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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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New class at UCI: Medical Uncertainty

March 13, 2008 at 3:10 pm by Ryan Lombardini

U-Teach Program

Taught by CHP student, Shamik Mukherji, fourth year Bio Sci major!

This is a one unit seminar meant for freshman, but anyone can take it!

Its about the way medicine pervades our lives and how we react to the more uncertain elements of the study, practice, and science of medicine. The class will delve into matters pertaining to scientific fallibility, the history of medicine, how medicine is changing today, and how doctors deal with the vast complexity inherent to the practice. We’ll be touching upon many topics, including healthcare, big pharma, HMOs, the works. If you’re interested in medicine and would like to see the field in a new way, join up!

Class Code: 87600  

Instructor: BARRETT, J., STAFF    <-(Me)

Tuesdays from 5:00- 5:50pm in DBH 1420 

Website: https://eee.uci.edu/08w/87807/

The class has only 20 spots, so use that early registration! I hope to see some fellow CHP kids there!

-         Shamik Mukherji

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Honors PAA Application Process REOPENED

March 5, 2008 at 5:25 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Job Description:  http://www.honors.uci.edu/paajobdescription.php

Deadline to Apply:  Monday, March 10th, 5 p.m.

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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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CHSC Meeting & Fundraiser TONIGHT

March 5, 2008 at 5:15 pm by Ryan Lombardini

The UCI Health Education Center is conducting a study and they need more MALE participants to balance out their gender ratio. 

CHSC will earn $3 per participant and $5 per male if we can get 30 or more participants!

It is a 15 minute laptop study/survey that will occur during the Week 9 CHSC Meeting, Wednesday, March 5 in the Locus at 5:00 p.m.

The study involves looking at a series of pictures on a laptop and then providing your opinion.  Students who have participated in Psych experiment 545 or Psych experiment 714 cannot participate in this again.

Please help CHSC earn money by participating in this very short and very easy study!

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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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Battle of the Brains 2008

February 27, 2008 at 6:25 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Want to get more involved in the Campuswide Honors Student Council?

Here’s your chance!  Battle of the Brains, a trivia bowl between faculty and students and CHP’s largest event of the year, is coming up in May and we need volunteers!  Through joining a committee, you will have the opportunity to help brainstorm for the event, plan decorations, help with technical support, deliver letters to sponsors, plan refreshments, and assist running the actual event. 

If you would like to see what it’s like to help put together a big event, if you would like to get more involved with CHSC, if you would like to get to know your lovely Social Chairs better, or if you just want a free t-shirt, please contact either of your Social Chairs, Sarah Barber (sbarber@uci.edu) or Eunjae Kim (eunjaek@uci.edu) to volunteer as soon as possible!  All help is appreciated and welcome

Additionally, if you are interested in doing entertainment before the event (for example, last year Professors Barrett and Stanford’s band performed before the event) please contact us and have some material prepared to audition.

Graphic Designer WANTED – PAID POSITION

Are you interested in graphic design?  Do you have experience creating logos for special events?  We need a graphic designer to come up with graphics for this year’s trivia bowl!  –Includes this year’s Battle of the Brains shirts, as well as various posters, fliers, general advertisements, and the event program.  If you are interested in this creative position, please contact your Social Chairs, (sbarber@uci.edu or eunjaek@uci.edu) for more information.  This is a paid position!

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Honors Exp Day – Volunteer by TONIGHT, FEB. 27

February 27, 2008 at 6:25 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Volunteer Online

Deadline is TODAY, Wednesday, February 27, 11:59 p.m.

ALL VOLUNTEERS who sign up by the deadline GET FREE LUNCH AND A T-SHIRT!

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.

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.

Please help us make this another unforgettable Honors Experience Day for our guests.

Volunteer recruitment is entirely online this year!

Access the online form: http://web.due.uci.edu/chp/hedvolunteer.aspx

Join the Facebook Event!

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CHP student Lindsay Miller is running for Homecoming Queen!

February 27, 2008 at 6:17 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Lindsay Miller is a fourth year Political Science Major in the CHP on this year’s Homecoming Court.

Her many accomplishments highlight her love for UCI:

~President of Alpha Chi Omega 2007
~President of Student Alumni Association 2007
~Board of Directors, UCI Alumni Association 2007
~Sigma Phi Epsilon Sweetheart
~Campuswide Honors Program
~Intern for Grant Thornton
~Office of Student Affairs
~Accounting Association 2006
~All-U Leadership Conference Committee 2006
~IOP Barcelona, Summer 2005
~ 2008 Greek Chapter President of the Year!!!
~2008 Greek Woman of the Year!!!

Make sure to come out and support your favorite candidates this week, with events scheduled from 12-1 daily!
-Monday 2/25 – Peter’s Parade
-Tuesday 2/26 – Court Double Dare Competition
-Wednesday 2/27 – Court Talent Show
-Thursday 2/28 – UCI Fashion Pageant
-Friday 2/29 – Homecoming Dance! Time TBA
**Saturday March 1st – Homecoming Basketball Game vs. Cal State Northridge. 7:05pm at the Bren Events Center

Cast your Vote Online Now @ http://www.elections.uci.edu/

Facebook Group for supporters of Lindsay Miller

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