HP NEWS October 21, 2010 Contents: Honors Program dates and deadlines Other important dates OUS Research Nights New Student Enrollment Leader Applications Nebraska Colloquium Advising reminder Honors contracts no longer accepted Changes in the office Student Lounge Community Corner Major Scholarship deadlines Reminder of computer lab policies 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. 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 OUS Research Nights If you want to learn more about how to become involved in research at the University, plan to attend the Office of Undergraduate Studies Research night! Dr. Laura Damuth, Director of Undergraduate Research, will be on hand to talk about the many ways students can become engaged in research, and specifically about UNL's UCARE Program. Oct. 27, 5:30-6:30 in the City Campus Union Nov. 17, 5:30-6:30 in the City Campus Union New Student Enrollment Leader Applications The New Student Enrollment Office is now accepting applications for Orientation Leaders for the summer of 2011. Orientation Leader positions are open to students who are presently sophomores, junior or seniors. For many students, being an Orientation Leader has been one of the most rewarding experiences of their college career. Living in Lincoln during the summer for free while making a competitive wage with overtime, gaining new friends, working with other leaders on campus, and impacting the lives of incoming freshmen are just a few of the benefits. You also have the opportunity to work with and get to know faculty and administrators from the University. David L. Ridenour a 2001 Orientation Leaders and member of the Honors Program wrote: "NSE provided me the opportunity to become a true trustee of my campus community, which in return allowed me to obtain what I considered to be an extremely successful undergraduate career. Without the success I had at UNL I would never been able to get accepted into the University of Michigan Juris Doctorate program which ranks 7th in the Nation. One of the smartest moves I made while at UNL was to become an NSE orientation leader." The application is available on-line at http://nse.unl.edu/index.aspx Review of applications will begin on November 9, 2010 at 5:00 pm. Several questions are on the application and references must be turned in by November 9. Now is the time to think about applying. 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: Honors contracts are now two weeks past due: we will no longer accept tem. 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! Community Corner: Each Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 pm, one of the Honors directors will be in the student lounge to visit with students. Take advantage of this opportunity to come to know your administrators! 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. 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.