Hello all,
I hope you are having a wonderful summer, either productive or relaxing, or if you are very lucky, both.
I am writing to remind you now, as you continue to register for the fall semester, that you may contact me with any questions you have about the HON 3000 requirement. We encourage you to meet this Service Learning requirement in your sophomore year. You can find a list of approved fall co-requisites for HON 3000 at http://www.honors.wayne.edu/slcourses.php.
One of the classes on the list for the fall is the Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project (CRN 22839). The Tutoring Project is more than a class – in fact many students who’ve become a part of the Project describe it as a transformative experience. While they go into the class ready to offer help to the students that they tutor, they are usually surprised to find out that they receive more than they offer including: firsthand knowledge about literacy issues, respect and admiration from their students, a better understanding of the community in which WSU is located, and a personally enriching experience.
Tutors will work at 1 of 7 elementary schools: Harms, Maybury, Roberto Clemente, Mae C. Jemison, Golightly, Loving and Spain. Information about the schools is provided at the Orientation session and tutors are requested to select the school they wish to service. At these sessions the tutors provide the times they will be available and tutoring schedules are made for them by the local school coordinator based on this information.
While students also meet in seminars with other tutors and project coordinators during the school year, the majority of the course hours are made up of tutoring time. In the past, students have often worked out carpooling arrangements with other tutors. For those students planning to enter the College of Education Level 2, this course will fulfill the requirement of 40 hours of group work experience with children. And of course, Honors students will be able to co-register for their HON 3000 Service Learning graduation requirement.
I hope this spotlight on one HON 3000 approved course helped answer some of your questions about the Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project. If you have any other questions please feel free to contact me or to email detroitfellows@wayne.edu.
Best,
Carla Vecchiola, Ph.D.
Irvin D. Reid Honors College
Wayne State University
2100 Undergraduate Library
5155 Gullen Mall
Detroit, MI 48202
c.vecchiola@wayne.edu
(313) 577-3030
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
HON 3000 and Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
One Last W'09 Honors Digest: April 28, 2009
Hello all;
Sorry for the long time, no write! Hope your study day goes well and your finals are a huge success.
Things have been super busy here and I am working on bringing you a new and improved advising system that will allow you to look up more information on your own as well as increase the number of ways to get your Honors questions answered.
While I'm working on that, here are a few quick notes:
1. Dean Herron to speak at The Humanities Center Brown Bag Series TOMORROW, April 29
2. Commencement, May 7 and 8
3. Spring Honors 4200 Seminar
4. You could be our next Honors Peer Advisor!
5. Open Hours/Appointments with Liza
Happy Cramming, er, STUDYING!
Liza
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1. Dean Herron to speak at The Humanities Center Brown Bag Series TOMORROW, April 29
Take a break from the books for a discussion led by Dean Herron titled, "How Not to See Detroit: What the Tourists Always Get Wrong When They Come to Look at us, and What One Got Exactly Right."
Details: 12:30 - 1:30 pm
2339 Faculty Administration Building
Free and open to the public
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2. Commencement, May 7 and 8
Congratulations to all of our students graduating with department and/or University Honors! Hopefully by now you have picked up your gold collar to wear with your cap and gown. Dean Herron will be announcing the significance of the gold collar at all of the commencement exercised, so wear it proudly - you've earned it!
For information about commencement, go to www.commencements.wayne.edy
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3. Spring Honors 4200 Seminar
There are still plenty of seats available for the 8-week Spring Honors Seminar, HON 4200, CRN 32340. The instructor will be Professor John Pat Leary, discussing "City and Slum in the Americas."
The Honors Seminars are special topics courses open to students from all majors at the junior/senior level. The course is required to graduate with department and/or University Honors. The three credits count towards Honors credits.
There will be at least three fall Honors seminars, more information coming soon!
For permission to register, please e-mail honors@wayne.edu with your name, WSU ID and the CRN. You must have a 3.30 or higher.
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4. You could be our next Honors Peer Advisor!
