Honors Daily Opportunities List
Thursday, April 08, 2004
The Honors Daily Opportunities List is an official UF e-publication sent to
all students who entered UF as an honors student. Opportunities listed range
from those for freshmen to seniors. To have your event listed, submit the
info on the form at http://www.honors.ufl.edu/honorsdaily.html
Table of Contents:
SHO EVENTS
1. EVENT (TODAY): Open Mic Night 4/8/04:
2. EVENT: Visit Retired Horse Farm:
EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
3. HONORS INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITY-- Due Monday, April 12, by 4:30pm
4. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY: Pre-Health Profession Workshops:
5. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY: College of Medicine's On-line Classes:
6. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY: New Hungarian Class Offered at UF:
7. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY: New Physics Class Available:
8. OPPORTUNITY: Portz Scholar Essay Contest:
9. OPPORTUNITY: April 2 - 9 Apply for Student Affairs
Designer/Webmaster Position
10. OPPORTUNITY: Student Government Mentors:
11. OPPORTUNITY: Student Government Cabinet Director Applications
12. SERVICE EVENT: Locks of Love
13. SERVICE EVENT: Ice Cream Social to Benefit Relay For Life
14. SERVICE EVENT: Earth Day Creek Clean-up
15. EVENT: Women's Rant, Thursday, April 8th
16. EVENT: Steel Drum Concert:
17. EVENT: April 12-16: Apple For You
18. EVENT: Guitar Club Meeting:
19. EVENT (TODAY): Exploring Identities: South Asians in America
20. EVENT: Night of Nations:
21. EVENT: Pride Awareness Month Events:
22. EVENT: Islam on Campus Presents: 7th Annual Year End Celebration
23. EVENT: "Starry Night" Screening:
24. EVENT: "Jesus Spiders of Central Park" Performance:
HONORS OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
25. MESSAGE FOR NATIONAL MERIT, NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND NATIONAL
HISPANIC SCHOLARS RE THIS SUMMER.
26. DROP/ WITHDRAW DEADLINE:
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SHO EVENTS
1. EVENT (TODAY): Open Mic Night 4/8/04:
Are you an aspiring singer/musician/comedian eager to showcase your
talent? Or just someone who loves the spotlight and the thrill of being on
stage? Want to jam to music from new and exciting bands, listen to fresh,
original poetry, and laugh at never-before-told jokes? Then you're in luck!
Back by popular demand, SHO is hosting a final OPEN MIC NITE on Thursday,
April 8, 9 -12 PM in Hume Commons. There will be tons of FREE pizza as usual
so come out and let us a show you a good time!
2. EVENT: Visit Retired Horse Farm:
Saturday April 10: SHO is once again pleased to announce a visit to the Home
for Retired Horses on Saturday, 4/10. We will be meeting in Hume Commons
and carpooling to Mill Creek Farm. You don't need to have experience with
horses, but you do need to be comfortable around them. If you love animals,
this is the experience for you! Space is limited! Please email
[log in to unmask] to sign up.
EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
3. HONORS INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITY-- Due Monday, April 12, by 4:30pm
The Honors Program is looking for students who want to get more involved
with the Honors Program and help represent it at an upcoming conference.
