HP NEWS November 6, 2009 In This Issue: --Honors Program Dates and Deadlines --New Announcements -- Dates and Deadlines: October 26-November 10: Priority registration for second semester 2009-2010 November 11-January 10: Open registration for second semester 2009-2010 November 13: Thesis completion forms due for December graduation November 25-29: Thanksgiving holiday December 4: Statement of Academic Interest due for 4th semester students December 4: Memorandum of Study due for 6th semester students December 7: Completed thesis due for December graduates December 7-12: Last week of classes (15th week policies in effect) December 14-18: Finals week December 19: Commencement December 24-January 3: Holiday closedown Honors dates to remember for second semester 2009-2010: February 1: Seniors graduating in May please email Dr. Berger your thesis title and advisor's name (pberger1@unl.edu) February 21-22: Honors Overnight March 5: Honors contracts due April 2: Thesis completion forms due for May graduation April 8: Undergraduate Research Conference April 9: Statement of Academic Interest due (4th semester students) April 9: Memorandum of Study due (6th semester students) April 18: Honors convocation (by invitation) April 26: Completed thesis due for May graduates April 26-May 1: Last week of classes (15th week policies in effect) May 3-7: Finals week May 8: Commencement -- New Announcements: Honors contracts: The deadline to submit Honors contracts is now past, and we will no longer accept any for this semester. Contracts take 4-6 weeks to process, and often longer to show up on the WAM page. If you do not see the H designation for the contracted class by 6 weeks after submitting the contract, it would be wise for you to call Ann Koopmann or Dr. Lyons to check on the status of the processing. Registration issues: -Attention Sophomore pre-nursing students: once you begin your clinical training in your junior year, you will not have room in your schedule for a UHON 395H, so you should plan to take one of those classes in the spring of your sophomore year. -Students who need Marketing 341 should not register for the H section: that section has been created for Raikes School students only. Register for the regular 341 section: you will be able to contract the class. -Sophomores: remember, you must complete at least 6 hours of H credit, regardless of the number of H hours you completed last year. You must also complete a total of at least 15 H hours by the end of your fourth semester. Peer Mentor applications: Applications to be a peer mentor for the fall of 2010 are due November 11. Please contact Ann Koopmann or one of the peer mentor leaders for more information. Reminders: Seniors graduating in December: remember to inform Dr. Berger of your intent to do so. Include your thesis title and advisor. Email: pberger1@unl.edu Your thesis completion form, signed by your advisor, is due November 13, and the final copy of your thesis is due in the main Honors office on December 7. New policy regarding the thesis: You may print two copies of your thesis in the main Honors Office. Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines 1. Goldwater Scholarship - for sophomores or juniors in science, math, or engineering This is an extremely competitive grant awarded to undergraduates. Students apply in either their sophomore or junior years. The award amount is $7500 per year, which covers tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Goldwater Criteria: Students have to be U.S. citizens Have a high GPA (the website says 3.7, but 3.9 or above is the norm) Have extensive research experience Want to pursue a career in science, math, or engineering at the doctoral level Are not pre-med The Campus Deadline for the Goldwater is November 15, 2005. The national deadline is January 29. 2. Truman Scholarship - for students in any discipline who have a strong record of public service and have career goals working in the public sector The Truman Scholarship is a $30,000 merit-based grant awarded to undergraduate students, who wish financial support to attend graduate or professional school in preparation for careers in government, the non-profit sector or elsewhere in public service. Candidates must be in the upper quarter of their junior class and be nominated by the university's Truman Faculty Representative. The Truman Foundation is looking for candidates who have extensive records of public and community service, are committed to careers in government or elsewhere in public service, and have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills. Campus deadline: November 15, 2009; National deadline: February 2, 2010. 3. Udall Scholarship - for students in any discipline who have a strong interest in the environment and in particular students seeking careers in environmental policy and/or environmental science Campus deadline: November 15, 2009; National deadline: March 2, 2010. Computer Lab: -The Honors Program computer lab is for the use of Honors Program students only. Students who are not members of the Honors Program should use other computer labs on campus, regardless of where they live. Please cooperate with this policy. -Remember the new computer lab policy: you must provide your own paper for the lab. Please be considerate of the other students working on computers hooked to the printer you're using in order to work out the printing jobs successfully. -To open PDFs and other documents from Blackboard, you will need to use Internet Explorer, not Firefox. -Please take precautions to prevent the spread of germs: use hand sanitizer before and after using the lab computers. -If the toner is out in one of the printers, please inform the main Honors office.