• Important deadlines
and Dates to Remember
• Announcements
• Program policies and procedures
• Other timely information pertaining to
Honors Students and the Honors Program
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Score Prep
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Lending Library
• Some reminders about Honors
Program requirements
Honors Fellows Endowment Awards
The Honors Executive Endowment Committee had its work cut out to select the recipients of the entering and current student scholarhips. There were thirteen applicants who were all solid candidates for these awards. Congratulations to Benjiman Bythewood, who received the Spring 2005 entering student scholarsip. We also want to congratulate the current students who received scholarships for the 2005-2006 academic year: Sarah Coughtry, Diane Konesavanh, Michelle McCrady, and Soumya Vemuri
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Fall 2005 Honors Courses
If you would like a list of Honors Courses that will be offered in the Fall of 2005, you can pick one up in Southwick 320! Don’t forget that if there is a course that you would like to take for honors credit that is not on the list, you can fill out an honors by contract form and return it to Southwick 320 no later than the 10th day of classes for the fall semester! Honors by contract forms are available at www.uml.edu/honors.
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Employment Opportunities
The Honors Program and Centers for Learning are looking to hire students to work as Peer Advisors/Honors Program Assistants (to start in the Fall of 2005). For more information and/or a job application and description, contact Brooke Crossman at (978) 934-2921.
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Honors Housing
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Honors Housing for upperclass students is located on the 16th floor of Fox Hall. For the 2005-2006 academic year, honors students can opt to live with a non-honors student! Freshmen honors housing is located on the first floor of Bourgeios Hall. Elect to live where other honors students live. Learn alongside of your peers, and participate programs and activities that can be fun, exciting, relaxing, adventurous, and/or challenging. You’ll have a unique connection with the Honors Program and can look forward to the Honors Program having an active role in Honors Housing. To choose your room on the 16th floor of Fox, visit the housing office in Fox 602. For more information, contact Brooke Crossman at (978) 934-2921.
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Events
If you have ideas for events that you would like the Honors Program to offer, please call us (978) 934-2797, or email honors@uml.edu
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Honors Workshop 59.258
The Honors Workshop is a required course for all UMass Lowell Honors Program students, except for those who already began the Honors Colloquia series prior to Fall 2004. The course meets twice a week, with one session generally devoted to guest speakers and the other session usually focusing on developing skills that will help in college, graduate school, and beyond.
Workshop Goals:
* To learn about research methods and topics in a range of fields;
* To develop and refine research and writing skills;
* To produce a curriculum vitae and/or resume;
* To put together a sample honors thesis proposal as well as ideas on how to choose a topic, set up a research plan, and find a faculty advisor;
* To write a draft personal statement for graduate school and/or job application;
* To cultivate one’s own poise and ability to articulate ideas publicly.
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Alumni Notes
Linda Selima from the Class of 2004 is employed as an advertising broker at Vaward Communications.
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Have you tried out the new ISIS system yet?
The new Integrated Student Information System is the new way to access all your information on-line. View grades, request an official transcript, print an unofficial transcript, access financial aid information, REGISTER FOR CLASSES…and much, much more. If you haven’t logged in yet, you should do it before registration opens on April 11th. Go to ISIS.uml.edu and click on "Get your self-service user ID". After you follow the directions, you will need to go to "Student Self Service Logon". Your default password is the 1st 2 letters of your last name, the first letter being capital, followed by your date of birth, MMDDYYYY, so John Smith, born 01-01-1975 would have a password as Sm01011975. At this point, you will be asked to change your password. You need to pay close attention to the directions on the left in regard to what the rules are for your new password. If you need help, feel free to stop by Southwick 310, O’Leary 3rd floor, or the Honors Office.
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Honors Council
The Honors Program is seeking active students who wish to represent their class as members of the University’s Honors Council. As a honors council representative you will be able to gather feedback from your fellow classmates and vote on various honors policies and procedures. The Council meets twice each semester. Please contact Brooke Crossman for more information, or if you are interested.
Brooke_Crossman@uml.edu
(978) 934-2921
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Honors Projects
Good luck to all seniors as they complete their final semester at UMass Lowell! Please remember that your Honors Project completion form is due by the end of the final exam period.
A copy of your completion form and thesis/project can be dropped off at the Honors Office (SO 320). If you have any questions regarding your project, please contact the Honors Program at x2797.
Scholarship
& Grant 