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

Advising begins Monday, Sept. 22

Honors Students enjoy food provided at HSC's Welcome picnic. HONORS CALENDAR Sept. 11 Honors Student Council (HSC) meeting, Overseers Honors House Classroom, 12:15-1p.m. Last Day to RSVP for Honors Scholar Banquet Sept. 12 KHR Applications Due, 3p.m. Fulbright General Information Session, Etscorn Classroom, 2-5p.m. Sept. 15 Honors Thesis Initiation forms due, Etscorn Honors Center, by 4:30 p.m. Sept. 19 Advising appointment sign-ups begin Sept. 22 Honors advising appointments begin Sept. 26-27 Kentucky Honors Roundtable Advising Fair On Monday, Sept. 8 there will be an Advising Fair in the Red Barn from 11:30 a.m.-1:30pm. There will be free lunch, games, and prizes! Community Service Fair There will be a University of Louisville Community Service Fair on Sept. 16 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the West lawn between the Red Barn and Student Activities Center.This is an opportunity for student to learn about the non-profits in Lousville. The fair is sponsored by SAB and the Office of Civic Engagement, Leadership and Service. For more information: Contact Joe Frey, at jjfrey01@louisville.edu or at 852-3436. Financial Festival It's time for the annual Financial Festival to be held in the Red Barn on Tues. Sept. 9 and Wed. Sept. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Students can learn to be financially responsible about credit/debit cards, insurance, contracts, income taxes, budgets, loans, financial aid, banking, savings, credit reports and much more from an information fair with many financial vendors and college faculty and staff. FREE food from Moe's Southwest Grill donated by KHEAA and Undergraduate Affairs for participating students. Many FREE door prizes and giveaways. For more information you can see the event flyer at: http://www.reach.louisville.edu/seminars/FinancialFestivalF08.pdf This event is sponsored by the Student Financial Aid Office, the College of Education, the UGA Office of Retention Management and Research, the Student Health Advocates, the University Career Center and REACH (Resources for Academic Achievement). Anne and William Axton Reading Series The Fall 2008 Anne and William Axton Reading Series features Brock Clarke, poet Jeffrey McDaniel and the University of Louisville’s first slam poetry event, 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz, and nonfiction writer Susanna Sonnenberg. Brock Clarke is the author of two novels, the critically acclaimed An Arsonist’s Guide to Writer’s Homes in New England and The Ordinary White Boy, and two story collections, Carrying the Torch and What We Won’t Do. Twice a finalist for the National Magazine Award in Fiction, his work has appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review, OneStory, the Believer, the Georgia Review, and the Southern Review, as well as the Pushcart Prize and New Stories from the South anthologies. His fiction has also been read on National Public Radio’s series Selected Shorts. He teaches creative writing and English at the University of Cincinnati. Reading: Thursday, Sept. 18th 7:30 p.m., Bingham Poetry Room (Ekstrom Library, Belknap Campus) Master Class: Friday, Sept. 19th 10am-noon, Humanities 300. 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 first HVP meeting of the fall semester will be held in the Etscorn Honors Center Classroom, Oct. 2, 2008 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 Opportunities ACCOLADE The University of Louisville Admissions Office will be hosting an event called ACCOLADE on Saturday September 13 on campus. This event is for scholarship and honors eligible high school seniors.This is a major recruiting event for the University and we need your help! There are 2 shifts you can volunteer for: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.or12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The early shift will provide a continental breakfast and lunch. The late shift will provide lunch. That day you will receive an assignment that could range from helping with check-in, giving directional support, mingling with students at lunch, or hanging signs/balloons.Most activities will take place in the SAC. Its a great and easy way to earn service hours for your organization! If you would like to volunteer or have questions please email Toree Parrish at teedwa02@louisville.edu by Wednesday, Sept. 10! Operation Smile Recently senior honors student Elizabeth Self created a Kentucky chapter of a charity called Operation Smile. This charity raises money for craniofacial surgeries (especially cleft lip/palate surgeries) for children in third world countries. Many times the surgeries are vital and there is no way that the parents of these children can afford the expense. The people in the countries Operation Smile goes to have hardly any money or possessions. In the case of the cleft lip/palate, many of these children never learn how to speak and have extreme difficulty swallowing without choking. In many of the other situations, the children have been ostracized and are unable to get an education. They are often not even treated like human beings. Operation smile can perform one surgery for only $240. The money