We will have at least two openings for Peer Advisors starting in the Fall. If you are a current freshmen or sophomore who would be interested in joining our team, please drop off a copy of your fall schedule, an updated resume and a cover letter stating why you would want to work in Honors by May 29, 2009.
Honors Peer advisors staff the front desk as well as various Honors events, assist with mailings and other office tasks, and answer questions from fellow students, their parents, as well as campus faculty and staff. There will be a training day in August before the start of the Fall term.
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5. Open Hours/Appointments with Liza
Many of you have e-mailed asking to set up an appointment to meet with me and as of right now, my end of semester appointments are booked. I have been called again to Jury Duty starting May 6, and I have several projects and meetings in the works before Freshman Orientation begins in June.
Therefore, I have decided to go completely to an open advising schedule on Mondays and Tuesdays (9 - noon, 1 - 4 pm), so I can devote more time to answering e-mail, training the peer advisors, holding group advising workshops and developing more self-help stuff for our website. If for some reason I am not available on a Monday or Tuesday, I will try to compensate with an additional open advising day later in the week.
If you are planning on traveling from off campus to come see please, you may want to first call the Honors office to see if I am available to see students: (313) 577-3030.
If you have sent me an e-mail in the past month, I am working diligently on getting back to you. Thank you for your patience! :)
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As much as possible we will do our best to keep these broadcasts to a minimum for announcements that are not directly through Honors, but that we feel are excellent opportunities for our students. If you have any ideas, questions, or items for the weekly Honors Digest, please e-mail us at honors@wayne.edu
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Irvin D. Reid Honors College
Wayne State University
2100 Adamany Undergraduate Library
(313) 577-3030
honors@wayne.edu
honors.wayne.edu
Monday, March 9, 2009
Honors Digest: March 9, 2009
Happy Soggy Monday, Honors students!
Spring Break is now less than a week away, which of course means, Fall Registration!
That's right - Fall 2009 Honors Pre-Registration will be:
Wednesday, March 11 9:00 am - Midnight
Thursday, March 12 7:00 am - Midnight
Friday, March 13 7:00 am - Midnight
Priority Registration will begin after Spring Break on March 23, 2009. The Schedule of Classes is now available at www.classschedule.wayne.edu. During Honors pre-registration, students in good standing will be able to register for non-Honors classes and Honors sections without needing permission to register first.
In other news:
1. March 13 and March 20, 2009, respectively: Applications now available for Howard A. Donnelly award and the David Mackenzie Honor Society
2. March 13, 2009: The Michigan Collegiate Job Fair FOR GRADUATING SENIORS AND ALUMNI
3. April 10, 2009: Undergraduate Research and Creative Project Awards deadline
4. April 18, 2009: WSU Medical School Pre-Med Symposium
5. Still waiting on the Spring Honors Seminar
6. Open Hours/Appointments with Liza
Happy Monday!
Liza
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1. March 13 and March 20, 2009, repsectively: Applications now available for Howard A. Donnelly award and the David Mackenzie Honor Society
The Dean of Students Office (DOSO) sent out an e-mail earlier today with information regarding the Howard A. Donnelly award, given to one graduating female and one graduating male to recognize outstanding contributions to Wayne State University. For more information, please visit:
http://doso.wayne.edu/leadership/index.htm#Donnelly
Similarly, the The David Mackenzie Honor Society (DMHS) selects 10 - 15 outstanding graduating seniors each academic year to be honored at our annual reunion and induction, which will be held on Monday, April 27, 2009. Nominees do not need to be Honors students to apply. Applications are open to any student graduating in Fall 2008, Winter 2009 or Spring/Summer 2009. Application forms will be available on the Honors website (http://www.honors.wayne.edu) and are also available in the Honors HQ, 2100 UGL. If you have any questions, or would like a word document version of the application e-mailed to you, please contact Liza at dmhs@wayne.edu.
The deadline for the Donnelly application is March 13, 2009; the DMHS application is due March 20, 2009. Both require recommendations from faculty/staff, so I advise you to check them out as soon as possible.
