Today’s study ablog post is written by Roxanne Goldberg, a junior in the UHP studying abroad in Germany!
As I dangle my feet in the Spree River on a sunny Berlin day, I feel definitively at home. Since coming to Berlin with NYU, I have been supported, challenged, and encouraged in ways I never thought imaginable.
In addition to my classes, in which I meet with some of the most respected art professionals in Europe today to discuss art theory and the current state of the art world (and learn German of course), I have been interning with Thomas Eller Studios on the historical exhibition Die 8 der Wege, which brings contemporary Beijing art to Berlin. Next week the exhibition opens and I am responsible for accompanying artist and curator Colin Chinnery on appointments with nearly a dozen of the most influential curators and art institution directors in Berlin.
Not only have I had the great fortune of interning while abroad, but I have also been provided the opportunity to curate the student exhibition, which takes place at SAVVY Contemporary, a nontraditional art space that has been featured on Blouin Art Info and Artnet. The collaborative environment fostered by the NYU students and staff, along with constantly stimulating dialogue with the faculty and student artists has been infinitely inspiring and has bolstered my confidence to pursue my professional goals.
These experiences are entirely unique to NYU-Berlin, and have been without doubt the most positive parts of my university experience. The constant, yet critical and thoughtful encouragement from each individual I have encountered while participating in NYU-Berlin has motivated me to graduate a semester early with the intention of moving back to Berlin in the winter.
I could not be more thankful for this experience, and therefore urge students thinking of studying abroad to heavily research study abroad programs and not settle for GW-approved programs when they do not fit one’s desires and goals. In my experience, the struggle was worth the reward of an experience, which has profoundly impacted my courage to pursue my professional dreams and goals.
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The Eckles Prize for Freshman Research Excellence
Did you write a stand-out paper for Origins? How about Scientific Discovery, or even, gasp, a non-honors course? Apply for the Eckles Prize today!
This annual prize recognizes students who produce a research project in their freshman year that demonstrates significant and meaningful use of library services and collections at the George Washington University.
First year students are encouraged to submit a research project of any length or format, along with an essay summarizing how they used library resources to complete the project. Students should submit the one project that reflects their best work of the year. Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 submissions:
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1st Place: $500
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2nd Place: $300
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3rd Place: $200
The application deadline for the 2013-’14 academic year is Friday, May 16.
Applications must be submitted electronically to ecklesprize@gmail.com.
More information and links to winning papers can be found at http://library.gwu.edu/eckles/the-eckles-prize-for-freshman-research-excellence
UHP Research Showcase
You are invited to celebrate the research of your peers at the University Honors Program Research Showcase!
Enjoy brief, casual talks and ask questions this Friday, April 25th from 10am to 12pm in the Club Room of the Honors Townhouse. Let your fellow UHP’ers know how proud we are of their dedication and willingness to take a risk in order to contribute and disseminate original work as active scholars!
And if you have research you’d like to present, let Catherine know by Thursday, April 24th to be included in the program!
Honor Cords, Grad Reception, and the Senior Survey
If you’re graduating, have we got the survey for you! When you complete it, you can pick up your gold honor cord to wear at graduation. You can also pick up your 4 tickets for the graduation reception.
Here’s what you need to know:
First, complete the senior survey. You can do this online starting today — make sure to follow the link at the very end to submit your name on a separate form! We keep your responses and your name separate so that you can feel free to be honest, but we need to confirm that you’ve completed the survey. That last step is key!
Next, come pick up your golden cord and graduation reception tickets at the Foggy Bottom office staring Monday, May 5th at noon. You can continue to pick up your materials any time during regular business hours after that up until the Thursday before graduation. We’ll check to make sure you’ve already completed the Senior Survey.
Finally, attend the graduation reception. We’ll be in the City View Room at 1957 E Street from 5-7pm on Saturday, May 17th, 2014.
We look forward to seeing you at the Grad Reception party!
Study Hours in the UHP Foggy Bottom Townhouse
It’s a magical time of year. As soon as classes end, study hours open up in the UHP office in Foggy Bottom!
No fighting for space in Gelman or dealing with crazy roommates for you. You’ve got the UHP townhouse. And the UHP townhouse has candy. And fruit. And hot chocolate. And coffee. Oh my! That’s all the brain food you’ll need to power you through this finals season.
ALL Honors students are welcome to use the townhouse for studying and snacking.
Check out the extended hours below this picture:
Friday, 5/2 — 12-4pm; 8-10pm (Closed for Student-Faculty Dinner)
Saturday, 5/3 — 12-10pm
Sunday, 5/4 – 12-10 pm
Monday, 5/5 – 12pm-10pm (Just the Club Room from 3-4:30)
Tuesday, 5/6 – 9am-10pm (Basement only from 3-5)
Wednesday, 5/7– 9am-10pm (Just the Club Room from 3-4:30)
Thursday, 5/8 9am-10pm
Friday, 5/9 9am-10:00pm
Dates for the rest of finals are tentative, and will be based on demand!
