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The 2007 CHP End of the Year Banquet!
Theme: "300: This is Banquet!"
You can ONLY sign up in the Honors Office- bring your friends with you if you want to sit together at a table (there is reserved seating that you select when you sign-up; each table holds a max of 8 people- you WILL NOT be allowed to reserve seats for your friends unless you plan to pay for them).Graduating CHP Seniors will get first priority to sign-up starting Wednesday, May 9 until Wed, May 16.
They can still sign up after this date, but their exclusive window will be past. All graduating CHP seniors get FREE admission (be sure to remind us when you sign-up). Seniors--You CAN NOT reserve seats for your friends even though you aren't paying.
Regular ticket sales will begin starting Wed, May 16 until Friday, May 25 at 11 am (end of Coffee Hour).
Tickets are $12 each and are ONLY available to current CHP students and students living in any of the residence halls or AV houses. If anyone wants to bring a non-CHP guest, please talk to either Ryan or one of the PAAs on an individual basis.
THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR, so you MUST pay by the May 25 deadline. *Seats are limited, so please don’t delay!
The "300: This is Banquet!" will be held on Saturday, June 2 at the University Club (located between Physical Sciences & Engineering- next to the Cal-it2 building).
Time: (subject to change) 6:00-9:30 p.m.
There will be a full-serve dinner.
Picnic in the Park
Attention CHPers!!Looking for a way to celebrate the beautiful sunny weather?
Need a break between midterms and finals?
Come to the 1st Annual CHP Picnic in the Park!
When: Friday, May 25 from 12-2 pm
Where: Aldrich Park (there will be signs directing from the locus)
Why: Because why would pass up a chance for fun, lunch, and games?!
RSVP: This is a joint effort by all members of the CHP. Sign-ups for "potluck-style lunch" will be collected by your HA/RA, online, facebook event, or by emailing Jenny Yanni. This is only necessary if you want to bring an item.
Appetizers: Loma/Shire (i.e. chips, dip, salsa, crackers)
Sides: Commuters/CV (i.e. salad, potato salad)
Drinks: AV
PLUS: Take advantage of the chance to show off your cooking skills in the Pie Bake-off!! Enter your pie creation in the bake-off for a chance to win a prize and eternal glory as the baker god/goddess!!
FINALLY: This is your chance to make the picnic as fun as possible by bringing blankets, games, frisbees, music, etc.
Hope to see you all there!!!
Banquet Talent Show/Student Speaker Audition
We are looking for talented acts to perform at the banquet!
As you all should know by now, the CHP End of the Year Banquet is coming up on Saturday, June 2nd at the UCI University Club. We are looking for talented acts to perform at the banquet! If you have a short solo, duet, or group act- we encourage you to audition! Past acts have included a cappella groups, instrumental performances, dance routines, unique abilities or skills (i.e. solving a rubik's cube in less than a minute!), and short skits/plays. These are just a few ideas…so be creative! We welcome all types of talent.**NEW this year is the addition of a Senior Student Speaker--think Commencement ceremony speech, but for a CHP audience. There are no official guidelines for speech criteria, although keep in mind that there is no campus-wide Honors Convocation ceremony anymore and we are looking to fill that gap with some additional honoraries for graduating CHP seniors at our own banquet.
*Please limit your speech to 3-5 minutes in length
*Please bring 3 printed copies of your speech to your audition
*Must be a graduating senior
*Must be a CHP student
For both the speaker & talent show portions, sign up for an audition time with social chair Justin O'Neill!
Email Justin at: joneill@uci.edu
Audition Date: Wednesday, May 23 (Week 8)
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Speaker Auditions | 3:00-5:00 p.m. Talent Show Auditions
Location: The Locus
Reserve your Spot! We will take drop-ins, but to guarantee a specific audition time, you must email Justin by Monday, May 21st.
*If you or your group cannot make this date & time, please contact Justin to make alternate arrangements.
