Weekly Update February 24, 2014

Greetings everyone,

 

This update includes announcements and reminders concerning all things UHP.  Let myself or one of the other officers know if you have any questions. 

 

The next University Honors Program Student Assoc. meeting will be on Wednesday, March 12 (week after Spring Break) from 5-6 p.m. in Cone Center 210. 

 

Upcoming Events

• Talent Show:  The Honors College Talent Show (sponsored by the Teaching Fellows Program) will be held this Thursday, February 27 at 7:00 p.m. in After Hours (Cone Center).  All proceeds will benefit the Honors College Relay For Life team.  Bring along spare change and small bills, which you'll use to vote for your favorite acts. 
• Fashion Show:  The Honors College Annual Fashion Show will be held on Thursday, March 20 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Union Multipurpose Room (3rd Floor).  Tickets are $5, and can be purchased soon online or at the door.  All proceeds benefit the Honors College Relay For Life team.  If you want to volunteer, sign-up here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KDDL5C9 .  Contact Katey Mishler (kmishler@uncc.edu), Melissa McHugh (mmchugh3@uncc.edu), or Brad Setzer (bsetzer7@uncc.edu) with any questions. 
• Gala:  The Honors College Gala will be on March 22 starting at 8:00 p.m. at the Speedway Club.  Dress is semiformal.  Tickets go on sale TODAY for $25/person and can be purchased in the Honors College Office.  The DJ would like our list of song requests beforehand, so please send me (ajenki47@uncc.edu) a list of any songs you'd like to hear so that I can turn them over to him. 
• Relay For Life:  Starts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4 on the track and runs throughout the night.

Community Service

• Crisis Assistance Ministry:  We'll be going this Saturday, March 1.  I have ten spots still available, so if you're free and would like to get in some service before Spring Break, please sign-up.  We'll also be going on March 15 and April 12.  Sign-up here if you haven't already:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Av4x7sp1lM45dGdyRk9BakZpUHExMUtqZ3ZjdzFORHc&usp=sharing#gid=0. 
• US DOE National Science Bowl:  This is a fun opportunity to volunteer at a middle school science competition.  It's being held on UNCC's campus on Feb. 28 and March 1 (this week), and there are many time slots available, so just volunteer when you can.  Sign-up here:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17xx-EJt3CVb6rkuhCaTNeLyq1QAnk7PXUwIKgm0ESpI/viewform. 

In Other News...

• If you haven't already, please check out the UHP newsletter (attached). 
• The list of classes for Fall 2014 will be available on Banner starting this Friday, February 28.  Check out the course offerings, and get a head start on planning your schedule before priority registration. 
• If you ordered a UHP t-shirt and haven't received it yet, they are available for pick-up in the Honors Office. 

Have a nice week,

 

Austin Jenkins, UHPSA President-Elect