Honors Online

Make the most of your summer!  The CCAS Exploration Center for Majors and Careers is holding a workshop that will help you to use your summer to explore majors and careers. At the workshop, you will learn more about who you are, discover what's out there in the world of work, and develop concrete next steps for exploration!  The workshop will take place on  Tuesday, April 9 , from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in room 6 Ingraham Hall.    Advanced sign-up is required! Email: The Exploration Center  

This Friday, March 22nd is the last day to drop a class for the semester. If you are having troubles with a class and want to talk it over with an honors advisor, call us at (608) 262-2984 to set up an appointment or stop by at drop-in advising this Monday 10:30am-12:00pm and Wed/Thurs 1:00pm-3:00pm.

This is a great experience, especially if you’re considering doing a senior honors thesis in the future. The moderator introduces the speakers on the panel, helps conduct the Q&A period and makes sure speakers don't go beyond their allotted time. We will provide more detailed guidelines for anyone who volunteers. Interested? Email the honors program. Let us know your availability and broad area(s) of interest (e.g., humanities, social sciences, sciences or a combination thereof) and any time restrictions that you have on the day of the event. And thanks for considering!

The Honors Program invites Honors students to come with us to see the Madison Opera's showing of Don Giovanni (Mozart) on Sunday, April 28 at 2:30 p.m. at the Overture Center.  Tickets are $12 (cash only) and can be purchased for one Honors student and one guest at Washburn Observatory.  Tickets are on a first come, first serve basis - so come pick them up!

The  WAA chapter in France (Ouisconsin!)  is hosting its annual Alumni-Student Career event. A diverse panel of Wisconsin alumni based in Paris will discuss their international careers and the difficult decisions they have made along the way.  The UW-Madison  International Internship Program  and  La Maison Française   will host an event at  French House  to stream the live, interactive event from France. Students and alumni are encouraged to attend and ask questions.  Video from last year’s event can be seen here:  International Career Panel . Participants are also welcome to attend lunch at French House from 12:15-1:00 pm prior to the webinar. Please  register  if you would like to attend lunch. Tuesday, March 19, 2013 from  1:00-2:30 p.m. at the  French House (633 North Frances Street).

Apply to the Center for Leadership and Involvement!  There are a number of interesting internships available.  For more information see below.

Join AIESEC-Madison for a 'Going Abroad Essentials' event Thursday, March 14 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Get the inside scoop on what it takes to live and work abroad with special emphasis on Asia, the Middle East, South America and Eastern Europe. Everyone welcome! Sign up at  http://podio.com/webforms/3512899/269069  before spots fill up!

Do you want to teach literature, composition, or ESL in a university, community college, or abroad?  Do you think you would like to work in a writing center or a program like AmeriCorps?  Maybe you would like to know more about teaching in a non-traditional setting, like a homeless shelter or prison. Join the Department of English for an informal and lively discussion with people who have done all of the above! Tuesday, March 19 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in 7191 Helen C. White Hall. RSVP required, let us know if you are coming by emailing us here .

The 16th volume of ARCHIVE, the undergraduate history magazine is looking for submissions! ARCHIVE takes pride in being student-organized and edited. Every year we look to publish the outstanding historical scholarship of our fellow undergrads. We look to publish work that has a historical perspective, but we encourage submissions from an interdisciplinary background. This is a great opportunity to share your work and original research. ARCHIVE wishes to foment a collaborative learning community through the study of history and we welcome many perspectives and views. Submissions are being accepted electronically only. Please submit  in Chicago style, in .doc, docx or PDF format and double-spaced 12-point font. Either footnotes or endnotes are appropriate. Omit any reference to yourself, class title or professor from the body of the paper (or a header or footer). Instead include contact info in a title page. Please include page numbers and your bibliography.  Email  here   by  Apr

Are you having trouble distilling your whole life into a one-page resumé? Are you confused about how to write a resumé that is going to be fed into a computer rather than being read by a human being? Don’t know how to target that cover letter for a particular position? Well, we’re here to help. We’ll concentrate here on what employers say they want on Resumés and cover letters and on how to meet those criteria. Workshop on   Friday, March, 15, from  12:00-1:30 p.m.   OR  Tuesday, April, 23, from  3:30-5:00 p.m .   Make sure to register online   here .

