WELCOME!

Honors Program Advising Meeting

•ADMISSIONS POLICY•GRADUATING WITH HONORS•THEOLOGY TRACK

Policy Changes and Reminders

Admission

Not after Sophomore yearMust have a 3.5 GPA at CUAApplication for current CUA students

Interview with the Director

Graduating with Honors

Maintain 3.5 GPAComplete at least one Honors track, with at

least B- in all classesStudents on probation at the time of

graduation will not receive Honors

Theology Track

Honors TRS 201 counts toward the HSTR track.

TRS 201 + 3 of the HSTR courses (101, 102, 203, 204) qualifies for Honors in Theology.

We recommend that students take all four HSTR courses.

Announcements

Ingrid Merkel Fund Inaugural year! To be used for academic travel

Conferences, study abroad, class trips Submit a one-page letter with a description of their

plans and a budget itemizing costs to Abigail Shelton prior to this Friday, September 30

Awards (up to $500) will be given on a competitive basis

Courses Offered Spring 2012

HSPH 102, HSPH 204, PHIL 212HSHU 102, 204HSTR 102, 204HSEV 102, 204HSSS 102, 204MATH 330POL 505B (“Constitutional Democracy”) for UHP

students Graduate-level Politics course

Capstone seminar (on “Memory”) open to all graduating Seniors in Honors Program, including non-University Scholars

Honors Events

Regan Tea Alternating Fridays (9/23 onward) in Regan Faculty

Apartment with Drs. Okuma and GibbonsFall Hike

Saturday, October 1 at Sugarloaf Mountain 5-mile Northern Peaks Trail RSVP at cua-honorsprogram@cua.edu

Hitchhiker’s Guide to Culture Mini-Lectures Every other Friday (9/16 onward) in Gibbons lobby Arranged by Lindsay Puvel and Connor Duffy, Gibbons

RAsCheck Honors website for updates!

JENNIFER PAXTONCENTER FOR MEDIEVAL AND BYZANTINE

STUDIES

Medieval and Byzantine Studies

What is Medieval and Byzantine Studies?

Interdisciplinary program drawing on expertise from faculty across the university

Offers Majors and MinorsIncludes Islamic Studies

Why Minor in MBS?

The practical reasons: If you’re going to graduate school

It will set you apart from the crowd If you’re not going to graduate school

It will demonstrate depth as well as breadth It will demonstrate your interdisciplinary and cross-

cultural credentials

Why Minor in MBS?

The frivolous (but fun!) reasons You’ll be learning about fascinating people You’ll have the longest and most impressive-sounding

degree of anyone you know You’ll understand popular culture much better

Requirements for the MBS Minor

One required gateway course: MDST 201: Medieval Pathways Students in the Honors Program can substitute HSHU

102: From Charlemagne to Chaucer for MDST 201 with special permission.

More Requirements

Three courses in specific distribution groups (one from each group): 

History and Social StructuresThought and Worship Cultural and Artistic Expressions

Last Ones!

Two approved electives: Two additional courses from the three categories

above OR Relevant language courses (Latin, Greek, Arabic,

Syriac, Coptic, Old English, Old French, and other medieval vernaculars)

How To Minor in MBS

Good news for all!  You can double-count two courses from your major

towards the Minor in MBS.   Many courses used for distribution requirements will

also count for the MBS Minor.

How to Minor in MBS

Good news for Honors Students! If you are taking the Christian Tradition track, HSHU

101 and HSHU 102) count for the History and Social Structures requirement

If you are taking the Aristotelian Studium track, HSPH 204 counts for the Thought and Worship requirement.

