Month: October 2016

Some Things To Keep In Mind

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Fall is finally upon us, and promises many exciting things; including the election! Wish you knew more? Have any political questions Google just isn’t answering? Join us on Thursday, November 3rd, at 6:00-7:30 PM in Warner (Center Room 175) for a Political Talk with Dr. Nathanial Swigger. Not only is this an opportunity to learn a lot, but to meet some faculty you may not come in contact with otherwise. Afterwards, there will be a meet and greet with some local politicians hosted by Mitch Lerner. Please R.S.V.P to Marcy (melanson.4@osu.edu) if you are interested in attending the political talk with Dr. Swigger.

Also, if you are interested in going to Berlin the application is due BY November 1st, click here for more info.

For more information for the Cuba trip, click here or contact Dr. Tiyi Morris (morris.730@osu.edu)! Keep an eye here for more information sessions, and remember, the application is due January 4th!

Call to College Volunteer Opportunity

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Hello Honors students! Now that we are all winding down from midterms, how about a little volunteering? A Call to College is an organization that does everything they can to help and motivate high school students get into college. They need our help with their annual College Application Blitz at Newark High School on Wednesday, November 16th, from 2pm-6pm. The College Application Blitz is an event where high school students are given the opportunity to fill out college applications, get help with their admission essays, and learn about financial aid. We, as college students, all know how stressful the time right before college can be, and why not help someone else through that time? (Plus, it looks good on a resume!) If you are available to help please contact Marcy Melanson (melanson.4@osu.edu). Please, make sure if you sign up to volunteer that you actually attend! cab-flyer

Spend May in Cuba: Application deadline Jan 4

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APPLY FOR MAY CUBA BY JAN 4

We are offering a unique opportunity to spend 10 days in Cuba in May, as part of a 3-credit A&S 2798 course with Dr. Tiyi Morris, professor of African American and African Studies. Applications are due Jan 4 in Buckeye Link.

Students will study on campus in the first two weeks of the summer term (May 10-18), then travel to Cuba for 10 days (May 20-31). You’ll talking walking tours of Old Havana, attend drum and dance workshops, tour museums, plantations and sugar mills, and spend overnight in Varadero.

Most meals, all planned activities and excursions, and your lodging and airfare are covered by a $1000 program fee, a fraction of the actual costs (the campus is paying most of the actual costs to keep your expenses to a minimum). Don’t miss out on this unusual opportunity. Contact me or Dr Morris if you have questions. I’ll be happy to walk you through the application process.

For more information, including links to the application, go here: go.osu.edu/NewarkCuba.

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Spring Honors Courses

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With midterms over, it’s time to start thinking about next semester! Here is a list of Honors classes offered in the fall. Remember, if you plan to graduate with Honors, you must keep up on your Honors courses.

 

History 2002H: Making American Modern (3 credits). Dr Mitch Lerner. Tuesday and Thursday 10:20-12:10. Examines twentieth century American history in a global perspective, with special emphasis on the themes of industrial, military, and global expansion, as well as the expansion of civil and political rights of the American people. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course.

Psych 2200E: Data Analysis in Psychology (3 credits) Dr. Elizabeth Weiss. Tuesday and Thursday 9:35-10:55. Discussion of statistical analysis of psychological data – random samples, graphical and numerical techniques of descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, probability, sampling distribution, and hypothesis testing.

Psych 4554S: Language Development (3 credits) Dr. Julie Hupp. Tuesday and Thursday 12:45- 2:05. This course will examine how children learn their native language. We will survey the acquisition of basic linguistic components, including phonemes, word forms and word meanings, morphology and syntax. We will discuss both nativist and empiricist approaches to the problem, and will consider the roles played by universal grammar, linguistic input, social interaction, and statistical learning in the acquisition process. The primary goals of this class are for students to learn about the basic phenomena studied in early language development and how they can be accounted for theoretically. In addition, as part of this course, you will participate in Service Learning by volunteering in the literacy program at a local elementary school. For this course, you will be asked to not only contribute to the community, but to learn about Language Development in the process.

Sociology 1101H: Introduction to Sociology (3 credits). Dr. Angela Bryant. Tuesday and Thursday 11:10- 12:30. Fundamentals of sociology and introduction to the analysis of social problems and social interactions, (e.g., wealth, gender, race inequality, family, crime) using sociological theories. GE: Social sciences, organizations and polities, social diversity in the U.S.

A play, a workshop, and Jimmy Johns

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Join us tomorrow night for “Call Me William,” a one-woman show based on the life of Pulitzer prize-winning author Willa Cather (My Antonia, O Pioneers). David Ruderman, associate professor of English, will introduce the play at 7:30.

Make time before the show to join us at 6:15 n the Warner platform (126) for a study skills workshop with learning skills specialist Ferdinand Avila-Medina. He’ll teach you some techniques to stay motivated and on top of your assignments. Dinner provided if you RSVP to melanson.4@osu.edu downloador in comments below: tell us what you’d like from Jimmy Johns. 

One-woman show performed by Prudence Wright Holmes

Thursday, October 6 7:30 p.m.

The Black Box Theater, LeFevre Hall

1199 University Drive Newark campus

Actor/author Prudence Wright Holmes performs her one-woman show based on the life of legendary author Willa Cather, a courageous pioneer of the LGBT community. Cather dared to dress like a man in a small Nebraska town in the late 1880s and was almost expelled from The University of Nebraska for her love affair with another woman. She went on to have a successful career in publishing and was the author of the best-selling novels My Antonia and Death Comes for the Archbishop and won a Pulitzer Prize for Literature for her novel One of Ours in 1923. This event is free and open to the public. A donation of $5, toiletries or canned goods is appreciated. Proceeds benefit the Center for New Beginnings. For more information: Marcy Melanson at melanson.4@osu.edu, 740.366.9381