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Honors Program

Kick-Off 2016

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

• Welcome

• Health Science Honors Program

• Program details

• Other opportunities

• Q & A

• Mentor Program

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

Health Science Honors Program

Program Director

UCLA Emeritus Clinical Professor of Dentistry

Stephen Blain

sblain@ltsc.ucsb.edu

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

• Nadia Mei-Atabek, Scott Kassner, myself

• Advising, guidance & counseling

• Health Science Honors courses

• Clinic seminars

http://duels.ucsb.edu/honors/advantages/health

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

Advantages•Close contact with faculty

•Special advising services

•Mentor Program

•Priority Registration

•Honors Email List

•Graduate Library Privileges

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

Honors Experiences•Honors Sections

•Freshman Seminars

•Honors Seminars

•INT 185

•Auto Honors Courses

•Contracts

•EAP, UCDC, UC SAC*

(Must take for a letter grade and earn “B” or higher)

Honors and EAP Meeting, 10/3, 4:00-5:00, 1115

Girvetz

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Annual Review

•Maintain UC Cumulative 3.6 GPA

•Complete 2 Honors Experiences

Academic Excellence Award

Freshmen:• 9 Honors Experiences, 5 must be upper-division

• 40 hours of community service

2nd Year Students: • 7 Honors Experiences, 5 must be upper-division

• 40 hours of community service

3rd Year Students (including Transfers): • 5 upper-division honors experiences

• 20 hours of community service

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

More Ways to Earn Honors at UCSB

•Dean's Honors (Every Quarter)•College Honors at Graduation•Undergraduate Honors at Graduation •Departmental Senior Honors Programs –Distinction in the Major

IV Tutoring Program

Lauren Enright

A great community service

opportunity for those who would like to

work with local kids

Tutors spend two hours per week with

a student at IV Elementary

Become a mentor, tutor, and friend

Isla Vista Elementary Tutoring

Enhance a student’s learning experience

by becoming an IV Elementary tutor

Attend an informational meeting in Chem 1171

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 6:30pm

or

Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7:00pm

Become an IV Elementary Tutor

Any questions? Please email:

ivtutoring@ltsc.ucsb.edu

You’re on your way to helping a local

student succeed!

Become an IV Elementary Tutor

Invest in your future!

Diversify & strengthen your academic experience

Acquire or improve foreign language skills

• Intern / Volunteer abroad

Why study abroad?

UCEAP for Honors Students

October 3 @ 4pm

Girvetz 1115

Info meeting

South Hall 2431 | eap.ucsb.edu

• Financial aid | Scholarships

For some programs, cost could be

less than staying at UCSB

• Earn UC units

• Take major/minor/GE courses

Undergraduate Education Research

Initiatives

Jacob LaViolet

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

(URCA)

duels.ucsb.edu/research/urca

Jacob LaViolet, Coordinator

2110 North Hall

Walk-in Hours:

Monday through Friday

9:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00

URCA GRANTS

Funding for student-initiated research and creative

projects

• Open to undergraduates of any major

• Application requires a project proposal, abstract, budget, and faculty

mentor letter of support

• Recipients present at a poster session in May

• Application deadline – November 4

•Application workshops on October 10 and 12, 4-5pm, North Hall 1115

Details at duels.ucsb.edu/research/urca

FRAP – Faculty Research Assistance Program

Provides opportunities for undergraduates to gain

valuable research experience with UCSB faculty

•Use the FRAP Directory to find current research projects posted by

faculty members and contact them to apply

•Undergraduates work as research assistants to earn units (enroll in

department’s 98, 99RA, 199 or 199RA)

Details and directory found at

duels.ucsb.edu/research/frap

www.undergrad.research.ucsb.edu

Undergraduate Research Panel

Today, 1:00pm-2:00pm

Buchanan Hall 1910

Hear the Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, faculty, and students share

their experiences, and find out how to get involved. All disciplines welcome!

UCDC and UC Center Sacramento

Jacob LaViolet, Coordinator

2110 North Hall

Walk-in Hours:

Monday through Friday

9:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00

What are UCDC and UCCS?

Unique opportunities for students of all

majors to live, intern and earn academic

credit in the heart of Washington, D.C., or

Sacramento, CA

Counts as an Honors Experience*

Where do students intern?UCDC Examples:

• National Archives

• White House Office of the First Lady

• World Wildlife Fund

• Meet the Press

• Various branches of the Smithsonian

UCCS Examples:

• California Department of Justice

• California Department of Education

• CA Assembly: Committee on Labor and Employment

• Lieutenant Governor's Office

• San Francisco Chronicle

Opportunities for Health Policy internships in both programs!

What do the programs entail?

● Internship in the field of your choiceStudents intern at an organization 4-5 days a week (32-35 hours)

● Research Seminar Students complete a substantial research paper

● Upper Division Electives (optional)Topics vary each quarter

Info Sessions: Today, 3:00pm-4:30pm,

North Hall 1115

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

INT 85:

Introduction to University Research

Dr. Xiaojian Zhao

Prof. Zhang, YitangDept of Mathematics

Unheralded Mathematician Bridges the Prime Gap

Quanta magazine, 2013https://www.quantamagazine.org/20130519-unheralded-mathematician-bridges-the-prime-gap/

The Pursuit of Beauty -- Yitang Zhang solves a pure-math mystery.

The New Yorker, 2015http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/02/pursuit-beauty

2016 UCSB Goldwater Scholarship Winners

Qicheng ZhangMajor: Physics

Christina GarciaMajor: Physics

Kevin DervishiMajor: Biology

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

National Scholarships

Nick Alward-SaxonScholarships Coordinator

scholarships@ltsc.ucsb.edu

http://www.duels.ucsb.edu/academics/scholarships/endorsement

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

Questions?

Honors Programwww.duels.ucsb.edu/honors

Walk In Advising Hours

Tues & Fri 9:00-11:30 am

Honors Program Kick-Off 2016

Meet your Mentor!