[Agvisors] CALS Monday Message November 25, 2013
Nancy Rodriguez Lorta
nancyr at cals.arizona.edu
Mon Nov 25 15:27:12 MST 2013
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CALS Monday Message
We think outside the barn.
Volume 10, Issue 14: November 25, 2013
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· Dates and Deadlines
· Alpha Tau Alpha Toy Drive
· International Rescue Committee Internship
· Apply! UA Orientation and Welcome Leader
· LeadLocal Spring Internship
· Upcoming events for Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
· Zimride for Thanksgiving
· UROC-PREP Program
· UCLA Administrative Internship Program
· Now Hiring: Arizona Project WET
· GEOG 170A- Intro to Physical Geography
· Earn Credit in Backpacking and Canoeing in S. Utah and N. Arizona
· Club Corner
· Walk-in Hours
Dates and Deadlines
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· Nov. 28- Dec.1: Thanksgiving recess- no classes
Dec. 11: Last day of classes AND Last day for complete withdrawal
Dec. 12: Reading Day
Dec. 13-19: Final Examinations
Dec. 20: Registration open to all non-degree seeking undergraduate students for Spring 2014
Dec. 21: Fall Commencement
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The International Rescue Committee in Tucson is now interviewing candidates for the following intern positions:
· Immigration Services <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/immigration-services-intern>
· Cultural Orientation <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/cultural-orientation-intern>
· Health Advocacy <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/health-advocacy-case-management-intern>
· Nutrition and Food Security <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/case-management-nutrition-and-food-security>
· Case Management (Procurement and Logistics) <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/case-management-internship-0>
· Case Management (Survivors of Torture) <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/survivors-torture-case-management-intern>
· Employment and Economic Development <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/employment-and-economic-development-intern>
· Outreach and Communications <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/outreach-and-communications>
· Volunteer Management <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/volunteer-management-intern>
· Family Mentor Program Coordinator <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/family-mentor-program-coordinator>
· New Roots Agricultural Coordinator <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/new-roots-agricultural-coordinator>
· Citizenship Preparation Instructor <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/citizenship-preparation-instructor>
Visit our internship page <http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-tucson-az/internship-openings> for additional openings and application instructions.
Agency Background:
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitative assistance, resettlement services, and advocacy for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict. The IRC in Tucson provides a wide range of services to refugees in all stages of resettlement and seeks to promote each refugee family's search for self-sufficiency.
Andrew Jenkins, Volunteer and Internship Coordinator
International Rescue Committee Tucson
3100 North Campbell Avenue | Tucson, AZ 85719
T 520 319 2128 x116 <tel:520%20319%202128%20x116> | F 520 319 2160 <tel:520%20319%202160>
Andrew.Jenkins at Rescue.org | Rescue.org/Tucson <http://www.rescue.org/tucson>
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Do you want to complete a real consulting project for a local non-profit or small business? Are you looking for an experience where you can make a difference and stand out as a business professional? This is your chance! LeadLocal is now accepting applications for its competitive Spring internship program, Leading for Good. While working with a team of students, you will receive the training and personalized feedback you need to fine tune your professional skills and emerge as a leader!
Spring 2014 projects include:
AZ Space Grant Consortium: Learning from Peers to Maximize Internship Participation Study. Interns will conduct market research and participatory design workshops. Findings and recommendations will be presented at NASA conference and to UA Space Grant decision makers.
CommunityShare: User-centered Design and Outreach. Interns will participate in user-centered design testing and outreach for CommunityShare, a tech startup focusing on community connections for education. CommunityShare is a "match.com <http://match.com/> " for teachers and community partners. It will be a free, regional, online network that will make it quick and efficient for teachers to match the goals and needs of their classrooms with the skills, experiences and passions of community partners.
Tu Nidito: Memory Beads Program Expansion Study. Interns will conduct a feasibility study and recommendations for expanding Tu Nidito’s Memory Beads program. Tu Nidito is a non-profit agency dedicated to providing a comprehensive continuum of child-centered care for children whose lives have been impacted by serious medical conditions or death.
Arizona Earn to Learn: Peer to Peer Mentoring Program Development. Interns will research, design and develop a peer to peer mentoring program for Arizona Earn to Learn, a ground-breaking program that prepares high school students for college with financial education and matching funds.
Applications are open online and you can visit the LeadLocal website to learn more: www.leadlocal-tucson.com <http://www.leadlocal-tucson.com/> Application deadline is Nov. 29.
Apply to LeadLocal today and Be The Change in our community.
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Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? Want to make a few extra bucks driving others along the way or need to find a ride? Need to catch a ride somewhere out of Tucson?
University of Arizona has partnered with Zimride to make it easy to catch a lift or fill the empty seats in your car.
zimride.arizona.edu <http://zimride.arizona.edu/>
Post your ride in November and be automatically entered to win an iPad, courtesy of Zimride! After posting, Zimride will match you up with others heading the same way.
So wherever you need to go, Zimride will get you home in time for Thanksgiving.
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UCLA Health will begin accepting applications for its Administrative Internship Program on December 16th, 2013. UCLA Health is an 845-bed institution, consisting of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (RRUCLA), Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, and the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is the primary teaching hospital for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. RRUCLA has been ranked as the best hospital in the Western United States for the 24th consecutive year and one of the top five hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report survey.
