May 2, 2005 In this Issue: - Dates & Deadlines - Finals - Congratulations Graduating Seniors - Congratulations Fulbright Winners - Textbook Return and Summer Scholarship - Lost & Found - Summer UHON - HP T-Shirts - Ted Kooser Column -- Dates and Deadlines: 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 -- Good luck on finals, final projects and papers. Have a wonderful summer, and we look forward to seeing you in the fall! -- Good luck and best wishes to our graduating seniors! Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Kristin Ahrens Derek Drost Anthony Fehr Rachel Friedrich Joshua Euteneuer Anneke Gustafson Libby Johnson Charlene Kastanek Lisa Kot Karen Lee Michelle Pavelka Melissa Senf Rik Smith Architecture Joliette Gadeken Arts & Sciences Stephanie Alm Elizabeth Armatys Sarah Barchinger Bridget Barry John Bishay David Crockett Shannon Cummins Ashley Fagot Trevor Fitzgerald Heather Flores Nicholas Gewecke Jonathan Gillam Meghan Goodrich Adam Hahn Rebecca Harbison Melanie Harrell Mary Harvey Christine Higgins Brian Holley Andrew Hulme Jonathan Jones Katherine Kalisek Andrea Kayl Russell Kearn Luke Lackrone April Lambert Krystal Larson Laura Mair Karrie Martin Kelsey McChane Carina McCormick Allison Michl Jordan Milliken Brandon Mueller Matthew Mueller Jessica Noble Andrea Paseka Raymond Perry Erica Peterson McKinsey Peterson Ian Radke Jaclyn Reed Tamera Robotham Adam Scheer Rachelle Schneider Gretja Schnell Tess Schrader Nicholas Silhacek Tristan Skrdla Markwell Jodi Throckmorton Shelley Tifft Keri Timmerman William Troshynski Mary Vacha Luke Waltman Andrew Watt Jason Weber Michaela Weeks Jesse Windle Jessica Winterlin Business Administration Erin Bartels Byron Blunk John Cooper Michael Daley Erin Ebeler Andrew Gerdes Michael Gerdes Jill Gitt David Graff Angie Guinan Diane Hastings Dawn Hjorth Ashley Kent Melodie Koenig Shanna Koenig Valerie Mauler Angela McClanahan Matthew Odell Joshua Paula Kathleen Peters Anna Pressler Mary Reiser Catherine Schiltz Maggie Sinclair Jill Weber Katie Weichman Angela Will Michael Wilson John Wirtz Education & Human Sciences Michael Bahe Sarah Davy Heather Luehring Sarah Miller Jennifer Munsell Shari Paulson Sara Robidoux Sarah Trausch Kelly Wood Engineering & Technology Hajira Ahmad Jill Baker Kyle Berg Matthew Byars Beth Erickson Mark Koziol Elaine Kub Nicholas Loomis Wesley McClure Kara Niemeir Carrie Olson David Peetz Maria Sitzmann Nicole Sorensen Rose Yao Fine & Performing Arts Kimberly Alspaugh Richard Brown Anna Drozda Kimberly Fogle Emily May Journalism & Mass Communications Suzanna Adam Evan Deichert Patricia Vannoy Public Affairs & Community Service Derek Dittman -- Congratulations to Erica Peterson and Shannon Cummins, both of whom have been granted Fulbright Fellowships for the fall. -- Attention Seniors: If you have any grades of "Incomplete" still on your record, the faculty member must change them no later than 4:00 pm Friday, May 6 for your May 7 graduation!!! -- You must return textbooks to the City Union Bookstore only, not the satellites in Abel or Smith between April 25 and May 7. Hours: Monday thru Thursday 8 am to 9 pm Friday 8 am to 6 pm Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. You will be billed for any books not returned by the deadline during the May billing period. To use your textbook scholarship for summer courses: go to the UNL Finacial Aide website, then click on Summer Financial Aid. You should do this before you register for summer classes. If you run into problems because you're already registered, contact S & FA. -- In the main Honors Office lost and found are a number of discs and CD's, as well as a ladies' watch and a digital camera left in one of the study rooms. To claim any, come to the main HP office. -- We will be offering a 3 credit-hour UHON 198H this summer. Summer Session: (July 17- Aug 5) "Man and Nature: Contrasting Perspectives." Taught at Cedar Point Biological Station (website:http://www.unl.edu/cedarpt). Students will read books and papers prior to and during the 3 week course. Readings will present contrasting views on the multiple relationships that exist between humans and the natural world, in contexts such as animal research, agriculture, and the use of natural resources. Readings will be coordinated with field trips to relevant sites in the Cedar Point area. Our visits will include discussions with officials, scientists and land owners who run working ranches, wildlife refuges, irrigated croplands, and research stations among other places. We'll also spend time learning about the organisms living in and around Cedar Point. Students will be required to participate in all trips and discussions. Students will keep a journal, prepare 2-3 short written and/or verbal presentations of issues. The final project will be a term-paper consistent with the theme of the course and can be made designed to be relevant to the individual student's interests and/or career goals. Particularly well-suited to students in majors such as journalism, education, visual arts and fields related to biology (including pre-health, agriculture and natural resources, as well as biology) who have a strong interest in the biological world. -- Honors Program T-Shirts are still available. Check them out at http://honors.unl.edu/tshirts/index.html If you'd like one for only $7.50, email Britni Bethune at brbeth01@yahoo.com -- Check for the weekly column, by Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States and UNL English Department faculty member.