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The UTSA Honors College Newsletter
March 2015
Registration Information 3
Honors College Events and Announcements 4
Scholarships 9
Accolades 12
Fall 2015 Honors Courses 16
Special Events and Opportunities 27
Dates to Remember 31
Inside this issue:
Letter from the Associate Dean, Dr. Ann Eisenberg
Welcome back from spring break! We trust that you all had a restful vacation and are prepared to finish the semester
strong. You will find that there is a lot going on in the Honors College this spring.
Please join us for a signature event: our first-ever Romo Professorship Lecture. Dr. Valerie Sponsel, the Ricardo Romo
PhD Endowed Professor for 2013-16, has brought renowned photojournalist Annie Griffiths to campus for a National
Geographic Live! event on Monday, March 30th at 6:00 p.m. in MB 0.104. Students are also invited to join Ms.
Griffiths at a reception at 5:30.
Griffiths uses her camera lenses to bridge the divide between people of different cultures and beliefs. Rather than focusing on their differences,
she emphasizes shared values, recognizing that people across the world want the same things: a roof over their heads, healthy food on the table,
meaningful work and genuine connections to each other. In addition, Griffiths is deeply committed to photographing people and places in need
around the world as a way of using her skills to improve society. She is the founder and executive director of Ripple Effect Images, a collective of
photojournalists who document aid programs that empower poor women and girls, especially as they deal with the harsh realities of climate
change. We certainly hope to see you all there!
In addition, our Honors College Distinguished Professor of Mestizo Cultural Studies, Professor John Phillip Santos, is bringing several events to
campus. On March 24th at 10:00 a.m., former Rhodes Scholar and Distinguished Professor of History and Sociology at Stony Brook
University Dr. Paul Gootenberg to speak on “Cocaine’s Historical ‘Blow-Back:’ The Road to Today’s Hemispheric Drug Crises.” Dr .
Gootenberg will discuss how prior U.S. drug interventions have contributed to the dramatic wave of trafficker violence in Mexico and the rising
challenge to U.S. strategies from a number of key Latin American states. Dr. Gootenberg is an internationally-recognized authority on Latin
American history, global commodities studies, and a pioneer scholar in the history of drugs.
In the first week of April, Professor Santos will also be bringing film-maker Thomas Allen Harris of Chimpanzee Productions to campus for
a Film Festival entitled, Through a Lens Darkly: Identity, Culture, and Media in the Films of Thomas Allen Harris, a UTSA Honors College Film
Festival. We will host a showing of four of Mr . Har r is’ films – Vintage: Fans of Value on April 7th, The Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela
on April 8th, and Through a Lens Darkly and E Minha Cara on April 9th. We are still working out the logistics, so keep an eye on your email for
more details!
And don’t forget the FTK Dance Marathon from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11th! Come to the Dance Marathon and
support your fellow Honors College students who have been working hard all year to support families facing the challenge of pediatric cancer.
Please join in on this terrific community-building event! The Honors College is sponsoring a team for the event. If you are interested in joining the
Honors College FTK Dance Marathon team, please contact Alegra at [email protected].
Finally, registration for fall 2015 opens on April 1st. If you need help picking your classes for fall, please schedule an appointment with your
advisor. You can find course descriptions for the fall 2015 Honors courses on page 16 of this newsletter!
Hope to see you soon!
Dr. E.
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Fall 2015 Honors College Priority Registration Instructions
Honors College priority self-registration for fall 2015
Begins
Tuesday, April 1st
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One of the major perks of being a member of the Honors College is being able to register for classes ahead of all other UTSA students! You may receive an email from the Registrar assigning you a registration date based on the number of college credit hours you have accomplished. If you are a member of the Honors College, you can delete these emails and begin registering for fall 2015 classes on Wednesday, April 1st. Keep in mind:
1. In order to take an Honors course, you must obtain permission from the Honors College. The form you will submit with your Honors course selections can be found on our website at http://honors.utsa.edu/
students/forms.php If you are unable to schedule an appointment before priority registration, please send your course request form via
email or drop it off at the Honors College office. Our email addresses are listed below. We will input permission codes so that you will be prepared for registration when it opens. Make certain to include your ID number!
Students with 45/90 hour holds must see an advisor prior to registration to review their degree plan and have the hold removed.
2. All HONORS students must be aware of the ACADEMIC POLICY for course PREREQUISITES before registering
for classes. a. Check the PREREQUISITES in your catalog for all the courses in which you wish to enroll. b. If you are missing a prerequisite for a course, you may request permission to enroll in the course using a Prerequisite
Override Request Form. Please recognize that prerequisite overrides are the exception, not the rule. If you want to discuss your
likelihood of being granted an override, please contact your Academic Advisor in the Honors College. c. Once you obtain all the required signatures -- from an advisor, the instructor, and the Department Chair -- you must
return the form to the HONORS Advising Center so that the override can be set for registration.
3. Before you can take advantage of priority registration, you also need to ensure that all HOLDS are removed from your record.
Remember that errors in course selection are not the responsibility of the Honors College if you fail to meet with an advisor prior to registration. Registration forms are available on our website. Please use these forms to prepare a draft of your schedule prior to meeting with your Advisor. http://honors.utsa.edu/students/forms.php Please contact your HONORS Academic Advisor with any questions. Sincerely, The Honors College Advising Center Staff
Diana Howard Shun Barrientez Stephen Cheney Dr. Ann Eisenberg [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
"One Student, One Advisor, One Plan for Success!"
Advisors’ Corner
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SAVE THE DATE
Pancake Breakfast with the Associate Dean 10:30-11:30 a.m., Alvarez Hall Community Room
SUNDAYS
Mar. 29 May 3
Join Associate Dean Dr. Ann Eisenberg for fellowship and a scrumptious breakfast.
Delicious banana, blueberry, and chocolate chip pancakes will be served.
