Honors - Valencia Community College
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From the Director…It’s November….Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? I can say my first few months as Honors Director have been very eventful. I just returned from the NCHC conference along with 8 Honors students and 10 Honors faculty. As you can see below, we also have many things planned for this month as well. Please note: More details on each are provided in this Newsletter – Please read on! *Please complete the Student Intent Form (included in the mailing) and send it to the Honors Program Office as soon as possible. Honors Happenings & Deadlines:
CHAPMYN SPOKEN WORD Check your Atlas e-mail for information about December’s exciting presentation by Chapmyn Spoken Word on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 in the East Campus PAC at 7:00 pm. This event is co-sponsored by PTK (all 4 chapters) the Honors Program. Check out this website: http://www.chapmyn.com/ Honors 2007 Spring Break Trip Reminder, the down-payment for this year’s Honors’ spring break trip to Peru, March 28 – April 5, 2008, is due on November 12. Make checks for the amount of $500 payable to Toro Tours and send them to the Honors Office. We have a great group going on this trip. National Collegiate Honors Council ConferenceA group of eight students and ten faculty attended the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in Denver, Colorado. I could not have asked for better traveling partners than these fine students.
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*Please check your e-mail for more information for East and Osceola Campuses. HONORS & PRESIDENT'S ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR SPRING!Honors Program Scholarships: The Honors Program Office has full tuition scholarships available for Spring 2008. We will begin taking names on Thursday, January 3 through Friday, January 11. To put your name on the list, stop by the Honors Office at the West Campus or call us at (407) 582-1729. Scholarships cover 31 credit hours per academic year of in-state tuition and fees. Requirements are as follows: •Student must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher in college level work. •Student must be working towards an Honors Degree (24 credit hours of honors coursework). •Student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25. •Student must register for a minimum of nine (9) credit hours per semester. •Student must register for a minimum of nine (9) credit hours of honors coursework per academic year. •Student must complete 100% of coursework attempted. Withdrawals are not permitted. •Failure to maintain eligibility requirements may result in the student being required to repay the semester's tuition in full prior to the end of the session. •Student cannot be on any other Valencia (institutional) scholarship Brain Bowl Wants YOU!Put Your Brain to Work!!! Valencia’s championship Brain Bowl team needs new players! Brain Bowl is a fun, competitive academic game in which students race to buzz in and answer questions in all academic categories (literature, history, science, math, myth, philosophy, geography, you name it). Participants can earn stipends of up to $500/semester and travel free to tournaments around the country. Stop by a practice between 1-4 p.m. on any Monday or Wednesday in Building 2, Room 239 on West Campus, or contact Chris Borglum (407-582-6869) or Boris Nguyen (407-582-1649) for more information.
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Honors Program Speaker SeriesWednesday, November 7
A native of the Kingdom of Swaziland and descendent of freedom fighters King Sobhuza II and Nelson Mandela (his grandfather), Dlamini is an impassioned speaker who travels the globe encouraging young people to work collectively to address world problems. In 2005 Dlamini founded the Ubuntu Institute for Young Social Entrepreneurs, which provides young African leaders with the skills they need in their communities to reach the Millennium Development Goals (eight goals established by the United Nations to eradicate poverty, hunger and disease around the world within the next two decades). Drawing on the South African concept of “ubuntu,” a value system based on compassion, respect, integrity, and tolerance of others, Dlamini promotes global forgiveness, compassion, and the use of dialogue, instead of violence, as a powerful tool for conflict resolution. Join Valencia Honors Program FACEBOOK!Go to "groups" in Facebook and search for 'Valencia Honors Program"...Join our goup and get the latest updates and inside scoop on Facebook! Spring 2008 RegistrationI am very happy to see that many of you took advantage of the Honors Program Priority Registration for spring classes. If you have not yet registered for Session 2 (Spring 2008), and are planning on taking honors classes, you may still do so by registering through your Atlas account. You can find all Spring Term Honors’ courses through the Valencia website: Current Students – Credit Class Schedule – Spring Term – Show only Honors Classes – search. Payment Dates:If you register between October 29 and December 14, payment is due no later than December 14, 2007. If you register between December 15 and January 3, payment is due no later than January 3, 2008. Don’t be PURGED from your classes! Pay on time! Honors 2007 Spring Break Trip Reminder, the down-payment for this year’s Honors’ spring break trip to Peru, March 28 – April 5, 2008, is due on November 12. Make checks for the amount of $500 payable to Toro Tours and send them to the Honors Office. We have a great group going on this trip. GRADUATION & TRANSFER PREPARARTION This year the Honors Program will begin a new way of helping our students prepare both for graduation from Valencia and transition into their next institution of choice. Included in this newsletter is a Student Intent Form. All Honors students who are interested in attending Graduation and Transition –Honors Workshop Series in January, February, and March and/or are planning on graduating in May are REQUIRED to complete this form and send it to the Honors Program office. A self-addressed, stamped envelope has been provided for you to return this completed form to our office immediately. This information will be used to connect you with the necessary information you need to graduate from Valencia and transition successfully into your next program. The first Honors Workshop has been scheduled for January 23rd on East Campus. The topic of this session will be, “How Do I Transfer.” UCF Honors Director, Dr. Alvin Wang and Direct/Connect advisor, Rebecca Morales will conduct a presentation and question/answer session that will help ALL Honors students, not only those who want to transfer to UCF. Mark your calendars and look for details in upcoming newsletters and e-mail. Spring 2008 Honors Workshop Series: (More details in December Brain Storm)
Graduating in May? It’s time to get started! Take these steps NOW:
______________________________________ Admissions Graduation Application Deadlines for 2006-2007
If you are graduating in December 2007, please contact the Honors’ Program Office for an Honors’ graduation application. If you have any questions, please call us at (407) 582-1729.
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