February 3, 2005 In this Issue: - Dates & Deadlines - Note on Book Scholarship - Honors Overnight - See Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate - UCARE Proposal - Undergraduate Research Conference - King Arthur Trip to England - Honors Semester in Seattle -- Dates and Deadlines: Fri. Feb. 4: last day to withdraw from a course and receive 25% refund Wed. Feb. 9: Tuition and fee payment deadline Fri. Feb. 11: UCARE applications due Fri. Mar. 4: last day to change a class to/from P/N Fri. Mar. 4: last day to submit an Honors contract Mon. Mar. 7: Early registration for Summer sessions begin Mar. 13-20: Spring Break Fri. Apr. 8: last day to withdraw from a class Fri. Apr. 8: last day to remove an Honors contract (with faculty permission) Fri. Apr. 8: Thesis completion form due for May graduation Fri. Apr. 29: Completed thesis due for May graduation Sat. Apr. 30: last day of classes Mon. May 2: Statement of Academic Interest due (after 4th semester of classes) Mon. May 2: Memorandum of Study due (after 6th semester of classes) May 2-6: Final exam week Sat. May 7: Commencement -- A reminder: you MUST purchase all books and course packets for your classes through the University Bookstore. Should a faculty member have made other arrangements, contact the Bookstore first and have them order the text for you. -- We REALLY, REALLY Want You to be a Host us!! HONORS OVERNIGHT 2005 FEBRUARY 10-11 (February 10 at 7:30 p.m. until February 11 at 11:30 a.m.) Would you be interested in sharing your time and experience with a prospective honors student? If you would like to host a student or two contact Annie Magnusson (amagnusson2@unl.edu) in the Office of Admissions. Include your name, address, e-mail, phone number(s) and major. Please plan on serving as a host unless you hear otherwise from me. Time commitment for hosting a student will be from Thursday evening until Friday morning. You will pick your student up in Neihardt, participate in activities in the evening, and take your guest to class with you on Friday morning. -- Don't miss the new U. S. Poet Laureate, our own Ted Kooser, on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 in the Lied Center. Free! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Overflow seating in the Visitor's Center. -- Call for Proposals for UCARE 2005-06 The UCARE application deadline for the 2005-06 Academic Year will be Friday, February 11, 2005. Application forms are on the UCARE website as fillable PDFs. An online application and submission form is also available. Faculty have been submitting opportunities to the UCARE website for students to browse. Please take a look at: http://www.unl.edu/ucare/positions.html For more information please contact Dr. Laura Damuth (472-5024 or Ldamuth1@unl.edu). -- Undergraduate Research Conference Friday April 1 The deadline for registering to present at the Undergraduate Research Conference is March 4 and registration will be available on the UCARE website at http://www.unl.edu/ucare. All students are welcome to participate in the conference and present their work, but they must register prior to the conference. Poster sessions are strongly encouraged. (The number of oral presentations will be limited.) -- There is still room in the King Arthur trip; see Arthurian sites in England, visit Oxford, London and Paris. It's a wonderful way to earn Honors credit! The registration deadline has been moved to mid-February. Contact Dr. Lyons for more information. -- The Honors "Semester" in Seattle this summer still has room. See Dr. Lyons for information.