LEE HONORS COLLEGEWESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

NEWSLETTERDecember 2-6, 2013

Stay informed!The Lee Honors College Newsletter is a weeklypublication that aims to provide relevant andtimely information to students. It is publishedevery Friday morning and contains informationabout events in the coming week and into thefuture, enabling you to plan your activities forthe semester and the remainder of the year. Wewill particularly highlight those activities thatfulfil cultural credits (for freshmen, sopho-mores, and transfer students) and volunteeropportunities. The newsletter will also containimportant announcements and information designed to make your life easier, so make sureto read through it each week. If you haven’tdone so already, join our Facebook group to get daily information about new events andother relevant announcements.

The newsletter will also feature weekly profiles of both staff and students as well asnewsworthy stories and reports—perhaps written by you!—about the exciting things happening in the honors college. If you havequestions or would like to submit a story, contact LHC communications coordinator and newsletter editor Becky De Oliveira(becky.a.deoliveira@wmich.edu)

THIS WEEKTuesday, December 3Broncos4Broncos Giving TuesdayStudents helping students in need. The goal is to receive 2,013 gifts in 24-hours. No donation is too small!www.MyWMU.com/GivingTuesday

Wednesday, December 4 (12-1pm)Color Blindness in the Post-Racial EraDR. DOUGLAS DAVIDSON, associate professor of sociologyLee Honors College lounge.

December 5-7 (times vary)Late Night BroadwayStarring LILLIAS WHITE.Williams TheatreFREE tickets for Dec. 5 (8pm). Available at LHC front desk.

December 4-6 (times vary)Thesis Celebration DaysSee full schedule on page 2.

Thursday, December 5 (6.30pm)Run Through the LightsBenefits Kalamazoo Loaves &Fishes. Run or sign up to volunteer!Kalamazoo Mall.

Friday, December 6 (3.30-5pm)Flash: A Fiction ReadingFeatures brief new work by WMU Creative Writing grad students and members of English6110 Literary Forms: Flash Fiction. Refreshments will be served!Brown 3025.

Friday, December 6 (7pm)Is it Wrong to Hunt Wolves?Public presentation by DR JOHNVUCETICH, Michigan TechnologicalUniversity. Kirsch Auditorium, FetzerCenter. Reception to follow.

Mix It Up!Thursday, December 5, 7pmStress Reduction Workshop with RICHARD OXHANDLER.LHC lounge.

Mix It Up programs take place every Thursday evening (usually at 7pm) and include parties, movienights, special guests, thesis workshops, research assistance, and more!

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Thesis Celebration Days Schedule of Events

Wednesday, December 49:00am WILLIAM STRONG, Room 1024, Richard Malott, Chair.

Exercise Science, OBM Thesis Project: Composing an Undergraduate Thesis Manual

5:00pm JOSHUA KAYLOR, Room 1022, James Muchmore, ChairSocial Studies Education, Ancient Egypt and the Middle East Unit, Grade Six

Thursday, December 511:00am MAHA ALFAIDI, Room 1022, Cindy Linn, Chair

Biomedical Sciences, Effects of a Specific Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist in a Rat Glaucoma Model

3:00pm AMANDA KLAGE, Room 1024, James Lewis, Chair Human Resource Management, “Ovar” come the silence for Ovarian Cancer Awareness

Friday, December 610:00am SERENA CHAMBERS, Room 1022, John Geiser, Chair

Biomedical Sciences, Rapid Test for Determining the Presence of Oleic Acid

12:00pm JOHN DUHAN, Room 1022, Eli Rubin, Chair History, Vive le Proletariat: The 1968 Revolt of French Workers and Students

1:00pm JORDAN ROSSIO, Room 1024, Nicolas Witschi, Chair English, God Only Knows: Family in the films of Paul Thomas Anderson

2:00pm REBECCA MONTERUSSO, Room 1022, Nicholas Andreadis, Chair Biochemistry, When All Seems Lost: a Discussion on the Implications of Using Medicine for Scientific Advances,

2:00pm LAUREN ROSS, Learning Lab, Richard Oxhandler, Chair Interdisciplinary Health Services, A Holistic Approach to Therapy and Management of Lower Back Pain

3:00pm KYLE KAMINSKI, Room 1022, Chien-Juh Gu, Chair Psychology, the Consequence of Independence: A Sociological Analysis of the Suicide Epidemic in Lithuania

3:00pm ELYSE MALNEKOFF, Room 1024, Donald McCloud, Chair Global & International Studies, Cattle Smuggling from India to Bangladesh

4:00pm BRITTNAE COLE, Room 1024, Sarah Summy, Chair Special Education & Literacy Studies, Effective Teaching Practices to Strengthen Outcomes for Students with Emotional Behavior Disorders