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2. March 13, 2009: The Michigan Collegiate Job Fair FOR GRADUATING SENIORS AND ALUMNI
Over 120 employers are expected! The Michigan Collegiate Job Fair is a state-wide event supported by 4 year Michigan universities that provides assistance to students and alumni seeking professional employment. This years event will be held on Friday March 13, 2009 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Burton Manor Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan. Registration is $10 in advance or $20 at the door. For details, visit www.mcjf.org or call Lavonda Robinette at (734) 487-0400.
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3. April 10, 2009: Undergraduate Research and Creative Project Awards deadline
The application deadline for Undergraduate Research Grants for Spring/Summer 2009 is April 10, 2009. Grants are worth up to $2,300 for the student, and faculty sponsors receive up to $750. Details and applications are available online at http://www.undergradresearch.wayne.edu.
If you have questions, please e-mail undergradresearch@wayne.edu.
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4. April 18, 2009: WSU Medical School Pre-Med Symposium
Wayne State University-School of Medicine will be hold its 5th annual pre-medicine symposium on Saturday, April 18. Come to hear more about the MCAT, pre-medicine course work, and other information about medical school. This event is open to all pre-medicine students. You can find more details and registration information at http://www.med.wayne.edu/admissions/index.asp .
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5. Still waiting on the Spring Honors Seminar
I am hoping to have more information the next time I write to you, but as of now, the HON 4200 seminar listed in the Schedule of Classes is tentative and subject to change. Any requests for permission to register will be delayed until I have official information about which seminar is being offered and at which times.
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6. Open Hours/Appointments with Liza
Many of you have e-mailed asking to set up an appointment to meet with me. To set up an appointment, please stop by the Honors office in 2100 UGL or call (313) 577-3030. Due to the large number of missed appointments, after Spring Break (March 16 - 20), I will be available for open advising Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesday mornings, and appointments Wednesday afternoons and all day Thursdays. In addition to quick questions, I will also be able to complete declaration of major paperwork and review requirements.
If you have sent me an e-mail in the past two weeks, I am still behind, but I hope to catch up very soon. Thank you for your patience! :)
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As much as possible we will do our best to keep these broadcasts to a minimum for announcements that are not directly through Honors, but that we feel are excellent opportunities for our students. If you have any ideas, questions, or items for the weekly Honors Digest, please e-mail us at honors@wayne.edu
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Irvin D. Reid Honors College
Wayne State University
2100 Adamany Undergraduate Library
(313) 577-3030
honors@wayne.edu
honors.wayne.edu
Friday, February 13, 2009
Honors Digest: Quick Scholars Day reminder
Pictures from last weekend's Scholars Day 2009 are now available (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsuhonors/sets/72157613634321743/), but it's not over yet - there are two more days to go.
Much of the success of Scholars Day is thanks to our amazing volunteers. If you have signed up for either Saturday, February 14 or Sunday, February 15, (or both, FTW!) set your alarm, grab your Scholars Day scarf and we'll see you there!
Regular Honors Digest broadcast will resume next week :)
Liza
Friday, January 16, 2009
Honors Digest: January 16, 2009
Hello Honors Students;
Happy New Year (give or take two weeks)! I am sorry I've haven't been updated as often as I like, but I have been thinking of you. Hope you had a great winter break and that your first week of classes is off to a flying start. It's super cold outside, so throw another log on the fire of knowledge, grab your Snuggie ("the blanket with sleeves!"), and settle in for another edition of the Honors Digest!
Liza
(the Honors Advisor)
In this edition:
1. Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project - there's still time to sign up!
2. New Honors Option form, effective Winter 2009
3. *Hey Seniors!* Applying for 2009 Graduation
4. Spring/Summer 2009 Schedule of Classes on the web, Tuesday, January 20
5. Meeting with Liza during Winter and Spring/Summer term
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1. Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project - there's still time to sign up!
Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project - CRN 22839 - check out www.honors.wayne.edu/detroitfellows.php for updated information
Earn 2 to 4 Honors credit hours while teaching reading skills to children in kindergarten through fourth grade who need additional help in Detroit Public Schools. This is a special opportunity for Honors Program students and is open to all majors.
