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Peace Corps General Information Session tonight! 5:30-7 p.m. in Ekstrom w104

Honors Student Council Members Alyssa Morgan, Clare Gervasi Kalb, Allie Martin, Venkat Ramakrishnan and Michael Miao pose for a quick photo with Mickey Hess, the guest speaker for the second HSC lecture offered this year. HONORS CALENDAR Oct. 15 Peace Corps General Information Session, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Ekstrom Library, w104 Oct. 16 Freshman Guides Ice Cream Social for participants, 7 p.m., Overseers Honors House Oct. 17 Freshman Guides Ice Cream Social for participants, 7 p.m., Overseers Honors House Honors presents a green lecture: An Unfair Start in Life: Why Pollution Matters for Child Development, Colleen F. Moore, 11:30 a.m., Belknap Research Building. Oct. 18 Honors Student Council General Meeting, 12:20-12:50, TH 132. Pizza will be served. Oct. 22 – 24 Peace and Justice Week 2007, see middle column below for details. Oct. 29 Priority Registration begins! Oct. 26-Nov. 2 Honors walk-in advising begins at the Etscorn Honors Center Oct. 30 Freshman Guides Ice Cream Social for participants, 7 p.m., Overseers Honors House Attention Fall 2007 Honors graduates If you are planning on graduating in the fall of 2007 and are finishing or have already finished your requirements for the University Honors Scholar (UHS) designation, be sure to stop by the Etscorn Honors Center to fill out a brief form. This form ensures that you are listed as having completed this designation for commencement. Please make sure that you come by and fill this out no later than Oct. 29, 2007. To those of you who are finishing the UHS program: congratulations on this well deserved distinction. HVP -- Honors Volunteer Program The next HVP meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 12:20-12:50 in the Etscorn Honors Center Classroom. 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. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Halloween at the Zoo Just a reminder volunteers participating in Halloween at the Zoo on Oct. 28 need to meet at the Etscorn Honors Center to carpool to the event. For more information or questions regarding this event, please e-mail Allie Martin by at anmart03@louisville.edu. A&S Centennial Challenge For more information on this all-day event, which takes place on Nov. 17, please e-mail Luke Buckman at luke.buckman@louisville.edu 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. Honors presents a green lecture An Unfair Start in Life: Why Pollution Matters for Child Development On Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 11:30 a.m., Colleen F. Moore, Professor, Psychology Dept, University of Wisconsin-Madison will be speaking on the effects of pollutants and development in the Belknap Research Building. Pollution has negative effects on behavioral development. Most pollutants are inequitably distributed in society. Professor Moore will talk about the behavioral health impacts of exposure to two pollutants: lead (Pb) and noise. There are social inequities in exposure to both of these pollutants and because exposure to multiple risk factors yields a higher than expected chance of a child developing special needs, environmental inequities are a concern. Professor Moore will briefly describe how government policies are failing to address the socio-economic and racial/ethnic disparities in exposure to both noise and lead. Spend an hour Nov. 3 Supporting the National Day of Climate Action On Nov. 3, Americans will demand real leadership on global warming. From coast to coast, we'll rally in our communities and invite our politicians to join us. We'll see who rises to the occasion and who has a real plan to tackle the defining challenge of our time. One year before the election, let's make sure the world witnesses our national call to action: The Louisville event is hosted by The Louisville Climate Action Network. The Louisville Climate Action Network will be leading the crowd as we race between climate chaos and sustainability in front of Metro Hall, specifically between King Louis XVI and Thomas Jefferson. The rally will take place on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 2-3 p.m. at 527 West Jefferson Street in downtown Louisville. For more information 502-238-3210 or checkout the National Website or the Louisville Climate Action Network website! Directions: This location is very well served by public transportation, most directly by TARC routes 2, 4, 6, 15, 17, 18, 31 and 55. For route and schedule info on these and other TARC routes, see http://www.ridetarc.org/default.asp UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES WITH THE FAIRNESS CAMPAIGN General Volunteer Orientation Come in on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., for a chance to learn more about the history of Fairness, how we do our work, why we do it the way we do it, and how you can be involved! Volunteer Night Join us for our regular volunteer night (every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.) and help call supporters to let them know about upcoming events, do data entry, stuff envelopes, etc. A brief orientation and refreshments are provided. Help Clean