Have you considered applying for the Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars Program?
This year, Preston Whitt and Carly Nuttal (two UHP seniors, see this blog post) participated and highly recommend the experience. They honed their research skills and received a $500 stipend to investigate questions of pressing interest to themselves and to their fields, and the Elliott School will publish their final products as an academic journal. In addition, they presented their findings to local academic conference, satisfied their UHP Special Honors requirements, and made lasting professional and mentor relationships with their faculty advisors.
If you are thinking about applying, stop by the UHP Townhouse this Thursday (4/4/13) evening from 7:00-9:00 pm. Preston will be on hand to answer any questions about the program or look over your proposal to offer advice.
RSVP not required, but definitely appreciated!
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Coffee and Doughnuts for Privileged Students
On Wednesday, April 3rd privileged registration will open to Honors students. The wonderful house proctors of West Hall, Meagan and Val will be distributing coffee and breakfast for you sleepy-eyed students starting at 6:30 AM. The fact that they are getting up before 7 AM proves that they care. You can find them outside the elevators on the first floor of West Hall that morning.
Mexican Drug Cartels and Impotent Peruvian Presidents: ESIA Honors Seniors Present Their Research
On April 10, UHP Seniors Carly Nuttal and J. Preston Whitt will be presenting their research at the Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars conference. Carly’s paper (Transnational Organized Crime and the Threat to Democratic Governability: A Case Study of Los Zetas, the “Newest” Obstacle to Hemispheric Security) investigated the threat to the State from drug cartels like Los Zetas in Mexico, and Preston (Humala’s Peruvian Impotence: Forced Equilibrism in Latin American Political Economy) proposed a new research agenda on shrinking policymaker agency, using Peru as a case study!
The UHP has it on the highest authorities that there WILL be cookies available in addition to the life-affirming, intellectually-enriching, dangerously-stimulating presentations.
See the official invitation with an agenda and full list of presenters here. Even though Preston’s eyes are closed and Carly was sick, they aren’t bitter at all about such a terrible picture being used.
Food for Thought: Social Media and Police [Lunch]
Have you signed up yet?
Join us for this lunchtime event on Thursday, April 11th at 1pm in the UHP Clubroom in Foggy Bottom. Prof. Lori Brainard presents on police department use of social media, with the help of her research assistant, UHPer Andrew Beauregard.
Lunch is free, but seats are limited. So sign up now!
New UHP Course Offerings Available
Just in time for registration, we’d like to announce the addition of four new courses for next semester. Keep reading to find out more!
Beware of Walk Ins! (It's no April Fools joke)
That’s right, walk in advising starts TODAY! That’s right, no appointment needed (or possible, frankly.) So today and tomorrow from 9:30am – 7pm, and Wednesday from 9:30am – 5pm, walk on in, meet with an advisor, and get your holds removed for registration!
…starting Thursday though, it’s back to appointments.
Walk In Advising Starts Monday!
Got a question about registration next week? Starting on Monday, there’s no need for appointments! Just walk in during walk in hours (9:30am-4:30pm) and ask to meet with Catherine or Liz! Walk in hours are next Monday through Wednesday.
As an added bonus, there will be evening walk in hours on Monday and Tuesday from 5pm – 7pm. We know you’re busy, so benefit from these extended hours!
No appointments necessary or possible, just walk on in!
The Very Model of a Roman Woman Warrior [Recommended Event]
Come attend Professor Judith P. Hallett’s lecture, ” The Very Model of a Roman Woman Warrior,” on April 11th. There will be a reception at 6 p.m., with the lecture at 6:30 in Funger Hall 103. Professor Hallett (UMD) will be discussing contemporary Roman Republican and later Imperial images of Fulvia, the formidable second wife of Roman general and politician Mark Antony and the venomous enemy of Cicero.
Prof. Hallett is a dynamic lecturer who is well known in the US and England for her expertise in Roman literature and culture, especially Latin love elegy, and as a faculty member at the University of Maryland, she is our neighbor as well. Her lecture “The Very Model of a Roman Warrior” will focus on the formidable Fulvia, second wife of the Roman general and political leader Mark Antony– Prof. Hallett has provided a vivid image for the poster that pungently illustrates the provocative nature of her persona to a 19th-century artistic imagination!
Apply for 2013 Research Assistant Opportunity
The deadline to apply for next semester’s research assistant opportunities is coming up fast.
The deadline to apply is Friday, March 29th, 2013!
Why would you want to be a research assistant? You get an opportunity to do advanced scholarly work, partnering with a research faculty member here at GWU. Pick a topic that’s interesting to you (or go out on a limb and try exploring something completely new!) Some of these can even be complete for credit.
Check out the opportunities for fall 2013, and apply now!
Help A UHPer: Watch TV, Get Pizza
Help a UHPer with her senior thesis and you could win a Kindle Fire HD 16GB tablet!
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