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A glimpse of South Africa through last year's Honors Study Abroad Program
OFFICE OF NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS DEADLINES
Check out these upcoming deadlines from ONS...
To juniors committed to public service, the deadline for Truman Scholarship pre-applications is 10/23/07.
To sophomores and juniors committed to the environment, the deadline for Udall Scholarship pre-applications is 11/1/07.
See www.ons.uconn.edu for details for email Jill Deans at ons@uconn.edu.
HONORS HOUSE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVENTS!
The Honors House can be reserved for various activities and events,
such as study group sessions, CA programs, movie nights, group dinners, student organization meetings, etc.
Any one interested in using the Honors House can pick up a reservation form in the Honors Program Office or contact Lance Williams, Graduate in Residence for Honors, at lwilliams@math.uconn.edu for an electronic reservation form. Any questions about the reservation process should be directed to Lance at lwilliams@math.uconn.edu
TOP 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR HONORS ADVISOR AND REGISTRATION
Top 10 Things to Know about Your Honors Advisor and Registration
10. All Honors students are assigned to an Honors advisor based on their intended major.
9. A list of all departmental Honors advisors can be found here.
8. Your Honors advisor is listed in PeopleSoft (unless you are an Education or Nursing major). To find out the name of your advisor, log onto your PeopleSoft account, take the following path: SA Self Service > Learner Services > Academics, and click the “View My Advisors” link. (If you are an Education or Nursing major, your Honors advisor is on the departmental list (see the link in #9),
and you may have a different advisor listed in PeopleSoft.)
7. Depending on your major and your semester standing, you may need to see your advisor to have your registration “hold” lifted before you will have access to register in PeopleSoft. Registration “holds” are listed in your PeopleSoft account. Follow the SA Self Service > Personal Portfolio > Tasks path and click the “Hold” link. Even if you do not have a registration hold,
it would be to your advantage to touch base with your advisor at this time.
6. You should meet with your Honors advisor prior to your “enrollment appointment”, which is the timeframe you are able to add, drop, and swap classes. You may view your registration timeframe in PeopleSoft by following the SA Self Service > Learner Services > Academics path and clicking the “View Enrollment Appointment” link.
5. You will need to obtain the signature of your Honors advisor on a number of Honors forms such as Honors conversion forms and the Honors graduation forms. Learn your advisor’s office hours and best ways to reach him/her.
4. You may have time to discuss both short and long term goals with your advisor. Be prepared to not only talk about your spring 2008 schedule, but to also ask questions related to your future goals. Even if s/he doesn’t know the answer to your specific questions, s/he may know where to point you to get the answers that you need.
3. Your Honors advisor may also eventually be your thesis advisor or instead another faculty member may supervise your Honors thesis. Start your discussions about your interests early so that you can begin networking and find a good match for your thesis advisor. In any case, your Honors advisor is one of the faculty members that will need to approve your thesis topic and final thesis submission.
2. Your Honors advisor will work with you to create an Honors plan of study during your junior and senior years. He or she will officially approve your Honors work in your major and/or related areas that will be used toward the requirements for Honors Scholar graduation. Don’t wait too long to discuss the departmental expectations for Honors majors in the junior and senior years. Plan early!
1. Get to know your Honors advisor and allow them to get to know you.
Relationships with faculty mentors can be rewarding and beneficial in many ways.
It's that time again.. COURSE SELECTION FOR SPRING 2008!
Registration for Spring 2008 began on Monday, October 22!
Please visit the Honors registration web page to find out more about the Spring 2008 Honors course list, Honors Core Curriculum offerings, meeting with your advisor, and much more. First-year students should remember that completion of one three-credit Honors Core Curriculum course is needed by the end of Spring 2009 as part of the new Sophomore Honors Certificate requirements for students entering in 2007.
Log into Peoplesoft to enroll in Honors courses like these...
Sociology 125 "Race, Class, Gender, and Health" Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:45 p.m.
The SOCI 125 Honors section will go beyond the typical sociology class by relating the effects of race, class, and gender on health, health care access, and the quality of health care received. A great general education requirement for any students interested in pursuing a career in public health or human rights! Fulfills content areas 2 and 4 requirements.
ART 166-003 "Basic Studio Photography," Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 – 3:15 PM with Instructor Janet Pritchard
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO TAKE A COURSE IN PHOTOGRAPHY?
This course introduces students to the techniques and aesthetics of photography, emphasizing film-based craft and vision.
Don’t miss this special opportunity--Prerequisites are waived for Honors students! Non-Majors Welcome! Contact the Honors program for a permission number.
The Honors Program is happy to announce that two sections of Honors ENGL 250 will be offered this spring. Students who did not take this course in the fall should consider this offering. Students passing ENGL 250 are considered to have met the ENGL 110 or 111 requirement. Not open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 109 or 110 or 111...
