Headed out for the summer? Don't forget your Honors t-shirt!
These are the facts...
- Honors students will be spending their summers everywhere from cornfields to Casablanca
- The FHP common reading is going to be Kelsey Timmerman's Where Am I Wearing? for one more year
- We keep giving out Honors t-shirts
...and it feels like a shame to let a social media opportunity combining all three of these facts go to waste. Take your Honors t-shirt on your travels or to your summer job and fb/tweet/instagram a picture of you with the hashtag
#HonorsSummer (because #whereamiwearingmyhonorsshirt is too long).
(thanks Megan!)
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Looking for a Fall '16 Seminar? Consider one of these:
Enroll in a seminar before June, when incoming FHP students will have access to all of them:
- HON 321E: Is Science Perfect? Nope. Do We Understand Why? Yup
- HON 321K: The Camino de Santiago – An Odyssey Across Spain
- HON 321M: +Design
- HON 321N: Will You Be Better Off Than Your Parents?
- HON 321Z: Preserved, but Popular? National Parks and the Dual-Mandate Dilemma
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Salon Speakers Wanted
Honors Salons are over for 2015-16, but we are always looking for new speakers: if you know of a faculty member, staff person, research mentor, or Ames community member who you think Honors students would enjoy hearing from, let us know!
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Congratulations to Jon and Jackie!
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Jischke Summer Hours
The building's still available: the spring semester may be ending, but Jischke is open all summer. If you're on campus working or taking classes, Jischke is still open to you. Official office hours are M-F 7:30am-4:00pm, but the building's 24-hour access will still be available to Honors students with keycard access.
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Undergraduate Chemistry Teaching Assistant (TA) Positions
The chemistry department is looking for strong undergraduate students to serve as TAs in the Fall. This is great experience for undergraduates; teaching is an excellent way to really learn chemistry well and looks very good on applications for employment and graduate school. This is also a good way to get to know our chemistry faculty well and to gain references.
Requirements:
- Must be available to attend TA Training 8 am – 5 pm on weekdays from August 10th – August 19th .
- Junior or senior status (exceptionally well-qualified sophomores will be considered)
- Overall GPA of 3.00 or greater
- B or higher in general chemistry
- Strong English communication skills
Pay rate: $10 per hour
Undergraduate TAs work an average of 10 - 15 hours per week. A typical teaching assignment consists of one 50-minute recitation, one 3-hour lab, one help center hour, and one 60-minute staff meeting per week. Teaching assistants are paid on an hourly basis for preparing for class, proctoring, and grading (of exams, lab reports, homework assignments, and quizzes). Most of the general chemistry classes have evening exams, so exam proctoring and grading usually takes place in the evening (6 PM to midnight).
To apply, see http://www.chem.iastate.edu/TAOpportunities
Deadline for application: July 1
st. Applications are evaluated as they are received; early submissions are encouraged.
If you have any questions, email
isuchemistry@iastate.edu, call 515/294-6352, or visit 1608 Gilman Hall.
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