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• Honors College Ball: Tickets on Sale! First-Come, First-Serve

  Feb 10, 2014 12:00 pm151 views

  Tickets for the 21st Honors College Ball are now on sale in the Honors College lobby from 10am - 2pm this week! Tickets are first-come first-serve, and this is a wildly popular event, so don't wait to buy your ticket!
  
  $50 students, $75 university professional/ alumni
  Cash or checks made payable to “University of Illinois”
  
  Students in Campus Housing: Housing is offering one $40 ticket to the first 100 Housing residents who sign up for a ticket at this site: https://www.housing.uic.edu/restickets/index.cgi?id=286 

  Contact Sarah Gardiner at sarahg1@uic.edu with questions.

• Leadership Lecture Series with Julieanna Richardson of The HistoryMakers

  Feb 5, 2014 5:45 am49 views

  Leadership Lecture Series: Authentic Leadership

  Julieanna Richardson, Founder & Executive Director of The HistoryMakers 

  Thursday, February 6, 9:30 am in 121 Burnham Hall

  Julieanna Richardson is the Founder and the Executive Director of The HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African American video oral history collection.  By recording, preserving and sharing the life stories of thousands of African Americans, from President Barack Obama to the oldest living black cowboy, The HistoryMakers is a leader in helping to educate and enlighten millions worldwide through refashioning a more inclusive record of American history.  Ms. Richardson has a diverse background in corporate law, television production and cable television.  She is also the recipient of the UIC Great Cities Institute's first Vernon Jarrett Senior Fellowship in 2006.

  View the flyer here: https://blogs.illinois.edu/files/1516/109165/3774.pdf 

  Sponsored by the UIC Honors College in collaboration with HON 401 Honors Leadership Seminar and the UIC Black History Month program.  Students who attend three Black History Month Events could win a $100 Gift Card! 

  For a complete list of Leadership Lecture Series events this semester, see the flyer: https://blogs.illinois.edu/files/1516/109165/3773.pdf.  Questions:  Contact Professor Jenny Hoobler at jhoobler@uic.edu. 

• Cutie the Cat’s (and Dean Chang’s) Office Hours in JST, Thursdays 8-9 pm

  Feb 5, 2014 5:45 am28 views

  Stop by to say hi to Cutie the Cat and Dean Chang during her weekly Faculty-in-Residence Office Hours in JST!  Stop by Dean Chang’s cozy apartment to play with the cat and chat with Dean Chang about your semester.  Thursdays throughout the semester, 8-9 pm, JST C226.  Contact Dean Chang with any questions (huiching@uic.edu). 

• OSSP: Spring Scholarship Info Session, Wed. 2/5

  Feb 3, 2014 5:45 pm74 views

  Come to this Information Session to learn about scholarships with Spring 2014 deadlines!  Sponsored by the Office of Special Scholarship Programs.  No advance RSVP needed.  Contact ssp@uic.edu with questions

  Wed. 2/5: 2-3 pm, 2550 University Hall

• Chicago Signature Honors Program: Clybourne Park at UIC Theatre, Fri. 2/21 (RSVP Required)

  Feb 3, 2014 5:45 pm34 views

  Chicago Signature Honors Programming wants to stimulate your mind again!

  WHAT: Play: CLYBOURNE PARK –  at UIC THEATRE!!!

  WHY: About race and poverty, about Chicago, written by somebody who knows Chicago. AND we will have a chance to talk to the people behind the production before the show!

  WHEN: 21 February, pre-show talk at 6.45. show at 7:30

  DEADLINE for RSVP: 14 February

  We have 3 (!) events in February. Go out and explore! For details, go to: http://chicagosignature.honors.uic.edu and look at our EVENTS.  Questions?  Contact Dr. Zarnitsyn at azarni2@uic.edu or Dr. Lindsay at vlinds1@uic.edu. 

• Honors Capstone General Information Workshop, Mon. 2/3

  Jan 31, 2014 7:45 am81 views

  The Capstone Information Session Workshop provides an opportunity for you to learn more about the Capstone requirement, brainstorm possible topics or ideas for your Capstone, and talk with an Honors College Associate Dean or Postdoctoral Fellow about your Capstone.  This workshop is intended for everyone from Seniors starting on their Capstones now to freshman who want to learn more about the requirement to be prepared in the future.  

  The workshop will be held Monday, 2/3 from 3 - 4 pm in Burnham Hall 121 (Quiet Study Room).  

