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Important Honor Deadlines

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If you’re a sophomore, you need to complete your Honors contract by the end of the semester to retain Honors status. Contact your Newark advisor or one of the A&S advisors listed below. If you’re transitioning to Columbus, you also need to fill out Honors application paperwork to remain in Honors.

Thank an Advisor Week is April 4-8!
Has your advisor helped you sort out a confusing or complicated problem? Has your advisor gone above and beyond for you? Is your advisor just generally awesome? This is your opportunity to say thanks! Show your advisor your gratitude during Thank an Advisor Week!
Send a virtual “thank you” at the Office of Undergraduate Education’s Thank an Advisor page!: http://ugeducation.osu.edu/thankyou.asp

Registering for Research Credit for Summer and/or Autumn

Keep in mind that there is a $100 Late Course Add Fee assessed for any course (including research!) added after the second week of a regular semester. In summer, different deadlines apply, depending on the session for which you enroll. The Late Course Add Fee goes into effect as of the following dates for the following summer classes (see http://registrar.osu.edu/registration/index.asp for complete list of add deadlines for various summer sessions):

Summer First 4-Week Session: Saturday, May 14, 2016
Full Summer Term: Saturday: May 21, 2016

To register for research credit, have your PI/faculty member sign a Course Enrollment Permission form (available in 3180 Smith Lab or here: http://aschonors.osu.edu/research)
Second-Year Students: Honors Contracts Due by End of Spring Semester

The Honors Contract is required for graduation with honors in the Arts and Sciences: http://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/contract. Students in the Arts and Sciences Honors Program must submit an Honors Contract by the end of Spring Semester of the second year in order to maintain membership in the Honors Program.

Details on completing the Honors Contract, can be accessed through the ASC Honors web site: http://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/contract.
5. Already Have an Approved Honors Contract?: Keep It Up-to-Date! Don’t Forget to Revise Your Honors Contract!
Honors Contract Revision Forms are available in the ASC Honors Office and at http://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/contract and http://aschonors.osu.edu/forms. If you are adding an entire major or minor (or changing a major to a minor or vice versa) please submit a new Major/Minor Program Form instead of the Honors Contract Revision Form: http://aschonors.osu.edu/forms.
6. Thesis Application

If you are planning to start a thesis project (or if you have already begun work on your thesis project) and you intend to graduate at the end of Autumn Semester 2016 or Spring Semester 2017, plan to submit your Thesis Application to the ASC Honors Office by the relevant deadline (as soon as possible for Autumn 2016 graduates; no later than September 16, 2016, for Spring 2017 graduates). The Thesis Application and instructions can be found on the ASC Honors web site: http://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/research-thesis. Consult with your ASC honors counselor if you have questions.
7. Asking for a Letter of Recommendation?: See Our Guide to Requesting a Letter

Put your best foot forward when asking for a letter of recommendation by following the guidelines your academic advisors recommend: https://aschonors.osu.edu/how-request-letter-recommendation-or-evaluation. Our hottest tip is to ASK YOUR LETTER WRITER WELL IN ADVANCE of your deadline…check out our tips now to make sure you are prepared when the time comes for you to request a letter.

Important Advising Deadlines for Spring 2016

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 Phone numbers for advisors:
  • Columbus Honors Department: 614) 292-5104 (choose option 1)       Email: (http://advisingconnect.osu.edu).
  • Newark Honors Advisor: 740.366.9333                                                      Email: mathews.98@osu.edu

Important Advising Deadlines

  1.  Last Day to Add a Class Without Petition/Without Late Course Add Fee:  Friday, January 22 (see below for other upcoming add/drop deadlines)
  2.   Last Day to Petition to Use Grade Forgiveness This Semester: Friday, January 22
  3. Scheduling Research Credit for Spring Semester: Enroll by Friday, January 22
  4.  Spring 2016 Graduating Seniors: Graduation Application Due by Friday, March 4
  5.   2nd-Year Students: Honors Contracts Due This Semester – Information Session on January 29
  6.   Rank 3 and 4 Students: Undergraduate Research Scholarship and International Research Grant Applications Due Monday, February 8
  7.   Peer Mentor Application: Apply by Monday, February 8
  8. Need a Letter of Recommendation?: See Our Tips on Asking for a Letter!

For more information, please read the word document below.

Important Honors Advising Deadline

 

What goes with summer? Fresh air, science and the Stone Lab

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Science Comes to Life at Ohio State’s Stone Lab
Don’t let the cold outside fool you; now is the time for your students to apply for summer classes at Stone Laboratory, The Ohio State University’s island campus on Lake Erie. Stone Lab classes let students spend one day, one week or five weeks getting up-close with Great Lakes animal and plant life while living on a Lake Erie island.

Introductory Courses: Students in any major can take these hands-on science courses (2 credits).
Upper-Level Courses: Science majors can explore their interests in-depth (up to 4 credits).
Courses for Education Majors: Future teachers fill their teaching toolboxes (2 credits).
Non-Credit workshops: Resume-building workshops enhance career prospects.

Scholarships and part-time jobs are available.

