February 6, 2023

Donuts & Dialogue TOMORROW 11:10 in the Commons!

The Honors Program is starting a new series, Donuts & Dialogue. Each quarter you will have the opportunity to hear from a Cal Poly professor on a topic of interest. It's an opportunity to ask questions, engage in conversation or just eat donuts and listen. Dr. J will kick of the series with a discussion about college romantic relationships.

You can find this event and other Honors Events under the newly added Events link on the Honors website. 

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!

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! 

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 

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.

Looking for your registration time?

You can find your registration date and time on your portal under the Academics tab. It will be under Academics Schedule. You will see your first round and second round date and time. See module 2.12 of the Canvas Honors Handbook to learn more about the requirements to be in good standing to receive Special Exception status. If you do not meet the requirements you will not have special exception status for Spring!

First round registration for students with Special Exception starts if February 15!

Campus Events You Don't Want to Miss!

Don't miss Cal Poly's 7th Annual Social Justice Teach-In on February 9th, 2023!

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!

NEW! The Food Pantry Garden Needs Your Help!

Did you know that the Honors Program takes part in a community garden that provides produce for Cal Poly's Food Pantry? In fact, the garden was a class project started by Honors students! If you want to support the Food Pantry by being involved in the Garden, please sign up for volunteer Work Days in the Food Pantry Garden by completing this FORM.

Looking for Honors advising?

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.

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

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!

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