April 21, 2006 In this Issue: - UNL Spring Calendar - Statement of Academic Interest & Memorandum of Study Reminder - Summer 2006 Tuition and Fee Billing Statements - Book Returns - Contracted Classes and Blackboard - Internship Opportunity - Fall Break - Computer Lab - Honors GPA Clarification -- -- UNL Spring Calendar: Apr. 24-29: Last week of classes May 1-5: Final exams Sat. May 6: Commencement -- -- Important Announcements and Reminders: -- Statement of Academic Interest, Memorandum of Study: These forms (SAI due at the end of the 4th semester, MOS at the end of the 6th) are now overdue. If you have not submitted yours, please get it in immediately. -- Summer 2006 Tuition and Fee Billing Statements The summer billing schedule is outlined in the Summer Sessions Bulletin. Often due to timing in the summer, scholarships and financial aid will not disburse to your account until after the payment deadline. Students who have been awarded scholarships and financial aid for the summer may contact Student Accounts to have their payment deferred until the aid is available. -- Book returns: Watch for an HP News Flash next week detailing times and procedures for returning textbooks. -- Contracted classes and Blackboard: If you have contracted a class, you may be removed from the Blackboard listing for that class. If this occurs, once the contract has been processed, provide your instructor with the following instructions: 1. Go to your course (or organization) and click Control Panel. 2. Click on Enroll User. 3. Perform a search for the person by last name (or user name if you know it). 4. Locate the person in the results. You'll see the names, usernames and email addresses in the list of results. Use this to verify you have the proper person. Student/TA usernames start with "s-" and faculty/staff accounts are a first initial, last name and number. 5. Check the box next to the proper name and click Submit at the bottom of the screen. -- Internship opportunity for 2006-2007: UNL Water Center seeking intern approximately. 10 hrs/wk for 2006-2007 academic year. Duties include assisting with research, writing, public education, events, grant writing, website development, materials development, other projects. Excellent communication and organizational skills required. Prefer undergraduate in water science or related major. Compensation $2,000. For more info see www.watercenter.unl.edu or call Lorrie Benson at 326-8614. Resume, cover letter to lbenson2@unl.edu. -- Plan ahead: Fall (yes, Fall) break... Join the Honors Program in Chicago! This special trip is being offered at a very low-cost to students thanks to a significant contribution from your very own Honors Program, so take advantage of it! We will depart by bus the morning of Saturday, October 14th and return the evening of Tuesday, October 17th. See museums, enjoy ethnic food, see a performance, take an architecture tour, do a little shopping on Michigan Avenue’s famous Magnificent Mile, wade in Lake Michigan, or maybe . . . with a lot of luck . . . catch sight of some World Series players. ***To receive more information, send an email with your name, year in school (06-07 school year), and major to HonorsChicago@yahoo.com. We look forward to seeing you in the Windy City!*** OR: Break on Broadway: Contact Dr. Lyons by May 1 if you’re interested in this opportunity. Mark your calendars now and start saving! Join Dr. Damuth and Dr. Lyons for Fall Break in New York City. We’ll leave early on the Friday of break and return Tuesday evening. While in the City that Never Sleeps, we’ll attend shows, see museums, tour the United Nations, Ellis Island, and the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, where we’ll see a performance. We’ll also have time to sample food and to walk and see some high points of Manhattan: Rockerfeller Center, Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, perhaps a stop in Greenwich Village. Whether you’re a scientist, an artist, an engineer or an architect, there’ll be something for everyone. Cost will run between $700 and $900, depending on the shows we decide to see and the museums we visit. -- Computer lab: We continue to have problems with paper jams in the computer lab. PLEASE: Avoid removing them. 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. -- 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.