Honors - Valencia Community College
| R. Gibson, Editor | February 2008, Volume 16, Number 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From the Director…Mark your calendars for the upcoming, not-to-be missed events and workshops scheduled for the month of February.
Upcoming Honors Happenings & Deadlines:
UCF Honors Program Director visits Valencia! Transfer Workshop #1 was a great success. A big “THANKS” to Dr. Wang, Director of UCF’s Burnett Honors College, for visiting us on January 23rd! Transfer Workshop #3: Scholarships and Financial Aid Workshop
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 West Campus Building 4 room 120 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Shellie Thomas (Coordinator of Financial Aid) and Rebecca Morales (Valencia’s UCF Direct Connect Advisor) will facilitate a workshop to help students apply for “transfer scholarships.” This workshop will be held on West Campus. Dr. Dean Kohrs- Author of Hacking College www.hackingcollege.comor www.deankohrs.com Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 -
Wednesday , February 6
Dean Kohrs has a Ph.D. in American Culture Studies. He has taught at Community Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges and State Universities. He is now a national speaker and consultant addressing globlization, student and institutional success. Attend one of Dr. Kohrs presentations and find answers to some tough questions:
Can you pave the way to the future of your dreams? You can’t afford to miss what Dr. Kohrs has to teach you about your life! A reception and book signing will immediately follow the presentation. Florida Collegiate Honors Council (FCHC) Conference A large group of students and faculty will be attending the Florida Collegiate Honors Council conference in Tampa on February 22- 23. Student attendees are:
I am looking forward to getting to know all of these wonderful students. Look for pictures of our adventures in next month’s newsletter and Facebook.
Honors Program Scholarship Recipients Congratulations to the following students who were selected for the Honors Program Scholarship (Spring Session):
New scholarships will be available to Honors students beginning in Fall of 2008. More information will be provided in upcoming Brainstorm editions! 4-5 PM East, 8-137 Global Climate Change Osceola Campus will be hook-ed into a UCF webcast, part of a national kick-off event regarding global climate change. See the link for more info. http://www.focusthenation.org/2percentsolution.php Join 2 Valencia Honors students in a webcast called “The 2% Solution” Congratulations to Rachel Gibson and Janet Bryan for being chosen to sit on the student panel!
Wednesday, January 30 from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Feel free to join us and spread the invitation to others. |
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. Colleges & Universities who have confirmed their attendance to-date:
Representatives from each of the institutions will be available to answer your questions and concerns about the application process, scholarships, and deadlines. They will also have materials available for you to take home. Stop by and check it out! Angela King - Reformed Skinhead “Inside/Out: Life Inside and Out of the Racist Underground” February 20, 2008 Osceola Auditorium – 3:00- 5:00 What drives a person to hate? How does hate transition from an emotion into an act of violence? What does it take to break free? What can be done to prevent hate and violence within our schools and our greater community? UCF graduate student Angela King will speak about her experiences as a skinhead, her time in prison, and her road out of the racist movement. Angela uses her personal experiences to teach tolerance, monitor racist organizations, and develop action plans that assist in combating bigotry in schools and communities.
Dr. Michael J. Balick – Ethnobotanist Director of Economic Botany ant e the New York Botanical Garden
http://www.nybg.org/science/scientist_profile.php?id_scientist=1 February 26, 2008 East Campus-PAC 1:00 – 2:00 pm Dr. Balick will discuss the methodology of tropical plant exploration, as well as introduce some of the traditional healers that he and his colleagues have worked with in Central America and Micronesia. Traditional knowledge can be of great value in addressing contemporary issues in public health and conservation. For example, much potential exists for increased use of herbal remedies for health care, both in the region and internationally. However, in seeking to fulfill this potential, scientists find themselves in a race against time, with both tropical forests being destroyed and indigenous knowledge about the uses of the plants and their environment rapidly being lost. Come, learn, and enjoy……. A brief (8 minute) video, with excerpts from interviews with two Belizean traditional healers, will follow the lecture. Counselors’ Corner Submitted by Laura Thomas Frequently asked questions: Question: What is grade forgiveness/repeated courses? Response: You may not repeat a course for credit if you have earned an A, B, or C in the course or if you have had three attempts in the same course at Valencia. The only exceptions are those courses described in the catalog course description as a “multiple credit course.” For example: band, choir, selected topics, internships, etc. These courses may be repeated for credit; repeats of these courses will not count as attempts for the full cost of instruction fee or for withdrawal purposes. Grade forgiveness is applied automatically to your courses when the conditions for grade forgiveness are satisfied. Forgiven grades, and the courses in which you earned them, will always appear on your transcript. Question: How does grade forgiveness apply to Honors credit? Response: You may use an Honors section and a non-honors section of the same course inter-changeably for grade forgiveness. If the initial attempt was an Honors section and the repeated course section was not, grade forgiveness will be applied but no Honors credit will be awarded. However, if the initial attempt was not an Honors section, but the repeated course is an Honors section, grade forgiveness will be given and Honors credit awarded. Exploring UCF Undergraduate Research workshop Is graduate school in your future? Do you think you want be interested in research opportunities and grants? Come learn about how you can get involved in undergraduate student research at UCF. Thursday, 2/7/08
Honors Degree/Certificate Graduation Requirement REMINDER: To be eligible to graduate with an Honors Degree, you must complete 24 hours of honors course work within a maximum of 80 total credit hours with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5. To receive an Honors Certificate, you must complete 12 hours of honors course work within a maximum of 80 total credit hours with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25. If you are graduating in May, you need to complete an Honors graduation application, available in West Campus 3-136 or call 407-582-1729. Valencia’s 2nd Annual 5k Run, Walk & Roll will take place on February 3, 2008. Funds raised through this community event (sponsored by the Valencia Alumni Association) will helpopen doors for students through scholarships and other assistance. For more information visit: http://www.valenciacc.edu/alumni/event_5K.cfm or call Alumni Relations at 407-582-3124. Brazilian Film Festival Valencia will be hosting a Brazilian Film Festival from January 31 - February 6, 2008, moderated by renowned Brazilian film makers Elisa Tolomelli and Malu de Martino. Ms. Tolomelli and Martino will be presenting their films in a series of collegewide screenings in partnership with the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida. Our schedule for film screenings is as follows:
All screenings are free. Contact Richard Sansone at rsansone@valenciacc.edu for more information.
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