ENGL 250-001, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. with Instructor David Abraham
“The Subversive Muse”: As one approach to literature, this seminar will explore how certain writers, while working within a well-worn tradition (with plenty of examples of those “traditions” provided), changed the course of subsequent literature through their innovations and idiosyncratic styles. Amoung the writers to be discussed will likely be Donne, Blake, Whitman, Hopkins, and Dickinson. Midterm, Final Essay, numerous short “critical insights,” and Final. Class participation expected. Texts to be determined.
ENGL 250-002, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. with Instructor Jason Berger
GEOG 165-002, Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:45 and 1:00 to 1:50, Thursdays 9:30 to 10:45 with Instructor Alexander Vias
Linkages between spatial processes and social, cultural, economic, political and environmental change around the world today. Focus on theory and impacts of globalization through case studies at the local, regional, national and international scales. Fulfills content area 2 and content area 4 (international) requirements.
INTD 291-002 “Introduction to Computer Programming,” Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30-1:45 with Instructor Robert Birge
This one semester course will introduce students to computer programming using Extended Basic with object oriented and structured programming methods. The course assumes the student has no programming experience, but is interested in exploring the use of programming as a tool in their studies. The textbook and the programming environment will be provided for free. This course provides you with a programming environment and a single-user license permitting continued use after the course is completed. It will be important that any student signing up for this course have daily access to a computer running one of the following operating systems [best: Windows XP or Macintosh OSX (PowerPC or Universal); adequate: Windows 98 or Macintosh OS9] with a processor speed 600MHz or better and at least 128MB of available RAM. If in doubt, please contact the instructor, R.R. Birge (rbirge@uconn.edu), so we can test your computer. It is anticipated that a version for Windows Vista will be available as well.
INTD 298-001 "Controversial Social Issues," Mondays and Wednesdays 2-4 with Instructor Richard Langlois
The course is intended to confront students with a number of topical and controversial social issues with focus on six issues such as Religion in American Life; Islam and the West; the War on Drugs; The Wal-Mart Effect; Poverty and Globalization; and Global Warming. Depending on the number of students enrolled, participants will choose one or two of the issues. Those students will be the discussion leaders for the assigned topic and will ultimately produce an eight-to-ten-page paper on the issue. The objective will not be to persuade students of any particular position but rather to acquaint them with some major issues and to give them practice in discussing those issues intelligently. Last year’s course website is available here. Please contact Marlene Coughlin or stop by her office in CUE 419 to pick up an application form as registration is limited to 12 spots.
SOCI 299-023 Do you plan to work AND have a family? Mondays 4:30-6:00
with Instructor and Director of the Honors Program Lynne Goodstein
Join Dr. Lynne Goodstein to hear professional women discuss their path to success in both motherhood and their careers in this 1 credit Honors seminar course. The course will cover many issues of interest to those students—women and men—who are trying to imagine their lives in five or ten years and how they will navigate the demands of career, spouse, and children. This course is being offered as an independent study, so students must complete an Independent Study Authorization form, obtain your advisor’s and Dr. Goodstein’s signatures.
ECOLOGY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
The EEB department is looking for 3 qualified undergraduates to conduct field research in South Africa!
This project, funded by an award from the National Science Foundation, will focus on plant biodiversity, ecology, and evolution. Accepted students will work on both independent and group research projects. Students are required to enroll in a 1 credit seminar in Spring 2008 to gain insight on both the cultural and scientific background of the area. Travel expenses and a generous stipend will be provided!
For more information or to apply, visit the South Africa experience website. The deadline for applications is October 30! Contact Carl Schlichting at schlicht@uconn.edu will any additional questions.
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Honors Events
What's Next Series: Medical & Dental School 101
Shippee Pit, October 23, 2007, 5:00pm Dinner and a Show: Thin Air: Tales from a Revolution
South Dining Hall, October 25, 2007, 6:00pm Times Talk
Brock Lounge, October 25, 2007, 7:00pm Partyin' with Professors: Lunch Bunch
CUE 420, October 26, 2007, 12:00pm The Long River Review is Looking for Editors!
October 26, 2007, 4:00pm INTD Info Workshop
CUE 134, November 1, 2007, 3:00pm Honors Council
Honors Council meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in South A 124-125. Hope to see you there!
There aren't any Honors Council Events currently available! Please check back for Updates!
Opportunities
Presidential Scholars Workshop
October 24, 2007, 4:00pm Thesis Workshop
South A 112, November 7, 2007, 4:00pm Office of Undergraduate Research Workshop
CUE 420, November 27, 2007, 4:00pm Thesis Workshop
South A 112, November 29, 2007, 4:00pm GLAMOUR MAGAZINE IS LOOKING FOR OUTSTANDING JUNIORS!
November 30, 2007 Updates Authors
Updates in Honors is produced every week by students Marie Jordan and Alan Tan, supervised by Meg Bishop of the Honors Program staff.
Feel free to email Updates@uconn.edu with any questions, comments or suggestions!
Interested in advertising your event in Updates? Send your info to Updates@uconn.edu before 12 p.m. noon on the Tuesday it will be featured. |