Interested students should be knowledgeable about at least one or several
aspects of the UF Honors Program and want to help the program by bringing in
new ideas and talents. Past experience in the Student Honors Organization or
Honors Ambassadors is not required, and any student interested in becoming
more involved with the Honors Program should apply. Accepted students will
attend the conference from November 10 to 14, 2004 and must be able to give
a brief 20 minute presentation to a small group of people at the conference
about an important aspect of the UF Honors Program of their choosing. Topics
can include anything ranging from Hume, to honors advising, SHO, honors
courses, etc. This is also a good opportunity to help improve UF and gain
valuable public-speaking skills. Interested students should fill out a brief
application at http://www.honors.ufl.edu/oppform2004.html and submit it
on-line by Monday, April 12, by 4:30pm. Again, a long list of campus
activities is not necessary, but dedication to bettering the UF Honors
Program and genuine interest are. If you have any questions, e-mail
[log in to unmask]
4. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY: Pre-Health Profession Workshops:
Dental School Interview Workshop APRIL 22, 2004 2:30-5:00 P.M.: For
Applicants to the 2005 entering class. The Interview Workshops are held in
the Fall of each academic year. This workshop has already been held for Fall
2003. Videotapes of past workshops are available for viewing in 204 Academic
Advising Center. Please reserve a seat for this workshop by sending an
email to [log in to unmask] and indicate the following
1) Name
2) UF ID #
3) Name of Workshop
4) Year in school (3rd or 4th or 5th year)
5) Local phone number
6) Preferred email address
Health Professions Application Workshops: For Applicants to the 2005
entering class. If you are planning to apply to medical school, dental
school, podiatry school, or veterinary school for the 2005 entering class,
come to one of the following application workshops and find out about the
following: Timing of application, Centralized and On-line application
services Secondary (formal) applications Letters of recommendation/OHLPA
Letter Service Personal statements. Please visit the OHLPA Library on the
second floor of the Academic Advising Center, or email Prehealth
Reservations [log in to unmask] to sign up for the workshops. Please
include your name, UF ID #, year in school, area of pre-health, name of the
workshop, date & time of the workshop, and your local phone number in the
email. Space is limited, only attend an application workshop if you are
planning to apply this summer/fall for the 2005 entering class. If you are
not applying for the 2005 class and have questions about your preparation
for a health profession program, you may read the Health Professions
Handbook . If you still have questions, make an appointment with a
Pre-Health Professions Advisor by calling 392-1521, and pressing 204.
5. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY: College of Medicine's On-line Classes:
Go home this summer; stay at home everyday! Don't like going to campus, but
love school? Ever try an ONLINE class? OnlineUF offers five 100% Online
classes through the College of Medicine for ALL undergraduate students!
Busy schedule, have to work? Don't worry about it - our classes are
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! With online office hours, there is
no need to leave home if you have a question. Ever go to class in your PJs
- take the next step - don't GO anywhere! Most colleges accept our courses
for summer requirements - check with yours and spend the summer at the
beach! www.onlineUF.org.
6. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY: New Hungarian Class Offered at UF:
New Course! HUNGARIAN 1. HNG 1130 (SECTION 3758),Period 9, MTWRF, Matherly
105, 5 credits. Would you like to be at the center of the new politics and
economies of Europe? Or do you want to know what your grandmother is saying?
This is your chance! Hungarian language taught for the first time at UF!
7. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY: New Physics Class Available:
"Development of Modern Ideas in Physics: The How and Why of Science". The
initial course number is PHY3905 (a permanent course number is being applied
for); the course will be 3 units and meets MWF 10th period in room 1002
(capacity 102) in the new physics building. A Microsoft Word attachment of
the syllabus may also be found on the web at:
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/courses/phy3905/.
8. OPPORTUNITY: Portz Scholar Essay Contest:
Submit a paper on a topic of your choice for the Portz Scholars
competition-winner will go to the National Collegiate Honors Council
conference in New Orleans in the fall and will be featured at a plenary
session. In addition, each Portz Scholar receives a $250.00 stipend. The
NCHC Portz Fund Committee will pay the Scholar's conference registration
fees, and the Honors Program will defray travel expenses of a winner.
Papers are due in the Honors Office, 140 Tigert Hall, by 5 pm. on May 1st.
Please include a cover sheet with your name, e-mail address, phone number
and student ID number.
9. OPPORTUNITY: April 2 - 9 Apply for Student Affairs
Designer/Webmaster Position
Design, maintain, and update the Division of Student Affairs website.
Design and produce in-house publications. Intermediate to advanced computer
skills are required. Work Study or OPS. $9 per hour. More information and
application available at http://www.ufsa.ufl.edu/OVP/designersearch.htm.
10. OPPORTUNITY: Student Government Mentors:
2004 Student Government Mentor Applications: Want to be involved with the
incoming freshmen this fall? The Student Government Mentor/Mentee Cabinet is
now taking applications for next fall's mentoring program. For more
information about the program, visit
http://www.sg.ufl.edu/branches/executive/cabinets/cab_info.aspx?cab=mentor.
For an application, visit:
http://www.sg.ufl.edu/downloads/applications/2003_Mentor_Application.pdf.
Applications are Due APRIL 23rd by email to [log in to unmask] or to the SG
office on the third floor of the Reitz Union (but prefer email). Good luck
and Go Gators!
11. OPPORTUNITY: Student Government Cabinet Director Applications
We are looking for motivated, experienced, and talented individuals with a
strong desire to improve student life and accomplish great things at UF. The
application along with descriptions of all 38 positions is available on the
SG website under downloads
http://www.sg.ufl.edu/downloads/applications/Cabinet%20Dir%20Application.pdf
. All are encouraged to apply for this exciting position. Student
Government Cabinet Applications are due April 9, 2004 at 4pm.
