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Help for CHP advising/info sessions before SPOP 1 & 2

June 24, 2008 at 4:27 pm by Ryan Lombardini

I know Ryan sent out a request earlier this month, asking for student volunteers to help with the CHP advising/info sessions, as well as the school advising sessions (where students will be registering for their classes).  But the notice went out during finals week, so I don’t know how many people saw it.  I did get a few volunteers, and thank you to those who responded.  Here’s what we need:

SPOP 1 is July 8-9; SPOP 2 is July 12-13.  The CHP advising sessions will be at 8-8:50 am, on the first day of each SPOP (so July 8 and July 12), and we will need a few students to help with registration at 7:45 am.

We’d also like to have 1-2 students who are willing share their honors Humanities Core experience (with at least one from this year, who had the new theme) and 1-2 who took the honors Chemistry sequence during the last few years (but these doesn’t have to be a freshmen).  New freshmen always have questions, so it’s VERY helpful to have continuing students there to meet them and share their experiences/perspectives.  We won’t have time for a student panel, but this would be a great opportunity for peer mentors to meet some of the new freshmen!!

In addition, the following schools asked if some of our students would be willing to help out with the school advising sessions that take place later that same day.  The schools who asked for CHP volunteers were:  Bio Sci, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Undecided/Undeclared, Arts (maybe), and the Merage School of Business.

Even though none of you are in the new Business Administration major, your help would be welcomed, since this is their first go around with summer advising, helping students register, etc.  If you are willing/able to help at SPOP 1 or SPOP 2 (or both); with the CHP advising session in the early morning, and/or a school advising session later on, please let me know ASAP.  If you can only help during the morning or afternoon, put your available time block in your message as well.

I will be on vacation next week, but please email me if you can do this.  If you have any questions, Ryan will be here next week too.

Thanks, in advance, for any help you can give here.

Susan Csikesz, Senior Honors Advisor

CHP

scsikesz@uci.edu

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MANDATORY Peer Mentor Training

June 3, 2008 at 5:02 pm by Ryan Lombardini

If you signed up to be a peer mentor for next year, you must attend one of the following meetings:

This Thursday (Jun 5) at 5 PM in the Locus or This Friday (Jun 6) at 4 PM in the Locus

You will be receiving your mentees and their contact information at this meeting.

If you cannot attend one of the meetings, you must contact either Diane Ko (kode@uci.edu) or Michelle Tsai (mctsai@uci.edu) with a valid excuse and we will arrange for a time for you to come and pick up the materials you will be receiving at the meeting.

Also, please join the Facebook group: CHP Peer Mentors 2008-2009

We will be reminding you of upcoming events through Facebook as well as email.

Thank you!

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CHP Finals Study Breaks in Arroyo Vista

June 3, 2008 at 5:01 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Saturday through Tuesday nights in AV at 9pm, each CHP house will host a snack-themed study break! 

So take a break from that cramming and grab some food and commiserate with your friends: who has left the most off ‘til the night before? =P

OPEN TO EVERYONE; NOT JUST AV RESIDENTS

Study Breaks! (9:00PM each night)
Sat 06/07 in 1010: Baked Potatoes

Sun 06/08 in 1012: Soft Pretzels

Mon 06/09 in 1008: Orange Julius & Banana Splits

Tues 06/10 in 1006: Cinnamon Rolls

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Last Coffee Hour of the Year!! Bring your Yearbook!

June 3, 2008 at 4:51 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Coffee Hour, Friday, June 6, 9-11 am, the Locus

Join us for the last coffee hour of the year and bring your CHP yearbook!  That’s right — this is a signing party and your last chance to grab some of those bagels, donuts, coffee, and juice that you love so much before summer hits!  

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CHP After-Banquet Party

May 28, 2008 at 4:17 pm by Ryan Lombardini

**Everyone is welcome.  Banquet attendance is not a prerequisite.

Club MXII invites you to join us for one last end of the year party at the After-Banquet Dance.  There will be music and drinks, along with all of your friends cutting it up on the dance floor!  Club MXII’s doors open at 10PM on May 31st- expect the party to continue until at least midnight!  As the dance takes place following the banquet, feel free to run home and change into more appropriate attire: dress to impress!  Not planning on coming to the banquet?  No problem, All CHPers & friends are welcome: come out to the dance the night away!  See you all there!

(pst. MXII means 1012.  Arroyo Vista, House 1012).

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Sublet your VDC or VDC Norte apartment for the Summer!

May 28, 2008 at 4:17 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Coffee Hour, Friday, May 30, 9-11 am

Do you have a VDC June-June contract, but no plans to be at UCI during the summer? 