5:00pm JARED MADDEN, Room 1022, John Saillant, Chair English: Secondary Education, Biracial Identity in Texts Read by Secondary Education Students

5:00pm KEVIN HEINZE, Room 1024, Cindy Linn, Chair Biomedical Sciences, Mechanisms of Neuroprotection Against Retinal Ganglion Cell Loss Using an In Vivo Glaucoma Model

5:00pm PAIGE VAN DE WINKLE, Learning Lab, Christopher Nagle, Chair English, Identity and Gender Constructs in “Nightwood” and “Written on the Body”

5:00pm BENJAMIN WOODY, Lounge, Jennifer Machiorlatti, Chair Film, Video, & Media Studies, Portfolio Case Study on Film Production/Fly Paper Music Video Screening

6:00pm RYAN HANNAH, Room 1022, Dini Metro-Roland, Chair Social Studies Education, the Effect of Classroom Environment on Student Learning

6:00pm CASSANDRA STAGNER, Lounge, Cat Crotchett, Chair Film, Video, & Media Studies, the Heart of the Lower Story: Thesis Exhibition

Saturday, December 7 (4pm/7.30)Glorious Sounds of the SeasonA Choral ChristmasUniversity Chorale, Cantus Femina, Collegiate Singers.First Presbyterian Church.

Sunday, December 8 (3pm)Glorious Sounds of the SeasonA Brass Celebration of Christmas.Tickets: Students $5Miller Auditorium.www.millerauditorium.com/som

SPRING 2014Lyceum Lecture Series“Living with Uncertainty”Wednesdays (12-1pm) Jan. 15-Apr. 9Lee Honors College lounge.

LOOKING AHEAD

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

RUN THROUGH THE LIGHTSNearly 100 volunteers are neededto staff the 2013 Run Through theLights event. Mark your calendarfor the evening of Thursday, December 5 and plan to join us at Gazelle Sports Kalamazoo.Many opportunities and shiftsavailable; some allow you to runand volunteer. Together we canmake this one of the brightest,most exciting holiday events thisyear. Volunteer registration is required. Please go tohttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y9H3CZS to register.Run Through the Lights is

organized by Gazelle Sports, Kalamazoo Area Runners and Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes.

STUDENT AUTISM ALLIANCE OF MICHIGANSaturday, December 14, 2013(7-9pm)K-Wings Game: Autism Awareness NightCo-hosted by Kalamazoo/BattleCreek Autism Society and SAAM.Help raise funds at the event insupport of autism awareness.Wings Stadium (3600 VanrickDrive).

Contact: Jeremy Goldman:jeremy.z.goldman@wmich.edu

Thursday, December 5Thursday, December 56:30 pm • Gazelle Sports, Downtown on the Mall

Join us for a fun run through the holiday lights of downtown Kalamazoo. Course will be closed to traf�c.

GazelleSports.com/RTTL

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Department of JusticeEnvironment and Natural Resources Division InternshipThe Environmental Enforce-ment Section is one of thelargest litigating Sections in the Department and includesnearly one-half of the Divi-sion’s lawyers. The Section isresponsible for bringing civil judicial actions under most federal laws enacted to protectpublic health and the environ-ment from the adverse effectsof pollution, such as the CleanAir Act, Clean Water Act, SafeDrinking Water Act, Oil Pollu-tion Act, RCRA and the Super-fund law (CERCLA). Interns are usually assigned

to supervisory paralegals, insome sections the intern is assigned directly to an attorney.It is the responsibility of thatparalegal/attorney to assign

the work. Sometimes, other at-torneys approach the intern di-rectly with assignments too. Itcould include working on trialexhibits, putting trial notebookstogether, redacting information,preparing privilege logs, insert-ing information into databases,minor research, participating inmock trials, attending brownbags, proofreading documents,reconciling records, filing,copying, faxing, and the like.No one can predict what onewill be doing on a daily basisbecause it depends on theposture of the case what theassignments will involve.We check in with the under-grads frequently to see whatthey are working on and tomake sure that they under-stand their assignments.Minimum 6-8 week

commitment, with a minimumof 3 days per week.

INTERNSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Institute for Shock Physics Research Experience 2014The Institute for Shock Physics (ISP) at Washington State University (Pullman, WA) is pleased to announce a 9-week, multidisciplinary undergraduate research program “Materials under Extreme Conditions” in the summer of 2014 (May 29-August 1). Applications are being accepted now and will close on February 21, 2014 or once the positions are filled.

The goal of the ISP SURE program is to provide undergraduate students in the Physical Sciences and Engineering the opportunity to undertake and performhands-on experimental investigations of condensed matter phenomena at extreme conditions. There is a variety of exciting research projects from which to choose.

