Honors Wednesday Memo
Opportunities and Information for Honors Students
edited by Lakin Stevens
Volume 5, Issue 7
September 29, 2021
Dear Appalachian Honors students,
Last week in this space I promised to tell you why you should strive hard to present your research, scholarship, and/or creative activity at events like the 2021 State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS).
Here's a secret all teachers know: You don't really know something until you can explain it to others. Thucydides put it this way in the 5th Century BCE: "A person who has the knowledge but lacks the power clearly to express it is no better off than if they never had any ideas at all" (Rex Warner translation, Penguin). And: presenting gives you the gift of an audience, and invites them to help you improve your thinking and your teaching.
Please reach out to me and/or your faculty mentors and advisors to find out how to start. It's never too soon.
Yours,
Jeff
Photo features (left to right) Daniel Ruholl, Mackenzie Cole, Peyton Johnson, Alyssa Wurtz, Jenny Eure, and Abbey Putnam in Dr. McDowell's HON 3515: Navigating Difference on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. The class used a feelings wheel to write and anonymously share their feelings about navigating differences in preparation for a metta (cultivating kindness) meditation. Photo by Kennedy Williams.
Upcoming Opportunities:
Dean Jeff is happy to help you apply; send him an email at vahlbuschjb@appstate.edu.
STEM Undergraduate Educational Programs
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory offers two opportunities for STEM undergraduates interested in graduate school and research internships. The U.S. Department of Energy hosts the Community College Internship (CCI) Program and the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) Program. Applications are due by October 6th at 5:00 pm for Spring 2022. Learn more about these opportunities here.
Call for Abstracts for the State of NC Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium
The Office of Student Research encourages students and their faculty mentors to submit abstracts based on original research and creative endeavors for presentation at the 2021 State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS) to be presented virtually November 13th. Abstracts are accepted until October 15th. More details here and contact here with any questions.
Smith Gallery Hiring Gallery Assistants
The Art Department’s gallery, the Smith, is hiring a team of gallery assistants for the 2021-2022 school year. Gallery assistants support the mission of the Smith Gallery by supporting daily operations, working with students and artists to prepare exhibitions, participate in public events, and much more. Priority consideration is due by October 1st and applications close October 8th. To apply, send a resume and cover letter outlining your experience, availability, and interests to Jennie Carlisle here. Learn more here.
College of Arts and Sciences Student and Faculty Excellence Fund
The College of Arts and Sciences Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund provides resources to transform the undergraduate and graduate experience and support faculty teaching, research, and engagement. Typical past awards range from $100 to $2,000. Apply by October 4th and find more details here.
International Education Career Talks
Are you thinking of a career in the field of international education? The Office of International Education and Development will be hosting a virtual series of short talks for globally minded students interested in careers in international education like study aboard or international student advising. The upcoming talks will take place from 3:00 – 4:00 pm on October 15th, October 22nd, and November 19th. Contact Karen Binger Marshall here to register and find more details here.
Stay in the Know:
Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series Fall 2021
The Fall 2021 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series will feature readings from the featured writers: 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 October 21st and November 18th. Details found here.
Walker College of Business Workshops
The Walker College of Business offers several virtual workshops for undergraduates on a variety of professional development topics. Upcoming next for undergraduates is “Financial Wellness” on October 27th at 5:00 pm here and for graduates is “Salary Negotiation” on October 26th at 11:30 am. More information here.
Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures International Speaker Series
The Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures 4th Annual International Speaker Series is held September 30th from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Dr. Michael Sharpe, scholar of Political Science and Japanese Studies at York College of the City University of New York, will deliver a lecture titled “Calling the Nation Home and Contesting National Membership: The Political Incorporation of Latin American Nikkejin (Japanese Descendants) in Japan 1990-2008.” Find more details here.
Public Health Club Fundraiser for OASIS
The App State Public Health Club launched a t-shirt and sweatshirt fundraiser to support OASIS, a shelter for women and their children who are fleeing situations of domestic violence or sex trafficking. OASIS offers all services free. To make a purchase to support OASIS, click here.
Career. Connect.
The Career Development Center offers Career. Connect., the university’s largest and most comprehensive recruitment event of the year October 4 – 7 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. This customized recruitment event will help students seeking jobs and internships and provide opportunities for networking. Students of all majors, skill sets, and classes are encouraged to attend. Register in Handshake here.
In the Honors Spotlight
Honors Students Sarah Brown and Amelia Rhodes Publish Stories Written in Departmental Honors General Education Course
Top photo features Sarah Brown (left) and Amelia Rhodes (right) in the Honors Courtyard outside Appalachian Hall in September 2021.
Honors students Sarah Brown and Amelia Rhodes have each turned one of their individual pieces from RC 2001.410: Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum taught by Dr. Peaches Hash in the Spring 2020 semester into a publication. Both have been published by Aisthesis, the University of Minnesota Duluth's annual interdisciplinary honors journal, a peer-reviewed publication for undergraduates. Brown’s story “Alderozital Study Notes” and Rhodes’ story “Are You Beautiful (Enough?) An Internal Monologue with Your Average High School Teenage Girl” appear in the most recent 2021 edition.
Read more about Brown and Rhodes’ work 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!