Join Microfinancing at GW to learn about Kiva Zip, Microfinance, and Crowdfunding!
Interested in microfinance, crowdfunding, or entrepreneurship? Come join Microfinancing at GW (and some of your honors friends!) in a conversation with Robert Breen of Kiva Zip, a recently developed program launched by Kiva, that uses crowdfunding to make loans for entrepreneurial ventures in in the US and Kenya. We’ll be discussing microfinance in developed countries, financial empowerment, and how people and organizations can utilize crowd-funding platforms to raise funds for their ventures.
The event is on Wednesday, April 30th, from 6-7PM in Room 403 of the Marvin Center . Cookies, brownies, & coffee will be provided for all who attend!
Join the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/275046719323186/
Hope to see you there!
Food for Thought with Prof. Abrams This Friday
Join the Honors Program for a lunch discussion on
“Intuition and Creativity in Mathematics”
“With so many rules and “right answers” to questions, is there room for intuition and creativity in mathematics? Thankfully, the right answer to that question is a resounding “YES!” We know this because mathematicians (including the speaker) experience it as they engage in the practice of mathematics. In this talk, I will offer some food for thought on the issue of exactly where intuition and creativity fit in the practice of mathematics, and why this is a philosophically significant problem.”
Friday, April 25th at 1pm in Ames 101Q, Mt. Vernon Campus
Seats are Limited, Reserve Yours Now!
#HonorsProblems-Going Home for the Summer
Today’s #HonorsProblems post is written by Kayleigh Ryherd, a senior and SPA majoring in psychology!
Summer plans got you down? Dreading returning to a dinky hometown with fewer traffic lights than Dunkins’? I, Kayleigh Ryherd, SPA Extraordinaire, have the blog post for you! However, everyone has different goals for the summer, so I’ll try to cover a few of them.
GOAL 1: I want to make a lot of money. As a college student who can only hold full-time employment for the short summer months, you may feel discouraged when applying for jobs. Lucky for you, though, with the warming weather comes a multitude of seasonal jobs. Apply for something outside – through the local Parks Department (bonus: pretend you know Leslie Knope) or at a summer camp. Often, jobs like that do a lot of cross-training, so if someone from a different but related department calls in sick, you might be able to pick up their hours.
GOAL 2: I want to do something in my major.
Email a professor. Really. I’m serious. Just because you don’t see any job listings for openings in a lab doesn’t mean that there aren’t any, especially if you’re willing to work as a volunteer. The summer after my sophomore year, I picked a random professor whose research interested me off of the UIUC website and asked to work in her lab, and it worked! And you can do this by reaching out to any professor who’s research interests you, in any field. This can help you get preliminary experience for when you are aiming for goal 3…
GOAL 3: I want to make a lot of money AND do something in my major.
Apply for an NSF REU. These programs stick you with a mentor who does research that interests you while helping you out significantly financially, across all sorts of fields of study. My REU paid for travel, room and board, GRE prep materials, and three course credits in addition to a sizable stipend. This is all because they want to invest in the promising undergraduate students – and who better than UHPers?
In short, there are always way more summer opportunities than there seem to be; a lot of the time all it takes is just to ask for them.
H.A.G.S!
Delicious Student-Faculty Dinner [Get Tickets!]
Friday, May 2nd from 4:30-7:30pm
Chalin’s Restaurant
1912 Eye Street NW
All you care-to-eat chinese buffet! Noms!
Tickets cost $5, pick them up at any UHP office, starting Wednesday, April 16th.
Come and go as you please, no need to show up exactly at 4:30pm.
Students MUST purchase a ticket, but you’re encouraged to RSVP on Facebook, too.
Slate: World College Comedy Festival
If you like improv comedy, supporting your fellow UHPers and puppets, you don’t want to miss SLATE: the World College Comedy Festival. This Saturday at 8:30 PM, college improv groups from around the region will be performing along with some really impressive professional groups.
Slate features groups from Boston University, American, George Mason, UMD, Georgetown and, of course, GW. Professional groups include Men of Science (extra credit points for Prof. Kung, maybe?) and Washington Improv Theater groups Commonwealth and the Fuzzups, an entirely puppet-based improv set.
If all of this isn’t reason enough to attend, you can also support fellow UHPers, Eleanor Klibanoff from receSs and Kayleigh Ryherd and Evin Feldman from [insert here].
Slate: The World College Comedy Festival
Grand Ballroom, Marvin Center 3rd Floor
Saturday, 4/19 at 8:30pm, doors open at 8
$7
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