Honors Wednesday Memo
Opportunities and Information for Honors Students
edited by Brad Rentz
Volume 3, Issue 24
March 4, 2020
Message from Dean Jeff Vahlbusch
Dear students in the Honors College, in departmental Honors programs across the university, and in the Walker College of Business Honors program:
Hang in there! Spring Break is coming, with chances to catch your breath and reconnect with family and friends (including pets!); with chances—for many of you—to travel, to immerse yourselves in new cultures and places; with chances—for some of you—to do good, together with faculty and fellow students. We in the Honors College wish you all of these things, and more.
Although the Break is beckoning, please don't neglect this Memo. Here are great internship opportunities, competitions, scholarship possibilities for study abroad, a variety of cool events to consider attending, and the priceless chance to nominate your faculty research mentor for an excellence award. Thesis writers especially: please take note. As always, I'm ready to help in any way you need.
Residence hall dwellers: make sure you shut your windows by 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, to make your RA's job easier and to save heat.
Finally, Honors Wednesday Memo editor Brad Rentz was given the opportunity to shine recently in a short promotional video for the National Society for Leadership and Success. Make sure you click through to watch!
In support, always,
Jeff and the Honors College staff
The photo above shows Honors students, from left to right, Hannah Joyner, Amelia Rhodes, Abbey Putnam, Morgan Ray, and Noah Caldwell snowboarding (several for the first time!) on Friday, February 28, 2020.
Upcoming Opportunities:
Smithsonian American Women’s History Internship
During this internship, students will perform hands-on activities and original research, contribute to a national effort to share a diversity of women's voices from the past and present. Students will also learn to use unique tools for civic engagement and representation in museum and other community spaces. The deadline to apply for this internship is March 15. For more information, visit our website.
Reynold House Summer Internships
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is offering several paid and unpaid internship opportunities in the museum education department this summer. They also have a position each for a history and public programs internship. The application deadline for all internships is March 15, for more information, click here.
Engage Logo Competition
The Division of Student Affairs is re-branding AppSync to Engage, as the platform has expanded its functionality for students, staff, and faculty. Student Affairs invites members of the Appalachian State University community (students, staff, faculty, and alumni) to submit a design(s) for the new Engage logo by March 15, 2020! To learn more and how to submit, visit our website.
OIED Scholarships
The spring round of OIED Scholarships will close on March 17, 2020. Students studying abroad are encouraged to apply as there are several scholarships ranging from $250 to $2,000 available. To learn how to apply and for more information, click here.
Undergraduate Research Mentorship Excellence Award
This award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers as well as supporting and promoting the undergraduate research initiatives on campus. Students are encouraged to nominate faculty members by March 18, 2020. For more information, visit our website.
AHA Upcoming:
Study Break Movie & Popcorn Night
Tomorrow, March 5 at 7 pm, we will be relaxing and watching a movie. Popcorn is provided! Room TBD. If you want to vote on which movie we're going to watch, join our honors group chat!
Honors Spring Formal
Save the date! The Honors Spring Formal will be on April 4, 2020, in the Solarium. Stay tuned for more information.
Stay in the Know…
Spring Break Backpacking
Join a group of students and travel through the Pisgah National Forest, spend nights under the stars and sharing meals over a campfire. There will be a pre-trip meeting on March 4 at 6 pm. The trip will begin at 8 am on Monday, March 9. For more information and to register, visit our website.
Requesting Food Recipes for Diversity Celebration 2020
Submit recopies to this year’s Diversity Celebration. Please be sure to include the recipe name, ingredients, serving portion/size, method of preparation and any other pertinent information about the recipe. The recipe form (link below) will close Thursday, March 5th at midnight! The Diversity Celebration is a week-long festival from April 5th-9th honoring the rich diversity that exists in our community. To learn more, click here.
Banff Film Festival
Due to popular demand, Outdoor Programs is thrilled to announce that we are offering a third, full screening of the Banff Film Festival World Tour on Thursday March 19 at 7:30 pm. This special screening, which will feature different films from the Friday and Saturday night Banff World Tour screenings, will take place at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, visit our website.
Coffee Talk
The Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) returns this semester to promote interaction between people of all abilities. The next meeting will be on Friday, March 20, in the Reich College of Education Rotunda. To learn more about this series, click here.
Energy Extension Program
The Energy Extension Program strives to provide information, services, and connections to advance a clean energy future for all by connecting University Expertise and experiential learning with community needs. This program works to connect students and faculty with project and research opportunities. For more information, visit our website.
In the Honors Spotlight
NSLS National Summit Video features HWM Editor
The image above features the National Society of Leadership and Success’ logo. Image from the National Summit video.
Honors senior and Honors Wednesday Memo editor, Brad Rentz traveled to Jersey City, New Jersey to attend the National Summit of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS). Rentz is the president of the Appalachian State chapter of the NSLS. Current members of the NSLS are welcome and encouraged to attend any of the Leadership Summits held all over the country, from California, to Texas, to North Carolina. Check out this video featuring Rentz, in which he shares why this was such a great experience.
To read the full story, click here.
Honors Leadership in Student Government
The photo above from The Appalachian story by Moss Brennan features, "Sophomore Devin Mullins seated after discussions about his climate bill last February. Mullins plans to run for student body president."
Reportedly, Honors first-year student Devin Mullins, the current SGA Senate President Pro-Tempore, plans to run for student body president, and Honors sophomore Karolyn Martin, current SGA honors and academics senator, will run as Mullins' vice-president. The declaration of candidacy period runs from March 3 to March 6 during which time even more Honors students could announce their candidacies. It is clear Honors students are taking on leadership roles to match their potential. We in the Honors College expect all great things as we await our students' official announcements of candidacy.
To read more from Devin Mullins and the full story, click here.
To Stay in the Know and Learn About All Opportunities in Honors, please visit https://honors.appstate.edu/announcements
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