September 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Labor Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ◄ Aug 2019 September 2019 Oct 2019 ► Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1   2 Labor Day 3  FIRST DAY OF SEMINAR 4  First Vets Coffee Hour 5 6 7 8 9  Scholarship Apps on Honors Website 10 11 Patriot Day 12 13  CENSUS DAY 14 15 16  Freshmen Candidacy Statements Due 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Fall begins 24  FALL MIXER 25 FRESHMEN ELECTIONS ONLINE 26 27  SCHOLARSHIP APPS DUE 28 29  Honors Board Meeting 2pm 30 NO SEMINAR

Seminar Sept 10 – Sept 13 FALL 2019

Per Sapientiam Felicitas Honors Program Motto: Per Sapientiam Felicitas “Through Knowledge Happiness”

Seminar Attend all seminars for the semester. You are excused 2 (two) absences Absences are for illnesses, appointments, emergencies Allowed to attend multiple times in a week during presentation dates…Except: the first 2 weeks of seminar last week of seminar Once signed in, do not leave from room. If you need to use the restroom, leave Cajun card with GA to show you will return. Be respectful of speakers. No cell phones, laptops, or homework out

Seminar (cont.) Card scanner: acts as your attendance for semester. YOU CANNOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR SEMINAR WIHOUT YOUR CAJUN CARD. Each time you attend seminar, you will receive an email notifying you with your total attendances, and the date and time of your most recent attendance. Make sure to empty your trash can in your Outlook email each week to avoid being “Over quota.” Graduate Assistants will not have access to your attendance totals during seminar. Email honors@louisiana.edu for information about your attendance if needed.

Honors Book All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr **Seminar Essays due Fri, Nov. 8., 2019 Seminar Essays will be turned in electronically on Moodle. Submissions in WORD or PDF ONLY Questions for essay/cover sheet will be posted at the end of September

SERVICE HOURS Volunteering to present an Honors seminar topic gets you 1 Service Hour. Honors Service Hours: Honors students need 4 hours per academic year. This can be done all in one semester. This can be done 2 hrs/semester. It is your choice how you complete your hours. Form for any service hours done outside of Honors Program can be downloaded and printed from the Honors website or Moodle. Turn into second floor Office window in Honors Building.

Important Dates Coming Up Census Day (last day to late drop/add): Fri., Sept. 13th Grounds Day: 9am-12pm, Sun., Sept. 15th Candidacy Statements Due for Freshmen: Mon., Sept. 16th Scholars Preview Day: Sat., Sept. 21st Fall Mixer : 3pm-6pm, Tues., Sept. 24th Scholarship Applications Due : 12pm, Fri., Sept. 27th Honors Board Meeting #1: 2pm, Sun., Sept. 29th No Seminar & Fall Holiday: Mon.-Fri., Sept. 30th – Oct. 4th Contract Requests Due: Fri., Oct. 11th

Requirements You must schedule an Honors course and/or contract a class every semester until 18 hours is reached. Come visit the office if you need assistance with Honors contracts. Contract Request Forms Due Fri., Oct. 11th Contract Completion Forms Due Fri., Dec. 6th (Last day of classes)

Contract Announcements *NOTE: Contracts are at the Professor’s discretion. Classes that you CAN contract this semester: BIOLOGY 230 Cellular and Molecular Biology ENGLISH 365 Technical Writing CMCN 100 Fundamentals of Speech UNIVERSITY 100 = sections that are not Honors Classes that you CANNOT contract: ENGLISH 101 Intro to Academic Writing ENGLISH 102 Writing and Research About Culture PSYCHOLOGY 209 General Psychology I NURS 104 Issues and Trends Nurs & Health

Incoming Freshmen Honors Success Planning Freshmen students who have recently joined the program and are in UNIV 100 should set up an appointment with the Academic Advising Coordinator. What Is It: One-time, 30-minute success planning appointment that covers possible Honors classes and contracts to take over your next 4 years and to answer any questions about the senior poster, major, minor, career plan, transcript, Honors requirements, etc. Where: Judice-Rickels Hall (Honors building) Room 209 – student workers will direct you to the advisor’s office.

Under “Academics”: Student Access

How to make an appointment: 1 2 Click on the ULink “Student Access” Click on “Schedule Appointment” Choose “Ryan Winters” as Your Advisor Choose one date and time “Book Appointment” 3 4

Freshmen Elections Freshmen running for Honors Board should begin to turn in their candidacy statements this week and next week. Deliver printed statement to second floor window. It will be posted downstairs in the Quiet Lounge. Candidacy Statement: Basic paragraph of why you are running, your major, some accomplishments, and what you wish to do while on the board. Those running may post flyers and posters for your election in the elevator and throughout the building Candidates are encouraged to announce their candidacy in seminar the week of Sept. 9th – Sept. 13th but may do so afterwards. Also encouraged to attend Fall Mixer and campaign there. Candidacy statements are due Sept. 16th. Elections will be online on Moodle from Wed., Sept. 25th to Fri., Sept. 27th .

Scholarships and Applications Reminder Scholarship Applications for Fall 2019 On the website Sept. 9th Download, fill it out and turn in with transcript at second floor office window in Judice-Rickels Hall – Transcript can come from U-link. Scholarship applications are due Friday, Sept. 27th at 12:00pm.

BLUE CARDS Attend the Honors office in Judice-Rickels Hall on the second floor in the next week to sign your card. Correct any information on the card that has changed.

Veteran’s Coffee Hour Wed., Sept. 11th : Mr. James Bollich, UL Lafayette alumni and survivor of Bhutan Death March (April 9, 1942) will be speaking at the Veteran’s Coffee Hour 5pm – 7pm in the Quiet Lounge Especially for those interested in History, World War II, veteran’s affairs, Filipino history, and Japanese history.