Junior Year Research/Thesis Meetings

February 6, 2008 at 12:00 pm by Ryan Lombardini

ATTENTION: If you are Graduating Next Year

(In Fall 2008 or Winter, Spring, Summer 2009), or planning to do research and finish your honors thesis next year…

You need to meet with an Honors Advisor in winter or spring quarter of THIS year to discuss your research/thesis plans and senior year.  Regardless if you’ve already begun research, are still looking, or haven’t even thought about it yet, we need to talk!  This meeting is not optional, it is MANDATORY.  We will discuss what you should be doing to complete your honors research/thesis project and finish your CHP requirements. 

Meetings will be scheduled in small groups and with similar majors (within the same school, whenever possible- you can sign up with your friends!).  Meetings on average will last about 30 minutes.  Please call the CHP office at (949) 824-5461 to schedule an appointment.  The person scheduling the appointment will need to know your school and projected date of graduation.

**If you are a current third year who is planning to delay graduation past Spring of 2009 and you haven’t informed us, please let us know!  This affects several deadlines and reminders that we will be communicating to you.

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Coffee Hour – Campus Village Roommate Mixer

February 1, 2008 at 5:18 pm by Ryan Lombardini

CHP COFFEE HOURS

Week 5 Theme:  Campus Village Roommate Mixer!

Where: The Locus

When: Friday, Feb. 8, 9-11 a.m.

Planning to live in Campus Village next year?  Looking for a roommate (or two or three)?  Come to coffee hour next Friday to mingle and meet the roommate of your dreams! 

Everyone else is still welcome to enjoy a casual, leisurely coffee hour with the same free bagels, donuts, coffee, and juice as always!

Week 1: 1/11 Visit by Chancellor Drake

Week 2: 1/18 EAP Study Abroad Workshop

Week 3: 1/25 UROP Presentation

Week 4: 2/1 Scholarship Opportunities Program presentation

Week 5: 2/8 Campus Village roommate mixer

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Submit your T-shirt Designs! ***$30 PRIZE***

February 1, 2008 at 5:09 pm by Ryan Lombardini

I know there are a lot of creative, artsy, photoshop-savvy people out there, especially after seeing all the great CHP t-shirt designs that were submitted last quarter.  Well, now we’re asking for your help again!  CHP is designing a shirt for our student volunteers to wear at upcoming recruitment events like Honors Experience Day (March 8).  But we need an attractive design!  Here are the guidelines:

GUIDELINES

1.  Needs to say “Campuswide Honors Program” and our Latin motto, “veritas via vitae” somewhere on the shirt

2.  Should NOT say: “Honors Experience Day”

3.  Shirt color should be bright enough to stand out in a crowd (we want the people wearing them to be visible!), but please try to avoid blue or green as that color has been used the past 2 years

4.  Max colors: 2 colors on a different colored shirt

5.  Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator file formats are best, but I will also accept high resolution JPEG files.

*you can submit multiple entries- there is no limit per person!

*******PRIZE********

$30 Gift Certificate to the UCI Bookstore if we pick your design!

Designs are due to Ryan by Friday, Feb. 8 at rlombard@uci.edu

Here is the design that has been used the past two years:

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Honors PAA Applications – Deadline Extended until 1/28

January 24, 2008 at 4:15 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Will you be a Junior or Senior (or Super Senior) next year? Are you bubbling with CHP enthusiasm? Do you like working with fun and interesting people? Do you have the compelling urge to advise your peers on academic issues? If so, you should definitely apply to be a Peer Academic Advisor for 2008-2009! You’ll work flexible hours, make friends in high places, garner the admiration and respect of your peers, and earn a few extra bucks on the side.

PAA Applications are online and available for pick-up in the Honors Office.

Read the Job Description and apply here : http://www.honors.uci.edu/paajobdescription.php

You can submit your application online or at the Honors Office. The Deadline has been extended to Monday, January 28, 11:59 pm and interviews will be conducted between January 29 and February 2, 2008 (PLEASE CALL OR COME TO THE HONORS OFFICE AND SIGN UP FOR AN INTERVIEW TIME AFTER YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION).

Your CHP PAA Application will ONLY be reviewed by Honors Staff. If you wish to apply for a PAA position in another academic unit on campus, you must complete and submit a separate application to their counseling office.

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CHP “Enchanted” Semi-Formal is THIS Sat, Jan. 26!

January 24, 2008 at 3:45 pm by Ryan Lombardini

–TICKETS NOW ON SALE—

Saturday, January 26, 8:00-midnight at the upper activity room in the ARC.

