Rachel Hart presented her research at the Southern Regional Honors Council in Charlotte in late March.
HONORS CALENDAR
April 9-13 April 12 Peace Corps information session, 6-8 p.m. Ekstrom Library, w104 April 13 April 17 April 18 April 20 April 23
The U of L University Honors Program, in cooperation with The Partnership for a Green City , will soon be offering courses with “Green”, or environmental subjects at their core. To jumpstart this new alliance, Honors students are invited to participate in the following Green activities. Take the time to make a difference in your community right now. The following courses are environmentally based and offered in the fall semester: Reading the Natural Landscape: Tools and Perspectives on Environmental History and Planning Urban Waters Global Ecopolitics-WR Reading , Writing and Toxics: Children’s Health and Environmental Justice -WR Environmental Education *Several of the classes are offered at non-traditional times because the instructors work full-time in the areas in which they are teaching. Undergraduate Research Symposium The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research will sponsor the annual University-Wide Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 17, 2007. The Symposium, to be held in the Belknap Research Building first floor seminar room from 12:30- 4:00 p.m., will provide a forum where students can showcase research projects that build and enrich faculty work across the disciplines. It is an opportunity for students, faculty and the community to discuss cutting edge research topics and examine the connection between research and education. Additionally, the Symposium allows new students a way to learn about the broad range of research opportunities at UofL. Refreshments will also be served.REMINDER The following groups are affiliated with the University of Louisville Honors program: The Current
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Applications for several academic scholarships from Honors equivalent to full tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year are now available. In addition, a few smaller Etscorn scholarships of $1,000 are also available. Out-of-state students are encouraged to apply. Online applications may be found on the Local Scholarships page under Honors Program Academic Scholarships, with paper applications located in the information rack in the reception area of the Etscorn Honors Center. The Etscorn family supports these scholarships through a generous donation. Applications are due in the Etscorn Honors Center Monday, April 20 and should be returned to the attention of Dr. John Richardson. Call for Awards and Honors So that we may recognize students in The Current who have won special awards and honors, please share with us the news of special fellowships, scholarships or university or departmental awards you have won. We would like to include your name in the final 2006-2007 issue on April 23. Please e-mail information by April 18 to honors@louisville.edu or Nichole Burruss. Include your first and last name, the full name of the award and the organization sponsoring the award.Honors Student Council News and Notes Change to previous announcement: We are opting to hold HSC t-shirt orders until fall 2007. We will make an order form available once the new semester begins. What better way to show your pride and support for the Honors Student Council than wearing this nifty tee? See the HSC website for more information. The next general HSC meeting will be held April 17 at 12:15 p.m. in the Honors House. Free food! Candidates for office are welcome to stump at this meeting. Please send agenda items to secretary Laura Bishop at lbbish01@louisville.edu. HSC Elections All executive positions open for election. Please see the website for descriptions of posts and duties entailed. Deadline to announce candidacy is April 13. Candidate platforms will be posted in both Honors buildings and on the HSC website from April 16 through April 20. Email candidacy platforms to Allison Martin at anmart03@louisville.edu. If you have questions about the process, please email Clare Gervasi-Kalb at cfgerv01@louisville.edu. Voting will take place during the End-of-year picnic, April 23. Come early because an honors student is a hungry student! HSC Book & Bake Sale HSC wants your goodies…and your books too! HSC will be holding a book and bake sale on in the quad Wed. April 18, from 11-1p.m. If you are interested in donating books or goodies, please email Allie Martin at anmart03@louisville.edu. Talk Back to Honors! In the lobby of Etscorn there are anonymous surveys you can fill out and let the Honors Student Council know what you'd like to see us doing! Just fill it out and turn it in at the front desk. The surveys will be given to HSC and we will use them to offer more and better social events, food, meetings and other activities for you. Hungry? Thirsty? There are snacks and drinks at the Honors House available to any Honors student. Payment works on the honor system and all the prices are marked. There are chips, crackers, Pop tarts, fruit snacks, and many different carbonated beverages plus bottled water. These inexpensive snacking options are brought to you by the Honors Student Council. The service is provided and run solely by students. Calling all Honors Students! The Current is now taking art and writing submissions. Art submissions can be in any medium, but a picture will need to be taken in order to include the work in The Current. All submissions must be original and are subject to content review by the Honors staff. Share your talent, share your passion, and share your hobby! Please contact Nichole Burruss with questions and submissions. Keep Our Classrooms Clean! Please also 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.
