HP and Community Events and Announcements 11/26-12/2

Tuesday, 11/27

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. – National Student Exchange Info Session – Room 102, Miller Hall. National Student Exchange (NSE) is a domestic exchange program that allows UK students to exchange to campuses across the U.S., Guam, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, and Canada. Come find out how you can use your UK tuition to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

Wednesday, 11/28

5:00 pm – HPSC Meeting – HP Student Lounge. Get involved with the Honors Program Student Council. New members welcome!

Thursday, 11/29

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – HP Knit Club – Honors Student Lounge. Bring your fiberwork in progress or learn how on our supplies!

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. – UK UNICEF Benefit Night for Syria – Student Center Grand Ballroom.

UK UNICEF is focusing our fundraising and awareness efforts this semester (Fall 2012) for UNICEF's programs to help the children affected by the violence in Syria. "We Believe in Zero: UK UNICEF Benefit Night for Syria" will be in the Student Center Grand Ballroom on Thursday, November 29, from 6 to 9 pm, featuring speakers Shafi Khan from Muslims Without Borders on his experiences doing humanitarian aid in Syria and Taruna Sadhoo from the U.S. Fund for UNICEF on Global Poverty. There will be games, prizes, t-shirts, wristbands, and more! All proceeds to benefit those affected by the violence in Syria. For more information or to RSVP, check out the facebook event! Hope to see you there!
http://www.facebook.com/events/380060228735736/

Friday, 11/30

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – JJP Club – Honors Student Lounge. Bring your journals or other writing projects!

Announcements

Community Service Corner: Don’t forget to log your community service hours HERE!

Theatre Production: On the Verge: or the Geography of Yearning - Nov. 29-30, Dec. 1, 6-9. Guignol Theatre ($10 with valid student ID/ $15 without). Three women seek adventure and time travel in Eric Overmyer’s modern comedy, On the Verge: or the Geography of Yearning. From the 19th century to 1955, the future unfolds for these three explorers over decades of hysterical pop cultural hijinks and hilarious escapades. For More Information click HERE.

Sublet: Want to get out of the dorms? Can't stand your roommate? Want a private bathroom and a pool? I have the solution to all of your problems.  I am studying abroad for the spring semester and I need someone to sub-lease my apartment from 524 Angliana.  The room for lease is a single room in a 4 person apartment and has a private bathroom.  Right now there is only myself and one other person living in the apartment so its just like living in a really big two person apartment with 2 extra rooms for storage and people to visit.  Rent is $555 a month and includes all utilities as well the amenities of the complex that include a pool, 24/7 club house and gym, and free cookies and Keurig coffee maker in the office.  The rent for this rental is less than what you would pay if you signed a lease through the 524 office because of when I signed the original lease.  It is  available for a boy or girl and can be moved into in December or January. Or, if you are really excited about the awesome apartment you will be living in I will move out as soon as you like if you will take it from me. If you are interested or have any questions please email me at brandonkipphut@hotmail.com or call me at (336)740-5194.  Please take the offer to move into your dream home for the second semester because I really need to sub-lease.  Thank you all

Monday, 11/19

6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.—Free Shuttle to Bluegrass Airport—To schedule a pick-up, email the following information with the subject “Thanksgiving Break Shuttle” to ukparking@lsv.uky.edu at least two business days in advance: • Name • Campus address • Campus phone number and/or cell number • Date, time and location of campus pick-up. A PTS representative will email to confirm a pick-up time and convenient location. Students are responsible for their own transportation back to campus.

6:00 p.m.—DART Information Session—Room 101 of the Stuckert Career Center.

Dustin Pugel, UK alum and organizer with The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center, will be on campus Monday, Nov. 19 at 6:00 pm in Stuckert Career Center Room 101 to discuss careers in the field of community organizing with students and alumni interested in empowering communities and working for social change.

RSVP by contacting Hannah Wittmer at hannah@thedartcenter.org or calling 785.506.8915 with your name, phone #, email address, and expected graduation date.

