HP NEWS March 12, 2012 Contents: Dates and Deadlines Visiting Scholar Opportunity Fulbright Workshop Registration for the Undergraduate Research Conference Graduate School Workshop Study Abroad Opportunities Hazing Awareness Scholarship Honors Contract information MyRed Computer Lab Reminders Dates and Deadlines: Second Semester 2011-12: *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: Thesis/Creative Project Prospectus due for students completing the sixth semester of study in the Honors Program *Monday, April 23: Completed thesis due for May Graduation Visiting Scholar: Pamela Karlan, the Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law at Stanford University, will be speaking this week at several times. Her primary scholarly interests are constitutional law and constitutional litigation, with an emphasis on voting rights and antidiscrimination law. She has been a clerk for Supreme Court Judge Harry A. Blackmun. We strongly encourage anyone interested in these issues or in law school to attend at least one of the following events. This is a unique opportunity to meet with an outstanding scholar. Schedule of events open to all students: Wednesday, March 14, 12:00 pm, lecture at the College of Law; 4:30 pm, informal discussion with pre-law students, City Campus Union. Thursday, March 15: 4:30 pm, Honors and Pi Sigma Alpha reception, Gray Parlor, Neihardt Fulbright workshop: There is a Fulbright workshop on Wednesday March 14 at 5:30 in the City campus Union (room TBA). If you are interested in learning more about how to have an all-expense paid experience abroad AFTER you graduate from UNL, come and learn what the Fulbright has to offer. Both English teaching (in about 65 different countries) and the opportunity to conduct research (in over 150 countries) are available. For more information, please see the Fulbright website (www.fulbrightonline.com). Registration for the Undergraduate Research Conference: The DEADLINE for registration for the Undergraduate Research Conference is this Friday March 16. All students participating in research projects are welcome to present their research in poster form. In particular, we encourage seniors completing theses to participate. You do NOT have to be in UCARE to participate. http://researchfair.unl.edu/undergraduate/ Graduate School workshop: On Wednesday, April 4, 5:00-6:30 there is a workshop on “Planning and Preparing for Graduate School” offered by the Office of Graduate Studies. If you are thinking about applying to graduate school next year, or even three years from now, attend this workshop and learn about the process. We will provide a general overview of the graduate application process, from identifying a good program fit to preparing application materials, and talk about what you can do NOW to improve your chances of being admitted. Sandwiches will be provided. Pre-register for this event at: http://go.unl.edu/rkm. Study Abroad Opportunities: FOR HONORS STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LATIN AMERICA: The University of Arizona and the Center for Mesoamerican Research (CIRMA) invite you to participate in an honors study abroad program in Antigua, Guatemala. This is a summer, spring and/or fall semester program. Students receive a University of Arizona transcript. Details, deadlines and web links below. Deadline to apply for Fall 2012 is April 15. For more information about the application process, Dr. Lyons can forward you some information, but direct contacts are listed below. Jill Calderon at the UA Study Abroad office: jcaldero@email.arizona.edu. For questions about CIRMA and Guatemala: contact John Way, Study Abroad Program Director for CIRMA: jtway@cirma.org.gt. For program information, see: http://studyabroad.arizona.edu/databaseshowitem.aspx?id=971 UMKC SWEDEN SUMMER HONORS PROGRAM (6 Credit Hours) July 3 - July 27, 2012 Application Deadline: Friday, March 16, 2012 Students are invited to apply for the University of Missouri-Kansas City Honors Program Summer Study Abroad in Uppsala, Sweden. This four- week (six-unit) program will offer students the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the interplay of history, nature, and culture in Sweden, using Uppsala and the surrounding area as a model. Activities and Excursions include; Three day trips to Stockholm; Weekend trip to Värmland; Overnight trip to Falun; Numerous visits to Uppsala-area sites. Details of the program including application materials can be found at: http://www.umkc.edu/international/students/studyabroad/programs/sweden2012.aspx Please contact the course director, Dr. Lynda Payne at paynel@umkc.edu for further information or to see the course syllabus. Lynda Payne, Ph.D., RN Sirridge Missouri Endowed Professor in Medical Humanities and Bioethics School of Medicine, Sirridge Office of Medical Humanities and Bioethics M4-CO3e, 2411 Holmes Street Kansas City, MO 64108-2792 p 816 235-5239 (direct) p 816 235-5882 (office) f 816 235-5277 Fellow of The Linnean Society of London, FLS Director of the Summer Study Abroad Program in Austria Associate Professor of History College of Arts and Sciences Cockefair Hall, 207 5121 Rockhill Rd. Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 p 816 235-2539 f 816 235-5723 Director of the Summer Study Abroad Program in Sweden ________________________________ Hazing Awareness Scholarship: Now ANY STUDENT may apply for the Hazing Awareness Scholarship. Next deadline is March 6, 2012. Due to more recent CNN hazing news at http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/23/us/florida-hazing-death/index.html ANY Student may now apply for the March 6, 2012 deadline so if you have not already done so please post or apply now for the "Hazing Awareness Scholarship". Details at http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/journalism/608/3624 or students may print the attachment. Honors Contracts: In MyRed, contracted courses appear only on your unofficial transcript, and are designated as ‘Honors Course’ beneath the class. They will not appear on your academics page, nor will they appear on your grades page. They do appear in DARS. To find your unofficial transcript on MyRed: go to Records, View, and click ‘unofficial transcript’. You’ll then need to note the institution, and once again to request your unofficial transcript. It will take a minute or two to pull up, so be patient. 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.