Pre-Grad School Workshop
Come learn how to prepare for and apply to graduate schools!
Week 8, Thursday 5/24, 5pm (tentative).Associate Dean Michael Leon will speak from the faculty's perspective, and student panelists will share their own experiences! We will cover topics such as research opportunities, GREs, applications, and interviews. Even if you're not sure if this is the route for you, come find out what it's all about! Please RSVP to Vicky Zhou with your major and year by 5/18.
Night Lights Ice Skating
CHPers go ice skating to cool lights and a live DJ!
Week 7, Friday 5/18, 9pm-midnight, East West Ice Palace.We will meet at 9pm to arrange rides, and plan to arrive just after 9:30pm. Discount after 9:30pm: $8 admission, $3 skate rental. Please email Vicky Zhou if you have questions.
Battle of the Brains
CHSC presents
The Ninth Annual Battle of the Brains
Monday, May 7th, 2-007
6:45 PM Hor’dourves
7:00 PM Pre-event performance by "Goldmember and the Thunderballs"
Crystal Cove Auditorium
Sponsored by KALPAN test prep & admissions
Battle of the Brains is a trivia bowl contest that pits CHP students against CHP Alumni and UCI’s most prestigious faculty, including Chancellor Michael V. Drake and Professor Roger McWilliams. Three rounds of trivia will determine the victor of this year’s duel. The Professors have trumped the students the past two years (last year, by one point, with the final question in overtime!), so our students are hoping to reclaim victory!
Admission is FREE, audience participation is encouraged, and we have great prizes to raffle off (including Magic Mountain & Disneyland tickets)! Come witness this exciting event that is always a crowd-pleaser. No RSVP is necessary. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Officer Elections for the 2007-2008 CHSC Exec Council!
Officer Elections: Week 5, Wed, May 2 during CHSC, 5pm**MUST BE PRESENT AT MEETING TO VOTE
See the list of council positions- These descriptions are still being edited and are subject to change.
Name the Banquet Contest
Every year, the CHP holds an End-of-the Year Banquet for its students, with the theme coming from YOUR submissions! Theme submissions can ONLY be submitted ONLINE. The theme is voted on at the 5th week CHSC meeting (May 2) and the author of the winning entry gets a free ticket to the banquet!NOTE: We are limiting submissions to a max of 5 per person. You do not have to submit all 5 at once. But when you reach 5, the system will prevent additional submissions.
Tickets will cost $12 per person (subject to change) and our gift to ALL graduating seniors is FREE ADMISSION!
Location: UCI University Club (located between Physical Sciences & Engineering- next to the CAL-it2 building).
Please be aware of the timeline below:
Theme Submission Deadline: Sunday, April 29
Vote on Theme: Wednesday, May 2 (Week 5) at CHSC in The Locus, 5 PM
End of the Year Banquet: Saturday, June 2 at the University Club, 6:00-9:30 PM (time subject to change)
Go here to submit your entries now.
Be a CHP House Assistant in Arroyo Vista for the 2007-2008 Academic Year!
Priority Application Deadline: Monday, April 30, 2007
Applications are available in the CHP Office, Arroyo Vista Housing Office, and online
Arroyo Vista House Assistants help foster a sense of community in on-campus CHP-themed residences of 16, 24, or 32 CHP students. They develop strong mentoring relationships among the CHP residents in their houses, as well as the CHP as a whole.
The job provides:
- The ability to network with faculty for future references and academic support
- The opportunity to develop a strong relationship with others in the CHP
- The skills and training to be a leader
- The development of skills and experiences that are attractive to potential employers.
The compensation package for being an HA includes a one bedroom suite with private bathroom and a private entrance and a $200 per month meal stipend.
- Must be a current CHP student in GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING to apply.
- Must be graduating in June 2008 or later.
Applications are DUE to the AV Housing Office by Monday, April 30th at 5:00 PM.
If you have questions, contact Ryan at (949) 824-1257; or AV Residence Life Coordinator, April Nelson-Afoa at (949) 824-3963.
