HP NEWS September 21, 2010 Contents: Honors Program dates and deadlines Other important dates Nebraska Colloquium Advising reminder Changes in HP contracting policies Changes in the office Student Lounge Major Scholarship deadlines Deadline to apply for December graduation Reminder of computer lab policies Honors Semester in Wales Dates and deadlines Fall 2010: Mon. Sept. 27: Seniors graduating in December please email your thesis title and thesis advisor's name to Dr. Berger a pberger1@unl.edu Fri. Oct. 1: Honors Contracts due Fri. Nov. 12: Thesis completion forms due for December graduation Fri. Dec. 3: Statement of Academic Interest due (4th semester students) Fri. Dec. 3: Memorandum of Study due (6th semester students) Mon. Dec. 6: Completed thesis due for December graduation Mon. Dec. 13-Fri. Dec. 17: finals week Sat. Dec. 18: Undergraduate commencement Spring 2011: Mon. Feb. 7: Seniors graduating in May please email your thesis title and thesis advisor's name to Dr. Berger at pberger1@unl.edu Fri. Feb. 18: Honors contracts due Fri. Apr. 1: Thesis completion form due for May graduation Fri. Apr. 8: Statement of Academic Interest due (4th semester students) Fri. Apr. 8: Memorandum of Study due (6th semester students) Mon. Apr. 25: Completed thesis due for May graduation Mon. May 2-Fri. May 6: finals week Sat. May 7: Undergraduate commencement Other important dates: Fri. Feb. 11: UCARE application deadline Thurs. Apr. 14: Undergraduate Research Conference Nebraska Colloquium: Dear students, I am writing to invite you to join the campus-wide conversation guided by the Nebraska Colloquium lecture series. The Colloquium is composed of the E.N.Thompson Forum on World Issues lectures presented at the Lied Center and the Honors Forum lectures given at the Union Auditorium. This year's theme is "Globalization's Promise," providing important perspectives on an issue that is constantly in the news and one that has already and will continue to affect our lives. We need to be well informed of our changing world. You will find the full schedule of the Colloquium lectures on our web site: honors.unl.edu at the "Academic Partners" listing. You will notice how varied the presentations, exploring the topic from a variety of perspectives, from politics to business and economic issues to human rights and security concerns. Important note: I am also offering students the opportunity to earn academic credit, 1 honors credit for UHON 198H. Student responsibility will be to attend at least 5 lectures in the course of the semester selected from the Colloquium list and submit a 1 to 2 page reflection on each of the lectures you choose to attend. Many students enjoyed the experience last year and I hope that many of you will join our conversation on Globalization's Promise. I hope you decide to attend the lectures. If you wish to earn the 1 honors credit, please send me an email at pberger1@unl.edu and I will register you in UHON 198H for credit. Best, Patrice Berger Director, University Honors Program Professor of History Advising reminder: With MyRed, it's very important that, if you contact Dr. Berger, Dr. Lyons, Dr. Madhavan or Ann Koopmann with an advising question, you include your Student ID number. Otherwise, we may have difficulty accessing your information. Contracting policy changes: Previously, the deadline for submitting Honors contracts was the Friday of the 8th week of classes. It is now Friday of the 6th week of classes. Please be aware of and alert to this new policy. Thank you. Changes in the office: As you will see when you visit the Honors office, we have made some significant changes to the layout in order to serve you better: -Ann Koopmann's office is now in Neihardt 118I. -We have provided a new student lounge/resource center in Neihardt 118H. Use it regularly-it's there for you! -We have reorganized the study area in the hallway to those rooms. -Neihardt 2103 is now a seminar classroom. Student Lounge: The student lounge in Neihardt 118H is open Monday-Friday from 8 am-5 pm. It is also open Sunday-Thursday 5 pm-10 pm. This includes the thesis library, resources for preparing for graduate school, and other valuable items. Make good use of it-it's there for you! Major Scholarship deadlines: Fall Semester 2010. Interested students should visit the Fellowship Advising website first to learn about the scholarship and its requirements, then set up a time to meet with Dr. Damuth (Ldamuth1@unl.edu) to discuss their eligibility. Attention seniors: The deadline to apply for December graduation ($25 fee) is Friday, September 24. Computer lab