Up Our Act Join us as we participate in the Brightside Community-Wide Cleanup here at Fairness on Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-? Call 893-0788 to sign up or for more information on any of these events. Study Abroad in Panama Interested in earning 6 hours of credit during May, gaining international experience, and having fun? If so, taking Communication or Spanish courses in Panama may be for you! Consider participating in U of L’s 6 th Annual Study Abroad Program in Panama from May 1-31, 2008. Classes are offered in both English and Spanish (Note: You do not need to speak Spanish to participate). Students will take a Panamanian Culture class (300-level), which is taught in English. Then, students have a choice of one of three classes--Intercultural Communication (Comm. 440), which is taught in English (Note: 440 fulfills General Education WR and CD2 requirements) or one of two Spanish courses (SPAN 201 or 321, which are taught in Spanish). Applications are due by Jan. 14, 2008; however, apply early for scholarships. The cost is $2,985, which covers 6 hours of tuition, airfare, hotel, ground transportation to and from the airport, and fieldtrips. For more information or an application, contact Dr. Joy Hart in the Department of Communication. Information is also available on the Latin American and Latino Studies Webpage.	If there are corrections or omissions, e-mail honors@louisville.edu to update information. Present Your Research in Frankfort Seventh Annual Posters-at-the-Capitol U of L undergraduate researchers are sought to present research papers to Kentucky legislators at Posters-at-the-Capitol 2008 held in the state capitol building in Frankfort on Jan. 31, 2008, 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 2008. The abstract submission deadline is Oct. 24, 2007. Please call (270) 809-3192 or e-mail ursa@murrystate.edu with questions. FACE TIME (Facilitating the growth of a cohesive Honors community.) Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you. Amanda Wood is a senior French and Spanish double major with a minor in Biology from Puryear, TN. She is very active in campus activities such as French club, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, HSC, and Campus Crusade for Christ. Amanda also enjoys volunteering as a youth leader at Walnut Street Baptist Church and with HVP. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her husband, whom she married in May, reading, bible study and playing with her dog. She is passionate about the study of languages, working with children and youth and international mission work. If she had to describe herself in one word, it would be loving. The Latin root for the name Amanda is associated with love and beloved. Her favorite book is the Bible and she enjoys giving her time to help others. Her words of advice to her peers, “Pursue your true interests in college and not just what might lead to a high paying career.” Amanda’s future goals include plans to enter medical school in the fall of 2009 and serve as a medical missionary in West Africa. Next time you see Amanda around be sure to spend some face time with her. Kira Hazelwood is a junior sociology major at U of L but most of you know her as the ever-friendly honors receptionist. She was born in Las Vegas, NV but graduated locally from Atherton high school after living in the Phillipines, Utah, Alabama and Kentucky. When she is not caring to the every whim of her newly adopted baby, Cole, she enjoys reading novels, water sports, boating, swimming and volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and Breast Cancer Awareness. If she had to describe herself in one word it would be, “outgoing”. She counts as the things that make her smile her son, Cole and her husband, Todd. Her favorite part of the Honors program is getting to know all of the fabulous students. Her effort to make the world a better place is a commitment to random acts of kindness. Kira says that one shouldn’t sweat the small stuff. Next time you are in the Etscorn Honors Center be sure to stop by the front desk and ask Kira about Star Wars or her aversion to straws and plastic cups, but be sure to spend some face time with her. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone you know to be featured in the next Current please complete this form and return it to the Etscorn Honors Center or e-mail the form to Nichole.Burruss@louisville.edu. Peace and Justice Week 2007 Monday, Oct. 22 Mending the Bridge: Building Relationships between Africans and African Americans, 6:30 p.m., Presbyterian Community Center Centuries of separation, misinformation, mistreatment and painful interactions have left many Africans and African-Americans virtual strangers to one another. Join us for an important community discussion about repairing and building relationships of understanding, respect, friendship and cooperation between Africans and African-Americans. Featuring special guests King Kigeli V, the former exiled king of Rwanda, Stacy Bailey-Ndiaye, Associate Director of the Ali Institute and Director of Bridge Kids International, and Victor Mwimanzi, UofL student. Dinner of African, Caribbean and African-American cuisines will be served. Wednesday, Oct. 24 