Upperclassmen vs. Freshmen Flag Football Game
The annual sporting tradition returns to the Arroyo Vista Lawn/Amphitheater on Sunday, April 29 at 1 PM! Who will assert their dominance this year? Will the freshmen overcome the upperclassmen to reclaim the mystical golden cups? Only YOU can decide the outcome! Come play, watch, eat, or cheer for your peers!The game will be followed by a FREE BBQ, so everyone is a winner! Sponsored by the AV HAs, Loma & Shire RAs, and CHSC! This is an event you don’t want to miss! There’s no need to sign-up in advance…just show up the day of the event ready to play! Upperclassmen players please dress in white shirts and freshmen please dress in black so we can distinguish between teams. Flags and football will be provided. Contact Steve Mayclin for more information.
Apply to be a Peer Mentor Coordinator
Do you have fond memories of your peer mentor from freshman year? Is there something you want changed about the Peer Mentor Program? Do you want to be more involved in CHP but don't know how? Apply to be a Peer Mentor Coordinator for the 2007-2008 school year! Coordinators plan the pizza social during Welcome Week for new freshmen and at least one casual event per quarter where freshmen can mingle with their upperclassmen mentors. It is a fun way to be involved in the CHP but doesn't require a huge time commitment.Applications can be picked up at the CHP office or downloaded here. (PDF)
They must be turned in to the CHP office by Friday April 27th.
CHP Wayzgoose Cookie Booth Volunteers - To Bake & Sell!
CHP hosts a cookie booth at the annual Wayzgoose Medieval Fair in Aldrich Park, held this year on Saturday, April 21st. But we need volunteers to help sell cookies! The event runs from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, but we also need help with set-up and clean-up. If you are willing to help CHP sell cookies, please email CHSC Vice President, Katherine Mackenzie.We also need volunteers to help bake the cookies we sell! If you live in Shire, Loma, or one of the four AV CHP Houses, volunteer with your RA/HA. If you are anywhere else, please email Communications Chair Steve Mayclin and let him know what kind of cookie you'd like to bake and how many (CHSC will reimburse you for supply costs).
Coffee Hour at Professor McWilliams' Physics Lab
This Friday (April 13) from 9-11 AM, Coffee Hour is being uprooted to Prof. McWilliams' Lab in Frederick Reines Hall (across from Physical Science Lecture Hall and Rowland Hall). It can be easily accessed via the loading dock on the left of FRH (if approaching from Aldrich Park). Click here (PDF) for a map to the location. For those hosting stay-over guests on the 12th, please bring them to this unique Coffee Hour!Dinner and a Show: UCI's Production of "Sunday in the Park with George"
Join your fellow CHPers for an evening of musical theatre!We invite you to dinner in the Locus (Student Services II) followed by the UCI musical "Sunday in the Park with George."
Date: Saturday, March 17th (end of 10th week)
Time: 6:00 p.m. dinner in the Locus; 8:00 p.m. performance in the UCI Barclay Theatre
Tickets: Tickets have been subsidized by alumni and parents of the CHP. Dinner is FREE, and you pay only $5.00 for your ticket! (limit of 2 per person)
Attire: Going to the theatre is a special occasion. Please dress appropriately.
Please sign up in the CHP Office. **The number of seats is limited**
Sign-up Deadline: Friday, Feb. 23rd
Academic Talent Search
Volunteer a few hours of your time and help CHSC earn money in the biggest fundraiser of the year!
CHSC needs your help! Click here for more information and to sign up.
