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HC Announcements and Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NEW! VIRTUAL Spring 2020 Study Group Sign Up<\/strong>
Consider joining HC study groups and stay connected with other students this spring virtually through Zoom! For sign up and more information regarding study groups please visit the link here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEW! HC Wellness Wednesday<\/strong>: Hiking in the Age of Social Distancing<\/strong>
Join us as we partner with the Adventure Leadership Institute to learn about local and online resources for hiking during the age of social distancing. This includes how to plan your trip, what to bring, and how to interact with people on the trail. Visit this link<\/a> to register in Hiking in the Age of Social Distancing<\/em> on Wednesday, April 1 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEW! Words With Friends: HC Tournament<\/strong>
Calling all who love to play scrabble! Challenge your fellow HC students in the Word with Friends HC Tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament is single-elimination, with games being played Friday (4\/3), Saturday (4\/4), and Sunday (4\/5) from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Participants will be seeded base on experience level. Prizes will be awarded to the top two finishers and announced in the Monday Message. <\/strong>Register<\/strong><\/a> by Thursday at 12:00 p.m.<\/strong> Good luck to all! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEW! Remote Dean and Friends on Careers in Health Policy<\/strong>
Join us on Tuesday, April 7<\/strong> at 12:00 p.m. <\/strong>for a remote Dean and Friends discussion with former Honors College student SreyRam Kuy on careers in health policy! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kuy graduated from OSU in 2000 with degrees in philosophy and microbiology. She went on to earn her MD at Oregon Health and Science University and her Master of Health Science degree at Yale University, where she also completed her fellowship. She has served a special advisor to the U.S. Veteran Affairs Secretary and Deputy Under-Secretary for Community Care, overseeing a $14.5 billion budget and 7,300 staff. Before this, she was Louisiana Medicaid\u2019s Chief Medical Officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, she is a practicing general surgeon, healthcare executive, and quality improvement researcher at the Houston Veteran Affairs Medical Center and deputy chief medical officer for quality and safety for the South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16). She\u2019s a recipient of the American College of Surgeons Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award, President George H.W. Bush\u2019s Daily Point of Light Award, OHSU\u2019s Early Career Achievement Alumni Award, L\u2019Or\u00e9al Paris\u2019s Women of Worth award, Business Report<\/em>\u2019s 40 Under 40 Award, and was named by Modern Healthcare<\/em> as one of the top Minority Healthcare Executives to Watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This discussion will be held on Zoom; please RSVP to Kevin Stoller at stollerk@oregonstate.edu<\/a> to receive a link. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEW! Spring Term Classes With Open Spots!<\/strong>
Still looking for a great spring term class? There are spots in the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colloquium: HC 407. Plastics for Poets. Th 4:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.<\/strong>
This colloquium will expose students to their reliance on plastics in every aspect of their daily lives — from soft drinks, shampoos, and baby diapers to automobiles. The material will be presented in such a way that it is accessible to students from all majors. There are no pre-requisites for the course — other than a genuine interest in learning how and why many of the items we encounter each day are made.

Colloquium: HC 407. Imaging the American West. W 10:00 – 11:50 a.m.<\/strong>
Images of the American West are formative in American and, to some extent, world culture. The Western landscape has been portrayed as iconic: a stage on which cultural constructions of individualism, gender, empire, otherness, and nature are graphically enacted. Western peoples, similarly, have often been presented as archetypes (or as stereotypes), representative of American myths, fears, and ideals. In this course, we will explore images of the West\u2014paintings, photographs, and Western films\u2014and their implications for contemporary culture and identity. As an integral part of this exploration, we will create original images in order to experience the power of visual depiction in a landscape context.

Colloquium: HC 407. Humans and the Ocean. MW 9:00 – 9:50 a.m.<\/strong>
The purpose of this course is to introduce students from diverse backgrounds to ways in which humans understand the marine environment, through scientific, literary and artistic approaches. Lectures, group and individual library research, field trips, and assignments will collate approaches from a range of disciplines including marine science, history, literary study, and other arts and humanistic disciplines. Through fiction and non-fiction literary perspectives designed to enhance critical reading skills, students will learn about historic and contemporary ocean and coastal issues, such as sustainable fisheries, plastic pollution, and climate change, with perspectives from faculty in the humanities, arts, and sciences. Interactive lessons will focus on how humans have come to understand the marine environment, by elucidating both the history of how scientific knowledge has developed and the ways in which that knowledge is represented in literary and other artistic mediums. This historical perspective will facilitate learning via discussion and storytelling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bacc Core (Western Culture): WL 429H. French Society Through its Cinema. F 12:00 – 2:50 p.m.<\/strong>
An examination of French society through its own cinema. Via the screening and study of films from the various periods of French history, students will delve into the heart of French society and will discover the socio-historical, political, economic and cultural context. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Remote Support for TheSIS Stages<\/strong>
The HC and HC Academic Advisors will continue to support students through all stages of the TheSIS process during the Spring 2020 term. Feel free to contact an HC Academic Advisor if you want to discuss the TheSIS, TheSIS stage requirements, brainstorm ideas, or need assistance. Completing Thesis Stages 1 or 2 during the Spring 2020 term is very much possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1:<\/em>
The Honors College will be holding Stage 1 workshops remotely via Zoom throughout the Spring term. The dates and times for these workshops will be announced on the Monday Message and available on the Stage 1 website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2:<\/em>
The Honors College will provide a number of resources this Spring to support the completion of Stage 2. 

The dates, times, and presenting faculty information for remote Student & Faculty Mixers in Spring term will be announced on the Monday Message and available on the Stage 2 website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will also find numerous resources on the HC Academic Advising Canvas Page, including: the HC Academic Advising Canvas Page \u2013 Honors Thesis, <\/em>which can be found here<\/a>; the Resources for Completing Stage 2 on Your Own, <\/em>which can be found here<\/a>; and the Past Theses Directory<\/em>, which can be found here<\/a>, and other tools to help you explore your options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those focused on progressing through Stage 3 & Stage 4<\/em> rest assured that we are here to support you and will do whatever we can to remove barriers in your way. Please feel free to contact us at any time here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Save the Date: Networking Tips and Tricks Event!<\/strong>
Join the Honors College and the Career Development Center for a Networking Tips and Tricks workshop on Tuesday, April 21 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. PT. <\/em><\/strong>RSVP for this virtual Zoom workshop here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scholarship Opportunities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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EXTENDED! Honors College Tuition Scholarship and Grants<\/strong> The Honors College recognizes that this may be a challenging time for students and families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have extended the deadline for the 2020-2021 Honors College Differential Tuition Scholarship to April 12, 2020. <\/strong>Continuing students can apply for tuition scholarships through ScholarDollars<\/a> by completing the Honors College application and applying to the “Oregon State University Differential Tuition Scholarship.” All continuing students who wish to be eligible for a tuition scholarship from the Honors College in 2020-2021 must apply by April 12!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also want to make sure that you are aware of the option of applying for an Honors College Differential Tuition Grant for spring term, 2020. These grants are for students experiencing particular difficulties in paying the HC differential tuition. The HC does not want inability to pay differential tuition to be the determining factor in whether a student graduates from the college or continues as an honors student. All students considering withdrawal for financial reasons should consider submitting a grant application here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have any questions, please direct them to honors.college@oregonstate.edu<\/a> or an HC adviser.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEW! Nationally Competitive Scholarships: Q&A Session<\/strong>
On Thursday, April 9th at 6:00 pm PDT<\/strong>, tune in for a virtual information session about applying to nationally competitive scholarships and opportunities abroad!

This event will be hosted by LeAnn Adam from the OSU Prestigious Scholarships Office and a panel of recent scholarship recipients. Join the meeting via this Zoom link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Job and Internship Opportunities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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TOMORROW! PSU Summer REU 2020 Program Accepting Applications
<\/strong>Portland State University’s Summer 2020 REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Program in microscopy and micro-analysis is now accepting applications! Highlights of this program include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n