  If you have questions, contact Dean Chang (huiching@uic.edu) or Dean Hall (sahall@uic.edu). 

  Click on the post for a complete list of capstone workshops for the semester.

• Black History Month Events in February

  Jan 31, 2014 7:15 am35 views

  Campus Programs is proud to announce the 2014 celebration of Black History Month with our theme "Chicago Contributions to Music"!  Sponsors throughout the university have an exciting and diverse lineup of programs to offer during February.  All events are open to the general public and the UIC community of students, faculty, and staff.  Click on this post for a full list of Black History Month events.  

   

  The Honors College will sponsor a lecture by Julieanna Richardson as part of Black History Month on Feb 6: 

  Leadership Lecture Series: Authentic Leadership

  Julieanna Richardson, Founder & Executive Director of The HistoryMakers 

  Thursday, February 6, 9:30 am in 121 Burnham Hall

  Julieanna Richardson is the Founder and the Executive Director of The HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African American video oral history collection.  By recording, preserving and sharing the life stories of thousands of African Americans, from President Barack Obama to the oldest living black cowboy, The HistoryMakers is a leader in helping to educate and enlighten millions worldwide through refashioning a more inclusive record of American history.  Ms. Richardson has a diverse background in corporate law, television production and cable television.  She is also the recipient of the UIC Great Cities Institute's first Vernon Jarrett Senior Fellowship in 2006. 

  View the flyer here: https://blogs.illinois.edu/files/1516/109271/3768.pdf 

   

• Chicago Signature Honors Program: America, Inc. play, Fri., Feb. 7 (RSVP Required)

  Jan 30, 2014 4:30 pm108 views

  Chicago Signature Honors Programming wants you to get out of your home and check out the city!

  WHAT: America.Inc… The name of this play says it all. Increasing income gap, corporate control, lobbyism. A play about our times!

  WHY: Because you care about all these things. AND… because P.Tyler Nielsen – whom you might know – directed the show.

  WHEN: February 7, 7 pm,

  WHERE: PROP THTR, 3502 N. Elston Street.

  DEADLINE to RSVP: February 4.

  Go to: http://chicagosignature.honors.uic.edu

  Email Dr. Zarnitsyn (azarni2@uic.edu) or Dr. Lindsay (vlinds1@uic.edu) with any questions.

• 2014 Honors College Ball, Sat. 3/1

  Jan 29, 2014 4:45 pm77 views

  The Honors College Advisory Board (HCAB) and the Honors College Ball Committee, would like to invite you to attend the 21st Annual Honors College Ball!

  Pyramids of Paradise – the 21st Annual Honors College Ball
  Saturday, March 1, 2014
  Holiday Inn – Mart Plaza
  6pm – 12am

  Tickets will be on sale at the Honors College daily from 10 - 2pm beginning Tuesday, February 4th. Student ticket price is $50 per ticket, and includes dinner and unlimited soft drinks. Highlights this year will include dancing, a silent auction to benefit the HCAB Scholarship fund, and a photo booth.  Please stay tuned for Pre-ball contests, prizes, and opportunities!  Contact Sarah Gardiner at sarahg1@uic.edu with questions.

• Honors Capstone Workshop Dates

  Jan 22, 2014 9:28 pm70 views

  Are you just starting your Capstone project? Are you a junior planning ahead for next year? Are you a senior who has had to re-think or change directions on your Capstone? One of these workshops could help you plan and make progress. Mark your calendars and attend.  Click to view more.

• Chicago Signature Honors Program: Tribes at the Steppenwolf Theatre, RSVP by Sat 1/18

  Jan 13, 2014 6:30 pm146 views

  Come see "Tribes" at the Steppenwolf Theatre with the Chicago Signature Honors Program!  Tickets are free for a limited number of Honors College students.  This is a great opportunity to see one of the most famous theaters in the city in action.

  The play’s synopsis from the website:

  “Billy’s intellectual and proudly eccentric English family is its own tiny empire: private languages, in-jokes and fiery arguments. Billy, deaf since birth, is the only one who truly listens. When he meets his girlfriend Sylvia, he is introduced to a larger Deaf community, which sparks a struggle for self-identity and rebellion against his family. Tribesis sharp, witty story about finding the place where you can be heard and a family that feels like home.”

  RSVP by Saturday 1/18 at http://chicagosignature.honors.uic.edu/2014/01/13/tribes-steppenwolf-jan-22-wednesday-2-pm/

  Click on the post to read more.