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CI IS HIRING! Apply to Cab!

November 9, 2015Extracurricular Opportunity, General News

Colonial Inauguration is hiring! They are looking for fun, innovative, and passionate student leaders in the University Honors Program to help integrate new students and their families to the GW community! Interested? Attend an information session to find out more about Colonial Inauguration, the Colonial Cabinet and CI Staffer roles, and learn more about the application process. Please contact CI at CIHQ@gwu.edu if you have any questions!

12072772_10154215801223998_3282526807895714622_n — Want to play “spot the UHPers?” I’ll give you a hint: there are five!

Friday 11/13 2:00 — MSSC Room 209
Saturday 11/14 10:00 — Marvin Center 402-404
Sunday 11/15 3:00 — West Hall B108
Monday 11/16 8:00 — Thurston Piano Lounge
Wednesday 11/18 5:30 — SEH Basement Lobby
Friday 11/20 10:00 — Marvin Center 402-404

Join the UHP Program Board!

October 9, 2015Extracurricular Opportunity, Featured, General News

Program Board members are also required to rock this haircut. — Program Board members are also required to rock this haircut and carry a broom at all times. On Wednesdays they wear pink.

Do you love attending UHP events and want to get more involved? Do you think our social programming is stale and boring? Either way, consider joining the UHP Program Board!
We’re looking for motivated freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with fresh ideas to help plan and execute exciting new events (and some old favorites). The Program Board meets weekly, and is currently planning the annual pumpkin carving as well as a brand new winter event that’s going to be a banger.

This is a paid position. Interested applicants should contact Eydie Constantino at eydie@gwu.edu.

Travel to China over Spring Break!

September 29, 2015Courses, Extracurricular Opportunity, General News

If you’re in CCAS or ESIA and you’re interested in traveling to China over Spring Break, check out this course offering from former Honors faculty member Prof. Shepherd.
Spring Course Offering: CCAS Dean’s Scholars in Globalization
Anthropology 3705.10, Contemporary Chinese Culture & Society
This course examines the ongoing social, economic, and political transformation of China through an anthropological lens. More specifically, we will read, watch, think about, analyze, discuss and write about a selection of recent ethnographies, research essays, and films that take as their subject ‘China’. Our purpose is to understand how the revolutionary transformation of everyday life in China since the 1980s has affected the lived experiences of citizens. As part of this course, the class will travel as a group to Beijing over Spring Break, March 11^th-19^th. Travel costs will be subsidized by CCAS.
This course has no pre-requisites. However, enrollment is capped at fifteen and is limited to ESIA and CCAS students. In addition, an interview with the instructor is required. For more information, contact Prof. Robert Shepherd at rshepher@gwu.edu.

Glamour's 2016 Top 10 College Women Competition

August 26, 2015Extracurricular Opportunity, General News

Women of the UHP:
Glamour magazine is looking for the best and the brightest applicants for its annual Top 10 College Women competition. Glamour is looking for juniors and seniors who have a stellar academic track record, have exhibited strong leadership skills, excel in extracurricular activities or athletics, and give back to her community or campus in some way. The ten winners receive a $3000 cash prize and a trip to attend the Top Ten College Women event in New York City in the spring of 2016, and one grand prizewinner will receive a $20,000 cash prize as recognition of her accomplishments.
If this sounds like you (and we know it sounds like many of you), apply apply here by the September 15th deadline. You can also take a look at last year’s winners.

Economics Student-Faculty Panel

April 13, 2015Events, Extracurricular Opportunity, Student Voices

Dear Economics Enthusiasts,
On behalf of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, the Undergraduate Economics Association, the Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, and the Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Fraternity, we formally invite you to participate in the 2015, GW Economics Student-Faculty Panel.
About the event:

Please join the undergraduate body for a conversation between faculty and students on academic advice, current research climate, and professional development for current and prospective Economics undergraduate students. The panel will begin with a structured discussion, supplemented by student-submitted questions, and it will end with an open Q+A session.
Confirmed speakers to date include Joann Weiner, a Washington Post Columnist; Tara Sinclair, an Economist at Indeed.com; James Foster, a leading Development Economist; and Irene Foster, an Undergraduate Economics professor with an expansive background in Marketing.
The event will be held on Thursday, April 23 in Funger—Room 103, from 7:15-8:15pm. The attire is business casual.

We sincerely hope you can join us for the discussion; we have reached out to you because we recognize your student involvement in the Economics Department.
Please RSVP to the event here, indicating that you will be attending the event. There is also an option to submit a question for the department to answer. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any additional questions at gweconomicspanel@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you at the event; thank you so much for your continued dedication in promoting academic excellence and leadership on campus.
Sincerely,
Jack Keenan
Jack Keenan is a Junior in CCAS and is a member of the University Honors Program.

