Freshmen in their second semester can apply to join the Honors Program. The deadline is February 14th, 2014.
Students accepted will start in the UHP the beginning of their sophomore year, and are required to take a special class during the fall 2014 semester.
If you’re not in the UHP and you want to be, please apply! If you’re already in the UHP — we know you’ve got friends that would be perfect for the UHP, so encourage them to apply!
More details below; find the application here.
When/where/how to apply?
Applications are available online. Complete it and return it to the UHP Office at 714 21st Street NW by 5pm on February 14th, 2014.
What are the requirements to apply?
The specific application materials are described in the application. Second-semester freshmen with strong GPAs should apply — the UHP requires its students to maintain GPAs high enough so that it’s mathematically possible to graduate with a 3.4. Please note that student schedules must allow for the student to take HONR 2016 Enlightenment East & West in fall 2014.
When are decisions announced?
We’ll notify applicants this semester, before registration.
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Last Chance for $500 [SURE Award]
Did you know that Honors students have the exclusive opportunity to win up to $500 for their research? It’s true! Apply to the UHP/Sigelman Undergraduate Research Enhancement Award (SURE) and we might just cut you a check.
We know “Undergraduate Research Enhancement” doesn’t sound that exciting (well, to most people at least, but you areUHPers), but what you can actually do with that money is amazing. Some of last year’s winners used the funds to create anearly warning device to detect seizures, fund focus groups to learn how television affects political beliefs, and to question the foundations of Hollywood.
The possibilities are endless, but the deadline to apply for funds in the 2014 is Friday, September 27th, 2013.
Apply Now
Who: All UHP Students
What: Research of any kind, in any subject. For a course or for fun, it’s up to you!
When: Spring, Summer, and/or Fall of 2014
How Much: Up to $500 in research funds per individual winner.
Why: Settle unanswered questions from class; test your interest in a field; set yourself apart in job and grad applications; get the money you need to do the research you want!
What: Research of any kind, in any subject. For a course or for fun, it’s up to you!
When: Spring, Summer, and/or Fall of 2014
How Much: Up to $500 in research funds per individual winner.
Why: Settle unanswered questions from class; test your interest in a field; set yourself apart in job and grad applications; get the money you need to do the research you want!
Students can apply for grants in support of their research up to the amount of $500 for such needs as (but not limited to) equipment or supplies, travel costs to libraries or conferences, or image rights. Funds are available to support research activities conducted during the spring, summer, and/or fall semesters of 2012, and applications are due September, 27, 2014.
To Apply: Complete this online form.
**PLEASE NOTE** You must have a faculty member submit a statement of support. Send them the link included in the confirmation page of the online form.
Got more questions? Leave a comment or contact Catherine Chandler at cbrady@gwu.edu for more information
Hike with the Honors Program!
Already getting sick of the city life? Eager to discover one of DC’s hidden gems? Love the smell of the Potomac in the morning? Hike with the Honors Program!
On Saturday, September 21st, the Honors Program is hosting a free hike with your classmates, professors and certified TRAiLS guides. We’re going to Theodore Roosevelt Island, an island in the Potomac River!
We’ll leave the Foggy Bottom townhouse at 10 am, and the hike should last a few hours, returning to campus in the early afternoon. Whether you are a professional hiker or have never left the confines of the city, come out, enjoy the fall sunshine and get to know UHPers outside the classroom. We’ll provide lunch and guides, you provide insightful questions and witty banter.
Sign up here!
UHP Peer Advising Is Awesome [GW Hatchet]
If you’re a UHPer, you probably already know that UHP students have a great resource: the Student Peer Advisors (SPA). Thanks to an article in today’s Hatchet, everybody else knows too! Sunik Kim extols the virtues of a close-knit community and peer advising — just like what we have in the UHP with SPA.
Pretty awesome. SPAwesome.
From the Hatchet article:
Peer advising would not only help students from an academic standpoint, but new students could also benefit socially from older students who know more about campus life. As mentors to underclassmen, the older students in the honors program advising system hold get-togethers two to three times each month, where students can socialize.
Read the whole article here.
(Freshmen) Apply to the UHP!
The UHP is now accepting applications from freshmen to join the UHP! The deadline to apply is this Friday, February 8, 2013, at 5pm.
If you’ll be a second-semester freshman next semester (and you’re not already in the UHP) you can apply to join the UHP! Download the (.doc) application directly from this link.
Current UHPers: do you have friends that have what it takes? Share this post with them and encourage them to apply!
(Freshmen) Apply to the UHP!
The UHP is now accepting applications from freshmen to join the UHP!
If you’ll be a second-semester freshman next semester (and you’re not already in the UHP) you can apply to join the UHP! Download the (.doc) application directly from this link.
Current UHPers: do you have friends that have what it takes? Share this post with them and encourage them to apply!
(Freshmen) Apply to the UHP!
The UHP is now accepting applications from freshmen to join the UHP!
If you’ll be a second-semester freshman next semester (and you’re not already in the UHP) you can apply to join the UHP! Download the (.doc) application directly from this link.
Current UHPers: do you have friends that have what it takes? Share this post with them and encourage them to apply!
Pizza, Candy, and CHAIR MASSAGE?! [SPA Event]
Hey UHPers!
Mark your calendars for this Monday, December 3rd from 7-9pm in the UHP Townhouse on Foggy Bottom because the UHP SPA is hosting an end-of-the-semester event that will feature pizza (free food!), candy (sugar to power through those research papers!), and – wait for it – CHAIR MASSAGES! This event is open to all UHP students and we cannot wait to see you there. Swing by early to make sure you can grab some pizza, hang out with your favorite SPA, and sign up for a free chair massage.
And for our SPA: Remember that you’re required to sign up for ONE SHIFT during the event. Here’s the googledoc just in case you forgot: https://docs.google.com/a/email.gwu.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhTQp-cMmY6IdFYxMzdYMGd2RWlKblVuSmk0QU1Jbmc
See you all on Monday!
Prof. Miller and Rio Hart Present UHP Course at Conference
Most students spend their time taking classes, having fun and participating in extracurriculars. It takes a certain type of young adult to spend their free time researching algae as a source of biofuel. But that’s just what junior Rio Hart did during his freshman year–and beyond.
When the University Honors Program freshmen entered Professor Houston Miller’s science classroom on the first day, they were in for a surprise. Rather than the usual introduction or high school review, students were thrown into a business scenario. They pitched their idea to an investor (in this case, Professor Miller) and then began troubleshooting their plans. Continue reading “Prof. Miller and Rio Hart Present UHP Course at Conference”
Study in the UHP
Now through the rest of the semester, stop by the UHP townhouse in Foggy Bottom to find a place to study! Come alone or bring your charming and hilarious study group and we’ll open up the doors to the Club Room for studying for the following days and times.
- Mondays 1pm-3pm
- Tuesdays 4pm-6pm*
- Wednesdays 1pm-3pm
- Thursdays 10am-1pm
- Fridays – 10am-3pm
Remember, bring your own mugs and enjoy our hot chocolate and coffee!
*Except Tuesday, October 30th.
Please note: times are subject to change but we’ll keep them posted on the Club Room door!
