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Honors is one of several Enrichment Programs available to UConn undergraduates.
The Honors learning community brings together a diverse group of highly talented undergraduates from across UConn’s schools and colleges, each with a record of significant academic success and engagement.

Ceremonies

Honors Calendar

11/15 Teale Lecture Series: Restoring Hawaii's Marvels of Evolutio
11/15 (Self) Portrait of the Artist as a Mad Witch: Being Gertrude Abercrombie
11/15 "Resistance: Not All Germs Are Created Equal"-Documentary Screening for Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Week
11/15 Alima Fall Dance Showcase
11/15 STEM Bowl
11/26 Muslim Student Athlete Panel
11/27 Societal Beauty Standards
11/28 UConn IDEA Grant Information Session
11/28 UConn IDEA Grant Infor Session
11/29 SURF Information Session

Teale Lecture Series: Restoring Hawaii's Marvels of Evolutio

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Dodd Center - Konover Auditorium

" The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series --""Nature and the Environment""-- honors the legacy of a prominent American naturalist, photographer, and writer who helped bridge the gap between the conservation and ecological movements of the 20th century. Learn more here: https://cese.uconn.edu/the-edwin-way-teale-lecture-series/

This is an Honors Event. Categories:
Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement or Social Change, Service, & Sustainability.
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Contact Information: Kaitlin.heenehan@uconn.edu

(Self) Portrait of the Artist as a Mad Witch: Being Gertrude Abercrombie

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Benton Museum

The Annual Gene and Georgia Mittelman Lecture in the Arts: "(Self) Portrait of the Artist as a Mad Witch: Being Gertrude Abercrombie," a talk by Sarah Burns, Ruth N. Halls Professor Emerita in the Department of the History of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington. Burns holds a Ph.D. from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Pastoral Inventions: Rural Life in Nineteenth-Century American Art and Culture (Philadelphia, 1989); Inventing the Modern Artist: Art and Culture in Gilded Age America (New Haven, 1996); and Painting the Dark Side: Art and the Gothic Imagination in Nineteenth-Century America (Berkeley and Los Angeles, 2004). In 2008-9, she held the Terra Foundation for American Art Fellowship in American Art History at the Newberry Library in Chicago where she researched the dark side of modernism in America between the world wars. Other honors include the Charles C. Eldredge Prize and the Charles Rufus Morey Prize.

This is an Honors Event. Category: Academic and Interdisciplinary Engagement.

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Contact Information: amanda.douberley@uconn.edu

"Resistance: Not All Germs Are Created Equal"-Documentary Screening for Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Week

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

06:00 PM - 07:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Koons Hall 201

Antibiotic resistance is a rising issue facing us all. As bacteria begin to build resistance to our current antibiotics, people are at risk to face infections with no cure. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) estimates that each year 2 million people acquire an antibiotic resistant infection and at least 23,000 people die each year. As part of Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Week (November 12th-18th), we will be holding a screening of the documentary "Resistance: Not All Germs Are Created Equal." This screening will be followed by a short discussion of the ways we can help prevent the rise of resistance as a community and ways to further get involved.

This is an Honors event.
Categories: Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement OR Social Change, Service, & Sustainability
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Contact Information: Michael Zhu, michael.2.zhu@uconn.edu

Alima Fall Dance Showcase

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Storrs Campus
SU Theater

Alima International Dance Association is hosting our annual fall showcase event where we perform dances ourselves and invite other student groups from UConn to perform. This event is fun, free admission, and is raising money for the Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut.

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship or Social Change, Service, & Sustainability. #UHLevent266

Contact Information: madison.busick@uconn.edu

STEM Bowl

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

07:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Storrs Campus
MCHU 205

Teams of 2-3 people will compete to answer questions from the 4 disciplines of STEM in a kahoot format to win prizes. Pizza will be provided! We encourage you to form teams with members in different fields to have a good breadth in knowledge. Teams can be formed before or at the event.

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Honors Community Development, and Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement

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Contact Information: shivam.p.patel@uconn.edu

Muslim Student Athlete Panel

Monday, November 26th, 2018

07:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Storrs Campus
AsACC (SU 4th Floor)

Salaam is an organization through the Asian American Cultural Center aiming to eradicate Islamophobia and xenophobia at UConn. On Monday, November 26th at 7:00 PM, Salaam will be hosting a Muslim Student Athlete Panel. The panel will consist of UConn Muslims Student Athletes and they will share their experiences of how they balance education, sports, and religion. Light refreshments will be served!

This is an Honors Event. Category: Multiculturalism and Global Citizenship

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Contact Information: sawera.hussan@uconn.edu

Societal Beauty Standards

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

07:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Oak 107

This event will speak about societal beauty standards and how there are different standards for different parts of the globe. We will be discussing various beauty standards and how each personâs definition of beauty is different and how ultimately, everyone is beautiful!

This is an Honors Event. Category: Multiculturalism and Global Citizenship

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Contact Information: sandhya.sanapala@uconn.edu

UConn IDEA Grant Information Session

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Oak 201

The UConn IDEA Grant program awards funding of up to $4000 per student to support self-designed projects including:

â¢ Artistic & creative endeavors

â¢ Community service initiatives

â¢ Entrepreneurial ventures & prototype development

â¢ Research projects

â¢ Innovative, student-driven projects

Undergraduates in all majors at all UConn campuses can apply. Applications accepted from individuals and small groups working collaboratively on a project.

Attend the information session to learn more about the UConn IDEA Grant program and how to apply!

This workshop is coordinated by the Office of Undergraduate Research. More Information: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/IDEA.

Canât attend an information session? Schedule an advising appointment with program coordinator Melissa Berkey (melissa.berkey@uconn.edu) to learn more about the IDEA Grant and to discuss your project ideas.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Melissa Berkey at
(860) 486-5189 or Melissa.berkey@uconn.edu at least one week prior to the workshop.

Contact Information: Melissa Berkey, melissa.berkey@uconn.edu

UConn IDEA Grant Infor Session

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Oak 201

"The UConn IDEA Grant program awards funding of up to $4000 per student to support self-designed projects including:

â¢ Artistic & creative endeavors
â¢ Community service initiatives
â¢ Entrepreneurial ventures & prototype development
â¢ Research projects
â¢ Innovative, student-driven projects

Undergraduates in all majors at all UConn campuses can apply. Applications accepted from individuals and small groups working collaboratively on a project.

Attend the information session to learn more about the UConn IDEA Grant program and how to apply!

This workshop is coordinated by the Office of Undergraduate Research. More Information: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/IDEA. Canât attend an information session? Schedule an advising appointment with program coordinator Melissa Berkey (melissa.berkey@uconn.edu) to learn more about the IDEA Grant and to discuss your project ideas.
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Contact Information: melissa.berkey@uconn.edu

SURF Information Session

Thursday, November 29th, 2018

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
McHugh Hall 206

The UConn Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards program provides thousands of dollars in support of undergraduate students' summer research or creative projects. Find out how to apply and what makes an application successful.

This information session is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research. More information: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by November 23, 2018.

Contact Information: Jodi Eskin, 486-7939, jodi.eskin@uconn.edu

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