Spring 2015 Hike with Prof. Ralkowski

April 2, 2015Extracurricular Opportunity, Featured, General News2 Comments

Join Professor Mark Ralkowski and GW TRAiLS for a day-long hike in Shenandoah National Park!

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Saturday, April 18, 2015 – Leave from the UHP Townhouse at 7:45am, return at 6pm.

Old Rag Day Hike
Trip Leaders: GWTRAiLS

Cost: Free to UHP Students!!

Destination:

Located in Shenandoah National Park, Old Rag is one of the most popular hikes in the region. It is a circuit hike with some beautiful panoramic views and some cool rock scrambles. The total loop is 8 miles, so this would definitely be a trip that takes an entire day. We’ll provide lunch — sandwich assortments from the GW Deli!

PLEASE RSVP BY FRIDAY, APRIL 17. You MUST register to attend!

University of Vienna's International Summer Program

March 18, 2015Extracurricular Opportunity, General News

Do you study European Studies, Cultural Studies, History, International Relations, Interdisciplinary Studies, Law (International Law, European Law, Comparative Law, Arbitration), Political Science, Economics, or German? The University of Vienna is offering its Annual Summer Program to all GW students, and especially those with interests in any of the fields above.
This four week long program offers classes in European Studies in the morning (focusing on the emerging New Europe), in addition to extensive opportunities to study German in the afternoon. The campus is located on the shores of one of Austria’s most scene lakes, Lake Wolfgang, in the picturesque Salzkammergut region. Students will have ample opportunities to explore the surrounding region and experience Austrian culture.
Applications are being accepted for this program until April 30th. Partial scholarships will be awarded to those with outstanding academic standing and demonstration of financial need, the deadline for that application is March 21st.
For more information, visit the programs website: www.univie.ac.at/sommerhochschule or if you have any additional questions or requests, email the Program Coordinator Ms. Nina Gruber at sommerhochschule@univie.ac.at.

Check out Proof, directed by Honors student Amelia Speight!

March 18, 2015Extracurricular Opportunity

This weekend, UHP Sophomore Amelia Speight makes her directorial debut with Generic Theatre Company’s Production of Proof by David Auburn!! Covering the often-walked line of genius and insanity, this play is sure to be thought-provoking to any honors student.
The play focuses on a young woman named Catherine, who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, Robert. When he dies she has more than grief to deal with: there’s her estranged sister, Claire, and Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that Robert left behind. And a further problem: how much of her father’s madness or genius will Catherine inherit?
The show is this weekend in the Lisner Downstage. Come out and support GW’s student theatre community and a fellow honors student! Show times are: Thursday, March 19 at 8 PM, Friday, March 20 at 7 PM & 10 PM, and Saturday, March 21 at 7 PM & 10 PM. Tickets are $5, cash or credit and are available for presale Tuesday, March 17th and Wednesday, March 18th from 4-6 in the Marvin Center, across from the first floor elevators.
Can’t wait to see you there!

Summer Opportunity in Vienna!

February 10, 2015Extracurricular Opportunity

International • Intercultural • Interdisciplinary

univie: summer school

International and European Studies

European Studies

Austrian Arbitration Academy

& German Language Courses

Lake Wolfgang/Austria

July 18 – August 15, 2015

Enjoy four weeks of European Studies and cultural exchange
Choose from courses in law, politics, economics, history, cultural studies and German
Meet students from all over the world
Experience campus life on a lake shore, against a breathtaking mountain backdrop
Live and study with 80 students and 16 professors – from up to 35 nations
Take part in sports, excursions, and cultural events

Make this your intercultural experience!
http://shs.univie.ac.at/content/site/shs/winterschool/home/index.html

Call for UHP Student Programming Board

January 28, 2015Extracurricular Opportunity, General News, Job/Internship Opportunity

UHP Student Programming Board!!
This is a call for applications for the inaugural UHP Programming Board! These will be paid positions, involving approximately 20 hours for the remainder of the semester. The primary purpose of the programming board will be to help us find and plan fun, exciting, and rewarding experiences for all UHP Students. Ultimately the Board will be comprised of 6 students, one from each class, a student who resides on the Mount Vernon Campus, and a member at-large, each reaching out to their peers and surveying them for programming ideas. Board members will bring ideas to the UHP staff, be involved in the decision-making process, and participate in the planning and the execution of the events. This is a terrific leadership opportunity, and if you are looking for a way to become more involved in the UHP and to shape our community, this is for you!
How to apply?
Send an application packet that includes a letter of interest, a resume, and one reference to Eydie@gwu.edu. Please indicate your class year in your letter of interest. Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 13th! If you have questions please contact Eydie at Eydie@gwu.edu.