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Electronic Newsletter for
WSU Honors College Students
Spring
Semester 2006, Wednesday, January 25, Week III
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Headlines
Honors College Speaker & Movie Series Spring 2006
FREE BOOKS! YOU CARRY! NO COST!
Coffee & tea FridayS
THESIS PRESENTATIONS
Wales and Denmark
Summer School in China KUNMING 2006
SALC is Hiring Tutors
Medical Tutors
Third Annual Sweetheart Soiree
SCHOLARSHIPS & PROGRAMS
(See the Honors web site at www.wsu.edu/honors for past issues of Flash containing more information on scholarships & programs.)Study Wildlands in Montana!
The William E. Simon Fellowship
International Institute of Women in Engineering
Association for Faculty Women Announces Graduate Student Awards for Women
WSU Faculty Association for Scholarship and Research
WSU Chapter of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
C A L E N D A R
School of Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Cheer and Dance Clinic Slated for Saturday
WSU Surplus Public Sale and Auction
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Honors College Speaker & Movie Series Spring 2006
Events will be held the following Thursday's at 7 p.m. in the Honors Hall Lounge. Refreshments included!
EVERYBODY WELCOME!Thursday, February 9:
MOVIE: “The Girl in the Cafe” (2005) He's a shy civil servant working for the British delegation to the 2005 G8 Summit. She's an alluring young woman he meets at a café - and invites to the Summit on a whim. Together, this unlikely couple might just change history. (http://www.hbo.com/films/girlinthecafe/)
Thursday, February 23:
SPEAKER: MIKE PETLOVANY: “First Hand Experience: Iraq”
Mike Petlovany is a WSU employee having returned from a tour in Iraq. This is a great opportunity to discuss the current event with someone who has recently returned. Mike served as an infantryman and temporarily as a member of a sniper team. He was in Iraq for the January elections and the 15 Oct 05 referendum. His unit operated in the Samarra area (Sunni Triangle) and in the Sunni region southwest of the Kurdish city of Kirkuk. At WSU he works as the Outdoor Recreation Coordinator for University Recreation. He has a BA in Anthropology and a masters in Outdoor Education.
Thursday, March 9:
MOVIE: “No Man’s Land” (2001) Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1993 at the time of the heaviest fighting between the two warring sides. The two Bosnian soldiers, Niki and Ciki, wander into the no man's land and … They wait for dark, trading insults and even finding some common ground; sometimes one has the gun, sometimes the other, sometimes both. Things get complicated when … (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283509/)
Thursday, March 23:
SPEAKER: Professor RUSSEL MILLER: ”International Law”
Prof. Miller is an Honors alum and current professor of law at University of Idaho. He speaks fluent German and has done law-related clerkships in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Originally from Salmon, Idaho, Prof. Miller holds a degree from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Law School, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and his J.D. is from Duke University.
Thursday, April 6:
MOVIE: “THE CONSTANT GARDENER” (2005) Ralph Fiennes plays Justin Quayle, a British diplomat whose main qualities seem, at least at first, to be diffidence, his interest in gardening and a fumbling, self-effacing kindness. His words half swallowed, his features perpetually tinged with guilt, Justin is temperamentally unsuited to being the hero of a globe-trotting political thriller, which is part of why "The Constant Gardener" is an unusually satisfying example of the genre. Another reason is that Mr. Meirelles's film actually bothers to say something about global politics. (N.Y. Times Review by A. O. Scott)
We offer 1 credit of UH 499 (P/F) for attending the events in the Honors College Speaker & Movie Series Spring Semester 2006! Requirements include participation and 2-page reports on each event. If you are interested in this 1 credit option please send an email to Prof. Kim Andersen, kimander@wsu.edu and we will sign you up for the “class”.
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FREE BOOKS! YOU CARRY! NO COST!
The Honors College is still giving away books! Books are great. You can use them as a plant press if you are working on your herbarium, or they insulate drafty windows well. These are at no monetary cost (of course some books come at a cost if you read them) and you can take as many as you can carry. The books are on tables in the rear of Honors Hall 142 – the large classroom. Feel free to browse to expand your library on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS from 12-3 and TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS from 8-10 AM, or at other times when no classes are held in the room.
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Coffee & tea Fridays
Cake, coffee & tea Friday in the Honors Hall Reading Room, 2-4 p.m. Come, chat, enjoy.______________________________________________________
THESIS PRESENTATIONS
Theses will be presented the week of February 20 from 11 am to 6 pm on the hour. If you have an approved proposal on file and wish to present this semester, contact your thesis advisor to find a time they are available and call the Honors College at 335-4505 or stop by the Honors College Office to reserve a time. Obviously, the earlier you call the more choices you will have. Two SPIRAL BOUND copies of your paper are due in Honors by 5 pm February 13. See Honors Web page to be sure you include all required sections. If you have questions, feel free to call us at any time.
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Wales and Denmark
Applications for the Honors College exchanges to Wales and Denmark are due on January 31st. If you have any questions regarding these opportunities please contact Jessica Cassleman or Kim Andersen at 335-4505 or the Education Abroad office: 335-4508. Engineering and Sciences majors are encouraged to apply during their freshman year to participate in the exchange their sophomore year.
