Honors - Valencia Community College
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From the Director…Upcoming Honors Happenings & Deadlines:
First Annual Honors/PTK Transfer Fair
The first annual Honors/PTK Transfer Fair was a great success. Representatives from 22 colleges and universities, local and international were present on February 19th to help students research programs, scholarships, and admissions criteria. Thank you to all who attended. Spring Break in Peru: 29 Valencia Honors Students Explore, Hike, and Learn
Professors Ed Frame and George Brooks will also be traveling with the group as the Honors Faculty International Award winners for 2008. They will share their expertise and knowledge about the Incas and the rich history surrounding religions in Peru to the group. Pre-departure Meetings (one Instruction and one Information) are stated below and are mandatory for students traveling to Peru:
Valencia Honors Student is awarded scholarship to study abroad:Erika Trnka will go toJAPAN
Our very own Erika Trnka is the first Valencia student to ever be awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad for a semester. Erika won this award for her essay entitled, “Why I want to study in Japan” stating her many interests in Asian studies and the Japanese language. She was mentored and supported by our Study Abroad and Global Exchange Program Director, Thera Woodard and the Director of Financial Aid, Brad Honious. The $5,000 scholarship award will help to cover the costs of her 3 month stay in Tokyo, Japan and the 14 credits she will earn as a student at KCP International School. All 14 credits are guaranteed to transfer to Valencia. Erika is still in shock and overwhelmed to receive this honor. She is excited to stay in a dormitory with other international students and looks forward to extending her stay to travel with her friend, Yanitza Santiago, to Kyoto to visit the most famous Geisha district and to Mount Fuji. Please extend your congratulations to Erika on this wonderful achievement and let her know her Valencia family is behind her all the way.
Valencia Faculty and Staff perform at the Bach Festival Society Experience what The New York Times has singled out to one of the premier Bach festivals in the country on March 2, 2008. See Dr. Bill Oelfke (Interim Dean of Science on West) as Judas and Pontius Pilot, John Ness from our Winter Park campus, and Gail Fair from West Campus perform at this event. http://www.bachfestivalflorida.org/media/pdfs/2008BachFestival.pdf Florida Collegiate Honors Council (FCHC) Conference
Twenty-five Honors students accompanied Ms. Harrison, Professor Ed Frame, and Professor Debra Hollister to Tampa on February 22 and 23rd for the Florida Collegiate Honors Council Conference. See the Valencia Facebook for additional pictures from the Conference.
Authentic Engagement & Creativity Workshop West Campus Tuesday, March 4 1 to 4 p.m. Bldg. 6 room 202 We now have an opportunity to model and teach authenticity in relationship and community. Can we re-establish our once-revered search for the truth? Taking care of each other and taking care of this planet could become equals with taking care of ourselves. It is up to us to create? Authentically and Collectively? Solutions to our global social, economic, environmental, political and religious crises before it is too late. This session is about YOU. It is about finding your passion in life and encouraging others to follow their own authentic path.This is a hands-on experience designed to transform individual and group efforts from good to GREAT. Whatever creative situation you're in? classroom, family, study team, peer group, department, committee, or task-force? All can benefit from authentic engagement and creativity. This session is for students, faculty and staff…. Anyone with a dream, anyone on a mission, and anyone with a hunch that there is a better way.Questions: Contact Jim belcher at jbelcher@valenciacc.edu
UCF Transfer Scholarship for Florida Public Community College AA Graduates & UCF Articulated Honors-to-Honors ScholarshipThere are several different scholarship options for students who have been accepted at UCF for Fall 2008. One is the 2008 UCF Transfer Scholarship for Florida Public Community College AA Graduates. Here are the criteria and links to apply for this scholarship:Candidates MUST:Earn an AA degree from a Florida Public community college by August 25, 2008
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Scholarship application form must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2008 SUBMIT NOMINATION FORM TO: University of Central Florida Office of Undergraduate Admissions PO Box 160111 Orlando, FL 32816-0111 ATTN: Serge W. Desir, Jr., Senior Assistant Director Phone: (407) 823-5624 E-mail: scholarships@mail.ucf.edu
HIP-HOP CULTURE DISCUSSION by Parris Baker
West Campus March 25th 3-5pm, 3-111 Hip-hop culture is one of the most influential and pervasive influences in the world today. Join us as Parris Baker, a Valencia Honors Program student, discusses Hip-hop in terms of what it was, what it is, and what it can be. This will be an interactive lecture that will stimulate a provocative discussion on Hip-hop culture. This event will be held on March 25 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. The room is to be announced via atlas email.