Honors Experience Day
March 10, 2007
Honors Experience Day is CHP's largest recruitment event of the year! It is an informational program that introduces prospective honors students to UC Irvine and Honors opportunities at UCI. In the morning, visiting students and their guests hear from current Campuswide Honors students and staff concerning the Campuswide Honors Program and UCI, followed by a variety of faculty lectures being held in the academic schools. In the afternoon, students will have lunch in Aldrich Park and then attend sessions in their academic school to learn about their respective majors or Undecided/Undeclared and meet current honors students (That’s you!). When appropriate, this segment includes lab or studio tours; in some cases students and parents meet separately with faculty, or students are divided into groups by major. Afterwards, they are offered tours of honors freshmen housing (The Shire & Loma), Langson Library, the Science Library and the campus.
Honors Experience Day Schedule
8:00-9:00a: Registration & Check-in
9:00a – 10:30a: Continental breakfast; Information on UCI and the Campuswide Honors Program in major lecture halls. Information presented by the Chancellor, the Director of the Campuswide Honors Program, CHP students & staff.
10:50a-12:00p: Faculty Lectures in the Schools
12:00-1:00p: FREE Lunch in Aldrich Park
1:00-2:30/3:00p: Academic Overviews in the Schools; meet & greet with current CHP students and counseling staff
1:00-4:30p: Campus tours, freshmen housing tours, library tours.
Here are the various roles YOU can fulfill:
- Registration/Minglers: These volunteers will help with registration and mingle with prospective students in the morning. You will interact with prospective freshman and parents as they arrive.
- Lunch time: While eating your FREE lunch, you need to be available to talk with students in the park
- School Helpers: These volunteers will report to their respective academic school sessions and talk with prospective freshmen about their major/school and the CHP
- Housing Tour Guides: These volunteers will help give tours in the freshman halls: Loma & Shire.
E-mail Ryan if you are interested in any of the above roles (or the entire day!)
We're going GLEANING!
Saturday, Feb. 24th, 1-3PMWe'll be getting in touch with the farmer within all of us and going to help pick the extra crops for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. So grab some sunscreen and some friends for an afternoon of fun in the sun with some crops! Interested? Email Emily Yee by Wednesday, 2/21.
PRO-FRO! You could win a prize!
Help the Freshmen, Help the CHP
When: Tuesday-Thursday, February 20-22Time: 5:00-8:00 PM
Where: The CHP Office
PRO-FRO stands for PROspective FRreshman Outreach. The CHP needs your help in recruiting next year's incoming class. We will be making phone calls and writing postcards to the students. Try to convince your friends from high school to come to UCI and join CHP! I encourage you to email me in advance (rlombard@uci.edu) if you want me to set aside names of those prospective students from your high school.
We will have 2 PRIZES (Gift Certificates) per night to award to the person who
- Writes the most postcards
- Calls the most prospective freshmen
The Honors Office provides FREE FOOD and refreshments to those who attend, and it's always a lot of fun. It's a social event as much as it is a recruiting event. You do not need to commit to the entire time period, nor do you have to attend all three days – any time you can volunteer is appreciated! You can even take postcards with you, write them at home, and bring them back!
Arts & Crafts with Uni High Students
Tuesday, Feb. 20thWe will be making new friends and making Mardi Gras necklaces with the Special Education students at University High School down the street. There are 3 periods that we can choose 1 to visit: 11-11:50, 12-12:50, and 1:30-2:15. If you are interested, please let me know which times you are available. Keep in mind that we would leave 30 minutes prior to the start of the period, and allow for 20 minutes after the end of the period to clean-up and get back to UCI. Please contact Emily Yee for more information Thursday, 2/15.
We’re on UCI’s 2007 Homecoming Court!
How can YOU help CHP WIN Homecoming this year?
Loma RA Jeff Fulkerson and PAA Emily Yee are running for Homecoming King and Queen! All week long, there will be homecoming activities where YOU can WIN prizes and help Jeff and Emily win too!What’s in it for you? The winning king and queen are awarded $200 EACH for their organization (that would be YOU!)
How to help:
- Vote for Jeff and Emily by THIS THURSDAY on the online ballot.
- Sign 2 yellow pledge cards (1 for Jeff, 1 for Emily), available in the honors office.