pays only for the materials needed for the surgeries. All of the physicians that perform the surgeries volunteer their time and skills and take no commission. If you are interested in volunteering with this charity please contact Elizabeth Self at emself01@louisville.edu. Love Science? We do! Volunteer at Edison House. If you are interested in History, Science or Communication, or all of the above we would love for you to join our team. We are looking for volunteer docents to help us share the incredible story of Thomas Edison's life and work. Located in the thriving Butchertown neighborhood, Thomas Edison House is the only site in Kentucky devoted to the inventor. No prior experience is necessary but you must be comfortable working with the public, especially children. For more information contact Kristen Lutes, Executive Director, at (502) 585- 5247 or edisonhouse@historichomes.org	If there are corrections or omissions, e-mail honors@louisville.edu to update information. HONORS CONFERENCES REMINDER Kentucky Honors Roundtable This fall the University of Louisville will be hosting Kentucky Honors Roundtable on Sept. 26-27. Freshmen, don't hesitate to jump right in and participate. Roundtables are fun and a great place to develop your Honors Program connections. Applications are available here. Proposals are due electronically by Sept. 12, 2008. For more information contact Tony Robinson at tony.robinson@louisville.edu or 852-6293. University Honors Scholars Attention University Honors Scholars! The Fall Honors Scholars dinner will be held on Sept. 15 so please mark your calendars if you will be available. Invitations will be sent via email in the next week or two, so keep an eye out for your chance for food, fellowship and a heads up about the Spring semester honors seminars. Attention Fall 2008 Honors graduates If you are planning on graduating in the fall of 2008 and are finishing or have already finished your requirements for the University Honors Scholar (UHS) designation you need to stop by the Etscorn Honors Center BEFORE Sept. 12, 2008. This form ensures that you are listed as having completed this designation for commencement. This is NOT your application for your degree. Applying for your degree must be done via ulink prior to Sept. 12. If you have any questions please contact Tony Robinson. REACH Your GRE goals REACH sponsored GRE sessions will be held in the Learning Resource Center (enter SK 107) in one of our interior classrooms, SK 109. Dates and times are: Sept. 8 at noon; Sept. 11 at 12:30 p.m.; Sept. 15 at noon; Sept. 18 at 12:30 p.m. Come and review GRE test taking strategies in a series of four sessions with tutors who have scored well on the test in the past.Each session will last 50 minutes. Sessions are a series going over different parts of the exam, but students may attend any or all. 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. 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. 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. Career Center Corner Volunteer to be a UofL Career Peer Leader Are you an Arts & Sciences student looking to gain some excellent volunteer experience on campus this year? Do you need to build your marketable skills and enhance your resume with professional development opportunities like this? The Career Development Center at UofL is looking for a few undergraduate student volunteers. Volunteer Career Peer Leader's will work individually and as part of a team, building skills in communication, organization, planning, and promotion. To find out more information or to apply you must register and log-in to Symplicity then click on "jobs/CSM jobs," select "volunteer" from the "Position Type" drop down menu, and click on the job title "Volunteer Career Peer Leader." Major & Career Exploration Workshop for Undecided Students: Sept. 16, 12 p.m.-12:50 p.m., Career Development Center Career Spotlight on Sociology: Sept. 11, 12pm-12:50 p.m., Belknap Research Building 139 You will have the opportunity to learn about, ask questions and hear from professionals in the field of Sociology. Presenters are UofL alumni with degrees in Sociology and work experience in education,business, government/lobbying, financial services, and human resources. This program is designed for students to gather career related information. Are you an UNDECIDED 2nd year A&S student? The Career & Self Investigation (CSI 2) Seminar Series is a series of 3 seminars on Sept. 22, 29 & Oct. 6; 12 p.m.-12:50 p.m. in the Career Development Center, Houchens Lower Level for 2nd year Arts & Sciences students only. Attendance at all 3 seminars is mandatory! Seminar includes: Strong Interest Assessment & Values Card Sort Activities, Goal Setting & Career Obstacles Exercises, Career Information and Exploration Resources, participation in UofL Academic Majors Fair, and additional career/self understanding activities. Advance sign up/RSVP to this 1st session is required and registers you for all 3 seminars. To SIGN UP 4 A WORKSHOP: REGISTER & Log-in to Symplicity, click on events, workshops, workshop title, and RSVP.	