Detroit Fellows work three (earns 2 credits), five (earns 3 credits) or seven (earns 4 credits) hours per week at the school. The schedule is established by you based on your availability and the number of credits for which you sign up. Tutors work during regularly scheduled school hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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2. New Honors Option form, effective Winter 2009
We have revamped (and hopefully simplified) the Honors Option instructions and form that you may now find online at: http://www.honors.wayne.edu/pdfs/honors_option_form.pdf
If you have paper copies of the Honors Option form, please replace them with the 2009 version. Older versions will not be accepted for review. The deadline for submitting an Honors Option proposal has been moved to the end of the fourth week of classes, which is Friday, February 6, 2009.
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3. **Hey Seniors!** Applying for 2009 Graduation
Many of you have sent e-mail messages asking about applying for graduation, how to walk at commencement and what to do if you still have a class or two to take over the summer. There is a ton of information on the University's Commencement website: http://commencements.wayne.edu/index.php
Here are the pertinent deadlines:
FRIDAY, February 6, 2009: Deadline to apply for degree certification if all your requirements will be complete at the end of Winter 2009 term. Your name will be included in the commencement booklet in May. Apply via Pipeline under the Student Tab.
FRIDAY, March 13, 2009: Deadline to apply for spring/summer term degree certification and to have your name included in the May commencement booklet. The deadline for applying for spring/summer degree certification for students who do not wish to participate in commencement (unsolicited advice - check with your family first) is June 5, 2009. Apply via Pipeline under the Student Tab.
Honors students graduating with department and/or University Honors will be contacted about an Honors stole to wear with your cap and gown for commencement. There are no cords from the Honors College for graduating with distinction (cum laude, summa cum laude, magna cum laude).
Please remember that you must complete all of your required Honors courses and have a minimum 3.30 WSU GPA to graduate with department and/or University Honors (some departments may have a higher GPA requirement).
Also watch this space for more information about applications to the David Mackenzie Honor Society (DMHS). Induction into DMHS is a recognition of high academic achievement and contributions to the Wayne State campus community. It's a great opportunity to network with successful alumni and connect to the University each year at our annual reunion. Applications are open to any student graduating in Fall 2008, Winter 2009 or Spring/Summer 2009
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4. Spring/Summer 2009 Schedule of Classes on the web, Tuesday, January 20
Spring/summer 2008 registration begins on Monday, February 9. There is no Honors Priority registration for the spring/summer term. You will find very few Honors offerings for the spring/summer, but most departments tend to offer the Thesis and Directed Study courses.
We usually offer one Honors 4200-level seminar for the Spring session (May 6 - June 30). Details have not yet been finalized, so as soon as I have a CRN, I'll let you know in an upcoming Digest.
For other important dates and a link to the Registration calendar, please visit: http://sdcl.wayne.edu/RegistrarWeb/Calendars/academic
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5. Meeting with Liza during Winter and Spring/Summer term
If you would like to declare your major or have not yet had a chance to meet with me to discuss Honors and review your requirements, stop by the Honors office in 2100 UGL or call (313) 577-3030 to set up an appointment - I do NOT schedule appointments via e-mail.
Open Advising will be available most Monday afternoons for quick questions from 1 - 4 pm.
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Want to keep up with Honors? Not sure what the last Honors Digest said?
Check us out:
Homepage: http://www.honors.wayne.edu
Blogger: http://www.wsuhonors.blogspot.com
Facebook (Wsu honors): http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=664785630
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsuhonors/
As much as possible we will do our best to keep these broadcasts to a minimum
for announcements that are not directly through Honors, but that we feel are
excellent opportunities for our students. If you have any ideas, questions, or
items for the weekly Honors Digest, please e-mail us at honors@wayne.edu
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Irvin D. Reid Honors College
Wayne State University
2100 Adamany Undergraduate Library
(313) 577-3030
honors@wayne.edu
honors.wayne.edu
