HONORS UPDATE

February 2, 2007

 

 

Sign-up sheets for the Honors Program night out at the Blackfriars Playhouse (The Brats of Clarence), February 22, are posted on the bulletin board inside the basement backdoor of Hillcrest.  Don't miss out on this opportunity for a fun, free evening (with food!!) with other honors students.  The play is very funny.  (See last week's Update for details.)

 

Would you like to see your picture on the JMU Honors Program Webpage?!

The Honors Program is looking for Honors student photos to add to its website.  Please feel free to submit any of your fun JMU pictures, including outdoorsy/sports activities, hanging out with friends, exciting trips over the breaks, even simply funny photos of friends, and so on.  Submit photos electronically or direct your questions to Alex Byland or Elissa Winarski at HonorsStudentAdvisoryCouncil@yahoo.com  Submission of photos gives the Honors Program the right to use those photos on their website.  If you wish to include any information (i.e. names, what activity is represented in the photo, etc.) that could be used for a caption, please do so.

 

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JOIN THE FORCE OF LEADERS COMMITTED TO CHANGE 

Teach For America will hold an information session on

Monday, February 5

7:30 pm

Festival Conference Room #7

Pizza and beverages will be served.

Come and find out how you can use your leadership skills to make an immediate impact on children growing up in low-income communities.  Seeking all majors. No previous education experience or coursework necessary. Full first-year teacher salary and benefits, financial aid, plus a $9,450 AmeriCorps education award (if eligible). Student loan forbearance and interest payments for two years.  To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org or contact An Mina, Teach For America Senior Recruitment Associate, at an.mina@teachforamerica.org.

 

The Dollars for Scholars program, sponsored by the Southern Regional Honors Council, encourages innovative projects in honors and assists in the scholarly development of honors students byproviding matching grants (up to $1,000) to member institutions for use by students.  For more information, look under Conferences/Dollars for Scholars at http://www.jmu.edu/honorsprog/dollars_scholars.shtml   

 

Sorensen Institute for Political LeadershipCollegeLeaders Program, June 2 - 30, 2007.  Application Deadline: Sunday, February 25, 2007

The College Leaders Program gives students who are interested in public policy and politics in-depth classroom instruction and hands-on training in state and local government in Virginia.  Meet with key players, elected officials, journalists, lobbyists, campaign strategists, and distinguished business and non-profit leaders.  Students can earn six credits from UVA.  For more information, visit the Sorensen Institute web site at http://www.sorenseninstitute.org.   or contact Marc Johnson, Director of Youth Programs, at (434) 982-4527 or rmjohnson@virginia.edu.

The Southern Education Foundation, www.southerneducation.org,    application deadline is March 15, 2007,seeks highly motivated and talented students to participate in a unique leadership development opportunity intended to improve education for all, especially low-income families who need the most help.  This project commemorates the 50^th anniversary of the Brown vs Board of Education decision.  A generous stipend of $3,000 for undergraduate students and $3,500 for graduate students is provided.

The Arts and Culture in Montréal, JMU OIP Summer Study Abroad

Session Coordinator: Professor Chuck Dotas, JMU School of Music (568-6180, email dotascj@jmu.edu ).  More details coming in next week's Update.

Freshman Class

Brown Bag:  February 7, 12:20-1:10, Taylor404, Dr. Carl Donakowski, Associate Professor of Music, will present "The Influence of Hungarian Folk Music on Zoltan Kodaly's Sonata for Solo Cello, op. 8."

 

Symposium:  February 7, 4:45-6:00, ISAT 159, Dr. Bob Kolvoord, Professor, Integrated Science and Technology, "Mapping a Difference:  Can the Eyes Lie?"

This is also a wellness passport event.

 

Freshman Honors Scholars have until the end of the semester to complete 50 HOP points, which means that you should have attended 10 HOP events since the beginning of the fall semester.   Numerous events are already posted; you should have no trouble finding 10 events to fulfill this requirement so that you can maintain your honors scholar status next year.  Please send event responses to Daniel at mcdowdc@jmu.edu for all events that are not Brown Bags or Symposiums.  Continue to check the spring opportunities program option on Blackboard for all upcoming HOP events.

 

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Please contact us at any time if you have questions or concerns!

Mary Kay Adams, Associate Director