March 5, 2004 In this issue: -Dates & Deadlines -Contract Policy Changes -Attn: Graduating Seniors -Junior Recital: Richie Brown -Undergraduate Research Conference Registration Available Soon -Bryce Harlow Institute Internship Opportunities -- Dates and Deadlines: Mon. Mar. 8: Summer registration begins Mar. 13-21: Spring break Mar. 29-Apr. 14: Priority registration for Fall 2004 Friday, Apr. 2: Thesis completion forms due for May 2004 graduation Fri. Apr. 9: Last day to withdraw from a class Fri. Apr. 16: Last day to change the status of a contract (see item below) Friday, Apr. 30: Completed thesis due for May 2004 graduation Monday, May 3: Statement of Academic Interest due (students completing the 4th semester) Monday, May 3: Memorandum of Study due (students completing the 6th semester) Saturday, May 8: May 2004 Commencement -- Important notice: a change in policy with respect to contracts. Each semester, a few people, in agreement with faculty members, decide not to complete the contract portion of a class. As always, the faculty member is the person to decide how to proceed in this instance. However, we will no longer allow this change to occur after the Friday which falls two weeks before the end of classes. After that time, the Honors designation will stand and the grade in the Honors class will be affected. Of course, the faculty member always has the option to give an Incomplete. -- Attention seniors graduating in May: Please contact Dr. Berger at pberger1@unl.edu to inform him of your thesis completion and your plans to graduate from the program. -- Richie Brown, a junior guitar performance major and a member of the honors program, will present his junior recital in room 119 of Westbrook on Sunday, March 7th. -- Registration for the Undergraduate Research Conference will be available shortly. All seniors completing a thesis should consider participating. -- The Bryce Harlow Institute on Business and Government Affairs is an academic and internship program that offers undergrads the ultimate Washington, DC summer experience. This program is ideal for those business, political science and government majors who are interested in national politics and in obtaining a firsthand view of how corporate America operates in the public policy arena. Check out our web site and apply at www.dcinternships.org. Online applications must be submitted no later than March 15th; as long as an online form is filled out, and the $30 fee is paid, we will extend the deadline for students to submit other materials. Intern in corporate government relations offices, trade associations and lobbying firms Participate in weekly lectures and take classes (for up to 9 transferable credits) at Georgetown University. Attend site briefings at the White House, House of Representatives and State Department.This is a great package program in that it finds your internship, registers you for classes and sets up housing for the summer. Generous scholarships available!!!!!! Visit the web site and apply online at www.dcinternships.org. For more information, please contact Kristy Khachigian, Director, at kkhachig@tfas.org