WELCOME! Honors Program Advising Meeting

ADMISSIONS POLICY GRADUATING WITH HONORS THEOLOGY TRACK Policy Changes and Reminders

Admission Not after Sophomore year Must have a 3.5 GPA at CUA Application for current CUA students  Interview with the Director

Graduating with Honors Maintain 3.5 GPA Complete at least one Honors track, with at least B- in all classes Students on probation at the time of graduation will not receive Honors

Theology Track Honors TRS 201 counts toward the HSTR track. TRS of the HSTR courses (101, 102, 203, 204) qualifies for Honors in Theology. We recommend that students take all four HSTR courses.

Announcements Ingrid Merkel Fund  Inaugural year!  To be used for academic travel  Conferences, study abroad, class trips  Submit a one-page letter with a description of their plans and a budget itemizing costs to Abigail Shelton prior to this Friday, September 30  Awards (up to $500) will be given on a competitive basis

Courses Offered Spring 2012 HSPH 102, HSPH 204, PHIL 212 HSHU 102, 204 HSTR 102, 204 HSEV 102, 204 HSSS 102, 204 MATH 330 POL 505B (“Constitutional Democracy”) for UHP students  Graduate-level Politics course Capstone seminar (on “Memory”) open to all graduating Seniors in Honors Program, including non-University Scholars

Honors Events Regan Tea  Alternating Fridays (9/23 onward) in Regan Faculty Apartment with Drs. Okuma and Gibbons Fall Hike  Saturday, October 1 at Sugarloaf Mountain  5-mile Northern Peaks Trail  RSVP at Hitchhiker’s Guide to Culture Mini-Lectures  Every other Friday (9/16 onward) in Gibbons lobby  Arranged by Lindsay Puvel and Connor Duffy, Gibbons RAs Check Honors website for updates!

JENNIFER PAXTON CENTER FOR MEDIEVAL AND BYZANTINE STUDIES Medieval and Byzantine Studies

What is Medieval and Byzantine Studies? Interdisciplinary program drawing on expertise from faculty across the university Offers Majors and Minors Includes Islamic Studies

Why Minor in MBS? The practical reasons:  If you’re going to graduate school  It will set you apart from the crowd  If you’re not going to graduate school  It will demonstrate depth as well as breadth  It will demonstrate your interdisciplinary and cross-cultural credentials

Why Minor in MBS? The frivolous (but fun!) reasons  You’ll be learning about fascinating people  You’ll have the longest and most impressive-sounding degree of anyone you know  You’ll understand popular culture much better

Requirements for the MBS Minor One required gateway course: MDST 201: Medieval Pathways  Students in the Honors Program can substitute HSHU 102: From Charlemagne to Chaucer for MDST 201 with special permission.

More Requirements Three courses in specific distribution groups (one from each group): History and Social Structures Thought and Worship Cultural and Artistic Expressions

Last Ones! Two approved electives:  Two additional courses from the three categories above OR  Relevant language courses (Latin, Greek, Arabic, Syriac, Coptic, Old English, Old French, and other medieval vernaculars)

How To Minor in MBS Good news for all!  You can double-count two courses from your major towards the Minor in MBS.  Many courses used for distribution requirements will also count for the MBS Minor.

How to Minor in MBS Good news for Honors Students!  If you are taking the Christian Tradition track, HSHU 101 and HSHU 102) count for the History and Social Structures requirement  If you are taking the Aristotelian Studium track, HSPH 204 counts for the Thought and Worship requirement.  Courses from the Oxford Program count towards the Minor

What To Do Next Check out the list of approved MBS courses on our web site at Contact the undergraduate advisor, Dr. Jennifer Paxton, at

VIENNA TRIP WITH DR. BORNHOLDT: SPRING BREAK 2012 Spring Break 2012: Vienna

GER 120: Vienna: A Walk Through History 1-credit course offered in Vienna March 2-11, 2012

We will walk in the footsteps of the Habsburgs

We will visit beautiful churches

We will explore fin-de-siècle Vienna (Jugendstil)

We will enjoy coffee in a Viennese Kaffeehaus

We will visit many museums and see world famous pieces of art

We will go to the opera – in the Wiener Staatsoper

We will listen to a concert at the Musikverein

We will ride the famous Riesenrad in the Prater

We will explore modern Vienna

Cost Application Fee: $100 non-refundable, due at the time of application Program Cost: $1,826 (includes one credit of CUA summer tuition and overseas program fee). What's included: CUA tuition for 1 credit Hotel accommodation (2-bed rooms with private showers) Field trips and museum entrance fees Ground transportation All pre-departure advising & services and on-site orientation Emergency evacuation insurance Official CUA transcript for non-CUA participants What's not included? Round-trip airfare, meals, passport, optional excursions, health insurance, and personal expenses

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Info CUA ABROAD:  Dr. Claudia Bornholdt:   McMahon Hall 206b

UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM SARA SEFRANEK FELLOWSHIPS COORDINATOR Grants and Fellowships

What We Offer… Personalized advising for grants and fellowships applications Editing and revision of fellowship applications Fellowship administration: interviews, workshops, and advising General advice on “big” scholarships for Honors Program students

Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants George J. Mitchell Scholarship Marshall Scholarship Fulbright Fellowship Boren Scholarship Harry S. Truman Scholarship

TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP For graduate school in the US in a public service field “Change Agents” - Are you one? Begin application in spring of Sophomore Year (maybe fall of Junior) Apply in spring of Junior Year CUA APPLICATIONS DUE: January 10, 2012

Who We Look For… Stellar Academics (>3.7 GPA) Sophomores and Juniors (now) Individual research projects Dedicated community service, internships, or volunteering Engaging and Adventurous Personality Graduate school plans (or “gap year”)

ANTHONY BUATTI RECRUITMENT DIRECTOR TEACH FOR AMERICA Post-graduation plans?

39 A Great Injustice 9 year olds living in low-income communities are 3 grade levels behind their high-income peers* About half won’t graduate from high school. Those who do will perform on average at an eighth-grade level* Only 1 in 10 students from low-income communities will graduate from college** For 15 million children growing up in poverty today, these disparities severely limit opportunities in life. Because African-American, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American children are three times as likely to live in a low-income area***, children of color are disproportionately impacted by this inequity. WHERE CHILDREN GROW UP DETERMINES THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROSPECTS *[Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2005] **[Source: Mortenson, Tom. “Family Income and Higher Education Opportunity,”Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 2005] *** [Source: National Center for Children in Poverty, 2006]

40 The Basics of Teach For America Video: Teach For America All majors and academic backgrounds Two year commitment to teach in one of 43 regions next year Extensive training and support Full salary and benefits ($31,000 - $50,000) Transitional expenses during first summer Eligible for federal loan forbearance AmeriCorps education award totaling $11,000* Graduate school and employer partnerships

41 Contact Information To learn more about Teach For America, please visit or watch one of our online events at s.htmwww.teachforamerica.org s.htm Anthony Buatti Manager, Campus Recruitment Next Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 26 11:59 pm EST