Honors College E-News
February 22, 2016
♦♦♦♦♦ IN THIS ISSUE ♦♦♦♦♦
Advising: Foundations • Keystone
Academia: Grace and Grit • Catalyst • IRB
CUR: UGS • Eagle Wings • Grants • Posters in the Rotunda • SPUR
Events: Grad Photos • Workshops
Summer: Field School • Gilman Scholarship
Leadership: CBCF • Washington Center • MUW at Columbus
Services: On-Campus Support Groups
HC: Science Fair • Request for Pics • Contact Us
♦♦♦♦♦ SPOTLIGHT ♦♦♦♦♦
Congratulations LaVita Williams!
Are you a T-Bird or a Pink Lady?
Sunday, February 28 | 3 p.m. | Luckyday Room
Honors College Advisement for Fall 2016
Honors College Advisement has begun! All Honors Scholars are required to meet with an HC advisor to ensure that they are staying on track in the curriculum.
•Currently a freshman? Click “Current Foundations” below to schedule an appointment. Please remember that enrollment in ACTIVE LEARNING CLASSES IS BY HC ADVISOR PERMISSION ONLY—so come in for advisement soon.
•Currently a sophomore? Click “Keystone Transition”!
•Currently a junior or senior? Click “Current Keystone”!
Note: Students currently enrolled in HON 300 (Research Forum) will be advised during the class meeting Tuesday, March 1.
•If you can’t find an appointment with Stacey Ready or Paula Mathis that works with your schedule, you may make an appointment with Kaycee McMullan at the links below.
♦♦♦♦♦ CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES ♦♦♦♦♦
Grace and Grit with Lilly Ledbetter
Today, she is an advocate for women and minorities seeking to claim their civil rights.
Tuesday, March 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Bennett Auditorium
Applying for IRB Approval
The Office of Research Integrity is hosting this semester's final ORI workshop!
Jennifer Downey and Samuel Bruton will be presenting at noon. Lunch is available for pre-registered attendees! Please register here.
For questions please contact Jo Ann Johnson at 601.266.5997 or joann.johnson@Usm.edu.
Tuesday, March 1 | 11:30 a.m. | Cook Library 123 (map)
The Catalyst is asking for submissions!
This multidisciplinary undergraduate research journal of USM is launching its first new issue this semester and is looking for admissions from undergraduate students.
•If you have a paper that you would like to see published in the journal, please visit the journal’s submission page and follow the listed steps.
•For more information or any questions please contact Editor-in-Chief J.D. Rimann or visit their home page!
♦♦♦♦♦Center For Undergraduate Research Opportunities♦♦♦♦♦
Undergraduate Symposium
♦♦♦♦♦ UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES ♦♦♦♦♦
2016 Honors Graduates
Photo Services will begin taking individual photographs of all 2016 Honors graduates--spring, summer, and fall--in early March.
•Tuesday, March 1 | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
•Wednesday, March 2 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•Thursday, March 3 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
We in the Honors College are very proud of you, and the photo will help us remember you after you’ve moved on; remember to smile and say Latin Distinction!
click the image for more info!
Student Success Workshops
•Careers and Majors | March 8
•Memory and Finals Prep |April 12
Stay tuned for more information!
♦♦♦♦♦ Summer Opportunities ♦♦♦♦♦
Deadline on Study Abroad Scholarship
March 1: Gilman - Pell Grant eligible, Summer/Fall 2016 and Academic Year Exchange 2017
USM Archaeological Field School
•The Department of Anthropology and Sociology is offering two courses (ANT436 and ANT439) this summer on the Winterville Mounds in the Mississippi Delta.
•For more information please contact Dr. Ed Jackson.
click the image for more info!
♦♦♦♦♦ LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ♦♦♦♦♦
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
The internship programs through the CBCF prepare college students from all over the nation to become principled leaders, skilled policy analysts, and informed advocates through experience with legislators and leaders in all branches of government.
Three internships are available this summer with several scholarship opportunities for interested students.
•For more information visit their homepage, or contact Jaylen Hackett at: jaylen.hackett@eagles.usm.edu.
The Washington Center Program
Mississippi N.E.W. Leadership Program
Aspiring young women leaders at USM are invited to apply for the Fourth Annual Mississippi N.E.W. Leadership Program, co-sponsored by the Stennis Center for Public Service and Mississippi University for Women (MUW). This five-day, four-night residential program begins May 23 at the MUW campus in Columbus.
Deadline: March 1, 2016
♦♦♦♦♦ SERVICES FOR STUDENTS ♦♦♦♦♦
On-Campus Support Group Information (Tel: 601-266-4829)
- First Year Support Group: Contact April Estill
- Graduate Student Support Group: Contact Chris Humpage
- Grief Group: Contact Deena Crawford
- Sexual Assault Support Group: Contact Michelle Howard
- Skills Group: Contact Matt Quin
♦♦♦♦♦ WE THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW ♦♦♦♦♦
Volunteer Opportunity at the Science Fair
Two regional Science Fairs are being hosted on campus this semester! The winners of the fair will represent our region at the state and national level! To make this happen they need volunteers. Those who help judge or assist the staff at either of the fairs will be given volunteer hours.
•February 26 | High School Fair
•April 6 | Elementary Fair
For more information on the upcoming fairs and to sign up as a judge, visit their home page!
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