Margot Royar contemplates the artist's meaning as she takes observes another artifact during her travesl through Greece this spring with the "Art and Society of Ancient Greece" international seminar. An Olympic Experience By Margot Royar When I see a show on the History Channel about ancient Greece, I can accurately say that I know almost everything the presenter is talking about. Thanks to Art and Society of Ancient Greece, I know how Greek art changed over time. I, along with my classmates, can tell you all about sexism and sexuality of the Greeks. Thanks to this class, every time I see ancient Greece represented in a commercial, movie, book, or show, I can tell you - with a fair amount of certainty - if they’re historically accurate. Sometimes they are, most of the time they’re not... (continued) Upcoming Deadlines SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS Watch this spot for campus and national deadlines Japanese Exchange Teaching (JET) Program Please check their website in September Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship, Oct. 7, 2008 (Sophomores to seniors with Pell Grants) See also language initiative. Rhodes Scholarship, Oct. 6, 2008* (Outstanding scholars attend two years at Oxford) Marshall Scholarship, Oct. 2, 2008* (Two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom or Ireland) George-Mitchell Scholarship, Oct. 6, 2008* (A year of graduate study at one of nine universities in Ireland) Gates-Cambridge , Oct. 15, 2008* (Outstanding scholars study at Cambridge) Freeman-Asia Scholarship , Oct. 15, 2008 (Study in Asia in spring semester) Fulbright Scholarships, Oct. 20, 2008 (candidates must exhibit both financial and academic merit to study in Asia)) Fulbright Workshops Sep. 12, from 2-5 p.m. in Etscorn; application details Sep. 15; campus application deadline Sep. 26, from 2-5 p.m. in Ekstrom Library 254; session with faculty Oct. 3-4; Fulbright candidate interviews Oct. 20; Fulbright national deadline Interested students can log in as UofL students on the Fulbright website and receive more extensive access. Any student interested in the Fulbright scholarship who did not attend the Sep. 5 workshop, or has not contacted Dr. Condon, needs to contact her immediately. Interested students should also plan on attending the Sep. 12 workshop which will focus on the application itself. Any student interested in graduate study in the UK by means of the Rhodes or a similarly competitive scholarship should contact Dr. Patricia Condon immediately. Her e-mail is* patricia.condon@louisville.edu or call 852-1515. HONORS STUDENT COUNCIL (HSC) Serving You in 2008-2009 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. The first HSC General Meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 11 at 12:15 p.m. in the Overseers Honors House. HSC Events Lecture Series from the Honors Student Council (HSC) HSC will kick off its 2007-2008 Lecture Series with Stu Pollard, Hollywood Writer, Director and Producer. Pollard is a Louisville native and business major from Georgetown University.His feature film debut, "Nice Guys Sleep Alone" was set here in Louisville. On Tuesday, Sept. 30, he will be speaking about what goes on behind the scenes of film making. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the location is tentatively set for the Chao Auditorium in Ekstrom Library. For a photograph and lots of biographical information, click here. Documentary Film Series from the Honors Student Council (HSC) This is a new initiative, a Documentary sponsored by HSC will be shown at the Floyd the first Thursday of every month. Details for October's film coming soon. Ready, Set, GRE! Review sessions & Practice tests for the GRE, GMAT, and MCAT! HSC is offering Kaplan practice exams on September 20th at 8AM in the Bingham Humanities Building. Students may register by calling 1-800-KAP-TEST or by visiting www.kaptest.com. We will be offering the MCAT in HM 106 and 108, the LSAT in HM 119 and HM 121, and the GMAT in HM 103 and HM 223. Students pay $2 at the door. All proceeds will be used by Honors Student Council to provide more social and academic activities to Honors students. Show your Honors Program Pride in Style! HSC T-Shirts can be purchased from Luke Buckman in the Etscorn 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.” Employment Opportunities Are you eligible for Federal Work Study? AMERICA READS Tutor Program: Tutor elementary or middle school students in reading or writing. Flexible hours, rewarding experience. Start at $8 working in local JCPS schools or after-school community centers. Multiple positions available. Paid training. Responsible/effective tutors are raised to $8.50 after one semester of successful tutoring. All majors are eligible. If you are planning to work with children/youth or non-profits in the future, this is an excellent service-learning opportunity. This is also a great opportunity to give back to the community and one to consider if you like kids! Contact the Office of Civic Engagement, Leadership & Service 852-4333, Kim Shaver, Service Learning Coordinator. Kaplan Part-time teacher* Kaplan test services is looking for part-time teachers. If you scored in the 90% on any standardized test Kaplan would like you to apply now to become a part of the Kaplan team! Call 1-800-KAP-TEST or visit their website for more information.

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