edited by Kistler Hunt
Volume 7, Issue 6
September 27, 2023
Dear Honors students and friends of Honors,
Today’s memo details some fantastic opportunities. Whether representing the Honors College and working with incoming students as a Student Orientation Undergraduate Leader (SOUL), participating in a foreign exchange program in Germany, or learning about community engagement and fellowship through the annual Community Food Engagement and Story Telling (FEaST)—each are ways to engage, grow, and expand. This Memo also includes the opportunity to serve as an associate editor for the National Collegiate Honors Council’s (NCHC) Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA), in which Elliot Sheehan and I have the incredible honor of participating. The Honors College offers connections to opportunities. Use the Honors Wednesday Memo as a way to explore your passions and find your niche during your time here at Appalachian. I hope that you’re able to find that opportunity that you want to pursue, just as Elliot and I have. You never know what will happen!
Kind regards,
Kistler
Upcoming Opportunities:
Interim Dean Vicky is happy to help you apply; send her an email at klimavw@appstate.edu
Student Orientation Undergraduate Leader Information Session
Applications to be a Student Orientation Undergraduate Leader (SOUL) are now open for the 2024 summer, and due October 13 at 11:59 p.m. SOULs educate incoming students on various parts of Appalachian, facilitate community building amongst cohorts, serve as a mentor for new students and their families, and assist with making sure students get acclimated to Appalachian after classes have started. This is a part-time 30-40 hour per week, $11/hour position for mid-May through mid-July. The Office of New Mountaineer and Family Engagement will be hosting an information session for the SOUL program on September 27 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. To register for the information session, click here. For more information, click here. For any questions, contact Honors College junior Kathryn Long, outgoing Student Director for SOUL.
AHA! Game Night
The Appalachian Honors Association (AHA!) will be hosting an outdoor game night on October 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the Honors College Bailey. The game night will feature many outdoor games including Spikeball, cornhole, and giant Jenga. For more information, contact Anna Carroll.
Global Symposium Presentation Proposals
The Office of International Education and Development is now accepting presentation proposals for its annual Global Symposium, which will occur on November 15. The Symposium allows students, faculty, and staff to share global work in a professional setting, while still contributing to global learning. The deadline to submit a proposal is October 9. Students of any discipline can submit a proposal. For more information and to submit a proposal, click here.
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Applications are now open for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals. A joint program through the German Bundestag and the US Department of State, the CBYX involves the exchange of 75 Americans and 75 Germans to spend a year in the other country where they study the respective language, take classes at a university for a semester, and do an internship. Applications for the program are due on November 1. For more information about the program, click here. For any questions or support, contact Johnna Reisner.
Integrated Fire and Recreation Internship
Applications are now available for the Integrated Fire and Recreation Internship through the US Forest Service. This 16-week post-graduate paid internship from January 22 – May 17, 2024, will work to maintain trails in the following national forests: Chattahoochee National Forest, Cherokee National Forest, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest, Kisatchie National Forest, or Ouachita National Forest. The deadline to apply is October 9. For more information and to apply, click here.
Stay in the Know:
Turchin Center Common Ground Panel
The Turchin Center will be hosting an artist panel as a complement to its “Circular Solutions” exhibit, which will be on display until November 4. The panel will feature four different artists whose work is featured in the exhibit to discuss personal and universal experiences and find common ground between one another. The panel will occur on September 27 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. For more information about the exhibit, click here. For more information about the artist panel, click here.
Hayes School of Music Concerts
The Hayes School of Music will be hosting two separate music concerts on September 29 and October 1, from 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. and at 4:00 p.m., respectively. The first concert, titled “Blue and Green Project,” will feature composer Jack Wilkins, who will perform music inspired by the Appalachian mountains and its culture. The second concert will be a joint concert with the Department of English to honor Hispanic Heritage Month and will feature music from the broader Spanish speaking world. For more information about both concerts, click here.
Community FEaST
The AppalFRESH (Appalachian Food Research for Equity Sustainability and Health) Collaborative is happy to invite Appalachian students, faculty, staff and the community to the 6th annual Community FEaST (Food Engagement and Story Telling) on October 4 from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. on Sanford Mall. The goals of Community FEaST are to build community by encouraging conversation and storytelling about the importance of sustainable food, by minimizing waste, maximizing local food sourcing, and developing strategies to reduce food insecurity. All are welcome to attend. Table hosts are needed for the event as well. Table hosts can come from a variety of organizations or departments across campus. To apply to be a table host, click here. To learn more about the event, click here. For any questions, contact Carla Ramsdell.
Turchin Center Exhibit
The Turchin Center is featuring an exhibit from artist Larassa Kabel titled “Memento Mori: Death and the Art of Living,” from now until November 4. The exhibit features many mediums, including drawing, painting, sculpture, and performance to illustrate the gap between life and death, and how humans distance themselves from mortality. For more information, click here.
Summer 2024 Study Abroad Program
The Department of Art is offering a faculty-led study abroad program with professors Hui Chi Lee and Lisa Stinson to Japan and Taiwan during the summer of 2024. This program will explore the way that art intersects with the cultures of both countries, compared to the United States. For more information about the program, contact Hui Chi Lee or Lisa Stinson.
In the Honors Spotlight
App State Honors College students serve on NCHC UReCA editorial board
Photo features Hunt (left) and Sheehan (right). Photos submitted.
Honors College juniors Kistler Hunt and Elliot Sheehan have been selected and are now serving on the editorial team for the National Collegiate Honors Council’s (NCHC) Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA). Both have prior editorial experience. Hunt has served as the editor of the Honors Wednesday Memo since January of 2022. For the 2022-23 academic year, Sheehan served as assistant editor for History Matters, the undergraduate research journal sponsored by the Department of History. Both Hunt and Sheehan are currently serving as associate editors for UReCA, reviewing student submissions to the journal. After reviewing the submissions, they score the articles, offer suggested edits for improving the work, and make recommendations as to whether the work is publishable or not. Hunt stated that “I highly encourage other Honors students to pursue this opportunity!” In addition, Sheehan encourages all Honors students to submit your work to UReCA. He shared, “Absolutely consider submitting your work to UReCA. We accept not only traditional research papers, but also creative works, and you can have the opportunity to be a published author and be able to market that as well as your research skills to future employers or schools. UReCA will put out a call for editor applicants in the spring, so also consider joining our bright and talented team.”
To read more about Hunt and Sheehan’s experiences (and adventure to Montana) with UReCA, click here.
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