December 4, 2023

This will be the last Weekly Update for Fall Quarter!

Honors Event TOMORROW!

Come join us for a conversation about how to build both personal and professional connections at Cal Poly. Come to listen, contribute, or just eat donuts!

Come Join Us.....

We have reserved a study space in the UU this Thursday, December 7! Stop by for a study break. There will be cookie decorating to help to destress :)

Seats Available in HNRS 299-02 & HNRS 261

There are still a number of seats available in the Honors Seminar, HNRS 299-02.

HNRS 299-02: Thursday 9:10am-10:00am

"Animal Magnetism" in Fiction and Poetry

Dr. Catherine Watinas, Professor (she/her)

Department of English

There are also several seats open in HNRS 261 which is your required Leadership class! If you are in your 2nd year and have not yet taken HNRS 261 or a substitute for it, don't delay! Take it Winter quarter.

Seats Available in HNRS GE Sections!

Take advantage of the HNRS GE sections next quarter! There is no guarantee they will be offered again next year so if you have space to take them now, do! See the Tentative Course Offerings list for the courses we are offering this WN24 and SP24.

Need a Permission Number?

If you have completed a Co-curricular or Track experience and are ready to take HNRC 200-02, HNRC 200-03 and/or HNRS 361 email honors@calpoly.edu for permission numbers. Same goes for HNRS 461!

REMEMBER! We will not give you a permission number if you have not submitted your Track and/or Co-curricular form (see Handbook).

Are you planning on taking HNRS 361 or 461 this year?

Remember that we are offering:

HNRS 361 in Fall 23 and WN 24

HNRS 461 in WN 24 and SP24

IMPORTANT! If you are planning to graduate in Fall 2024, please plan to take HNRS 461 in either WN24 or SP24!!! We do not offer HNRS 461 in Fall.

Are you interested in becoming a Resident Advisor next year?

Learn more about becoming an RA for one of the dorms on campus. Applications are now open until December 17, 2023. If you are an RA you can use this experience as either your Honors Track OR either Co-Curricular!

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

TBA

Leadership

TBA

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's Fall Quarter Office Hours:

Tuesdays: In person 12:30 to 2:00pm in my office, Building 47, Room 23F.

Thursdays: Zoom office hour 1:00 to 2:00pm: https://calpoly.zoom.us/my/jjovanov

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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.

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