Please RSVP to [email protected]
ATTENTION CURRENT HONORS THESIS STUDENTS The following is a summary of the important deadlines that
Honors Thesis students must meet for their Honors Thesis Course
Wednesday, April 1 Deadline to submit a complete draft of the
thesis or thesis proposal to the thesis advisor
Wednesday, April 15 Deadline to submit a complete draft of the
thesis or thesis proposal to the thesis committee
Friday, May 1 Honors College Undergraduate Research Symposium,
1:00-3:30 pm (poster presentations)
Friday, May 8 Deadline to file the thesis or thesis proposal with the
Honors College (signed by the advisor and readers)
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Professor Paul Gootenberg SUNY Distinguished Professor of History and Sociology at Stony Brook University
Cocaine's Historical 'Blow-back': The Road to Today's Hemispheric Drug Crises
March 24, 2015, 10:00 am Denman Room (UC 2.01.28)
PAUL GOOTENBERG, a former Rhodes scholar, is SUNY Distinguished Professor of History and Sociology at Stony Brook University. He is an internationally-recognized authority on Latin American history and global commodities studies and a pioneer scholar in the history of drugs. His book, Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug (University of North Carolina Press, 2009), is
essential reading on the drug. He chairs the Drugs, Democracy and Security program at the Social Studies Research Council, which fosters innovative approaches to hemispheric drug dilemmas.
Sponsored by the Honors College and the University Distinguished Scholar in Mestizo Cultural Studies
The drug war in the Americas faces two related crises: the dramatic wave of trafficker violence in Mexico and the rising challenge to U.S. strategies from a number of key Latin American states. Focusing on the history of
cocaine in the Western hemisphere, Gootenberg will show how the unintended impact of prior U.S. drug interventions have brought the overseas drug war to this crossroads and to the next phase of cocaine’s globalizing history.
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Nikki Giovanni University Distinguished Professor, Virginia Tech
“Poetry Springs Forth: African-American History Through Our Eyes”
Thursday, April 9, 2015 2:30 pm
Denman Room (UC 2.01.28)
Professor Nikki Giovanni will be the keynote speaker at the 8th Annual African American Studies Symposium. She is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past thirty years, her outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought the eyes of the world upon her. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being “a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English.” Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community. Her focus is on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others. The symposium will run all day on Thursday, April 9, in the Denman Room. The event is free and open to the public, though registration is required. For more information on the AAASS, including a full schedule and information on the line-up of presenters, and to register for the event, please visit: http://colfa.utsa.edu/english/aass/.
Co-sponsored by the Honors College
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Call for Honors dancers!
The UTSA FTK Dance Marathon
If you want to participate on the Honors Team and have the Honors College pay your entry fee, please R.S.V.P to [email protected] (with your name, phone #,
email address, and shirt size).
Dance with the Honors Team
from 9:00 a.m.— 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11
Dance Marathon, a high-energy no sitting, no sleeping celebration, is the culmination of our year-
long fundraising efforts that allows all supporters of our cause to showcase their commitment. We
strive to have the Dance Marathon become a city-wide event that honors the families, recognizes
the participants, and shows that, for one weekend, the entire community is united for one cause.
This year our Dance Marathon will be on Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in
the Convocation Center. $30 per dancer. Register today at danceforthekids.org!
If you have any questions, visit us at http://www.danceforthekids.org or contact the
Communications Overall, via email at [email protected]
NOTE: Being a dancer means making a commitment to stand for 12 hours.
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Through a Lens Darkly: Identity/Culture/Media
in the Films of Thomas Allen Harris:
A UTSA Honors College Film Festival
All film showings are FREE!
April 7-9, 2015
7:00 pm each night
Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro 4522 Fredericksburg Road
Each showing will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.
Tuesday, April 7th: Vintage—Families of Value VINTAGE - Families of Value intimately explores three African-American families
through the eyes of lesbian and gay siblings in the same family. This lyrical and
impressionistic film, blends intimate and sometimes painful conversations between
family members, with dramatic re-creations, verité footage, performance, audio visual
collage and archival photos and films to sketch a provocative tableau of three modern
black families negotiating sexuality and identity.
Wednesday, April 8th: The Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela THE TWELVE DISCIPLES OF NELSON MANDELA is based on the story of the first
wave of South African exiles who left Bloemfontein in 1960 to keep the anti-apartheid
movement alive from East Africa, Europe, America and Cuba. In their heroic journey,
this group of twelve -- and the thousands of young South African freedom fighters that
would follow them - helped to create a global seismic shift that ultimately toppled the
apartheid system in South Africa. One of the Disciples, Pule Benjamin Leinaeng, was
the filmmaker's late father.
Thursday, April 9th: Through a Lens Darkly THROUGH A LENS DARKLY explores the role of photography, since its rudimentary
beginnings in the 1840s, in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of
African Americans from slavery to the present. The dramatic arch is developed as a
visual narrative that flows through the past 160 years to reveal black photography as an
instrument for social change, an African American point-of-view on American history,
and a particularized aesthetic vision.
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Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Undergraduate Research
Scholarship
Fall 2015 Deadline: April 3, 2015
Undergraduate student in good standing with the university
Must be enrolled full-time in spring and fall, but no enrollment required for summer
UTSA or overall GPA ≥ 3.0
Students must have a faculty mentor in place and a project planned with that mentor
at the time of application
The Honors College is pleased to announce
NEW
FIVE (5) SMALL EDUCATION FELLOWSHIPS OF $300
FOR THE MCAT EXAM
Deadline: April 15, 2015
To be eligible, you must plan to take the MCAT exam between April 15 and July 15, 2015.
Applicants must submit a cover page that contains their name, UTSA ID number, email address,
and major along with an essay of approximately 250 words on the topic, “What experience thus
far has best prepared you to become a physician?”
Applications must be submitted via email to [email protected] with the subject line “MCAT
Fellowship.”
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Current Honors College Student Scholarship
$500-$1,500 per year
Deadlines: January 2 (fall) & May 15 (spring)
Must be in good standing with the Honors College with a GPA of at least 3.25
Must be enrolled in at least 3 hours of Honors course work in spring 2015
To access the application, visit: http://honors.utsa.edu/students/assets/forms/scholarship-app.pdf
Will and Mary Hathaway Honors Program Scholarship Endowment
Up to seven awards of $1000
Deadline: May 15
Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher
Must have completed a minimum of two semesters
Must be a U.S. citizen
Must demonstrate a potential for and interest in pursuing graduate studies at a preeminent college or
university
Must plan to graduate between spring 2015 and spring 2016
Email [email protected] for the application.
