�� Today's the day! 
Keep an eye on your inbox for a message from your assigned Honors College advisor. Emails will be sent before noon today with a unique link to schedule your Honors College advising appointment. 

Monday 2/18

Getting Started in Research Workshop
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Gambrell 003A (PC Lab)
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Magellan Ambassador Information Session
12:00 – 12:30 pm
RHUU 302
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Physics & Astronomy Colloquium:
"Unraveling the Structure of Dark Matter Throughout Cosmic History"
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Jones Physical Science Center 409
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Queer Talks
6:00 – 7:30 pm
RHUU 203
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Tuesday 2/19

Botany Walk on the Historic Horseshoe
12:00 – 1:00 pm
McKissick Museum steps
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How to Write an Abstract Workshop
4:00 – 5:00 pm
RHUU 305
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Getting Started in Research Workshop
6:00 - 7:00 pm 
Gambrell 003A (PC Lab)
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Wednesday 2/20
Magellan Scholar Deadline

Spring Passport Fair
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
RHUU 009
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SSC Peer Leader Recruitment Tabling
12:30 – 4:00 pm
RHUU Greene Street
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Doug Menuez- Fearless Genius:
Behind the Scenes with Steve Jobs and Apple
6:15 – 8:30 pm
SJMC 106
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Thursday 2/21

Getting Started in Research Workshop
2:00 - 3:00 pm 
Gambrell 003A (PC Lab)
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USC Symphony Orchestra Concert:
Mozart Symphony No. 40
7:30 – 9:30 pm
Koger Center for the Arts
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Friday 2/22

Perk Up Your Network: Honors Internship Drop-in Hours
10:00 - 11:00 am
DeSaussure 228
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Addiction and Recovery-Informed Seminar (ARISE)
12:00 – 1:00 pm
RHUU 303
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Dates & Deadlines:

3/1 Artists in Residence exhibition opening

3/4 SCHC Goes to the Theater: Something Rotten
(tickets available in next week's newsletter)

4/26 DiscoverUSC



Spotlight on Honors Advising

Honors advising begins this month! Be sure to sign up for the earliest available appointment with your assigned Honors College advisor in order to have the best access to classes. Visit the Honors College website to learn how to prepare for your appointment and to find info and videos about advising and registration.


Opportunities

Black Honors Caucus  
BHC is a safe space for high achieving Black students to convene and share ideas unapologetically and without fear, building a sense of community to empower Black students and setting a precedent of excellence. Contact president  Alex Thompson for more info.  

Pastides Sustainability Scholarship

This award, created by President Harris Pastides and Patricia Moore-Pastides, recognizes an undergraduate student who has truly effected Sustainability at USC. Students may self-nominate, or be nominated by the USC community of students, staff or faculty. Nominations should address how the student has made an impact in one or more of the following areas related to sustainability: scholarship, leadership, and/or engagement. Deadline 2/22.
More here.  

MIT Summer Opportunity
For STEM, humanities and other disciplines
Join a team of dedicated instructors, teaching assistants, residential advisors and mentors to help empower passionate high school seniors from across the country to develop the confidence and skills needed to pursue careers in STEM. More here.

Summer 2019 ethnographic research project
This summer project in Detroit, Michigan will emphasize the experiences that low-income people of color and immigrants have with urban “revitalization.” Students may earn 8 university credits for participation.  Contact Daniel B Freedman PhD, MSW, LISW-CP for more info.

Live in DC this summer
Do you have an internship in DC this summer? Live in a three-story town home two blocks from the capital with other UofSC students. June 1-August 17, 2019, $3500. (Ask about May housing.) Contact Julie Hutt at jhutt@mailbox.sc.edu

 
Further Together Columbia 
Founded by SCHC young alumni, Further Together Columbia is a new community outreach group focused on bringing students younger than 25 and adults older than 50 together to connect, communicate, and learn. More here.

Senior Thesis Survey
This survey is for a senior thesis is focused on understanding wellness behaviors within undergraduate students with a particular emphasis on physical activity.




Pet of the month: Malory the cat
Thanks to advisor Ali Mathwig.  Submit your own!