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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UNCPHonorsCollege/

 

Student Honors Council:

 2012-2013 Chair: Brandon Blackwell (bob002@bravemail.uncp.edu)

• The Honors Council will meet every Thursday at 5:00 PM in the Oak Hall Multipurpose Room (unless otherwise notified): All Honors College students are welcome and encouraged to attend these meetings.  Please contact the chair for an agenda.

Key Dates of Interest:

• August 11th and August 12th (11:00 AM-12:00 noon)

  Honors Scholar Laptop Orientation and Training, Oxendine 1246

• The week of 8/31: Freshman laptop distribution at DoIT help desk

• Friday, September 14, 2012: VU-EDGE Ph.D. Pre-VU Recruitment application deadline. Contact Dr. Hicks (scott.hicks@uncp.edu). November 1 - 3, 2012 at Vanderbilt University. Please visit http://www.vanderbilt.edu/edge/visit.php for more details.

• Ongoing: Call for UNCP Ambassadors at How To Become An Ambassador

Fall 2012 Honors Event Calendar

August

22nd (Wednesday)

Honors Social and Movie Night (The Hunger Games)
Where: Oak Hall Multi-purpose Room, first floor.
Time: 7:30 PM-10:00PM
Contact: Brandon Blackwell (bob002@bravemail.uncp.edu), Jordan Smink (jas028@bravemail.uncp.edu).
Description: Come by Oak Hall for an informal visit and meet some of our new members.

29th (Wednesday)

5th Annual Social Justice Symposium with Ms. Virginia Brooks
Where: Dial Hall, room 145. We’ll meet in Old Main and walk to Dial at 8:45 AM.
Time: 9:05 AM- 9:55 AM
Contact: Dr. Milewicz (mark.milewicz@uncp.edu).
Description: This is a very special opportunity to hear a presentation from an individual who experienced North Carolina’s forced sterilization program first hand. Read more: MyPembrokeNC.com - Eugenics survivor remembers You won’t have ‘bread eaters’

30th (Thursday)

Honors College Freshman Photo and Meet and Greet
Where: In front of Old Main.
Time: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Contact: Dr. Milewicz (mark.milewicz@uncp.edu).
Description: This is a mandatory event for freshman and new honors college students and an open invitation for all honors college students. Light snacks and cold beverages will be served. Dress appropriately. Come by and meet our new members and reconnect with the old.

September

13th (Thursday)

How I Got a Job at Graduation: Internship Strategies and Transition Dialogue
Where: Oxendine Science Bldg, room 2250
Time: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Contact: Dr. Milewicz (mark.milewicz@uncp.edu).
Description: Honors student Courtney Stoker will take part in a casual conversation about her recent internship experience in Washington D.C. and share her experience in parlaying that into a post-graduation job with a top company. Light refreshments and Q & A will follow.

26th (Wednesday)
Pembroke Day
Where: On the Quad by the bell tower
Time: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Contact: Lisa Smith (lisa.smith@uncp.edu).
Description: The Honors College will host a table at this year's Pembroke Day. Please email Lisa Smith to volunteer for a brief time to man our table and share the good news about the Honors College with the campus community. 

27 (Thursday)
Student Honors Council Potluck Dinner
Where: Oak Hall Multi-Purpose Room
Time: 5:30 PM
Description: Join us for a night of food and games! Have a favorite dish or game? Bring it! All contributions are welcome and encouraged. Please contact Brandon Blackwell bob002@bravemail.uncp.edu for questions and kitchen use.

28th (Friday)

Moon Festival Celebration (see attached flier)
Where: The Office of International Programs (http://www.uncp.edu/map) 
Time: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Description: The Office of International Programs has extended a warm welcome to Honors College faculty and students to attend this year's Moon Festival. This event will feature different kinds of Chinese food and moon cakes, along with traditional entertainment associated with the Moon Festival. This is an important event for those in many Asian cultures and a special opportunity to meet some of our international students and build what we political scientists like to call social capital.

This event is not open to the public and requires some advance planning. I would like to please request the favor of your reply to our office by Friday (9/21) if you wish to attend so that appropriate plans can be made. Please email responses to Dr. Milewicz at: mark.milewicz@uncp.edu

October

15th (Monday)

Honors Coffee House
Where: Honors College lobby in Old Main
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 noon
Contact: Dr. Milewicz (mark.milewicz@uncp.edu).
Description: Come by and visit for a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and a small bite to eat. Come when you can, and leave when you must. This is also a perfect opportunity to meet some new faces and ask questions about the college you may have always wanted to ask.

31st (Wednesday)

The Chancellor’s Cookout and Pumpkin Carving Event
Where: The Chancellor’s residence (on the west side of the UNCP campus).
Time: 6:00 PM
Contact: Dr. Milewicz (mark.milewicz@uncp.edu).
Description: As one of the few groups invited, this annual event is a great opportunity to enjoy the fall weather and share good times with other notable campus organizations (Honors College, International Programs, SGA, Teaching Fellows) and university leaders.

