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HONORS NETWORK NEWS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Learn more about her journey to the Happiness Initiative, a group focused on life satisfaction, resilience, and sustainability.
HAPPINESS SYMPOSIUM & KEYNOTE
October 3 in the PMU North Ballroom 
5:30pm poster symposium and 6:00pm keynote
Join Dean Phillips' and the students of the HONR Happiness course for a poster symposium. View student projects and stay for the keynote from the innovator Laura Musikanski, co-founder of The Happiness Initiative. Keynote speech followed by meet and greet with light refreshments and chocolate fondue!

RSVP today
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICE (NISO)

Building Academic Relationships | Today, 6pm at BRNG 1268

There is right way and a wrong way to ask for recommendation letters. This workshop will show you how to build and maintain connections to faculty, research advisors and other mentors - and how to ask for their support.

NISO SOPHOMORE WORKSHOP
Saturday, 10am- 2pm in Third Street Suites room 159

Sophomores applying for nationally competitive scholarships today and in the future will focus in on what they can do now to become competitive candidates. This activity-filled workshop includes the topics of leadership, planning a trajectory, and building strong academic relationships. Lunch will be provided. 

 

If your GPA is a 3.8 or higher, apply to the workshop here.

HONORS GROUP ADVISING

Group sessions are available for fall 2014 honors advising.

 

If you are a second-year student whose last name starts with A-L, there are upcoming group advising sessions available through the fall semester. A group advising appointment can meet your honors advising requirement. Please call the Honors College office at 494.2929 to make your appointment in one of the group advising sessions. These are the sessions scheduled for this semester:

 

Wednesday, October 8th at 10 a.m.

Friday, October 24th at 9 a.m.

Tuesday, November 4th at 3 p.m.
Thursday, November 20th at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, December 3rd at 2 p.m.

 

DESIGN GARAGE
Saturday, 10am - 1pm at FPRD 204
The Design Garage series is a way for you to explore science and technology in fun new ways with faculty partner Shannon McMullen, PhD. The first workshop will consist of making your own bioplastics out of ingredients you can find at the grocery store. Our project focus will be designing bioplastic masks -something for a costume party or your next masquerade ball. Just in time for Halloween! 

Photo: bioplastic button by designer Stephanie Phillips

A-MAZE-ING ADVENTURES FOR MONSTERS AND MINDS
Thursday, 6 - 8pm at Exploration Acres

There are still a few spaces left for A-Maze-ing Adventures for Monsters and Minds. This trip is open to all Honors College students. Explore a local corn maze and fall activities from the perspective of two of our Evolution of Ideas course "flavors". Sign up today because spaces are going quickly.


 

Reserve your spot
IN THIS ISSUE
EVENTS
 
9-30Building Academic Relationships

6pm | BRNG 1268
10-2A-maze-ing Adventures for Monsters and Minds

6 - 8pm | Exploration Acres 
10-3Meet the Innovator: Laura Musikanski of the Happiness Initiative

5:30pm | PMU North Ballroom
preceded by poster symposium with a reception after keynote
10-4Design Garage: Bioplastic Masks
10am - 1pm | Forest Products Building (FPRD) 204
10-4
NISO Sophmore Workshop

10am - 2pm | Third Street Suites Room 159
10-6Nerd 101

6:30-8:30pm | BRNG 2290 
10-6City Year Info Session

7:30pm | Young Hall 268
10-6HHH: General Member Meeting

7:00pm | Shreve Game Lounge 
10-10HHH: Friday Night Lights

Contact HHH for more info.
10-16 Culinary Cinema: Destination Mexico

6pm | Vawter Hall Kitchen
10-17Howl with the Dean

7 - 9:30pm | Wolf Park
(6:45pm bus pickup at Shreve)
10-18Academic Adventure: Chicago Trip

9am - 11pm | bus leaves from Duhme Hall
sign-up and choose a tour
Sophmore Transitions

:  Bridges into a Statistics Major and Big Data Research

Callout today, 4:30 BRNG 1268

Conduct research with mentors in statistics and an applied discipline. All majors are welcome to apply. Opportunity is limited to US citizens, nationals, or permanent residents who are currently first-year students (will be sophomores in 2015-16). For the research project, each sophomore student participant will receive a $9400 academic year stipend (2015-16). Students will live in a sophomore-year residential learning community. For more information, visit:

www.stat.purdue.edu/llc or contact Professor Mark Ward 

 

HONR 299 & 399 in Equador
Callout Oct. 8, 7pm in Duhme Living Room
Study Ecuador's food, energy, and the environment for honors credit! Join Professors Kevin Gibson and Tamara Benjamin to learn more about Spring semester HONR 299 and Maymester HONR 399 Ecuador study abroad experiences. Pizza and drinks will be served.
Spanish Practice
Wednesdays at noon in Duhme 121
Going to study abroad in a Spanish speaking country? Brush up on your language skills with the weekly Honors College conversational sessions. They will take place every Wednesday from noon to 1pm in Duhme Hall, room 121.

If interested, please contact Ms. Martha Lucht.
Torch Tuesday
Tuesdays at noon in Wiley dining court
Join Honors College faculty and staff at Wiley dining court. Meet us in an informal setting and have a savory lunch. It is a great time to ask questions and get to know us and your fellow Honors College students. 
 
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