The Fall '24 Seminar List is Up!

Mark your calendars: you can start registering for Fall '24 seminars on Wednesday, April 24 at noon using Workday. Click the links below to read seminar descriptions and see what will fit in your fall schedule:

HON 3210-1: Art and Science of PEACE
HON 3210-2: Are you what you eat?
HON 3210-3: Kaiju Cinema: Godzilla, Gamera, and the Japanese Monster Movie Tradition
HON 3210-4: Machine Learning for Protein Biology
HON 3210-5: Ancient Legends to Modern Science Fiction - What They Got Right and Where They Went Wrong
HON 3210-6: Tiny House Design
HON 3210-7: Everyday Leadership
HON 3210-8: Understanding War beyond the Global News Headlines: The Russia–Ukraine and Israeli–Palestinian Conflicts
HON 3210-9: Constitutional Correction: How the Civil War Amendments Remade the United States
HON 3210-10: From "granja" to "mesa" - Food, Drink and Culture of Spain
HON 3210-11: Comedy College
HON 3210-12: Impact Your World: Blue Science Style
HON 3210-13: Data in Society
HON 3210-14: My Life as a Fetal Parasite
HON 3210-15: Entrepreneurship
HON 3210-16: The Game Shapes You: Objects & Objectives in Video Games
HON 3210-17: Saving Ourselves: Rising to the Meet Humanity’s Greatest Challenges
HON 3210-18: Business Life Skills - things you need to know the day after graduation
HON 3210-19: Food as/is Medicine
HON 3210-20: The soil is eroding and so am I: Grieving, honoring, and transforming climate anxiety to climate action
HON 3210-21: Human Trafficking 101
HON 3210-22: Theory of Computation
HON 3210-23: Conflicts in the Middle East
HON 3210-24: Fantastic Worlds and How to Build Them
HON 3210-25: A Study of Francophone Cinema

Need a professional headshot?
Stop by 1113 Jischke between 10:00am-noon this Friday, April 5. No appointment necessary; just walk in and wait your turn for a professional portrait taken by the campus photographer!

Get these Honors scholarship apps in by April 7!

Lynn and Carol Glass Honors Scholarship (NEW):

The Lynn and Carol Glass Honors Scholarships, created as a memorial to Carol Glass, is a one-time $1,000 award open to upper-division Honors students with financial need who are progressing towards completing their Honors degree. Consideration will be given to students involved extensively on campus and with the Honors Program. Applications for this award can be found in the ISU One App System.

W. Robert Parks Honors Commendations:

Each year the W. Robert Parks Honors Commendations are awarded to a faculty member, a friend, and a student associated with the University Honors Program. Honors students nominate individuals in each of the three categories who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the Honors Program. The Honors Student Board (HSB) then selects the recipients. The recipients of the awards will receive a plaque and also have their names recorded on the plaque located in the west hallway of the Jischke Honors Building. Please use this link to nominate your candidate by no later than Sunday, April 7, 2024.

Outstanding UHP Member Scholarship:

Have you had a positive experience in the Honors Program? Each year, the Honors Program Scholarship is awarded to an Honors member who best articulates how the Honors Program has furthered or improved their education academically or through co-curricular engagement.

https://www.honors.iastate.edu/scholarships/honors-scholarships

The monetary award for this scholarship is $500 dollars. All current members of the University Honors Program are eligible to apply. Applicant must be enrolled at ISU for at least one more semester as the funds will be applied to next semester’s tuition and/or fees. Special circumstances, such as study-abroad and internships, may allow otherwise.

The completed application must be turned in by Sunday, April 7, 2024. Please fill out the application here. The winner will be selected by the Scholarship Sub-Committee of the University Honors Committee. Decisions will be based on quality and content of two essays, contacts with personal references, and a list of activities and leadership positions. Below are the requirements you will need to upload for the application:

1. A maximum 500-word essay describing: “How the Honors Program has furthered or improved my education at Iowa State University, academically or co-curricularly.”
2. A maximum 500-word essay describing: “How my leadership has benefited an organization of which I am a member.”
3. A list of your ISU activities and work experience and leadership positions in those activities (include years/semesters involved and time commitment). You may include a resume in place of a listing.
4. A list of names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three people whom you have asked to serve as references. At least one must be an Iowa State University faculty member who can speak to your Honors experience.

If you have any questions, please contact John Milstead (milstea5@iastate.edu) or Laurie Smith Law (lfiegel@iastate.edu).

Outstanding HSB Member Scholarship:

The Honors Student Board has been very active this year. Have you interacted with someone you think has made a difference? Know someone that has gone above and beyond? Nominate them for the Outstanding HSB Member Scholarship Award!

https://www.honors.iastate.edu/scholarships/honors-scholarships

The $250 Outstanding Honors Student Board Member Scholarship goes to a member of HSB who, through their participation, made a significant impact in the life of the Board. The recipient will not necessarily have been an elected officer but will be someone who has been substantially involved in the Board’s activities. The student must have been active with the Board for at least two years. Other involvement in the Honors Program will also be considered. Individuals are welcome to nominate themselves for this scholarship.
Applications for the Outstanding HSB Member Scholarship are due by Sunday, April 7, 2024. Fill out nomination form here. You will need to explain in less than 500 words why the nominee is deserving of the Outstanding HSB Member Scholarship. Be sure to include past participation and an explanation of how the nominee has made an impact in the life of the Board. If you have any questions, please contact John Milstead (milstea5@iastate.edu) or Laurie Smith Law (lfiegel@iastate.edu).

SAVE THE DATE for the Spring '24 Honors Poster session - Wednesday, May 1 from 3:00-5:00pm in the Memorial Union. Stop in to support your friends, see what students in your college do for Honors projects, and eat free food. No RSVP needed, just stop by!

Iowa State University will host the Transatlantic Perspectives on Sustainability in Food this summer. Participate in a project-based learning environment with students from Wayne State University, Hochschule Ruhr West, and the University of Applied Sciences Harz. Faculty members from all universities will present seminars and workshops.

Register: INST 350 (Topics in International Studies)
Hybrid: Meets first 5 weeks 5/21/24–6/14/24 online. In-person from 8/5/24–8/16/24.

It's Symposium Season!

Attend the ISU Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression on Tuesday, April 16th, any time between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Student Innovation Center. More than 200 ISU undergraduate students will present their research projects at the symposium. Come and support honors students, learn about their research and about your field of study. While the majority of students will give oral presentations in multiple rooms during the day, the poster session will take place on the first floor of the Student Innovation Center from 3 to 5 p.m. on April 16th. The final Symposium program will be available at the link below after April 10th.

https://www.undergradresearch.iastate.edu/for-students/present-your-work/symposium-on-undergraduate-research-and-creative-expression

In and around Jischke: Admitted Student Day (thanks, Honors Ambassadors!); Taylor, Suzanne, and Jazmin at the student employee awards; HSB cookie decorating; FHP Leader training

Vote for your next Honors Student Board!

See information about voting below AND some remaining HSB activities for spring '24!
Did you order an Honors t-shirt through HSB? Stop up to 2130 Jischke!

The polls for the 2024-25 HSB Elections are now open! The Honors Student Board works to create programming for the Honors community and serves as an advisory board to the Honors staff and University Honors Committee. We have a number of great students who are on the ballot, and Honors encourages you to read through each of their statements before making your selection. Click the link below for the ballot:
https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3aycAfSt0ypxMjQ
Polls will close at the end of day Friday, April 12 and elected candidates will be announced the next week. If you have questions, contact us!