James W. Wagener Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Up to three awards of $3,000 per year (renewable)
Deadline: May 15
Must apply as a graduating senior at UTSA
Must plan to enroll in a UTSA graduate program as a full-time student (9 hours) in fall 2015
Must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or better
To access the application, visit: http://honors.utsa.edu/students/assets/forms/wagener-app.pdf
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. Annual Scholarship for Current Honors College Students
Two awards of $2,500 per year
Deadline: May 15
Must be admitted to the Honors College at the time of application
Must be pursuing a degree in the College of Business
Must have completed 60 college credit hours at the time of application
Must have a minimum GPA of 3.25 at the time of application
Must have an interest and/or experience in the food service industry, as evidenced by prior or current
employment (full or part-time) in the food service industry
To access the application, visit: http://honors.utsa.edu/students/assets/forms/bj-scholarship.pdf
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Cancer Survivors' Fund
From Surviving to Thriving
Application Deadline: March 20, 2015 To be eligible, applicants must satisfy the following requirements: The applicant must be a cancer survivor or currently diagnosed with
cancer, and does not have to be receiving treatment to qualify. The applicant is enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an accredited
undergraduate school. The Fund requires the recipient of a scholarship to submit a copy of an
acceptance letter from the college/university of their choice or a letter of good standing from the registrar.
The applicant must complete the online scholarship application. The applicant must submit two letters of recommendation from two
different academic teachers addressing why they should receive the scholarship.
A letter from your attending physician verifying your medical history and
current medical situation must also be submitted. Medical information will be kept confidential and will only be utilized to support the qualification of consideration for the scholarship.
The applicant must submit an essay discussing the following question.
HOW HAS MY EXPERIENCE WITH CANCER IMPACTED MY LIFE VALUES AND CAREER GOALS? Essays must be a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 1200 words.
For the full list of eligibility requirements and to access the scholarship application, please visit: http://www.cancersurvivorsfund.org/
ScholarshipEligibilityRequirements.htm
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Kasey Barrett Senior
Psychology
Bryan Bartley Senior
Accounting
Sonia Camacho Sophomore Accounting
Max Campoli
Sophomore History
Silverio Davila Garza
Sophomore International Management
Danny De Hoyos
Junior Public Health
Jordan Easley
Sophomore English
Maria Elenes
Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies
Joseph Galloway Sophomore
Physics
Frank Garcia Freshman
Mechanical Engineering
Tera Griffin Freshman Chemistry
Amanda Hernandez
Sophomore Women’s Studies
Andrew Hubbard
Junior Economics
Grace of God Innocent-Utulu
Freshman Public Health
Megan Malisani
Junior Economics
Kellie Meshell
Sophomore Information Systems
Austin Pugh
Freshman Management Science
Heather Rodriguez Junior
History
Velie-Velia Sando Sophomore
Political Science
Cindy Serrano Freshman
Accounting
Ryan Sewalt Junior
Entrepreneurship
Tania Siddiqi Junior
Public Health
Corinne Smith Junior
Management
James Willbanks Sophomore
Music Education
Sebastian Yrizar-Ofarrill Junior
Accounting
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Recognition of Excellence
America Ruiz (junior, Biology) has been accepted into the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program in the College of Sciences. Chukwunonso Arinze (senior, Mechanical Engineering & Physics) has been accepted into PhD programs in physics at the University of Chicago and Rice University with full fellowships worth $27,000 per year at each institution. Chukky and his thesis advisor, Dr. Walter Ermler of the Department of Chemistry at UTSA, presented a paper, Relativistic Quantum Mechanical Calculations on Alkali Atoms and Dimers from Cesium to Ununennium, at the annual meeting of the American Physical Society in San Antonio on March 3, 2015. Ryan Rodriguez (senior, Biology) has been accepted into dental school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, and Texas A&M University Baylor College of Medicine. He will attend the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston. Daniela Mendez Azuela (Psychology, ’14) has been accepted into graduate programs in occupational therapy at Columbia University, Tufts University, Boston University, Rush University Medical Center, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She has decided to attend the program at Boston University, the 2nd-ranked program in the country. Tyler Oubre (senior, Management) has been accepted into law school at the Pennsylvania State University Dixon School of Law and the Baylor School of Law. Viridiana Estrada (Psychology, ’14) has been accepted into medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Luis Muñoz (senior, Biology) was selected as one of two students to represent UTSA at Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capital on March 4, 2015. Boyd Garriott (Economics, ’14) has been accepted into law school at the University of Texas at Austin, Columbia University, New York University, the University of Chicago, and Harvard University. This spring, while Boyd is waiting to begin law school at Harvard, he is interning at Targeted Victory, a political campaign consulting firm, in Washington, DC. Mariam Mehrafza (senior, Biology) has been accepted into medical school at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. A team comprised of three Honors pre-med biology majors – Thomas Hsiao (junior), Kal Botla (sophomore), and Claude Hardy (sophomore) – won the 2015 UTSA Black History Knowledge Bowl. Briana McFadden (major, level) has won a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarship at UTSA. Rachelle Mai (senior, Biology) has been accepted into medical school at the Texas A&M Health Science Center in Houston.
