October 30, 2003 In this issue: -Dates & Deadlines -UHON 198H for Sophmores -UHON 395H Online -Last Lecture Series -"Operation: Be Informed" -FACT Info -Study Room Policies -New Orientation Leader Apps -Priority Registration Schedule -Pre-Law Open House -Udall Scholarship -Arts&Sciences Graduating Seniors -- Dates and Deadlines: Monday, October 27-Tuesday, November 11: Priority Registration 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 -- Attention graduating seniors: Please inform Dr. Berger of your intent to graduate and complete Honors Program requirements immediately. pberger1@unl.edu -- Dr. Partridge will be teaching a one-hour 198H in the spring semester for sophomores who are working toward identifying their thesis topics. It will involve finding a thesis mentor/advisor, outlining the project, and starting the thesis. Meeting time: Thursdays, 4:00-5:00. Contact him at James E Partridge/Plant/IANR/UNEBR@University of Nebraska for more information. -- Thanks to all who bailed Dr. Lyons and Dr. Berger out of jail! -- UHON 395H course descriptions for the Spring semester are now posted on the Honors web site. When planning to register for these classes, consult the Online Schedule of Classes, not those in the printed schedule, as the listings in the latter are last year's offerings. -- Last Lecture Series Featuring Dr. Pete Maslowski, professor of History. Thursday, Nov 6 @ 7pm in City Campus Union (room to be posted) Sponsored by the Honors Student Advisory Board -- Do you live in a dorm, Greek house or off-campus? If so, then you are exactly what we are looking for!!! The Honors Program is focusing on a new project called "Operation: Be Informed!" to help all Honors Students be more connected to the Honors Program. We are currently looking for motivated students to act as Honors representatives for their respective dorm or Greek house. We are also looking for students to represent off-campus housing. This includes students living in Abel, Sandoz, Harper, Schramm, Smith, Cather, Pound, Neihardt, Selleck, Kauffman, Burr, Fedde, Love, Husker Hall, any sorority or fraternity housing, or off-campus residence! Duties will include acting as a liaison for your place of residence and helping to keep Honors Students informed of dates and deadlines as well as passing along any questions or concerns to the Honors Student Advisory Board or Honors Program Staff. It is a low time commitment position, but one that is extremely important and beneficial. If interested, please email Kristin Morse at kmorse5@bigred.unl.edu and/or Melodie Koenig at melko34@hotmail.com with your name, year, place of residence, and a little bit about yourself, along with why you would like to be a part of "Operation: Be Informed!" by November 7th. We hope to hear from you soon! -- The Fall Academic Challenge Tournament is quickly approaching! It will be November 2nd at 2:00 pm in the Union. The FACT is like a quiz bowl...only better. In addition to general quiz bowl rounds, there are rounds of "name that book" and "name that person." Great prizes and free food. Register you team of four by sending an e-mail to unlhonorsboard@yahoo.com. Include your team members and your team name. Hurry! Registration is limited to the first 20 teams. -- Study room reservation policy: please reserve the study rooms for group study sessions only. Individuals are welcome to use the rooms, but should be prepared to share them with others for quiet study purposes. If you plan to use a room, please check the schedule to see if it is already reserved. -- The New Student Enrollment Office is now accepting applications for Orientation Leaders for the summer of 2004. Orientation Leader positions are open to students who are presently sophomores, junior or seniors. Typically, many of the orientation leaders are participants in the honors program. For many students, being an Orientation Leader has been one of the most rewarding experiences of their college career. Living in Lincoln during the summer for free while making an hourly wage, gaining new friends, working with other leaders on campus, and impacting the lives of incoming freshmen are just a few of the benefits. You also have the opportunity to work with and get to know faculty and administration from the University. Application information is available on-line at www.unl.edu/nse . Applications are due on November 3, 2003 at 5:00 pm. Several questions are on the application and references must be turned in by November 3. Now is the time to think about applying. -- Priority Registration schedule: Graduate students, seniors (89+ credit hours): Oct. 27, 28, 29 Juniors (53-88 credit hours): Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 3 Sophomores (27-52 credit hours): Nov. 4, 5, 6 Freshmen (0-26 credit hours): Nov. 7, 10, 11 Open registration: Nov. 12-Jan. 11 -- Pre-law Open House November 8 UNL's College of Law and the Arts & Sciences Advising Center will host a Pre-Law Open House for students early in their college careers on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Ross McCollum Hall, East Campus. For more information or to register for the event, please contact 472-2161 or darcher4@unl.edu. -- Udall Scholarship The Morris K. Udall Foundation awards approximately 80 scholarships of up to $5,000 to undergraduate students each year. Additionally, students who do not receive one of the 80 full scholarships may receive one of 30 Honorable Mention Scholarships of $350. Two categories of students are eligible to be considered for the award: 1) Current college sophomores and juniors who are studying environmentally-related fields; 2) Native American and Alaskan Natives who are currently sophomores and juniors and are studying fields related to health care and/or tribal public policy. Students within either or both of these categories must have a GPA of a "B" (3.0) or higher and must be a US citizen, permanent resident or alien, or a US National. Each institution can nominate up to 6 students by completing the appropriate nomination materials that we have in the Environmental Studies Advising and Resource Center (345 Nebraska Union). Students who are nominated must complete a basic nomination form, submit a 600 word (or less) essay, supply 3 letters of recommendation, and their official transcripts. Contact Robert Kuzelka, Director of Environmental Studies Program for more information. -- Arts & Sciences graduating seniors: The deadline for graduating with distinction in December is fast approaching. Students in the top 10% by GPA will be automatically considered for some level of distinction. Students with a GPA over 3.5 who wish to attain distinction or students in the top 10% who wish to attain high/highest distinction need to submit a thesis by NOVEMBER 10 (This is different from the date at which theses are due for graduation with Honors, an entirely separate process). By that date, the thesis must be completed, the oral exam administered, and the forms filled out fully and thoughtfully and returned to this office with the thesis. The office cannot take late submissions, as they have already delayed the deadline as much as possible while still giving the faculty committee an opportunity to review the files and also get diplomas printed. Direct any questions to Dr. Anne Kopera, Director of Advising, Arts & Sciences Advising Center.