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Honors Office Closure
December 4, 2008 at 1:03 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Please note: The CHP office will be closed next Tuesday, December 9th, from 11:30am until 3pm. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Take A Break with CHP & Great Food!
December 4, 2008 at 12:55 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
CHP’S Quarterly Study Breaks in AV
For FIVE NIGHTS, this Saturday to Wednesday at 9pm
Join your friends for this quarter’s Great Global Treats!
French Crepes in AV 1008
Saturday, 12/6, 9pm
Belgium Waffle + Yummy toppings in AV 1010
Sunday, 12/7, 9pm
Spanish Churros and Chocolate Dip in AV 1006
Monday, 12/8, 9pm
Grecian Mezethes (snacks/appetizers) in AV 1002
Tuesday, 12/9, 9pm
Mexican Tacos in AV House 1012
Wednesday, 12/10, 9pm
Upcoming Scholarships
December 1, 2008 at 5:32 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
1. Featured scholarship of the week: Truman Scholarship for government and public service. DUE JAN. 2!
Are you a junior intending to pursue a career in public service or government? Would you like a scholarship for grad school? If yes, you should apply for the Truman Scholarship today! To find out more about the scholarship, visit: http://scholars.uci.edu/prestigiousweb.asp?pid=18 . Materials are due in the SOP office by Jan. 2.
To apply, please send us an email (sklrship@uci.edu) with your full name, email address, permanent home address, and whether you have been nominated for the Truman before. Our office will register you as a candidate for this scholarship, and you will receive personalized login information to access the application.
2. USA TODAY Academic All Stars. This program is modeled after an all-star sports team, and judges look for students who have already demonstrated excellent academic achievement, leadership, and community service. Winners receive a $2,500 cash award, a trophy, and national recognition in USA Today magazine.
Applicants must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors, but do not need to be U.S. citizens. Because the award requires faculty nomination, interested students should ask a current UCI faculty member to provide a short nomination letter addressing what the student has accomplished. This letter should be on official school letterhead and signed. The postmark deadline for this scholarship is December 12, 2008.
Judges try to build a team of students who are universally outstanding and who excel in different ways. If you are a student who has demonstrated your passion for excellence, learn more about this scholarship at http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-10-20-all-usa-nomination_N.htm or at our websitehttp://www.scholars.uci.edu/prestigiousweb.asp?pid=14 .
3. Are you a junior or senior who enjoys writing and is intrigued by the pull of principles on human actions? Enter the 2009 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest to win up to $5,000 and the opportunity to meet Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and professor Elie Wiesel in New York City.
Three months after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, professor and writer Elie Wiesel established The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity to advance the cause of human rights and peace throughout the world by creating a new forum for the discussion of urgent ethical issues confronting humankind.
Your previously unpublished essay should address ethical issues in 3,000-4,000 words. Complete the entry form at:http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/entryform.aspx , then start writing! Ask a faculty member who has reviewed your essay to sign the form. (Any interested professor at UC Irvine may act as a faculty sponsor.) Find out more specific information about your eligibility and read past winners’ essays at the foundation’s website:http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/ .
Send your entry form, 3 copies of your essay, and enrollment verification from the Registrar’s office by Dec. 19 (postmark date) to
Prize in Ethics Essay Contest,
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
555 Madison Avenue
20th Floor
New York, NY 10022
For more information, call 212-490-7788.
Looking for a roommate in VDC / VDC Norte?
December 1, 2008 at 5:30 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
If you got an offer for VDC or VDC Norte and are looking for roommates, then this is for you! CHPer Ashley Taylor has made a Facebook group for CHP students to find other CHP roommates. So if this describes you, then join the group! Here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37090899793
Holiday Coffee Hour
December 1, 2008 at 5:30 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
It’s the last Coffee Hour of the year! Come be jolly and spread cheer with friends and other CHPers for the last coffee hour before Winter Break (and before finals)! In the spirit of the holidays, we will be learning about the different ways people celebrate this time of year. Take a break from studying to see your friends one last time before Winter Break and score some free bagels, donuts, juice, and coffee!
CHSC General Meeting on Wednesday
December 1, 2008 at 5:29 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
This week is CHSC’s last general meeting of the quarter, and we’re going out with a bang! Join us this Wednesday at 5 PM in the Locus to find out if YOUR HALL won is one of the two Penny Drive Winners, pre-order your 2008-2009 CHP Shirt, and get some information about our upcoming events, including Semi-Formal! AND if you’ve gotten a lottery ticket at any one of our CHSC meetings (in fact, you can get one at this week’s meeting), we’ll be handing out either 2 movie tickets or 2 free tickets to Semi-formal to this quarter’s lucky lottery winner!! So be sure to be there for a fun activity, CHP updates, and food! See you there!
Update your address!
December 1, 2008 at 5:29 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Hey CHPers! Please make sure that we have your correct address by going to the following website: http://web.due.uci.edu/chp/updatecontactinfo.aspx . It will show you what we have in our database, as well as what the registrar has. It is important that we have accurate information, because we do mail things out occasionally. It will only take a minute to update. Thank you for your help!
**Important Reminders**
December 1, 2008 at 5:16 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
The end of the quarter is almost here, so procrastinating is not an option! Check your transcripts to make sure that you don’t have any “NR”s or holds that you need to deal with. Any “NR” from the previous quarter (Spring or Summer, if applicable) will turn to an “F” at the end of this quarter, so take care of it now before it is too late! Also, if you have a hold on your record, talk to an academic counselor to find out what you need to do to remove it. There are several types of holds, and if the hold is not removed by the end of this quarter, you will be dropped from your winter quarter classes.
If you have not yet done so, remember to sign up for the honors core class that you are supposed to enroll in. If you have problems enrolling, please let us know right away. Freshmen, you should have already picked up your authorization codes, but if not, please come see us in the office as soon as possible. If you are not planning on taking the courses laid out in your course plan, you must file a petition to waive or postpone the course. Please talk to an honors advisor if you have any questions about this process.
Scribendi Cover Design Contest
December 1, 2008 at 2:23 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Dear WRHC members and Scribendi liaisons:
As we near the month of December, we’d like to remind you that Scribendi fine art and literary magazine, produced at the University of New Mexico, is still accepting cover design submissions for the 2009 issue. The deadline, December 12, is coming up soon.
We began our cover contest in 2008 in order to give undergraduate honors students from the western region of the U.S. an opportunity to have their designs displayed on an issue of Scribendi. This year we are continuing this tradition, and we need your students’ help!
The design should cover the front, spine, and back of the magazine, and it should include the words Scribendi 2009.
Specifications:
-Works must be 300 DPI
-.tiff and .eps files only
-CMYK color; not RGB
-No file compression
-File must be PC compatible
Cover design submissions may be submitted electronically or through regular mail. The submission form and instructions can be found on our website at Scribendi.unm.edu/Submissions/forms.htm.
Cover designs from previous issues may be viewed at Scribendi.unm.edu/Archives/previouseditions.htm.
In order to be eligible to submit a cover design, students must be undergraduates enrolled in an honors program at a school that is a member of the Western Regional Honors Council. Additionally, the student’s school must have paid its dues to the WRHC for this year. More information can be found at Wrhc.cieja.com/.
With this email we’ve included a cover contest flyer in PDF form that you can use to get the word out to your honors students. We would greatly appreciate it if you’d take a few moments to make copies of the flyer and put them up where your honors students will see them.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at Scribendi.unm.edu or call us at (505) 277-7407. Again, the deadline for cover design submissions if December 12. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Scribendi staff 2008-2009