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Honors is very proud to congratulate Academic Advisor Luke Buckman, this year's recipient of the Provost's Award for Exemplary Advising in the (professional/administrative adviser) category. Be sure to let him know how much you appreciate him. HONORS CALENDAR March 1 MEHA conference applications due in the Etscorn Honors Center March 2 Seminar Spill, Etscorn Honors Center, 7 p.m. March 5 Honors Volunteer Program (HVP) meeting, Etscorn Classroom, 12:20-12:50 p.m. Trivia Night, Red Barn, 6-8 p.m. March 8 Daylight Savings Time Begins -- don't forget to spring forward and set your clocks ahead an hour before you go to bed! March 9 HSC Dining Club, Maido, meet outside of Threlkeld, 7:15 p.m. March 16-22 SPRING BREAK! March 27-29 MEHA conference, Kalamazo, Michigan Quiz Bowl. Its Happening Here. 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 Monica Marks or Matt Church. G.R.A.S.S. Announcing UofL’s newest R.S.O., G.R.A.S.S. (Group Recycling and Sustainable Solutions), which focuses on sustainability issues on campus. If you are a student or employee interested in getting involved with “living green and learning green” on campus, search “Louisville Green Team” on FaceBook, or contact Sarah Becker at nbeck02@louisville.edu Green. It’s happening here! 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 next HVP meeting will be held in the Etscorn Honors Center Classroom, Mar. 5, 2009 from 12:20- 12:50 p.m. All HVP meetings will be held the first Thursday of each month at the same time and place. Those who wish to be notified about HVP events by listserv, please send your name and e-mail address to krtrim01@louisville.edu. Before every event, you will receive e-mail with the exact time, locations, car pool instructions and directions. Please also check out the Facebook group Honors Volunteer Program. Volunteer Opportunity Can-Structurama Calling all teams of organizations, students, faculty & staff! Rotaract Club’s 2nd annual Annette M. Bruflat Can-Structurama 2009 is April 1 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Red Barn. Can-Structurama is a fun, team-building event for students, organizations, faculty, and staff consisting of teams collecting full canned goods prior to April 1 and then designing and building structures out of their collected full canned goods by stacking them together the day of the 1st. Structures include ANY designs you dream up, such as castles, cardinal birds, letters, etc. All cans collected will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul and The Lord’s Kitchen for Easter. Unique Can-Trophies & community service hours will be awarded to participants! The Anne and William Axton Reading Series, Spring 2009 Mark your calendar! Lydia Davis is the author of four collections of short fiction, including Varieties of Disturbance, a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award; and a novel, The End of the Story. Her work has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Poetry, and has been published in numerous journals ranging from The New Yorker to McSweeny’s. Davis is also the translator of avant-garde French novels, memoirs, and volumes of literary criticism, most recently, Swann's Way by Marcel Proust, which received the French-American Foundation Annual Translation Prize. Davis was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government for her fiction and translation, and in 2003 received a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. Reading: Thurs., April 2nd, 7:30 p.m., Bingham Poetry Room (Belknap campus, Ekstrom Library) Master Class: Fri., April 3rd, 10am-noon, Humanities 300 (Belknap campus) REMINDER Keep Our Classrooms Clean! 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. Honors Online Newsletter Geography Notice of our bi-weekly newsletter, complete with a link to our website, should come to your e-mail twice a month, eight issues a semester. In the left-hand column, look for the calendar and the Honors Volunteer Program. In the center, you'll usually find the core Honors stories -- Honors events, conference announcements, registration news, special seminars -- the sort of news and activities you don't want to miss. In the right-hand column we feature news about people, Honors student research and Honors faculty as well as scholarship and fellowship news, jobs and internships.	If there are corrections or omissions, e-mail honors@louisville.edu to update information. Honors Conference Call for Papers The Mid-East Honors Association Conference (MEHA) This year, U of L honors students are invited to participate in the thirtieth annual Mid-East Honors Association (MEHA) conference which will be held at the Radisson-Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan, March 27-29. The theme of this year’s conference is *Thinking in Broader Strokes: Creating an Honors Masterpiece. More information on the MEHA conference and its tentative schedule can be found on the MEHA website, in the Etscorn Honors Center or by contacting Luke Buckman. Students wishing to participate in the regional conference in MEHA are expected to participate in KHR. The application deadline for MEHA is March. 