Please make plans to be present for this important meeting. RSVP on Phoenix Connect: https://elon.collegiatelink.net/organization/PhiKappaPhi and/or on the FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1162996590425419/ 

We welcome submissions from any Honors student. Papers can be written in any discipline, but presentations should be geared toward a general audience. Students may submit a paper that has been completed for a course or write a paper for the Symposium.

Students can submit a paper by:

Submit your paper for consideration electronically to Dr. Angela Bolte at akbolte@uncg.edu by Friday, December 18, at 5:00 p.m. Students should plan for a ten-minute summary presentation.

The Honors Symposium Prizes, sponsored by UNCG’s Lloyd International Honors College, are awarded for outstanding papers submitted to the Symposium. This year the Symposium will offer an awards category for visiting students who do not attend UNCG with monetary awards of $250, $150, and $100. Award decisions are based on the papers submitted, not the presentation of the papers. Papers must be presented at the Symposium to be eligible for a prize.

For more information about the Symposium, please see our events  or contact Dr. Angela Bolte in Lloyd International Honors College at (336) 334-4734 or akbolte@uncg.edu.

This award is given annually by the Historical Society of North Carolina for the best research paper on North Carolina history by an undergraduate student from an accredited senior North Carolina college or university during the academic year June 1 2014 to May 31, 2015.

The purposes of the award are:

• To promote an early interest in historical research and the development of future historians; and
• To acquaint young people with the work of historical societies and foster membership and continued support of local and state historical societies.

The award shall consist of $200 in cash and a paid student membership in the North

Carolina Literary and Historical Association for one year, together with a suitable certificate bearing the name of the person receiving the award, the title of the paper for which the award was given, the date of the award, and signed by the President and Secretary of the Society. The award shall be presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, at which time the recipient shall be the guest of the Historical Society at the luncheon and dinner meeting of the Association.

RULES

• Each paper must be submitted via emailed Word file version by August 15, 2015, to Dr. Mike Sistrom, Secretary Historical Society of North Carolina: sistromm@greensboro.edu. 336-272-7102 x306.
• Each paper must be accompanied by a letter from the student’s major professor attesting to the undergraduate status of the student and the originality of the paper, , .
• If the project is something other than a research paper, such as a website, the student/s must provide a bibliography and a brief summary of the research/project process.
• Each project should be approximately 5,000 words , or equivalent substance for a web project, and shall be judged on the basis of  (a) originality of topic; (b) quality of research; (c) quality of work; and (d) overall excellence.  .
• Graduate student work is not eligible for the Lefler Award.

You can read entries and vote at www.elon.edu/writngcenter.

The deadline for voting is Monday, March 3.

Thomas Barnett was an Honors Fellow and a Presidential Scholar in the 福利亚洲国产精品 Class of 2007. His honors thesis was in digital art, and through his art he raised awareness about issues on campus for students with disabilities. His parents created the award in his memory, with $1,000 to be awarded annually to one Elon undergraduate who successfully completes a high-quality project on a topic related to improving the university experience of students with disabilities.

Projects must have an academic component, broadly defined and including projects such as websites, creative works and research papers. The research process can include theoretical and/or applied scholarship and can relate to any aspect of the university experience, from the physical environment to academic experiences to social connectivity concerns. The projects can be part of a course or an Elon Experience.

The term “disability” has a variety of meanings, which often differ depending upon the person who uses the word as well as the context in which it is used. Most simply, “a disability is an inability to do something that most people, with typical maturation, opportunity, or instruction, can do” (Hallahan, Kauffman, & Pullen, 2010). It is therefore important for us to recognize that, while most people think of a person using a wheelchair, or a hearing aid, or a service animal as the prototypical person with a disability, the vast majority of persons with disabilities do not fit into those narrow categories. People with learning disabilities, emotional illnesses and other “invisible disabilities” are also included among the disabled.

Contact Susan Wise at swise2@elon.edu for more information about disabilities.

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, April 2 by 5 p.m. Applicants for this award will be asked to work with their mentors or advisors to describe the project briefly and explain how it meets the criteria of the award. Interested students and/or mentors are encouraged to contact Tom Mould (tmould@elon.edu) for more information.

Hallahan, D., Kauffman, J., & Pullen, P. (2010). Exceptional learners: An introduction to special education. Boston, MA: Pearson

This eight-week program is designed to help curious and solution-oriented students gain confidence in the lab, develop enthusiasm for graduate school, cultivate a professional network, and earn attractive qualifications. Participants will participate in professional development activities and present their research. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in upstate New York, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180. 

*African-American, Alaskan Native, Native American, Hispanic American, or Native Pacific Islander

For program information please access:

The deadline for applying is March 1, 2014.

Program dates: May 31, 2014-July 26, 2014

Application deadline: March 21, 2014

Notification Date: April 15, 2014

To be eligible, students must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is currently enrolled in an undergraduate program. Each student will reside in a campus dormitory (at no cost to the student) and receive $500 per week to cover food and other living expenses. Students will receive a $500 travel stipend to pay for their travel to and from campus and a $500 additional stipend, if students present research at an academic conference.

Information about how to submit an application is available at

We especially welcome applications from students from underrepresented groups, including first generation college students and students from rural areas. Students coming from undergraduate institutions that do not provide access to research experiences are also preferred.

Specific questions should be directed to;

Shelia M. Kennison, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Oklahoma State University

shelia.kennison@okstate.edu
(405) 744-7335

Coffee Klatch will meet in West Parlor immediately afterwards to discuss the talk.

Coffee Klatch will meet in Ward Octagon immediately afterwards to discuss the talk.