University Honors Program Blog
Intellectual Omnivores Unite
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!
I was like:
But then I realized it was a root beer keg and I was like:
Trivia is TONIGHT from 8-10pm in Post Hall. Bring a team of six, or come alone and make a team there!
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.
Come for lunch and discussion with Professor Ingrid Creppell, Deputy Director of the UHP and Professor of Political Science. We’ll provide the food, you bring the thought!
Seats are extremely limited, so sign up now for this lunch time chat on Friday, September 28 from 11:30am-12:30pm in the UHP Club Room at 714 21st Street.
The topic: Explaining Enmity Continue reading “Food for Thought w/ Prof. Ingrid Creppell”
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.
Interested in education? Want to help people learn? Think reading is a valuable skill for future generations to have? For UHPer’s interested in education or service, this internship puts undergrads in the classroom with at-risk third graders. Starting in October, A Wider Circle will work with public schools in Southeast D.C., helping students to reach proficiency in reading through tutoring.
Third grade is a critical year, marking the transition of a student from learning to read to reading to learn. Too often, students who test below proficiency level in reading at the end of third grade fall further and further behind in subsequent grades; this increases the likelihood for behavioral problems and school dropout. An internship in this new and ambitious program is a hands-on, meaningful, and challenging opportunity for those interested in helping underserved students to grow and succeed.
For more information, please contact Dr. Anne Thompson at intern@awidercircle.org.
Freshmen small group meetings start in just over a week. Have you locked down your time yet? Sign up for your time today!
Continue reading “When You Walk Into A Small Group Meeting”
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!”
But you can’t win if you don’t play. Joining us? Give us a heads up here.
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”
