edited by Kistler Hunt
Volume 8, Issue 11
November 6, 2024
Dear Honors students,
I know you have so many activities and ideas weighing on you right now. You have just registered for classes. You are busy with your studies, research, and leadership activities. You are facing the effects of Hurricane Helene. You are just beginning to process election results. You have support as you navigate. The Counseling Center(link is external) is open for walk-in sessions and has created self-help resources(link is external). The Office of Community-Engaged Leadership invites you to their November 12 campus dialogue, Moving Forward Together: Bridging Divides Post-Election(link is external) (registration requested). Being in community right now will fill you up at a time when it is easy to feel that you are running low.
Best,
Vicky
Upcoming Opportunities:
Interim Dean Vicky is happy to help you apply; send her an email at klimavw@appstate.edu(link sends e-mail)
Wellness and Prevention Services: Coping with Sociopolitical Stress
Wellness and Prevention Services(link is external) has developed self-help resources for Anxiety / Panic, Coping with Sociopolitical Stress, Grief/Loss, etc. For more information and to view available resources, click here(link is external).
UNC Board of Governors O. Max Gardner Award
The University Awards Committee is accepting applications to send to the UNC Board of Governors for the system-wide O. Max Gardner Award. The award honors faculty who made national or international contributions to the welfare of the human race, or who made local contributions that serve as a model for the national or international community. Nominations are due on November 8 at 5:00 p.m. For more information and to submit a faculty nomination, click here(link is external).
Honors College Scholarship Opportunities
The Honors College is now accepting applications for the George Williams Garrett Memorial Scholarship and the Dr. Dane Ward Endowed Honors Research Scholarship. Both scholarships support students who are actively pursuing research, including scholarship and creative activity. The $2,000 George Williams Garrett Memorial Scholarship preferences students who are planning on a career in medicine or medical research while the $750 Dr. Dane Ward Endowed Honors Research Scholarship preferences students whose research seeks to make a substantial impact by increasing awareness, access to information, or direct support for a community of vulnerable people. Applications for both scholarships are due November 26 at 11:55 p.m. For more information about the Garrett Memorial Scholarship, click here. For more information about the Dr. Dane Ward Scholarship, click here.
Marian Drane Graham Scholars Program
Applications for the Marian Drane Graham Scholars Program(link is external) are now open. This is a 16-week spring semester program offered through the UNC system designed to provide students the opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain a better understanding of issues facing public higher education. Rising juniors and seniors can apply for the program, which will involve working in a state government agency. The deadline to apply is December 2. In addition to the application, students must submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcripts, and a reference letter. To submit an application, click here(link is external). For any questions, contact Kimberly Mitchell(link sends e-mail).
UNCG Honors Symposium
The Lloyd International Honors College(link is external) at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro(link is external) will be hosting its 25th annual Undergraduate Honors Symposium on March 21, 2025. The symposium offers undergraduate honors students the chance to present their research-based work at an academic conference. The deadline for submissions is December 16. To submit a work, click here(link is external). For any questions, contact Angela Bolte(link sends e-mail).
Stay in the Know:
Kristallnacht: Testimony from Holocaust Survivor
The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies(link is external) (CJHPS) will be hosting Holocaust survivor Michael Berkowicz. Berkowicz was born in Siberia and grew up in post-war Portland. He will speak about his childhood experiences growing up during the Holocaust and will be available for questions after the event. A Zoom option is available. The event will take place on November 7 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. For more information, click here(link is external).
Black Violin Performance
The Schaefer Center(link is external) will be hosting violin performance group Black Violin on November 8 at 7:30 p.m. Their free performance, “BV20: Then & Now” will feature pieces from the 20-year history of Black Violin and music that transcends genres. The event is free, but registration is required and capped at 4 tickets per transaction. For more information and to reserve tickets, click here(link is external).
Climate Control: Dr. Kevin Uno
The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences(link is external) and the University Forum Lecture Series(link is external) will welcome paleoecologist Dr. Kevin Uno, who will present “Climate Control: How We Broke the Earth’s Thermostat and What to Do Next” on November 8 from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. His lecture will describe human evolution in relation to the lack of control of the environment and offer resolutions to control the current state of the Earth’s climate. For more information, click here(link is external).
Music Entrepreneurship Summit
The Hayes School of Music(link is external) will be hosting the Music Entrepreneurship Summit on November 8 from 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. The Summit will involve leaders in music licensing companies, booking agencies, production companies, recording studios, and more. For more information about the Summit and its presenters, click here(link is external).
Elections Unmasked: A Campus Dialogue Series
The Civic Literacy Initiative(link is external) will be hosting three facilitated campus dialogue series around voting and the electoral process before and after Election Day. The next workshop will be held November 12. During the upcoming workshop, “Navigating the Ballot: Overcoming Voting Fears and Anxiety,” conversations will be held about the voting process, addressing common fears and anxieties associated with voting, and promoting voter engagement and confidence. The session will be held from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. For more information, click here(link is external).
In the Honors Spotlight
Dr. Erin Peters offers experiential learning in Honors sections of ARH 2030
Photo features a student from Dr. Peters’ ARH 2030.410 Honors College experiential learning trip to the NCMA in Raleigh. Photo by Erin Peters.
Dr. Erin Peters(link is external), assistant professor of art history in the Department of Art(link is external), led Honors College students enrolled in the honors (410) sections of ARH 2030: Art from Prehistory to 1400 courses on experiential learning travel trips. Dr. Peters took students to Nashville to visit the Nashville Parthenon(link is external) in the Spring 2023 semester, and to Raleigh to visit the North Carolina Museum of Art(link is external) (NCMA) in the Fall 2023 semester. These trips serve as the primary part of the Honors Colleges students’ broader, deeper, required assessment for the honors sections. After travel, students return to the classroom to share their experiences via presentations. Dr. Peters is excited to add opportunities for experiential learning to additional places and times in future honors sections of this class and will be teaching an honors section of ARH 2030 in the upcoming spring 2025 semester.
To learn more about Dr. Peters’ connection of Honors with art history, click here to read more.