OUS Newsletter 2005-2006 |
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April 2006 |
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Contents Honors Program Update |
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Special Announcement |
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Honors Program Update"20 Years of Excellence" is the Honors Program motto for the year: the Program began in 1986. A celebration is planned for the fall, when we hope to institute an alumni group. Proof of the accuracy of this phrase comes in our graduation rate this May of over 50%. The majority of Chancellor's Scholars and Superior Scholars are also Honors Program students. Our Senior Recognition Reception will take place on April 27. We are also very proud to claim two students who were awarded Goldwaters, Jeanine Frey and James McFarland. Jeanine has worked with Julie Stone in Biochemistry, while James has worked with Jerry Hudgins in Electrical Engineering. Both are also UCARE students. In addition, three of our students have been awarded Fulbrights: Maureen Gallagher, who graduated from the Program in May, 2004, and Andrew Hansen, will be studying and researching in Germany next year, while Lauren Hegarty will be in South America, teaching. Andrew and Lauren were also UCARE students. The Honors Program Selection Committee has completed its review of over 1000 applications from students for the fall of 2006, and hopes to welcome approximately 500 of those in August. In addition, we have created a new opportunity for students to participate in the Program without receiving the textbook scholarship, so we hope to include about 50 more students annually. Over 300 students we accepted in the fall have already put down their deposits with UNL. This class promises to be the most diverse yet, as we have accepted a number of National Hispanic Scholars and National Achievement Scholars. Our current students continue the tradition of excellence by participation in research conferences, by representing us well on Mortar Board, in Innocents and ODK, by studying abroad, and by making their individual as well as collective presences known on campus. Join us to celebrate all of these accomplishments in the fall! |
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Announcements & Events |
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Mid-Semester Check Fall 2006The third annual Mid-Semester: Checking it Out! event for first year and entering transfer students will be held in the Nebraska Union on the evening of September 18 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM and then will be repeated the evenings of September 19-21. The evening's program will highlight and remind students of academic expectations and provide general information on advising resources. This year we are adding a session on financial responsibilities and credit card use. Last year over 1500 students attended the event. The evaluations were very positive. The Colleges with first year orientation courses, the Resident Assistants in the Residence Halls, the Scholarship Chairs of the Greek organizations, the Athletic Department and the OASIS staff were instrumental to the event's success by escorting their first year and new transfer students to one evening's events. We are asking faculty who teach 100 level courses to note this event in their course syllabi. For further information, please contact Pat McBride at 472-4646 or the Office of Undergraduate Studies at 472-1185. |
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Undergraduate Research Conference - April 6The Undergraduate Research Conference is Thursday, April 6 in the Nebraska Union. Oral presentations will begin at 12:00 and run until 3:00 PM in the Regency Suite. A poster session featuring the work of over 100 undergraduates will run from 3:30-5:00 PM in the Centennial Room and will be concurrent with a light reception. Over 120 students from the following disciplines will be presenting their research: Agronomy and Horticulture, Animal Science, Architectural Engineering, Architecture and Interior Design, Art and Art History, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biological Systems Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Classics and Religious Studies, Computer Science and Engineering, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, English, Entomology, Family and Consumer Science, Food Science and Technology, Geosciences, History, Industrial Management and Systems Engineering, Libraries, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Modern Languages, Music, Nutrition and Health Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Plant Pathology, Political Science, Psychology, Psychology and Ethnic Studies, Public Policy Center, School of Natural Resources, Sociology, Special Education and Communication Disorders, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, Textiles, Clothing and Design, Theatre, University Libraries, and Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences. |
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National Scholarship UpdateDuring the 2005-2006 AY, 21 undergraduate students have applied for National scholarships. Of those, these students have either received the award or were finalists in the competition: Rhodes Finalist - Garth Glissman Fulbright Scholars: |
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OASIS Activities for April 2006
Contact the Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services (OASIS) for more information. |
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Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies University of Nebraska–Lincoln 201 Seaton Hall Lincoln, NE 68588-0683 (402) 472-1185 unlous@unlnotes.unl.edu |
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Dr. Rita Kean, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Textiles, Clothing and Design |
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln does not discriminate based on gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran's status, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation. |
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