Paul Mick, Rachel Hart, Ashley Bhavalkar and Faraz Jeelani patiently await the next student presenter at the Kentucky Honors Roundtable conference, held March 2-4, 2007 at Western Kentucky University. HONORS CALENDAR
Mar. 28 Deadline for Student Ambassador Positions for Visitor Information Centers. Mar. 29 Mar. 30 April 6 April 9 April 9-13 April 12 Peace Corps information session, 6-8 p.m. Ekstrom Library, w104 April 13 April 17
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. Abstract deadline is April 9, 2007. Please visit their website for more information about abstract and poster preparation and to view highlights of the 2006 Undergraduate Research Symposium.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. Honors Student Council News and Notes HSC t-shirts are coming! Pre-order yours now using the form in the Etscorn Honors Center lobby. Show your pride and support the Honors Student Council. T-shirts will be available the week of April 15. See the HSC website for more information. HSC is sponsoring PBJ Day at the Overseers Honors House. Free peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will be available from 11-1 p.m., or until supplies run out. Come join us for food and fun the PBJ way! The Honors Student Council is pleased to present Dr. Suketu Bhavsar: “Einstein's Train - A Journey through Space/Time” on April 6, at 4:00 p.m. in the Etscorn Classroom. Dr. Bhavsar is an astrophysicist and Director of the Honors program at the University of Kentucky. He holds a PhD in Physics from Princeton University and is an accomplished speaker, author and the recipient of numerous awards for teaching, academics and research. 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 Fri., Apr. 13th. Candidate platforms will be posted in both Honors buildings and on the HSC website from Mon. Apr. 16 – Fri. Apr. 20th. Email candidacy platforms to Allison Martin at anmart03@louisville.edu. If you have questions about the process, please email Clare Gervasi-Kalb cfgerv01@louisville.edu. Voting will take place during the end-of-year picnic, April 23. 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.
After co-presenting with Paul Mick on research prepared from their participation in the Fall 2006 Tolkien in Film and Print Seminar, Josh Yuen took advantage of the delicious spread of refreshments during the KHR conference. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Peer Advisors are needed for the 2007 summer orientation session. The Honors Program will be hiring Peer Advisors to help incoming freshmen plan and schedule their courses during the 2007 Freshman Orientation Program. This is an outstanding opportunity for Honors students to learn more about the university, discuss their experiences in the Honors Program with interested new students and parents, and earn some money along the way. The pay rate will be $9 per hour for approximately 20-25 hours each week from May to the Fourth of July. 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. Please download this application. Once you have completed it, please return it to the front desk at Etscorn Honors Center. 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. |
Congrats to our Award-winning Honors Students! The first student Fulbright announced this year was math major, Ken Moore, winning a Teaching Assistantship to Indonesia for 2007-2008. Glyptus Ann "Glypie" Grider, McConnell Scholar and graduating senior double majoring in political science and communication, has won a Teaching Assistantship to South Korea. Brian Tate, Mechanical Engineering major and recipient of the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for 2007-2008, has just been confirmed by the national office. He will be studying engineering related technology at the National University of Singapore. 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. FACE TIME I recently went to interview the oldest member of the Honors Program. She has been around for over 100 years! From age 80 onward, she has helped to create and shape Honors at the U of L into the incredible program you see today. The following is an excerpt from the intimate and exclusive interview with the elusive but ever-present Honors House: Me : It is a great honor [chuckle chuckle] to be granted this interview, Honors House. I know you don’t usually speak to the press. HH : Well, for the Honors Program, I’m always happy to oblige. Me : Fantastic. I wanted to start with a little bit of your history. How old are you, exactly, and what did you do before you joined the Honors family? HH : Well, a girl doesn’t like to kiss and tell, but it has been mentioned that my purpose before I became a University building was of questionable reputation, if you catch my meaning... But I don’t like to dwell on those days, although it has been interesting to watch the view from the front door change. First Street used to go right in front of me, you know! But in the 1900s, the University and the city rerouted traffic to create the campus. But in any case, as you might already know, it is almost undisputed that I am the oldest building on campus. I’ve seen it all. Me : Fascinating. So you led a full life before you came to be the Honors Building; for instance, you were the Art building for quite a while. HH : Yes I did, in fact for several years I also served as the fine arts annex for the Art Association of the Louisville School of Art. That was definitely a colorful period for me. Me : So I imagine over the years you have had many wonderful visitors. HH: Of course, far too many to mention dear, but I must say that I am partial to my regulars. I was a little disappointed to hear that when Honors came to call me home that none of the sailors that had partaken of their meals in the dinning hall that originally housed the Honors program weren’t coming here. There is just something about a man in uniform. I can’t complain though and my leather couch isn’t worn from lack of use. Me : So how has this year compared with previous year? HH : To be honest this year I have been rather lonely. A wonderful young man named Will supplied me with technological upgrades that I thought would attract my honors friends, but lo I am friendless. Me : Oh you break my heart, surely these wayward Honors students don’t know about all of the wonderful treasures you behold, or maybe they are intimidated. A confident woman has been known to scare off a man or two. HH : I just don’t know. Honors Student council has supplied wonderful goodies for my visitors to partake of, there are quiet nooks to study, a computer lab, a library of testing preparatory materials, a collection of news and pop culture periodicals and a spacious lounge area for students to discuss the world’s events. Oh how I miss being kept abreast of world events. Me : Well, I do not want to take up any more of your precious time, but I will return soon and I’ll be bringing my honors friends with me. HH : I look forward to that.
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Volume
6, Number 14 University of Louisville ARTS & SCIENCES
March 28, 2007
WALK-IN ADVISING BEGINS APRIL 9
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 9, 2007.
University Honors Program
University of Louisville
Office: (502) 852-6293, Fax: (502) 852-3919
E-mail: honors@louisville.edu
University of Louisville
Office: (502) 852-6293, Fax: (502) 852-3919
E-mail: honors@louisville.edu
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