You are Halfway through the academic year! Now it is time to get down the mountain. Finish those midterms, eat lunch, and head back home. (Photo courtesy of Dall-E2 from Open AI)

Things to cover this week:

1) It is midterm time at Honors and we want to know how we are doing. Take this quick Honors Student Survey (free snacks provided - kidding- use your imagination). It is a couple questions and you are grading the program. Making the Honors program better in every way is what we are about, so it is important to hear from you students! Give honest (anonymous) grades!

2) Bay Area Honors Research Symposium -- Proposals due Tues Feb 14, Valentines Day!!! We can help prep that abstract, contact us now.

3) Free Berkeley Field Trip - come with us!

4) UCLA TAP Certification continues - there are workshops Monday and Thursday, remember you have to attend one and then meet with your friendly Honors Counselor 

5) Stanford Summer Session - FREE for Foothill Students who want to take one class and enjoy Stanford's amazing facilities during the summer. If you are interested contact Chris Chavez for more information (tell him Honors sent you) or the Honors Institute directly.

The Bay Area Honors Symposium

Abstract Proposals due Valentines Day - February 14 at midnight!!!

Sign up for a free amazing experience. You can present at a prestigious conference. Meet Honors students and professors from all over the state. What are your ideas? Check this out and contact us immediately. The Bay Honors Bay Honors Research SymposiumSymposium gives students the opportunity to participate in scholarly research in a variety of disciplines, with the goal of presenting their findings in a variety of formats. The Honors Institute will pay Reg Fees of $35. This is a cool thing you can put on your applications and use for your CV. It is amazing to be able to meet a community of like-minded scholars.

Consider submitting a presentation abstract. It isn't much at this point, just an idea that can be assessed. Honors co-director, Dr. Sam Connell can help. Consult with your mentor or talk with Sam.

https://foothill.edu/honors/researchsymposium.html

FREE BERKELEY DAY TRIP -

We are going to Berkeley! Come with Honors to get a tour on February 24

Bus leaves at 8AM and comes back at 3PM -- 10 spaces still available

On a Friday February 24th we are going to Berkeley for a campus tour. Then we will hang out in the town for another few hours to check out the city life. If you are interested in joining the honors group to attend the tour please sign up here. We will provide a bus and food. We should leave in the morning and get back by 3pm. Sign up if you are interested, we need.

UCLA TAP Certification Workshops

If you applied to UCLA for Fall 2023 and are expecting to participate in the UCLA Transfer Alliance Program, the UCLA TAP Certification process begins soon. Students that need to be TAP certified MUST fill out this form: Student Agreement Form and attend for one of the TAP Certification Workshops below where you will be walked through the complete certification process of completing the worksheet, meeting with a counselor, and obtaining the signature of one of the co-directors.

Monday February 13^th 11-12pm (In person room 3103)

Thursday, February 16^th 12-1pm (Virtual see Honors Zoom Link)

So if you applied to UCLA in November, be sure to go to a workshop (it's required). Also be sure to look at all the steps listed on our Foothill TAP website. There are lots of key components for applicants this year. We made a really super CHECKLIST FOR YOU TO USE. CHECK IT OUT.

Go to that Checklist right away. It is super critical.

Spring Schedule Planning time

Time to start planning your Spring schedules. Here are the weekly office hang out hours for you to visit Tracee Cunningham/Honors Counselor. Bldg 1900, Office 1961

• Mondays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Wednesdays 10 a.m.–Noon

and virtually in the HONORS ZOOM ROOM

• Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 p.m.
• Thursdays Noon-1:30 p.m.

Remember that all the counselors can help you and there are many free time slots right now!

Summer Anthropology Field Programs

This summer the Department of Anthropology is taking students to Ecuador and Hawaii for field programs coupled with community development. Check out their website for more details. The programs are almost filled but we give priority to Foothill students.

Honors Connection Club

Meetings are upcoming! Group Service Projects are being organized so you can work together with a common purpose. If you have a great idea for the group to use please contact the club officers. Leah and Alekos.

They have a big event planned, check out the discord for more info.

The RSL Symposium

Plan to participate in this campus and community-wide event!

The Research and Service Leadership Symposium provides students an opportunity to expand their learning beyond the walls of the classroom (or the confines of the screen); to investigate their world through in-depth research projects; to create and participate in worthwhile service learning activities, including original creative arts projects, and to present their newfound knowledge, insights and experiences to the campus community. Students will gain experience presenting in a professional conference setting on the virtual campus through presentations, performance, displays and discussion.

The Symposium itself is the culminating event of these student projects. The event includes

• A full day and evening of presentations, peer discussion forums, art galleries, and creative performances.
• Awards ceremony, keynote speaker and closing celebration.

Go to this link to find out more.