HP NEWS October 12, 2007 In This Issue: -- Honors Program Dates and Deadlines -- New Announcements -- Reminders -- Honors Program Dates and Deadlines AY 2007-2008 Fri. Oct. 19: Honors contracts due (first semester) Fri. Nov. 16: Thesis completion forms due (Dec. graduation) Mon. Dec. 3: Honors Thesis submission deadline (Dec. graduation) Fri. Dec. 7: Statement of Academic Interest due (4th semester students) Fri. Dec. 7: Memorandum of Study due (6th semester students) Fri. Mar. 7: Honors contracts due (second semester) Fri. Apr. 4: Thesis completion forms due (May graduation) Fri. Apr. 11: Statement of Academic Interest due (4th semester students) Fri. Apr. 11: Memorandum of Study due (6th semester students) Mon. Apr. 28: Honors Thesis submission deadline (May graduation) Note the above Honors Program dates and deadlines, and be sure to meet them when they apply. See the Honors Program website or the UNL website for the UNL calendar. -- New Announcements: Attention seniors graduating in December: please inform Dr. Berger (pberger1@unl.edu) and include the following information: your exact thesis title, the name of your thesis advisor. Attention all seniors: Most of you are in the process of applying to graduate and professional schools or are active in the job market. When you have made a decision concerning which school you will attend or which job you will take, please email Dr. Lyons (klyons2@unl.edu) with that information. Attention English Majors and Minors: You are invited to attend an informational meeting about Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honorary Society. To be eligible to become a member, you must have completed at least 3 semesters of college work and a minimum of 2 English courses beyond the first-year level. You must have a minimum of a 3.0 average in English and rank in the top 35% of your college class. For more information, contact Dr. Susan Belasco, Chair, Undergraduate Studies, Department of English at 472-4857 or sbelasco@unl.edu. Especially Important Reminder: E.N. Thompson Forum: The next E. N. Thompson Forum, Ethanol: Fueling Debate, is on Monday, October 15, 7 pm in the Lied Center. A limited number of tickets are available in the main Honors office on a first-come, first served basis. -- Reminders: New Classes: Announcing: 198H Mini-Class - Preparation for Competitive Scholarships and Graduate School Application Pass/no pass (1 credit) When: Mondays, 4-5 , from Oct. 29-Nov. 26 Where: Neihardt (Room118, behind the Main Honors Office) Class limit: 20 To register: Just come the first day of class and complete a late add form. This is a mini- class that will only meet for a 5 week period (Oct. 29-Nov. 26). It is intended for any student (Freshman-Senior) who wishes to hear in more detail about the scholarship process and application to graduate school. Basic components of the application process will be covered: personal statements, resumes, help with obtaining good letters of recommendation, and research on graduate school programs. Focus will be on the following scholarships: Rhodes, Marshall, Gates-Cambridge, Goldwater, Truman, and Fulbright. UHON 298H Literature and Place: London and Her Environs We will focus on the importance of place in literature, specifically London and surrounding areas. Our reading will include a variety of authors who made place so central to the work that it could have taken place nowhere else, or whose lives were so deeply immersed in place that the location became inexorably mingled into their work. We will also briefly examine London itself as a place: her history, growth, importance in world affairs through the centuries, and explore how and why authors might have considered this city so important. The culmination of the course will be a trip to London, with opportunities to explore both London herself and important areas nearby, such as Canterbury, Oxford, Bath, Stratford-upon-Avon. Students will not be required to complete the trip, but will plan it as part of the course requirements. The reading list will include (but is not limited to) Dickens, Oliver Twist; Austen, Persuasion; Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral; Sayers, Gaudy Night; Doyle, Sherlock Holmes; Shaw, Pygmalion; Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, Greene, The Ministry of Fear; Tolkien, selections from Lord of the Rings; at least one Shakespeare play. Honors Program Computer Lab: Please follow these simply protocols to enable us to maintain free printing and a safe environment in the lab: Print only what is absolutely necessary for academic purposes. Do not print emails, information for co-curricular organizations, etc. Print only the necessary page(s) of a website-select the ones you need, rather than printing the whole site. Or copy and paste the necessary sections into a word processing program, then print. Recycle paper: when you are printing notes for classes, Blackboard information, drafts of papers, etc., please recycle paper if it is available. Be patient with the printers-if your work does not print immediately, check the printer before hitting "print" again. Do not allow non-honors students access to the computer lab. This lab is for Honors students only. Do not force the stapler. If it jams, unjam it, and if you are unable to do so, leave a note on the stapler and contact the main Honors office during business hours. Do not put your own staples into the stapler if it is empty. We have already had to replace the stapler once this year, and we will not do so again. Fall registration: It's not too early to schedule an appointment with your advisor for registration for spring semester. Contracting classes: Contract forms are available in the computer lab or can be printed from the Honors website. Contracts are due, signed by the faculty member, by Oct. 19. Study abroad: Passports: If you are planning to study abroad at any time in this academic year or in the summer of 2008 and do not have a passport, apply for one immediately. Because Mexico and Canada now require US citizens to present passports to enter those countries, the demand has increased astronomically. It can take 6-9 months for passport applications to be processed. Don't delay!