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A group of students discuss research during the 2007 Frontiers Poster Exhibit
OPPORTUNITIES IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
The following opportunities are available to you through the
Office of
Undergraduate Research (OUR)....
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fund, or SURF, provides up to $3500 in funding for students to participate in research, scholarship, or creative projects over the summer. Undergraduate students who will continue to be undergraduates through Spring semester 2009 are encouraged to apply. Applications and instructions for applying (including dates of informational workshops for student applicants) are available on-line at www.our.uconn.edu under the SURF tab. The deadline to apply for SURF is Friday, February, 1, 2008.
Frontiers in Undergraduate Research is the annual poster exhibition of student research, scholarship, and creative projects. Frontiers will be held on Friday, April 11, 2008, and Saturday, April 12, 2008. Any undergraduate student may apply to showcase his or her work. Applications and instructions for applying (including the date of an informational workshop for student applicants) are available on-line at www.our.uconn.edu under the Frontiers tab. The deadline to apply for Frontiers is Friday, February, 15, 2008.
If you have questions about either opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact us at our@uconn.edu.
NEW SECTIONS AND HONORS COURSES STILL AVAILABLE
As the spring semester approaches, check out the new sections and Honors courses that are still available for next semester in last week's edition of Updates!
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DO YOUR PART IN THE HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT
Interested in a life-changing experience? Looking for an exciting Spring Break, you will never forget?
HC is sponsoring an alternative break to Pearlington, Mississippi over the March Spring Break. Come find out about this amazing opportunity at an information session on Tuesday, December 4th from 8:00PM to 9:00PM in South A 124/125.
If you are not able to make it to the meeting but are interested in coming, please take an application, and if interested, hand it into the Honors Council mailbox in the Honors Office on the 4th floor of CUE. There are ONLY 17 spots left (out of 54), so get in your application quick, it is on a first-come, first-serve basis! $100 Deposit is due by this Friday, December 7th, also to be placed in the Honors Council mailbox.
THE HONORS PROGRAM CONGRATULATES MICHAEL MITCHELL!
Congratulations to Honors student Michael Mitchell! Last week, Michael was awarded a spot in the Institute for Responsible Citizenship summer program for summer 2008. . .
"Each summer, twenty-four of the most promising black male college sophomores in the country are given the chance to intern in the nation's capital while taking rigorous classes at Georgetown University. The courses in government and economics are designed to provide these young men with the skills necessary to critically analyze the world's problems while adhering to a deep respect for civil liberties. When the students are not in class or at work, they are often called upon to attend social functions designed to help them network in their field. Personal meetings with such leaders as Colin Powell, John Lewis, and Clarence Thomas are made possible by the intimate nature of the program."
Congratulations again on earning this amazing opportunity!
View and discuss the film Testing Hope: Grade 12 in the New South Africa with Molly Blank, Filmmaker, director, and producer
On December 4, the Honors Program will co-sponsor a film viewing and discussion of Testing Hope: Grade 12 in the New South Africa.
The film tells the unique story of four students in Nyanga township outside Cape Town, who started school the year that Mandela was elected president. The students face a deciding point in their lives as they prepare for their crucial Matric exams, which one student calls, "the decider." The film considers what's at stake if students pass or fail and how they envision their future in this evolving democracy.
For more information, visit the film's website HERE.
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Honors Events
Partyin' with Professors: Lunch Bunch
CUE 420, December 4, 2007, 12:00pm Testing Hope: Grade 12 in the new South Africa Film Viewing & Discussion with Molly Blank
Konover Auditorium-Dodd Center, December 4, 2007, 2:30pm Honors Council
Honors Council meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in South A 124-125. Hope to see you there!
Alternative Spring Break - Hurricane Katrina Relief
December 7, 2007
Opportunities
Carmina Burana Choral Concert
December 7, 2007, 8:00pm About "Updates"
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 noon on the Tuesday it will be featured. |