December

3-7 (Monday-Friday)

Final Exam Stress Relief Event
Where: Honors College lobby in Old Main
Time: 9-12 each day of exam week
Contact: Dr. Milewicz (mark.milewicz@uncp.edu).Description: Come by and de-stress during this busy time with copious amounts of sugar and caffeine. We will have hot beverages and some snacks to help you finish the term on strong footing.

Spring 2013 Honors Event Calendar

January

17th (Thursday)

The Student Honors Council Presents: Game Night!
What: 3 hours of fun with bowling, billiards and food
Where: The Student Center Game Room (University Center)
Times: 6:00PM-9:00PM
Description: Brandon Blackwell (chair of the Student Honors Council) and the members of the Student Honors Council are hosting a welcome back get together in the Student Center from 6-9.
The UC game room and bowling alley is reserved for honors college students only, with food and drinks provided. All food and games are free of charge.
Please come out, meet your representatives on the Student Honors Council and spend some time having nothing but fun. Our newest members are especially welcome! Come alone or bring an honors friend.

30th (Wednesday)
Hickory Hall Open House
Where: Hickory Hall
Times: 3:30PM-5:00PM 
Description: To commemorate the successful transition of the Honors College and The College of Arts and Sciences to Hickory Hall, we are holding an open house from 3:30-5:00. All honors students and members of the campus community are invited to attend. Since so much of Hickory Hall is devoted to student space, please drop by and help us celebrate the good news of our new home with the UNCP campus community. Light refreshments will be served.

February

5th (Tuesday)
Graduate School Interviews: A Survival Guide

Where:Oxendine Science Bldg, room 2239
Time: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Contact: Dr. Milewicz (mark.milewicz@uncp.edu).
Description: Honors College member Chris Hudson discusses his experience with graduate school interviews at public and private institutions. Light refreshments and Q & A will follow. This is a very casual and helpful opportunity for upper and lower-classmen who might be considering graduate studies in the future to get a sense for the challenges and opportunities of transitioning into a graduate program.

8th (Friday) 
Honors Off-Campus Museum Trip
What: Edvard Munch and More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing since the 1990s
Where: Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://www.ackland.org/index.htm) and The North Carolina Museum of Art (http://www.ncartmuseum.org/)
Time: 8:00AM-5:30PM?
Contact: Dr. Milewicz (mark.milewicz@uncp.edu).

Description: Under the guidance of art professor Dr. Tulla Lightfoot, the Honors College will host an off-campus day-long trip to see two very distinct and compelling art collections. This event is free of charge. Transportation will be provided. Please RSVP by February 6th (Wednesday).

10th (Sunday)  
What: Lunar New Year Celebration with the Office of International Programs (see attached flier)
Where: UC Annex
Time: 4:00PM-6:00PM
Contact: Dr. Milewicz (mark.milewicz@uncp.edu).
Description: This event is open to Honors College as well as other international students and members of the Global Learning Community. Please come out and enjoy performances and delicious Asian cuisine. The Lunar New Year is a significant event in many parts of the world:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_New_Year . Bring an Honors College friend and enjoy a nice evening of food and fun.

28th (Thursday)
The Student Honors Council Presents: Game Night! (The Rematch)
What: 3 hours of fun with bowling, billiards and food 
Where: The Student Center Game Room (University Center) 
Times: 6:00PM-9:00PM 
Description: In light of the power outage that interrupted the Game Night during the first week of class, Brandon Blackwell (chair of the Student Honors Council) and the members of the Student Honors Council are hosting a rematch for everyone in the Honors College. As before, The UC game room and bowling alley is reserved for honors college students only, with food and drinks provided. All food and games are free of charge. Please come out and join us in our second test of the power grid!

March

26th (Tuesday)
Honors Brown Bag Luncheon with Dr. Beverly King
Topic: The Inside Looking Out:  What I Wish I Had Known About Graduate School (and Beyond) Before I Got There.

Where: University Center, Conference Room 233 
Time: 12:15-1:15
Description: This combination presentation/discussion is intended to acquaint students with how higher education in general, and graduate school in particular, "works." The primary focus will be on making oneself competitive in the graduate school admission process, financing graduate school, and surviving the rigors of graduate school.  A secondary focus will be on understanding how one moves up “the ranks” in higher education; this is particularly important for those students who are entertaining thoughts of careers as faculty or administrators.  For all attendees, the session will provide information that will help them be more thoughtful consumers of higher education, both at the undergraduate and the graduate levels. Box lunches and beverages will be provided.

April

25th (Thursday)

Esther G. Maynor Annual Honors Banquet
Where: The UC Annex
Times: 6:00PM-8:00PM

Updated: Friday, February 8, 2013

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