Honors Wednesday Memo
Opportunities and Information for Honors Students
edited by Lakin Stevens
Volume 5, Issue 11
October 27, 2021
Dear Honors Wednesday Memo readers!
Today's Memo has treasures for you: from the top photo of Fleming and Chancellor's Scholars from App visiting Hibriten High School in Lenoir, guided by interim chief diversity officer Dr. Jamie Parson and director of graduate admissions and recruiting Dontrell Parson, to our spotlight story celebrating Dr. Louis Gallien's many new and continuing contributions to Appalachian.
In between photo and story, as always, are opportunities for learning, growth, professional development, contributions, leadership, and fun--sometimes all in the same Memo item. Each is a doorway into possible futures for you and for us.
Sending best wishes, and always ready to help open those doors,
Jeff
Chancellor’s Scholars, Fleming Scholars, chief diversity officer (CDO) Jamie Parson, and director of graduate admissions and recruiting Dontrell Parson visited local Lenior Hibriten High School on October 22, 2021. At Hibriten, the group panel spoke to around 100 high school students about college. In order from left to right, the photo features Dontrell Parson, Amaya Crawford (Fleming Scholar), T’Kia Moore (Chancellor’s Scholar), Ashley Woodie (CDO Office Intern), Hudson Miller (Fleming Scholar), Victoria Smith (Fleming Scholar), Jaden Tuitt (Fleming Scholar), Ryan Stukes (Chancellor’s Scholar), and Jamie Parson. Photo submitted.
Upcoming Opportunities:
Dean Jeff is happy to help you apply; send him an email at vahlbuschjb@appstate.edu.
Abstracts for National Conference on Undergraduate Research
The Office of Student Research is currently accepting abstract submissions for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2022 to be held virtually in April. Submissions are due by November 19th. Rebecca A. Battista, director of the Office of Student Research, as the campus coordinator. Find abstract guidelines here.
Appalachian State Graduate School
If you are considering graduate school, graduate courses at Appalachian State are a low-cost way to elevate your career and expand your expertise. The degree and certificate application deadline for Spring 2022 is November 1st and the non-degree application deadline for Spring 2022 is December 27th. Click to explore the application, programs, and tuition waiver information for faculty and staff. Contact here with any questions.
Talent Jam: Work it Watauga
The Career Development Center presents “Talent Jam: Work it Watauga” on November 4th at 5:00 pm at Ransom restaurant on King Street. Talent Jam is an event to authentically connect local talent and organizations through dueling through an open-mic where companies looking for talent and talented individuals each deliver alternating 60-second pitches. Registration is required here.
Ground-Penetrating Radar Exploration
The 2022 integrated Geophysics (GPR) Exploration and Roman Villa Excavation is accepting applications for the 2022 field seasons. The program combines an intensive 5-day training program in GPR survey, data acquisition and analysis, with 3 weeks of excavation of a Roman Villa and Settlement in Transylvania. Program dates run through various sessions June – August 2022. Apply here and contact Dr. Andre Gonciar with any questions.
Certified Nursing Assistant Scholarships
For those looking to enroll in a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program, the CNA Free Training scholarship offers $500 in assistance and provides free training materials to those preparing to take the CNA exam. Application is due April 2nd and learn more here.
Stay in the Know:
Career After Hours
The Career Development Center presents Career After Hours this week October 25-28th at 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Upcoming next is Professional Development 101: Resume Workshop with Appalachian Community of Education Scholars (ACES) and Plugged In: Preparing for an International Career via Peace Corps Prep Program. Attend in room 222 of the Plemmons Student Union with no registration required.
Discussion of “Between the World and Me” with Lamont Sellers
The Walker College of Business Shared Reading Book Discussion is hosting Lamont Sellers, director of intercultural student affairs at Appalachian State University. Sellers will lead a conversation on the book Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The book is a letter to his teenage son portraying a powerful portrait of the struggles of being a black man and father in the United States. Attend on October 29th from 1:00 – 2:30 pm in Grandfather Ballroom of the Plemmons Student Union or online via Zoom here. More details here.
Student Government Association (SGA) Survey
Connor Ranes, sophomore Honors student and SGA Honors and Academics Senator, asks for your participation in a survey for a piece of legislation related to seasonal depression at Appalachian State. Ranes aims to collect 100 responses before 2:00 pm on November 7th. Take the survey here.
Immigrant Mountaineers Movement (IMM)
The Immigrant Mountaineers Movement (IMM) is an interdisciplinary, interracial, intergenerational grassroots organization formed under the shared mission, vision, and values of belonging and equity, and justice for all Mountaineers. They welcome self-advocates and allies. Click here to view their asynchronous initiative through Google Classroom launched summer of 2021 and click here to be added to their mailing list for future training programs.
Yonder Mountain String Band and the Del McCoury Band
The Schaefer Center Presents will be hosting bluegrass artists Yonder Mountain String Band and the Del McCoury Band on November 14th at 7:00 pm. Purchase your tickets here, with a live stream option available as well.
In the Honors Spotlight
Honors College launches Dr. Louis Gallien into new prestigious positions
Top photo of Dr. Louis B. Gallien Jr., Appalachian State University’s project director of the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium, chair of Faculty Senate, and coordinator of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Southern Studies minor. Photo by Marie Freeman.
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Louis B. Gallien Jr., professor in the Reich College of Education’s Department of Leadership and Educational Studies and faculty member in the Honors College, has been named Appalachian State University’s project director for Universities Studying Slavery (USS)—a consortium of more than 70 higher education institutions across the nation and world. Dr. Gallien is also now serving as chair of App State’s Faculty Senate. Dr. Gallien previously served as dean of the Reich College of Education. For the past few years, he has taught, mentored and advised students in the Honors College. He has been the coordinator of the College of Arts and Sciences Southern Studies minor since its inception in 2017. He has also taught in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Department of History, as well as the Africana Studies Minor. With his background and teaching experience in the Honors College, Dr. Gallien led App State’s involvement in the USS consortium.
Click here to read this story in which Dr. Gallien describes how, “teaching in the Honors College fosters faculty innovation.”
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.
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