Honors Student Listserv
Coming up in the Honors College
04/19: Webinar: Applying to Fellowships04/22: Deadline: Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship
NOW: Honors Scholarship Applications for 2024-25 is Open!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
Grand Challenges Forum
The New Grand Challenges Forum encourages students to think critically, discuss openly and learn unequivocally. The New Grand Challenges Forum offers students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the local community a time to hear a wide range of lectures dedicated to a compelling theme. Fridays from 1-2 p.m. in the Honors College Commons.
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Applying to Fellowships Webinar
Join Dr. Ben Rayder from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Major Awards to learn about prestigious fellowships and awards that can fund your studies. Register for the webinar HERE for April 19 at 11 a.m. in advance to receive the zoom link.
Earth day is coming up! A campus cleanup will take place on Tuesday April 23, 2024 starting at 3 p.m. We are looking for student volunteers help in the efforts to keep a clean campus. Be sure to bring closed-toed shoes, sun protection, and enthusiasm! We will meet at the Student Center Plaza. Fill out the RSVP form to get a free shirt! https://forms.office.com/r/UgRqa81LMz This event is hosted by the Office of Sustainability and Coogs for Sustainability from the Honors College.
Honors Scholarship Applications for 2024-25 is Open!
The Honors College scholarships are awarded for the fall 2024 - spring 2025 academic year, on the basis of the applicant's financial need, academic records with emphasis on Honors coursework, and participation in the Honors College.
To apply for an Honors College scholarship, please complete the online application HERE and submit a resume (including academic, leadership, and extracurricular activities) by May 10, 2024 at noon (12pm). For more information, contact honorsch@uh.edu
Community Health Worker Conference: Where are we driving?
Changing the Map for Non-Medical Drivers of Health
We aim to discuss the future role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in public health as catalysts for positive change in an ever-changing healthcare landscape. CHWs are a crucial workforce for building intersections between community, social, and clinical institutions and supporting communities in navigating non-medical social drivers of health. In order to do this work, CHWs need to be supported by employers, payers, and public health professionals to have an evolved role that promotes health equity and advocacy.
This conference is free will take place on Friday, May 10, 2024 from 8 a.m. - 2p.m. at the Univerisity of Houston's Student Center South (4455 University Drive Houston, TX 77204-3049) This conference will be held in both English and Spanish. REGISTER HERE.
Questions? contact : chwi@central.uh.edu
UH Cognitive Development Lab: Summer 2024 Volunteer Research Assistants Needed
The UH Cognitive Development Lab is looking for Volunteer Research Assistants to begin during the Summer 2024 semester. We study factors that influence attention, language, and learning development among infants, toddlers, and young children by using head-mounted eye-tracking and electroencephalography (EEG) during parent-child play sessions. This is an IN-PERSON research opportunity.
Opportunities include:
- Professional development workshops
- Senior honors thesis projects, course credit, and research scholarships (e.g., PURS/SURF)
- Conference presentations.
Responsibilities include:
- Minimum of 10 hours per week
- Scheduling and running study appointments
- Annotating and scoring behavioral data
- Organizing and running recruitment events.
Applications are open from April 1 through April 31. Please apply here: https://uh.edu/class/psychology/dcbn/research/cognitive-development/students/grad-form.php. Questions can be forwarded to cogdev@cougarnet.uh.edu.
Student Library Assistant, Special CollectionsThis is a summer position! Seeking student who can work most weeks from May 13 to August 7 at 20 hrs/week. Applicant MUST be able work between the hours of 9 and 5 Monday to Friday.
The Student Library Assistant in Special Collections serves at the welcome desk of the Special Collections department of M.D. Anderson Library. Special Collections is the department of the library that houses rare books and historic/archival materials. The student will greet and orient visitors, and answer questions by phone and in person. Other duties include pulling boxes of archival materials for visitors, and assisting librarians and archivists with projects, doing tasks such as data entry and organizing documents. This is a NON-College Work Study Position. Please check out the Special Collections web page on the UH Libraries site for more information about us!
Requirements
- Excellent communication skills
- Punctuality
- Attention to detail
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office
- Demonstrated experience working with the public
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with others
- Seeking a major in which rare, archival, and historical documents and materials are of value
TO APPLY: Please submit your resume to Cougar Pathway, job ID 96232. Please do NOT contact Special Collections directly; your resume will be seen via Cougar Pathway.
Bridge Builders Houston is Hiring for the Summer!
Bridge Builders Houston is a non-profit Organization taking place summer 2024. BBH will offer a weeklong program where high school junior students will live, eat and work together in a shared experience at the University of Houston June 17 - June 21.
Open postions include: Facilitator: A Facilitator will lead and guide high school juniors through a week of learning experiences using the BBH curriculum. A Facilitator must serve as a positive role model for students. Resident Advisor: Resident Advisors will lead evening activities and monitor their assigned dorm hall during the overnight stay and AST: AST’s will set up and monitor activities led by facilitators. AST’s will take pictures of all activities and support facilitators during activities. Apply at: www.bridgebuildershouston.org. Questions? Contact Alex Capece 361-720-2089 alexandra@bridgebuildershouston.com
Participate in the Problem Solving in Groups Study
You are invited to participate in a research study titled Problem Solving in Groups. The study takes approximately an hour and involves volunteers coming to a laboratory on campus and interacting with others via computer in an effort to earn money. The choices people make when interacting will affect earnings. The study should cause no discomfort, anxiety, or embarrassment.