12. SERVICE EVENT: Locks of Love
This is your chance to donate 6 to 10 inches of hair to make a wig for a
child with cancer! Friends for Life of America is sponsoring 'Locks of
Love' on Wednesday, April 14th in the Reitz Union Colonnade from 11-3pm.
Professional stylists will be cutting hair and there will be free food for
everyone. Can't donate hair? Then bring a hat or teddy bear to be sent to
children in hospitals around the world! Hats and bears will be collected
April 14th-16th in Reitz colonnade and Turlington from 11-3pm.
13. SERVICE EVENT: Ice Cream Social to Benefit Relay For Life
ATTENTION ICE CREAM LOVERS!!!! (and even you not-so-much-lovers of ice
cream) The St. Augustine Student Center Relay for Life team needs your
help!! How can I help, you ask?
Well, it's really quite simple. All you have to do is come to Ben and
Jerry's (on University Ave. between the Swamp and Java Lounge)between 7 and
8pm on Tuesday April 13th. Buy some ice cream, and Relay for Life receives
25% of all the money made during that hour. All the money will go to
benefit cancer research and support for cancer patients and their families
through The American Cancer Society. Bring your friends, your family, your
worst enemy, and if you meet some random people on the way - bring them too!
We need as many people as we can get. =) See you on Tuesday!
14. SERVICE EVENT: Earth Day Creek Clean-up
EARTH DAY CREEK CLEAN-UP -- On Saturday, April 10, the UF Wetlands Club will
be cleaning up an on-campus/off-campus creek in collaboration with the UF
Physical Plant and Alachua County Adopt-A-River. Tumblin creek is inundated
with bottles, cans, bags and shopping carts. Come on out and get your feet
wet from 9am-noon. All students welcome. Meet by the Villager Inn on 13th
street. Visit http://grove.ufl.edu/~wetlands/tumblin.htm for more details.
15. EVENT: Women's Rant, Thursday, April 8th
Poetry and music night at the Civic Media Center! From 8-9 it will be women
only, but after 9, it's open to everyone! The cost is $4-$10, based on
ability to pay. The event is being held to raise money for the Campus
National Organization for Women to go to the March for Women's Lives in DC.
LOTS AND LOTS OF FOOD WILL BE THERE!!!
16. EVENT: Steel Drum Concert:
Come see the Sunshine Steelers' spring concert on Tuesday, 4/13 at 8pm in
the University Music Auditorium (right next to the bell tower). There will
be two guests artists and it's a free concert. Come on out and enjoy some
good music!
17. EVENT: April 12-16: Apple For You
APPLE FOR YOU- Need a few brownie points right before exams? Have a cool
professor or T.A. and just want to say thanks? CAMPUS DIPLOMATS can help!
Stop by our table at Turlington Plaza, Weimer, or the Reitz Union Colonnade
April 12-16 from 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m and send them a FREE gift! Sponsored
by the Dean of Students Office and the Division of Student Affairs. For
more information visit www.dso.ufl.edu or e-mail [log in to unmask]
18. EVENT: Guitar Club Meeting:
The recently established Guitar Club is holding a meeting this upcoming
Sunday, April 11th. Anyone who plays guitar or is interested in learning how
to play guitar, come by and spend the evening. It will be held at Lakeside
Hall, outside near the grills, at 6:00pm. Feel free to call or email me,
Jamie Caloras, if you are interested and/or have any questions or comments,
[log in to unmask]
19. EVENT (TODAY): Exploring Identities: South Asians in America
Exploring Identities: What does it mean to be South Asian in America? When:
Thursday, April 8, 6:00pm, Reitz 363. Come be a part of a discussion on what
it means to South Asian American. The term South Asia encompasses over 7
different countries. Is there a unifying factor in this diverse group? How
do they fit into the broader term Asian American? Express your opinion and
hear what others have to say. Joining us will be Dr. Malini Schueller from
the Department of English. Questions? Email [log in to unmask]
20. EVENT: Night of Nations:
Interested in learning about how you can become involved in the Supporting
Others in Language (SOL) project, as a teacher of English to Migrant
workers? On Friday, April 9th The Hispanic Association for Bilingual
Assistance (HABLA) will be hosting a NIGHT OF NATIONS Second Annual
Multicultural Show at the Rion Ballroom in the Reitz Union at the University
of Florida. A presentation about our project and multicultural show will be
held from 8:00PM-10:00PM with dancing immediately following until 2:00AM.