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Recognition of Excellence
Stephen Evans (senior, Biology) has been accepted into PhD programs in neuroscience at the University of California at San Diego, Stanford University, the University of California at Los Angeles, and the University of California at San Francisco. Stephen will attend Stanford on a full graduate fellowship in the fall. Luis Guevara (Biology, '14) has been accepted into medical school at Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrogate, TN. Curtis Powell (senior, Economics) has been accepted into Master’s programs in public policy at the Ross School at the University of Michigan, the Heinz School at Carnegie-Mellon University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Chicago. He will most likely attend the University of Michigan, where he was awarded a full tuition scholarship and a stipend of $9,500 per semester Alex Guajardo (Political Science, ’14) has been accepted into the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia. Congratulations to all the Honors students who were named new Ambassadors in February 2015: Omar Akram (junior, Biology) Zahra Barsi (sophomore, Public Health) Estefania Bazan (sophomore, Psychology) Hayley Cantway (sophomore, Biology) Giselle Castillo (freshman, Biology) Daniel Estrada (junior, Computer Engineering) Max Feng (sophomore, Biology) Suma Ganji (sophomore, Public Health) Jomari Guerrero (sophomore, Biology) Bradley Hammond (sophomore, Mechanical Engineering) Anusha Hussain (junior, Biology) Turner Isley (freshman, Biomedical Engineering) Manojna Kintada (sophomore, Biology) Sara Knowles (junior, Accounting) Lisa Michaels (freshman, Biology) Bianca Obinyan (freshman, Biology) Savanna Offutt (freshman, Accounting) Melanie Spiller (sophomore, General Business) Alexis Wahlen (sophomore, Undeclared) Melanie Garcia (Biology, ’11) and Nita Kuttikandathil (Biology, ’13) have been accepted into medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center. Thomas “Wes” Mitchell (Chemistry, ’14) has been accepted into medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. Matt Vandermause (Biology, ’11) has been accepted into the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
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Recognition of Excellence
Shayda Sarrami (senior, Biology) has been accepted into the School of Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Gabriel Diamante (senior, History) has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship to study Russian in Moscow in summer 2015. The scholarship will pay all of the costs associated with his travel and study. To learn more about the Critical Language Scholarship Program, go to: http://www.clscholarship.org/. Melina Acosta (junior, Psychology) has been accepted into summer research programs in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and Michigan State University and the Summer Science Fellowship Program through the American Psychological Association. Danielle Chapa (senior, Psychology) has been accepted into PhD programs in clinical psychology at the Kansas University and the University of California at Merced. She will enter the program at Kansas in the fall. Sharvani Raguthu (senior, Biology) has been accepted into medical school at the American University of the Caribbean. Emily Nasir (Political Science, ’14) has been accepted into the Master’s program in public administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Chirag Buch (junior, Biology) received an International Education Fund Scholarship of $1,800 to support
his participation in the CIEE Summer Comparative Health Systems study-abroad program in Amsterdam and London in summer 2015. Emma Faye Rudkin (freshman, Communication; pictured left) was named Miss San Antonio at the Miss San Antonio Pageant in February. She will go on to compete for the title of Miss Texas in July 2015. To read more about Emma and her accomplishments, visit: http://www.utsa.edu/today/2015/03/misssanantonio.html.
Have you been accepted into graduate school, earned a new scholarship, found
a terrific job or internship? If you have good news to share with the Honors College, please email information about your achievements to
[email protected] with the subject line “Good News!”
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Fall 2015
Course Descriptions
HON 3021.001 CRN: 10527 Honors Essay Writing Hours Arranged Dr. Ann Eisenberg [Note: This course may only be taken with Dr. Eisenberg’s consent.] This course is designed for Honors students to gain experience with the process of writing and rewriting. Students are welcome to propose their own essay-writing tasks. Examples of such tasks include writing a series of personal statements that can be used for graduate or professional school, preparing a lengthy scholarship application (e.g., the Harry S Truman Scholarship), or writing an essay to compete for the Elie Wiesel Prize. Students must contact the instructor, Dr. Ann Eisenberg, to discuss their plan before attempting to enroll in this course. HON 3223.001 CRN: 15361 Honors Seminar: Psychology of Excellence MW 11:00 am-12:15 pm Ms. Diana Sanchez Lira For years, researchers have focused on physical disease and mental disorders, but a shift is occurring. Now researchers are studying wellness and excellence in order to understand how we can implement mental and physical strategies to be at our best. In this class, you will be inspired by cutting-edge research describing how we can live our excellence through psychological and physical strategies. Be prepared to examine your mind, learn life skills that can enhance your path to excellence, and even practice research-based gentle physical and mental exercises that promote success and happiness. Students who would be interested in substituting this course for an upper-division Psychology elective should contact their advisor. HON 3223.002 CRN: 18916 Honors Seminar: Evidence-Based Practice in Health Care W 1:00-3:45 pm Dr. Donald Robin Evidence-based practice in healthcare has become a critical issue in the past 10 years. Understanding evidence-based practice as a professional involved in healthcare or as a consumer is critical, as it drives informed decision-making and consent. This course provides a detailed overview of evidence-based practice, including its benefits, biases and risks. The course will delve into evidence-based practice, including comparing statistical approaches with qualitative evaluations. The course will cover evidence-based practice in a variety of fields, including medicine, speech language pathology, and psychology. The majority of the class will involve student-led discussion and in-depth critique of papers on diagnosis and treatment for a variety of issues. Grades will be based on class discussion, student presentations and the paper. Students who would be interested in substituting this course for an elective in the Public Health or Public Administration major should contact their advisor. HON 3233.001/ENG 4973.007 CRN: 13831/18999 Honors Seminar: Reading and Writing Science as Literature T 1:00-3:45 pm Mr. John Phillip Santos This non-fiction, writing-intensive seminar will examine exemplary works of literary science writing in such fields as cosmology, archaeology, genetics, psychology and ecology. By examining the historical development of science writing from the 17th century to the present, students will develop skills in essayistic science reportage and complete a term project with a unique scientific topic, theme, or character study. This course may substitute for ENG 4973 or for a Category B course in the English major. Students seeking a concentration in Professional Writing should contact their advisor about using this course in that concentration.
