April 14, 2008
Senior Project Deadline
Seniors, remember to submit your Senior Project and the Senior Project Completion Form to Professor Salzer by April 28, 2008.
DIRECTOR FORUM - Presented by the Honors Council
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
7:00 pm
Melrose Honors Lounge
Dr. Dandaneau, director of the Chancellor's Honors program, will present his assessment of CHP as well as his plans for the future. Afterwards, there will be a chance for questions. This night will be a perfect opportunity to offer suggestions for improvement in the program. The CHP staff truly values our opinion as current students.
Pizza and sodas will be provided.
Campus Clean Up
The Campus Beautification Committee and SPEAK are sponsoring the
biannual Campus Clean Up on April 20th from 1-3PM at the UC Plaza.
Show your Orange and White spirit by helping Make Orange Green on
campus. During the 6th Annual Campus Clean Up Day volunteers will pick
up litter on campus, in the Fort, and on the Strip. Groups that are
participating in the SGA's Adopt-A-Spot program will clean their areas.
Volunteer from 1-3 pm and get a free meal! Sponsored by the Campus
Beautification Committee (SGA) and SPEAK. For more information email
kvicker1@gmail.com.
New "Current Events" Discussion Table
A new “Current Events” table is being organized and you are invited to participate. Patterned after language tables that encourage conversation in a chosen language, this “table” will encourage discussion of current economic and political events. Designed specifically for those who will be interviewing for major scholarships, it is also open to other students in the CHP and other Honors programs. Professor Emerita Anne Mayhew, Director of the Office of External Scholarships will be the moderator.
The “Current Events” table will meet at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning on April 16th. Because of the lateness in the semester, the table will only meet for three consecutive weeks, initially. However, depending on interest, we may continue this table into the summer semester. We can change this meeting time if the majority of participants wish.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Rebekah Page, in the Office of External Scholarships, at rjpage@utk.edu.
Counselor Ed 431 - Personality Theory
Summer 2008, First Term, 9:45-11:15 a.m.
Instructor: Dr. Robert Kronick
Learn more about yourself. Learn about others. Discuss current issues on mental health and mental illness. Learn about personality disorders. Discuss issues such as Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois. Questions? Contact Dr. Kronick at rkronick@utk.edu.
Parents Association Scholarships
Scholarship applications are now available for the Academic, Leadership, and Service Scholarships that are funded through UT's Parents Association. Click here to download the applications, and learn more about the scholarships and the requirements for each.
Supplemental Instruction - Fall Employment
The Student Success Center seeks qualified sophomores, juniors, and seniors to become Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders for 2008-2009. Study sessions are held several times each week and are designed to help students review and understand course content. SI sessions are facilitated by SI Leaders, students who have previously and successfully completed the course.
SI positions are anticipated for Math and Chemistry. SI Leaders will be paid $9 an hour for 8-10 hours per week for the fall semester.
SI Leader Qualifications
- Junior or senior standing is preferred.
- An overall GPA of 3.0 or above is preferred.
- A grade of 3.0 or above in the selected course is required; prior enrollment with the professor who is to teach the selected course is preferred, but not required.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills are required.
- Subject-competency is required.
Click here to download the application.
Invisible Children Screening
April 18, 2008
5:00 p.m.
UC Auditorium
Invisible Children is an organization based out of San Diego, California that works with the people of war-torn Northern Uganda. There has been a civil war raging there for over 20 years, and the leaders are finishing up peace talks. However, during this war the rebel army abducted children and brainwashed them to be soldiers that viciously attacked the Acholi people in Uganda. In the wake of this war, thousands of abducted children need to be rehabilitated into society and millions of Ugandans have been forced into Internally Displaced Persons Camps. Invisible Children has inspired high school and college age students across America to raise $2 million to rebuild 10 schools in Uganda that had been attacked. But their work is far from done.
Right now, Invisible Children has about 10 Road Crews that travel around America to schools, churches, and communities to share the plight of the Invisible Children. The "Roadies" will be speaking about the war and the current peace process, screening their latest film about IDP Camps, and hosting a Q and A session. This is a great opportunity to hear from people who work in the in the San Diego office and have traveled to Uganda to see the problems first hand. Please visit www.invisiblechildren.com for more information.
Teach for America
Graduating next year?
Already thinking about what you want to do after graduation?
Students interested in learning about an exciting postgraduate opportunity are encouraged to attend
Teach For America: A First Look.
Following a year with nearly 27,000 applications nationwide and one hundred applications from the University of Tennessee, Teach For America is excited to share information and answer questions about this unique opportunity. A former Corps Member, as well as current Tennessee seniors who have been accepted to the program, will be present to talk about one of our nation's most rewarding, challenging, and prestigious opportunities for postgraduates.
Where: Humanities Room 115
When: 7:30, Wednesday, April 16th
LEARN MORE ABOUT TEACH FOR AMERICA:
WHO WE ARE:
Teach For America is the corps of recent college graduates who teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunities for all.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
We seek the most outstanding graduating college seniors who have the leadership skills to change the prospects of students growing up today and, ultimately, to effect fundamental changes in our society that will make it a place of opportunity for all.
Seeking all academic majors. Full salary and benefits. No previous education experience or coursework necessary.
To learn EVEN more, visit www.teachforamerica.org