Participants will be compensated. Participants who complete the study will receive on average about $18.00. To qualify you must be an undergraduate who wants to earn money. Your participation in this study will remain anonymous and no one will be able to identify your responses as coming from you.
If you want to volunteer, please go here:
https://universityofhouston.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b1Jk5HbwdnjhfZY Questions? please email Scott V. Savage, svsavage@uh.edu
This project has been reviewed by the University of Houston Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (713) 743- 9204.
HON 4397 Social Advocacy through Action Projects
Did you know that as a Cougar student, you have access to resources like free groceries, hygiene products, and emergency loans? To increase awareness of these resources, students are asking UH leaders to include an addendum detailing these and other services to each course syllabi, enhancing online accessibility of resources, and developing emergency housing options as an additional resource.
Plans involve collaborating with existing services, the University Provost, University Housing, and UH Parking. Our vision is to turn vulnerability into victory by elevating and expanding student support services! To support please sign our petition at https://chng.it/6mX2TNtqX8
We Are Recruiting: No-HPV-For-Me Study
Human papillomavirus (HPV) increases the risk for six cancers in men and women. Want to protect you and your loved one from HPV? Participate in a study led by researchers at MD Anderson to promote HPV vaccination for college students. The study is open to currently enrolled college students aged 18-26 years who have not been vaccinated against HPV, and participants will be asked to view information on HPV and the vaccine, and complete online questionnaires. Participants are compensated.
Interested? Sign up HERE Feel free to email us at NoHPV4Me@mdanderson.org with any questions!
Sales Assistant Part-time Paid Internship - Sicardi Gallery
The sales assistant in our art gallery plays a crucial role in providing exceptional customer service and promoting sales. As a sales assistant, you must know about art and have extensive knowledge of our artists and exhibitions. Also, you will be able to help with the sales process. Your friendly and approachable demeanor will create a welcoming environment, ensuring each customer's visit to our gallery is a memorable experience.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Assist both Partners/ Directors in the sales process.
- Prepare sales materials.
- Review of art inventory.
- Maintain client records updated.
- Establish and maintain relationships with clients.
- Correspond with clients via email, phone, or text
- Inform all clients of new releases, promotions, & gallery events
- Encourage and work with the team to reach the monthly goal.
- Support the gallery events & openings [in and out of the gallery]
- Works 2 Saturdays monthly.
- Attend mandatory sales meetings.
- Meet monthly sales goal**
- Follow the Sales Protocol
Contact Allison Ayers allison@sicardi.com for more infomation. Gallery is located at 1506 W Alabama St. Houston, Texas 77006
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TRAVEL & SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Political Ecology: Dominican Republic
This interdisciplinary course considers how the study of politics and of the environment intersect. The lenses of political science and local biology will be focused on questions of sustainability and community and economic development using the community of Las Terrenas in the Dominican Republic, where we will travel, as our case study. Las Terrenas’ natural springs, Atlantic coastline, beautiful beaches, mangrove-lined wetlands, and teeming coral reefs provide the ecological laboratory for students’ community-engaged research and study. How does this biological regime interact with local, national, and global political forces? What are the difficult choices that communities face when prospects of long-term environmental degradation are put into tension with immediate community, economic, and political needs? In partnership with local communities, we will consider how to manage natural and community resources through tenets of sustainable development. Instructor permission is required to enroll, and enrollment in the course is required for the trip. Led by Jonathan Williamson and Marc Hanke. Travel Dates: June 15-24, 2024. Contact Jonathan Williamson for more information.
GalápaGo!
This course is offered in spring 2024 and provides required preparation for a research-based learning abroad trip to the Galápagos Islands in summer 2024. The trip lasts a little over three weeks. Students will assist faculty with ongoing research projects at the Galápagos Science Center on San Cristóbal Island. In addition to preparing you for this immersive research experience, we will use the Galápagos Islands as a model to explore several topics in biology, geology, conservation, history, and art. The course will include integrative projects, readings, student-led discussions, field trips, and lectures. You must take the course to go on the trip, and you cannot register for the course unless you plan to travel with us. The course and trip are open to all majors. Led by Marc Hanke. Travel Dates: Summer 2024. Contact Marc Hanke for more information.
The Alaskome Project: Creating genomic databases and exploring conditions important to Alaska Native communities
Participate in a multifaceted research program that will involve basic and translational biomedical and social science. Help create a community based genomic database for Alaska Native communities. Explore causes of unique medical conditions affecting these communities. Learn about how Native Alaskan people think about genomics, medicine, and research. There are a range of opportunities from bench research to interviewing community elders. Part time school-year and full time summer opportunities are available. Travel to Alaska a possibility but not required. Please send a resume or CV and a cover letter (email: apaiden@bcm.edu ) to inquire.
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