February 27, 2023
Need Donations for The Swap!
March 10th! Students from HNRS 100 are bringing their Space of Belonging to fruition! As they pursue a permanent place on campus for The Swap, they will do a "proof of concept" in the Commons on March 10th. We are asking for donations ahead of the event. Please bring your items to the Honors Commons on March 1-3 and 6th. For every item you donate you will have the opportunity to take an item at the event.
Save the Date! 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.
Take Advantage of Being an Honors Student!! Take an Honors Seminars this Spring!
One unique aspect to being a member of the Honors Program is access to the 1 unit, credit/no credit Honors Seminars taught by the best instructors at Cal Poly. These seminars are designed to be engaging without a heavy workload. Its a chance to learn about something you might not have considered before. Don't pass up this opportunity! Check out the list for Spring 2023: Honors Seminars
Which are your favorite Honors GE courses?
A group of honors students is conducting a survey on which honors GE courses students like most. Here's a google form where you can list your favorite honors GE. Another option they suggest is to simply input an entry into https://polyratings.dev/new-professor.
Club Events!
The Cal Poly Women in Business Association (WIB)'s will be hosting their 8th annual conference, Defining Her Future: A Developing Young Professionals Conference, on Friday, March 3rd, 2023. They anticipate an attendance of over 500 students, faculty supporters, and industry professionals from companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, and more. The Defining Her Future Team is thrilled to be putting on this event and wants to share the experience with students across Cal Poly's campus! The theme this year is POWER! Our vision for this event is to provide an opportunity for students to connect, learn, and grow from inspiring role models across a wide range of identities and industries. Our speakers and panelists were selected for their diverse experiences, expertise in tools used to overcome challenges, and testimonies to empowerment in the workplace.
Speakers and panelists are being announced in the weeks leading up to the conference through our Instagram, @definingherfuture. Defining Her Future is open to all members of the Cal Poly community regardless of major or gender and is free to attend for all Cal Poly students and faculty. Free lunch and swag bags will be provided! Learn more and register through Eventbrite!
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.
Need a permission number for your Co-Curriciular Experience?
If you have completed a Co-curricular experience (i.e. Leadership or Teaching/mentoring) and are ready to take HNRC 200-02, HNRC 200-03, email honors@calpoly.edu for permission numbers.
Are you planning to take HNRS 361 or 461 next quarter?
If you completed your Track experience (and already received approval by completing the Form in Module 4.4 of the Student Handbook) you can enroll in HNRS 361. If you have completed (or almost completed) your Senior Project in your major you can enroll in HNRS 461. Both of these courses are asynchronous. Enrollment is by permission only. Please email honors@calpoly.edu for a permission number.
Important Note About Honors Cross-listed GE Courses!!
REMEMBER! The only way to get credit for an honors course is if you register under HNRS. Just because a course is cross-listed does NOT mean it is an honors section. Honors sections are only honors sections if you can enroll under HNRS. Otherwise it is NOT an honors section and you will not get honors credit for the course.
Seeking Honors Learning Assistants!
We are seeking students who are interested in serving as Learning Assistants to Honors courses in Spring 2023 quarter. If you are interested please complete the Learning Assistant Interest Form by March 10th. Learning Assistant responsibilities will involve assisting a faculty instructor in a particular HNRS course. Responsibilities may include facilitating discussions, preparing course activities, and answering student questions. Learning Assistants will be required to attend the class at its scheduled time.
If you are selected as a candidate, we will be in touch with you about your availability to be a Learning Assistant for a specific course. At the moment we are sorting out which HNRS courses will need Learning Assistants in Spring. If you are selected you can count this as your Teaching/Mentoring Co-Curricular experience!
Campus Events You Don't Want to Miss!
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Meet our NEW Honors Ambassadors!
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. Please feel free to reach out to any of our ambassadors via email if you have any questions and/or would like to meet a new friend within Honors! They are here for you!
Job/Volunteer Opportunities
You can now get credit for your community service participation put on your University Transcript! To get credit, you must complete a minimum of 150 hours over the course of your time at Cal Poly. Hours completed over the summer or other academic breaks still count towards these hours, as long as you get them signed off by as volunteer supervisor or Cal Poly faculty member.
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. We also coordinate exciting volunteer events for Honors students throughout the year. See the list of our latest opportunities here!
Looking for Honors advising?
Dr. J's Office Hours WINTER QUARTER:
Mondays: Zoom office hour 4:10-5 pm: https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/6639914856
Undergraduate Research Opportunities!
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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
Teaching/Mentoring
Seeking Honors Learning Assistants!
We are seeking students who are interested in serving as Learning Assistants to Honors courses in Spring 2023 quarter. If you are interested please complete the Learning Assistant Interest Form by March 10th. Learning Assistant responsibilities will involve assisting a faculty instructor in a particular HNRS course. Responsibilities may include facilitating discussions, preparing course activities, and answering student questions. Learning Assistants will be required to attend the class at its scheduled time.
If you are selected as a candidate, we will be in touch with you about your availability to be a Learning Assistant for a specific course. At the moment we are sorting out which HNRS courses will need Learning Assistants in Spring. If you are selected you can count this as your Teaching/Mentoring Co-Curricular experience!
Learning Assistant for Cal Poly's Quarter Plus Program. Applications are due February 28th, 2023. If you apply and are selected you can use this opportunity to fulfill your Co-Curricular: Teaching/Mentoring requirement.
Cal Poly is looking for students to serve as resident advisors and mentors for a new summer program for high school students called Summer Springboard. If you apply and are selected you can use this opportunity to fulfill your Co-Curricular: Teaching/Mentoring requirement. Click HERE for more information.
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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!
E-mail: honors@calpoly.edu