Pictured L to R: Courtney McKenzie, Allison Martin, and Emily Revels get ready for their presentation at the Southern Regional Honors Council. 101 Things I love about Honors Program I am looking for student feedback for a new promotional project for the University Honors Program. Interested students should send Nichole Burruss a reason or reasons why they love the Honors Program and a picture of himself or herself enjoying that particular thing. Nichole is available to also take pictures of students should they not have a camera readily available to them. These photos will be displayed in the Honors House and in other Honors publications. |
Honors Student Council President, Clare Gervasi Kalb (L), and Vice President, Allison Martin (R), presented at the Southern Regional Honors Council in Charlotte last week.
Honors Volunteer Program To see what events are coming up, visit the HVP website and click on "stay current!" to see the calendar of events! Canned Food Drive Volunteers are needed to set-up boxes and distribute flyers on April 18. They will be in the Honors House if you want to help with distribution. The event will take place on April 18-May 4. CATS testing at Crosby Middle School Volunteers needed to read and write for students on April 23-30. Training for this event will be held on April 18 from 9:00-10:30 a.m. and April 19, 12:30-2:00 p.m. Interested students need to contact Tia Alton by April 10! YMCA Safe Place Street Outreach This event will take place on Thursdays from 5 a.m. through 12 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 6 a.m. through 2 p.m. Training will be held on the night of the event. If you are interested, let Tia Alton know what day and time you are available. HVP volunteers needed for the Autism Awareness Festival, April 14, 1-7 p.m., to help with activities. Students will most likely work into two shifts. Interested students need to respond ASAP. Ongoing Activities: For more information email Brenda.obryan@nortonhealthcare.org We are also collecting the following items: print cartridges, Campbell’s soup labels, pop tabs, box tops, & eye glasses. Please note that a yellow bag is in the Honors Overseers House for any donations. The Honors Volunteer Program thanks for all your help this year. Let's make this last month a great one! Upcoming Deadlines Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Student interested in competing for the Rotary Ambassadorial scholarship this spring to study in countries around the world during the academic year 2008-2009, should contact Dr. Condon as soon as possible. Students need to have their undergraduate degree by the time they commence this study abroad. Peace Corps The Peace Corps representative for this region, Ken Surdin, will again be visiting U of L on April 12-13. From 11:30-3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, he will be available to meet informally with students at the University-wide Career Fair in the Student Activities Center multipurpose room. The Honors Program is sponsoring the information session he is giving on Thursday, April 12 from 6-8 p.m. in Ekstrom Library, Room W104. By prior appointment, he will also be interviewing interested students and Peace Corps applicants from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 13 at the Louisville Public Library. For more information contact: ksurdin@peacecorps.gov or (312) 353-8680. JOB OPPORTUNITIES REACH is hiring undergraduate and graduate students to be tutors for the 2007 fall semester. Tutors are needed in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Foreign languages, Accounting, Economics, EAC courses, and more. Tutors may work as few as 4 hours a week up to 20 hours a week. The beginning salary is $8.00 an hour. REACH tutor training is required and earns international certification for the tutor at the end of the first semester. More information is available and the application can be found online. REACH is also looking for Graduate assistants. If you are returning to U of L in the fall -- and are interested in a way to pay for graduate tuition -- contact REACH for more information. Graduate Student Assistantships at REACH REACH is accepting applications for GSA positions for the 2007-08 academic year. GSAs work 20 hours each week in various leadership and service roles. Full tuition will be paid for both the fall and spring semesters. (REACH can not pay tuition for Law School, Medical School, or other professional programs outside the UofL Graduate School.) An additional salary of $13,500.00 is paid for the academic year. An individual UofL student health insurance plan is provided if desired. Applicants must be full-time students for both fall and spring semesters. Applicants need to have earned at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA during their undergraduate career. Applicants need to be available to begin GSA responsibilities in August, 2007 and be able to continue these responsibilities until May, 2008. To apply, submit the online application form, two letters of recommendation, an official transcript of all undergraduate work, and a letter of intent detailing how the applicant can be of service to REACH. The application form is due by April 20, 2007. Interviews are selective.
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Volume
6, Number 15 University of Louisville ARTS & SCIENCES
April 9, 2007
WALK-IN ADVISING CONTINUES THROUGH APRIL 13
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 April 23, 2007.
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