HP NEWS April 18, 2007 In This Issue: - Honors Program Dates and Deadlines - New Items - Reminders -- Honors Program Dates and Deadlines: Mon. Apr. 23: Completed thesis due (May 2007 graduates) -- New Items: Last Lecture: The Honors Program Student Board Presents: A “Last Lecture” Series Event If he were to give one last lecture, this would be that lecture. Featuring: Dr. Tim Borstelmann Elwood N. and Katherine Thompson Distinguished Professor of Modern World History “Cutting Loose: The Future of America and What To Do About It" Friday, April 20th at 3:00pm Neihardt Hall’s Blue TV Lounge. Navigating AMCAS Workshops Pre-register and mark your calendars if you plan to apply to medical school this year! The annual Navigating AMCAS workshop will be held on Monday, April 23 at 4:00 or Tuesday, April 24 at 4:00. The workshop will guide you through the steps necessary to complete the on-line centralized application for medical school. The application opens up for entry May 3 so learn about the process before it happens! Contact the A&S Advising Center at 472-4190 to pre-register. -- Very important reminder: Come learn about the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship The purpose of the scholarship is to increase awareness and respect concerning cultural differences, to encourage students to improve the lives of others, and to contribute to the larger mission of Rotary International. Winners spend an academic year in another country where Rotary is active. Apply in the spring of junior year. Requirements: 3.0 minimum GPA. Maturity, social skills, leadership, service. Proficiency in language of host country if English is not the national language. Date: April 18 Time: 7:15 p.m. Room: Neihardt Classroom 2103 Dr. James Griesen and Dr. Laura Damuth will present information on the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships. Other Reminders: Summer course offering: Reading ‘Lolita’ in Tehran UHON 198H601 (Second summer session) 3 credit hours Lyons Call No. 3650 Note: this class will fulfill 3 hours of Honors credit. However, it will NOT fulfill the requirements of 6 H hours to be taken in the 1st or 2nd years, or of 3 H hours to be taken in the 3rd or 4th years. In other words, it will apply to overall H credit but not to academic year H credit. If you have questions about this, contact Dr. Lyons (klyons2@unl.edu). This class will be conducted by correspondence: students will submit response papers via email at designated times, beginning at the end of May, and will complete the class before the end of second summer session. There will be a meeting of all students taking the class before the end of the semester, at which time the syllabus, deadlines, etc. will be distributed. We may also meet as a group at the start of the 2007 fall semester. In the class, we will read some of the texts referenced in Nafisi’s book, ending with reading (or, in most cases, rereading) Reading ‘Lolita’ in Tehran. The goal of the class is to develop a deeper appreciation for Nafisi’s commitment to teaching forbidden, Western literature, to gain a better understanding of her book itself, and to explore our own prejudices about literature. Texts: Nabokov: Lolita, Austen: Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby, James: Daisy Miller, Washington Square, Nafisi: Reading Lolita in Tehran. All texts are widely available in public and university libraries. Optometry Camp Through a partial grant from ASCO, the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry, the Admissions and Student Affairs team at UC Berkeley's School of Optometry is pleased to announce that we will once again offer our summer "Opto-Camp" program. In fact, we will be offering two sessions this summer, June 18-20, with a repeat session planned for July 16-18. The goal of Berkeley Optometry's Opto-Camp is to introduce underrepresented pre-health science majors to Optometry as a potential future career track and to prepare them to be successful applicants to optometry school. The objective of Berkeley Optometry's Opto-Camp is to present a three-day "in residence" experience that will provide participants with opportunities to learn about the profession of optometry and the process of becoming an optometrist. Opto-Camp is FREE to participants, excluding travel to and from the UC Berkeley campus. Program specifics and the application are linked here: http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitoptocamp.html Please note that postmark application deadline is on Monday, April 23, 2007. Lost and found: Any lost and found items will no longer be held in the UHP office–they will be given to the main Neihardt desk. This includes any items left in the study rooms, computer lounge, etc.