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Fall 2015
Course Descriptions
HON 3233.002 CRN: 15062 Honors Seminar: Holocaust and Genocide MWF 11:00-11:50 am Dr. Kolleen Guy Between 1939 and 1945--and almost entirely from 1940 to 1944--the Nazis and their collaborators killed some five or six million European Jews--men, women, and children. Murder on this scale, whether in Europe or elsewhere in world history, raises a number of questions about history, society, and human nature. How was such a policy of murder formulated and implemented? What kind of person could lend himself to mass murder? How was it technically and logistically feasible to "liquidate" all these people? How could this be carried out in the midst of "total" military effort? How did the victims endure their suffering? How did bystanders react to what they saw? What options for resistance existed? Were resistance efforts significant and effective? Throughout the course of the semester, we will examine how research from various disciplines contribute to our understanding of the past and how this, in turn, impacts the present. The Holocaust is an important historical moment that has generated a great deal of contemporary debate, primary evidence, historical monographs, films and documentaries, and, even, denial. The deep moral and philosophical issues surrounding the interpretation of modern genocide are very much a part of contemporary life. I hope that you come away from this course with a deeper understanding of not only the Holocaust but also yourself as a global citizen. This course may substitute for an upper-division European history course in the History major or minor. HON 3233.003/ENG 4973.004 CRN: 18923/16226 Honors Seminar: Visual Cultural Studies M 1:00-3:45 pm Dr. Sue Hum In today’s multimedia world, effective communication relies increasingly on images and words to persuade their audience. This course explores effective communication that draws on both rhetorical and visual strategies. Visual Cultural Studies is divided into two parts. The first focuses on the exploration of principles of perception and visual interpretation. We will study different ways of understanding visuals, reading in a variety of disciplines: media and film studies, cultural studies, art, literature, electronic media, etc. We also investigate the design of visual communication both in traditional and electronic formats. Most importantly, we study how ways of seeing and ways of speaking—habits and conventions—are symbiotic modes for representing and influencing our world(s). Second, we will create our own powerful visual and rhetorical arguments, even as we develop skills necessary to become proficient readers of visual arguments. Students are encouraged to take an active role in articulating what issues they would like addressed as well as teaching and learning from each other. This course may substitute for ENG 4973. HON 3243.001 CRN: 18381 Honors Seminar: Health Economics MW 2:30-3:45 pm Ms. Leslie Doss This course will examine and analyze the ever-changing role of healthcare and its impact on the economy and society. Students will use basic principles of economics and public policy to compare fundamental differences between healthcare systems across the world, paying particular attention to social issues with respect to healthcare in the U.S. and world markets. Students will also have the opportunity to choose their own healthcare-related topics for writing basic to intermediate research papers. This course may be used as a substitute for an upper-division elective in Economics. Students interested in substituting this course for an elective in the Public Health or Public Administration major should contact their advisor.
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Fall 2015
Course Descriptions
HON 3253.001/BIO 3013.001 CRN: 11594/13985 Honors Seminar: Clinical Medicine M 1:00-3:45 pm Dr. Thomas Forsthuber [Note: This is expected to be a high-demand course. Students who do not gain admission to HON 3253 should register for BIO 3013 and contact their advisor about applying Honors grading to the course.] Medicine advances at a breathtaking pace and almost weekly there is a new discovery in the understanding of the mechanisms of human diseases and their treatment. This honors course is an introduction into clinical medicine and underlying basic pathological concepts for students interested in medicine and health related professions. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about basic cellular and pathological mechanisms of selected human diseases, how to recognize these diseases, and their current treatments. Requirements for this course are a passion for medicine and human health, desire to helping ill human beings by being knowledgeable and compassionate, and the willingness to contribute to the success of this course by actively participating in class. This course may substitute for BIO 3013, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, in the Biology major or minor and the concentration in microbiology/immunology. HON 3253.002 CRN: 12914 Honors Seminar: Climate Change TR 2:30-3:45 pm Dr. Valerie Sponsel This seminar course will begin by examining the evidence for climate change in recent decades. It will examine effects on atmosphere, oceans, land, living organisms, and human societies. The course will then examine the evidence that climate change is being caused by human activity, including the increased burning of fossil fuels and changes in land use. It will consider the ethics of exaggerating, concealing, or denying evidence for climate change. The course will conclude by discussing the scientific, economic and political factors that will need to be addressed in order for us to mitigate climate change, and/or adapt to it. Students interested in substituting this course for an upper-division elective course in Biology or Environmental Science should contact their advisor. HON 4941.001 CRN: 13012 Honors Leadership in Honors Hours Arranged Dr. Robert Lengel This course is reserved for students who are already enrolled in the College of Business's Leadership Challenge program. If you are interested in applying to the Leadership Challenge for 2014-15, please contact Dr. Ann Eisenberg or Ms. Cindy Teske ([email protected]). ACC 2013.009 CRN: 11622 Principles of Accounting I TR 11:30 am-12:45 pm Ms. Sue Ann Cooper This course will provide an introduction to business external financial reporting designed to create an awareness of the accounting concepts and principles used in preparing the three basic financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flow. The course is designed for all business students, whether future users or preparers of accounting information. This course meets a requirement in the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) for Business.
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BIO 1404.0H1 CRN: 15115 Biosciences I MW 8:30-9:45 am Dr. David Senseman Biosciences I is an enriched “introductory biology” course for students with a high interest in and a clear commitment to the study of biology. This course will expose students to the science of biology through active learning and scientific inquiry, emphasizing a comparative study of the diversity of life forms and the function of cellular components. General topics include evolution, chemistry and genetics. The course provides an introduction to cell structure and function, membrane and cell signaling, respiration and photosynthesis, meiosis and classical genetic and well as the chromosomal and molecular basis for genetic and gene expression, regulation of gene expression and methods in biotechnology among others. Undergraduate biology majors will be exposed to key questions, approaches and ideas of modern biology. This course satisfies 3 of the 6 hours of the core curriculum requirement in Life and Physical Sciences. BIO 2313.005 CRN: 10095 Genetics MWF 2:00-2:50 pm Dr. Garry Sunter This course will introduce students to the important concept that living organisms require a mechanism for reliably storing and transmitting a blueprint for all their components. Students will study the statistical patterns that can predict how genes, the units of heredity, can be transmitted from one generation to the next. The molecular structure of DNA, the carrier of most genetic information, will be studied. The molecular interactions that read the genetic code and express the function of the gene will be explored. The genetic control of development will be used to demonstrate how all these critical components can interact to create a complex organism. Finally, we will briefly cover statistical methods for describing gene distributions in large populations. BLW 3013.006 CRN: 14537 Business Law TR 4:00-5:15 pm Mr. John Shields This seminar will introduce students to the system of legal analysis, critical thinking, and decision-making utilized in the contemporary environment of business law. Students will choose topics from a list, including contracts, Uniform Commercial Code, common law, constitutional law, property, agency, torts, and related legal topics. Through the court case format, students will gain experience in legal research, reasoning, and methods of presentation. This course meets a requirement in the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) for Business and can be used as an elective in the Legal Studies (LS) minor. This course may also substitute for an Honors Seminar for General, Highest, or Leadership Honors.
