Updates in Honors

Updates in Honors is the weekly email digest for the Honors Program containing information about items of interest and upcoming events. For weeks where an Updates in Honors email was sent out, copies are archived here.

Fall 2019

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Spring 2020

Jan 21

1/23 Change Grant Information Session

Change Grant Information Session

Thursday, January 23rd, 2020

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
McHugh 110

Make an Impact! Apply for a 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.

Application Deadline:

• 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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1/23 Stay Whelmed Workshop: Success Strategies for the Spring Semester

Stay Whelmed Workshop: Success Strategies for the Spring Semester

Thursday, January 23rd, 2020

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
McHugh 102

Come analyze the strategies and resources you have used in the past to improve your academic future at UConn in the Honors Program. The Academic Achievement Center is going to lead a workshop to provide helpful techniques that you can apply to all of your courses. We will share best practices to improve your time management, ability to focus, study methods, and overall approaches to the semester.

This is an Honors event. Categories: Career, Professional, & Personal Development OR Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement

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Contact Information: Greg Champion, gregory.champion@uconn.edu
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1/24 UConn IDEA Grant Information Session

UConn IDEA Grant Information Session

Friday, January 24th, 2020

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
MCHU 106

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

• Artistic & creative endeavors

• Community service initiatives

• Entrepreneurial ventures & 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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1/24 SURF Office Hours

SURF Office Hours

Friday, January 24th, 2020

01:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Rowe 401

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards program provides thousands of dollars in support of undergraduate students' summer research and creative projects. Do you have questions about the SURF program? Would you like someone to review your proposal, budget, and timeline?

Come to SURF Office Hours sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research. More information at https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/surf/.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by January 16, 2020.

Contact Information: Jodi Eskin, 486-7939, jodi.eskin@uconn.edu
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1/25 2020 MCAT Test Review Course

2020 MCAT Test Review Course

Saturday, January 25th, 2020

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Storrs Campus
TBA

The UConn MCAT Test Review Course is custom designed for our students taking the MCAT in 2020 or 2021. It will take place on Saturdays during the Spring semester so as not to interfere with classes and is intended to properly review the topics and test-taking strategies emphasized on these exams. We also place a heavy emphasis on coaching students through questions and practice exams included with the course to build familiarity and confidence with the exam format.

For students taking the test in 2020, the course will help frame your studying and practice. Many students who have the coursework already but plan on taking it later will also find the class useful for keeping current on the material and framing future preparation.

UConn instructors for these classes are all area experts.

Register now at the following link: https://uconnuecs.cvent.com/MCAT2020

Contact Information: premed_predental@uconn.edu
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1/27 SURF Office Hours

SURF Office Hours

Monday, January 27th, 2020

01:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Rowe 401

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards program provides thousands of dollars in support of undergraduate students' summer research and creative projects. Do you have questions about the SURF program? Would you like someone to review your proposal, budget, and timeline?

Come to SURF Office Hours sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research. More information at https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/surf/.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by January 21, 2020.

Contact Information: Jodi Eskin, 486-7939, jodi.eskin@uconn.edu
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1/27 Change Grant Information Session

Change Grant Information Session

Monday, January 27th, 2020

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
McHugh 111

Make an Impact! Apply for a 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.

Application Deadline:

• 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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1/28 Honors Mix & Mingle: Internships, Research & Getting Started Panel

Honors Mix & Mingle: Internships, Research & Getting Started Panel

Tuesday, January 28th, 2020

04:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Alumni Center

Mix and Mingle with experts in research and internship opportunities over hot cocoa, coffee and cookies. The event will start with a panel where finding internship opportunities, research opportunities, and learning from these experiences will be discussed. The panel will feature Dr. Caroline McGuire, Executive Director of Enrichment Programs and Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, Ana Clara Blesso, Associate Director for Experiential Learning and Career Coaching from the Center for Career Development, Dr. Ji-Young Lee, Department Head and Professor of Nutritional Sciences, and undergraduate Honors students who have completed research and internships. In addition, other Honors faculty, Enrichment Programs staff, and upper-level Honors students will be in attendance to network and share their experiences with internships and research opportunities. Come learn how to get started in pursuing these experiences to help you achieve your goals and enhance your education.

This is an Honors event. Categories: Career, Professional, & Personal Development

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Contact Information: Kristen Dostaler, kristen.dostaler@uconn.edu
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1/28 Hitler's Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal - Dr. Marion Kaplan Lecture

Hitler's Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal - Dr. Marion Kaplan Lecture

Tuesday, January 28th, 2020

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Stamford Campus
Main Auditorium (A-1)

Portugal’s dictator, António de Oliveira Salazar, admitted tens of thousands of Jews fleeing westward from Nazi Europe but set his secret police on those who did not move on quickly. Yet Portugal’s people left a lasting impression on refugees as caring and generous. Life in limbo has at its core anxiety and fear, but also courage and resilience. Most refugees in Portugal showed strength and stamina as they faced unimagined challenges. For them, Lisbon emerged as a site of temporality and transition, a “no-man’s-land” between a painful past and a hopeful future. Paying careful attention to the words of refugees in Portugal may help us to understand Jewish heartbreak and perseverance in the 1940s and also to listen compassionately to refugees’ stories in our own times.
Marion Kaplan is the Skirball Professor of Modern Jewish History at NYU. She is a three-time National Jewish Book Award winner - speaking on her newest book, Hitler's Jewish Refugees: Hope & Anxiety in Portugal, 1940-45.

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

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Contact Information: Fred Roden, frederick.roden@uconn.edu
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1/29 Leadership Certificate Series Application Deadline

Leadership Certificate Series Application Deadline

Wednesday, January 29th, 2020

12:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Apply Online by Noon Today

Leadership and Organizational Development is proud to offer a certificate series that can be taken sequentially or individually. Each Workshop Series lasts for 9 weeks, and is designed to stand on its own or be combined with other workshop series for a more developmental approach. Students can begin the certificate series during any semester, and will receive a certificate for successful completion of the program. Students who choose to participate in 3 or more of the workshop programs will receive an additional certification.

The application deadline is noon. See https://leadership.uconn.edu/certificate-series for additional information.

Contact Information: veronica.jacobs@uconn.edu
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