The Morgridge Center is hiring interns for the 2013-2014 school year! All positions are for the full academic year. Interns receive a stipend each semester and work 8-10 hours per week on a self-made schedule. Open positions include:  Badger Volunteers Intern Marking Intern Social Media Intern Campus Outreach Intern Community Outreach Intern Special Events Intern Peer Advisor  For more information and position descriptions, please visit:   http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/aboutus/employment.html

FH King is hiring for three positions right now, two garden assistants and one administrative director.  In addition to this there is an open bee keeping internship! If you would like to know more please see below.

Navigating Washington: A Conversation on Internships and Federal Careers Monday, March 18, 5-6:00 p.m. (TITU - Union South) Join the History Department's David Rodriguez in discussing internships and career opportunities in Washington, D.C. Mr. Rodriguez recently served as the Assistant to the Senior Advisor for Hemispheric Security Policy in the State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. He has spent the past three years organizing seminars and workshops for students around the country interested in public policy careers. This one-hour session will explore specific opportunities in the think-tank, non-profit, and federal government sectors. No registration is required. Open to undergraduates of ALL majors. For more information, please contact David Rodriguez . This event is being sponsored by the Department of History and the WUD Society and Politics Committee. Information Session on the U.S. Department of State Internship Program Tuesdsay, April

Interested in a career where you can impact the lives of others? "Careers in Social Justice: From Passion to Paycheck" is a workshop that will help students learn more about the world of nonprofits and public service: where the jobs and internships are, how to find them, and how to create your own personal action plan for success.  The workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in Room 120 of the Middleton Building (1305 Linden Dr). Presenters: Marie Koko (L&S Career Services) & Dave Nelson (Political Science, Sociology, and International Studies) All students welcome, but space is limited!

Bromley Research Conference Travel Grants are awarded based on a competitive application process to eligible L&S Honors students for presentation and/or attendance at regional or national professional conferences. - Grants awarded for presentation at regional or national conferences provide up to $500 to the recipients. - Grants awarded solely for attendance at regional or national conferences provide up to $250 to the recipients. Priority for awards is given to applications requesting support for presentation at professional conferences. Application Deadline : Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by 4:15 in the Honors Program Office in Washburn Observatory. For more information see below:

Psychology has strong interdisciplinary connections with the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and medical sciences. Scientific psychology is positioned well to influence important issues for society because all courses in Psychology emphasize critical thinking and the analysis of research. The Undergraduate Program prepares students to take on the challenges of and fully participate in an increasingly complex, multicultural world. Stephanie Osborn is the undergraduate academic advisor in the Department of Psychology and she will be joining us for a special information session and conversation just for L&S Honors students about the Psychology major and its courses for this coming Fall (2013-2014) semester. If you are just curious about psychology courses, or interested in learning more about the major, this session is for you! Please join us  Wednesday, March 13 at 12:00p.m. in Washburn Observatory  to find out more about this department and all it has to offer. Brin

International Student Services, along with several other campus offices and student organizations, will be hosting Shams Banihani from the United Nations Development Programme on campus March 7-8 . Ms. Banihani is currently serving as a Policy Analyst in the Poverty Section within UNDP, which does development work around the world. We are honored to have her back on campus.  She graduated from UW-Madison only 10 years ago in 2003 with a degree in Business Administration.  For more information see below.

Arundhati Roy is a novelist and political activist from India most famous for her first book The God of Small Things which won the prestigious Booker Prize in 1997. Since then, Roy has focused her efforts on political activism becoming a leading voice in movements against globalization, neoliberal policies, and the use of nuclear weapons.  She is speaking in the Great Hall in Memorial Union on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.

Come to the Center for Pre-Heath Advising Physician Assistant Panel! This is CPHA's 3rd of 8 events in the"Working in Healthcare" series for pre-health students. This panel provides students with a fantastic opportunity to meet PAs, learn more about PA training, and the types of clinical roles PAs play in the Madison area. The panel will take place on Wednesday, March 6 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm in Union South, Northwoods (3rd floor).

The CCAS Exploration Center for Majors & Careers is now offering drop-in hours, staffed by a professional career advisor, every Monday-Thursday, 1:00-3:00! Stop by Room 6 Ingraham Hall to get some of your burning questions answered and potentially set up a career advising appointment. Potential drop-in topics include: