Inside the Honors College

› Coffee with the Deans Weekdays, 9:30-11:30am | HC Café. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, special Honors College mugs will be given to the first 20 students to come for coffee. Bring your Rutgers ID, one per student.  

› Distinguished Fellowships and YOU—Do you want opportunities to teach, get internships, study internationally--and have someone else pay for it?! Rutgers students have a great record of winning prestigious fellowships like the Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, Goldwater, Gates-Cambridge, Mitchell, and others thanks to Dr. Arthur Casciato, Director of the Office of Distinguished Fellowships. He'll be reaching out to all 500+ of you personally to set up times to talk. Or, you can email him directly. Start imagining your future!

› Thinking about studying abroad this summer? Applications for the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS) are due by Monday, November 23, 7:59pm EST. CLS is part of a US government interagency effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, as identified by the US Department of State—Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu. Interested candidates should email Dr. Casciato.

› Major and Minor Alternatives at SEBS—TODAY, 9:30 pm | HC S120. Thinking about a career in the sciences? Have an interest in nutrition, medicine, or animal science? Meet with Dr. Hartman and Dean Ludescher to find out what options are available to all Honors College students through SEBS. Pizza will be served.

› Mindfulness Meditation—Tuesday, November 3, 4:00-5:00pm | HC S124. Learn techniques to help you deal with stress, anxiety, focus, and relaxation.

› Study Abroad Fair (Co-Sponsored by the Center for Global Advancement & International Affairs - GAIA)—Wednesday, November 4, 4:00-6:00pm | HC South Lounge & Café. Learn about a variety of study abroad and service learning programs while getting to know the staff of the Study Abroad office.

› Exploring Business & Computer Science: Peer Mentor Event—Friday, November 6, 1:00-3:00pm | HC South Lounge & Café. Pursuing or considering a major or minor in business or computer science fields? Want to learn more about the clubs and organizations Rutgers has to offer? Currently an undecided major and would like to know more about your options? Check out the Business & Computer Science Expo. Free food.

› Black on the Banks: African-American Students at Rutgers in the 1960s—Conference November 6-7—free. A public conversation on the struggle for equity and access in higher education, featuring African-American alumni from the Rutgers College and Douglass College classes of 1964 through 1973, on the occasion of the celebration of Rutgers’ 250^th Anniversary. Info and registration.

› Let’s Get Revolutionary: Rutgers 250 Kickoff Celebration—Tuesday, November 10, 4:00-5:30pm | Old Queens Lawn, Rutgers-New Brunswick. A colonial-themed indoor/outdoor festival complete with food, glowing fires, rousing fife-and-drum corps, bell choir, Mason Gross musicians, the Scarlet Knight on horseback, and more. #Rutgers250

› Ishmael Beah, “The Identity of the Past,” Keynote Speaker at the Shifting Cities Conference—Thursday, November 12, 7:30-9:30pm | College Avenue Student Center. Sierre Leone native and human rights activist Ishmael Beah is the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and Radiance of Tomorrow, which explores the preservation of what means the most to us, even in uncertain times. Free. Limited seating. Pre-registration required. Sponsored by Rutgers’ Program in Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies. A GAIA Centers International Showcase Event.

› Film Screening of “Revolutionary Medicine: A Story of the First Garifuna Hospital” and Q&A with Dr. Luther Castillo, founder of the Hospital, part of the Shifting Cities Conference—Friday, November 13, 6:00-7:30pm | Heldrich Hotel and Conference Center, 10 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. Could a remote hospital that runs on solar panels, in a community without paved roads or electricity, provide a new global model for health care? Free. Limited seating. Pre-registration required. Sponsored by Rutgers’ Program in Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies.

› Five-Year Teacher Education Program Information Session—Friday, November 20, 2:00-4:00pm | Douglass Campus Center Trayes Hall. Offered by the Graduate School of Education.

› Become a Writing Tutor at One of the Rutgers Writing Program Writing Centers!  Learn more to become a tutor.

It was chocolate night last week at Dean Matsuda’s apartment…HC bakers made brownies, lava cake, and chocolate chip fudge!

› Dean Matsuda—N105—Open Kitchen this Tuesday, November 3, 6:30-8:00pm. Bring your ingredients to Dean Matsuda’s apartment and he’ll supply the stove, oven, pots, pans, utensils, cooking oil, and basic spices.
 
› Dr. Mazzeo—N103—Open Hours Sundays-Thursdays, 8:00-9:00pm. Family Dinners Select Saturday Nights. Sign up for a spot at the table!

› Dr. Hartman—E241—Open Hours Sundays, 7:00-9:00pm. Crafty Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm. Work on a project, get help with a repair, or learn to knit/crochet. All are welcome.

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