University Honors Program

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April 10, 2023

 

Save the Date! April 20th is our next Donuts & Dialogue!

Seniors, Are you coming to the Spring Graduate Celebration on June 7th?

Graduating Seniors we want to celebrate with you! Our Annual Graduation Celebration will be held on Wednesday June 7th, 5:00-7:00pm in the ATL on campus. Appetizers and beverages will be served. All graduating seniors (includes seniors graduating Winter23/Fall 23) and their family and friends are invited to attend! PLEASE RSVP via the QR code below. We'd like to get a sense of how many people will attend. We will provide more details of the event in early Spring Quarter.

Planning your schedule for NEXT YEAR??

We have updated the Tentative Course Offerings link to reflect which Honors courses will be able to offer next year. We ARE offering sections of Physics! We will update the Honors Seminars that will be offered in Fall soon!

Seeking Honors Award Nominations!!

The Honors Program is seeking nominations for 3 Awards to be presented at our Graduation Celebration on June 2nd. Please consider nominating your favorite faculty and 2 graduating seniors for the following awards. Descriptions are included in the nomination form links below. Nominations DUE MAY 5th.

Outstanding Faculty Member Nomination

Outstanding Graduating Senior Award Nomination

Outstanding Leadership in Honors

Volunteer Opportunities

Check out our list of volunteer opportunities this Spring on our Community Service page!

REMEMBER: You can now get credit for your community service participation put on your University Transcript! The Cal Poly Honors Program wants to make this process as simple as possible for all of its students. The program will keep track of and sign off on all of your hours; just complete this attendance form when you volunteer. 

Employment Opportunities

NEW! Safer is hiring for their 2023-24 student team! They are seeking nine undergraduates (3 paid leads, 6 interns). Applications are DUE May 5th!

The Jump Rope Club

This new club (started by an Honors student!) brings the relatively unknown sport of jump rope to Cal Poly. The club plans to perform around campus at various events, and are open to everyone, no previous experience required. If you like being active, doing gymnastics, and being creative, come try it out! If you'd like to know more about the club, check out https://lcmaharas.wixsite.com/calpolyjumpropeclub !

Have you completed a Co-Curricular Experience?

To learn more about how to satisfy the Honors Co-Curricular Experience click on the Co-Curricular Experiences link under Current Students on our website.

Campus Events You Don't Want to Miss!

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities!

 

Stay up to date! Follow the Office of Student Research on Instagram @calpolystudentresearch.

Learn about other undergraduate research opportunities at Cal Poly. Check out the Office of Student Research website.

Funding/Scholarship Opportunities

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Check out what's happening at Career Services THIS WEEK!

Don't miss the workshops and events to prepare you for your profession or graduate school. Click on the Career Services website.

CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES

See Module 2.8 of the Student Handbook for more information about Honors required Co-curricular experiences. Please see the Co-Curricular Experiences link under the Current Students tab for the steps to take to fulfill this requirement. We will post new opportunities that you can consider for fulfilling these requirements as they come up.
 
Teaching/Mentoring

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Leadership

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Looking for Honors advising?

Find out more about Peer Advising on the honors website. Also our Honors Ambassadors are available as a resource to all Honors students to share about their experiences in Honors (e.g., balancing Honors & major requirements, requirements of the Honors program) and as Cal Poly students more generally.

 

 
Dr. J Office Hours Spring Quarter:
Mondays: F2F 10:30am to 12:00pm in my office, 
Tuesdays: Zoom office hour 1:00 to 2:00pm: 

 

How to submit an announcement for the Weekly Update!

If you have an event that you want to share with our Honors Community, please complete the form (see link below). Announcements received by Sunday 11:59pm will be included in the Weekly Update posted on Monday.

https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/4589651/Honors-Weekly-Update-Announcement-Request

Need someone to talk to?

Reach out to Cal Poly's Counseling Services. They are there to support your emotional health and well being!

Honors Program Information!

Contact
Phone: 805-756-7029
E-mail: honors@calpoly.edu
 
Honors Commons
Location:5th Floor Library (room 510).
Hours:  Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm

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