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Advising by appointment begins September 17, 2007

Honors Students Jiordan Griffin, Paul Mick and Rachel Ronsick pause before dinner in the Pope Room of Bucca di Beppo, during the HSC Dining Club’s first meeting of the year on Sept. 4. HONORS CALENDAR Sept. 17 Honors advising appointments begin Sept. 20 HSC Lecture Series presents: Dr. Sonya Jones, “World Food Issues: So Much Depends on a Jar of Corn Relish,” 6 p.m., Etscorn Honors Center Classroom. Sept. 21 Final Fulbright Workshop, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Etscorn Honors Center Classroom Sept. 25 HVP meeting, 12:20-12:50, Etscorn Honors Center Classroom Sept. 28-29 Kentucky Honors Roundtable, Kentucky State University Oct. 4 HSC event: Dinner at Havana Rumba. Everyone pays their own way, please RSVP to Paul Mick ( pbmick01@louisville.edu) Oct. 11 HSC Lecture Series presents: Dr. Mickey Hess, “Is Hip Hop Dead: The Past, Present and Future of America’s Most Wanted Music,” 6 p.m., Elaine Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library. Oct. 29 Priority Registration begins! Planning on Graduating in Fall? You can find information about graduation apparel online, as well as information about the First Annual Fall Graduation Fair, which will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The First Annual Fall Graduation Fair will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 2 from noon until 6:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Student Activity Center. The graduation fair is designed to make the transition from student to alumnus as simple as possible. More information is available on-line at www.louisville.edu/commencement. 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, Sept. 25, 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 A tentative date has been set of Oct. 28. We'll need volunteers to be available from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the Etscorn Honors Center to carpool to the event. To express interest in participating in this event, or for more information, please e-mail Allie Martin by Sept. 21 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 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. 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.	If there are corrections or omissions, e-mail honors@louisville.edu to update information. Advising Sign-ups Time to plan for spring 2008 courses Advising appointments will begin Today, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007. If you have yet to secure an appointment, you need to stop by the Etscorn Honors Center as soon as possible to schedule your appointment with Dr. Richardson, Melissa Stordeur, Luke Buckman or Tony Robinson. Who needs to see an Honors advisor? If you are an A&S major who has less than 30 hours; if you wish to take an Honors course, regardless of the school or college you are enrolled in; or just want guidance about your collegiate career, you'll want to stop by for an appointment. Appointments generally take 30 minutes. We ask that you print your name and vital information on the appointment sign-up form so that we can contact you easily, should we need to reschedule, and in order to retrieve your file quickly. Important: non-A&S majors will also need to make advising appointments with their home colleges (Business, Education, Nursing, Music, Speed, Dental Hygiene). Make sure you review the schedule of courses for spring 2008 before you come to your appointment. As descriptions become available for spring Honors courses, they will be made available on our website. By reviewing these websites, you will help make the most of your time with your advisor. *Priority registration is scheduled for Oct. 29, 2007.* HONORS STUDENTS REMINDER All official, 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. Aaron Olsen pilots his “Urban Waters” seminar classmates in a canoe down Beargrass Creek during a class outing. The University Honors Program Explores Louisville’s Urban Streams By Dr. David Wicks U of L Honors Course “Urban Waters” paddled Harrods Creek on Saturday Sept. 8, 2007. The course explores the threats to water quality that our local streams and rivers face. Early Saturday morning the class launched the canoes from Captain’s Quarters and paddled up Harrods Creek to the first riffle, about 4.5 miles. Harrods Creek has as it’s headwaters in Henry County, then flows though Oldham County, and then eastern Jefferson County. Its confluence with the Ohio River is about 9 miles upstream from Louisville’s waterfront park. After paddling for about 2 hours, we landed the boats on a rocky beach, had lunch, conducted macro invertebrate studies and chemical analysis of the water using protocols approved by the Kentucky Division of Water and the Salt River Watershed Watch. The 30 foot voyageur canoe with the U.S. flag is being captained by U of L honors student Aaron Olson, while the voyageur canoe with the Kentucky Flag is being captained by Kevin Koeninger. During the upcoming semester the class will explore Urban Water while paddling on Beargrass Creek, the Salt River, Floyds Fork and the Ohio River. During the week, the class focuses on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA’s, Watershed Academy. The Watershed Academy is a set of self-paced training modules that represents a basic but broad introduction to watershed management. At the end of the course successful students will be awarded with American Canoe Association’s certificate and an EPA certificate for participation in the Watershed Academy. Here the class is arriving approaching an urban watershed in order to collect and test water samples as a part of their exploration of local urban waters. 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: Youdo 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. HONORS STUDENTS REMINDER All official, 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. 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.	Honors Scholar Monet Duke, here pictured with Dr. Julie Bunck, paused after the Honors Scholars Banquet that was held on Sept. 10 to discuss Tocqueville & the Shaping of American Politics, the seminar that Dr. Bunck will be teaching in the fall. For more information on Honors Scholars or seminar courses please see the honors website. Fulbright Workshop The final workshop will be Friday, Sept. 21 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. During this meeting the Fulbright Committee with meet one-on-one with you to offer you their initial feedback. 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 Rhodes Scholarship, Oct. 1, 2007 (Outstanding scholars attend two years at Oxford) Marshall Scholarship, Oct. 4, 2007 (Two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom or Ireland) Mitchell Scholarship, Oct. 5, 2007 (A year of graduate study at one of nine universities in Ireland) Gates Cambridge , Oct. 15, 2007 (Outstanding scholars study at Cambridge) Freeman-Asia Scholarship , Oct. 17, 2007 (Study in Asia in spring semester) Fulbright Scholarships, Oct. 19, 2007 (U.S. Government's premier program to every corner of the world) Paul & Daisy Soros Graduate Fellowships , Nov. 1, 2007 (Fellowship for new Americans. For grads and post grads) 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. 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. HSC Events Lecture Series from the Honors Student Council (HSC) HSC will kick off its 2007-2008 Lecture Series with Dr. Sonya Jones from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Jones will be speaking about “World Food Issues: So Much Depends on a Jar of Corn Relish,” on Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Etscorn Honors Classroom. For a photograph and lots of biographical information, go to www.jonesfoundation.net. 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! Social Events The Honors Student Council is holding several upcoming social events. The second HSC Dining Club meeting of the year will be held at Havana Rumba on Thursday, Oct. 4. Interested students should plan on meeting at the entrance of the Etscorn Honors Center at 6:30 p.m. Please direct questions to Paul Mick at pbmick01@louisville.edu. Theatre Lovers The Honors Student Council hopes to organize regular outings to view UofL Theatre productions. Students interested in seeing "Cage Rhythm" at the Thrust Theatre, Oct. 18, should contact Alyssa Morgan at admorg01@louisville.edu. Have Your Say! HSC is looking for committed students to create and run a student publication. Want your voice heard? Have a message you want to share? Do you have the inside scoop for Honors Students? Share your talents with Honors. All interested students should contact Neil Gupta at nkgupt01@louisville.edu.