October 30, 2023
Registration Party November 1st!
For those of you with Special Exception registration begins Wednesday November 1st! Come register with other honors students 197 (Bonderson) room 104) anytime between 10am and 3pm. This way if you have questions there will be a community to help you (plus there will Halloween candy).
Volunteer Opportunities!
Need a Permission Number?
If you have completed a Co-curricular or Track experience and are ready to take HNRC 200-02, HNRC 200-03 and/or HNRS 361 email honors@calpoly.edu for permission numbers. Same goes for HNRS 461!
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 23 and WN 24
HNRS 461 in WN 24 and SP24
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.
Nominate Your Favorite Professor for the 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 Distinguised 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 24, 2023.
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. Applications are due October 31st. THIS IS WHAT HONORS STUDENTS ARE BUILT FOR!!!
Cal Poly Start-Up ENTEIN Executive Board Start-Up Executive Board Leadership Opportunity
Looking for a hands-on, leadership opportunity? Get involved with Cal Poly Summer Accelerator start-up, ENTEIN! ENTEIN is an alternative protein manufacturer. We grow insects for use as protein supplements in animal feeds. Our Black Soldier Fly Larvae are able to consume wasted food from the community, grow rapidly, and are a perfect addition for chicken, fish, pig, and dog foods. ENTEIN is seeking a Chief of Operations and Black Solider Fly Colony Specialist to develop the team's processes and vision. If interested, please reach out to Christina Lewandowski at clewando@calpoly.edu to learn more. Positions are opportunities for leadership development, and are unpaid.
Scholarship/Funding Opportunities
Proposals are being accepted for the Baker/Koob Endowments, which support hands-on, project-based learning opportunities for individual students and groups at Cal Poly. All students are invited to apply for funding, which may be used for student support, student and faculty travel, student and faculty expenses associated with participation in student research, group projects, conferences, competitions, and equipment and materials related to student research. Completed proposals, including a letter of support from a faculty advisor, are due electronically to baker-koob@calpoly.edu by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8th. Email baker-koob@calpoly.edu with any questions.
Temporary Spaces for Honors....
Until we have our assigned Honors Commons here is what we have arranged so far for Fall quarter:
- Building 197 (Bonderson), Room 104 every Wednesday from 3-6pm reserved for Honors students. This will be open to any Honors student who needs space to study, work on group projects, or just hang out.
- You can still access the Honors copier in Building 116 (Jesperson), Room 212. The copier is connected to computers for anyone who needs to print. There is space to work if you need a quiet spot (see pic below)
- Jenni's office is Building 116, Room 212 (with the copier!)
- Dr. J's temporary office is Building 47, room 23F
As we reserve more spaces for Fall we will add to the Weekly Update.
CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES
Teaching/Mentoring
NEW! We are seeking students who are interested in serving as Learning Assistants to Honors courses in Winter 2024 quarter. If you are interested please complete the Learning Assistant Interest Form WN24 by November 4th. 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!
Looking for Honors advising?
Find out more about Peer Advising on the honors website. Also 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.
Dr. J's Fall Quarter Office Hours:
Tuesdays: In person 12:30 to 2:00pm in my office, Building 47, Room 23F.
Thursdays: Zoom office hour 1:00 to 2:00pm: https://calpoly.zoom.us/my/jjovanov
Thinking of changing your major?
Be sure to attend one of Cal Poly's Change of Major workshops. If you are interested in changing into or within an engineering major, attend an Engineering Change of Major workshop.
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
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
