October 22, 2025
When V is sick, things get delayed. Be sure to wish her good health and offer her a thank you when you see her.
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Registration Updates
- Registration begins on Monday, October 27 at 10 am.
- Most honors students (unless you have more than 90 earned credit hours, have an ACCESS accommodation, or are military-affliated) will register on Tuesday, October 28 at 10 am.
- Watch your mailbox this week for last-minute tips for registration.
And if you haven't been advised: Walk-In-Paloozas start on Thursday, October 23. See the flier and the "what to expect" here.
So. Much. Cardboard.
First and foremost, the cardboard box fort event was glorious. No, really, I was awed by your creativity and cooperation. Pictures are available on the Honors instagram. If you attended,but weren't able to scan the code, contact vhovers@siue.edu directly to get your Suitable points.
Reminder, the Pumpkin Decorating Contest is underway! Carve a jack o'lantern! Or paint! Or bejewel! Or draw! It doesn't even have to be a real pumpkin! Digital art, clay, fabric, or anything that says pumpkin and has been turned into a jack o'lantern or other neat art is eligible!
From the 10th through the 26th, submit your pumpkin on Suitable. Bonus points (both Suitable and in my heart) awarded directly for bringing it in to the office for display during the month. Voting will take place on the honors Instagram page from the 27th through the 30th. Winners announced on the 31st. In keeping with the season, there will be mystery prizes both for participation and for top pumpkins.
Don't have access to pumpkins or art supplies? For De-stress Thursday on the 23rd, there will even be a chance to paint tiny pumpkins in the library! Double points!
Ian will eventually shower us with more Christmas than you can shake a stick at, so let's be spooky while we can.
In other news, we have some very, very important advising announcements, and some great events this week. Read on!
~V
- This Week in Honors
- Coming Soon in Honors
- Advising Announcements
- Honors Student Association
- Service Announcements
This Week in Honors
- De-stress Thursday this week is Pumpkin Decoration! 3-5pm Lovejoy Library 3FL We'l have tiny pumpkins for painting, but feel free to bring bigger pumpkins and/or your own decorating supplies!
Coming Soon in Honors
Events galore. Add to your calendar now and make plans to attend.
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Advising Announcements
- Once you've been advised, learn how to Register at the Academic Technology Workshops. No signups required.
WORKSHOP DATES
Thursday October 23rd 5:00 - 6:00 PM (Add to Calendar) Peck Hall Room 1309 Monday October 27th 12:00 - 1:00 PM (Add to Calendar) Peck Hall Room 1402 - Reminder: On choosing courses: Check out the Catnip! Catnip gives you a quick taste of the semester's course offerings. Use these to find classes that fit your interests for when you get advised and register.
- Juniors and Seniors: Hold release depends on you filling out this form. You need this to have your hold removed before registration begins. Last holds are removed on Sunday, and then not again until late Monday morning.
- Seniors: Do you need to take HONS 499 in the spring semester. Then fill out the same form that's linked above.
Do Your Prework. Super Important. First- and Second-Years finish your prework on Suitable before advising for the next semester!
Honors Student Association (HSA)
- Introducing your new 2025-2026 freshman representatives and new chairs:
Freshman Reps:
Jackson Zettler
Manjil Paudel
If you are a part of the freshman class (class of 2029), feel free to reach out to either of them with ideas, questions, or anything else!
New Committee Chairs:
Academic: Evan Cooper
Fellowship: Jackson Zettler
Fundraising: Jaclyn Davis
If any of these committees sound interesting and you would like to help, feel free to reach out to them! Committees need members to operate! - Over the weekend, HSA had two great social events: Friday evening was our HSA x JMHP BBQ and Bonfire event! Thank you so much to all who came, whether you sat by the fire for a while or just grabbed some food to go, we hope you had fun!
- Saturday was our STL trip, where we learned about...science-y stuff at the Science Center and had snacks in the park! Thank you so much to all who came with us, hopefully you enjoyed seeing parts of St. Louis!
- If you missed either of these events, we hope to see you at our November community meeting (TBA)! If you didn't hear about any of these events, be sure to follow us on GetInvolved to be added to our email list and Teams! To be even MORE in the loop, follow us on Instagram @siuehsa!
Service Announcements
- Service Hours should now be reported through Suitable for all honors students.
- Go to the Suitable app or website.
- Tap the three-lines icon, bottom right or at the website, check the left-side menu for "Forms"
- Go to "Forms"
- Look for the service hours form, and select.
- Follow the directions to submit.
- Once a month, we offer a chance to earn suitable points by submitting service hours through the "Activities" section. It's titled "[Month] Service Hours" and it will take you to the same form you use for regular service submissions, just by way of a points activity. For questions, please contact vhovers@siue.edu.
Service Opportunities
- The Weavers' Guild of St. Louis is looking for volunteers to help with our Annual Guild Sale in October, and we look forward to working with the SIUE Honor's department again this year.
Who are we? The Weavers' Guild of St. Louis was founded in 1926 as an extension of the weaving classes in the School of Fine Arts at Washington University making it the second oldest weaving guild in the nation. Today, the guild is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization with a membership that varies from novice weavers to professional fiber artists. Our Annual Weavers' Guild Sale provides an opportunity for our artists to sell their work as well as a chance for educational outreach through the demonstrations during the sale hours. Lastly, the proceeds from the Sale provides scholarships for students seeking further education through classes and workshops in the fiber arts. In fact, several SIUE students have benefited from these scholarships over the years.
What & When? Each year, the Sale requires several hours for set up and breakdown. We unload a storage POD on Wednesday and reload the POD at the close of the Sale on Saturday. We would greatly appreciate any assistance with these tasks. Our Annual Sale is located at the First Congregational Church of Webster Groves, in Webster Groves, Missouri - at 10 W. Lockwood Ave at the corner of Elm and Lockwood.
We do have carts for hauling the props between the display room and the storage POD.
Here are the days and times we have scheduled for set-up and break-down of the Sale:
Wed, Oct 22nd from 3 - 6pm --- Unload fixtures & set up display
Sat, Oct 25th from 4 - 7pm ---- Breakdown, carry out to the POD
We would be thrilled to have the help from SIUE Honor's students. Please let me know if you have any questions or need more details.
Best regards,
Jane Olson Glidden
Committee Chair - Annual Weavers' Guild Sale
email: gaglidden@aol.com
phone: 314-495-2740 - Local food pantry in Cottage Hills, Community Hope Center, is regularly looking for volunteers to help out day to day. Additionally, they're looking for volunteers to come help at a fundraising trivia night that is coming up Oct. 24.
CHC also is open to people in need of a hot meal or help with groceries. My boss also said she would love to help any students in need of assistance. As long as they can get to the location, they will be fed.
For more information, contact Chloe Wolf.
