September 25, 2003 In this issue: -Dates & Deadlines -Update Address & Phone -Special HP News -ATTN: Seniors -ATTN: Freshman -Resource Room -Computer Lab -Program Forms -Meet Rene Oestmann -New UHON Classes -Career Fair -UCARE -Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women -National Collegiate Honors Semester -Tailgate with Honors Advisory -- Dates and Deadlines: Friday, September 26: Degree application deadline Wednesday, October 8: Tuition and fee payment deadline Friday, October 17: Last day to submit Honors Contracts Last day to change a class to P/N (Honors classes must be taken for a grade) Monday, October 20-Tuesday October 21: Fall break Friday, November 14: Last day to submit Thesis Completion Forms for December graduation Monday, December 1: Completed Theses for December graduation due Friday, December 12: Statement of Academic Interest due for those completing their 4th semester Friday, December 12: Memorandum of Study due for those completing their 6th semester Saturday, December 20: Commencement Saturday, December 20: FINAL DAY TO RETURN TEXTBOOKS -- Note: Please check your WAM page and, if necessary, update your local address and phone. It's essential to have current information listed with UNL. -- Look for a special HP News detailing many points about the changes in the textbook scholarship and answering an number of FAQ's about it. -- Attention seniors graduating in December: Friday, Sept. 26 is the deadline for applying for a degree to be received on Dec. 20. A $25 non-refundable degree application fee must accompany the Application For Degree form. Applications are to be filed at the Graduation Services Office, 109 Canfield Administration Building. -- Attention first year students: Attend those peer mentor groups! You will find valuable information in the meetings, particularly concerning Honors Program requirements. If you have not been attending the meetings, you will receive a message concerning this shortly. -- The Resource Room contains such things as a dictionary and thesaurus, foreign language dictionaries, publications, graduate and professional school preparation books, information from international affairs, Honors Program forms and information, and will continue to grow as we receive suggestions from you. Please DO NOT remove publications from this room: they are there for all Honors students. The new computer in the Resource Room will shortly contain a number of bookmarks for such things as competitive scholarships, sites pertaining to graduate and professional school preparation, style manuals, etc. Do not hesitate to use these sites, but please do not bookmark your personal sites. Study Rooms: All Honors Program students may reserve and use them. Please observe the 2 hour limit. Reservation forms are in the notebook in the Resource Room. -- Computer lab, a few requests, please: pick up after yourselves-boxes for recyclable paper are provided conserve paper--do not print out one-line emails or entire web sites, do use recyclable paper for drafts. Thanks! -- Also, all forms for the program are now available on the website. You can print them off, but cannot submit them online; you must bring them into the main Honors Office. -- Stop by to meet Rene Oestmann, our new receptionist. She'll begin full time on September 29, but will be in and out afternoons this week and next. -- Two upcoming summer classes to be offered: UHON395H, Marine Biology on the Coast of Maine will run again in the summer of 2004. An informational meeting will be held in the middle of October. Contact Dr. Lyons if you're interested. UHON198H: Ireland and Irish Culture, is being proposed for 2 weeks in June of 2004. Contact Dr. Lyons if you're interested. klyons2@unl.edu -- Career Fair Brings Big Opportunities for UNL Students The Big Fall Career Fair will take place on October 1st from 10am - 3 pm at the Devaney Center. Over 150 employing organizations will be recruiting Nebraska students for full-time and internship opportunities. For more information including a list of participating employers, contact Career Services or visit the Career Fair webpage: http://www.unl.edu/careers/fallfair -- The committee which plans the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in January is looking for students to participate in the committee. Contact Dr. Lyons at klyons2@unl.edu if you are interested. -- Call for NEW UCARE Project Proposals, AY 2003-04 The Office of Undergraduate Studies is announcing a call for the next round of UCARE proposals for the academic year 2003-04. These one-year only awards will be available to students from October 15, 2003 until June 30, 2004. The application deadline for these one-year only awards is Friday, October 3. Applications are available on the UCARE website(http://www.unl.edu/ucare/forms.html) and online application submission issuggested. For more information, to post a UCARE opportunity, or to discussthe feasibility of a proposal please contact Laura Damuth, UCARECoordinator, at 472-5024 or email Ldamuth1@unl.edu. -- The Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women is newly reorganized to comprise 3 Councils: Faculty, Staff and Students. The Council of Students will now be comprised of 3 grad students and 5 undergraduate students. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the status of women on campus and to have input concerning that issue. Anyone interested in serving on the Council of Students should apply through ASUN and Student Involvement or contact Dr. Lyons. -- Information on the National Collegiate Honors Council Semester: Science and Society in Coastal Environments, is available in the Resource Room or from Dr. Lyons. Application deadline is October 10. -- Tailgate with the Honors Advisory Board! October 4 in the Neihardt Courtyard FREE food will be served starting 3 hours prior to the Troy State game and ending 1 hour before. Enjoy hot dogs fresh off the grill, chips, pop, dessert, and the company of fellow Honors students! NOTE: If the game is early (i.e. 11:30) the tailgate will NOT take place.