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Summer School in China KUNMING 2006
At Yunnan University in Kunming, Washington State University students will take university courses in the most culturally and topographically diverse province of China. Yunnan Province borders Vietnam, Laos, Tibet and Burma and is home to twenty-five different ethnic minorities.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Wednesday, 1 February 2006 in Bryan 105
Education Abroad
Bryan Hall 105 www.ip.wsu.edu/education_abroad
DATES OF PROGRAM: 19 June — 31 July 2006
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Roger Chan, History Department, (509) 335-1258
Mary Jane Maxwell, Education Abroad, (509) 335-3188
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SALC is Hiring Tutors
The SALC -260 Lighty- is hiring peer tutors in all subject areas. The pay is $7.75-$8.25/hour depending on qualifications and experience. If interested, you may access the application at http://www.salc.wsu.edu/Assistance/Tutoring/ Peer tutors work one-one with other WSU students. Hours are flexible. Work-study is not needed. For more information call 335-9603.
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Medical Tutors
WWAMI Medical Program is in need of outstanding tutors to provide support to our first year medical students in basic medical sciences. If you are interested in tutoring at this level or know someone please pass the word along. Here are the specifics:
Who: tutors at graduate/pos-graduate level to provide tutoring to our first year medical students.
Fields of interest: microbiology, biochemistry, cellular & molecular biology, physiology, microbiology, and anatomy/neuroanatomy.
Salary: $15 an hour.
When: the program will start immediately
Contact:
Francisco Saavedra, M.D.
Multicultural Programs Coordinator, WSU/UI-WWAMI
Assistant Clinical Professor, UW School of Medicine
Morrill Hall 112, Box 643510
Pullman, WA 99164-3510
509-335-7312
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Third Annual Sweetheart SoireeLooking for a romantic place to take someone special this Valentine’s Day?
Look no further. The Regency Room in the Compton Union Building will open on February 14th for you to romance that special person in your life. Bask in the ambiance of a romantically intimate dining experience with a live jazz band. Take pleasure in an exquisite four course meal with choices of entrée and dessert. Enjoy a gratis flute of sparkling cider or order a glass of wine. Remember this night forever with a complimentary keepsake rose and photo. Let WSU Dining Services help make this a night you and your Valentine will never forget. For more information and reservations please call 509-335-3570 [[harrelshaye]]
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S C H O L A R S H I P S & P R O G R A M S
(See the Honors web site at www.wsu.edu/honors for past issues of Flash containing more information on scholarships & programs.)
Study Wildlands in Montana!
The Wilderness and Civilization Program
Offering students a Wilderness Studies Minor
The Wilderness and Civilization program is offered by the UM College of Forestry and Conservation in cooperation with the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Fine Arts. The program combines classroom and field learning, small class size, and internship experience for an in-depth exploration of wildland issues and human/land interactions. This two-semester program is designed to complement any major and offers students a minor in Wilderness Studies. In this program, students combine classroom learning from across campus with regular field trips throughout Montana to learn how the ecology, politics, history and culture of a place interact and shape conservation efforts. A brief description of the program follows and a full description including course syllabi can be found at www.forestry.umt.edu/wc. A FAQ sheet about the program is also attached here. Out-of-state students may participate through the National Students Exchange and other programs. If students have further questions about the program please refer them to the Wilderness Institute, wi@forestry.umt.edu, 243.5361, or Main Hall 303. The program is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors of any major.
Wilderness and Civilization Program courses typically include:
Literature and the Environment English 371L
Issues in Wilderness Ecology Forestry 271N
Economics of Wildland Preservation Economics 345S
Dream Solutions Art 295
Montana Wilderness Policy and Politics Forestry 423
Wildlands Community Project (Internship) Forestry 398
Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions Native American Studies 303E
Wilderness & Civilization I & II Forestry 373
Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies I & II Forestry 273
Integrated with the above curriculum are a series of long and short field experiences. The program begins with a 10-day wilderness trip in the Bob Marshall and ends with a 10-day float down the Missouri River. Shorter field trips include Yellowstone National Park, the Yaak Valley, the Flathead Reservation and more. These trips complement classroom teaching by exploring local ecology and a variety of local environmental and land management issues.
The deadline for application to the 2006-2007 program is April 1 or Feb. 15 for early admission.
The William E. Simon Fellowship
The William E. Simon Fellowship is designed to encourage students as they complete their undergraduate education to pursue lives that will benefit themselves and their fellow men and women - that is, lives of "noble purpose." The Fellowship is an unrestricted cash grant that will be awarded to those graduating college seniors who have demonstrated passion, dedication, a high capacity for self-direction, and originality in pursuit of a goal that will strengthen civil society. Examples of how recipients may use their award include:Engage directly in the civic life of their community.
Help to create opportunity for others, including job creation.
Advance their expertise.
Fund the ultimate realization of their noble purpose.
