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Honors Weekly

Honors Weekly is the Programming & Events Office’s weekly magazine-style digest of upcoming events and items of interest. The latest copy is provided below.

8/25 Honors LIVE!

Honors LIVE!

Sunday, August 25th, 2019

09:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Storrs Campus
MCHU 102

Participate in some games and hear from fellow Honors students in this community building event. This is an Honors event. Categories: Honors Community Development #UHLevent418

Contact Information: brittany.engert@uconn.edu
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8/26 Applications Open - OUR Supply/Travel Awards

Applications Open - OUR Supply/Travel Awards

Monday, August 26th, 2019

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Storrs Campus
online application

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) provides awards up to $500 to undergraduate students engaged in research or creative projects to cover expenses associated with those projects (e.g., supplies and/or consumables in the laboratory or studio, printing and copying). For full eligibility criteria, visit https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/supply-awards/.

OUR also provides awards up to $500 to undergraduate students to travel to present their research or creative projects at conferences, or to travel to conduct research. If traveling to a professional conference, the student MUST be presenting his or her research at the conference. Additional information and eligibility criteria at https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/travel-awards/.

Contact Information: Jodi Eskin, 486-7939, jodi.eskin@uconn.edu
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8/26 Honors Meet & Greet UConn Stamford

Honors Meet & Greet UConn Stamford

Monday, August 26th, 2019

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Stamford Campus
DWTN 134

New and returning Honors students and Honors advisors will gather over lunch as we kick off the semester together. We'll get to know one another and practice networking skills through an activity designed to help us build and grow our Honors community at Stamford.

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Honors Community Development #UHLevent430

Contact Information: Kaitlin Heenehan, kaitlin.heenehan@uconn.edu
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8/28 Study Abroad Night

Study Abroad Night

Wednesday, August 28th, 2019

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Storrs Campus
PRLACC Program Room

This event is to inform our student body how they can study abroad without breaking the bank. Students can also expect to learn about where they can travel and who to contact so they may begin planning their trip!

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Career, Professional, & Personal Development or Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement #UHLevent428

Contact Information: Angel Arzola, metas@uconn.edu
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9/5 UConn IDEA Grant Information Session

UConn IDEA Grant Information Session

Thursday, September 5th, 2019

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Rowe 213

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

• Artistic and creative endeavors

• Community service initiatives

• Entrepreneurial ventures and prototype development

• Research projects

• Innovative, student-driven projects

Undergraduates in all majors at all UConn campuses can apply. Applications accepted from individuals and small groups.

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.

Can’t 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
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9/6 UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowship - Change Grant Information Session

UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowship - Change Grant Information Session

Friday, September 6th, 2019

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Rowe 213

Make an Impact! Apply for a UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowship – Change Grant!

UConn undergraduates in all majors can apply for up to $2000 in funding to support projects that represent the legacy of the UConn Co-op’s commitment to public engagement, innovation, and social impact.

What can you do with a Change Grant?
• Engage in a service initiative that benefits the UConn community or the broader community

• Provide training, resources, or educational activities to fill unmet needs

• Conduct research that has the potential to benefit the UConn community or the broader community, address community needs, inform policy, or impact practice

• Engage in an artistic endeavor or creative intervention that addresses social issues

• Design and/or prototype a product, device, or service that fills an unmet need, impacts the lives of others, and/or addresses a social or environmental problem

Projects need to be student-designed and/or student-led. Applications are accepted from individuals and from small groups (no more than 3 people) who will be working collaboratively or co-leading an initiative.

2019-20 Application Deadlines:

• Monday, September 30, 2019

• Monday, February 10, 2019

More information on the Change Grant, program eligibility, and the application process can be found at https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/change.

Contact Information: Melissa Berkey, melissa.berkey@uconn.edu
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9/6 UConn IDEA Grant Information Session

UConn IDEA Grant Information Session

Friday, September 6th, 2019

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Rowe 213

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

• Artistic and creative endeavors

• Community service initiatives

• Entrepreneurial ventures and prototype development

• Research projects

• Innovative, student-driven projects

Undergraduates in all majors at all UConn campuses can apply. Applications accepted from individuals and small groups.

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.

Can’t 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
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9/9 Lecture by Professor Steven Wander on Medieval Manuscripts

Lecture by Professor Steven Wander on Medieval Manuscripts

Monday, September 9th, 2019

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Stamford Campus
MPR (Multipurpose Room)

Art history professor Dr. Wander will present a lecture on themes from the ancient world (especially the Jewish historian Josephus) in later manuscripts of the Middle Ages. This lecture will show a lot of amazing illustrations made by hand at a time when there was no other technology; it will also be of interest to students of history and literature.

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement or Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship #UHLevent431

Contact Information: Fred Roden, fred.roden@uconn.edu
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9/9 Holster Scholar Program Information Session

Holster Scholar Program Information Session

Monday, September 9th, 2019

08:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Buckley Classroom

The Holster Scholar Program is a highly selective enrichment opportunity available only to curious first-year Honors students. Inspired by alumnus Robert Holster’s own excitement in discovering new paths of learning as an Honors student at UConn, the program supports, through grants of $4,000, a small number of highly motivated students who wish to complete independent research, design, or creative projects in the summer following their first year at UConn.

Interested in learning more? If so, please join us on Monday, September 9 at 8:00pm in the Buckley Classroom. The session will be led by Dr. Vin Moscardelli, Director of the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact The Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships at (860-486-4223 or onsf@uconn.edu) by Sept. 2.

Contact Information: Vin Moscardelli (vin.moscardelli@uconn.edu)
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9/10 Human Rights Film Series: FOR SAMA

Human Rights Film Series: FOR SAMA

Tuesday, September 10th, 2019

04:30 PM - 06:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Konover Auditorium, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center

Join us for a special screening and discussion of the PBS Frontline documentary FOR SAMA as part of the 2019 - 2020 Human Rights Film Series.

FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.

Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice – whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.

The film is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts.

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship or Social Change, Serice, & Sustainability #UHLevent429

Contact Information: Daniella Angulo, daniella.angulo@uconn.edu
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