OAKLAWN SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE

The Honors Program offers awards of up to $1,000 per year to outstanding students. Applicants must be sophomores or juniors that do NOT receive merit aid from UConn, are involved in the Honors community, maintain academic excellence, and demonstrate leadership values. For more information, visit the Oaklawn Scholarship online. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2008!

 

From the Office of National Scholarships...

DON'T FORGET! Mitchell Scholarship pre-applications are DUE March 25, 2008. For more information, see last week's issue of Updates here.

 

NEW HONORS EVENT.. CULTURAL TALK AT THE BENTON!

Come to the Benton cafe for a free tea or coffee and see art made by prisoners in the Japanese-American interment camps during World War II. Dr. Roger Buckley will be giving a talk about the Japanese-American camps at 10-11 AM on Thursday, March 20th. Interested RSVP to uconnhc@gmail.com. This counts as an Honors Event!

 

A DREAM IN DOUBT DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

The Sikh Student Association (SSA) is hosting a screening of A Dream in Doubt, an incredible documentary that highlights the appearance of hate crimes against those labeled "terrorists" after the events of September 11.

The purpose of this documentary is to promote awareness about the Sikh philosophy amongst the student body to prevent future attacks, as well as to provide resources for those who know about this non-missionary religion. The documentary has received over 14 international awards. For more information about the film and a trailer, please visit A Dream in Doubt on the web.

The screening will take place on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 7:00 pm in the Jorgenson Center for the Performing Arts and is free for students and open to the general public. A "Q and A" session will follow in which both the director and producer will be present! Attendance at a post screening reception at 8:45 p.m. requires registration by email. Contact SSAUConn@gmail.com with any questions.

 

BECOME A TUTOR FOR THE WRITING CENTER

The Writing Center is looking for new student tutors for the 2008-2009 academic year. Tutors don't have to be perfect students! Those who may have struggled with writing in the past lend a unique perspective to the tutoring situation. The Writing Center also hopes to recruit students from many different areas - people in the sciences and other non-humanities areas are encouraged to apply.

** Informational sessions will be held on Monday, March 24 from 5 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, March 25 from 4 to 5 p.m., in CUE 134. The deadline for applications is April 3 at 2 p.m.! Details on the application process can be found here. For more information, contact Kathleen Tonry at kathleen.tonry@uconn.edu or 486-9104. **

 

THE DODD CENTER TO HOST LECTURE ON DEMOCRACY

The UConn Dodd Research Center will host the RBS Greenwich Capital Economic Seminar on Wednesday, April 2 at 4 p.m.. Allen Weinstein, the Archivist of the United States, will present a lecture titled Reflections on Archives and Democracy. A reception will immediately follow. Interested students should RSVP by March 25 at rsvp@uconn.edu or (860) 486-1038. Click here to view the informational flyer!

Allen Weinstein is a former Professor of History at Boston University, Georgetown University, and Smith College. He has authored several books and essays including The Story of America (2002) and The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America--The Stalin Era (1999). In 1985, he created The Center for Democracy, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, to strengthen and promote the democratic process. He served as its President from 1985 until 2003.

 

"MODERN LOVE" NY TIMES ESSAY CONTEST

"What is love now, in this age of 24/7 communication, blurred gender roles and new attitudes about sex and dating?"

The New York Times is holding an essay contest open to college students nationwide! Submit an essay of 1,500 to 2,000 words that illustrate "the current state of love and relationships." The winner will receive a $1,000 prize! In addition, the winning essay will be featured in a NY Times column on May 4, 2008, on nytimes.com, mtvU, and mtvU.com. Click HERE or more information on how to enter and to view a collection of past published Modern Love articles! Submissions are due by March 31, 2008.