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By taking an Honors class, you are automatically considered a part of the organization called HPSO. Its purpose:
“…to facility student representation on the Honors Program Committee, and to give strength and coherence to the operation of the Honors Program, and to encourage the recognition that scholarship is a primary goal of the University”
Honors Program Building/Office Hours: http://und.edu/honors-program/honorsplace.cfm
Many use the Honors Building for student group meetings, study sessions, computers (free printing for Honors classes only, please) and events, like tonight and tomorrow's Service Kickoff. If you want to reserve a room, please see Diane Kinney during business hours (Room 7).
Date to mark in your calendar: October 1st: Zombie Music Festival. Intrigued?
Click here for more information. Let's see if we can get a group of Honors Zombies!
HPSO
Honors Program Student Organization
Latest Message from your Honors Senator-3/26/2012
Hello everybody,
This past meeting was our always delightful budget meeting, which only lasted 6.5 hours Sunday night. It was a pretty good time, needless to say. Anyway, out of that meeting there are a few things that happened.
(1) SR 1112-12 Solidarity with DSU- Passed
(2) SR 1112-13 Support for Establishment of Ombudsperson- Passed
(3) Student Government Budget Fiscal Year 2012-13
(4) Election Results- Weston Bowker to be your next Honors Senator
(1) SR 1112-12 Solidarity with DSU- Passed: This resolution gives Student Senate support towards the campus of Dickinson State University and acknowledgement of the tough challenges they have been going through. It is similar to an NDSA resolution passed this weekend.
(2) SR 1112-13 Support for Establishment of Ombudsperson- Passed: This resolution gives Student Senate support of establishing an ombudsperson on campus. The role this person or organization would play on campus is to be a confidential office where grievances can be brought forward by faculty, students, or staff about functions of the university.
(3) Student Govt Budget Fiscal Year 2012-13: This was our big budget which lays out a lot of Student Government's expenditures for the whole fiscal year. There was a lot to it, but if you want to know details of what was passed I can try to get those to you somehow, just let me know. The main points of the budget that were changed from the previous year include more funding for projects like Nightlife and student government organizations such as SOFA.
(4) Election Results: We approved the election results from before Spring Break. Of importance to note is that Weston Bowker will be your new Honors Program Student Senator. I don't know much of him personally, but from what from the experiences I have had with him I can say he cares fiercely about representing student opinion. I am pleased that I can pass along the position of Honors Senator to someone who I am sure will do a wonderful job representing the Honors Program and the UND student body. Best of luck to him as he starts his term April 1!
Other than that, I wanted to take this moment to thank you all for the opportunity to represent you in Student Government these past two years. It has been an honor to try my best to represent you all, a complex, very involved group of UND students. My term as Senator ends at the meeting next Sunday, April 1, so if you have any questions or comments before then feel free to contact me as usual.
Thanks, Jacob Winkels
Honors Program Student Senator
Message from Editor of The Honors Forum (Literary Magazine)
04-01-2012
Hello All,
Even though it's basically summer here on campus, the Honors Forum is just getting ready to publish the Spring Issue. We have an all-new editorial board and want to make this issue as diverse and full of new voices as possible. So don't be shy, go on and submit! We accept pieces of prose, poetry, non-fiction works, and photographs as well as other kinds of artwork such as sculptures or paintings. There is a maximum of five photos and five prose pieces allowed per contributor as well as a maximum of 400 words for longer written work. We also would be very happy to have more members on the editorial board to help judge submissions. Also, if you want to serve in both capacities that's not a problem as all submissions are made anonymous for consideration. Only the editor will see the artist's name before the piece reaches print. Deadline for submissions is Friday the 13th of April (spooky, I know, but don't let it scare you, we are very nice).
Submissions may be emailed to undhonorsforum@gmail.com Questions may also be sent to the Forum's email, or to me personally.
Thank you for your time, have a lovely spring, and good luck!
Devon Olson
Editor, The Honors Forum
devon.olson.2@my.und.edu
HPSO
Who is it?
All of the people involved in the Honors Program are also members of HPSO.
What is it?
HPSO stands for Honors Program Student Organization. Our purposes are to give strength and coherence to the operation of the Honors Program, to facilitate student representation on the Honors Program Committee, to encourage fellowship among Honors Program members, and to encourage the recognition that scholarship is a primary goal of the University. On a larger scale, we are a part of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC).
Why is it?
Although our main objective is to enhance our educational experience, we also do so much more. HPSO is a means through which we travel, receive scholarships, help to form new colloquia based on our ever-changing interests, participate in regional and national Honors Conferences, and form more it-all-started-in-college life-long friendships. HPSO plans weekend trips to Minneapolis and Winnipeg, an Honors Formal, coffee houses complete with entertainment, and various service projects.
What's going on for HPSO?
Click Calendar in the left column to see what exciting events HPSO has coming up for you.
Honors Ambassadors? What's that?
Honors Ambassadors are students who help the Honors Program with recruitment of new Honors Program students and represent our Honors Program at regional and national conferences. Many students have been active as Honors Ambassadors, making sure we get the very best students who fit with the Honors Program Goals and Missions. We do have a need for people to volunteer on November 4th (Friday) for our first Honors Student for a Day (HSFD) Event and (Saturday) November 5th (UND Open House).
Who are the 20011-2012 HPSO officers?
The Honors Program Student Organization (HSPO) has officers now (congrats to them!). HPSO is the social/representative body of the Honors Program. By taking an Honors class, you are a member of this organization. If there are events or suggestions you have for activities & events you want to see, contact your HPSO Officers directly. Want to go bowling? Want to invite a speaker to campus? Would you like to help with an Honors Formal? Think we need activities for EVERYONE in the Honors program, not just those who live in a certain place? Here are your officers:
President: Julia Amundson
Vice-President: Brian Tschosik and Austin Sorrells
Secretary: Olivia Sik
Treasurer: Devin Turner
Activities Coordinators: Makenzi Smith
Honors Ambassadors Liaison: Jennifer Vetter
Forum Co-Editors: Devon Olson and Joshua Brorby
Honors Senator: Jacob Winkels