 Courses from the Oxford Program count towards the Minor

What To Do Next

Check out the list of approved MBS courses on our web site at http://mbs.cua.edu/current.cfm

Contact the undergraduate advisor, Dr. Jennifer Paxton, at Paxton@cua.edu

VIENNA TRIP WITH DR. BORNHOLDT: SPRING BREAK 2012

Spring Break 2012: Vienna

GER 120: Vienna: A Walk Through History

1-credit course offered in ViennaMarch 2-11, 2012

We will walk in the footsteps of the Habsburgs

We will visit beautiful churches

We will explore fin-de-siècle Vienna (Jugendstil)

We will enjoy coffee in a Viennese Kaffeehaus

We will visit many museums and see world famous pieces of art

We will go to the opera – in the Wiener Staatsoper

We will listen to a concert at the Musikverein

We will ride the famous Riesenrad in the Prater

We will explore modern Vienna

Cost

Application Fee: $100 non-refundable, due at the time of application

Program Cost: $1,826 (includes one credit of CUA summer tuition and overseas program fee).

What's included:  CUA tuition for 1 credit Hotel accommodation (2-bed rooms with private showers) Field trips and museum entrance fees Ground transportation All pre-departure advising & services and on-site orientation Emergency evacuation insurance Official CUA transcript for non-CUA participants

What's not included?  Round-trip airfare, meals, passport, optional excursions, health insurance, and personal expenses

http://cuabroad.cua.edu/programs/springbreak/viennaspringbreak2012.cfm

Info

http://www.wien.info/en

CUA ABROAD: http://cuabroad.cua.edu/programs/springbreak/inde

x.cfm

Dr. Claudia Bornholdt: bornholdt@cua.edu McMahon Hall 206b

UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAMSARA SEFRANEK

FELLOWSHIPS COORDINATOR32ERICKSON@CARDINALMAIL .CUA.EDU

Grants and Fellowships

What We Offer…

Personalized advising for grants and fellowships applications

Editing and revision of fellowship applications

Fellowship administration: interviews, workshops, and advising

General advice on “big” scholarships for Honors Program students

Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants

George J. Mitchell Scholarship Marshall Scholarship Fulbright FellowshipBoren ScholarshipHarry S. Truman Scholarship

TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP

For graduate school in the US in a public service field

“Change Agents” - Are you one?Begin application in spring of Sophomore

Year (maybe fall of Junior)Apply in spring of Junior YearCUA APPLICATIONS DUE: January 10, 2012

Who We Look For…

• Stellar Academics (>3.7 GPA)• Sophomores and Juniors (now)• Individual research projects• Dedicated community service, internships, or

volunteering• Engaging and Adventurous Personality• Graduate school plans (or “gap year”)

ANTHONY BUATTIRECRUITMENT DIRECTOR

TEACH FOR AMERICA

Post-graduation plans?

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A Great Injustice

• 9 year olds living in low-income communities are 3 grade levels behind their high-income peers*

• About half won’t graduate from high school. Those who do will perform on average at an eighth-grade level*

• Only 1 in 10 students from low-income communities will graduate from college**

• For 15 million children growing up in poverty today, these disparities severely limit opportunities in life.

• Because African-American, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American children are three times as likely to live in a low-income area***, children of color are disproportionately impacted by this inequity.

WHERE CHILDREN GROW UP DETERMINES THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROSPECTS

*[Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2005]

**[Source: Mortenson, Tom. “Family Income and Higher Education Opportunity,”Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 2005]

*** [Source: National Center for Children in Poverty, 2006]

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The Basics of Teach For America

• Video: Teach For America• All majors and academic backgrounds• Two year commitment to teach in one of 43

regions next year• Extensive training and support• Full salary and benefits ($31,000 - $50,000)

• Transitional expenses during first summer• Eligible for federal loan forbearance• AmeriCorps education award totaling $11,000*

• Graduate school and employer partnerships

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Contact Information

To learn more about Teach For America, please visit www.teachforamerica.org or watch one of our online

events at http://www.teachforamerica.org/admissions/meet_us.htm

Anthony BuattiManager, Campus Recruitment

anthony.buatti@teachforamerica.org

Next Application Deadline:

Wednesday, October 26th @ 11:59 pm EST