University Honors Program Newsletters: The Current and With Honors e-Zine

Advising begins Feb. 25, 2008;
Next HSC general meeting is Feb. 28, 2008

Tony Robinson advises Alvin Rentsch in what is his last advising session before graduation this spring! HONORS CALENDAR Feb. 22 Advising sign-up sheets available at the Etscorn Center front desk Feb. 25 Advising by appointment-only begins Feb. 26 HVP Meeting, 12:20-12:50 p.m. in the Etscorn Honors Center Classroom Feb. 28 University Wide Career Fair, 11:00-3:50 p.m., Brown and Williamson Club, Papa John’s Stadium HSC general meeting, 12:15 p.m., Etscorn Honors Center ...dates to remember... April 7-April 11 Walk-in advising April 10 PRIORITY REGISTRATION BEGINS Green Seminars! They’re Happening Here! The U of L Honors Program, in cooperation with The Partnership for a Green City, is currently in its second semester of offering courses with “Green,” or environmental subjects at their core. This fall, be a part of the Green happening here! The following Environmentally concerned courses will be offered for fall 2008: Urban Waters HON 341/351-01 T 4:30-7:00 Prof. Russ Barnett & Prof. David Wicks Reading the Natural Landscape: Tools and Perspectives on Environmental History and Planning HON 341/351-02 W 2:00-5:00 Prof. Daniel Jones Environmental Communication HON 331/341-03 TR 2:30-3:45 Prof. Joy Hart & Prof. Kandi Walker Environmental Law HON 331/341-04 TR 2:30-3:45 Prof. Tom Fitzgerald Art, Culture and the Environment HON 331/341-05 W 4:00-6:45 Prof. Nefertiti Burton & Prof. Aukram Burton HVP -- Honors Volunteer Program The next HVP meeting will be held in the Etscorn Honors Center Classroom on Feb. 26, 2008. Pizza will be provided. All HVP meetings will be held the last Tuesday 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 anmart03@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. Beading to Beat Autism Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. students are invited to bead bracelets to contribute to the campaign “Beading to Beat Autism” to help 10-year-old Michala Riggle raise money for autism research. Beading will take place in the Red Barn and J. GUMBO’S will provide a free lunch to those who bead a bracelet. Check out the event page on Facebook for more information! Salvation Army Soup Kitchen HVP will be helping to serve dinner on Friday, Feb. 22 at the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen. Students interested in participating should meet at the SAC circle at 3:45 p.m. to join the carpool to the downtown Salvation Army. This service event should be completed by 6 p.m. Volunteers for Academic Tournament Volunteers are needed to assist with an academic tournament that will be held on U of L’s campus on Saturday, April 19, 2008. Volunteers will be needed throughout the day, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to serve as scorekeepers, readers, spotters, among other duties. For more information please contact Matt Church.	If there are corrections or omissions, e-mail honors@louisville.edu to update information. Honors Advising and Course Listing It's that time of year again! Sign-up sheets for advising appointments are in the Etscorn Honors Center beginning Friday, Feb. 22, with advising beginning Feb. 25. Advising appointments are 30 minutes each, and are first come, first served. Priority registration begins April 10, 2008. 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 fall 2008 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 2007 online course schedule. A comprehensive list of Honors course offerings is available online and will be updated with descriptions, times, professor names and course numbers as soon as that information is made available to us. The fall 2008 Honors course listing featuring Honors seminars and general education are online as of Feb. 20, 2008. The listing with the other U of L course offerings will follow in early to mid-March. Before that time, consult the fall 2007 schedule as a reference since the schedule does not change radically from year to year. Remember it is important to come in 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. Last call for proposals! The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) The Conference Planning Committee for the 2008 National Collegiate Honors Council is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the 2008 annual conference. Proposals will be accepted for general sessions, poster sessions, idea exchange, student interdisciplinary research panel and diversity issues. This year’s theme is Crossing Frontiers. To submit proposals, please see the NCHC website. Deadline for Conference Proposal submissions is Feb. 20, 2008. The conference will be held Oct. 22 through Oct. 26, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, please see the website or contact Luke Buckman. This conference provides the opportunity to meet fellow honors students, directors and faculty members from across the state and the region. Students attend a variety of academic presentations during the conference, while also learning about different honors programs. The Honors Program provides travel and expenses