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Honors students in Cape Town, South Africa
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE HONORS PROGRAM
CONGRATULATIONS..
Congrats to Honors student Michael Bostwick! Michael has been selected to attend the Statistical and Applied Mathematics Science Institute (SAMSI) Undergraduate Workshop in North Carolina. SAMSI is a national institute whose vision is to forge a new synthesis of the statistical sciences and the applied mathematical sciences with disciplinary science to confront the very hardest and most important data- and model-driven scientific challenges. The conference will take place later this month.
UPCOMING DEADLINES FROM THE HONORS PROGRAM!
FINAL REMINDER FOR THE FOLLOWING FORMS!
ATTENTION STUDENTS! There is a NEW, SIMPLIFIED Sophomore Certificate Application on our forms page. Students having already filled out the old form are in the clear--BOTH FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED! Visit www.honors.uconn.edu/academics/forms to access the form.
VOLUNTEER FOR THE SEARCH FOR A NEW PROGRAM COORDINATOR
The Honors Program is looking for volunteers to help us with the search for a new Program Coordinator. Two candidates for the position have been invited to campus to meet with faculty and staff and to participate in an informal discussion with students. The Honors Program invites students to join the discussions with the candidates and provide feedback (via an online survey tool) to the search committee. Your opinion matters! Freshmen are especially encouraged to attend—don’t miss this chance to shape your next 3 years! RSVP using the link below!
- Ryan Brown
Monday, February 16, 2009
8:00 p.m. in the Shippee Pit
- Rebecca Gates
Thursday, February 19, 2009
8:00 p.m. in the Shippee Pit
CLICK HERE TO RSVP!
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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ENHANCE YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS WITH THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP COMMISSION!
The Global Leadership Commission (GLC) is seeking new Honors student members! Since Fall of 2004, the GLC has brought several distinguished speakers to the University, including Senator Joseph Lieberman. The GLC invites local, national, and international leaders to campus each year to discuss their path to leadership and what it means to be a global leader with students. Eight student members of the GLC are responsible for planning, organizing, and hosting these speakers.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the GLC, please sumbit your completed application to the Honors Office in CUE Room 419 by Friday, March 6th. For more information contact Charlayne at charlayne.mcstay@uconn.edu.
PATH PROGRAMS
Grab your mentor or mentee and come to the following events!
- Wing Night with UConn basketball viewing on the big screen and board games too – Wednesday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Shippee TV Room
- Tie Dye – Sunday, March 29 at 4:00 p.m. in the Shippee Pit
- Scavenger Hunt – Sunday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. outside on the side of Wilson that faces Rt. 195
- End of the Year Bash – Sunday, April 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Shippee Dining Room
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APPLICATIONS TO BE A PATH STUDENT COORDINATOR
Get more out of your PATH experience! If you enjoyed having a mentor…loved working with your mentee…or want to have a say in the future of PATH, here’s your chance! Beginning on February 9, the PATH program will be accepting applications for the positions of Student Coordinator. We’re looking for Marketing and Recruitment Student Coordinators, Peer Ally Relations Student Coordinators, and Programs and Events Student Coordinators. Applications are available in the Honors Office, CUE 419 and are due in the Honors Office on February 20. If you have questions please e-mail path@uconn.edu.
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INTERNSHIPS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Mohonk Preserve is one of America’s largest and most historic private, non-profit nature preserves. For over 40 years the Mohonk Preserve has been protecting over 6,500 acres of the Northern Shawangunk Mountains in Ulster County, New York, and has programs in land stewardship, environmental education, and scientific research. The preserve currently has two internship opportunities for undergraduates!
- The 2009 Schaefer Research Internship at the Daniel Smiley Research Center provides interns an opportunity to work with Preserve research staff, world-class scientists and land managers on: land management related initiatives, recreational impact assessment projects, data collection, specimen collection, and more! Freshmen and Sophomores are eligible to apply.
- The 2009 Thom Scheuer Land Management Internship at the Mohonk Preserve provides interns an opportunity to work with Land Protection and Land Stewardship staff where they will assist with: Baseline Data Report drafting, including GIS mapping and image archiving, boundary line inspection and reporting, conservation easement monitoring. Stewardship related initiatives including: assisting in basic ranger duties, promoting visitor safety and enjoyment, trail and road design, construction, repair, monitor overuse and other impacts on the land. Juniors and Seniors are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit http://www.mohonkpreserve.org/index.php?jobs-internship.
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