February 7, 2022

Do you love your grandparents?

Come support the seniors in our community! We really need your help!! Come by the Honors Commons any time between Monday, February 7th thru February 11th and make a Valentine's Day Card for a senior living in The Villages retirement home in San Luis Obispo. We have all the supplies, we just need the help. If you have grandparents, you know how much they love hearing from young people. Come help us make Valentine's Day special for seniors in our community!

Canceled! February 8th Resume Workshop

We are rescheduling our resume workshop. More information to come.

Save the Date! February 16th Spring 22 Registration Party!

Well it won't be quite a party but we will have snacks! Our Peer Advisors will be available on February 16th the first day of registration between 11am - 6pm for anyone who wants advice on what classes to take in Spring.

Campus Events You Don't Want to Miss!!

NEW! 6th Annual Social Justice Teach In! February 17, 2022.

Join the Cal Poly Community for the 6th annual Social Justice Teach In, a daylong series of talks and workshops centered around equity and social justice designed to inform and inspire. For more information and registration click HERE.

NEW! Change the Status Quo! February 26, 2022.

Registration for Cal Poly's 20th annual Change the Status Quo social justice leadership conference is now live! The conference is Saturday, Feb. 26th here at Cal Poly, and features a morning address from keynote speaker Hoda Katebi, as well as workshops, lunch, and a closing celebration. Tickets for Cal Poly students are $10 and tickets for the general public are $30, so please come support social justice efforts here on campus and Get Your Ticket Today!

Check out YOUR FABULOUS Honors Seminars for 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 2022: Honors Seminars

Consider HNRS 265 in Spring22!

HNRS 265 - Research and Information Skills for Honors Students. Click HERE to Learn More about this 2-unit Honors class! For more information about this course email Tess Loarie (tloarie@calpoly.edu), the Learning Assistant for the course. This is a great course to take to fulfil an Honors Elective requirement!

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.

First Year Spotlight!

As a way of helping to create community we want to spotlight our first year honors students on our Instagram page. If you are willing to let us feature you please complete this very brief First Year Spotlight form. Thanks!

Planning your schedule for Spring 22?

Use the Tentative Course Offerings link to see what Honors courses will be offered Spring quarter.

2022 Panetta Institute Congressional Internship Program is Accepting Applications!

The Provost’s Office has begun accepting applications for the 2022 Panetta Institute Congressional Internship Program. The internship is an opportunity to serve in the office of a California congressional representative in Washington, D.C., for 11 weeks while earning college credit and all costs are fully funded.

This opportunity is open to third and fourth year students. The full requirements and more information are available on our website: https://provost.calpoly.edu/content/internship

The application deadline for this opportunity is Friday, Feb. 11. The Provost’s Office will be hosting an information session on the internship on Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 2:10-3 p.m. on zoom at https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/81840234866.

Peer Advising Drop-in Hours

Drop in hours are in the Honors Commons. You can also reach out to any of the Peer Advisors directly to set up a Zoom advising session.

Tuesdays 12:00-2:00PM: Blaine Benham, babenham@calpoly.edu (Sr. Biology)

Wednesdays 11:00-1:00 PM: Michael Reyna, msreyna@calpoly.edu (Sr./Grad Mechanical Engineering)

Thursdays 10:00-12:00pm: Katrina Loye, kloye@calpoly.edu (Sr. Biology)

Want to learn more about the Honors Track Experience?

Check out the Track Experience link on the Honors website under Current Students. Here you can find information on what is the Track and how to satisfy this Honors requirement.

Campus Employment Opportunities

Cal Poly's Extended Education program is seeking Student Assistants. Click HERE for more information.

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.

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

NEW! Seeking Honors Peer Advisors!

The Honors Program is seeking students to be Peer Advisors in Spring 2022 quarter. This is a 1-quarter commitment involving ~2-3 hours per week. Responsibilities include being available in the Honors Commons for Drop-In advising hours 2 hours per week. In addition, Peer Advisors will work together to organize one workshop and one registration event during the quarter. To be a Peer Advisor you must have been in the Honors program for at least 1 year. If interested, complete the Honors Peer Advisor Application by February 25th. If you are selected you can count this as your Teaching/Mentoring Co-Curricular experience!

NEW! Seeking Honors Learning Assistants!

We are seeking students who are interested in serving as Learning Assistants to Honors courses in Spring 2022 quarter. If you are interested please complete the Learning Assistant Interest Form by February 25th. 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!

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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