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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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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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US Naval Officer Scholarship & Employment Informational Session

March 5, 2008 at 5:14 pm by Ryan Lombardini

$150,000 in SCHOLARSHIPS

Information Session: Monday, March 10, 2008

5:00-6:00 PM

Engineering Gateway

Room 3161

PIZZA PROVIDED!

The information session will include a presentation, followed by a question and answer session from Lieutenant Commander Jason Kranz, a UCI graduate and current naval engineer.

The US Navy is searching for well qualified individuals with the desire to serve our country.

Currently the Navy is offering up to $150,000 in compensation to undergraduate students. Attend the information session to learn more about the incredible opportunity to become a US Naval Officer. Certain education requirements exist for individual positions however the Navy will train you to excel in your particular employment field. Currently the Navy is looking for:

Nuclear Propulsion Engineers

Civil Engineers

Information Technicians/Professionals

Naval Aviators

Navy Seals

Surface Officers

Please attend the informational session, enjoy the free pizza, and learn how you can secure a prestigious employment position as a US Naval Officer.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP: LT Thomas Burke

Office: 949-509-7453

Cell: 714-709-1085

Email: tom.burke@navy.mil

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Invitation to Big 6 Scholarship Workshops

March 5, 2008 at 5:11 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Are you looking to study abroad or go to grad school and were considering applying for a scholarship? Come to the Scholarship Opportunities Program Big 6 Scholarship Workshops to find out how you could win the Rhodes, Gates Cambridge, Churchill, Marshall, Mitchell, or Fulbright scholarship!

WHO: Top students in the Class of ‘08 or ’09 who are interested in graduate study at elite universities overseas.

WHAT: A workshop about applying for the Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Churchill, and Gates scholarships

WHEN: Monday, March 10 from 2-3 PM and Thursday, Mar 13 from 4-5 PM

WHERE: Room 1010 AB, Student Services II building

WHY: Learn how to become a successful candidate!

You’re receiving this email from UCI’s Scholarship Opportunity Program because we think you may be a good candidate for one (or more) of these scholarships. All of the above scholarships reward well-rounded academic achievers who have leadership and community service experience and ideas for overseas research or study. Winners study at Oxford (Rhodes), Cambridge (Gates), throughout the UK (Marshall), anywhere in Ireland (Mitchell), or in any of 140 countries on 6 continents (Fulbright).

Our office runs the campus-level evaluations for these scholarships and will guide you through the process. This workshop will acquaint you with the application process, most of which will take place this summer.  In addition to attending the workshop, you can begin the application process by submitting the 2-page Pre-Application (under “Scholarship Forms” at http://www.scholars.uci.edu/), due May 1 in the SOP office. There is no limit to the number of applications that may be endorsed, so students are not competing with each other. We encourage all talented students who have well-defined study/research plans to apply. 

For more information on these scholarships, visit the SOP website or email us. We can help you find the scholarship that fits your needs.

We hope to see at one of our sessions! You do not need to RSVP for this workshop.

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Freshmen Seminars You Should Take!

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

1.  “Music and Civil Rights” taught by Chancellor Drake and Dean Salinger.  Meets Tuesdays 2-3 pm in Aldrich Hall. 

Course Code: 87536 under Uni Studies 3.

2.  “Crime and Justice in USA” taught by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Michael Gottfredson (who is a big name in Criminology).  Meets Thursdays 4-5 pm in Aldrich Hall.  Course Code: 87537 under Uni Studies 3.

If you have trouble enrolling in any freshmen seminars due to unit count, please let us know and we can help you get authorization!

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Biological Sciences Student Affairs Office Move

March 5, 2008 at 5:06 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Due to upcoming renovations to Steinhaus Hall, the Biological Sciences Student Affairs Office will be moving out of SH 231 to the new Biological Sciences III building for SQ08 and Summer 2008.  We will return to SH 231 by the beginning of FQ08.

Important things to remember:

1)      The office will move on March 17, 2008 – we will be closed that day for the move.  This is Monday of finals week, so please come and see us before if you need anything before that date.

2)      We will re-open up on Tuesday, March 18^th on the third floor of Bio Sci III.   We do not really have an address within the building because all of the counselors’ offices will surround a public hallway, and our front desk will be located in this hallway.  The first office in our series is in Bio Sci III, #3222, so you can find us that way.  Please come up the front elevator, turn to your left, and follow the signs to our area.

3)      Please stay away from Steinhaus Hall during spring break (March 22 – 26).  Most of the concrete on the outside of the building is going to be jack hammered off, and it will be dangerous to be around this building.

We apologize for any inconveniences this may create.  Please give us a call at 949-824-5318 if you have any questions.

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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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