The Honors Program is looking for a new Updates Editor. For more information please see the job posting in Student Employment labeled: Class II - Student Written Communications Assistant - 288.

 

Congratulations to Benjamin Gruenbaum, who was recently selected to receive this year's William D. Orbison Award in Recognition of Excellence! This acknowledgement is awarded annually to one graduating Honors student in Psychology. The award is sponsored by the Department of Psychology.

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH HONORS AND O.U.R. – PLEASE HELP! 

Volunteers are needed for several upcoming events--including Open House and Frontiers!  Please consider volunteering an hour or a few hours of your time to assist the Honors Program and the Office of Undergraduate Research in these major events.  You may volunteer for multiple times.  We need many volunteers to make these events a success.  We appreciate your help! View the full schedule and sign up information.

 

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS INFORMATION SESSION

The Honors Program is hosting an additional information session for students interested in become University Scholars for Fall 2009. Students who will be juniors next year should attend to learn more about the application process, plans of study, projects, and more! Presented by Dr. Lynne Goodstein.
Monday, April 13, 2009
3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in CUE 134

For an even closer look at the University Scholars program, attend the research symposium - Monday, April 27th, 2009, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., Konover Auditorium, Thomas J. Dodd Center
Click here for a Schedule of Presenters

 

LIFE SCIENCE HONORS THESIS RESEARCH GRANTS STILL AVAILABLE

Deadline Extended to May 1, 2009. Funding is still available for the Life Sciences Honors Thesis Research Grants. As a reminder, these grants are designed to support the completion of honors theses in the life sciences and are funded through the Office of the Provost for academic year 2008-09. Funding may be used to support laboratory costs or to purchase consumables, and funding must apply to the execution of research leading to the completion of the honors thesis. Grants of up to $1000 per student will be provided (or $500 if you were a SURF 2009 recipient). Applications will be accepted through May 1st. Visit the Honors website or the Office of Undergraduate Research website and click on the links for the “Life Sciences Honors Thesis Research Grants.” These links will take you to a website with eligibility information and application information.

If you have questions about the grants or the application, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research or the Honors Program.

 

ATTENTION SENIORS! FINAL STEPS TO GRADUATION IN HONORS

SENIORS – SUBMIT YOUR THESIS ELECTRONICALLY
Seniors, you can submit your thesis electronically and make this significant intellectual achievement available for the world to see! It is highly recommended that as Honors graduates you post your thesis on DigitalCommons@UConn, the institutional repository. IT’S EASY! Once a hard copy of your thesis has been submitted to the Honors Office with a signed approval form, send a copy of your thesis to honors@uconn.edu as an attachment.
Your e-mail should also include: Your name, major, title of your thesis, the name of your thesis advisor, your graduation date, an abstract and 3 to 5 keywords that you feel best describe the subject matter of your thesis! Click here (http://www.honors.uconn.edu/academics/graduation/electronicthesis.php) for more information!
(A hardcopy of the Honors thesis must be submitted to the Honors Office with a signed approval form according to posted deadlines.)

SENIORS – SUBMIT YOUR MANDATORY HONORS SENIOR SURVEY
Required Honors Senior Survey Due: April 15, 2009
Graduating Honors students are required to complete the on-line survey located at https://secure.uconn.edu/honors/applicationsv2/seniorsurvey/index.php.  This survey will give you a chance to reflect on and share with us your experiences in the Honors Program.  We value your feedback!  In addition, we want to hear about your future plans.  After you fully complete the survey, you will be able to return and update your future plan information using your permanent e-mail address (not your UConn address) as your logon id.  The survey is due on April 15th.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETIES!

Recently, the National Scholars Honor Society (NSHS) was the subject of an investigative television feature - the report can be found at YouTube.com under "honor society scam." NSHS is a for-profit entity whose membership is based on online application and has no required grade point average. The society declines formal affiliation with all institutions and organizations.

The Honors Program would like to remind all Honors students to beware of this and similar scams! Be sure to "do your homework" before submitting payment to a society:

• Visit the organization's website
• Contact chapter officers or advisors
• Visit http://www.achsnatl.org/ for a full listing of the Association of College Honor Societies member organizations
• Visit http://www.honorsocieties.uconn.edu/ for more information on certain honor societies at UConn
• Finally, ALWAYS review the benefits the honor society in question offers, and consider whether your financial investment will yield adequate returns!

CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES