Winter 2021 | February 2, 2021
Bi-Weekly Newsletter
Final UCLA TAP Certification Workshops

If you applied to UCLA for Fall 2021 and are expecting to participate in the UCLA Transfer Alliance Program, UCLA TAP Certification workshops wrap-up next week and the certification form must be completed by February 19, 2021 at 11:59 PM (Pacific).

Honors Institute applicants to UCLA must first complete an Applicant Agreement and register 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.

Please select one of the dates below to register for the Zoom workshop


Students expecting to qualify as a TAP student should have already received a notice about workshops. If you did not receive the e-mail and you were expecting to participate, please send us an e-mail to honors@foothill.edu notifying us of your intention to participate.
Last Call for UC Irvine Honors to Honors Nominations

Eligible students who participate in the UC Irvine Honors to Honors are granted early admission to UCI (not necessarily to their first choice of major) and guaranteed admission to the prestigious Campuswide Honors Collegium. Students also receive priority consideration for a special set of merit-based scholarships.

Students must have a cumulative UC GPA of 3.7 in transferable coursework by the end of Fall 2020. By the end of the Spring 2021 quarter, students must have completed 90 quarter units, minimum major preparation requirements and fulfilled UC English Composition (2 courses), mathematics (1 course), and additional subject requirements (4 courses). In addition, you must also complete the Honors Scholar program by Spring 2021.

In order for Honors Institute students to be considered for UCI's Honors to Honors program, you must have applied to UC Irvine for Fall 2021 and be nominated by the Honors Institute Coordinators. Please complete the following form to begin the nomination process by Friday, February 5 at 11:59 pm (Pacific)
Student Housing Survey for Foothill-De Anza Students

The Foothill-De Anza District and the Board of Trustees are working with the colleges to respond to the need for more affordable housing, and your input is critical to helping identify below-market-rate housing solutions that meet your household needs. This survey should take you less than 5 minutes to complete. To complete the survey, please use the link below. The survey will close on February 6.

Humanities Lecture Series

Teaching for Equity: Empowering Inmates through the Arts for Second Chance in Life

Koorosh Ostowari, a Somatic Trauma therapist, will be discussing his work with the incarcerated toward equity. He will share powerful stories with the Foothill community on Thursday, February 25 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. 

From 2009 to 2019, he worked with thousands of incarcerated men and women as a spirituality and communications teacher at a local jail in Marin County. He offered a combination of tools for men and women during the weekly classes to support them to heal old wounds, traumas, dysfunctional patterns, and habits that often lead to incarceration. Mr. Ostowari has been officially acknowledged as a "Local leader for change" by the U.S Congress for his work at the Jail.

When: Thursday, February 25th, 5:30pm to 6:30pm (Pacific)
Meeting ID: 966 2926 3034 
Sandia Intern Info Session on February 10

Sandia National Labs in Livermore is having an internship info session for students on February 10 from 4:00pm – 5:00 pm (Pacific).

Where: Microsoft Teams (link will be sent via email)

These sessions are a pilot by Sandia to reach out to local community colleges and California State University students. There are a variety of opportunities, from Research and Development (R&D) to Business (Human Resources, Operations, and Communications) as well as Clerical. The majority of the internships will be virtual with a handful of internships onsite/in person (if the job duties cannot be completed effectively virtually).
SLI STEM Internships: Computer Science at STEM-Away

Through the Science Learning Institute (SLI), four to five Foothill College students will have an opportunity to participate in a virtual computer science internship with STEM-Away in any of the following areas: machine learning, cloud computing, hardware engineering, full-stack, UX and UI, bioinformatics.

STEM-Away is a mission-driven for-profit company and online platform that provides virtual summer internships for college students and junior professionals. For more information about STEM-Away, please visit:

Internship term: July 6 - August 20, 2021, ~15 hours/ week commitment
Application deadline: Sunday, 2/28/21, 11:59 pm
Honors Student Counseling Report Form
All Honors Institute participants are required to meet with a counselor at least once every quarter to review or develop their educational plan, as well as to discuss any personal, career or academic concerns. Counseling appointments are scheduled for 30 minutes.

After your counseling appointment, please complete the new Counseling Report Form to record your visit and help evaluate your plan towards academic, personal, and professional successes. The Honors Institute will verify your appointment at the end of each quarter. This new reporting process replaces the documentation that counselors needed to complete.

Contact Your Honors Counselor Today!
If you have any questions regarding your schedule, the transfer application process, or any other questions about being an honors student, please be sure to visit any one of the General Counselors. For Honors specific questions, do contact any one of our Honors Counselors:

Research and Service Learning Symposium
We know that many Honors students look forward to participating in the Bay Area Honors Consortium Research Symposium. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, this year's symposium has been canceled. However, we want to remind you that Foothill College has its very own research and service leadership symposium and we strongly encourage Honors students to apply and participate. Applications are due March 19, 2021, so now is a great time to start envisioning projects and research proposals.
What exactly is the Research and Service Leadership Symposium?

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.
Check out the links below for more details if you're interested:


Please contact Allison Herman at hermanallison@fhda.edu or Michael McCusker at mccuskermichael@fhda.edu, co-coordinators of the RSL Symposium.
CORE (Coalition on Racial Equity)

CORE is a student-led coalition organizing a movement to end systemic inequities at Foothill College by mobilizing the power of students and the community to affect policy change, equity goals, and college culture to create a more equitable and just higher educational
system.

CORE supports the following: development of Ethnic Studies, diversifying curriculum, faculty diversity, mandatory professional development, outreach to Black and African American students, supporting Indigenous & Native students and communities, mental health, basic needs, financial literacy, reimagining campus safety, observing Juneteenth, and recognition of student activism.

CORE members are looking for Foothill students to join their coalition and support their advocacy, offering many have many leadership opportunities. CORE is open to all current Foothill College students. If you're interested in learning more, please see the flyer and sign-up here: CORE Sign-Up Form.