University Honors Program Blog
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Unlike these birds, if you understand these words, you must be a savvy internet user familiar with the ways of “The Twitter”! 
The University Honors Program has a twitter handle too! Get your Honors Program updates in 140 characters or less – and occasionally as Haikus!
Don’t believe me? Just follow us and find out. We’re not your Grandma’s twitter!
@theUHP is a great way to stay connected with the Honors Program and get up-to-the-minute information from the UHP!
Liz is doing Aaron Sorkin-style advising every Wednesday night. Meet with her from 5-7 pm in the Townhouse on Foggy Bottom, walk, talk, and get your questions answered before the elevator doors close.
No appointment necessary, just show up with your questions in hand, and meet with fictional President of the United States Josiah Bartlett-I mean, Liz.
If you need an appointment during regular daytime hours, make sure to make an appointment.
Seniors: it may be time to hand in your special honors verification form!
If you’re not sure if you need to, here’s how to find out:
If you answered yes to all of the above questions, congrats! You need to submit a Special Honors Verification Form (PDF) to the UHP by 5pm on Friday, October 12th.
The form requires a signature from your school’s advisor (not Catherine or Liz), so it’s better to do this sooner rather than later.
If you need an Honors Contract and haven’t filled one out yet, the deadline is today, so hurry up!
How do you know if you need to complete an Honors Contract?
Continue reading “Contract Course Deadline Today!”
Two UHP students went to the DNC as delegates earlier this month. Alex Yudelson checked in with us to tell us about his amazing opportunity.
-The following is written by Alex Yudelson.-
In February I got a phone call informing me that I was chosen as a delegate for Barack Obama to the Democratic National Convention, representing the 29th Congressional District in Upstate NY.
Fast forward seven months and I found myself casting my ballot to nominate President Obama for another term as president of the United States. Continue reading “Alex Yudelson at the DNC”
Remember when the UHP Facebook page used to look like this?
Now our page looks like this:
And – despite the changes to Facebook – we’re continuing to share events and cool links, plus we’ve got piles of photos that go back more than 10 years (don’t worry, they’re organized.) Come check it all out and click the “Like” button to get all the important updates.
Not Gelman, we promise! One of the most amazing, inspiring, architecturally stunning, and well air-conditioned places in the District is the Library of Congress (LoC). Join SPA Thomas Josephson this Saturday as he heads to the LoC to get a library card! If you want one too, meet at the Foggy Bottom metro stop at 11 am to head on over. Fun fact, the Library of Congress records and preserves every single public Tweet!
The GW Hatchet weighed in on ways to make the Vern a more student friendly place. What do you think?
From the article:
If the University wants to encourage more students to take advantage of the Vern, it could emphasize the versatility of its dual-campus model and work to make it attractive, not just for prospective students and freshmen, but for upperclassmen as well.
That editorial goes on to list specific suggestions, like increased dining options and senior dean’s seminars. It also noted that the recent rebranding effort, which seems to emphasize the Foggy Bottom location, missed out on the opportunity to advance the many benefits of a dual campus model.
The UHP, of course, has offices in both Foggy Bottom and Mt. Vernon, as well as an official living community in West Hall where about 50% of our freshmen choose to live. We’re making good use of the dual-campus model, and we know there are already many benefits to living and taking classes at MVC. To name a few: students who live on the campus get priority registration for any class held on MVC; classes tend to be smaller thanks to there being few massive lecture halls; and the rooms in West (many of which allow you a private bedroom) are cheaper than the majority of all other upper-classmen residence halls.
What do you think? Is there more that GW (or even just the UHP) could do to help make the Vern a more student friendly place? Or do you reject the question out of hand, and say that the Vern already is student friendly?
If you’re taking a contract course, make sure to get your Honors Contract complete. It takes a little time, so you’d best get started now. It’s our version of the Unbreakable Vow, but not quite as mortally serious.
How do you know if you need to complete an Honors Contract?
Continue reading “Do I need an Honors Contract?”
Don’t forget, you can stop by for walk-in advising with Liz every Wednesday night from 5-7pm in the Townhouse at 714 21st Street!
That’s right, no appointment necessary. Just show up between 5-7pm at our Foggy Bottom answer, ask Liz your questions, and she’ll fulfill the role of being your own personal magic 8 ball.
If you need an appointment during regular daytime hours, make sure to make an appointment.
