October 28, 2011 HP NEWS Dates and Deadlines First Semester 2011-12: * Friday, November 11: Last day to submit Thesis Completion Form for December Graduation * Friday, November 11: Last day to withdraw from a class * Friday, December 2: Statement of Academic Interest due for students completing the fourth semester of study in the Honors Program * Friday, December 2: Memorandum of Study due for students completing the sixth semester of study in the Honors Program * Monday, December 5: Completed thesis due for December Graduation Second Semester 2011-12: * Monday, February 6: May graduating seniors please e-mail your thesis title and thesis advisor's name to Dr. Berger at pberger1@unl.edu * Friday, February 17: Last day to submit Honors Contracts for Second Semester * Friday, March 30: Last day to submit Thesis Completion Form for May Graduation * Thursday, April 5: Undergraduate Research Conference * Friday, April 6: Statement of Academic Interest due for students completing the fourth semester of study in the Honors Program * Friday, April 6: Memorandum of Study due for students completing the sixth semester of study in the Honors Program * Monday, April 23: Completed thesis due for May Graduation Course offerings: UHON 395H course descriptions are now posted on the Honors Program website. CHEM 292H - Sophomore Honors Seminar Science and Bible Wisdom Tuesdays, 4:30 1 hour of honors credit (Can be taken as non-honors elective course) Discussions lead by Dr. Malina Creation and Evolution have been at odds for decades, often casting science and the Bible as incompatible. But are they? Chemistry 292H will address this question. We will examine Gerald Schroeder's views in his book The Science of God - The Convergence of Scientific and Biblical Wisdom. Schroeder's compares the writing of historical theologians (before modern scientific ideas had emerged) to modern scientific theory and data. He makes extensive comparisons of the Big Bang and evolution theories to the seven days of creation in Genesis and how these two ideas are not necessarily contradictory. English 200H: The English department will be offering a section of English 200 on the Honors level. See MyRed for enrollment information. HPSAB: Honors Program Student Advisory Board applications are now available in the main Honors Office. They are due Friday, November 11. Peer Mentor Leader and Peer Mentor Applications: Applications are now available on the Honors Program website for Peer Mentor Leaders and Peer Mentors. To apply to be a Peer Mentor Leader, you must have been a Peer Mentor for at least one year. Deadlines are on the applications. Alumni Masters' Week Welcome Reception and Civic Engagement Panel You are invited to meet the masters and hear their perspectives on civic engagement: Wednesday, November 2 7 - 7:30 p.m. Dessert and coffee 7:30 - 8 p.m. Civic engagement panel Wick Alumni Center 1520 R Street Each year, outstanding Alumni are invited back by their colleges for Masters' Week. This year our alumni masters will share their perspectives on civic engagement through community service, charitable outreach and participation in the political process. They will also answer your questions and offer advice on anything you wish to ask. This is a great opportunity to learn about how to get and stay involved in your community, even after graduation. Copy the following into your browser to make your reservation! https://community.huskeralum.org/masters-panel MyRed: Please be sure your current address, phone and email address appear on MyRed. If you change your email address, be certain to change it there. The information which appears on MyRed is the addresses used at UNL for communication, so it’s imperative you keep that information current. Reminder about 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. -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. -If you have difficulty printing, save your work and restart the computer before reporting a problem. -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.