If you are a rising sophomore, learn more about the Emerging Scholar Awards from Phi Kappa Phi. 60 awards in the amount of $250 will be granted to students who meet the eligibility requirements and apply by July 14, 2008.

Visit the Phi Kappa Phi website for more information and to apply.*

If you are looking for a rewarding and fun campus job that provides meaningful experiences, this is the job for you.

Continue reading below for more information.

Congratulations to the Honors College Class of 2008!

The 2008 Honors Convocation Newsletter was created as a tribute to the 2008 class of University Honors Scholars and currently enrolled honors students who have received recognition for academic excellence. We hope you enjoy reading the publication.

Welcome to the Honors College at West Virginia University. Each year we ask the incoming class to read a book over the summer before they enter college. This year the book is “Freakonomics” by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner published by William Morrow 2006 ISBN 978-0-06-123400-2 (this is the “Revised and Expanded Edition”) you can pick up a copy at the book store or it is readily available on-line.

Will you be WVU’s next prestigious scholarship winner?

Deadlines are approaching quickly!

The deadlines for prestigious scholarship applications approach quickly after the semester begins in the fall. Plan now to begin an application.

Learn more about these and other nationally competitive scholarships by visiting the ASPIRE website and by making an appointment with Dr. Lisa DeFrank-Cole by e-mailing her or calling 293-2100.

The scholarships and deadlines are listed below. Also, download the MSWord document with all this information here.

Honors students: An open forum on the eMBA issue will be hosted by the Daily Athenaeum tomorrow (May 1) at 7 PM in the MountainLair’s Blue Ballroom.

Dear Honors students, we have a new and exciting opportunity for international travel. Please note: we only have 10 spaces left!

This International Media Class is wonderful opportunity for students interested in International Media, Latin American Studies (history, politics, archeology), Spanish or Political Science. The class is open to anyone, undergraduates and graduates. The class is called International Media (CRN 87269. Course number: JRL 493D for undergraduates and JRL 693B for graduates) and there are two components to it. There’s a weekly lecture in the fall ( 2credit class) and a two week trip to Peru during Winter break, Dec 26 to January 10, (1 credit class).

For more information, continue reading below.

Honors students: Summer Guided Reading courses are now linked to this blog post.

Many Honors students choose to continue their coursework throughout the summer term. Our Summer Guided Reading courses run from May 14 and must be completed before the first week of fall classes. Instructors have their own individual deadlines for course assignments and their own syllabi.

Our SGR descriptions are contained in the Word document linked below. Please review these descriptions; if you would like to take one of these courses in the summer of 2008, all registrations will be made via paper in the Honors Office. Please note: Only six seats are available per instructor; this means that an instructor with 3 topics listed has only 2 seats per topic. (Some instructors are willing to make accommodations.)

We are still waiting for approval from one instructor. The topic for this SGR is Imitations taught by Jim Harms with the English Department.

Be an advisor for New Student Orientation

Volunteers for April 26 and May 3 are needed

This is a great way to get community service hours. Volunteers are needed the afternoons of April 26 and May 3 (both Saturdays) to help incoming first year Honors College students schedule their classes. Volunteers would be needed from around 12 noon to around 4:30 or 5:00 PM.

Upperclassmen are preferred, but sophomores are welcome to volunteer their time, also.

Volunteers will also need to attend a training meeting, which should not last longer than one hour and will also be able to be counted towards community service hours.

E-mail Daphne by Monday April 21 if you are interested in volunteering.

April 24, 7:30 PM, Mountainlair’s Laurel Room

On April 24, 2008, the HSA and the ASPIRE office will host a forum on nationally competitive scholarships.

Please join us at 7:30 PM in the Laurel Room of the MountainLair. Panelists – including Dr. Keith Garbutt and Dr. Lisa DeFrank-Cole – will be on hand to answer questions about the many world-renowned scholarships available to WVU students.

Want to be a Rhodes Scholar? Enjoy research? Want to travel abroad? Some of WVU’s finest have done just these things . . . you can, too.

Please see the link below for an informational flyer.