for those attending Honors conferences. Please contact Luke as soon as possible as space is limited. REMINDER Senior Honors Project Deadline For students who are submitting a thesis for graduation this spring, please note that copies of your thesis will need to be delivered to your faculty supervisor by the week of March 10-14, 2008. Students graduating in August or later please see the honors website for more information. Ready for the Big World? The University of Louisville Career Development Center has designed and scheduled a series of 2008 spring semester workshops including: career exploration, liberal arts internships, job search and networking, resume writing, interviewing, and graduate school seminars for College of Arts & Sciences students. The 2008 spring semester A&S career workshop schedules are conveniently accessible on-line at the Career Development Center’s website at: www.lousiville.edu/career for your review and referral of students. The next scheduled career workshop for A&S students is the following: Resume & Cover Letter Writing Workshop Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Student Activities Center, 303A A&S Resume Writing, Job Search & Internships Workshop Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Career Development Center Classroom (Houchens LL04) University Wide Career Fair Thursday, February 28, 2008 11 a.m. - 3:50 p.m. Brown & Williamson Club, Papa John's Stadium REMINDER 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.	Officers of the U of L chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) braved the rain to present Dr. Richardson with this gift basket. 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, Feb. 18, 2008 National deadline, March 4, 2008 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, Feb 18, 2008 National deadline, March 14, 2008 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 852-0024. 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 group Honors Program Announcements. HSC General Meeting The next general meeting of the Honors Student Council will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 at 12:15 p.m. at the Etscorn Honors Center. HSC Events 10 for $10,000 On Mar. 27, 2008, the Honors Student Council is planning to have a large book sale, open to the general public, with all proceeds going to the Kosair Children's Hospital. Although we are calling it a book sale, donations are not limited to books. We are also collecting CDs, DVDs, LPs, and other forms of media. At this point, the council members have collected a few thousand books and CDs, but we obviously need many more to meet our goal. We would be incredibly grateful if you took the time to look through your books, music, and movies in your room and home to select a few items to donate to this sale. Any amount of donations will be accepted, but the only items we are unable to accept are older textbooks. Books, or other items, can be dropped off Luke’s office at the Etscorn Honors Center with your name and e-mail address. Please also contact Luke if you are interested in volunteering to help with the sale or sale preparations. Show another geek your appreciation and give the gift of a Go Geek T-shirt! HSC T-Shirts have arrived! These incredibly stylish T's are on sale in the Honors Center for $10. The front image printed on the black shirt is of the infamous white squirrel. The back of the shirt displays the following text, “Go Geek! ΗΕ Γ Honors Student Council Honors Program University of Louisville.” Box Tops for Excellence! Give us your Tacos, Au Gratin Potatoes and Cheerios! Honors Student Council is collecting Box Tops for Education. The collection box in located in the Overseers Honors House on the window sill of the lounge area (Behind the table where snacks are kept.) HSC will be donating the collected box tops to a local school. Please visit their website for participating products and contact Sarah Jane Bodell at with any questions. Summer Employment Opportunities Orientation Office -- Summer Office Positions The Orientation Office is looking for student workers to work full time from Monday, Feb. 25, 2008 through Friday, July 11, 2008 (Note: There is a possibility to extend this employment to the beginning of the fall semester). Workers are expected to work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the position pays $7.00/hr. Applicants must be extremely detail oriented, able to work independently, able to problem solve, dependable and reliable. Please contact Margie Covington in the New Student Programs Office for more information and an application. Honors Peer Advisors Needed for Summer Orientation Peer Advisors are needed for the 2008 summer orientation session. The University Honors Program will be hiring Peer Advisors to help incoming freshmen plan and schedule their courses during the 2008 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 20-25 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 March 30 by 4:00 p.m. IMPORTANT NOTE: Both the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) and Summer Term II classes will 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.