Weekly Update October 28, 2013

Greetings UHP'ers...hope everyone has had a marvelous Monday! 

Thanks to everyone who attended the UHP Retreat in Black Mountain this past weekend!  With everything from campfires, canoeing, rock climbing, an Iron Chef Sushi Competition, and so many other fun activities, I think everyone had a great time.  I would just like to personally express how  grateful I am for all of the great memories and wonderful friends  I made this weekend.  I come away from the weekend more confident than ever that UHP will continue to grow and have a positive presence in our campus, local, national, and global communities for years to come!   

Priority Registration begins next Monday (Nov. 4) at 9:00 a.m.  If you haven't already, make sure that you get your schedule for next semester planned out.  There are many exciting Honors courses being taught, including old favorites like World Through Film with Julie Hicks to new offerings like "Reading in Slow Motion" with Dr. Pereira, and many more!  It's not too late to schedule an advising appointment with Connie Rothwell or one of the Honors Graduate Assistants (Traci Cruey or Carrie Leigh Sutton) on Niner Advisor.  Make sure to confirm that you don't have any registration holds on your account, which can be done by looking at the "Student Records" tab on Banner.  We'd also like to remind everyone not to panic if the system is slow or freezes up when you go in to register next Monday morning.  We don't expect any technical problems, but sometimes when there are thousands of people hitting the system all at once it takes a little while for it to catch up.  If you experience difficulties, reboot and try registering several times instead of contacting someone or going into the Honors Office after the first failed attempt to register. 

There's a UHP General Body Meeting coming up next Tuesday, November 5 at 5:00p.m. in Student Union 340B.  Please mark this on your calendar and plan on attending if you don't have a conflict...we're hoping for a fantastic turnout!  Remember that attendance at least one general body meeting  is required (attendance at all of them is encouraged) to maintain good standing in UHP.  We're going to make this meeting really fun and interactive, and will also be serving some yummy refreshments.  If you'd like to purchase an official 2013-2014 UHP t-shirt, please also plan on bringing $10 to this meeting.  Hope to see you there! 

There are some really exciting community service events coming up.  The 49er Dance Mine is being held on Nov. 15-16 in the Student Union Multipurpose Room (3rd Floor).  All proceeds will benefit the Levine Children's Hospital, and you can register to go with the UHP team as either a dancer or a supporter through the following link:  http://www.helpmakemiracles.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=18975.   

We're also offering some opportunities to get involved with Second Harvest Food Bank and Crisis Assistance Ministry here in Charlotte.  We'll be volunteering at the Second Harvest Warehouse (500 Spratt Street, Charlotte) on Friday, Nov. 8 from 9-1 and will be helping them out with their Harvest Feast Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 12-4.  We'll be going to Crisis Assistance Ministry (also located at 500 Spartt Street in Charlotte) this Saturday (Nov. 2) from 12-2.  If you want to participate in any of these opportunities, please put your name and email in the appropriate Google Doc below: 

• Second Harvest:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_YTUlqQSaFeFZPwb50pDmvyDg7dTeVHtCWDQVcXWeXI/edit?pli=1
• Crisis Assistance Ministry:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BjQl3Yi93wLge3Kr0rbEgxc0iZVZlo7r6V8vOJCbqdk/edit?pli=1

Just a heads up, a "Cone Affair" (Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Cone Center) will be held next Thursday, November 7 and will include many exciting events, open houses, etc. throughout the building. 

I'd also like to encourage any and all of you to get in touch with me or one of the other officers with any ideas you may have for possible events we could do this year.  This is YOUR program, and we want to make sure that your UHP experience is as meaningful and memorable as it can possibly be!  You can always feel free to contact us if you have any concerns, suggestions, or questions...nothing makes us happier than to hear from you!  Here's the contact information for the UHP officers:

• Claire Cuthrell, President (ccuthrel@uncc.edu)
• Austin Jenkins, President-Elect (ajenki47@uncc.edu)
• Ashley Lea, Treasurer (alea@uncc.edu)
• Kyle McGee, Secretary (kmcgee4@uncc.edu)
• Cassady Tetsworth, Historian (ctetswor@uncc.edu)
• Heather Roberson, Historian (hrobers4@uncc.edu)

Thanks for reading the update, and enjoy the rest of your week! :-) 

Your friend,

Austin Jenkins, UHP President-Elect

University Honors Program...30 Years in the Making...You In the Making!  

Weekly Update October 21, 2013

Hi Everyone!!

I hope you all are having a great semester so far. Continue to work hard in your classes even though this is the time where everything may seem overwhelming. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Take a breather! You got this guys! Don't just survive the semester. THRIVE in this semester! :) On another note,here are some important things coming up.