In addition to their mature conception of and passion for what they hope to accomplish, nominees for the prize will be evaluated on the basis of their academic record and extracurricular activities.
For more information,see http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/simon.html
or contact: Simon Fellowship, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Attn: Enza Loera,
simon@isi.org
International Institute of Women in Engineering
An EPF Ecole d’Ingénieurs Summer Program
June 30th – July 21st, 2006
Paris, France
http://www.iiwe.epf.fr
The IIWE summer seminars are for students who are either currently undertaking their engineering studies or are recent graduates. During three weeks we look at numerous non technical topics that directly impact on today’s engineers: ethics, standards, communication techniques, cultural diversity, work/life balance, etc. But we also have industrial visits, where we spend complete days at our sponsors’ sites: IBM France, Schlumberger and EADS. Participants get a chance to talk to practicing women engineers and get a feel for what it’s really like to be “out there” on the job. In the process, IIWE members form their own professional and personal network that they will use for their entire lives. The IIWE’s official language is English.
This year a special accent is again placed on sustainability. We’ll be looking at what women engineers are doing worldwide in this field and we’ll also see how their efforts can tie into the IIWE’s own multidisciplinary NCHP activity: The Nile Countries Hydro-management Project aims at transforming the role of women in the ten Nile basin countries from the water carriers to the water managers. This project touches virtually every engineering and scientific field as well as a multitude of non technical disciplines. It is of interest to all; for more information http://nchp.epf.fr
The IIWE is open to all engineering fields, all nationalities, races, religions, political orientations and… to men! Please join us, you won’t regret it. The IIWE is an intense program but as participants are housed in the heart of Paris, they can take advantage of this wonderful city during the off-hours.
For complete program details, please see our website at http://www.iiwe.epf.fr Important: if applicants need visas to enter France, know that the process can now take up to 4 months.
Association for Faculty Women Announces Graduate Student Awards for Women
The Harriett B. Rigas Award will be presented to a doctoral student and the AFW Founders Award will be presented to a master's student. These awards recognize the academic achievements and professional potential of WSU's women graduate students completing their degrees in the 2005-2006 academic year (graduation dates December 2005, May 2006 or August 2006). Nomination forms are available on the AFW website (http://www.wsu.edu/afw/) and are to be sent to Dr. Nancy Magnuson (campus zip 4234) by Monday, February 13, 2006.
For further information contact
Dr. Nancy Magnuson (335-0966, magnuson@ mail.wsu.edu) or visit http://www.wsu.edu/afw/
Winners will be announced in April.
WSU Faculty Association for Scholarship and Research
WSU Chapter of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Undergraduate Scholar Awards: First place - $400, Second place - $200, Third place - $100
Both groups are offering awards to recognize outstanding original research and creative scholarship by undergraduate students. Students in all fields are encouraged to apply. Projects undertaken during any of the last 3 semesters are acceptable for consideration. A letter of nomination from the faculty advisor with whom the project was undertaken and an original research paper or project report, artist's, writer's or composer's portfolio of work, or similar evidence of research, scholarship or creative activity are to be sent to Dr. Margaret Black (campus zip 6534) by March 3, 2006.
For further information contact
Dr. Margaret Black (335-6265, blackm@mail.wsu.edu)
Winners will be announced in April.
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C A L E N D A RSchool of Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Presented by Dr. Martin Pall from the School of Molecular Biosciences at WSU titled 'The Tenth Paradigm: The NO/ONOO- Cycle and the Mechanism of Human Disease' on Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 12:10pm in Todd 216.
Cheer and Dance Clinic Slated for Saturday
Washington State's Cheer and Dance Squads will be hosting their annual
clinic this Saturday, January 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Bohler
Gym. Kids in grades K-6 will have the opportunity to learn from WSU's best
and then perform their routines during the Women's Basketball game versus
Arizona at 2:00 p.m. Cost is only $12 per child and no prior registration
is needed. For more information, please call WSU Spirit Coordinator Amanda
Hoppert at 335-0244.
WSU Surplus Public Sale and Auction
WSU Surplus Stores will be having its monthly Public Sale and Auction tomorrow, January 26th. The pre-priced sale and auction registration will begin at 8:30 am with the auction beginning at 10:00 am. The public sale will close at 3:00 pm. Items of interest will be food service equipment; vehicles; WSU raincoats (perfect for home football games); café tables; chairs; computers and lots more. If you would like to view the January flyer online, go to http://www.surplus.wsu.edu/flyer
Honors College Speaker & Movie Series Spring 2006
Events will be held the following Thursday's at 7 p.m. in the Honors Hall Lounge. Refreshments included! EVERYBODY WELCOME!
Thursday, February 9:MOVIE: “The Girl in the Cafe” (2005)
Thursday, February 23:
SPEAKER: MIKE PETLOVANY: “First Hand Experience: Iraq”
Thursday, March 9:
MOVIE: “No Man’s Land” (2001)
Thursday, March 23:
SPEAKER: Professor RUSSEL MILLER: ”International Law”
Thursday, April 6:
MOVIE: “The Constant Gardener” (2005)
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