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January 26, 2016

Honors Network News

Honors Mentor Callout

Mentor Shield

Tonight, Jan. 26, 6:30pm in the Shreve Jade Room

Please join us for the Mentor Program callout tonight in the Jade Room, hosted by the Mentor Council. The goal of the Mentor Program is to develop leadership and critical thinking among students while strengthening the community as a whole. The callout will cover why you should join, what the mentor role looks like, and how to apply.


Community & Global Experiences

HHH Callout

Jan. 27, 7pm in the Shreve Conference Room

Team of volunteers

Enjoy cookies and button making as you learn how you can get involved in Honors Helping Hands and help the Purdue and local communities.


Interdisciplinary Academics

NISO Sophomore Workshop

Sat. Jan. 30, 9am-12pm in
Third Street Suites Conference Room 159

Kaelen Brennen, 2015 Sophomore Workshop

Image: Kaelen Brennen, 2015 Sophomore Workshop

This activity-based workshop puts you in tune with nationally competitive scholarship programs as well as future graduate school applications. Topics include: building strong academic relationships, particular kinds of leadership foundations expect, planning your academic trajectory. Lunch will be provided.

Apply with a resume as sophomores with a 3.7 or higher GPA via RSVP. You will receive a confirmation of admittance to the workshop on Wednesday before the event.

RSVP

French Food Culture

Registration ends Feb. 1

French valley near Lyon

Travel to a culinary culture school in Riorges, west of Lyon. Take cooking, cheese, and wine courses. Visit a vineyard and chocolate maker and more. 3.0 GPA required. Learn more and apply on our study abroad page.


Supper With the Scholars

Thur. Feb. 4, 5:30pm in PMU West Faculty Lounge

The Honors Leadership Council invites you to attend a unique opportunity for Honors College students to network with distinguished faculty from all disciplinary colleges at Purdue.

RSVP

Leadership Development

Honors College STAR Student Assistant Openings

Apply by Feb. 5

How has the Honors College enhanced your Purdue education? What advice would you share with incoming first-year students? The Honors College is accepting applications for two STAR (Summer Transition Advising and Registration) student assistants to help with the Honors College advising sessions. Competitive candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills. Responsibilities will include public speaking and escorting students to registration labs. Any continuing Honors College student may apply.

You must be available from June 13-July 8, and have a flexible schedule allowing for availability in the late morning as well as early/mid afternoon. Pay rate is $8/hr with 12-15 hours per week required. To apply, please email your current resume to Rebecca Krylow at mkrylow@purdue.edu, by February 5th. Review of applications will begin immediately following the February 5th deadline. The request to schedule interviews with finalists will follow shortly thereafter.

Upcoming Events

Torch Tuesdays: Lunch with Honors College faculty and staff
12-1pm | Wiley Dining Court | Weekly

Jan. 26: NISO Drop-In Hours
1-3pm | Duhme Hall 134
Jan. 26: Honors Mentor Callout
6:30-7:30pm | Shreve Jade Room
Jan. 27: HHH Callout
7-8pm | Shreve Conference Room
Jan. 28: Fireside With NISO
1-3pm | Duhme Living Room
Jan. 30: Sophomore NISO Workshop
9am-12pm | Third Street Suites Conference Room 159 | RSVP
Feb. 2: NISO Drop-In Hours
1-3pm | Duhme Hall 134
Feb. 2: NISO Scholarship Resume Workshop
6-7:30pm | BRNG 1284 | RSVP
Feb. 4: Fireside With NISO
1-3pm | Duhme Living Room
Feb. 4: Supper with the Scholars
5:30-7pm | PMU West Faculty Lounge | RSVP
Feb. 5: HCRPC Bubble Ball and Group Fitness
8-10pm | Co-Rec MAC Arena

Other opportunities


Service Learning Grants

Apply online by Feb. 1

Purdue's Office of Engagement provides grants to students or student organizations for work on community service learning projects. Grant amounts range from $100 to $500 for an individual or a maximum of $1500 for a team or organization.

Learn more and apply here.

CLA  85th Annual Literary Awards

Submit to the English Department by Feb. 26

Earn cash prizes for your work. Prizes are awarded for poetry, short story, novel, creative nonfiction, drama, business writing, and journalism and for critical writing on literature, history, philosophy, anthropology, languages, the arts, culture, gender, race, disability, and the environment.

Learn more here.



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Purdue University Honors College
Duhme Hall, Room 134
205 North Russell Street
West Lafayette, IN 47906-4238
Phone: (765) 494-2929