If you have been working on independent research with a faculty member, consider presenting at the 2015 National Collegiate Honors Conference! The conference will be November 11-15th in Chicago. Presentations can be in poster or interdisciplinary panel form, in which students will present their research in fifteen minutes. Email Dr. Cope or your advisor for help applying. Funding is available! For more details, check out the NCHC Conference Guidelines. Deadline is February 26th at 11:59 pm.
Month: February 2015
Deadline today: Teaching Excellence Award nominations, Lake Erie
Nominate your best professor for the teaching excellence award. Open the attached form, explain what makes the professor’s classes rewarding or the extra support he/she provides, then sign and date the bottom. Email Jack Richardson (Richardson.256) with completed forms, bring them to his office (Warner 241), or put them in his mailbox in the Service Centers (Founders).
Apply to conduct research at Lake Erie by 5 p.m. Friday, February 20!
Deadline is today at 5 pm for applying for the Lake Erie summer research program. Don’t miss out on these opportunities to participate in these research studies:
- Ecology of the Round Goby: Analysis of the condition of this invader of The Western Basin of Lake Erie (Ichthyology)
- Survival rates of birds of the Lake Erie Islands (Ornithology)
- Fisheries investigations to inform fisheries management (Fisheries Research/Management)
- Lake Erie Watersnake research to inform status of snake post-removal from endangered species list (Herpetology)
- Exploration of Lake Erie nutrient loading, hypoxic events (the “dead zone”) and harmful algal blooms (Limnology)
Application: Research Experience for Undergraduates — note that scholarships are available.
Denman abstracts due tomorrow; other news
Doing research? Get yourself recognized by submitting to present at the Newark campus or Columbus campus student research forums. Deadeline for the Denman (in Columbus) is tomorrow. Not sure how to write an abstract? Nervous about presenting? Come see me or your professor. We’ll walk you through the process. Details:
Submit an abstract to the 20th Denman Undergraduate Research Forum! Ohio State undergraduate students conducting independent research, scholarship, and creative activity in all disciplines are invited to submit an abstract to the 20th Annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. Please read the Call for Abstracts and Submission Guidelines for more information on eligibility and submitting an abstract. Abstract submission is open until Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 5:00pm. Questions can be directed to the Denman Coordinator at denmanforum@osu.edu or 688-8093.
Student Research Forum (Newark)
11th Annual Stude
nt Research Forum Call for Abstracts
Deadline for Abstracts: February 13
This annual event is open to students of all disciplines conducting work under the direction of an Ohio State Newark faculty member or lecturer. The forum aims to increase collaborative, student-faculty research endeavors at the Newark Campus, to encourage participation in honors research, and to further the goals of the OSU Denman Undergraduate Research Forum and the OSU Undergraduate Research Office at the Newark Campus.
Abstract Submissions Must Include: A Title (please keep brief); Name of student presenter(s) and contact information; we will assume the first author is presenting unless you indicate otherwise; Name and department of faculty sponsor; Presentation category: 1. Proposal, Poster; 2. Completed Research, Poster; 3. Proposal, Oral; 4. Completed Research, Oral; A 300 word (max*) abstract that includes, as appropriate: 1. Background information/problem addressed; 2. Method/approach; 3. Results/predicted results. Abstracts should be submitted to Rob Cook at cook.426@osu.edu by Friday, February 13. Questions? Contact Nathaniel Swigger, Assistant Professor, Political Science at swigger.1@osu.edu. *Please note that abstracts that exceedsing 300 words will be edited due to space restrictions in the program.
Please nominate your favorite professor for the Teaching Excellence Award. Application forms are outside my office (245 Warner) and posted around campus. Email me and I’ll send you one.
Finally, if you’re a sophomore, it’s time to think about Honors contracts. Here is information from Meagan Toohey, the director of Honors Advisoring for Arts & Sciences. If you’re a sophomore, contact me (cope.38 or 366 9293) to discuss how to get started. Review this information first:
In Arts and Sciences, the end of the second year of study is when we ask students to commit to the Honors Contract so that they can become candidates for graduation with honors in the Arts andSciences: http://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/contract.
1. For Arts and Sciences honors students transitioning to Columbus who want to continue with honors: Schedule an appointment with an ASC honors counselor in Columbus to discuss the Honors Contract and their plans for transition BEFORE you begin taking courses in Columbus. This would allow us to get them started with the honors re-application process before you come to Columbus and advise you on course work, which should allow a more seamless transition. If you are at the end of the second year, we can work with you on completing the Honors Contract form. We are happy to meet with students in person or through a phone appointment. Students can make an appointment by calling the ASC Honors Office at (614) 292-5104.
2. For Arts and Sciences honors students who are staying in Newark and want to continue with honors: Start by talking with Nancy Coscia (Newark campus; coscia.4 or 366-9333) or Linda Mathews (mathews.98 or 366 9333). They might be able to help the students get started with completing the Honors Contract (http://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/contract). If necessary, the ASC Honors Office at Columbus for assistance. As part of the Honors Contract approval process, students will need to consult with the departmental honors advisors in Columbus about honors expectations for majors and minors: http://aschonors.osu.edu/advising/advisors. (It may depend on the student’s major whether it will be possible for him or her to complete the honors major requirements entirely at Newark.) Once the student has completed the Honors Contract form, it will need to come to the ASC Honors Office in Columbus for review by the ASC Honors Faculty Committee (the form can be scanned and e-mailed to me for submission). Students who are pursuing the Honors Contract curriculum but who are staying in Newark are also always welcome to make an appointment (in person or phone appointment) with an ASC honors counselor in Columbus by calling (614) 292-5104.
For honors students who are not in Arts and Sciences: I would encourage you and/or the students to contact the honors directors and/or advising offices for the relevant colleges here in Columbus to ascertain what the expectations for graduation with honors are for those colleges. There is a lot of variation in college honors requirements, and I am not sure how flexible or not-flexible other colleges may be. The sooner students know what their options are, the better, I imagine.