October 21, 2004 In this issue: -Dates & Deadlines -Reminder: Registration Approaching -Summer 2005 Reading Course NOT Available -New Class: UHON 198H: Scholarship Workshop -Attn: Graduating Seniors -Honors Program Interview and Dining Protocol Workshop -UCARE Fall Symposium -Study Room and Computer Lab Info -Book Scholarship Info -Peter Kiewit Student Entrepreneurial Award Nominations -FAll Academic Challege Tournament (FACT) Info -Student Foundation Funds Available to Student Groups -- Dates and Deadlines: Oct.25 - Nov. 9: Priority Registration for Second Semester, 2004-2005 Nov.10 - Jan.9, 2005: Open Registration for Second Semester Fri. Nov. 12: Last day to withdraw from one or more courses for the term Last day to submit thesis completion form for Dec. graduation Wed. Nov. 24 - Sun. Nov. 28: Thanksgiving Vacation Dec. 6 - 11: Last week of classes Mon. Dec. 6: Thesis due for Dec. graduates Fri. Dec. 10: Statement of Academic Interest due for students completing the 4th semester Memorandum of Study due for students completing the 6th semester Sat. Dec.11 (Sat.) : Last day of classes Dec. 13 - 17: First Semester Final Exams Sat. Dec.18: First Semester Commencement Dec. 24 - Jan. 2, 2005: Holiday Closedown -- The Reservations book is missing from the Reading/Resource Room. Please return it immediately -- Registration: If you have not already done so, be certain to make an appointment with your advisor to discuss registration issues. Honors requirements: First and second year students must complete at least 6 hours of Honors work each year, regardless of the number of hours completed in the previous year. Students must complete at least 15 hours by the end of the sophomore year. Third and fourth year students must complete at least 3 hours of Honors work each year, regardless of the number of hours completed in the previous two years. Students must complete at least 9 hours in these two years for a total of at least 24 Honors hours, to include UHON 395H and the thesis. -- Note: We will NOT be supporting an Honors summer reading course in the summer of 2005, so you must complete your Honors credits during the August-May academic year by enrolling in Honors classes or by contracting. -- Announcing a new class ( 1- credit, UHON 198H Scholarship Workshop; Call # 6067) This is a class intended for sophomores and juniors to work on their scholarship applications and to complete them in a timely manner. Included will be work on the following: personal statements, resumes, help with obtaining good letters of recommendation, research on graduate school programs, and opportunities to interact with other students who are going through the same process. Focus will be on the following scholarships: Rhodes, Marshall, Gates-Cambridge, Truman, and Fulbright. A completed application is the goal at the end of the class. Contact Dr. Damuth for more information. Meets on Mondays from 4:00-4:50 in Neihardt. -- Seniors: If you plan to graduate from the Honors Program in December, please contact Dr. Berger at pberger1@unl.edu as soon as possible. -- Worried about interviews, making "small talk", appropriate dining protocol, which fork to use, where the water glass is, etc.? On Thursday, October 28, 5:30 pm, the UHP will sponsor a dinner designed to help you with these issues. This will take place in the North Dining Hall of the CPN cafeteria. Students with a meal plan can participate for $3.00. Students without a meal plan can participate for $10.10. Contact Dr. Lyons by Tuesday, Oct. 26 if you plan to participate. A minimum of 25 people is required. -- UCARE Fall Symposium Wednesday, November 3, 3:00-6:00 pm UCARE Fall Symposium, Nebraska Union This small symposium is open to all undergraduates. The format includes a reception concurrent with a poster session and then student oral presentations. -- Study Rooms: To clarify the policy for reserving rooms in Neihardt: To reserve rooms such as the Gray or Courtyard Parlor, the Birch or Pine Room, etc., you need to be a resident of Cather, Pound or Neihardt, or on the Honors Board or Honors Ambassadors. You must reserve these rooms through the Neihardt Front Desk. To reserve a study room (on the first floor of Heppner), you must enter your name and time in the appropriate section of the Reservations book in the Resource/Reading Room. You must be a member of the University Honors Program. If you are having difficulties with the computers in the computer lab, please complete a problem form and submit it to the main Honors office. If you're having difficulty establishing your account, you can still log on to Blackboard on computers in other locations on campus. -- Book scholarship: a reminder that ALL textbooks MUST be purchased through the UNL Bookstore. If a required text is not available in the UNL Bookstore, you must request them to order it. You will not be reimbursed for text purchased elsewhere. In addition, all texts must be returned at the end of the semester. You will be charged the UNL Bookstore's buyback price should you elect to retain any texts. -- The Peter Kiewit Student Entrepreneurial Award nominations are due by October 25. For more information, see the bulletin board outside Dr. Lyons' office. -- The sixth annual Fall Academic Challenge Tournament (FACT) will be October 31st at 1:30 in the Union. It