university Honors program
2008-2009 calendar
AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER
JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY
August |
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| 08/18/08 | Fall welcome session for all new Honors students |
| 08/20/08 | First day of Fall 2008 classes |
| 08/23/08 | Service Opportunity for CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center: National Shoe Drive Kick-off for Shoes for Darfur |
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September |
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| 09/01/08 | Labor Day; University closed (no classes) |
| 09/03/08 | Honors Library Workshop - The Basics: An Overview of Library Resources |
| 09/04/08 |
Fall Library Extravaganza University Honors Student Association meeting at 6pm and 9pm in Holmstedt 103 |
| 09/10/08 | Volunteer Fair in Dede Plaza |
| 09/12/08 | Deadline to register for the Career Center's
Fall 2008 Speed Interview Review Fall Honors Party in Sycamore Lounge at 7:00pm |
| 09/13/08 | Second Saturday Stroll with Marilyn Bisch |
| 09/15/08 | University Speaker Series: Kathleen Hall Jamieson |
| 09/16/08 | Honors Library Workshop - The Basics: An Overview of Library Resources |
| 09/17/08 | Last day to turn in Honors
Class Conversion Forms Graduate and Professional School Fair 10-1:30 in DeDe I Student Presidential Debate at 8pm in Dede I - Students who attended the Democratic and Republican national conventions will be debating the party platforms. |
| 09/22/08 | UHSA meeting at 5pm and 9pm in Rhoads Honors Lounge (the same agenda will be discussed at both times) |
| 09/25/08 | Department of English 2008 Schick Lecture Series - Michael Bernard-Donals "The Disaster of Memory: Shoah and the Bible" at 3:30pm in Root Hall A264 |
| 09/27/08 | Family Day open house 4-6pm in the Rhoads Lounge |
| 09/28/08- 09/29/08 |
Big 10+ Graduate School Expo |
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october |
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| 10/01/01 |
Fall Career Opportunity Fair Deadline to apply to be an After Images staff member Honors Library Workshop - How Do I Find What I Need? |
| 10/02/08 | Marshall
Scholarships 2009 applications due Honors Library Workshop - How Do I Find What I Need? Performing Arts Series - Koresh Dance Company |
| 10/04/08 | Second Saturday Stroll with Marilyn Bisch |
| 10/08/08 | Department of English 2008 Schick Lecture Series - Ensemble Chaconne "Measure for Measure: Music from Shakespeare's Plays" at 7:30pm, Recital Hall, Center for Performing and Fine Arts |
| 10/10/08 | Fall Break; no classes |
| 10/13/08 | Networks
Financial Institute Industry Speaker Series - Financial Crisis
Panel Discussion at 7pm in the College of Technology Room 105 UHSA Meeting at 7pm in Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 10/15/08 |
Study
Abroad fair from 1:00-4:00pm in Dede III Honors Grad School Info Session from 6:30-7:30pm in Rhoads Hall Honors Lounge |
| 10/20/08 | University Speaker Series: Bill Kurtis |
| 10/21/08 | Honors Library Workshop - Evaluating Information (Or Why Google Cannot Solve All Your Academic Problems!) |
| 10/24/08 | Deadline to register for the Career Center's Fall 2008 Networking & Etiquette Workshops |
| 10/25/08 | Homecoming 2008 |
| 10/27/08 | Preview of Spring 2009 General Honors Classes: GH101K: Dante's Inferno and GH301E: The Quest for Democracy with Marilyn Bisch at 3:30pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 10/28/08 | Last day to drop classes Preview of Spring 2009 General Honors Class: GH301K: The Young Romantics with Dr. Matthew Brennan at 3:30pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 10/29/08 | Honors Library Workshop - Evaluating Information (Or Why Google Cannot Solve All Your Academic Problems!) |
| 10/30/08 | Preview of Spring 2009 General Honors Class: GH 301U: The Middle East - The Islamic Centuries with Dr. Robert Hunter at 4:00pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
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november |
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| 11/04/08 | American Democracy Project's Election Night Celebration - 6pm until dawn in Cunningham Memorial Library's Events Area, pizza and refreshments will be served |
| 11/05/08 | UHSA's V for Vendetta Movie Night at 6:30pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge ("Remember, remember the 5th of November...") |
| 11/06/08 |
Department of
English 2008 Schick Lecture Series - Kevin Cope "The
Adjacent Enlightenment: Sidebar Stories in an Era of Main
Events" at 3:30pm in Root Hall A264 Preview of Spring 2009 General Honors Class: GH 201K: Introduction to the Great Works with Dr. Arthur Feinsod at 5:30pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 11/08/08 | Second Saturday Stroll with Marilyn Bisch |