1, 2009. Honors Advising and Course Listing It's that time of year again! Honors Advising appoints are well under way. If you have not made an advising appointment you should do so today. In order to sign up for an advising appointment you need to log on to the AdvisorTrac website. If you have difficulty logging in please stop by the Etscorn Honors Center as soon as possible to schedule your appointment with Dr. Richardson, Melissa Stordeur, Luke Buckman or Tony Robinson. Advising appointments are 30 minutes each, and are first come, first served. Priority registration begins April 6, 2009. Registration in each Honors course requires prior approval from the Honors director or an Honors 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. What do you need for your advising appointment? Be sure to bring with you a tentative schedule. Although the university-wide fall 2009 course schedule won't be online until sometime in mid-March, you can get a good idea of the types of courses that will be offered by perusing the fall 2008 online course schedule. A comprehensive list of Honors course offerings is available online now. Remember it is important to make an appointment early because classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Make the most of your time with your advisor -- read through the course listing and arrive with a tentative schedule.* JOB OPPORTUNITIES and Internships Looking for summer work? SCA Internships The Student Conservation Assocation is looking to select college students to work on Conservation Internships http://www.thesca.org/more-environmental-conservation-internships/ There are internships in over 50 environmental disciplines in natural areas across the United States including Alaska and Hawaii.They work on building trails, conservation projects and ecological research initiatives. Benefits include transportation and a modest stipend. Check out their website or call David Wicks at 485-3295 to find out more information. Arcadia Community Center Internships The Arcadia Community Center is looking for an Intern. Of the some 1600 people residing in the neighborhoods surrounding the Community Center, the majority are internationals representing refugee and immigrant groups speaking more than 31 languages and from over 17 countries, including Kosovo, Bosnia, Cuba, Honduras, Guatemala, Iran, Iraq, Congo, Mexico, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Burundi and Togo. The majority are from Somalia--the Somali Bantu. Four summer associates will work in partnership with our current project as relates to our goal: assisting with the difficult process of acculturation many of our residents face by increasing our center’s capacity to provide safe, educational, and interactive programming for the youth of the Arcadia neighborhood through a holistic approach that involves partnership and familiarity with the youths’ network of support such as family, neighborhood, ethnic community, school, and community center staff and volunteers. This is an unpaid internship that will start on June 1, 2009 and end on July 31, 2009. The last day to apply is May 20, 2009. If you are interested or would like more information please contact Katie Carman at 502-375-1819 Honors Peer Advisors Needed for Summer Orientation Peer Advisors are needed for the 2009 summer orientation session. The University Honors Program will be hiring Peer Advisors to help incoming freshmen plan and schedule their courses during the 2009 Freshman Orientation Program. This is an outstanding opportunity for Honors students to learn more about the university, discuss their experiences in the University Honors Program with interested new students and parents, and earn some money along the way. Students will be expected to work approximately 20 hours each week from mid-May to July 2, 2008. In order to apply you must have completed at least 30 hours and have a 3.35 or higher cumulative GPA. Applications are due by March 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. IMPORTANT NOTE: Both the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) and Summer Term II classes may conflict with the required work schedule for a Peer Advisor. Please take this into consideration when applying for the Peer Advisor position. Please download this application. Once you have completed it, please return it to the front desk at Etscorn Honors Center. Student Staff Applications for Honors Modes of Inquiry The Honors Program is accepting applications for student assistants to help with the fall 2009 Honors 101: Modes of Inquiry course. HON 101 is an academic orientation course that introduces freshmen to academic disciplines and campus life during the fall semester. This program is staffed by Honors students. Student assistants are selected through an application process, with applications now available in the literature rack at the front desk of the Etscorn Honors Center. During the course, student assistants are assigned to work with a specific faculty member teaching a section of HON 101. Student responsibilities may include leading and participating in class discussions, completing tasks assigned by the faculty member, or helping out with different HON 101 events. In addition, for the first time this year, HON 101 assistants will have the option of also applying to work as a CAPS Leader through the Office of First Year Initiatives. If you wish to work as both an HON 101 assistant and a CAPS Leader, your work responsibilities will extend from early July through Welcome Weekend. Both the HON 101 assistant and the CAPS Leader positions are paid. To find out more about the responsibilities associated with being a CAPS Leader, please review the information posted on the HON 101 job application below. If you would like to apply for the HON 101 position and work with incoming freshmen as they enter the University Honors Program, please fill out an application (link to application and CAPS info here) and return it to the Etscorn Center by 4:30 p.m., March 20.	