- Show your support by signing-in under Jeff’s name and Emily’s name at the Homecoming activities, which are on the CHSC calendar.
- Tuesday: 11am-2pm @ the Flagpoles: Court Triathlon – we get 1 point for every person that signs up under our names. The court triathlon will test the court in their UCI knowledge, endurance, and overall spirit.
- Thursday: 12pm-1pm @ the Cross Cultural Center: Speed Dating – get to know the court. We get 1 point for every person that signs up under our names. Speed Dating is a more personal event in which students will be able to talk with each member of the court one on one. As is traditional with speed dating, everyone will get a chance to talk to everyone in timed rounds.
- Friday: 11am-2pm @ the Flagpoles: Court Talent Show. We get 1 point for every person who signs up under our names. The court will be asked to prepare a short (around 2-3 minutes) talent act for the crowd to vote upon. Additionally, there is a mystery second round that will test the courts quick wits and fast thinking!
- Friday night: 8pm-midnight @ the University Club: Homecoming DANCE. We get TWO POINTS for every person who signs up under our name. The dance is FREE! The food is FREE! And it is Hollywood themed, so wear your semi-formal attire to this dance too! And if you missed semi-formal, here is your chance to let loose and dance with friends!
- Get your clubs to endorse us! We get 10 points for every club that endorses us. So let us know what clubs you are involved in and ask them if they would support us! You can pick up a club endorsement form from the honors office too.
- Tell your friends, classmates, roommates, shuttle-mates, random people you meet on ring road to vote for us!
Join the Facebook Groups: Emily Yee for Queen Bee, Jeffro for 2007 Homecoming King!!!, Go with the FRO, YEE for Queen Bee! Jeff & Emily for Homecoming 2007.
Semi-Formal
Dance the night away!
January 27, 8pm-midnight @ the ARCTickets are on sale for $10 and can be purchased in the Honors Office or a CHP RA/HA until Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 5pm. Tickets will also be sold at the door on Jan. 27 for $12. The theme is "A Night of Movie Moments"
E-mail Troy or Justin if you can help decorate the room (~3-6pm on January 27)
Dance Instructional Nights
Learn to dance!
January 11, 2007 at 8pm @ CV Atlantis Lounge & January 18, 2007 at 8pm @ AV 1012Come learn a few dance moves from CHP instructors! Learn a few country steps and some ballet moves, and impress all of your friends! Maybe you'll even pick up a move or two to use at the CHP Semi-Formal! If you have to miss out on this one, don't miss the second part in the series next week, January 18th, which will feature swing dancing and hip-hop!
Ink Cartridge Recycling
Donate your empty ink cartridges!
Wondering what to do when your expensive ink cartridge runs out? Feel guilty for throwing it away when you KNOW it is bad for the environment? Well, next time you have an empty ink cartridge, you should donate it to CHSC. CHSC can make up to $4 from YOUR ink cartridge, which will make events like the Halloween Dance, Semi-Formal, and Banquet even bigger and better. Plus, you don't have to feel guilty for not recycling! To see if your ink cartridge is accepted, please check the list posted by the collection box in the Locus. Note: we cannot take Epson, Canon BCI, or generic brand ink cartridges.Winter Cookie Celebration & Gingerbread Houses!
Monday, November 27th 7:30PM @ AV1010Come out to enjoy Gingerbread houses and Cookie decorating with the residents of AV1008 and NAR. Come out, decorate, admire, eat, and enjoy this celebration of one of the best parts of the holiday season. Hey, Prof. Roger McWilliams will be there and so should you!
Faculty Coffee Hour Greeters Needed
Hey! Bonjour! Hola! Aloha! Greetings! There are bountiful ways to greet people and we would like your help to greet our guests for our Fall Faculty Coffee Hour (Friday, Nov. 17th of week 8)! Sign up for either part of coffee hour or for the entire time - whatever you can do! This is a great opportunity to show the faculty here at UCI how friendly and interesting the CHP students are! Contact the PAAs and you will receive your very own limited edition Fall 2006 Faculty Coffee Hour Greeter name tag when you show up (in business casual attire) to greet! Thanks!Fall NAR Unveiling
CHP’s own "High Culture" Flagship Event!
