Honors Wednesday Memo
Opportunities and Information for Honors Students
edited by Lakin Stevens
Volume 4, Issue 23
March 3, 2021
Message from Dean Jeff Vahlbusch
Dear Honors students, faculty, staff, friends,
Tomorrow—Thursday, March 4—is our annual #iBackAPP Day, a 24-hour giving day to benefit all of Appalachian State University. If you feel so moved today or tomorrow, you are welcome to make a gift, large or small, to the Honors College Fund, which benefits the entire college by funding scholarships and helping us build our Honors community (or give to any other college or program at this great university). Our very special thanks go to Honors College and Chancellor's Scholar alumni Steven ‘04 and Anna ‘05 Rubin, who have pledged to contribute $1000 as soon as 20 friends of the Honors College give on #iBackApp day! If you can or can't give, please post photos of you in your favorite black and gold outfits, telling us why you love Appalachian, the Honors program or Honors College, and/or describing a favorite memory from our university at the hashtag #iBackAPP.
Am writing in gratitude for all of you, and for everyone's generosity of spirit, involvement, and purse.
Yours,
Jeff
Thank you everyone for supporting the Honors College in these important ways!
Upcoming Opportunities:
Dean Jeff is happy to help you apply; send him an email at vahlbuschjb@appstate.edu.
NC Sea Grant’s Community Collaboration Projects
North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications for two projects. The NC Sea Grant Community Collaborative Research Grant Program (CCRG) aims to bring communities and researchers together to study high-priority environmental and economic issues in North Carolina. CCRG is accepting proposals through March 5th. Find more details here. The 2021-22 NC STEM Policy Fellowship offers graduate students positions in high-level state government offices focusing on policy topics related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Fellowships are full-time year-long positions starting August. Applications are due March 8th and more details here.
Call for Creative Submissions to Sanctuary: Literary Arts Journal
Sanctuary, the literary arts journal published by the Southern Regional Honors Council, is a way for honors students in the Southeast to showcase their artistic talent. Submissions are collected, reviewed, and completely published by Honors students. They are accepting submissions in poetry, prose, art, and photography from Honors students, faculty, and alums. All submissions are due by March 8th and more information can be found here.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships
The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships announces the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships which provide support for study abroad and internships abroad for Pell-grant eligible students. Applications are due by March 9th and details can be found here.
24th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors
The Office of Student Research is accepting abstracts for its 24th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors that will be held virtually on Thursday April 15th. Undergraduate and graduate students, along with their Faculty Mentors, are encouraged to submit abstracts of their current or completed work for a virtual presentation. Submissions are due by March 17th and more details can be found here.
Clean Air Carolina Accepting Abstracts
Clean Air Carolina presents NC Breathe 2021: Health, Equity, and the Climate Crisis in North Carolina. They are calling for student abstracts to feature research examining the impacts of climate change and air quality on equity, health, economics, and the environment. The submission deadline is March 14th. For information and to submit, click here and contact Stephanie Johannes with any questions.
Stay in the Know:
Vote Now: Best of Boone!
The Appalachian is hosting its 6th annual Best of Boone ballot where everyone, university affiliated or unaffiliated, can vote for their favorites in categories like Best Burger, Best Local Brewery, Best Tattoo Artist, and many more. There are even categories for Best Professor, Best dorm, and Best Academic Department. Ballots must include votes for at least 10 categories to be counted. Voting ends April 2nd and cast your ballot here.
Spring Season of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
The Spring Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series will be held in a virtual pre-recorded format between the date of their posting and May 20th. The currently featured writers are playwright Anna Deavere Smith, novelist Charles Dodd White, and novelist Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (beginning March 4th). Stay tuned for the last author later this March. For links to their presentations, click here.
Virtual Trivia Night with App Builds a Home
App Builds a Home (ABAH) is hosting a fun night of trivia to celebrate the Habitat for Humanity Women Build program and Women’s History Month! There is no registration fee and will include 3 rounds of trivia on Habitat for Humanity, ABAH, Appalachian State University, and influential women in history. Register your team here for March 10th from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.
Counseling Center Spring 2021 Services
The Counseling and Psychological Services Center has a variety of options for students, all of which are free. The options include initial consultations, telemental health counseling, emergency services, “Let’s TeleTalk!,” the Feelin’ Good Workshops, self-help resources, and virtual workshop titled “Making the Invisible Visible: Dialogues of Hope and Racial Healing in Brave Spaces.” Explore these options here.
Pancakes Dinner for the Children’s Council of Watauga County
Kappa Delta Sorority is hosting its 9th annual Pancake Dinner To-Go. 20% of total profits will support Prevent Child Abuse America and 80% of profits will go to the Children’s Council of Watauga County. Donations can be made online and donors will receive a pancake kit for home. Contact Honors junior Dani Hitchcock with any questions and find details here.
In the Honors Spotlight
Honors Faculty Dr. Chris Osmond’s Lunch and Learn Series Featured
Recently, Dr. Chris Osmond—Honors faculty member, associate professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, and associate director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership—has been featured in the Appalachian and the Appalachian Weekly News live from AppTV for his lunch-an-learn conversations. Throughout the spring 2021 semester, Dr. Osmond has been offering a series of ten free lunch-and-learn conversations to the App State community on burnout prevention and sustainable practice for future caring professionals.
To read more about Dr. Osmond, and this series which originated from his Honors seminar Narratives and the Caring Profession, click here.
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!