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Transfer Workshop #4: Preparing to Transfer in a Year Tuesday, March 18, 2008 East Campus Building 3 Room 113 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Here’s an opportunity for all Honors students to get the ball rolling and start the complicated process of transferring as a community college graduate into your institution of choice. Participants in this workshop will receive a free copy of the Honors by Valencia Transfer Packet, which outlines transfer and scholarship timelines, research tools to be used for University websites, ways to create a college resume, tips on writing the application essay, and much more. Interested students should r.s.v.p. to B at bclyburn@valenciacc.edu by March 17th to ensure availability. Join Valencia Honors Program FACEBOOK!Go to "groups" in Facebook and search for “Valencia Honors Program"...Join our group and get the latest updates and inside scoop on Facebook! See the latest pictures of Honors students. Send Ms. Harrison messages/questions in her inbox….We currently have 125 friends in our group.
Check your Atlas E-Mail! All Honors correspondence will be sent to your Atlas account!
Join your Honors Friendsfor a book circle online Pick up your FREE COPY of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee in the Honors Office West Campus Building 3-136 If you are interested in joining our group, please provide us with your name, VID, and your Atlas e-mail address. I will lead the circle via e-mail. All participants will also be invited to the following events: Book Talk with PIZZA:
Judge Emerson R. Thompson Speaker & Presentation Invitation: Thursday, March 13 West Campus Library, 1st Floor 1 pm – 2 pm Judge Emerson R. Thompson, Jr. will be speaking at the West Campus Library on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 1 pm - 2pm, on selected topics from To Kill a Mockingbird. Judge Thompson, Orlando's first Black judge, has had a distinguished 31-year career in law, including Chief Judge, 5th District Court of Appeal & 9th Judicial Circuit; Judge, Orange County Court and Circuit Court, 9th Judicial Circuit; and Assistant State Attorney, 9th Judicial Circuit. Two Writing Contests: #1. 1000 word essay due April 7th ($100 prize) Rules at: http://www.valenciacc.edu/library/west/getintoreading/tkam.asp
Movie, Popcorn, Candy, & Soda! Two Showings of the film ‘To Kill a Mockingbird” on Tuesday, April 15 in HSB 105: 1:00 - 3:00 pm or 6:00 – 8:00 pm
National Nutrition MonthHealth FairMarch 27, 2008 from 10:00-2:00 p.m. West Campus Breezeway between buildings 2 and 4 The theme for National Nutrition Month is “Nutrition: It’s a Matter of FACT” Students are invited to participate in any or all of the following ways:
Topics for the essay are:
Rules for the essay
Honors Resource Centers
There are two Honors Resource Centers for Honors students’ use: West Campus – Library, 6-201B Please see the Honors Program office in 3-136 for security entrance code. East Campus – Bldg 4- room 117 Please call ext. 1980 for security entrance code. Both centers have computers, printers, and study area. Please feel free to utilize these facilities at your convenience. Reminder: The primary function of the Honors Resource Centers is a study lab for individual and collaborative learning outside the classroom. With that in mind, please observe these ‘Rules of the Road’ for the HRCs:
Remember, the use of the Honors Resource Center is a privilege, not a right! Changes for Printing Procedures in the Honors Resource Centers Unfortunately, due to students’ mistreatment and abuse of printing privileges in the HRC’s on East and West, a new printing policy will be instated immediately. Students will only be able to print from the one desktop computer in each of the HRC’s. This means everyone should come prepared to wait patiently as they wait to take their turn to print. All documents printed on Honors computers must be college related and should be limited to less than 10 pages. Documents can be either e-mailed to yourself or you can use a flash drive to save your materials to print. The wireless printing capability will be removed from all of the laptops as soon as the desktops have been connected.
UCF 2008 ARTICULATED HONORS-TO-HONORS SCHOLARSHIPELIGIBLE CANDIDATES MUST:
AWARD: $3,000 ($750 each fall and spring semester for four undergraduate semesters) toward tuition and fees – minimum 12 UCF semester hours earned each fall and spring required for payment. The award must begin in fall 2008. This award cannot be deferred to a later semester or used for a summer semester. Continue enrollment in the Burnett Honors College. Maintain a 3.2 UCF GPA and a 3.0 GPA in Honors coursework. Before being considered for this scholarship, you must show proof that you have been accepted into the Fall 2008 term and meet all of the above criteria. Please contact the Honors Office at bclyburn@valenciacc.edu or 407-582-1729 no later than April 1st to put your name on the list of candidates.
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