Thursday 11/16 @ AVBe the first to see the 2006 Fall Issue of NAR and meet the artists as they present their works. A night of fun, art, and great food!
Submissions are due to notaboutreptiles@yahoo.com by 11/01.
Nuclear Reactor Tour
Thursday, November 9th 3:45 @ Rowland HallHey CHPers, Come join your PAAs for a trip to the UCI Nuclear Reactor. It'll be on November 9th at 4pm. All available spaces for this tour have been filled, but look for a second tour coming up! Be one of the first 35 to sign up at the Honor's office for the second one!
CHP Variety Show
Wednesday, November 15th 7:00PM @ BC's CavernAfter last year's stunning success, Alejandro Komai returns to present this year's CHP Variety Show! PAA Michael Masukawa & Loma RA Jeff Fulkerson will be MC'ing, presenting to you a variety of the best (and worst) acts that we could find. Acts include but are not limited to: sketch comedy, contortionists, and a variety of musical performances. Even social science professors Barrett and Stanford will be performing with their band, "Winnie and the Pooh-tones!" So definitely come check it out, because admission is FREE!
Texas Feed'em Tournament
Monday 11/13th 7:15pm @ AV House 1012Join us for a Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament featuring Professors Jeff Barrett and Kyle Stanford. All are welcome! Check-in is at 7:15pm, play will BEGIN at 7:30. Since this is a community service event, buy-in for the tournament is 2 cans of food to be donated to a local food shelter. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 players.
We will be needing to borrow a LOT of poker chips for this event, and lots of help in general for managing the tables, etc. Let Emily Yee know if you can help! Thanks!
CHP T-shirt Design Submissions!
Design this year's T-Shirt!
Do you have a knack at graphic design? Have a unique, interesting, catchy slogan/logo that you think would make a great t-shirt? CHSC is now accepting T-shirt designs for the 06-07 CHP T-shirt!Here are the specifications:
- 2 colors max (not counting shirt color).
- Hi-resolution computer created images preferred (vector or photoshop formats ideal- but .jpeg or .gif is also acceptable).
- Must say either "Campuswide Honors Program 2006-2007" or at least "CHP 06-07" somewhere on the shirt.
Annual Broomball Night
9pm Monday 11/06 @ AV House 1012What's cooler than going out onto an ice rink with your friends, in your sneakers, and hitting a big ball around with a stick? That's right, I couldn't think of anything either! So don't miss out on your opportunity to go play broomball! Meet at AV House 1012 at 9:00pm to sign in, organize rides, and get directions. A night of fun and de-stressing for only $6! Any questions? Contact Justin, CHSC Social Chair. Open to anyone who wants to go, CHP or not, so invite all your friends!
Lacrosse
1pm Saturday 11/04 @ Middle Earth
TV Taping FUNdraiser
Watch a taping of a TV show live!
Bored on Friday nights? Looking for some exciting, free, CHP fun? Join us for an evening of FUNdraising on Friday, November 3rd to watch a taping of this season’s hottest new sitcom, The Class.Here's how it works:
- You sign up by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th, along with your friends, to attend a TV Show Taping.
- We reserve the tickets and submit a list of names.
- On Friday, 11/3, we meet around 3 PM and carpool to WB’s studios in Burbank.
- We watch a taping of The Class, then return to Irvine around 10 PM.
- CHSC gets $10-$16 per person that attends to put towards future events!
Hemp, String, Beads! Arts and Crafts Activities
Thurs, Nov. 2 @ AV 1008 7:00 PMCome make fun arts and craft projects! Learn to use hemp, string and beads to create jewelry, decorative knots, key chains and other accessories. Bring your creative juices! All other materials provided.