Congrats Monica Marks! The 2009-2010 College of Arts & Sciences Mary Churchill Humphrey Graduate Scholarship for the United Kingdom award winner is Monica Marks. She will use the scholarship to complete a one-year LLM degree in Islamic Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London. Marks has also been named a finalist for a 2009-2010 Fulbright research scholarship to Turkey where she has proposed to study the Secularization of Turkish Law in the Early Republic period (1923-1930) and devote a year to Turkish language study at Bogazici University in Istanbul. The MCH committee has recommended that in the event Monica is awarded a Fulbright for the coming year, her Mary Churchill Humphrey scholarship should be held for her and deferred to the 2010-2011 academic year. Upcoming Deadlines SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS Watch this spot for campus and national deadlines Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship (For sophomores and juniors in a wide variety of fields related to environmental issues.) Campus deadline,Contact National Scholarship office ASAP National deadline, March 3, 2009 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Fellowship (Up to $50,000 per year for graduate school; only available for candidates with maximum financial need. Parents’ tax returns are part of the application. Each University is allowed to nominate only two candidates.) Campus deadline,Contact National Scholarship office ASAP National deadline, March 10, 2009 Capital City Fellows Program (CCFP) The CCFP is a mayoral initiative to attract recent graduates from master’s degree programs in public administration, public policy, urban planning, law, engineering, business, and related fields to work for the city of Washington D.C. The appointment lasts two years, during which fellows complete four six-month rotations in different city agencies. Fellows are also given unique opportunities to meet with high-level city officials and participate in educational and professional development seminars. National deadline, April 1, 2009 Centralized College Internship Program (CCIP) CCIP is a six week program that offers summer positions (30-40 hours a week) to undergraduate and graduate students. The program is designed to bring the best and brightest to the District’s workforce. The program promotes leadership in candidates who want hands-on public policy municipal government experience. Summer interns will also participate in professional development and roundtable seminars with senior government officials. National deadline, April 1, 2009 If you plan to apply for any of these scholarships, make an appointment with the Scholarship Office Program Graduate Assistant, Seabrook Jones, as soon as possible. Her e-mail is seabrook.jones@louisville.edu or call 852-1515. 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. Check out our new website! http://uoflhsc.com 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 David Song (ddsong01@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. HSC Events Dining Club HSC's next Dining Club outing will be to Maido on Monday,March 9. Interested students should meet outside of Threlkeld Hall at 7:15p.m. Trivia Night HSC is sponsoring a Trivia Night at the Red Barn on Thursday, March 5 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. To sign up and to find out more information please stop by the Etscorn Honors Center. Trivia night is open to everyone.The Grand Prize is a $50 gift certificate to The Cheesecake Factory. Seminar Spill Every semester sixteen students are selected to take an Honors class, which is followed by a trip to an international or national destination. Find out what happens when the books close, the plane lands and they take a look back on their adventures. Join the students and the professors from the International (12 days in India) and National Travel Seminars (Canoeing and Camping in Everglades National Park in Florida) of Fall 2008 for a Talk-Back Lecture on their recent travels. There will be tons of pictures, souvenirs, food and lots of stories! Find out what occurs during these trips, and ask questions of students and faculty that have participated! If you are interested in taking a travel seminar in the future, if you want to hear about the fascinating trips, or want to learn of embarrassing travel stories from your classmates, this event will provide insight into these wonderful opportunities provided by Honors. Join us for Seminar Spill on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Etscorn Honors Center classroom. Authors Needed for Environmental E-Newsletter Former HSC president Neil Gupta is starting an Environmental E-Newsletter in Spanish, to talk about environmental issues. The purpose of this newsletter is to reach out to the Hispanic community and help students who are learning Spanish. He is looking for anyone who may want to contribute article(s) for the publication. The article(s) can be in English or Spanish but should focus on environmental topics that people think may be of interest for the community. To make a submission or for more information please e-mail him at nkgupt01@louisville.edu. 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.

Quiz Bowl. Its Happening Here.

HVP -- Honors Volunteer Program