is like a quiz bowl...only better. Tournament format includes name that book, biography questions, and general knowledge questions in various contest formats. Prizes will be awarded for the top three teams. Teams of four need to register by October 29th. Limited to the first 15 teams. E-mail team members' names to unlhonorsboard@yahoo.com to register. Sponsored by the Honors Program Student Advisory Board. -- Student Foundation Funds Available for Student Groups The University of Nebraska Student Foundation is pleased to have funds available for student groups. The funds will be awarded to finance events, projects or programs beneficial to the University of Nebraska, its students, and the community. Applications are now available at the City and East Campus Union Student Involvement offices and on the SF website at www.unl.edu/sf. They are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 29. __________________________________________________________________________________________ HP News FLASH!! October 22, 2004 Honors Program Students: We bring to your attention several classes intended for Honors Program students that you should consider as you plan your Spring Semester schedule: UHON 198H Class – Scholarship Workshop – 1 credit Instructor: L. Damuth When: Mondays, 4:00-4:50 p.m. Where: Neihardt Class Limit: 12 P/NP Only Call Number: 6067 Section Number: 002 This is a class intended for sophomores and juniors (or super-seniors) to work on their scholarship applications including the following items: personal statements, resumes, help with obtaining good letters of recommendation, research on graduate school programs, and opportunities to interact with other students who are going through the same process. Focus will be on the following scholarships: Rhodes, Marshall, Gates-Cambridge, Truman, and Fulbright. A completed application is the goal at the end of the class. ______________________________________________________________________________ Consider also a Thesis Workshop class to prepare for the HP research project. UHON 198H - Honors Thesis Seminar - 1 cr. Instructor: Professor Jim Partridge When: Mondays 4:00-4:50 p.m. Call Number: 6066 ______________________________________________________________________________ Dear Students, I would like to announce that the theme for Chem 292H: Chemistry Honors Seminar (1 cr) in Spring 2005 will be “Chemistry in the Movies” and that it will be taught by me, Dr. Mark Griep. The course enrollment is limited. In this seminar course, the students will learn about the intersection of film history, chemical history, and the public perception of science. Since the course is only 1 credit, we won’t have much time to delve too deeply into any one theme but I think we’ll be able to sketch the outlines of “Chemistry in the Movies” by watching, discussing, and summarizing at least four movies. We’ll watch two movies as a class and each student will watch two movies on their own. Every movie will have to be summarized for its overall narrative, its chemical theme, and the chemistry behind the theme. We’ll summarize everything on a webpage and then we’ll send the homepage URL to as many chemistry and science outlets as possible. The design of the webpage will be up to the students in the class. One technical note is that this course is not listed in the print version of the Schedule of Classes. I’ve been promised it will be listed very soon on the electronic schedule of classes at http://unlsched.unl.edu/nusched/index.jsp. Knowing how these things work though, I wouldn’t be surprised if it takes a while. Please be patient. Sincerely, Mark Griep (mgriep1@unl.edu) ______________________________________________________________________________ Professor Sarroub welcomes Honors program students in her class and will contract for honors credit. Linguistics for the Classroom Teacher (TEAC 438, Call #7800, Sec. 1) Professor Loukia K. Sarroub (lsarroub@unl.edu) Monday, 12:30-3p “Stick and stones/Can break my bones/But words will never hurt me.” Won’t they ever? What is the relationship of words to a world where actions are supposed to ‘speak louder than words?’ This course is designed for students interested in the relationship of language, discourse, knowledge and action both in theory and in educational practice. This is not a philosophy, nor sociology, nor linguistics course. Rather, we will be concerned with the relationship of language, knowledge, and power in education. The readings and activities are intended to help students understand the problematic nature of language and the way it is used to control knowledge, memory, and history, and ultimately, our destinies. ______________________________________________________________________________ News 498/898: Science Writing, W 1:30-4:20, Call No.: 7397. This course is designed for Journalism and science majors. It will focus on communicating clearly and effectively about science and technology to both the general public and the scientific community. This course will work on honing writing skills in a variety of areas, as well as analyzing and practicing techniques used by scientists and journalists. For more information about the course, contact Carolyn Johnsen at cjohnsen2@unl.edu. A longer course description is also on Dr. Lyons' bulletin board.