Skillz Sessions coming up
Sharpen your pencils and sharpen your thinking – there are four more SKILLZ workshops between now and the end of the semester. Built on topics you told us you wanted, SKILLZ sessions are one- to two-hour workshops open to members of UHP. If you are a UHPer and interested in participating in one or more of these sessions, send an e-mail identifying the workshop(s) you’d like to attend to
dschumac@iastate.edu. Enrollment is limited to 20 for the Personal Statement workshop and to 30 for other sessions.
Writing Personal Statements
Thursdays, March 24 & 31, 5:10 – 6:00 p.m.
(must attend both sessions)
Presenter: Dana Schumacher, Asst. Director, UHP
Preparing a Research Presentation
4:10 – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 30
Presenter: Tim Gartin, Ames City Council
Poster Presentations
3:10 – 4:00 p.m., Friday, April 8
Friday, April 8
Presenter: Kelly Jondle, Honors Alum
Brainstorming Your Honors Project
4:10 – 5:00 p.m., Thursday, April 14
Presenter: Honors Staff, College Honors Reps & HSB members
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From the Kitchenette to the World Wide Web: Honors Projects Now Part of ISU Digital Repository
Until now, you could learn about earlier Honors Projects mainly by paging through the three-ring binders of project abstracts stored in the Jischke kitchenette. But last week, Honors Projects abstracts and posters found a new, globally accessible home in ISU’s Digital Repository. Fall 2015 presentations are the first to be placed on the Honors repository, a collection that will grow each semester (the older abstracts are still in the kitchen if you want to see them).
The Digital Repository offers you a way to share your work and build an online portfolio. Participants receive a monthly e-mail telling how many times their presentation has been downloaded, read and used. Just as exciting is that if you are planning your Honors Project, you can view previous presenters’ work anytime and anywhere. Take a look:
http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/honors_posters/
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Meeting on Competitive Language and Post-graduate Study Abroad Scholarships for US Students
Students of all majors and years are invited to attend an informational meeting on competitive international scholarships. The meeting will be held from
12:10 – 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 in the Study Abroad Center, 3228 Memorial Union.
ISU representatives for the Rhodes, Marshall, Gates-Cambridge, Rotary, Fulbright, & Boren Scholarships will describe these prestigious and highly-competitive international awards, their selection criteria, and the types of study, activities and/or research each supports.
The majority of these scholarships require applicants be US citizens; international students may be able to apply for the Rotary or Fulbright Scholarship through their home country.
More information on the scholarships can be found at
http://www.honors.iastate.edu/scholarships/aboutScholarships.php
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Apply to Become a McNair Scholar
The
ISU McNair Program is accepting applications for the 2016 cohort through until
April 1st (or until all slots are filled). If you are interested in continuing on to graduate school and are
first-generation or
underrepresented, please check out the
website or contact
Thelma Harding, McNair Director. Students must be classified as juniors by the start of fall semester and must be interested in starting graduate school immediately after the bachelor’s degree.
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Work at the Writing and Media Center
The Writing and Media Center is now accepting applications through March 31 for Student Assistants (administrators) and Communication Consultants (writing tutors):
http://www.wmc.dso.iastate.edu/employment. For the first time, incoming freshmen are eligible to apply for both positions. The Writing and Media Center intends to hire at least 4 Student Assistants and 10 Communication Consultants.
The Writing and Media Center will hold an information session for interested applicants on
March 22 at 3:00 in the Hixson-Lied Student Success Center, room 0060. Interviews will be conducted during the month of April. Most hiring decisions will be made by May 6. Waitlisted candidates will be notified on a rolling basis throughout the summer.
Questions may be directed to
wmc-jobs@iastate.edu.