That Ain't Right! Rally for Justice, 5:30 p.m., Humanities Quad (Chao Auditorium in case of inclement weather)** Join students, faculty, community activists, and guests in examining injustices on local, national, and global levels through music, poetry and speeches. There will be information tables offered by campus and community organizations to help you explore how you can work for justice. Dr. Ricky Jones, Chair and Associate Professor, Pan African Studies will be one of many special guests. Keep an eye out for thought provoking That Ain’t Right! installations around campus in the days leading up to the rally. *Lessons from Rwanda, 7:15 p.m., Poetry Room, Ekstrom Library* You are invited to this intimate conversation with King Kigeli V, the former exiled king of Rwanda on Rwandan culture, the impact of colonialism on Rwanda and Africa, the lead-up to and aftermath of genocide, and the need for peace and reconciliation in the world. Thursday, Oct. 25 *Is It Time for A U.S. Department of Peace?* 3:00 - 5p.m., Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library Did you know there is currently a bill before Congress to establish The U.S. Department of Peace? Don’t miss this fascinating panel discussion on the issue featuring Dot Maver, Executive Director, The Peace Alliance Campaign to Establish a U.S. Department of Peace and Rodger Payne, Acting Chair Department of Political Science and Director, Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Co-sponsored by the Kentucky Campaign for a U.S. Dept. of Peace and the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice Monday, Oct. 29 *Know Your Rights, Tell Your Story: What to Do If Stopped by the Police, 6:30p.m. Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library* Driving while Black. Walking while Black. Breathing while Black. Racial profiling is an all too common reality in today’s society. This event will include a partial screening of Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip Hop Cop, a film aired on BET about police racial profiling of the hip-hop community featuring 50 Cent, Damon Dash, Fabolous, Ice-T, Big Tigger and others. Participants will examine the issue of racial profiling, share personal stories, learn their constitutional rights and find out what to do when stopped by law enforcement officers. King Downing, the National Coordinator of the ACLU's Campaign Against Racial Profiling will be our special guest. Sponsored by the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice. For more information contact 502-852-6372. Calling all Honors Students! The Current is now taking art submissions. Art submissions can be of 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@lousiville.edu with questions and submissions. Computer TECHniques Copier The University Honors Program recently added user account passcodes to the copier housed at the Overseers Honors House. Copies still cost $.05 a copy -- payable at the front desk -- but students are now required to input 123 before making copies. Honors will be closely monitoring the amount of copies made, and how much paper is used, in order to determine if copier usage and payments made coincide. If not, we may be forced to take copier privileges away. Paper Paper is currently available at the front desk, 25 sheets for $.25. However, we've noticed that we've had to bring more paper over since school began, but we aren't seeing an increase in the amount of money we are receiving. If this doesn't change, we will no longer provide paper to students; they will need to provide their own to use our printing and copying services. Honors Online Pictures Pictures of Honors-related activities for our web pages and bulletin boards are welcome. I am currently looking for photos of Honors Students who have donated their hair, in 2007, to Locks of Love or some other charity. If you have something you would like to share, bring in an extra copy or a copy we can color scan. If you take digital pictures, send a URL site location (preferred) or a digital copy to Nichole Burruss at nichole.burruss@louisville.edu.	A large number of U of L students turned out to hear the second lecture in the HSC lecture series. Peace Corps General Information Session Life is Calling. How far will you go? If community health, information or environmental technology, business development or international education have any interest for you, sign up to attend. The Peace Corps' representative from Chicago, Ken Surdin, will meet with Honors students on Monday, Oct. 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in room w104 in the new wing of Ekstrom Library to talk about the Peace Corps and all the different ways it can enhance your life. Students desiring to arrange a personal meeting time or interview on Oct. 15 or 16 should contact Mr. Surdin well in advance of his arrival in Louisville, as he does presentations at Bellarmine, and at the Louisville Public Library when he is in the city. Upcoming Deadlines SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS Watch this spot for campus and national deadlines Paul & Daisy Soros Graduate Fellowships , Nov. 1, 2007 (Fellowship for new Americans. For grads and post grads) U of L World Scholars Program, Nov. 5, 2007 Announcing the U of L World Scholars Program fall 2007 competition. Up to $5000 of funding for study abroad in 2008-2009! World Scholars are U of L undergraduates committed to achieving fluency in a foreign language and participating actively in the global community. Current World Scholars are studying linguistics in Québec, teaching art to preschoolers in Guanajuato, and researching Latin American politics in Buenos Aires. Do you have what it takes? For full details, go to http://louisville.edu/a-s/general/worldscholars.html. 