Honors Network News
Tuesday, December 6

In This Issue:
Honors Holiday Party

Hamilton Ticket Giveaway

Boilermaker named a Schwarzman Scholar

Crossing Borders: A Few Spots Left

Student Spotlight: Josephine Nitschmann

 

Opportunities:

Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship

MLK Jr. Essay Contest

 

 

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Torch Tuesday

Windsor Dining Court

Noon-1:00 p.m.


 

Friday, Dec. 9
Honors Holiday Party
Honors Hall
3:00-6:00 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 16
Graduation Medallion Ceremony
Honors Hall
5:00-6:30 p.m.


Let's celebrate!
Join the Honors College for its Holiday Party

Come and drop by any time between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. 

-Crafts

-Hot Chocolate

-End of semester festive fun


The Innovation Forum will also be open for you to meet this year's SparkLab members. They are helping to curate future forum exhibits.  Share your thoughts on what "innovation" is.


Friday, Dec. 9
3:00-6:00 p.m.
Honors Hall   
Win tickets to HAMILTON!

It's the hottest show in the nation. Tickets cost hundreds of dollars.

But...

You could go FOR FREE!

The Honors College has 18 tickets available for Honors College students in good standing.

The show is Saturday, Jan. 14 at the PrivateBank Theatre in Chicago. Students will be bused up to the city with a faculty chaperone, leaving from HCRN at 11 a.m. and returning sometime after 8 p.m.

The college will be distributing tickets through a lottery system.   Please read the following instructions carefully to enter.

  1. Go to the Honors College Facebook page.  
  2. Make sure you have "liked" the page
  3. You will see a post on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 9:30 a.m. about the Hamilton ticket drawing. Like that post and your name will be included in the drawing.
  4. You have until Friday, Dec. 9 at 3:00 p.m. to enter
Jing Su
First Boilermaker named to prestigious Schwarzman Scholars Program

Purdue alumna Jing Su of Daqing, China has been named a Class of 2018 Schwarzman Scholar.  She is the first Boilermaker to join this prestigious international program and one of only 129 students from around the world to be selected.

The program develops high-achieving students' leadership skills and professional networks through a one-year master's degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing, one of China's most prestigious universities.  The scholarship is designed to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century by giving future leaders a better understanding of China's role in global trends.  Schwarzman Scholars pursue degrees in public policy, economics and business, or international studies.

"Being named a Schwarzman Scholar is definitely one of the most exciting things to happen in my life," said Su, who earned her Bachelor of Science in accounting and finance from Purdue last May.  "It is a phenomenal opportunity to immerse myself into this global community of young leaders.  There is no doubt the world is rapidly changing and China plays a key role in the process.  I hope to smooth the change process by advancing cross-cultural collaboration while helping my home country and the world gain mutual understanding."

In China, Su will pursue a master's degree in global affairs with an emphasis in public policy.  She is particularly focused on the education inequality gap and exploring ways to solve the challenge.

Click HERE to learn more about the Schwarzman Scholars Program.  You can also visit with the National and International Scholarships Office. 


Spring semester course, Crossing Borders: A few spots left

Crossing Borders (POL 229-H) is a 16 week, 3-credit course that focuses on immigration to the United States. Students will receive political science and Honors credit should they enroll in it. 

We will examine the human aspects of immigration and the various immigration policy changes over time. 
  • We will also travel to the US-Mexico border over spring break to examine first-hand international migration and the issues confronting individuals who seek to cross the border from Mexico into the US. 
The first 7 weeks of the semester will be spent setting the theoretical foundation for what we will study in the field at the border during spring break. When we return, the last few weeks of the course will be a debrief and work on your research projects for the course. 

Because there will be travel associated with the course, students will be expected to pay $901. This fee covers your airfare, ground transportation, lodging, meals, and tours. The deadline for the payment of the deposit of $500 has been extended to Wednesday, Dec. 7.
 
If you have further questions or concerns, please free to contact Dr. Duncan at ntduncan@purdue.edu.
 
Student Spotlight: 
Josephine Nitschmann: Dedicated to her 'little buddies'


From her very first day on campus, Honors College student Josephine Nitschmann was on the hunt for a way to become more involved on campus. She found a group called College Mentors for Kids and it quickly become a passion project. 

Nitschman is now the group's president and has been heavily involved for four years. College Mentors for Kids brings 245 local students from Lafayette to Purdue each week for lessons and activities based on higher education and careers, culture and diversity, and community service.

"These kids are hand-picked by their counselors, advisors and teachers," Nitschmann explained.  "Most of them are labeled at risk, living at the poverty line or below.  Many of them come from a broken home and others just really need a stable role model."

Click  HERE to read the full article and learn more about College Mentors for Kids.

Opportunities
Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship

The MLEF Program provides collge students with an opportunity to gain and develop research skills with the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy for 10 weeks over the summer. 

 

Selected candidates will train under the mentorship of program officials and scientists focused on research projects consistent with the mission of the Office of Fossil Energy. During the 10 weeks, fellows will receive a stipend and some students may be eligible for a housing and travel allowance. 

 

At the conclusion of the program, fellows attend a "Technical forum" where they will present their research findings and tour a technical site nearby.

 
Liberal Arts MLK Jr. Essay contest

The Liberal Arts Diversity Advisory Committee (LADAC) is sponsoring a Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Essay Contest. 

All Purdue students and high school juniors or seniors are encouraged to write a 3 to 5 (or 750 to 1000 word) page essay explaining 'What does King's "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" quotation, mean to you?'


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