Honors - Valencia Community College
| R. Gibson, Editor | December 2008, Volume 16, Number 5 | ||||||||||||||
From the Director…Welcome back and for our many NEW Honors students, “Welcome to Honors at Valencia!” Spring term will be a very busy time in the Honors Program. As you can see we have planned many events to help you prepare to graduate from Valencia and transfer to your next institution. Start planning NOW! Upcoming Honors Happenings & Deadlines:
Spring Transfer Workshops!Transfer Workshop #1: “Transferring to UCF as an Honors Student” Wednesday, January 23 at 2:30 East Campus Room 5-112 Topic: “Everything you need to KNOW to transfer” Presented by: UCF Honors Director, Dr. Alvin Wang
These workshops 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. Transfer Workshop #2:
First Annual Honors/PTK Transfer Fair Tuesday, February 19, 2008 West Campus Building 2 Terrace Room (Above the Cafeteria) 9:00 am – 3:00 pm The Valencia Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa will hold our first annual Transfer Fair to be exclusively attended by Honors students and Phi Theta Kappa members. Representatives from many of the universities that Honors students have indicated interest in attending will be available. Transfer Workshop #3: Scholarships and Financial Aid Workshop Wednesday, February 20, 2008 West Campus Building 1 Room 151 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Our friends and advisors from UCF will facilitate a workshop to help students apply for “transfer scholarships.” This hands-on workshop will be held in a computer lab on West Campus, so seats will be limited. Please reserve your spot by sending B an e-mail at bclyburn@valenciacc.edu. Honors Conference Sign-up The Florida Collegiate Honors Council (FCHC) Conference is scheduled to be held in Tampa from February 22 – 24, 2008. I would like to invite students who are interested in attending this exciting conference to let us know by sending B an e-mail at bclyburn@valenciacc.edu or call her 407-582-1729 by January 14th. I hope you will consider coming with us. Notice: Unfortunately, we will not be able to attend the Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC) scheduled for March 27-29th in Birmingham, AL, as these dates conflict with our Spring Break. HONORS SCHOLARSHIPSHonors 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 (e.g., Presidential, Academic, Music, etc.) Honors Program Offices
Honors Resource Centers There are two Honors Resource Centers for Honors students’ use: West Campus – Bldg 6-201B East Campus – Bldg 4-117 Email B at bclyburn@valenciacc.edu for security entrance code. Both centers have computers and printers and are available just for honors students. Please feel free to utilize these facilities at your convenience
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Honors Program Speaker Series (Co-sponsored Events)Don’t miss the opportunity to meet LISA SEE
New York Times Best Selling Author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Go to the East Campus Library Reserves Desk for a Free Copy!
Lisa See, author of the critically-acclaimed international bestseller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), has always been intrigued by stories that have been lost, forgotten, or deliberately covered up, whether in the past or happening right now in the world today. For Snow Flower, she traveled to a remote area of China – where she was told she was only the second foreigner ever to visit – to research the secret writing invented, used, and kept a secret by women for over a thousand years. Amy Tan called the novel “achingly beautiful, a marvel of imagination.” Others agreed, and foreign-language rights for Snow Flower were sold to 36 countries. The novel also became a New York Times bestseller, a Booksense Number One Pick, and has won numerous awards domestically and internationally. Brian Turner Poet Book Signing: 6:15 p.m. Auditorium; Building 2 Buses will pick up students on East and West to take students to this event: East Campus @ 3:00 in front on PAC West Campus @ 4:00 in front of SSB Brian Turner is a Soldier-poet whose debut book of poems, Here, Bullet, won the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award and the New York Times "Editor's Choice" selection. Brian earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Oregon and lived abroad in South Korea for a year before serving for seven years in the U.S. Army. He was an infantry team leader for a year in Iraq beginning in November 2003, with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. His poetry has been published in Poetry Daily, The Georgia Review and other journals, and in the Voices in Wartime Anthology, published in conjunction with the feature-length documentary film of the same name. Honors 2008 Spring Break Trip toPERU!There are still a few slots available for Honors who are interested in attending this year’s Spring Break trip to Peru. Honors students can go on this 8 day, once-in-a-lifetime trip for only $915! If you are interested in attending, call our office at 407-582-1729 and we’ll send you an itinerary.
 FINAL PAYMENTS FOR THIS TRIP ARE DUE ON JANUARY 14TH BY 3:00 IN THE HONORS OFFICE (WEST 3-136). Make checks payable to Toro Tours.
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Scholarship Search Websites
Valencia ScholarshipsAPPLY NOW!!! http://www.valencia.org/scholarships/scholarshipApp.cfm http://www.valenciacc.edu/finaid/Scholarship_bulletin.cfm If you are planning on graduating in May or next summer, you should have already sent your applications to the colleges that you wish to attend. Hopefully you have been accepted and now it’s time to apply for scholarships. Here are a few websites to begin your research: Financial Aid Information: www.ed.gov/offices/ope/students Florida Office of Student Financial Assistance:
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