DART is now individuals interested in launching a career in community organizing. The DART Center has built coalitions throughout the country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues including:

* Education reform in low-performing public schools
* Job Training
* Drugs and Violence
* Criminal Recidivism
* Living Wage
* Neighborhood Revitalization
* Predatory Lending
* Affordable Housing, etc.

The DART Organizers Institute combines a classroom orientation with infield training at a local grassroots organization.  During training, organizers are provided with a cost of living stipend (equivalent to $27,000/year) and travel reimbursement. Graduates of the Organizers Institute are placed into permanent full-time, salaried positions earning $34,000/year + benefits.

The DART Organizers Institute will begin June 24, 2013.  Training locations and permanent placements sites include cities in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida.

To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to visit www.thedartcenter.org or contact Hannah Wittmer at hannah@thedartcenter.org or (785) 506-8915.

Tuesday, 11/20

Honors Offices & Honors Student Lounge Close at NOON!

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.—Multicultural Student Thanksgiving—Grand Ballroom, Student Center. Can't make it home for Thanksgiving? Never experienced a traditional American Thanksgiving? Bring your appetite for roasted turkey, dressing and all the traditional Thanksgiving foods (including vegetarian options). Don't forget to save room for pecan and pumpkin pie for dessert. There will be a raffle for fabulous door prizes at the end of the event. Space is limited, so R.S.V.P. HERE or contact meg.phillips@uky.edu for more information!

6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.—Free Shuttle to Bluegrass Airport—To schedule a pick-up, email the following information with the subject “Thanksgiving Break Shuttle” to ukparking@lsv.uky.edu at least two business days in advance: • Name • Campus address • Campus phone number and/or cell number • Date, time and location of campus pick-up. A PTS representative will email to confirm a pick-up time and convenient location. Students are responsible for their own transportation back to campus.

Wednesday, 11/21

Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, 11/22

Thanksgiving Break—Happy Thanksgiving Day!!!

Friday, 11/23

Thanksgiving Break

Saturday, 11/24

Thanksgiving Break

Announcements

Community Service Corner: Don’t forget to log your community service hours HERE!

Monday, 11/12

7:00pm –BUGS—Patterson Hall Classroom. Come join entomology professor Janet Lensing as she introduces Honors LLP students (and interested Honors students) to the wide, wonderful world of bugs! No squishing allowed!!!

Tuesday, 11/13

2:00 pm—Independent Project Orientation Meeting—HP Student Lounge. Come join Brad Hubbard to learn about the Honors Program Independent Project proposal and contract process!

Wednesday, 11/14

5:00 pm – HPSC Meeting – HP Student Lounge. Get involved with the Honors Program Student Council. New members welcome!

5:00 -6:00 pm – Panel on Post Graduation Opportunities Abroad – Niles Gallery in the Little Fine Arts Library. As part of UK's International Education Week, a panel of international education professionals will discuss the many opportunities to volunteer, study, and teach in locations around the world.

The panel will discuss organizations such as:
Peace Corps

SAI (Study Abroad Italy) 

Teach for China 

JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching Program)

The Teach and Learn in Korea (Talk) Program

Sister Cities Deauville 

External Scholarships (Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Fulbright)

See the attached flyer for more information! This is a great opportunity to explore post graduate opportunities, and enjoy delicious international food (Reception with food from Sav's West African Grill and King Tut's will follow the panel discussion). 

Thursday, 11/15

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – HP Knit Club – Honors Student Lounge. Bring your fiberwork in progress or learn how on our supplies!