$10 per ticket if purchased by Friday, Jan. 25.  $12 if purchased at the door—please try to bring exact change! Sign-up in the Honors Office or with your CHP HA/RA! Non-CHP guests are welcome, but please limit it to a few. Light hor’dourves and refreshments will be available at the dance. The ARC will be closed during this time, so there won’t be random people working out while you’re dancing!

Volunteers are wanted! If you are at all interested in helping to set up, clean up, decorate, take pictures at the dance, or even create a tasty snack for your fellow CHPers to enjoy, please contact either of the Social Chairs, Sarah Barber (sbarber@uci.edu) or Eunjae Kim (eunjaek@uci.edu) with your name, phone number, and the times you will be available to help. We can’t stress enough how grateful we are for assistance – it’s the work of friendly volunteers which make events like this possible. Please contact us as soon as possible – any help is appreciated!

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Join the CHP Facebook Groups

January 24, 2008 at 3:44 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Join the “I, _____ , Love CHP Social Events” Facebook Group! This group is for those who want to stay in-the-know about the social events of the CHP! Updates will be sent out to members periodically by your CHSC Social Chairs and Sports & Recreation Chair.

There is also a general CHP Facebook Group. With currently 500 members, the members who comprise this group are many of our current students and alumni.

Important information will be updated in the Recent News section and members are encouraged to post new threads on the discussion board or make general announcements/ask questions on the wall.  Please feel free to use this group as a place to sell course books or other items.  

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Graduating Seniors: Attend the Grad Expo!

January 24, 2008 at 3:44 pm by Ryan Lombardini

GradExpo
January 29 – February 1, 2008
UCI Bookstore
10 am to 3 pm

Held in at the UCI Bookstore, get ready for Commencement at the GradExpo!

Under one roof, you can:

• Order your Cap & Gown–measurements taken for just the right fit
• Order your Commencement Announcements
• Sign up for a Senior Portrait
• Order your Yearbook
• Order your Class Ring
• Vote for Outstanding Professors
• Order your Diploma Frame
• Learn about Education Abroad
• Learn about the Senior Class Trip to Europe
• Join the Alumni Association
• Check out career possibilities with a representative from the Career Center
• Visit with a Kaplan representative

Commencement

The UCI 2008 Commencement website is also active, so reference that site for graduation ceremony schedule, ticket reservations, and other related info:

http://www.commencement.uci.edu/

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Moonlight Kayaking with ARC and CHP

January 24, 2008 at 3:43 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Come and Kayak under a full moon in Newport Harbor with CHP Only $25 for 3 hours (great price for renting kayaks). Kayaks are open type not the closed in ones.

Thursday February 21st from 7 – 10pm, rides will be arranged.

Space is incredibly limited (only 20 spots left for the entire registration at the ARC)

Registration must be done at the ARC and independently because they require that you sign a waiver.

To sign-up:  Email or Facebook the Sports and Recreation Chair Troy, tcampbel@uci.edu.

To see the ARC release online, info is on page 15: http://www.campusrec.uci.edu/winter2008.pdf

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Four Year Plan Workshops, Weeks 3 & 4

January 24, 2008 at 3:42 pm by Ryan Lombardini

web.mac.com/chppaa

MANDATORY FOR ALL CHP FRESHMEN

Missed the first workshop? Don’t worry, another will be held next week Tuesday, January 29, 8pm in the Mesa Court Community Center.

1. Four Year Plan Workshops: Come learn how to create a four year plan and meet with upper-classmen from your major. All CHP students are required to file a course plan with the Honors Office, and at this event we’ll show you how! We will be holding 2 workshops, one during WEEK 3 in Middle Earth at 7pm and one during WEEK 4 in Mesa Court at 8pm. GO TO web.mac.com/chppaa for complete details. It is MANDATORY for all CHP first-years and new students to attend ONE of these workshops. Please email the PAAs at chppaa@uci.edu with any questions.

2. If you are a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year interested in helping with the Four Year Plan Workshops, please email the PAAs at chppaa@uci.edu with your name and major. You will be handsomely rewarded for your altruistic participation with big juicy slices of PIZZA!! We need volunteers on both January 23rd starting at 6pm and 29th starting at 7pm. Please visit web.mac.com/chppaa for more info on the Workshops. Thanks for your help!

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The Langson Library Honors Study Room has New Furniture!

January 24, 2008 at 3:41 pm by Ryan Lombardini

The Nordstrom Honors Room (Langson Library 457) has a new look!  Based on feedback from Honors students last year, we have installed new carpeting and furniture along with new paint and a “quiet zone” sign.  We are still waiting for new study chairs for the tables, but hope you will enjoy the small sofas and other soft seating chairs.  There are also plenty of outlets to plug in laptops.  

A big “thank you” to the Honors students who gave us valuable advice about how to improve this space.

Carol Ann Hughes

Associate University Librarian for Public Services

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