3 (Arts, humanities and social sciences, graduate study in US)
Campus Deadlines Reminder Rhodes Scholarship, Sept. 7 (Outstanding scholars attend two years at Oxford)
Marshall Scholarship, Sept. 9 (Two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom or Ireland)
Mitchell Scholarship, Sept. 12 (A year of graduate study at one of nine universities in Ireland)
Fulbright Scholarships, Sept. 12 (U.S. Government's premier program to every corner of the world.)
Mary Churchill Humphrey Scholarship, Sept.16 (The Churchill Humphrey Scholarship, two years of post-baccalaureate study in the United Kingdom, is for U of L College of Arts & Science students only.)
Churchill-Humphrey information (pdf) Churchill-Humphrey application (pdf)
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.
FYI These Honors Sites Are Now Updated Scholarships Deadline Calendar National Scholarships (alphabetical order) Local Scholarships (alphabetical order)
Some deadlines are not yet available. Dates tend to remain much the same from year to year. Check with the sponsoring program if you have questions. Revised dates are added as we receive them.
Undergraduate Research
Participants in summer research opportunities at U of L included University Honors Program students Jennifer Allen, Joseph Blackmon, Charlie Brown, Clacy Camel, Josh Campbell, Emily Clausen, Andrew Feldman, Laricia Longworth, Elizabeth Heck, Flora Ofori-Attah, David Soleimani-Meigooni and Allison Yoder. Students participated in the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), KBRIN and several other research opportunities. [photo by Dr. Pamela Feldhoff]
Seminar members (left to right) Ken Moore, Samir Vermani and Haley Groves attending Theatre of Blood at the National Theatre, London. |
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