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Coffee Hour, Week 10 – Pi Day!

March 13, 2008 at 5:10 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Last Coffee Hour of the Quarter!

Week 10 Theme: Pi Day!  (that’s 3.14…)

Where: The Locus

When: Friday, March 7, 9-11 a.m.

Week 6, 2/15: Drop-in Advising

Week 7: Faculty Coffee Hour

Week 8: Honors Experience Day Volunteer Orientation

Week 9: Stay-over Program Host Recruitment

Week 10: PI Day, sponsored by NAR

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Be a CHP Stay Over Host! – Apply by March 14

March 5, 2008 at 5:24 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Be a CHP Stay Over Host! – Apply by March 14

To host, you must live on campus in either Mesa Court, Middle Earth, or Arroyo Vista. Not restricted to residents of the CHP halls, but you must be a current CHP student.

The Stay-Over Program (SOP) at UC Irvine offers prospective students the chance to experience what college life is really like by sharing a typical day with a UCI student. Guests are paired with SOP hosts of the same gender according to major and interests indicated on the application.

We will sponsor two Stay-Over dates specifically for prospective CHP students on April 3rd and 10th (first two Thursdays of spring quarter). As a CHP host, you will guide these prospective students around UCI, take them to your classes, and introduce them to the CHP. Your willingness to share your experiences about UCI and the CHP is what makes this program a success!

To participate as a host, you need to fill out an application and return it to the CHP Office by Friday, March 14. You can volunteer to host for one or both dates. Applications are now available in the Honors Office, online, or from a CHP HA or RA. There will be activities going on in either AV or one of the honors freshmen halls both stay-over nights in case you’re worried about what to do with your guest. We don’t expect you to entertain them by yourself the entire time! 

All Hosts get a FREE T-shirt and meal passes to eat in the commons with their guest.

Download a Host Application form online:  2008 CHP-SOP Host App.pdf

Please submit your completed form to the Honors Office.

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CHP Camping Retreat – Info Session, TONIGHT March 5th

March 5, 2008 at 5:22 pm by Ryan Lombardini

READY TO GO INTO THE WILD?! This year CHP will be going on our annual spring camping retreat at Joshua Tree National Park! We plan to leave early Saturday, April 5 and return in the early evening on April 6.  This park has 794,000 acres with 712 higher plant species, 40 reptile species, 41 mammal species, and 240 bird species.  There are also many towering rocks that surround the campsite which can be climbed, nature hikes, and hopefully many wild flowers! There will be plenty of things to do, from hiking to star-gazing, and plenty of s’mores to eat!  For some, this may be your first camping experience; don’t worry, we plan the retreat so that it’s problem-free and a great way to discover the nature lover within you.  The annual retreat is a tradition of our program. It is a great way to start off spring quarter and meet new and different people.

If you want to join us on the retreat, you must attend a MANDATORY Info Session, where we will give you the camping details, answer any questions you may have, and allow you to sign-up for the event.  Bring $30 (cash or check to UC Regents) if you want to sign up at the meeting, or do so in the honors office by the end of the quarter (Friday, March 21st).

Mandatory Retreat Meeting:
** Wednesday, March 5^th, 6:00 p.m.  (after CHSC in the Locus)

If you cannot make either meeting, you must see an Honors Peer Academic Advisor or Susan before 4:30 p.m. on March 21st.  Also, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call the office at (949) 824-8409 or e-mail us at chppaa@uci.edu . The cost will be $30 per person.  If you are interested in going, please respond as soon as possible by returning the information requested below.  You can print the questions out and bring the ”form” to the office or e-mail the info to chppaa@uci.edu or stop by the office and fill out a form there.  Availability is always on a first come, first served basis, and our alumni often like to come along, so the sooner you respond, the better!!!  Remember, we must have your information and money by March 21st.  See you at the retreat!

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Pro-Fro, StayOver = Wicked Priority Seating?

February 27, 2008 at 6:26 pm by Ryan Lombardini

CHP goes to see Wicked!!

