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Tag: AY1213
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.
Come to the Party, Today!
Don’t forget! Join us for our suite warming and welcome reception in our sweet new suite in Ames 101 on the Mt. Vernon Campus!
Today, September 12th from 4pm to 6pm in Ames Hall, in and around Suite 101.
You can stop by for just a few minutes, or stay for the whole thing! We’re looking forward to seeing you all there.
Submit your work to the Autumn Art Competition!
We’ve seen your academic prowess, now show us your creative side!
Seriously, we need your help.
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!
Taking a Contract Course? [Deadline]
You’ve got the rest of the week to complete an Honors Contract and hand it in to the Honors Program if you’ll be taking a Contract Course this semester.
That means YOU if you plan to:
- Do a course conversion,
- Internship for Honors credit,
- Undergraduate Research,
- Research Assistantship,
- Senior Thesis
Get the RTF-EZ here and the Contract Form here. Don’t forget your proposal!
You’ve got until COB Friday, September 14, 2012.
Confused? Make an appointment.
Sign Up: Freshmen Small Groups
It’s time for Freshmen small group meetings! Freshmen will meet with Catherine and Liz to go over the pressing matters of these hectic times.
The topics:
- Goals Statement;
- StrengthsFinder: StrengthsFinder is an online assessment that identifies some of your strongest talent themes;
- Four Year Plan: Finally, we’ll discuss the process for completing your four-year plan.
Your mission…. accept it:
- Complete your one-page goals statement and bring a hard copy to September small group (that’s the short, one page, reflective statement on your personal goals for college.)
- You will receive individual access codes this week to complete the StrengthsFinder online assessment. Check your email and as soon as you get your code, complete the assessment by Sunday, September 23
- Bring a hard copy of your “Signature Themes Report” to our meeting.
You can register online for the most convenient time.
Small Groups will meet the week of September 24th. There are just enough sections to cover everyone, so make sure to sign up right now if you have a tricky schedule. Specific days and times are available at the online registration page. Sign up now!
All small group meetings this round are being held in Ames 101Q (the conference room in the UHP Suite at the MVC)
Trivia Night with the UHP
The UHP is hosting a “Wacky Wednesday” Trivia Night!
As an Honors student, we already know you smart good. Now it’s your chance to show it off in fashion by competing on teams with friends at the “Wacky Wednesday” Trivia Night on Wednesday, September 19th from 8pm-1opm in Post Hall on the MVC.
We’ll bring the popcorn and the keg*, you just show up ready to compete! We’re planning for teams of 6 (but might make it 8 if we need to accomodate even more people. So put your teams together before you get there, or come and get teamed up that night.)
The event is open to all, so please bring your non-Honors friends (if you think they can keep up, of course.)
Help us know who to expect by RSVPing on Facebook.
*Root beer keg. What did you think?
Marriage: A Matter of Right or Virtue? [Recommended Event]
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?