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CHE 1143.001 CRN: 13957 Principles of Chemistry I MWF 10:00-10:50 am Dr. Donald Kurtz CHE 1143 is designed for chemistry majors and other students interested in the chemical sciences. Course content includes an introduction to atomic and molecular structure, the periodic table, chemical equations, stoichiometry, chemical bonding, kinetic-molecular theory of gases, liquids, intermolecular forces, states of matter, solutions, chemical equilibria, introduction to acids and bases. The goals of this course are to provide students with a solid foundation in the fundamental aspects of chemistry listed above and to prepare students for subsequent courses in chemistry and related fields. This course meets the Core curriculum requirement for a course in Natural Science and can be substituted for CHE 1103. COM 1053.008 CRN: 15950 Business and Professional Speech TR 2:30-3:45 pm Mr. Dale Davis This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the principles, practices and concepts used in crafting and presenting professional level presentations. It is a performance based course focused on learning how to develop practical skills necessary to most effectively understand and apply the basic elements of content, organization and delivery to presentations adapted to a variety of content, issues and purposes. The course will involve development of verbal and nonverbal skills, while also introducing the utilization of traditional and technology-based visual materials used to deliver professional presentations. Students will demonstrate and be assessed based on their competency, as specified in the course objectives. Students will also conduct a group research project on a communications-related topic. The research project will require a minimum of five sources and all work must be properly cited. This course meets a requirement in the Common Body of Knowledge for Business (CBK). ECO 2013.001 CRN: 11070 Introductory Macroeconomics MW 10:00-11:15 am Dr. Melody Lo Macroeconomics is the branch of economics that seeks to understand and explain inflation, unemployment, recession, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, the balance of payments, and other related phenomena. Emphasis is given in this course to a discussion of monetary policy and fiscal policy (including government deficits and tax cuts), and to an analysis of financial markets. We will have a two-pronged approach to our study of Macroeconomics. We will spend some time developing the theoretical underpinnings of economic analysis. We will then apply that theory through a combination of readings and case studies that analyzes economic events both domestically and abroad. The study of Macroeconomics is important because the topics we discuss relate to information you see presented in the newspapers every day. The goal of this course is to enable you to understand and discuss the economic issues surrounding your daily life. This course fills the core curriculum requirement in Economics in catalogs 2012-14 and earlier and the core curriculum requirement in Social and Behavioral Sciences in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 catalogs. It also meets a requirement in the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) for Business.
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ENG 2413.003 CRN: 14770 Technical Writing MWF 11:00-11:50 am Dr. Sue Hum ENG 2413 is a writing intensive course focusing on expertise in oral and written communication. A technical background is not required. Writing, like athletic ability, can only be improved through extended daily practice. So, we will write frequently and a great deal. We will write to learn and learn to write simultaneously. Using the writer's workshop, we will share our writing ideas and get regular constructive criticism from each other. Because most professions, regardless of field, require the ability to communicate effectively to professional and nonprofessional audiences, we will focus on basic concepts, including audience, rhetorical appeals, style, design, and genre. These concepts highlight the relationship between content (having something to say) and expression (saying something a certain way). We will utilize technological tools, including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel, for the group and writing assignments: resumes, letters, memos, reports, proposals, and brochures. These assignments will be generated through the process of writing, with special attention paid to revision and editing. Familiarity with these programs is not required. ENG 2413 has three goals: (1) the study of theories of technical writing; (2) the recognition of how our beliefs of language influence our practices of writing; and (3) the use of strategies to improve our writing skills. In short, this course examines the common scenarios and genres in technical writing and, through that examination, offers ways of expanding our writing horizons. This course can be used to meet the Component Area Option in the Core Curriculum in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 catalogs. GEO 1013.003 CRN: 10638 The Third Planet MWF 2:00-2:50 pm Staff Some of planet Earth's and some of human history's "great moments" will be examined as we explore the relationship between earth's history and our own. The course begins by looking at science’s role in society. We then move on to cover four thematic sections, each based around a central theme or "big idea." The first section covers astronomy with the "big idea" being the scientific revelation that our small planet resides in a universe of unimaginable size. Section two covers geology's basic principles and introduces the big-idea concept of earth’s great antiquity as compared to humanity’s brief existence. Section three covers natural resources. The "big idea" here is that humanity is completely dependent on natural resources and that civilization exists only by geologic consent. Numerous geopolitical examples will be used to illustrate how the distribution of natural resource has directed and dictated human history. Section four covers geologic disasters, such as flooding, earthquakes, volcanism, violent weather, climate change, asteroid impacts, and prehistoric examples of geo-violence far beyond anything recorded in human history. The "big idea" is that civilization not only exists by geologic consent, but that existence is "subject to change without notice". A text written for this course is provided at no cost. Lectures are profusely illustrated and students will have the opportunity investigate topics of interest for themselves through short written reports. This course meets 3 of the 6 hours of the core curriculum requirement in Life and Physical Sciences. HIS 1043.002 CRN: 15983 US History, Pre-Columbus to Civil War MWF 9:00-9:50 am Ms. Jennifer Dilley Broad objectives of this course are to enhance students’ understanding of the major themes of early America, to link and interpret the relations of the natives and settlers, and to encourage critical thinking by exploring the conflicting messages of what it meant to be living in America before and after the Revolutionary War/War of Independence. Using lectures, discussions, and readings (both primary source and American literature), we will try to broaden our understanding of perceptions of early America by those living within and those living outside of America. This course meets the core curriculum requirement for 3 of the 6 hours of American History.
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HIS 1053.010 CRN: 17386 US History, Civil War to Present TR 10:00-11:15 am Mr. David Hansen This class is designed to give students a broad overview of US history from the end of the Civil War to the present. We will cover many topics and issues that will provide some historical background for understanding contemporary American society and also introduce students to the historian’s craft. This course is constructed around five basic themes. Understanding these themes and the interactions between them is the objective of this course. A topical and narrative approach will weave together the political, social/cultural, diplomatic, and ideological/intellectual development of the United States using class, race, and gender as analytical tools. This course will provide students the opportunity to increase their historical and cultural literacy as well as develop their reading and thinking skills. The course is intended to improve students’ ability to critically analyze and assimilate data, define and describe major historical periods, identify and evaluate major historical trends, events, and actors, critically analyze ideas and arguments, and construct logical interpretations of the nation’s history. This course meets the core curriculum requirement for 3 of the 6 hours of American History. IS 3003.006 CRN: 11626 Principles of Information Systems for Management TR 2:30-3:45 pm Dr. Karen Williams The overall objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the conceptual foundations of information systems. The course emphasizes concepts in five areas: (1) an understanding of information technology, including hardware, software, telecommunications and database systems; (2) internet, intranet, extranet and electronic commerce; (3) a perspective of the role of information systems, such as transaction processing systems, decision support systems and expert systems in firms; (4) a background in the procedures used to develop information systems; and (5) exposure to current issues in management of information systems. This course meets a requirement in the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) for Business. MKT 3013.008 CRN: 15101 Principles of Marketing TR 10:00-11:15 am Staff This course examines marketing as a system of creating, communicating and delivering value to consumers. In this survey course, we dig deep to understand and analyze the business function that reflects on consumer behaviors, segments markets, and strategically creates and manages offerings that offer value to prospective customers. Businesses may cull a profit from their products, services and activities (collectively called business “offerings”), but in order to do so they must ensure such offerings provide personal benefit to customers. Marketing functions as a bridge between a firm’s capability and its profitability. A survey course traditionally encourages breadth over depth, but together we will tackle the ideas of marketing and simulate hands-on experience in major topics from retail scouting to promoting a new product or service and designing a marketing plan. This course meets a requirement in the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) for Business.
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MGT 3013.100 CRN: 14655 Introduction to Organizational Theory, Behavior and Management TR 1:00-2:15 pm Dr. Robert Cardy This course provides an introduction to the complex role managers play in achieving organizational goals. The course surveys major areas of management, including organizational culture, ethics, strategy, managing people, and management control. Some of the themes that will be emphasized include person and system effects on performance, diagnosing and improving performance, and operationalizing organizational concepts. Lecture, discussion, in-class exercises, and class presentations will be utilized to explore topics. We will consider research findings as well as applied implications and consider various perspectives on management. This course meets a requirement in the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) for Business. MAT 1093.004 CRN: 14030 Precalculus MWF 11:00-11:50 am Staff This course covers topics in trigonometry including the unit circle, trigonometric identities and equations. The course also covers polar coordinates, complex numbers in polar form, vectors and conic sections. Application of these topics in the physical and natural sciences are included. The Honors class is enhanced by the inclusion of special projects involving research into the background and evolution of many of the aforementioned topics covered in the course. MAT 1193.006 CRN: 13795 Calculus for Biosciences TR 1:00-2:15 pm Staff What is the best way to prevent a pandemic when a new virus emerges? What happens to the amount of drug in your body if you take a certain amount every day while your body excretes 90% of it each day? What is sustainably caught seafood? How do we know how many fish may be fished without driving the population to extinction? Take this course and see how calculus and mathematical modeling help us to answer these types of questions. MAT 1214.012 CRN: 11382 Calculus I TR 10:00-11:15 am & Staff R 11:30 am-12:20 pm We will cover the material normally covered in a Calculus I course. In particular, topics will include the concepts of limit, continuity, derivative, and associated theorems, including the Mean Value Theorem. We also will cover applications of the derivative including L’Hopital’s rule, motion, velocity, acceleration, and the quantitative analysis of curves to problems from physics, biology, engineering, medicine, and business. Our goal in this honors section will be to learn not only the computational techniques of calculus, but also to understand the concepts behind these techniques. Such an understanding is best gained from solving problems in four different ways—algebraically, graphically, numerically, and verbally. An important part of the learning environment will be group work and discussion inside and outside the classroom. Exploring some concepts and solving some problems will require the use of a graphing calculator. A TI-82, -83, or -84 is recommended, but any other calculator with similar capabilities is acceptable as long as you know how to use it.
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MAT 1224.003 CRN: 15211 Calculus II MTWR 9:00-9:50 am Staff Emphasis is on applying calculus concepts and techniques to problems from physics, biology, engineering, medicine, and business. These concepts will center around understanding, applying, and interpreting anti-derivatives and definite integrals with emphasis on the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Topics also included are sequences and series, including Taylor series, power series, and associated convergence tests. We will explore, investigate, and solve a variety of problems in four different ways— algebraically, graphically, numerically, and verbally. An important part of the learning environment will be group work and discussion inside and outside the classroom. Exploring some concepts and solving some problems will require the use of a graphing calculator. A TI-82, -83, or -84 is recommended, but any other calculator with similar capabilities is acceptable as long as you know how to use it. MUS 2663.003 CRN: 18767 History & Styles of Jazz TR 1:00-2:15 pm Mr. Clarence King This course surveys the history of rock and roll from the early stages of the music industry through the various popular styles to the present. Students will learn to identify and describe the defining musical elements of each style. The social, cultural, economic, political, and technological conditions which influence and are influenced by the music will be examined. Students will also study the ways in which these conditions manifest in popular culture and other media. A multifaceted approach will give students the opportunity to develop an inclusive and meaningful perspective about the music. This course meets the Core curriculum requirement for a course in the Creative Arts. MUS 2683.002 CRN: 18799 Masterpieces of Music TR 8:30-9:45 am Dr. William Sherrill This course will provide students with an introduction to individual works selected from and representative of the musical traditions of the Western world. We will explore background information on the social setting and function, historical importance, aesthetics, and the composers’ biographies of the works we study. Emphasis will be placed on developing listening skills and writing about selected works. An additional interdisciplinary goal will be finding creative processes and procedures that can be applied to students' studies beyond music. This course meets the Core curriculum requirement for a course in the Creative Arts.
