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Revised Banquet Ticket Schedule
May 6, 2009 at 2:43 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Important update on Banquet tickets! The ticket schedule for the end of the year banquet, Banquet Like A Rockstar, has been changed! Graduating seniors can reserve their seats free of charge starting Monday of week 7 (May 11) in the Honors Office. A seating chart will be available for you to choose your seats! Tickets for all others will be available in the Honors Office for $18 from Monday of week 8 until the CHSC meeting on the Wednesday of week 9 (May 18-27). Be sure to get your ticket early, since they will run out!
Physical Graffiti 2009
May 6, 2009 at 2:43 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
UCI Department of Dance presents Physical Graffiti 2009
- Thur.-Sat., May 7-9, 8 pm
- Matinee: Sat., May 9, 2 pm
- Claire Trevor Theatre. $12 general, $11 staff, $9 student
13 original works by UCI undergraduate choreographers, including CHP members Sarah Alaways, Caitlin Sikora, Marissa Osato, and Jenna Otter!!
Tickets by phone: UCIArts Box Office, (949) 824-2787, 12pm – 4 pm (weekdays)
Tickets online: Ticketmaster
Summer Job Opportunity through GSA
May 6, 2009 at 2:34 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Looking for a summer job?
Check out the Gifted Students Academy (GSA) program! GSA is part of CFEP (Center for Educational Partnerships). As a GSA RA, you will supervise middle school students who attend this program and live in the residence halls – they get the “college experience” for one week sessions at Middle Earth. GSA is looking for outgoing and friendly individuals who would be good role models for these exceptional students.
If you’re interested, check out the RA letter, job description, and application. And, just a heads up, they’re in need of more girl RAs! Contact Head RA Julienne Calasanz for more info.
Scholarship Opportunities
May 4, 2009 at 12:29 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Spring scholarship workshops
It’s spring quarter, and many of us are planning what we will be doing next fall. Have you considered setting time aside to apply for prestigious scholarships? Stay tuned for updates on a workshop about the Scholarship Opportunities Program and the scholarships, grants, and fellowships that we facilitate for you.
Thanks to everyone who submitted the Big 6 pre-application! We are excited about working with you in the application cycle this year.
Seize the day! Community service scholarship available:
If you have done extensive community service and are a freshman, sophomore, or junior, the Carpe Diem Foundation Scholarship is for you! Winners receive $1,500 to be used towards tuition, room, board, and books. For more information check out our website or visit www.carpediemfoundation.org. The final application is due directly to Carpe Diem by 5/12/2009.
UROP Spring Call for Proposals
May 4, 2009 at 12:29 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Announcing the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Spring Call for Proposals! UCI undergraduates from all disciplines who are conducting research projects or creative
activities under the guidance of UCI faculty are encouraged to apply. Complete proposals must be submitted online at the UROP Web site (www.urop.uci.edu/grants.html), by Monday, May 18, 2009. Click here for more details.
Charles Lave Paper Prize
May 4, 2009 at 12:28 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Named in honor of Charles Lave, (an economics professor who served on the UCI faculty for more than 30 years), the $1,250 prize will be awarded to papers that display clear exposition of creative models (theories) and point to, or include, data that permit evaluation of the models. Any UCI student is eligible for the prize. The paper may be in any social or behavioral science discipline, or interdisciplinary in nature. It may be qualitative (with words only) or quantitative (with mathematical expressions) and may range from a scholarly article (including papers done as class assignments or dissertation chapters) to an op-ed piece. In keeping with Charles Lave’s values, clear and concise writing will be appreciated. The deadline for submission is Friday, May 15, 2009. Papers should be turned in to Teresa Neighbors, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, in SSPA 5135. Click here for the application.
CHP Paintball
May 4, 2009 at 12:28 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
As requested, CHP paintball day is back! Have fun “marking” your fellow CHPers on May 23rd at SC Village Paintball Park. It will be $35 + the cost of paint, but this is worth it for such a rare and thrilling event! It’s not as frightening as people say it is, so attend even if you’ve never been! We need a minimum of 28 players to reserve a private group, so please contact Kyle Hosford (khosford@uci.edu) ASAP to confirm your interest or with questions. More details to come soon…
Banquet like a Rockstar
May 4, 2009 at 12:26 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
The 2009 End-Of-The-Year banquet is coming! Be sure to join classmates for a night of great food, fun, the end of the year slideshow, and more! The banquet will be in Pacific Ballroom D of the Student Center at 7 pm on May 30. Tickets are free for graduating seniors and can be purchased by all others for $18 in the honors office starting week 7 and ending at the CHSC general meeting week 9. Tickets are limited, so be sure to get yours early!
Get involved in Banquet 2009!
Are you interested in helping to record the banquet, or perhaps in being the Senior Speaker this year? Let Ellen or Teresa know ASAP! Auditions for Senior Speaker will be held until May 12th. For more information, email ekern@uci.edu or tvillaru@uci.edu!
Submit to NAR!
May 4, 2009 at 12:25 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
NAR, the CHP’s Creative Works Journal, invites YOU to submit your writing/art/photography/music to our quarterly journal! Submit all work or questions to narchp@gmail.com. The deadline for Spring submissions has been EXTENDED to Monday, May 11th. The Unveiling will be on May 21st.
Feeling extra-creative? Express yourself at NARt Day 2009 in the AV Houses! Featured activities are: making greeting cards, centerpieces for Banquet, pet rocks, origami, and decorating cookies. All events start at 8pm and will run until 11pm on Wednesday, May 13th.
Broom + Ball
May 4, 2009 at 12:25 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Grab your friends and come out to Broomball night! It’ll be an exciting night of sliding on the ice with friends, and tremendous fun! Bring your peer mentee/mentor too! It’ll be on Tuesday, May 19th from 7:30 to 10:00 for $8 per person. We’ll be meeting in the AV parking lot at 7:30. Please email Vivian or Diane (nguyenvm@uci.edu and kode@uci.edu) if you can drive or if you have any questions.