1. WELCOME! Honors Program Advising Meeting

2. Career Services Pryzbyla Center Phone: 202-319-5623 Director: Anthony Chiappetta

3. Courses Offered Fall 2011 HSHU 203 in Rome Changes to HSTR track Vienna course with Spring Break trip 2012 (Dr. Bornholdt) Questions

4. ADMISSION POLICY GRADUATING WITH HONORS HOUSING Policy Changes and Reminders

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

6. Graduating with Honors Maintain 3.5 GPA Complete at least one Honors track Students on probation at the time of graduation will not receive Honors  Probation is 3.2-3.49 GPA  If you have under 3.2 GPA, you become “inactive” in the program and will need to reapply after GPA has been brought up to 3.5

7. Honors Housing Regan to be for Freshmen only Gibbons for upperclassmen Most rooms set aside for Sophomores Juniors and Seniors will get priority if previously lived in Regan Turn in Living and Learning Community application for consideration Due March 4 For further questions, visit Housing

8. VIENNA WITH DR. BORNHOLDT COURSE: FALL 2011 TRIP: SPRING BREAK 2012 GER 220

9. UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM AMY BRICKER LUSKIN, FELLOWSHIPS COORDINATOR LUSKINAB@CUA.EDU Grants and Fellowships

10. 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”)

11. 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

12. FULBRIGHT 140+ countries all over the world Generally a year, can be a semester Fulbright Student Scholar: research, grad school, and/or and teaching Fulbright ETA (English Teaching Assistantships): teaching English Begin application process in Spring of Junior year CUA APPLICATIONS DUE: September 9, 2011

13. THE UK SCHOLARSHIPS Rhodes (Oxford), Marshall (UK), Mitchell (Ireland), Churchill (Cambridge) For 1-2 years of graduate coursework in a variety of fields at a British or Irish university for a terminal degree Begin application in Spring of Junior Year CUA APPLICATIONS DUE: September 9, 2011

14. 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

15. Fellowship Info Sessions All Scholarships: March 15, 7 pm Fulbright: March 17, 1 pm UK Scholarships: March 21, 2 pm Truman: March 23, 5 pm Individual advising over the summer Application workshops in the late spring and early fall