December 7, 2004 In this issue: -Dates & Deadlines -Textbook Returns -Summer 2005 Reading Course NOT Available -Spring Honors Courses -King Arthur Trip Info Available -Congrats to Graduating Seniors! -Congrats to New Members of Honors Board! -Congrats to FACT Tournament Winners! -Mortar Board Apps Available -Freshman Scholarship Apps Available -- Dates and Deadlines: 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 -- This is the last official HP News of the semester. Dr. Berger, Dr. Lyons and Dr. Partridge and the office staff wish you good luck on finals and final projects and papers, safe traveling and a happy, healthy holiday season and new year. -- Textbook returns: Location: City Union Bookstore only (not East Campus or one of the satellites) Dates: Dec. 6-18 Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8 am - 9 pm Friday, 8 am - 6 pm Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm You will be billed for any books not returned by Dec. 18 at the end of January. Second semester reserved texts should be picked up from Jan. 6 - 12. -- 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. -- Reminder: Several special Honors classes are being offered in the spring. See the Honors website for more information. Some UHON 395H classes also have space in them. -- Information on the King Arthur trip to England and France in May, 2005 is now available from Dr. Lyons. Enrollment date is Dec. 15. This is limited to 15 people, so don't delay! -- Congratulations to the following seniors who will graduate from the Honors Program on December 18: Lincoln Arneal, Aaron Bals, Todd Cox, John Demaris, Santiago Delgado, Daniel Honz, Van Jensen, Jennifer Johnson, Tracy Klausen, Elizabeth Lutton, Kirsten Mader, Andrew Malone, Andrew Misle, Brian Stahr, Allegra Stephenson, Beracah Stortvedt, Audrey Tapprich, Jessica Waite, Nicholas Willis. -- Congratulations to the new members of the Honors Board: Mimi Abebe, Jason Meis, Erica Overmyer and Abby Robbins. -- Congratulations to the winners of the Fall Academic Challenge Tournament! 1st place: The Hegelian Nightmares (Jacob Gerber, Bethany Koenig, Andrew Hansen, and Ben Keele) 2nd place: Carpe Poon (Stuart Martens, Justin Sheets, Dan Sova, Neil Carmody) 3rd place: Love 2 (Seth McDonald, Seth McClintock, Alicia Gilmore, Andy Hulme) Thanks to everyone who participated! Sponsored by the Honors Program Student Advisory Board -- Applications for Mortar Board Membership and Notable Status are now available! The only national senior honor society at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Mortar Board recognizes students who have displayed outstanding abilities in scholarship, leadership, and service. Applications are available online at http://www.unl.edu/mb or at the following locations: City and East Campus Unions, Honors Program Office, Culture Center, Kauffman Center, and Greek Affairs. Applications are due on January 14, 2005. -- Applications for the freshman scholarships awarded by the Chancellor’s Senior Honorary, The Innocents Society, and applications for Innocents are available outside the main Honors Office, City and East Campus Unions, Culture Center, Kauffman Center and Greek Affairs. Applications are due January 14, 2005. _________________________________________________________________________________________ HP News FLASH!! December 9, 2004 Internship Opportunity: U.S. Senator Ben Nelson's offices are accepting applications for internship positions for the 2005 Spring semester. Senator Nelson welcomes students to apply for the positions from all areas of academic study. Interns would have the opportunity to work on special projects with staff members, work on constituent communications, and learn about what goes on behind the scenes of the federal government. Opportunities to earn academic credit are available. Please visit Senator Nelson's website to download the intern application at http://bennelson.senate.gov/intern.htm. For additional information, contact Senator Nelson's Lincoln office (402-441-4600).