October 28, 2024
THIS WEEKS HONORS EVENT!
Check out our Fall 2024 Calendar of Honors Events!
Need Help With Winter Registration?
Honors is hosting two registration events:
Tuesday October 29th, 10:00am to 1:00pm (Honors Commons, 52-E34). Stop by anytime to ask questions and get prepared for registration. Honors students will be there to answer questions about degree planning and schedule building.
Tuesday November 5th, 10am to 2pm (Honors Commons, 52-E34). Priority registration starts Nov 5th. Stop by anytime to ask questions or get assistance with registration.
Take an Honors Seminar This Winter Quarter!!
Honors Seminars are 1 unit, Credit/No Credit courses that can be used as an Honors Elective. These seminars are only open to honors students. They are designed to be low stress, low workload but fun and engaging. Seminars meet once a week for 50 minutes. Instructors are some of the best faculty across all colleges. Take advantage of this opportunity that is unique to you as an honors student. Read about the Honors Seminars we are offering this Winter quarter.
Are you planning on taking HNRS 361 or 461 this year?
Remember that we are offering:
HNRS 361 in Fall 24 and WN 25
HNRS 461 in WN 25 and SP25
A Note About HNRS 353 in WN25
Due to extenuating circumstances we can only offer 5 seats in HNRS 353 in WN25. These seats will be reserved for graduating seniors who need this course to graduate. If you are a graduating senior and were counting on taking this Upper Div B in Winter 25, please email Jenni, jeduval@calpoly.edu. Please note that this will be a large section of HNRS 353 cross-listed with WGQS and ES.
Nominate Your Favorite Professor for Cal Poly's Distinguished Teaching Award!!
Have you had a professor that really made an impression on you? Someone you think stands out as amazing instructor? Consider nominating them for Cal Poly's Distinguished Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching at Cal Poly. Only students and alumni, those who have been influenced most by faculty, are eligible to submit nominations. Nominations may be submitted online here and the last day to nominate is November 22, 2024.
Important Note About Honors Cross-Listed Courses!!
If you are planning to take an Honors GE this year use the Tentative Course Offerings link on the Honors website to see what Honors courses will be offered. Just because you see a course on your Degree Planner does NOT mean the course will be offered. The Tentative Course offerings list is the most up to date information on what will be offered. Although Honors officially has a lot of cross-listed GEs, many will not offered.
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.
Apply to participate in the Change the World Challenge!!
NEW! Cal Poly's Change the World Challenge is an opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of students to brainstorm and design a solution to a "problem" facing our society/world. If you apply you will be asked to attend a kick off meeting where you have the opportunity meet other students and form a team. The The mandatory kick-off meeting is scheduled for Saturday, November 16, 2024, from 10 AM - 2 PM. Lunch will be provided. THIS IS WHAT HONORS STUDENTS ARE BUILT FOR!!!
Scholarship/Funding Opportunities
NEW! Learn about the Strauss Foundation Scholarship. They give a $15,000 scholarship annually to undergrads. Join their webinar to learn more.
Check out our Study Abroad link!
The Honors Program has added a link to our website where we will post information about Study Abroad. Check out the information we have posted about CSU International Programs and SIT Study Abroad Programs on our Study Abroad link.
Read about our new partnership with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. It’s an opportunity to spend a quarter/semester at University of Hawaiʻi as part of their Honors program!
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.
CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES
Teaching/Mentoring
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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Follow us on Instagram!
Follow us on our Honors Instagram page!
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
Honors Program Information!
E-mail: honors@calpoly.edu
- The Honors Commons and Office is in transition! We have moved to Building 52, room E34 but are waiting for the room to be complete to open up to students. You can, however, stop by to print.
- If you need to meet with Dr. J please email her at jjovanov@calpoly.edu to set up a time.
Need someone to talk to?
Reach out to Cal Poly's Counseling Services. They are there to support your emotional health and well being!