OR

Are you looking for a place to live over the summer while taking summer session courses, researching, or working? 

Come to this week’s coffee hour to find a room or sublet the one you have! 

I encourage all interested parties to post on the CHP Facebook group discussion board in advance so others know what is available and what time you might be attending coffee hour.  

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CHP AV Progressive Dinner

May 28, 2008 at 4:13 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Are you wishing you could afford a luxurious, four-course dinner?  Now you can!  The CHP Progressive Dinner is happening in the AV CHP Quad on Sunday, June 2nd starting at 6 pm.  For just $2, you can enjoy a full four-course Mexican feast while visiting each of the four houses.  All CHP students are welcome.  Sign-up by Friday by talking to your HA, or e-mailing Danni at dmenard@uci.edu.  We hope to see you there!

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Banquet Talent Show/ Student Speaker Auditions!

May 15, 2008 at 10:29 am by Ryan Lombardini

We are looking for talented acts to perform at this year’s banquet!  If you have a short solo, duet, or group act- we encourage you to audition!  Past acts have included a cappella groups, instrumental performances, dance routines, unique abilities or skills (i.e. solving a rubik’s cube in less than a minute!), and short skits/plays.  These are just a few ideas…so be creative!  We welcome all types of talent.

This will be our second year to feature Senior Student Speaker–think Commencement ceremony speech, but for a CHP audience.  There are no official guidelines for speech criteria, although keep in mind that there is no campus-wide Honors Convocation ceremony anymore and we are looking to fill that gap with some additional honoraries for graduating CHP seniors at our own banquet.

*Please limit your speech to 3-5 minutes in length

*Please bring 3 printed copies of your speech to your audition

*Must be a graduating senior

*Must be a CHP student

For both the speaker & talent show portions, sign up for an audition time with social chair Sarah Barber!

Email Sarah at:  sbarber@uci.edu

Audition Dates:  (Week 8 ) Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22

Time:  May 21:  6:00-7:00 p.m.

May 22:  2:00-4:00 p.m.

Location:  The Locus

Reserve your Spot!  We will take drop-ins, but to guarantee a specific audition time, you must email Sarah by Monday, May 19th.

*If you or your group cannot make this date & time, please contact Sarah to make alternate arrangements. 

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The 2008 CHP End of the Year Banquet

May 15, 2008 at 10:28 am by Ryan Lombardini

Date: Saturday, May 31

Time:  6:00-9:30 p.m.

Location:  UCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom

Ticket Price:  $15 per person, FREE for graduating CHP seniors

Ticket Sales:

CHP seniors have priority to sign-up NOW until Friday, May 16.  You can still sign up after this date, but your exclusive window will be closed.  Your admission price is FREE.

Regular ticket sales will begin starting Monday, May 19 until Friday, May 23rd at 11 am (end of Coffee Hour).  Tickets are $15 each and must be purchased in advance. 

–THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR–

1 non-CHP guest or date is allowed per person.  You may sign them up only IF you pay for them.

The End of the Year Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 31st in the Pacific Ballroom of the Student Center.  Doors open at 6:00 PM with dinner starting promptly at 6:30 PM.  Dinner will be buffet style and the menu will be announced shortly.   

Other highlights of the evening include a talent show, various awards, picture slideshow & video, and recognition of our graduating seniors!

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Spring Faculty Coffee Hour – Fri, May 16

May 15, 2008 at 10:27 am by Ryan Lombardini

Hey Everyone!

Just a reminder that Faculty Coffee Hour is this Friday!  We have 23 faculty members already RSVP’ed.  We have seen very few people at coffee hour this quarter and we would really appreciate it if you could try and make it on Friday — we don’t want more faculty than students!  Also, if you will be showing up, we need greeters, so let us know!  Thanks, and here’s a list of faculty that are scheduled to come:

Rudi Berkelhamer: First hour
David Camerini
Charles Chubb
Philip Collins
Sarah Frey:First hour
Christine Gall: First hour
Gail Hart
Michael Leon
Frances Leslie
Elizabeth Losh: Willing to Help with Research Papers
George Lueker: Before 10 am
Julia Lupton
Craig Martens
Roger McWilliams
Robert Moeller: 9:30 am
Farghalli Mohamed
Edwin Monuki
Gary Richardson Bringing his Puppy
Lisa Roetzel
Vicki Ruiz
Alexander Sadovsky
Said Shokair
Ron Stern
Andrea Tenner
Charles Wright
Gaurang Yodh  

Hope to see you there!!

- CHP PAAs

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