March 26, 2020

Deadlines & Opportunities (3/26 update)

Honors College Community,

Today’s update mainly centers around upcoming deadlines and more information on various opportunities. We also want to share updates on Medallion Ceremony.

Honors College updates:

  • Seniors, we are currently working on the booklets for Medallion Ceremony. These will be mailed to you along with your medallion in early May.
  • The HNRS 2000 & 3000 instructional team is looking for students to assist with research on the impact of the HNRS 2000/3000 course sequence for the 2020-21 academic year. More information and the application can be found here. The deadline to apply is April 15th.
  • The deadline to submit your faculty mentor for the Outstanding Mentor Award is tomorrow.

Other resources/upcoming virtual events:

  • Dr. Bhibda Das’ students created a guide with at-home physical activity resources, which I have attached to this email.
  • ECU offers virtual exchange courses that allow you to interact and collaborate with students from up to three universities abroad, in real time.
  • Eastern AHEC is moving forward with the application process for the 2020-2022 cohort of NC AHEC Scholars. Applications are due April 30.
  • Research and Creative Achievement Week 2020 will be presented in a virtual format this year with nearly 100 presenters.
  • ECU has released information on the emergency grading accommodation (pass/fail system) for both undergraduate and graduate students.
  • The Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center will honor LGBTQ and ally graduates with a souvenir Lavender Launch program and memento. Register by Friday, April 10. The center has also opened nominations for the 2020 Samantha Hamilton Award for LGBTQA Leadership Excellence for a student who has provided leadership and service to the ECU LGBTQ community. Nominations are due Friday, April 10.

If you want to access any previous updates from the Honors College, we’re also posting them all to our blog under the Updates tab.

Harvard Business Review wrote an excellent piece on our current situation and that feeling of discomfort that many of you have talked about feeling. “That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief” highlights several ways that you can manage this feeling and is worth a read.

On a final note, if you are feeling anxious and stressed with everything that is happening in the world right now, I encourage you to take 9 minutes to listen to this guided meditation by Alexandra Elle on “Re-Centering In Times Of Uncertainty.” It’s okay to be afraid and overwhelmed by everything that’s going on but it’s important to breathe and focus on the things that you are able to control.

All of us in the Honors College are thinking about you and your loved ones. Let us know if you have any questions, concerns or need someone to talk to you.