Several Spring Seminars still Open

Space is still remaining in many Honors seminars. Take a look at all the possibilities (and get reference numbers in order to register) below or on the Honors webpage:

• HON 322A: Upstanders, Allies and Advocates: In History and Today
• HON 322D: Apocalypse and Posthumanism in Octavia Butler’s Dawn
• HON 322G: Can You Walk to the End of the World?
• HON 322H: From Buffy to Wonder Woman: Exploring the Heroic Women of Pop Culture
• HON 322M: Knock It Off! A History of Design Piracy in the US
• HON 322P: Feminism and Film
• HON 322R: Why Organizations Become Corrupt
• HON 322T: Thinking About Critical Thinking
• HON 322V: That's Me in The Corner
• HON 322W: From School to Work: Surviving Your First Job
• HON 322Z: Unplugged

HON 322A, Upstanders, Allies and Advocates in History and Today, will be offered during the first half-term, Tuesday and Thursday 10-10:50 am (this is a time change from when the seminar descriptions were first posted).
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Apply to be an FHP Leader in 2017!

The First Year Honors Program leader position is truly a unique opportunity – not many sophomore-level students have the chance to lead and facilitate a class. Leaders take an active role in helping students adjust to life at Iowa State, and an experience like this can really round out all the technical experience on your resume. FHP leaders also help plan and run the FHP retreat in the fall, which is a ridiculous amount of fun. In addition, being an FHP leader is a great way of staying connected to Honors and making even more connections with the Honors community – you’ll get to know 70+ more students who’ll also be leaders with you. The application is due at 4:00pm on Friday, December 16. Interviews will be held the end of January/first part of February.

For more information and an application see the Honors website here: https://www.honors.iastate.edu/uhp/leaders.php
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Amgen Scholars Program

Now approaching its eleventh summer, the Amgen Scholars Program continues to offer undergraduates the opportunity to collaborate with faculty at top institutions on cutting-edge scientific research. In addition to ten renowned U.S.host institutions, the program excited to announce that U.S. students may now apply to be Amgen Scholars at leading institutions in Japan: Kyoto University, and The University of Tokyo.
Applications for the 2017 Amgen Scholars Program in the U.S. and Japan are now online. Note that applicants do not need to currently attend one of the U.S. or Japan host institutions to participate. In fact, Amgen Scholars have represented over 500 colleges and universities to date.
The application deadline is February 1, 2017 (February 15 for Caltech). Eligibility requirements, as well as site-specific programming information, is available via amgenscholars.com.
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