Like summer and research? Apply for research funding for summer 2016

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Summer undergraduate research funding available

Apply mid-February and cat_and_dog_in_library[1]you could receive funds to pursue research over the summer. Not sure what research is or how to get started? Talk to your professor about any topics  in their field you’d like to investigate, or ask them if they have projects you could help with. Use the application below to apply for any of a number of grants, from the Undergraduate Research Office, Departments of Psychology and Economics, Natural and Mathematical Sciences, and (new) University Libraries. The joint application can also be used to apply for the Holbrook Research Abroad Fellowship, for conducting research outside the country. The deadline is Monday (2/15) but consult now with your professor so you’ll have what you need to apply. Contact me (cope.38) if you have any questions.
— > Read more: undergraduateresearch.osu.edu

 

Chance to submit to Local Conference with cash prizes available

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Please consider submitting a proposal to present your academic work at the annual AURCO Conference (Association of Regional Campuses of Ohio) to be held at the Kent State Trumbull campus on Sat. April 16th.

Here are the proposal guidelines:   http://www.aurco.org/conference/guidelines

The deadline for submission has been extended until February 15th, so you have plenty of time to decide what format you want your presentation to take—traditional paper, roundtable, Friday night 5 minute Ignite talk, or posters (students only).

The conference is a great way to share research on teaching and research, as well as a great opportunity for students to become introduced to the world of academic conferences.  An additional incentive for students to present is a $500 prize for the best student poster and a $500 prize for the best student paper presented at the conference. Also, everyone who presents at the conference is encouraged to submit a revised version of their paper to the peer-reviewed AURCO journal.

The Friday night reception includes entertainment by the Melanie Tabak duo—a jazz, pop, and soul group featuring Trumbull’s own Melanie Tabak along with John Ruggles while entertainment during the Saturday luncheon will be by the Kent State Stopper Quartet:

Violins: Tak-Kin Wong, Ming-Yuan Song
Viola: Marco Wing-Sun Man
Cello: Vincent Cheuk-Yan Leung.

For additional information, including instructions on how to submit an abstract, please go to the conference website at:   http://aurco.org/conference

We hope to see you at Kent State Trumbull on Friday and Saturday April 15-16th.

Feel free to email either of us if you have questions

General Chairs:

Pam Lieske: Email: plieske@kent.edu
Vic Perera: Email: vperera

Save money with free tuition in May and travel (Deadline January 15)

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Would you like to pay no tuition? Travel and study abroad? Explore the study abroad programs for upcoming Maymester 2016. Fees for the trip expenses will see be required. Please comment below or email cope.38@osu.edu with questions.

https://oia.osu.edu/news/4038-apply-now-for-summer-study-abroad-programs.html

Programs with January 15, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. deadline

Submit writing, art or photos in journal Brainchild and $250 writing contest

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Check out this opportunity to have your writing, art or photos published in a well-regarded journal for Honors students only. Deadline is Jan. 5 for the spring issue. I am happy to read drafts before submission.
Virginia H. Cope
Associate Professor, English Department
Associate Dean, Newark campus
Link to submit papers below:
There is also a $250 writing contest due January 2015

Brainchild‘s primary prerequisite for submissions is quality, and our standards are the calling card of our magazine. We represent the Mid-East Honors Association, which means that we only publish honors students in the mid-east region of the country—from Illinois to Pennsylvania and from Michigan down to Virginia. This area comprises over 200 honors colleges and programs whose students we can only accept submissions from. And though our submission base is small, our readership is diverse and growing, and this has helped build Brainchild into the premier undergraduate-only literary and arts magazine in the country. This means that any individual submitting to us will have a higher chance of publication in our magazine than in almost any other, and they have the chance to be read by a highly intelligent readership that is committed to the arts. If your work is of a superior quality—you will find a home in Brainchild.

We encourage you to go to brainchildmagazine.org and submit to us through our Submittable page. There you will find a list of writers and artists whose work best fits our publication. Our submission period will run until January 15.

If you have any questions or queries regarding content, please feel free to email us at editor@brainchildmagazine.org, and we will get back to you as soon as we can. You can also keep up with any news we release by following our accounts on Facebook (www.facebook.com/KSUbrainchild) and Twitter (@ksu_brainchild). We look forward to your submissions and the opportunity to work with you.


Zachary Nickels, Editor in Chief

 

Reminder: LCS meeting on Monday, December 7th at 5:30 pm in Warner 126

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Hello everyone! Hope your last week of classes is going well.

I wanted to get a headcount for our meeting next week. It will take place on Monday, December 7th at 5:30pm in Warner 126. We are ordering pizza (and Natasha volunteered to bring drinks!).

Please email Molly McDonough (mcDonough.97@osu.edu) or reply in the comment section if you plan on attending. Please also note in the comment section if there are any snacks you would like to see in the honors lounge during finals week.

Thank you!

Abstracts for Columbus Fall Poster Presentation due July 31 at noon

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If you’ve been involved in academic research, consider submitting an abstract for consideration for a fall poster presentation in Columbus. Deadline in noon on July 31, so you’ll need to get moving. To apply, write an abstract and get it approved by your research advisor, if they’re available. I’ll find you the resources you need to complete your poster and if necessary get transportation to Columbus for the forum, Thursday, Sept. 17. For more information: http://undergraduateresearch.osu.edu/week/abstracts.htm