This Thursday, October 24th ,Doc Hendley, the author of Wine to Water, will be speaking at 7pm in room 340 of the student union. If you enjoyed this book, or the discussion night, where we talked about some topics in the book, you should definitely go! This is the perfect opportunity to get your questioned answered about the book or maybe even starting your own non-profit!

Novemeber 2nd, 12-2pm will be the next opportunity to participate in the Crisis Assistance Minstry. This is a great opportunity to physically serve your community by helping sort clothes. You can sign up to attend here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BjQl3Yi93wLge3Kr0rbEgxc0iZVZlo7r6V8vOJCbqdk/edit?usp=sharing.

Our next GENERAL MEETING will be on Tuesday, November 5th at 5pm in the student union room 340B.

The Second Harvest Food Bank community service date is Friday, Novemeber 8th from 9-12pm. The Novemeber 1st date has been canceled. This should be a fun opportunity! We need 15-20 volunteers for this one. Sign up and grab UHP friend to come with you! You can sign up here:: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_YTUlqQSaFeFZPwb50pDmvyDg7dTeVHtCWDQVcXWeXI/edit?usp=sharing.

 The 49er Dance Marathon is coming up on November 15th. I am certain this will be an exciting event. If you havent already heard this is the first time this event has ever been done at UNC Charlotte. Be a part of it! This unique event raises money for the Levine Childrens Hospital. Join the team here:

http://www.helpmakemiracles.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=18975.

Also, RELAY FOR LIFE is coming up in the spring. It is not too early to register for our team! Thanks to everyone who attended last weeks Chick Fil A night. Be on the look out for more RELAY FOR LIFE fundraisers coming your way! If you havn't already, you can register for the team here:

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY14SA?team_id=1480547&pg=team&fr_id=60080&__utma=2443503.1330843115.1379258789.1379258789.1379258789.1&__utmb=2443503.1.10.1379258789&__utmc=2443503&__utmx=-&__utmz=2443503.1379258789.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=78701207 .

Thanks for reading! Let me or any of the officers know if you have and questions, concerns, or ideas. Have a great week!

UHP ... 30 years in the making ... you in the making!

Ashley Lea, UHP Treasurer

Weekly Update October 14, 2013

Hi guys!

It's WEEKLY UPDATE time!

You all need to join and navigate the Orgsync website that is up and running!!!!!

I have provided some instructions below on how to use Orgsync.

The Honors Program would like to start using Orgsync as a way to log your involvement with UHP.

Go to this website and login using your 49er ID and password.

https://orgsync.com/login/university-of-north-carolina-charlotte

Search for the University Honors Program Student Association and request to join if you have not already done so. 

We would like for everyone to upload a picture of themselves to the Orgsync website. 

On the top green toolbar of Orgsync, there is a wheel-spoke-like thing on the very far right. Click on that and on the drop down menu click on "Manage Account."

Once you are on the Manage Account page, on the right side is a place for a photo. Click on "upload picture." Choose a picture that shows your face well please. 

Once you have uploaded a picture, go back to the University Honors Program Student Association page. On the left hand side, there is a list of categories. If you hover over events, a drop down menu will appear with the options "events list" and "timesheets." Click on timesheets. 

Find your name on the list. To the right of your name (all the way over) there will be a button with "details" typed on it. Click it. 

The new page that shows is how you can log your activity within the Honors Program. 

Please be sure to include a reference name. A reference name is someone that can vouch that you were in fact at that event. Officers are usually the person of reference, but could potentially be a member if they were in charge of a particular event (more often than not it should be an officer or professional staff). The reference person will be sent an email to confirm what you have said you have done. (IMPORTANT: upload a picture of yourself in case people forget names.)

So be sure to include participation that you have done thus far.

(i.e. Freshman Venture, Venture WOW, Welcome Back Picnic, Food Truck Friday, Habitat Build, 2nd General Meeting, Discussion Night, Relay Committee Meetings and any other enrichments/events you have attended) (Food Truck Friday and Venture WOW count as an enrichment.)

Orgsync is still a work in process for us all, so please bare with us. If you have questions about it or anything else PLEASE feel free to ask any one of us officers. 

We have updated the calendar on Orgsync with upcoming events within the University Honors Program. So take a look and get an idea of what you would like to participate in. We will add events as they come. 

The first person to tell me the title of the first post under the communication>news section will be the prize winner this week!!!

Do not forget that the Spring schedule 2014 goes live today! So make sure you are planning out your schedule. That way when registration roles around on November 4 at 9:00 AM it will be a breeze!

