Honors students pose oustide of the Anthony Bourdain event during this year's Idea Festival. Just another fun free event brought to you by the University Honors Program Student Council. HONORS CALENDAR Nov. 16 Nov. 25-27 Dec. 7 Senior Honors Projects & Proposals Deadline Graduating in December?Graduation ceremonies are scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. at the Kentucky International Convention Center. Quiz Bowl. Quiz Bowl practice is 7:00 p.m. on Mondays in the Overseers House Second Floor Classroom. All are welcome. If you have any questions please contact Matt Church at mschur01@louisville.edu Deadlines for Senior Honors Projects Dec. 7 is the deadline for submission for December 2009 graduates’ Senior Honors Projects. In addition, Dec. 7 is the deadline for initiating forms and proposals for August 2010 graduation. For more information visit the Senior Honors Project web page or e-mail Melissa Stordeur at melissa.stordeur@louisville.edu. Current Quiz The first three Honors Students to answer the following five questions about the University Honors Program correctly will receive a prize. All answers must be e-mailed to Nichole.Burruss@louisville.edu Ready? 1) Who is the Estcorn Honors Center dedicated to? 2) How old is the University Honors Program? 3) What three conferences does the University Honors Program participate in annually? 4) Name a country that the Overseers International Travel Seminar has visited twice in the past ten years? 5) How old is the Overseers Honors House? REMINDER 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.
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If there are corrections or omissions, e-mail honors@louisville.edu to update information. Donate Your Books, Movies, and Music to Benefit Kosair Children's Hospital Do you have any books, CDS, DVDs, vinyl records, VHS tapes, or cassettes that you would like to donate for a worthwhile cause? Honors Student Council is hosting a campus and community-wide book and media sale in April to benefit Kosair Children's Hospital. Our goal is to raise $5,000 for Kosair's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit but to do so we need to collect a substantial amount of books. 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. If you would like to donate items, please contact Greg Shaw for pick up (geshaw01@louisville.edu) or items can be dropped off at the Etscorn Honors Center. Thank you! CODRE Research Grants CODRE /Office of Research Diversity Grant For Undergraduate Students For more information and the application click here. Summer Medical and Dental Program SMDEP is an innovative six-week summer academic enrichment program for college Freshmen & Sophomores. The focus in on integrated problem solving in the basic sciences & math, centered on medical & dental applications. Integrated coursework and clinical applications guaranteed to catapult students to a higher level of comprehension & competency. The application cycle runs November 1, 2009-March 1, 2010. Students are encouraged to apply early. Applications are available on-line at http://www.smdep.org. If you have any questions please call 502-852-7159 or send an email to specprog@gwise.louisville.edu. Law School Information Sessions If you are interested in Law School or just curious: Brandeis has a number of Information Sessions set up for this fall, some of which include the ability to sit in on and observe a class. For details visit: New Full-Time MBA launches August 2010 MBA Information Session The College of Business will be hosting an MBA information session for prospective students on Thursday, November 19 from 5:30-7 pm at the Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Press Lounge (Gate 6, 5th floor). If you or someone you know may be interested in learning more about the MBA degrees we offer at the University of Louisville, please feel free to attend. JOB OPPORTUNITIES REACH is recruiting new tutors for the 2010 spring semester. These positions are part-time (4-20 hours each week) and paid hourly at a beginning rate of $8.00. Tutors earn international certification and up to $9.50 an hour with training and experience. If you are interested in working in one of the many student employee positions available with REACH, please fill out our application and provide two recommendations. One recommendation should be from a former or current professor, and the other should attest to your character (former employer, advisor, etc.). Applicants must have a minimum cummulative GPA of 3.0 or a GPA of 3.0 for last semester. Apply online at: Online Big East Career Fair What is an e-fair? You are invited to logon to the site below, create a profile, upload your resume, and begin applying for jobs and internships that interest you. Be sure to check back every week to monitor new employers who will register and post jobs through December 31st.
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Honors Students (LtoR) Greg Shaw, Venkat Ramakrishnan, Katie Trimble, Greer Waldrop, and Sarah Becker pose before their presentation at NCHC in Washington D.C. Upcoming Deadlines Dr. Patricia Condon is now making appointments to meet with potential candidates for the opportunities listed below. Summer Study in the United Kingdom The English Speaking Union (ESU) Summer Scholarship applications for study in Great Britain in the summer of 2010 are now available. The scholarship, open to juniors (junior status now with graduation no earlier than May 2010), provides tuition and room and board for one week in London followed by a three-week summer school program for studies in English literature, art history, creative writing, medieval studies, Shakespeare, history, politics and society at Oxford, Cambridge or Edinburgh for the summer of 2010. More information, and the application form, is available at http://www.esuky.org/summerstudy.htm The campus deadline is Nov 30, 2009 The Critical Languages Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes (CLS) program provides fully-funded seven to ten week group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences held overseas at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students. More information and the online application can be found at: http://www.clscholarship.org/home.php You are encouraged to meet with Dr Condon before Thanksgiving break. The David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship (NSEP) is for sophomores, juniors and first-year seniors to study in countries of and to learn languages of national security interest. This scholarship incurs a government service requirement. For more information visit: http://www.borenawards.org An application draft is due by Dec 15, 2009. You are encouraged to meet with Dr Condon before the end of the semester. Prestigious National Scholarship The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is for juniors, or candidates not graduating before May 2010, seeking careers in fields related to public policy and public service -- including Law, Public Administration, Public Health, Social Work, Education and International Relations. This scholarship requires three years of work in this area after the completion of your education in return for the $30,000 graduate or professional school scholarship it provides. Each university is allowed to nominate four candidates each year. For more information: http://www.truman.gov/candidates/candidates.htm An application draft is due by Dec 15, 2009. 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 groups Honors Program Announcements and HSC Social Projects and the HSC website http://uoflhsc.com! HSC Events Dining Club For more information on this event visit the HSC Blackboard page. HSC Snack Center The fridge and pantry in the Honors House has been restocked and is better than ever! Honors Student Council would like to thank everyone for their support. We hope you all enjoy the items for sale in the house. If you have any suggestions for items to purchase, please contact John Guardiola (jjguar02@louisville.edu), the Honors Student Council Vice President. Please remember to pay for any purchases you make. This helps to ensure that the fridge and pantry remain stocked throughout the year. Thank you once again for your support.
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