Honors Wednesday Memo
Opportunities and Information for Honors Students
edited by Lakin Stevens
Volume 4, Issue 13
November 11, 2020
Message from Dean Jeff Vahlbusch
Dear HWM readers:
Today I'll keep my message short, to give you more time for this week's Memo. HWM advisor Dr. Garrett McDowell and editor Lakin Stevens have lined up a photo (Ireland!), a spotlight story (doughnuts and voting!), and extraordinary opportunities and upcoming events for you to consider, join, and be changed by. Any paragraph below might set you, and any of us, on a brilliant new path.
Reach out to me or my colleagues in the Honors College if we can help you get there.
Jeff
This October 2019 photo features the incoming fall 2019 Chancellor’s Scholars outside Trim Castle in Trim, Ireland. Shown here back row, left to right, are Oliver Dunkin, Amelia Rhodes, Aidan Keaveney, Gabriela “Gigi” Upchurch, and Capability “Cape” Dickerson, and front row, left to right, are Elliot Froese, Sophie Columbia, Alisa Duong, Lela Arruza, and Lily Vowels. Photo by Dr. Mary Valante. This photo titled “Chancellor’s Scholars Voyage to Ireland,” was submitted by Aidan Keaveney to the Office of International Education and Development’s 2020 International Education Week Photo Contest.
Upcoming Opportunities:
Dean Jeff is happy to help you apply; send him an email at vahlbuschjb@appstate.edu.
Behind-the-Scenes Look at Museum Work
The North Carolina Museum of Art presents “What is Museum Work? The Wild, Wonderful World of Registration.” Presenter Maggie Gregory, chief registrar at the North Carolina Museum of Art since 2008, will present on the details of museum work. Join in November 16th at 1:30 pm and find details here.
App Builds a Home Letter Writing Campaign
The Honors College is partnering with App Builds a Home (ABAH) for their End-of-Year Letter Writing Campaign. ABAH is the university’s partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity to build safe and affordable homes for local families. The letter writing campaign is a great way to help raise funds to build a home for Appalachian’s own staff member Sheila Potter. Letters or emails can be sent to friends, family members, and neighbors asking them to support ABAH. Send emails until December 31st and letters turned in by November 20th. Click here for a letter template and contact Mackenzie Millett for any help or questions.
Open Submissions for National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
The Office of Student Research (OSR) is accepting abstract submissions for the NCUR 2021 held April 12-14, 2021. Submissions are due by December 1st with notifications made by January 15th. For more information and guidelines click here.
Open Application State of North Carolina Internship Program
The State of North Carolina Internship Program is offering paid summer internship opportunities in state government agencies for several different majors. All internships would be paid full time positions for 10 weeks at a wage of $8.25/hour. Applications are due January 4, 2021. To view the qualifications and positions available, click here. Contact internship coordinator Candace Dudley with questions.
College Life Fellows Accepting Applications
Scholars with Diverse Abilities Programs (SDAP) “aims to prepare college-aged students with intellectual disabilities for personal growth and occupational success.” SDAP College Life Fellows are a friend, mentor and support to students who are part of SDAP. Fellows have guaranteed housing and live in the residence hall along with SDAP students. SDAP awards 4-6 fellows $500 to $1,000 per semester. Apply here by December 2nd with preference given to applicants before November 26th.
Stay in the Know:
Fall Sustainability Film Series
The Office of Sustainability is offering the last of its Fall Film Series titled “Revisioning Recovery with Working Films.” This special event partnered with Working Films explores “how climate justice issues impact North Carolina and how you can take action!” Join in November 11th at 7:00pm and register here.
Virtual App State Community FEaST
AppalFRESH (Appalachian Food Research for Equity, Sustainability and Health) organized the virtual Community FEaST with the goal to build community, reduce waste, maximize local sourcing, and provide strategies and resources for food insecurity. Cook a potato, add your favorite toppings, and join the Zoom on November 12th at 5:30 pm. Click here to register.
Hayes School of Music Holiday Scholarship Concert
The Hayes School of Music Holiday Scholarship Concert will be a part of the virtual Schaefer Center Presents Series. Hear something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue on December 4th at 8:00 pm. Usher in the holiday season by registering here.
Reasons for Hope with Dr. Jane Goodall
World-renowned ethologist, conservationist, and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall will be participating in a live, interactive Zoom webinar titled “Reasons for Hope: A Virtual Discussion with Dr. Jane Goodall.” Dr. Goodall’s presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. To attend November 18th at 1:00 pm for free, register here.
Mountaineer Food Hub and Free Store
The Food Hub is open to all students; if you have a need, come by the Office of Sustainability in East Hall and pick up a pre-packed bag of staple foods. Satellite locations for pickups are offered at Garwood Hall, Belk Library, and Student Access in DD Dougherty. The Free Store is open at the limited capacity. Stop by 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday and click here for more information.
In the Honors Spotlight
Honors Students Tori Joy and Grace Powers Organize Voter Engagement
“Doughnut forget to vote” event infographic.
Working with Macki Snyder, assistant director of leadership and outreach for Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT), Honors juniors Tori Joy and Grace Powers organized the event “Doughnut Forget to Vote,” a nonpartisan voter education and mobilization event held in October 22nd in the Plemmons Student Union. Students were given free doughnuts from Boone’s Local Lion as well as nonpartisan voter information packets, Watauga County sample ballots and other voter resources. This event aimed to reduce barriers to students’ ability and motivation to vote. Joy and Powers are both serving among 26 North Carolina Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) Fellows during the fall 2020 semester.
Read the full story here in AppalachianToday.
Have news to share? Submissions can be made by emailing honors@appstate.edu. Any content received by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday will be considered for the following week’s issue.
To stay in the know, learn about opportunities, and take part in the Honors community, find us below!