The next general meeting is Wednesday, November 6 from 5:00 to 6:00 PM! It will take place in theStudent Union room 340 B.

Our Chick-fil-a night is October 17 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM (this Thursday)! Make sure you come out so we can raise money for our team. Carpool with others if you have a car and if you do not have a car! Reach out to someone if you need a ride. It is the one off J.W. Clay (near Rooms-To-Go, TJ Max, and Sam's Club)

Please join our Relay For Life team if you have not already!!!!!

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY14SA?team_id=1480547&pg=team&fr_id=60080&__utma=2443503.1330843115.1379258789.1379258789.1379258789.1&__utmb=2443503.1.10.1379258789&__utmc=2443503&__utmx=-&__utmz=2443503.1379258789.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=78701207 

Second Harvest Food Bank is scheduled for Friday, October 18 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM! We need 15-20 people to go. Please sign up if you can go, it will be a fun time while helping the community!!!

Here is the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_YTUlqQSaFeFZPwb50pDmvyDg7dTeVHtCWDQVcXWeXI/edit?usp=sharing

Other Second Harvest Food Bank dates

Friday, November 1^st from 1:00-4:00pm

Friday November 8^th from 9:00-12:00pm 

Also, as a reminder the 

Crisis Assistance

Help to sort clothing that will go into a free store for needy citizens of Charlotte. This will take place on October 19th at 2:30-4:30pm, and on November 2nd at 12-2pm. Please express your interest on this Google Doc by choosing which date (or both) you can attend:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BjQl3Yi93wLge3Kr0rbEgxc0iZVZlo7r6V8vOJCbqdk/edit?usp=sharing

49er Dance Mine

Come dance for a great cause on November 15th-16th. All proceeds will be donated to the Levine Children's Hospitals. You have two options: register as a dancer or supporter. 

If you are interested in joining the 49er Dance Mine please visit this link:

http://www.helpmakemiracles.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=18975

Sorry this weekly update is so lengthy, but we just have a lot of upcoming things!!

Please be sure to take advantage of the Orgsync website, sign up for all the community service you can (you never know who you might meet that could change your life FOREVER), and to ask questions if you have them!

UHP ... 30 years in the making ... you in the making!

Weekly Update October 10, 2013

Hey UHPers!

Although we have a short week of school, we wanted to give you a few updates on community service events.

Please remember that we encourage you all to get involved in the community as much as you can. Volunteering benefits others in a way that we may never know and it’s important to lend a helping hand whenever you can.

Second Harvest Food Bank

Are you interested in volunteering with the Second Harvest Food Bank? We have three dates set up for groups of UHP members to assist this great organization. Volunteering with this group entails sorting, inspecting, boxing and stocking donations for various agencies.

Volunteer times:

Friday, October 28^th from 1:00-4:00pm

Friday, November 1^st from 1:00-4:00pm

Friday November 8^th from 9:00am-12:00pm 

If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up on the google doc by October 18^th.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_YTUlqQSaFeFZPwb50pDmvyDg7dTeVHtCWDQVcXWeXI/edit?usp=sharing

Relay For Life

Our committee meeting is Today (Thursday, Oct. 10^th) at 5:00pm in the Student Union Room 264. Please attend if you are interested in helping to plan and implement fundraisers for Relay.

We will also be having a Chik fil a fundraiser night for Relay on Thursday, October 17^th from 6pm-9pm. 15% of the proceeds from the night will go to our Relay For Life team, so come out to eat yummy food, hang out with fellow UHPers and help a great cause! We will be at the Chik fil a off JW Clay.

You may also join our Honors College team by visiting this link:

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY14SA?team_id=1480547&pg=team&fr_id=60080&__utma=2443503.1330843115.1379258789.1379258789.1379258789.1&__utmb=2443503.1.10.1379258789&__utmc=2443503&__utmx=-&__utmz=2443503.1379258789.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=78701207 

Crisis Assistance

Help to sort clothing that will go into a free store for needy citizens of Charlotte. This will take place on October 19th at 2:30-4:30pm, and on November 2nd at 12-2pm. Please express your interest on this Google Doc by choosing which date (or both) you can attend:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BjQl3Yi93wLge3Kr0rbEgxc0iZVZlo7r6V8vOJCbqdk/edit?usp=sharing

49er Dance Mine

Come dance for a great cause on November 15th-16th. All proceeds will be donated to the Levine Children's Hospitals. You have two options: register as a dancer or supporter. 

If you are interested in joining the 49er Dance Mine please visit this link:

http://www.helpmakemiracles.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=18975

What date and time is Chik Fil a Night?! First person to respond to this e-mail with the answer will get a prize!

Have a great rest of the week!

Cassady