Performance: Sun, May 11^th, 6:30pm

Ticket (Group Discount) Price: $32

SO MUCH HAPPENED BEFORE DOROTHY DROPPED IN. The Los Angeles Times said, “WICKED is a phenomenon that keeps growing. The witchcraft is as fresh as ever. It delivers everything we expect of a big ticket musical-theater experience – spectacle, anthemic songs, a cathartic story – and makes the most of an irresistible theme: the indelible bond of friendship.”

READ THIS CLOSELY:

Interested in CHP group tickets to Wicked?

We have 40 tickets ordered.  Here’s how sign-ups will work:

Starting Monday, March 3^rd @ 9:00 a.m.,

ONLY those students who have submitted a

PRO-FRO message (eee.uci.edu/survey/profro_08)

or turned in a CHP StayOver Application

can begin signing up in the honors office.

WE ANTICIPATE THESE TICKETS TO GO FAST. MAXIMUM OF 2 PER CHP STUDENT. YOU MUST PAY WHEN YOU SIGN UP.

PRO-FRO

Prospective Freshmen Outreach (Pro-Fro) targets next year’s incoming freshmen who have been accepted to the Campuswide Honors Program. This is one of many opportunities you’ll have to share your UCI and CHP experiences with prospective freshmen and answer some of their questions. This is the first year that students will receive a personalized message via email, as opposed to postcards. Your voice is important, as prospective students want to hear about the CHP experience from a current student.  All you need to do is complete the short form – via a EEE survey – and we’ll send your message out to prospective CHP students.

Online Submission Form:  eee.uci.edu/survey/profro_08

Be a CHP Stay Over Host!

To host, you must live on campus in either Mesa Court, Middle Earth, or Arroyo Vista. Not restricted to residents of the CHP halls, but you must be a current CHP student.

The Stay-Over Program (SOP) at UC Irvine offers prospective students the chance to experience what college life is really like by sharing a typical day with a UCI student. Guests are paired with SOP hosts of the same gender according to major and interests indicated on the application.

We will sponsor two Stay-Over dates specifically for prospective CHP students on April 3rd and 10th (first two Thursdays of spring quarter). As a CHP host, you will guide these prospective students around UCI, take them to your classes, and introduce them to the CHP. Your willingness to share your experiences about UCI and the CHP is what makes this program a success!

To participate as a host, you need to fill out an application and return it to the CHP Office by Friday, March 14. You can volunteer to host for one or both dates. Applications are now available in the Honors Office, online, or from a CHP HA or RA. There will be activities going on in either AV or one of the honors freshmen halls both stay-over nights in case you’re worried about what to do with your guest. We don’t expect you to entertain them by yourself the entire time! 

All Hosts get a FREE T-shirt and meal passes to eat in the commons with their guest.

Download a Host Application form online:  2008 CHP-SOP Host App.pdf

Please submit your completed form to the Honors Office.

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Living in Campus Village Next Year? Need Roommates?

February 20, 2008 at 3:51 pm by Ryan Lombardini

CHP in Campus Village

Second year CHP student, Liz Seward, has created a facebook group for 2008-2009 residents of Campus Village to meet each other, find roommates, apartment mates, or just friends who’ll be living in CV next year!

http://uci.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10824150043

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NAR Winter Deadline + Haiku Competition

February 20, 2008 at 3:43 pm by Ryan Lombardini

This Friday Feb. 22nd

The NAR Winter Submission Deadline is this Friday!!

Submit your poetry, short stories (or long stories), visual art, photos, music compositions, and any other creative works to NARCHP@gmail.com

Enter the NAR haiku competition (Deadline Feb. 22nd)! See details on the NAR facebook group:

http://uci.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2209852526

Two Unspecified Prizes in Medium Sized Boxes will be presented to the winners of the competition at our NAR Unveiling March 6th in Loma.

Submit a haiku (or multiple haiku) based on this image above to NARCHP@gmail.com by the Winter Deadline (this Fri, Feb. 22nd).

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Come Play Muggle Quidditch – Sat, Feb. 23!

February 20, 2008 at 3:40 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Have Fun the Harry Potter Way!

Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008

Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

Location: AV fields

Contact:  Sarah Barber (sbarber@uci.edu) or Eunjae Kim (eunjaek@uci.edu)

If you guys missed a chance to come out to the tournament last quarter, then this is your opportunity to experience playing in a sport that is solely based off of fantasy!! The rules are just like the rules explained in the books, but with a little twist. You’ll have to come out to find out!

We still need to fill up the teams! If you want to play, then send an email to eunjaek@uci.edu or write on the facebook event wall with your name and specified house.

If you don’t want to play, that’s fine as well! Just come out wearing your favorite house colors and cheer for your team! Everyone is welcome.

Facebook Event:  http://uci.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10717116527

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Out Professionals Panel

February 20, 2008 at 3:40 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Thursday, Feb 28, 7PM.  Moss Cove A (Student Center)

Come hear stories from LGBT professionals about being ‘out’ in the workplace and how their experiences have shaped their lives! This panel will offer all attendees an enlightening journey into LGBT lives and help ‘deconstruct’ preconceived notions, myths, and stereotypes of what it means to be out in a professional environment. Professional occupations will span from a variety areas including marketing/business, medical, and law fields. Everyone is welcome! Refreshments and snacks will be served!  If you have any questions, please e-mail Justin O’Neill at joneill@uci.edu

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Honors Course Spring 2008 Enrollment

February 13, 2008 at 5:19 pm by Ryan Lombardini

NO AUTHORIZATION CODES are needed for Spring 2008 enrollment in honors core courses.

The spring schedule of classes can now be viewed at http://websoc.reg.uci.edu/perl/WebSoc, so start planning your schedule!

All CHP enrollment windows will begin opening on Monday, February 25th at 9:00 am. Log into WebReg starting Monday, February 18th to check your exact window time.

Spring 2008 Honors Core Courses:

Course Codes: 29080 – 29093, Humanities Core H1C

          Note: Discussion Section 29087, MW 1:00-2:20p will be led by CHP Associate Director, Lisa Roetzel!

Honors General Chemistry H2C, H2LC (requires a B or better in Chem H2B)

Course Code: 70020, Social Science Core H1F

Course Code: 05420, Biology H90 – Biology & Chemistry of Cooking

If you have an unusual situation (i.e. freshmen taking Social Science Core or seniors taking any part of an honors core), you will need to notify us IN ADVANCE so we can approve you for the core you need to enroll in.  All freshmen will be pre-approved for Humanities Core H1C and Chem H2C, H2LC (grades pending). All sophomores & juniors are approved for Social Science Core H1F and Biology H90. If you do not fit in either of these groups, we need to know!

Students who require a particular section should try to enroll as soon as their window opens. In the event that your NEEDED section fills, please contact the honors office ASAP and we may able to help you.  Note that extra spaces will be reserved in Humanities Core and Social Science Core discussion sections to accommodate these students who have irreconcilable course conflicts. 

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Volunteer for Honors Experience Day – March 8th!

February 13, 2008 at 5:18 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Volunteer Online

Honors Experience Day is the Campuswide Honors Program’s largest recruitment event of the year. It is an informational program that introduces prospective honors students to UC Irvine and the chance to hear from faculty, staff, and current students.

In the morning, visiting students and their parents hear from current Campuswide Honors students and staff concerning the CHP and UCI, followed by a variety of faculty lectures in the academic schools. In the afternoon, students will have lunch and then attend sessions in their academic school to learn about their respective majors and meet current honors students (That’s you!). Afterwards, they are offered tours of honors freshmen housing (The Shire, Loma, & Arroyo), Langson Library, the Science Library and the campus.

Honors Experience Day Schedule, Saturday, March 8, 2008

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Information Session: The Regents’ Scholarship and the Campuswide Honors Program

10:45-11:45 a.m. Lectures by the Faculty

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Information Sessions in the Schools and Majors; Tours of the Campus and Honors Housing

With an expected attendance of over 1,000 guests, your participation is CRUCIAL to the day’s success. Last year, 130 CHP students of all years and majors were present throughout the day, and left a very memorable & positive impression on our prospective students and parents!

Volunteer recruitment is entirely online this year!

Please sign up here: http://web.due.uci.edu/chp/hedvolunteer.aspx

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