5:00 p.m. –  Cruel Intentions – Briggs Theatre. Come join Nancy Jones for a screening of the 1999 modern adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos. "La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid…"

5:30 p.m. – The Challenge of Interpretation: Presenting the Art of the Islamic World in a post-911 Landscape–WT Young Auditorium. Sponsored by the Islamic Society of Somerset, the College of Fine Arts, and the Honors Program. The Challenge of Interpretation is a lecture by Navina Najat Haidar, the curator and driving force behind the new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In November 2011, after an almost decade-long reinstallation project, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened new galleries for the art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia and later South Asia. While rediscovering the Met’s extraordinary collection was at the heart of the overwhelmingly positive response of audiences, the fresh interpretations offered in the display also played an important role in giving the works of art a new meaning and relevance. The political and cultural landscape against which the reinstallation was conceived and executed also influenced audience responses. Haidar will reflect on some of the curatorial decisions and institutional strategies that shaped the galleries on November 15th.

Friday, 11/16

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – JJP Club – Honors Student Lounge. Bring your journals or other writing projects!

Announcements

Community Service Corner: Don’t forget to log your community service hours HERE!

Monday, 10/22

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. – Faculty Dinner –  Blazer Hall, come join Honors Faculty David Wilke for good food and even better conversation!

5:00 p.m. – Summer  in Paris –  Come join Nancy Jones in the Honors Student Lounge for an informational session regarding the UK Summer in Paris study abroad trip! Attached you’ll find both the informational flyer and the syllabus detailing this exciting opportunity! (Please note that the flyer references HON 399, but that is an old course number and the updated course designation will be HON 352).

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.—Becoming a Service-Learning Leader—UK will welcome nationally-recognized faculty scholar Dr. Barbara Jacoby from the University of Maryland facilitate this workshop. It will be primarily geared toward students who lead service experiences, but is applicable to any students engaged in civic work. Please let me know if you have questions, and if you plan to attend register here by Friday!

7:00 p.m. Phi Kappa Phi information session—359, Student Center. Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest and most selective collegiate honor society in the nation.  Only juniors in the top 7.5% of their class and seniors in the top 10% of their class are invited to become members. If you are unable to attend or for more information, please contact the Chellgren Center, chellgrencenter@uky.edu or 859-257-1958.

8:00 – 10:00 p.m. –Harry Potter Week Kickoff—Join the cool kids in Patterson Hall for the first Harry Potter Week activities. Be prepared for your sorting at 8:00 p.m. and help make a banner for your house at 9:00 p.m. See attached Harry Potter Week flyer from Lea Jacobsen for more detailed information!

9:00 – 10:30 p.m. –The Final Presidential Debate of 2012—location: your TV! As future community leaders (and general smarty-pantses), you should tune in and watch the last Presidential debate of this election season.  

Tuesday, 10/23

5:30 – 8:30 p.m.—After Office Hours—After Office Hours is a UK community building initiative designed to reach out to all students. This outreach program will allow faculty, staff, and student leaders the opportunity to spend time in Patterson Hall to address questions, concerns and curiosities!

7:30 p.m. – Students Taking Action Globally (STAG) – CSI SMART classroom, room 106 of the Student Center. STAG will be screening a documentary called The New Rulers of the World, a documentary which takes a critical look at the relationship between globalization and the garment industry. In the film, BBC correspondent John Pilger takes us behind the scenes of sweatshop factories in Indonesia. Following the video, we will open up for discussion with representatives from labor rights groups on campus. Invitation is extended to everyone, so feel free to forward this message to your friends and listservs and come out and enjoy the film! *Free popcorn!!!

Wednesday, 10/24

5:00 pm – HPSC Meeting – HP Student Lounge. Get involved with the Honors Program Student Council. New members welcome!

6:00 p.m. – Harry Potter Week – Come play Quidditch outside of Patterson Hall!

Thursday, 10/25

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – HP Knit Club – Honors Student Lounge. Bring your fiberwork in progress or learn how on our supplies!

6:00 p.m. – Harry Potter Week – Join Dr. Woodrum in the Patterson Hall Classroom for a very special Spells and Potions class! She promises to be nicer than Snape (perhaps).

7:30 p.m.—MacAdams Observatory Field Trip—Meet in the Patterson Hall Classroom.

Friday, 10/26

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – JJP Club – Honors Student Lounge. Bring your journals or other writing projects!