Selected applicants will receive a $5,000 stipend for the 9-week session, free housing on campus and travel assistance for travel to and from Pullman, WA (up to $500).

See www.shock.wsu.edu/education/undergraduate-research for more information about this exciting undergraduate research opportunity.

STEM Internships at OakRidge National Laboratory(ORNL)Oak Ridge National Laboratory(ORNL) has a long history andinterest in providing hands-onresearch experiences to stu-dents at all academic levels.ORNL is a multi-program science and technology labora-tory managed for the U.S. De-partment (DOE) by UT-Battelle,LLC. Scientists and engineersat ORNL conduct basic and applied research and develop-ment to create scientific knowl-edge and technologicalsolutions that strengthen thenation's leadership in key areasof sciences, engineering, math-ematics, and technology.ORNL scientists are also fullysupportive of their responsibil-ity to help mentor the nextgeneration of scientists.Please visithttp://www.orau.org/ornl andclick on your academic level to learn more about educa-tional programs at Oak RidgeNational Laboratory. See the programs web sites for suggested deadline dates.

EPA People, Prosperity and the Planet ProgramEPA offers annual researchgrants to U.S. colleges and universities to engage studentsin projects to solve our world’smost serious environmentalchallenges. Through EPA’s P3 Program, students work inteams to design sustainabilitysolutions and compete formore funding to take theirideas from the lab to the realworld.

For information and to apply,visit: www.epa.gov/p3

Application deadline: Tuesday, December 17, 201311:59pm (EST).

INTERNSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES

First-Year Experience Programs Now HiringIf you are interested in any of these positions, applicationswill be available online Monday, November 18 atwww.wmich.edu/fye. Applications are due by January 17, 2014 at 4pm.

ORIENTATION STUDENT LEADERAs an Orientation Student Leader you will aid new studentsin their transition to the institution, expose new students tothe educational opportunities within WMU, integrate newstudents into the academic and campus life of the institution,increase the retention rate of new students, assist parentsand families of new students to understand the Universityenvironment and services, and enhance parental awarenessof issues facing college students.

FALL WELCOME AMBASSADORAs a Fall Welcome Ambassador you will assist first-year students with their academic and social transitions to collegelife. Building on the foundation created at summer orienta-tion, Fall Welcome will connect first-year students withWMU, other students, faculty, and staff. As a Fall WelcomeAmbassador, you can be the person that allows all of this tohappen. Help first year students make WMU their homeaway from home.

FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR STUDENT INSTRUCTORBeing a First Year Seminar Student Instructor gives you theopportunity to be a mentor to first year students coming intothe University. You will have hands on opportunities to teachalong side a full time faculty member as a co-instructor andshare your experiences with students, while also trying toguide them to succeed in their time here at Western.

For more information about any of these positions, attendany of our four informational meetings listed below:

November 25: Garneau Lounge (8-9pm)December 5: Sangren 2730 (6-7pm)January 8: Bernhard Center 204 (5-6pm)January 14: Bernhard Center 157 (7-8pm)

Please address questions to: soc-team@wmich.edu

LHC Advising HoursThe LHC advising office is open 8am-5pm. Please make an appointment tobe sure someone is available to helpyou. Advisors are unavailable duringthe lunch hour (12-1pm).

FacebookJoin the LHC Facebook page for the latest information on events.

PSST Office Hours Monday-Thursday (11am-1pm)Seminar Room, Lee Honors CollegeMonday-Thursday (5-7pm) Honors Lounge, AckleyStop in if you have any questions!

Library Research AssistanceGet research help at any WMU library reference desk. Or contact LOU ANN MORGAN with questions:(lou.morgan@wmich.edu)

Homes Needed for CatsJOHN MARTELL, beloved formerLHC dean passed away this week-leaving behind a number of well-loved cats. If you can offer one ofthem a home—or know of someonewho can—please contact Dr. TOM KOSTRZEWA:thomas.kostrzewa@wmich.edu

Student Workers NeededThe LHC is looking for student work-ers starting in the Spring and Fall.Contact Jennifer Townsend(jennifer.townsend@wmich.edu)ASAP. Please include a resume as an attachment in the email.

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The Lee Honors College Newsletter is a weekly publication of the Carl and Winifred Lee Honors College of Western Michigan University. The College’s mission is to provide a lively, rigorous undergraduate experience for academically talented and highly motivated students. The Newsletter’s mission is to help facilitate this through timely and accurate communication.

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NewsletterDeadlinePlease submit items for the newsletter by 6pm each Wednesday for the Fridaynewsletter. Make sure to includeall relevant information, such as contact details, etc. Emailitems to BECKY DE OLIVEIRA:becky.a.deoliveira@wmich.edu.