Semiformal attire please.
21. EVENT: Pride Awareness Month Events:
Friday: Steven Capsuto Orange and Brew 7-9pm. Let's watch TV! Media
historian Steven Capsuto brings you the history of queer images in American
television, interspersing a well-researched lecture with 50 minutes of video
clips. How did America see gay people in the 1950s? The 1970s? The 1990s?
Trace the path from Bob Hope's "fairy" jokes to today's reality TV, ER and
Queer as Folk. Capsuto, the former director of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual &
Transgender Archives of Philadelphia, is the author of Alternate Channels:
The Uncensored Story of Gay and Lesbian Images in Radio and Television. The
book was a semifinalist for the American Library Association's 2001 GLBT
Book Award. For more than a decade, he has presented these video-illustrated
lectures at colleges, community meetings and film festivals in the U.S. and
abroad.
22. EVENT: Islam on Campus Presents: 7th Annual Year End Celebration
Come join IOC as we close out another great year with our Year End
Celebration featuring Muslim Comedian Azhar Usman. The evening will also
include an Awards Presentation, slide show, and dinner. Date: Saturday April
10th; Location: Reitz Union Rion Ballroom; Time: 8pm.
Tickets are $20 and are available from any IOC officer. (Dinner will be
served)
23. EVENT: "Starry Night" Screening:
Don't miss your opportunity to see "Starry Night" - a short psychological
thriller, written, filmed, and edited by a team of UF Digital Arts Students.
The 25-minute film will be premiering at Gator Nights in the Reitz Union
Cinema on Friday, April 9, at 6:00, 8:30, and 11:00 PM. Admission is free
with a Gator-1 ID. "Starry Night" will also be showing in the Poly-Immersive
Theater at the Digital Worlds REVE (the old Norman Gym) on Thursday April 22
at 7:00 PM. For more information about the film, cast, and crew, please
visit www.soulinthewall.com.
24. EVENT: "Jesus Spiders of Central Park" Performance:
JESUS SPIDERS OF CENTRAL PARK Directed by Sidney Homan and Presented by
members of the Honors Program. The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre (619 South
Main Street, Gainesville) will stage the world premier of Caroline Thomas's
The Jesus Spiders of Central Park at 8 PM Sunday through Wednesday, April
18-21. Tickets are just $7 for students and $9 for the general public, and
may be purchased beforehand at Omni Book Store (Westgate Shopping Center, NW
34th St. and University Ave.) and Book Gallery West (Millhopper Shopping
Center, NW 16th Ave. and NW 43rd St.), or at the door the night of
performance.
With echoes of Albee's Zoo Story and Beckett's Waiting for Godot--and
surreal playwrights like Strindberg and Ionesco--The Jesus Spiders of
Central Park involves an encounter between a bag lady and a young man who
wanders into her "area" of Central Park. The play is alternately comic and
serious, and represents a veritable "review" of styles, both in acting and
playwriting, of the modern theatre. It has an original musical score by
David Homan, son of the director Sidney Homan. Caroline Thomas is well known
in New York as an acting teacher, playwright, and director. Among the
numerous props and costumes are "a cigarette lighter with a prodigious
flame" and not one but two wedding gowns. After its Gainesville premier, the
play will be restaged in New York City in August.
Come out and enjoy an exciting play put on by fellow UF students!
HONORS OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
25. MESSAGE FOR NATIONAL MERIT, NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND NATIONAL
HISPANIC SCHOLARS RE THIS SUMMER.
If you plan to use your stipend this summer for study abroad etc.,
please complete the request form by April 15. You can get the form in 140
Tigert or on line at www.honors.ufl.edu Click on Scholarships. If you are
an out-of-state student and would like to use some of your fee waiver this
summer, please see Fran Green also during April. You can drop by 140 or send
her an e-mail at [log in to unmask] There is paperwork that needs to be done
now to make this happen. If you plan to use one of your eight semesters of
the stipend, you must register for 12 credits (which I don't particularly
recommend), you also need to complete some paperwork in our office now.
26. DROP/ WITHDRAW DEADLINE:
Last day to drop a class or withdraw from this semester is Friday April 9 by
5:00 pm.
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