January 11, 2006 In this Issue: - UNL Spring Calendar - Honors Program Calendar - New Announcements - Honors Classes - Textbook Scholarship Note - Summer Pre-Law Institute - UCARE Applications - New Neihardt Classrooms - Reminders - Letters of Recommendations - UHON 198H Class: Scholarships Workshop II - Free Lunch! - Innocents Society Applications - Mortar Board Applications - Summer Archaeology Program in Belgium - Computer Lab - New Courses Not in Catalogue - Contracted Classes & Blackboard - GPA & Honors Program Status -- -- UNL Spring Calendar: Mon. Jan. 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Tues. Jan. 17: Last day for late registration Last day for drop/add, including thesis hours, Last day to drop a class and receive 100% refund Fri. Jan. 20: Last day to drop a class and receive 75% refund Fri. Jan. 27: Last day to drop a class and receive 50% refund Last day to apply for residence for second semester Last day to apply for a degree for May graduation ($ 25 fee) Fri. Feb. 3: Last day to drop a class and receive 25% refund Wed. Feb. 8: Tuition and fee payment deadline Fri. Feb. 10: UCARE application deadline Wed. Mar. 1: Arts and Sciences Scholarship Application deadline Fri. Mar. 3: Last day to change a class to P/N Mon. Mar. 6: Early registration for summer sessions begins Mar. 12-19: Spring break Mar. 27-Apr. 11: Priority registration for Fall 2006 Fri. Apr. 7: Last day to withdraw from a class Sun. Apr. 23: UNL Honors Convocation Apr. 24-29: Last week of classes May 1-5: Final exams Sat. May 6: Commencement -- Honors Program 2005-2006 Calendar/Deadlines: Fri. Jan. 27: Last day to apply for degree for May graduation ($25 fee) Fri. Mar. 3: Last day to file an Honors Contract for Spring Semester Fri. Mar. 31: Thesis completion forms for May graduation due Fri. Apr. 14: Statement of Academic Interest due (4th semester participants) Memorandum of Study due (6th semester participants) Fri. Apr. 21: Theses for May graduation due Sat. May 6: Commencement -- -- New Announcements: Welcome back! We hope your break was restful and enjoyable, and you’re ready to plunge into the new semester with enthusiasm. -- Honors classes: Seats are left in some Honors classes, including English 101H, several upper level math classes, and several UHON 395H seminars. Use these to fulfill Honors requirements if at all possible, rather than contracting. -- Textbook Scholarship: Reminder: You MUST purchase all textbooks with your N Card in the University Bookstore. If the instructor has ordered a packet or a text through a bookstore other than the UNL Bookstore, you must contact Dan Smith in the UNL Bookstore and ask him to order the material. Contact Dan Smith also concerning availability of texts which don’t appear on the shelves. Any texts to be ordered for contracts must be approved through Dr. Berger before you can ask the Bookstore to order them. -- Summer Pre-Law Institute Applications for the UNL Law College’s Summer Pre-Law Institute are now available. Contact Denise Archer at 472-2161 or darcher4@unl.edu for more information. -- UCARE Applications: February 10 is the deadline for UCARE applications for the 2006-07 academic year. If you are a first year UCARE student you MUST reapply for a second year of funding. These applications are also due FEB. 10. Fillable PDF applications can be accessed from the UCARE website: http://www.unl.edu/ucare/application/application.shtml or students can submit their applications online: http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/ugradforms/ucare/ The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences (UCARE) Program, supported by the Office of Undergraduate Studies creates intellectual partnerships between UNL faculty and undergraduates by providing funds for research. A complete program description can be found on the UCARE website: www.unl.edu/ucare Questions? Contact Laura Damuth, Director of Undergraduate Research (Ldamuth1@unl.edu) -- New classrooms: Classes scheduled in NRC 118H or NRC 118I are located behind the main Honors Office. Please do not use the office itself as a corridor--use the west corridor to access them. Classes scheduled in NRC 1105 are across from the Honors computer lab. This classroom will remain locked until the faculty member has the key, as it is a “smart” classroom. When carrying on conversations in that hallway before class, please remember those who are working in the computer lab. -- -- Reminders: Letters of Recommendation: Please approach faculty members for letters of recommendation at least 2 weeks in advance--3 is better. Remember to include any forms, signed if necessary, a current resume and any personal statements or letters you must write. -- 198H Class – Scholarship Workshop II – 2 credits When: Mondays, 4-5 Where: Neihardt Class limit: 12, or by permission P/F only This is a class intended for 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. -- There is such a thing as a free lunch! Check with Dr. Lyons or Dr. Carole Levin concerning the Queens and Power Conference. -- Innocents Society Applications Available now! The Innocents Society is the Chancellor's Senior Honorary at the University of Nebraska. Uniquely Nebraskan, The Innocents Society forms a link between the Chancellor, faculty, and the student body in addition to preserving significant University of Nebraska traditions. Membership selection is based upon superior academic achievement, unparallel leadership, and selfless service to the University and community. Juniors are eligible to apply for membership for the 102nd class of Innocents. Freshmen scholarships are available as well. Both are available online at www.unl.edu/innocent and at Student Involvement, Greek Affairs, ASUN, the Honors Program office, the Culture Center, Hewit Center, and 106 Canfield. Applications are due by 4:00 pm on Friday, January 13th to 106 Canfield. -- Mortar Board: Mortar Board, the only national senior honorary at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is currently accepting members. Information sheets for membership to Mortar Board (current juniors) and for Mortar Board Notables (current freshmen, sophomores, and seniors) are now available online at www.unl.edu/mb. Printed copies are also available at the City Campus Union, East Campus Union, Culture Center, Honors Program Office, Kauffman Center, and Greek Affairs. Information Sheets are due January 13th, 2006, until then, we will be watching. -- Summer Archaeology Program in Belgium (July 2006) Eastern Illinois University School of Continuing Education, in partnership with the University of Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium, invites applications for the seventh season of its Summer Archaeology Program. The dates are July 1-29, 2006, and the program centers on the excavation of medieval Walhain Castle. Honors students may receive Honors credit, awarded in either History or Earth Sciences. The course is open to all students in good standing; there are no prerequisites, and no previous background in archaeology is required. The cost of the program, which includes tuition and fees, board and lodging --but not overseas airfare-- is estimated at around $4000. For more information please contact Professor Bailey Young at cfbky@eiu.edu. or write c/o History Department, 2744 Coleman Hall, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920. -- Computer lab: PLEASE: Avoid removing paper jams in the computer lab. A part of the printer has been damaged twice. If a paper jam occurs, please use the other printer and contact the main Honors office. If no one is there, please use extreme care in removing the paper. Problems in the computer lab? The more you have stored in your account, the longer the login time. Try transferring some of your documents to a flash or jump drive. Be sure to empty your trash can as well. -- New courses not in the course catalogue: Tropical Biodiversity: Entomology 496A. (Independent Study) TR 10:30-11:45, call number 8350. Contact Dr. Brett Radcliffe for more information. Finance 361H: Finance 361H will be offered second semester. It is not listed in the general catalogue. Finance 361 H Section 201 TR 11:00 - 12:15 Call #8154 Instructor: Dr. Dudney -- Contracted classes and Blackboard: If you have contracted a class, you may be removed from the Blackboard listing for that class. Contact the main Honors office for information about being returned to that list. -- Clarification: If your GPA has dropped below a 3.5 as of May, you are not automatically removed from the UHP, though you lose your scholarship. We encourage you to continue to take Honors classes, to complete all requirements including submitting forms, and to work on bringing that GPA up so you can graduate from the Honors Program.