policies: -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 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. -It is wise to put contact information on flash drives; in the event you leave one in the computer lab, someone will be able to return it to you. -To open PDFs and other documents from Blackboard, you may 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 or if another problem with the printers or the lab arises, please inform the main Honors office. Honors Semester in Wales: We are accepting applications for the annual Honors Semester Study Abroad Program at Swansea University offered through UNCW. We invite students to apply for the UNCW semester in Wales (Swansea) for the spring 2011 term. The program is accepting applications for students interested in taking the Swansea Pre-Semester course or participating in an internship (3 credit hour equivalent), taking a regular semester of course work from the Swansea University Catalog (12 credit hour equivalent), and a two-hour honors seminar for credit. It is a great opportunity! Swansea University was recently awarded the coveted London Times award for best "student experience" in all of Britain. HONORS SEMESTER IN WALES WITH UNCW Again for spring 2011, the Honors Scholars Program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington will sponsor a semester study abroad program in Wales at Swansea University, winner of the coveted London Times award for "best student experience" among British universities, as determined by student votes. We welcome honors students from universities across the United States to join us!!!!! The semester will be hosted by Dr. Scott Simmons, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at UNCW. Dr. Simmons is an archaeologist who works in the Maya area, specifically in Belize. He will be teaching several archaeology courses at Swansea in spring 2011. The Setting: Swansea University, overlooking beautiful Swansea Bay, is situated within a large area of landscaped parkland within walking distance of the city center. To the west is the lovely Gower Peninsula with its broad bays and sandy coves. Swansea is a modern city of 200,000 with well-equipped leisure centers and cultural facilities. Swansea can be reached by train from London in about 3 hours. Course of study: Honors Students may earn 17 credits at Swansea as follows: * Honors seminar (the Ancient History of Wales) taught by Dr. Simmons: 2 credits * Pre-session Course or Internship: 3 credits (see www.swan.ac.uk/sao for more information) * Courses of the student's choice from the Swansea catalog: 12 credits Students from any major are welcome. Students must be honors students in good standing at their home universities. The students will be actively assisted by the American Studies Office at Swansea University in course selection. Course information is available at: www.swan.ac.uk/saoo and at www.swan.ac.uk/ugcourses. In addition to teaching the above honors course Dr. Simmons will arrange field trips, social gatherings, and other events. Housing: Students will live with British students in the Hendrefoilan Student Village, an apartment style living arrangement. * Arrival: approximately January 15/16, 2011 * Pre-semester Course/Internship: approximately January 18 - 27, 2011 * Classes start: approximately January 31, 2011 * Easter vacation: approximately April 2-May 1 (free time to travel on your own-yes, this is really 4 weeks!!!!!) * Semester ends (departure date): approximately June 19, 2011 Costs and Application: $9,200 (this figure is approximate at this time but deemed to be fairly accurate). The cost includes tuition and fees, accommodations, study abroad health insurance, orientation, a bedding packet (including duvet), local bus pass and scheduled field trips. Not included are airfare, meals, and books. The first deposit of $225 (non-refundable) is due September 30, 2010 with completed application. The rest of the payment may be made in installments - early November and early December. (Late applications will be accepted with a $40 late fee on a "space available" basis.) Applications may be requested from the Office of International Programs, UNCW, Wilmington, NC 28403-5965. E-mail: pikek@uncw.edu I hope you can join us for the limited number of spaces on this unique opportunity to live and study in the UK. More information about the program is available at: http://www.uncw.edu/honors/honorsint-swansea.htm Please feel free to contact: Dr. Scott E. Simmons (simmonss@uncw.edu) or Ms. Kara Pike, Assistant Director of Education Abroad (pikek@uncw.edu) with any questions.