Honors Students enjoyed a game of lazer tag at LazerBlaze. This is just one of many fun events they have planned for this academic year. Be sure to check out the HSC website and The Current for future events.
HONORS CALENDAR Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 HSC Game Night, Overseers Honors House, 6 p.m. Oct. 1 Oct. 6 HSC Dining Club at Lynn's Paradise Cafe, meet outside of Threlkeld Hall, 7:15 p.m. Oct. 16-17 Attention Fall 2009 Honors Graduates If you are planning on graduating in the Fall 2009 semester and are finishing Honors Scholars you need to make sure you come by the Etscorn Honors Center to see Tony Robinson. There is a form you will need to fill out to ensure that you are given the distinction University Honors Scholar when you graduate. Quiz Bowl. 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 Matt Church at mschur01@louisville.edu Movie Night that won't break the bank. Thursday, 9/24 - "Rudo y Cursi" @ 6 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer. In Spanish with English subtitles. 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 first HVP meeting of the fall semester will be held in the Etscorn Honors Center Classroom, Oct. 1, 2009 from 12:15- 12:50 p.m. For more information or to be added to the HVP listserv please contact Katie Trimble at krtrim01@louisville.edu Colloquium on Diversity Dr. Fashaad Crawford, Faculty-In-Residence for the Cultural Center, will facilitate informal lunch colloquia and roundtable discussions at the University of Louisville Cultural Center the 2nd Wednesday of every month (12-1p.m.). Discussions are designed to provide cultural programming, discourse, and resources for faculty, instructors, staff, students, and administrators. The workshops will include teaching strategies, emerging trends in research, stimulating dialogue, and discussions on assessing diversity perceptions within the classroom and throughout campus. Free lunch is provided at every session. Fall Semester Topics and Dates: Computer TECHniques Honors Printer No Longer Available Due to improper use of the printer, increasing costs and budget concerns, we are no longer able to offer printing to students using the computer lab at the Honors House. Students may still use the computers for researching and writing papers and assignments, as well as checking e-mail and surfing the internet. We recommend printing at Ekstrom Library (a bank of computers is near the reference desk). We appreciate your understanding.
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If there are corrections or omissions, e-mail honors@louisville.edu to update information. Advising Sign-ups Who needs to see an Honors advisor? If you are an A&S major who has less than 30 hours; if you wish to take an Honors course, regardless of the school or college you are enrolled in; or just want guidance about your collegiate career, you'll want to stop by for an appointment. Appointments generally take 30 minutes. Important: non-A&S majors will also need to make advising appointments with their home colleges (Business, Education, Nursing, Music, Speed, Dental Hygiene). Make sure you review the schedule of courses for spring 2010 before you come to your appointment. Spring Honors courses are now available on our website. By reviewing these websites, you will help make the most of your time with your advisor. Priority registration is scheduled for Oct. 23, 2009. Got Research? Undergraduate Research Opportunities Present Your Research in Frankfort at the Annual Posters-at-the-Capitol U of L undergraduate researchers are sought to present research papers to Kentucky legislators at Posters-at-the-Capitol 2010 held in the state capitol building in Frankfort on Jan. 28, 2010, during the legislative session. Research, scholarly and creative accomplishments provide legislators a chance to better understand the importance of faculty-mentored undergraduate scholarship. Poster presentations are being sought from undergraduates in ALL DISCIPLINARY AREAS! Online information is available at Posters-at-the-Capitol 2009. The abstract submission deadline is Oct. 21, 2009. Please call (270) 809-3192 or e-mail jody.cofer@murrystate.edu with questions. The 2010 U of L Honors International Travel Seminar goes to Taiwan and China Professors Russell Barnett and David Wicks are teaching a course on Global Environmental issues that will look at three interrelated topics: The role of parks in sustaining and understanding biodiversity of a region; the role energy has in shaping life styles’ and how China is addressing climate change issues? Highlights of Global Environmental Issues Travel Component
From May 16 to May 21, 2009 there will be an optional post trip to Hong Kong to participate in a Hong Kong Outward Bound Program. All gear will be provided, there is an extra fee to participate, A minimum of 10 students must sign up for this 7-day adventure. For more information contact Prof. Barnett at r.barnett@louisville.edu – 852-1851 or Prof. Wicks at david.wicks@louisville.edu. *Applications for the Spring 2010 National and International seminars are now available in the Etscorn Honors Center.
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Honors Students find nurishment in the form of Fazoli's pasta provided at the HSC sponsored back to school picnic that was held on Sept. 11, 2009. 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 and the HSC website http://uoflhsc.com! HSC Events HSC's next Dining Club outing will be to Lynn's Paradise Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Interested students should meet outside of Threlkeld Hall at 7:15p.m. Trivia Night Trivia Night is back! Come out to the Red Barn from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 to compete with your friends for the CASH prize. Teams can be up to six people in size. It's only one dollar to play which goes towards the cash prize. The night will go as follows. There will be seven, ten minute rounds to answer the questions for a particular category and after all seven rounds have been played the team with the most points will win. The categories are Entertainment, Sports, Current Events, Random Trivia, Geography, Ancient History, and Riddles. Free drinks and snacks will be provideds. This event is open to everyone! Game Night HSC will be sponsoring a game night on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. in the Overseers Honors House. Join your peers for a night of fun and games. Faculty Meet and Greet HSC is sponsoring an afternoon meet and greet for honors students to have the opportunity to meet honors faculty in an informal setting. Join us from 1-3 p.m. in the Belknap Research Building room 139 on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Tea, coffee and deserts will be served. 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 John Guardiola (jjguar02@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. Career Center Corner Upcoming career development worshopsResume & Job Search Strategies Workshop, Oct 14, 12:30-1:30pm, Belknap Research Building, Room 139 Law School information sessions and practice exams The University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law will be hosting admission information sessions over the course of the fall semester. You are invited to learn more about the School of Law, admissions process, and take a tour of the school by attending one of these information sessions. Some sessions will also include an opportunity to sit in on an actual law class. To learn more and register, please visit: http://www.law.louisville.edu/admissions/information-sessions A message from KAPLAN TEST PREP: Practice LSAT at Brandeis on Sat. 9/26 http://www.kaptest.com/practice You must register in advance to take this test. 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. REMINDER 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.
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Volume
9, Number 3University of Louisville ARTS & SCIENCES
September 21, 2009
Advising begins Monday, Sept. 21
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 Nichole Burruss by e-mail at nichole.burruss@louisville.edu. Hard copy may be sent to the Honors House c/o THE CURRENT. The next issue of THE CURRENT appears on Oct. 5, 2009! Watch for it!!
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