Honors Wednesday Memo
Opportunities and Information for Honors Students
edited by Lakin Stevens
Volume 5, Issue 6
September 22, 2021
Dear Honors students, in the Honors College and in departmental Honors programs,
Here is a great chance to present your research, scholarship, and/or creative work!
Appalachian's Office of Student Research invites you to work with your faculty mentor to submit an abstract based on original research and creative endeavors (performance, plays, readings, exhibits, displays, etc.) for presentation at the 2021 State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS). The conference will be held virtually on Saturday, November 13, 2021, and there is no registration fee :-). The submission deadline requiring abstract approval by your faculty mentor is October 18, 2021.
Please reach out to me with questions! And, if you are wondering: yes, you do want to do this, this year or next! I'll explain why in next week's Honors Wednesday Memo.
Yours,
Jeff
Photo above features Honors College Graduate Assistant Sophia Lang ‘21 from Matthews, NC. In this new position of Graduate Assistant, Lang is responsible for supporting Honors College recruitment and admissions, orienting new Honors students, facilitating Honors student engagement, supervising the Honors College peer-mentoring program, and much more. Lang graduated from Appalachian State and the Honors College with her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in management and minor in human resources. Currently, Lang is enrolled in the Masters of Business Administration at Appalachian State.
To introduce herself, Lang said, “I thoroughly enjoyed my Honors experience at Appalachian and am honored to be the Graduate Assistant this year. I love meeting new people and offering any advice that can ease stress or make day to day life easier. Honors Students are absolute rockstars and I would love to learn from y'all as well. Don't hesitate to send me an email, langsp@appstate.edu, if you have any questions, exciting news, or just want to chat!"
Upcoming Opportunities:
Dean Jeff is happy to help you apply; send him an email at vahlbuschjb@appstate.edu.
General Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice
The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International will host the Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Solutions from the Frontlines and the Protection and Defense of Human Rights and Nature, a free, gender-diverse, public forum to take place virtually September 25th – 30th. Grassroots, indigenous, black, brown, and frontline women leaders, global advocates, and policy-makers will join together in solidarity to speak out against environmental and social justice. To learn more and register, click here.
Research Protections Assistant with the Office of Research Protections
The Office of Research Protections is hiring for the position of research protections assistant. This position will provide various administrative support services for the Research Protections staff and offers the opportunity to develop knowledge of research ethics including IRB operations, skills in the review and conduct of research, program administration, and communication for higher education. Preferred availability is 10-20 hours a week. To apply, contact the Director of Research Protections with a CV or resume here.
Call for Submissions to Health Humanities Journal of UNC-Chapel Hill
The Health Humanities Journal of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is accepting submissions for its Fall 2021 issue. This interdisciplinary journal aims to inspire and facilitate work related to health, illness, caregiving, and medicine. Submission categories include, but are not limited to, narratives, faction, poetry, academic research, and artwork. Work published will be eligible for the Walker Percy Prize. Visit here for more information and submit here by September 26th.
Open Application: Research Assistant
App State’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics is hiring for the position of research assistant for the Fall and Spring 2021-22 semesters. This position will support the mission of the Appalachian Energy Center by executing and synthesizing preliminary research on various renewable energy topics in order to support the center’s development and deployment of clean energy technologies and policies across North Carolina. Apply here by September 30th and contact Dr. Jamie Russell, the director of the Appalachian Energy Center, with any questions.
App Builds a Home Shed Some Love, Shed Build Event
App Builds a Home (ABAH) invites the Honors College to ABAH’s Shed Some Love, Shed Build Event on September 30th – October 2nd. ABAH will be building two habitat sheds and construction will take place on-campus in the Legends parking lot. To volunteer, fill out this form here. ABAH is also recruiting student leaders to be involved with the Leadership Team or Outreach Support team. Apply here.
Stay in the Know:
Walker College of Business Undergraduate Workshops
The Walker College of Business offers several virtual workshops for undergraduates on a variety of professional development topics. Upcoming next are “The Value of Internships” on September 22nd at 5:00 pm here and “How to Work a Career Fair” on September 29th at 5:00 pm here.
Belk Library Fall Film Series
Join the Belk Library for a free showing of a literature to film selection. View If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) on September 23rd at 7:00 pm in Belk Library room 114. For more information, click here.
Events with Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics
The Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE) is excited to embark on a campus-wide journey to reintroduce itself and invite students, faculty, and staff to join them on their mission to strengthen, leverage, and amplify high caliber sustainability research at Appalachian State. This fall, RIEEE is hosting several events including: the RIEEE Webinar Series: An Introduction and Welcome Session on September 24th from 1:00 – 2:00 pm and the RIEEE Working Groups: An Organizing Framework for RIEEE Research Development Support on September 28th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm. Read more about these events here.
Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series Fall 2021
The Fall 2021 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series will feature readings from the featured writers: Ashleigh Phillips (novelist), Matthew Wimberley (poet and 2021 Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing), and Jacinta White (poet). The events will be held 6:00 – 7:00 pm on September 30th, October 21st, and November 18th, respectively. Details found here.
Faculty Author Spotlight
The University Bookstore is hosting a Faculty Author Spotlight featuring Judkin Browning and Timothy Silver. The event will feature the two History Department instructors as they introduce the campus community to their most recent publication The Environmental History of the Civil War. Join on September 30th at 6:00 pm in the Plemmons Student Union room 169.
In the Honors Spotlight
Honors thesis launches Carter Blue ’20 into full-time advocacy with OASIS
As a client services advocate at OASIS (Opposing Abuse with Service, Information and Shelter) in Boone, Appalachian State University alumna Carter Blue ’20 said she enjoys the variety in her job, which includes engaging in crisis support services with clients, serving at the OASIS housing shelter, acting as a medical advocate for sexual assault victims and connecting people to other agencies and resources. Photo submitted.
In the story, "App State alumna Carter Blue ’20 — a champion for survivors of violence" published September 13, 2021 in AppalachianToday, Jan Todd writes how this Department of Sociology Honors student's thesis project led to her to employment with OASIS (Opposing Abuse with Service, Information and Shelter) — a nonprofit organization serving Watauga and Avery counties. Blue's Honors thesis project on intimate partner violence directly relates to her current position as a client services advocate for domestic violence survivors. For her Honors thesis, Blue worked with Dr. Ellen Lamont, associate professor in App State’s Department of Sociology, as her director.
Read more about Blue’s involvement here.
Have announcements to share? Submissions can be made to honors@appstate.edu. Any content received by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday will be considered for the following week’s issue.
Have a story to share? Share what you have done, what you are doing, or what you will be doing by submitting a story here.
To stay in the know, learn about opportunities, and take part in the Honors community, find us below!