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?
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Alex Yudelson at the DNC
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”
A New School Year, A New Facebook…
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.
Shh! We're in the Library [SPA Event]
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 Vern: Student Friendly Space
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?
Do I need an Honors Contract?
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?
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Wednesday Night Walk-ins!
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.
SPA in Action at the HAW
Happy second week of classes from your Student Peer Advisors (SPA)! We hope that your classes are fascinating, your stomachs are full of free food, and most importantly – that you’ve taken our advice and dropped that Calc II class you don’t actually need.
We thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to meet the UHP freshman and our fall Origins classes at last Monday’s HAW. When prompted with free food, we provide a plethora of GW wisdom including information and personal experience on study abroad, undergraduate research, community service, and more! Jokes, we’ll actually share all of these things without food, but it certainly doesn’t hurt.
Should you need any help or guidance throughout your first few weeks of class, please do not hesitate to reach out to us! Contact the SPA paired with your Origins class, come to our SPA Office Hours in the UHP Townhouse on Wednesdays from 5-7pm, or email the SPA account at uhpspa@gwu.edu and have our leadership team find a Student Peer Advisor with the knowledge you need! We look forward to seeing you and the rest of our UHP brethren soon.
Oh, and in case you forgot: bowties are cool!
A Brand New Way To Follow Us!
A new year, a new way to connect with the UHP!
Ever striving to keep up with new forms of social media, the Honors Program has added a new way to get important information about events and deadlines via the internet. Add us to your circles now to make sure you stay up to date on everything Honors. And remember, there’s no time like the present! So if you’re looking for a new way to connect with the UHP, head on over and check us out on Google+. You should also subscribe to other social media outlets – like our RSS feed, Twitter and Facebook. They’re all really good ways to get top-notch info from the UHP.
Appointments: Now in Two Delicious Flavors!
This year we’re skipping the traditional walk-in hours for the first two weeks of the semester, and instead using a new option for appointments!
Starting right this very moment, you have the option of booking a 15 minute OR a 30 minute appointment with either Liz or Catherine!
Please note that 15 minutes is the default booking time, so if you want a 30 minute appointment, you have to select it! (You’ll see the dropdown menu for it after you select your start time.)
If you’re still looking for drop-ins, come to express advising hours, every Wednesday from 5-7pm in Foggy Bottom to see Liz and some SPA!
Head over and make your appointment now!
Remember, always take note of where you made your appointment! You don’t want to show up at the Mt. Vernon Campus if Liz or Catherine is waiting for you in Foggy Bottom!