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POL 1013.012 CRN: 12275 Introduction to American Politics TR 1:00-2:15 pm Mr. Brent Floyd This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government, including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government and the mediating role of organizations, such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. Considerable time is devoted to thinking about how these components fit together and how they shape the nature and importance of citizenship and civic engagement. This course will explore the processes of how law is made as well as study the inner workings of our Supreme Court and its impact on our society. This course will also make a connection between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions and processes of the state of Texas. This course meets 3 of the 6 hours of the Core Curriculum requirement in Government-Political Science. POL 1133.007 CRN: 15542 Texas Politics and Society MWF 10:00-10:50 am Mr. Henry Esparza This course examines Texas (State) politics, its structure, its rich history, and its ideals. This Honors course surveys the theory and practices of politics and government in America with particular attention to state and local government in Texas. The study of state politics will investigate our history, structures and rich ideals that have made Texans who we are. This Honors course will study elements of participation, majority rule, and protections within our state. Texas Politics-Honors, analyzes how and why we were established, where we have been, and where we are going. How does Texas fit into the nation’s and world’s schema? This course is designed to provide students with a historical and contemporary look at our systems of government. We will investigate topical (current) issues as they come up, such as; immigration, civil rights and civil liberties, terrorism, and the policymaking process. This course will also study Texas politics as it relates to our Constitution and/with landmark Supreme Court cases that have and will affect our lives in the future. We will look at articles, the ideas of freedom and participation. Texas politics looks at how we must fit in the overall fabric of the United States law. We will trace the foundations of Texas political thought, analyze our core values, and compare and contrast our government institutions and policy. This course meets 3 hours of the Core Curriculum requirement in Government-Political Science. PSY 1013.002 CRN: 11822 Introduction to Psychology MWF 9:00-9:50 am Staff This course will provide students an introduction to the study of the mind and behavior, with attention to awareness, discrimination, sensation, perception, emotion, motivation, learning, memory, problem-solving, personality, mental and behavioral development, abnormal behavior, and behavior in group settings cultural, and biological determinants of behavior are considered, together with applications of basic principles. Scientific and nonscientific approaches to the explanation of psychological phenomena are examined critically. Participation in illustrative research required. Group work and class presentations are used to illustrate psychological thought and concepts. This course meets the Core Curriculum Requirement in Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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WRC 1013.006 CRN: 16985 Freshman Composition I MWF 12:00-12:50 pm Ms. Robyn Glasscock This course uses essay readings and popular media, while emphasizing psychology, history, and sociology in conjunction with current events, to help students develop critical thinking skills to address relevant topics. All aspects of formal writing will be addressed to help students not only tackle the challenges of formal academic writing to be successful in their college careers, but to also develop skills to give them the best opportunities in their future careers. Thus, this course focuses on the collegiate and professional applications of strong writing via research and rhetoric. Students develop and express ideas clearly and effectively to communicate with various audiences for multiple purposes and occasions, while reviewing principles of the writing process. The course develops students’ critical thinking skills through summary and paraphrase, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of multiple sources drawn from a variety of cultural and intellectual contexts, and documentation of these sources. This course meets the first half of the Core Curriculum requirement in Communication.
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McNair Scholars Program
Calling Freshman and Sophomores! Are you interested in research? Are you a low-income college student or do you come from a
background under-represented in higher education?
The Roland E. McNair Scholars Program is currently recruiting to fill 14 student positions for Summer 2016. Students who will have 60 credit hours by May 2016 are encouraged to apply! The McNair Scholars Program exposes select students to graduate-level work and research in preparation for the pursuit of doctoral studies. Students from all majors are welcome to apply. 2016 McNair Scholars will be invited to McNair events during the 2015-16 academic year. During the summer of 2016, they will work with a faculty mentor on research, attend McNair workshops, and will receive a stipend of $3,000. Applications for the McNair Scholars Program are accepted until all slots are filled. The class is expected to be filled no later than October 2015 but may fill before that. For more information, and to access the program application, please visit: http://www.utsa.edu/mcnair/mcnair.html.
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Research Imaging Institute
McDermott Clinical Science Building at Greehey Campus
Healthy volunteers needed
The Research Imaging Institute at the UTHSCSA is
seeking healthy individuals who are 18-80 years old,
right-handed, and English speakers to participate in
a study to examine the human speech system (Sensory
Mechanisms of Voice Control).
Subjects who agree to participate in the study will make
two visits to the RII and will undergo sessions of
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI; a brain scan), and
speech recordings.
Reimbursement of up to $75 for a completed study
For further information contact
RII@ 567-8111
E-mail: [email protected]
Principal Investigator: Donald Robin, Ph.D.
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March 2015 UTSA Honors College
DATES TO REMEMBER
MARCH
19 15th Annual COLFA Spring Research
Conference
20 Last Day to Drop with an Automatic “W”
Credit/No Credit Option Deadline
Deadline to Apply for Cancer Survivors’
Fund Scholarship
24 “Cocaine’s Historical ‘Blow-back’: The
Road to Today’s Hemispheric Drug Crises,”
Professor Paul Gootenberg, 10:00 am,
Denman Room (UC 2.01.28)
29 Pancake Breakfast, 10:30 am, Alvarez Hall
Community Room
30 Guest Lecture, Annie Griffiths of National
Geographic, 6:00 pm, MB 0.104
APRIL
1 Priority Registration for Fall 2015 Opens
Deadline to Submit Complete Draft of
Thesis or Thesis Proposal to Thesis
Advisor
Terry Transfer Scholarship Deadline
3 Deadline to Apply for OUR Scholarship for
Fall 2015
7-9 Through a Lens Darkly: A UTSA Honors
College Film Festival, 7:00 pm, Bijou Theater
9 Professor Nikki Giovanni’s AAASS Keynote
Address, 2:30 pm, Denman Room (UC
2.01.28)
10 Terry Scholarships Freshman Interviews,
University Center
11 FTK Dance Marathon, 9:00 am-9:00 pm,
UTSA Convocation Center
APRIL (cont’d)
15 Deadline to Submit Complete Draft of
Thesis or Thesis Proposal to Thesis
Committee
Deadline to Apply for Fall 2015 Graduation
Deadline to Apply for Small Educational
Fund for MCAT Exam
15-18 NCUR Conference Trip
23 Undergraduate Research & Creative
Inquiry Showcase, 10:00-2:00 pm, UTSA
Convocation Center
26 Terry Scholars Picnic at Winedale, 8:00 am
29 Last Day of Classes
30 Student Study Day, Classes DO NOT Meet
MAY
1 Student Study Day, Classes DO NOT Meet
Honors College Undergraduate Research
Symposium, 1:00-3:30 pm, Denman Room
(UC 2.01.28)
2-8 Final Exams
3 Pancake Breakfast, 10:30 am, Alvarez Hall
Community Room
8 Honors College Graduation Ceremony,
4:30 pm
Deadline for Filing Thesis/Thesis Proposal
with the Honors College, 2:00 pm
15 Honors College Scholarship Deadline
Will & Mary Hathaway Scholarship
Deadline
BJ’s Scholarship Deadline
Wagener Graduate Scholarship Deadline