You are half-way through the academic year! It's like half-time at the Super Bowl (Go Niners). Finish those midterms, enjoy the game on Sunday, and get ready for the second half of the year.

The Bay Area Honors Symposium

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

You can present at a prestigious conference. Meet Honors students and professors from all over the state. What are your ideas? The Bay Honors Research Symposium 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. It is amazing to be able to meet a community of like-minded scholars. If you are interested sign up here.

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

Get Your Service Credit This Week: Honors Connection Club Volunteer this Friday

The major Group Service Project is happening on this Friday! You can work together and take care of the service component of the honors program!!!!

Sacred Heart Volunteer on Friday, Feb 9 at 9am-12:30pm - An opportunity to fulfill the service leadership requirement for those who haven't yet! There are 20 spots available. Make sure you have transportation to downtown SJ. If you would like to attend, please fill out this form.  https://forms.gle/vks1CvaMinyxhsb49 and you will be quickly connected.

FREE BERKELEY DAY TRIP

We are going to Berkeley! Come with Honors to get a tour on March 15th, that's a Friday

We are going to Berkeley for a campus tour. If you are interested in joining the honors group to attend the tours please sign up here. We are taking a bus around 10AM and will be back by 5pm. Sign up if you are interested.

UCLA TAP Certification Workshops

If you applied to UCLA for Fall 2024 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 attend a TAP Certification Workshop where you will be walked through the complete certification process such as completing the worksheet, meeting with a counselor, and obtaining the signature of one of the co-directors.

Wednesday, February 7th 11-12pm (In person Room 3103)

Thursday, February 15th, 4-5pm (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.

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 1960

MEET IN PERSON

Bldg 1900, Office 1960

Mondays 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Wednesdays 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

MEET VIRTUALLY

VISIT HONORS ZOOM ROOM

Tuesdays 2 p.m.–4 p.m.

Thursdays 11 a.m.–12 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 Hawaii and Lake County (north of Napa) 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 Transfer Program

As we get closer to graduation dates, we want to remind you to take advantage of the transfer partnerships we have with various colleges ad universities. The Foothill College Honors Institute along with the Honors Transfer Council of California (HTTC) has transfer partnerships with colleges and universities across California and the United States. Students completing our Honors Scholar Program enjoy enhanced transfer consideration and/or other benefits at the partner campuses. These may include guaranteed or priority acceptance consideration, special scholarships, housing priority, and pre-transfer library privileges. 

If you have not yet done so, please join the Honors Transfer Program to ensure you qualify for the many transfer opportunities available to you as an Honors Scholar. For more information, please visit the website for our Honors Transfer Program.

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.

Resume Clinic Feb 7 & Interviewing Pointers Feb 14

Ready to supercharge your career journey? Look no further! Join our exclusive "Career Hacks Workshop Series" designed specifically for you.

If you are a Foothill student interested in obtaining an internship/job, networking, or developing career-relevant skills, we hope you’ll join us!

CAREER HACKS STUDENT SIGNUP

Honors Alumni Notes: Meet Kirsten

She started at UCLA last Fall. She sent a note to Tracee about her first quarter and a pic of she and her mom on the first day:

"I just finished my first quarter at UCLA and I'm about to start my second one! I’m currently majoring in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology over here and I’ve been having a great time so far.

I’m excited to share that I got accepted into the Tom Carmichael neuroscience lab where I'll be studying cellular responses to biomaterials after stroke. I’ll be starting at the beginning of February. "

Canvas Honors is Coming!!

You will be soon invited by us to the new Canvas Honors site. Imagine a one-stop shop for all things Honors. Canvas is coming.

Let us know what you want in the site. Drop us an email or visit the offices.