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Honors at LLC Kickoff
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE HONORS PROGRAM
All first-year Honors students and their families are invited to a buffet breakfast, Oct 3, from 8-10 a.m. Interested families should RSVP to honorsevents@uconn.edu by Monday, September 28 with all guests’ names (including the Honors student). More details to come. Visit www.familyweekend.uconn.edu for a full list of events.
University of Connecticut Honors Program Life Sciences Honors Thesis Research Grant 2009-10
To support the completion of honors theses in the life sciences, the Office of the Provost has provided funding to support honors thesis research for the 2009-2010 academic year. 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. Application reviews begin Thursday, October 1, 2009. click here for more information
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Announcing the UConn Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 2010 T-Shirt Design Contest!
Open to all UConn students! Submissions should reflect the 2010 theme, “Coalition Building: The Key to Advancing the Dream.”
The winning submission will be used for the 2010 event, and the winning designer will receive ten of the shirts. The event will occur on Monday January 18, 2010 in the afternoon in the Student Union, more information to come soon.
E-Mail your electronic submission to Ryan Barone at Ryan.Barone@UConn.Edu by Friday October 30, 2009.
NOTE: Submissions need to be completed in Illustrator and done in Vector Art. Submissions must also be in JPG/PDF format. The design may have a maximum of three colors. The MLK Planning committee reserves the right to alter the winning submission as needed.
“Building a Moral Society” by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel
Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 4pm - 5:30pm
von der Mehden Recital Hall, Storrs Campus
Special lecture by Nobel Peace Prize winner and Boston University Professor Elie Wiesel, "Building a Moral Society," in honor of the 30th Anniversary of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life and the establishment of the Doris and Simon Konover Chair in Judaic Studies. Made possible by a generous donation by Doris and Simon Konover. Admission is free.
NOTE: The Wiesel lecture has reached capacity and we are taking names for a waiting list at this time.
To be added to the wait list or for further information regarding this event, please contact:
University Events
(860) 486-1038
rsvp@uconn.edu
Author Stewart O’Nan to be Fall Aetna Writer-in-Residence
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Konover Auditorium, 7:00 pm
Lecture by Stewart O’Nan, author of 15 books of fiction and non-fiction. Graduate and Undergraduate Students Invited to Participate click here for more information
The Washington Undergraduate Law Review is looking for submissions.
The WULR is an academic legal journal at the University of Washington that publishes law-related essays, research papers, and other written work by undergraduates, graduate students, professors, and legal professionals. It is entirely run by undergraduates at the University of Washington who have an interest in law.
Submissions for the WULR are open to ALL MAJORS. We value papers on a variety of legal topics, and students are encouraged to submit undergraduate theses or other academic papers. Submissions will be selected for publication by the WULR’s executive editors based upon quality of writing, research, and analysis. All submissions accepted for publication may be edited for length and clarity.
All submissions for the Washington Undergraduate Law Review are due by *FRIDAY, October 9, 2009*.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to become a part of the Washington Undergraduate Law Review at the University of Washington!
Please direct any questions to the Editors-in-Chief, Aisha Rich (aishalr@u.washington.edu) or Ivan Panchenko (ip5@u.washington.edu).
10th Annual UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights International Conference
Tuesday, October 20, 2009, Student Union Theatre,
9am–3:30pm
Keynote speaker: Dr. Henri Atlan
In 2005, under Dr. Atlan’s direction, the Human Biology Research Center had a breakthrough in the research on HIV/AIDS. His research team developed a vaccine that significantly strengthens the body’s immune system against the autoimmune pathological conditions resulting from HIV infection, a breakthrough that could have a dramatic and positive impact on the treatment of AIDS patients.
This conference is convened to discuss the intimate linkage between health in its various dimensions and human rights. At this critical period in history, as nations engage in robust debates about whether health care is a right, a privilege or a responsibility, conference speakers will provide a practical framework to highlight the fundamental importance of health to the enjoyment of human rights and will ask us to consider how to translate an ideal of universal health care into the lives of people. click here for more information
UConn Social Entrepreneurship In Guatemala Symposium
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, Business Room 127,
6:30pm-8pm
Do you love to travel? Are you interested in helping others? Do you want a deeper understanding of how business development or social policy works in the “real world”? Then please join us for the 2009 Guatemala Symposium!
During Summer 2009, nine UConn students participated in a study abroad program to Guatemala, where they received an in-depth, crash-course in Social Entrepreneurship. This Symposium will give you a taste of what they experienced – the projects they worked on, a broader cultural understanding, the impact that the country and its people had on their lives.
Come learn how you could be a part of this study abroad program in 2010!
The Human Rights Institute presents a lecture by the
2009 Marsha Lilien Gladstein Professor in Human Rights
Tuesday, October 6, 2009, Konover Auditorium, 4pm
David L. Richards, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Universtiy of Memphis, will be giving a lecture on the practice and politics of rating government respect for human rights. click here for more information
"Dangerous Liaisons" by Nima Gerami ’07
Click here to read an article written by Honors alumnus, Nima Gerami, a research assistant in the Nonproliferation Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of Carnegie's Proliferation News.
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Honors Events & Opportunities
First-Year Honors Family Breakfast
Buckley Dining Hall, October 3, 2009, 8:00am Thesis Workshop: Myth Busters
Wilson 124/125, October 5, 2009, 4:00pm New Year Baby film screening
Student Union Theater, October 6, 2009, 4:30pm Social Entrepreneurship Symposium
BUSN 127, October 6, 2009, 6:30pm Tips for a Great Personal Statement
Wilson 112, October 7, 2009, 4:30pm Dinner and a Show with Dr. Goodstein and Rebecca Flanagan
South Dining Hall/Nafe Katter Theater, October 8, 2009, 6:00pm Honors Council
There aren't any Honors Council Events currently available! Please check back for Updates!
Enrichment Opportunities
Presidential Enrichment Workshop
Wilson 112, September 30, 2009, 4:00pm OUR Workshop
CUE 134, October 2, 2009, 2:00pm PATH Midterm Kits
Wilson 124/125, October 5, 2009, 7:00pm Trip to LSAC Forum in Boston
Departing from UConn, October 12, 2009, 1:00pm Presidential Enrichment Workshop
Wilson 112, October 15, 2009, 4:00pm Udall Info Session
CUE 134, October 19, 2009, 4:00pm PATH Cookie Decorating
Buckley, October 25, 2009, 7:00pm Presidential Enrichment Workshop
Class of 1947 Room (Library), October 26, 2009, 1:00pm
Campus-Wide
There aren't any campus-wide opportunities currently available! Please check back for Updates! About "Updates"
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