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11/10/08- 11/17/08 |
Presidential Installation: A Celebration of Indiana State University's Commitment to Community Engagement |
| 11/10/08 | Preview of Spring 2009 General Honors Class: GH304: The Impact of the Theory of Evolution with Dr. George Bakken at 4:30pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 11/12/08- 11/15/08 |
Romeo and Juliet - ISU Theater, shows begin at 7:30pm |
| 11/12/08 |
Preview of Spring 2009 General Honors Class:
GH 301V:
Critical Studies of the Holocaust with Dr. Ann Rider at
3:30pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge UHSA meeting at 8:00pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 11/13/08 | Preview of Spring 2009 General Honors Class: GH 101D: Dreaming Large - Sustainable Development in the 21st Century with Dr. Eric Anderson at 3:30pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 11/14/08 | Spotlight Series - Contemporary Music Festival |
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11/17/08- 11/21/08 |
Kappa Pi Group Art Exhibition at the Truman Art Gallery (Fine Arts Building), Monday-Friday from 11am-4pm |
| 11/16/08 | The African American Cultural Center and the ISU Friends of Jazz present John Spicknall and Friends at 7pm in the African American Cultural Center |
| 11/17/08 | Take Back the Night: Rally and March - Dede Plaza at 6:00 p.m., events all day |
| 11/18/08 | UHSA Masquerade Ball |
| 11/19/08 | Scholarship Information Program at 6:30pm in Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 11/20/08 | Department of English 2008 Schick Lecture Series - Hoosier Folklore Society Conference "Scotland, Robert Burns, and the Scottish-American Influence" |
| 11/21/08 | Performing Arts Series - Wilderness Plots |
| 11/24/08 | University Speaker Series: Jeffrey Toobin |
| 11/26/08- 11/28/08 |
Thanksgiving Break; no classes |
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december |
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| 12/02/08 | Holiday Party at 6:00pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge - make ornaments for Southern Care Hospice and decorate the lounge with the President's Scholars Association |
| 12/04/08 | UHSA Movie Marathon from noon-midnight in the Rhoads Honors Classroom |
| 12/08/08 | Rhoads Hall Art Gallery Grand Opening Reception at 4:00pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 12/08/08- 12/12/08 |
Final Exam Week |
| 12/10/08 | Spotlight Series - Mooseltoe |
| 12/13/08 | Commencement |
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january |
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| 01/12/09 | First day of Spring 2009 classes |
| 01/15/09 | Deadline to submit creative work for After Images |
| 01/19/09 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; University closed (no classes) |
| 01/20/09 | UHSA Meeting at 7:00pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 01/29/09 | Performing Arts Series - Shirley Jones |
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february |
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| 02/04/09 | Resume/Cover Letter Workshop at 6:30pm in the Rhoads 7th Floor Conference Room |
| 02/06/09 | Deadline to register for the Career Center's Spring 2009 Networking & Etiquette Workshops |
| 02/10/09 | UHSA Meeting at 7:00pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
| 02/16/09 | Performing Arts Series - Comedy of Errors |
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march |
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| 03/04/09 | University Speaker Series: Robert Osborne |
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03/09/09- 03/13/09 |
Spring Break; no classes |
| 03/17/09 | UHSA
Meeting at 7:00pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge Performing Arts Series - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change |
| 03/27/09 | Deadline to register for the Career Center's
Spring 2009 Speed Interview Review Spotlight Series - Performing Arts Showcase |
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april |
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| 04/14/09 | UHSA Meeting at 7:00pm in the Rhoads Honors Lounge |
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may |
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05/04/09- 05/08/09 |
Final Exam Week |
| 05/09/09 | Commencement |
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The calendar above includes important dates and events that may be of interest to Honors students. Not all events are coordinated by the University Honors Program. For more information about individual events, please follow the links to the host departments' websites.
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