March 6, 2023
Volunteer Opportunity THIS SATURDAY MARCH 11TH!
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.
WE Need Donations for The Swap!
THE SWAP IS THIS FRIDAY! 11AM TO 1PM IN THE COMMONS! 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 BEFORE FRIDAY! For every item you donate you will have the opportunity to take an item at the event. You can also bring items to swap at The Swap on Friday.
Apply to be an Honors Student Assistant for 2023-2024! Applications DUE MARCH 17TH!
The Honors Program is hiring paid Student Assistants to work part-time next year in the Honors Program office beginning Fall 2023. Rate of pay is $15.50 per hour. The positions are for one academic year with the possibility of renewal. Position description are in the application form. If interested, please complete the application below. For full consideration, please submit your application by Monday, March 17, 2022. We will conduct interviews with applicants during the first 2 weeks of Spring quarter. Honors student applicants must be "in good standing" with the Honors Program to be considered. If you have questions please email Dr. J, jjovanov@calpoly.edu. If you are selected you can use this to fulfill your Co-Curricular: Leadership requirement.
Honors Student Assistant Application Form
We Need Your Help!!
The Honors Marketing & Communication Team is currently gathering footage for our promotional video of Honors geared toward prospective students. We are looking to diversify our footage with videos from other Honors students.
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.
Honors Seminars are filling up!
There is still space in a few of the Honors Seminars so don't delay!
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.
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.
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.
Campus Events You Don't Want to Miss!
Learn more about Change the Status Quo
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
TBA
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!
Leadership
NEW! The Honors Program is hiring paid Student Assistants to work part-time next year in the Honors Program office beginning Fall 2023. Rate of pay is $15.50 per hour. The positions are for one academic year with the possibility of renewal. Position description are in the application form. If interested, please complete the application below. For full consideration, please submit your application by Monday, March 20, 2022. We will conduct interviews with applicants during the first 2 weeks of Spring quarter. Honors student applicants must be "in good standing" with the Honors Program to be considered. If you have questions please email Dr. J, jjovanov@calpoly.edu. If you are selected you can use this to fulfill your Co-Curricular: Leadership requirement.
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
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