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 852-6293. The Bell Award Neil Gupta, Honors Student Council President, has recently been named one of 10 local citizens to receive the WLKY Spirit of Louisville Foundation’s Bell Award. Each year, Bell Awards are presented to up to 10 volunteers, judged by the foundation's board of trustees to have showed the true "spirit of Louisville" through unselfish, humanitarian service . Read more about Neil’s efforts to help Spanish speaking patients online. Campus Employment Opportunity Student Ambassador Positions The visitor information centers on campus are looking for students with: proven campus involvement and leadership ability/interest, strong public speaking and interpersonal skills, enthusiasm for the University of Louisville and customer service experience. Job duties include: conducting campus tours for prospective students and new employee orientation, providing customer service for campus community and serving as university representative for campus visitors. Opportunities include: flexible hours- work on campus between classes, great work experience and it’s an excellent opportunity to network and become more involved on campus. Applications available at the North Visitor Information Center. For more information please contact Chris Cherry Davis at 502.852.6565 or ccd@louisville.edu. Application deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007 New Scholarship Opportunity for Undergraduate Students in Science and Technology Research The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is being built in Saudi Arabia as an international, graduate-level research university. KAUST has a merit-based application process and is beginning to recruit men and women from around the world. KAUST will grant the KAUST Discovery Scholarship to highly talented students currently one to three years from graduation from first-level, bachelors or undergraduate degree study at public and private universities. The scholarship benefits include: Full tuition to complete degree at the student's current undergraduate institution, monthly living stipend, textbook and computer allowance, and travel costs for participation in KAUST-sponsored science, technology and leadership activities in Saudi Arabia and regionally. Upon the completion of the undergraduate degree program, students will receive: Admission into a master's degree program upon meeting the program's admission requirements at the KAUST campus in Saudi Arabia and a full scholarship at KAUST, including tuition, housing and travel costs. Applications are currently being accepted. The deadline for the current application cycle is Nov. 9, 2007. For more information on the KAUST Discovery Scholarship and to find the online application, visit the KAUST Web site at: www.kaust.edu.sa 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. Mark your calendars. The next HSC meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 18 at 12:20 p.m. in the Etscorn Honors Center. FREE FOOD is provided to all who attend! Freshman Guides news! The first social event for all Freshman Guides participants will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16 and Wednesday, Oct. 17. Both events are at 7:00 p.m. in the Honors House and ice cream will be served! You only need to attend one of the two event times so please contact your guide or mentor to coordinate the most convenient day to attend. HSC Events Lecture Series from the Honors Student Council (HSC) HSC would like to thank all that attended the second lecture of the year, Dr. Mickey Hess: "Is Hip Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music." The lecture was both informative and thought-provoking. Hess’ book can be purchased o nline through Amazon.com. Go Geek T-shirts on Sale now! 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.” Theatre Lovers Students interested in seeing the play "Angels in America," which the department of theater arts will be presenting from Nov. 14-18, should contact Alyssa Morgan at admorg01@louisville.edu. These activities are provided for your intellectual and social life. They only matter if they matter to you. Please come, meet faculty up close and informally, talk to other Honors students, and think about something with the pleasure that you don't have any homework or expectations attached to it! HONORS STUDENTS REMINDER All University correspondence is handled through your University of Louisville e-mail address. Class changes and cancellations, Freshman Guides contact, class permissions, Honors course availability will all be mailed to you at your userid@louisville.edu e-mail address. You should be checking this e-mail account daily.

The Bell Award