SAVE THE DATE - FALL HONORS CEREMONY

SAVE THE DATE for the Fall Honors Ceremony on Monday, October 20 at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Union. Freshmen will attend the ceremony with their INTD 1784 groups. Juniors, did you earn your Sophmore Honors Certificate? If so, please look for your invitation in your campus mail late next week.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!  LET’S PAINT THE PIT!!!

Help re-decorate the Shippee Pit.  The first step:  PAINTING!!!!  You can work all day or for a few hours.  All paint supplies will be provided.  Painting days are:  Sunday, October 5 from 2-6 pm; Saturday, October 11 from 10-6 pm; and Sunday, October 12 from 10-6 pm.  Please email Missy.Korduner@uconn.edu if you are interested in volunteering.  In your email please indicate which days and times you are interested in volunteering.

SUBMIT PICTURES AND LEAVE YOUR MARK IN HONORS!

The Honors Program and the Department of Residential Life are looking for pictures of you and your friends!  Submit pictures of you and your friends attending athletic events, playing in the snow, hanging out in the Honors communities, whatever!  These pictures will be used to re-decorate the Shippee Pit.  Please make sure ALL students in the picture approve the use of the picture for print AND include everyone’s names in the picture.  Please email your pictures to Missy.Korduner@uconn.edu by Sunday, October 5.

HIPS COORDINATOR POSITION AVAILABLE

The goal of the Honors organization Honors Initiatives for Prospective Students is to assist with the recruitment of prospective Honors students. If you are interested in getting more involved in Honors Program and improving your leadership skills, consider applying for the student coordinator position! Student coordinators play a pivotal role in organizing and developing the HIPS program and recruitment activities. Improve your leadership skills through working with other volunteers, coordinating new recruitment events, and communicating with prospective students! To read more about the position and its responsibilities, click HERE to download the application packet. With any additonal questions, contact Missy Korduner at Missy.Korduner@uconn.edu. Interested students should submit the application to Missy Korduner in CUE 416 by the DEADLINE on Friday, September 26.

CONSTITUTION DAY LECTURE ON EQUAL RIGHTS

As a part of UConn's annual Constitution Day, Charles Ogletree of the Harvard Law School will lecture and discuss his take on the challenges that the United States justice system currently faces in its attempts to guarantee equal treatment to all citizens. He will argue that the justice system needs to work to protect every citizens' guaranteed rights. Don't miss this inspiring lecture! This presentation will take place on Wednesday, September 17 at 4 p.m. in the Konover Auditorium of the Dodd Center. THIS COUNTS AS AN HONORS EVENT! For more information on Constitution Day at UConn, view the schedule of events HERE!

Charles Ogletree, the Harvard Law School Jesse Climenko Professor of Law and Vice Dean for the Clinical Programs, is a prominent legal theorist who has made an international reputation by taking a hard look at complex issues of law and by working to secure the rights guaranteed by the Constitution for everyone equally under the law. Professor Ogletree has examined these issues not only in the classroom, on the Internet and in the pages of prestigious law journals, but also in the everyday world of the public defender in the courtroom and in public television forums where these issues can be dramatically revealed.

UPCOMING HONORS COUNCIL EVENTS

BAKE SALE! Honors Council is hosting a bake sale on Tuesday, September 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union.  All proceeds will go towards the Lupus Walk taking place on 9/28 in New Haven.  Please email UConnHC@gmail.com for more information, and visit www.lupus.org for more information on the Lupus Foundation of America.

HONORABLE MENTION! The Honorable Mention is now accepting submissions for the Fall 2008 issues.  We accept a wide variety of submissions:  news briefs, poetry, articles, non-fiction, comics/puzzles, and commentaries.  Submit to UConnHC@gmail.com by Friday, September 19.

COFFEEHOUSE! Are you a singer?  Dancer?  Musician?  Poet? Are you looking for a venue to showcase your talents?  Honors Council is currently seeking coffeehouse performers for a coffeehouse in early October.  Please email UConnHC@gmail.com for more information.

SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON, DC

The Institute for Responsible Citizenship invites students to apply for their prestigous summer internships in Washington, DC! This program provides unparalleled opportunities in networking, leadership development, and career experience to the best and brightest African American males. Program participants will...

* Take courses on constitutional and economic principles
* Attend seminars and discussions on career development
* Work at an internship based on individual career interests ($3,000 stipend included!)
* Participate in many social activities, and finally
* Get the chance to meet influential leaders such as General Colin Powell, Congressman John Lewis, Justice Clarence Thomas, and Dr. Sheila C. Johnson!

Sophomores willing to commit two summers to the program are encouraged to apply. The early decision deadline is Novermber 7; the regular decision deadline is January 15. For more information and to view the application, visit the Institute for Responsible Citizenship website.

 

CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

CAREER DAY FOR SCIENCE MAJORS

The Molecular and Cellular Biology department is co-sponsoring a career day for science majors! Students have the chance to meet informally with representatives of graduate programs, medical programs, biotechnology companies and UConn career resources. Organizations attending include OnAssignment lab staffing, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, and many more! Hear more about the opportunities that wait for you after graduation! MCB Career Day will take place on Wednesday, October 1 in Biology/Physics 131.

NEW LUNCHTIME SEMINAR SERIES AT THE HOMER BABBIDGE LIBRARY

Interested in learning more about tapeworms in sharks?  Maybe the prospect of traveling back in time appeals to you? Homer Babbidge Library will sponsor a new monthly lunchtime series featuring faculty discussing these and other topics in a program entitled “Research Highlights @ Noon.” All talks will take place at noon in the Class of ’47 Lecture Room, next to Bookworms Café on the library’s plaza level. A question and answer session will follow the talks and students planning to attend are invited to bring a lunch.

*Thursday, September 18 * Janine Caira, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - “The Denizens of the Deep Reveal Their Secrets:  a Global Look at Shark and Stingray Tapeworms.”
*Thursday, October 16 * Ronald Mallett, Professor of Physics - “Time Travel: The Possibilities and Promise.”
*Wednesday, November 5 * William Kraemer, Professor of Kinesiology, PNB, and Medicine- “Physiology of Aging: Fighting the Aging Process with Strength Training.”

For more information, please contact Frances Libbey, Sciences Bibliographer, at 486-2521 or, Frances.Libbey@uconn.edu

 

TEACH FOR AMERICA - FIRST APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING!

Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and working professionals - of all academic majors, backgrounds and career interests - who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders for expanding educational opportunity for all children (Full salary and benefits included). The organization seeks outstanding individuals who possess the leadership skills and experience that will enable them to change the lives of students growing up today and, ultimately, to effect the fundamental change in our society that will make it a place of opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply to the 2009 Teach For America corps.
The first application Deadline is Friday September 19th, 2008 To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org or contact admissions@teachforamerica.org.

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR SCIENCE MAJORS

The Met invites science majors to participate in a unique artistic experience! The Metropolitan Opera is opening its season with well-known Doctor Atomic, a contemporary masterpiece created by John Adams that explores an event that changed the world forever--the invention of the atomic bomb. The Metropolitan Opera invites students in the sciences at UConn to attend the final dress rehearsal and participate in a discussion on the relationship between the sciences and the arts. Lunch and transportation will be provided! The show will take place on Thursday, October 9. Interested students may contact Amy Deflumere by email at amy.deflumere@uconn.edu  by Monday, September 22 for the chance to attend!

NOTABLE BUSINESS SPEAKER COMING TO UCONN

Are you considering a career in business? Interested in entrepreneurship? On Tuesday September 23, the UConn Honors Program and the Global Leadership Commission are sponsoring a lecture by Dennis Nash, a well-known entrepreneur and UConn MBA alumn.  Dennis Nash is President and CEO of Control Station, Inc and will share his corporate vision and experiences in successful enterprise.

The lecture will be held from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Thomas J. Dodd auditorium.  The first 10 interested Honors students who RSVP will be invited to an exclusive dinner with Dennis Nash before the lecture. Please RSVP to Maggie McCarthy and Margaret.McCarthy@UConn.edu. Click HERE for more information.