The three-month administrative internship enables students from an accredited health administration, business administration, or related Master's level programs to become acquainted with and involved in the operations of an academic medical center and health system. The internship is under my direction, the Chief Operating Officer of UCLA Health.
Internship applications are due no later than December 31st, 2013. Applications consist of an employment application (submitted atwww.UCLAHealthCareers.org <http://www.uclahealthcareers.org/>
<http://www.UCLAHealthCareers.org <http://www.uclahealthcareers.org/> > using the job code: H69357) through which all the following documents must be submitted electronically:
*Current resume with your undergraduate and graduate GPA
* One-page cover letter addressing why you are interested in pursuing an internship with UCLA Health and top three goals for your summer internship, including areas of specific interest
If you have any questions or need more information, please visit our website at http://fellowship.jobs.healthcare.ucla.edu/ or contact us atAdminInternship at mednet.ucla.edu
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GEOG: 170A: Intro to Physical Geography
Winter Session (Online)
Instructor: Jesse Minor (jminor at email.arizona.edu)
Tier-1 NATS Gen-Ed class
Self-paced, online
Course Themes:
Why does the earth look the way it does?
Why do things live where they do?
Weather and climate
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Do you need a change next quarter or semester? Think sunshine and red-rock canyons!
There is space available on WRFI’s “Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Cultures” spring course:
DATES: March 24 – May 23, 2014 | Backpacking and Canoeing in Southern Utah & Northern Arizona | 15 credits in 9 weeks!
The Wild Rockies Field Institute offers field-based, academic courses to undergraduate students, accredited through the University of Montana and transferable to other universities and colleges.
Find out more: www.wrfi.net <http://www.wrfi.net/> | www.wildrockies.wordpress.com <http://www.wildrockies.wordpress.com/>
|www.facebook.com/WildRockiesFieldInstitute
WRFI’s 15-credit spring term course, “Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Cultures” will take you backpacking and canoeing through the American Southwest while you explore ancient and contemporary indigenous cultures, hone your naturalist skills, and learn about current land management strategies and challenges. Learn more on our website:www.wrfi.net/courses/colorado-plateau.html.
EARN CREDIT LIVING IN YOUR TENT NEXT SEMESTER. SERIOUSLY!
Please Contact Bethany Swanson (WRFI Outreach Manager) with questions at bethany at wrfi.net or 406-549-4336.
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ATA/OTT Christmas Toy Drive
Join Alpha Tau Alpha and Casa De Los Niño’s (CDLS) for a local toy drive from November 11th to December 6th. Donations will benefit children within the Tucson community. Collection boxes will be kept in Forbes Rm 201, Saguaro Hall Rm 221 and the Ag Education lab located at the Campus Ag Center.
Donations should be unopened, age appropriate gifts. Recipients are Tucson locals and range from infants to teenagers. Casa de los Niños relies on the generosity of clubs, groups and organizations to host events to benefit the children and programs at Casa de los Niños. For more information on how to further help CDLS, call (520) 624-5600.
For further information on the event please contact Randy Landwerlen, Executive Council Member at landwerlenbro at email.arizona.edu
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Enrollment Services is proud to announce that the Orientation and Welcome Leader (OWL) application has officially been released for summer 2014!
The OWL position allows students to be one of the first points of contact on campus for new students while representing the student experience at the UA. These students assist with both the summer New Student Orientation sessions
and fall Wildcat Welcome events
Since you all know and work with such great groups of student we wanted see if you could help us spread the word. Please direct students to either our homepage at orientation.arizona.edu <http://orientation.arizona.edu/> or direct them to our online application, as it contains the position description in addition to the online “OWLpplication” (OWL + application = OWLpplication). Anyone viewing this application must be signed into their CatMail account in order to view and complete this form. Below and attached are the links to our online application, recommendation form, our print advertisement, and our social media presence for the position. Please let me know if you have any questions and feel free to point students my way as the contact for the position.
OWL Application Link:
https://docs.google.com/a/email.arizona.edu/ <https://docs.google.com/a/email.arizona.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?usp=drive_web&formkey=dEMyWXBva3JqYnd0dnZydkdSWmxzSGc6MA#gid=0>
spreadsheet/viewform?usp=drive_web&formkey=dEMyWXBva3Jq
Ynd0dnZydkdSWmxzSGc6MA#gid=0
Social Media
Have a question or curious about the position? Make sure to check out our social media presence!
· Facebook Page: facebook.com/OWLpplication
· Twitter Handle: @OWLpplication
Application Deadline
· Application closes: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
(recommendation form due to the Admissions front desk in Bear Down Gym)
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The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
Upcoming Events!
Conversations with a Professional Series
November 25th, 5:00PM-6:00PM Nugent 205
Dr. RavishankarPalanivelufrom
The School of Plant Sciences
Listen to his journey through academia, the growing field of Plant Sciences, and undergraduate research opportunities!
SACNAS First Friday of the Month Lunch
December 6th, 12:15PM-1:15PM The Cellar at the Student Union Memorial Center
First 5 get a FREE SACNAS T-Shirt!
Writing Workshop: Undergraduate Research Opportunities
December 9th, 5:00PM-6:00PM Nugent 205
Learn how to strengthen your application for Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities!
Make and Take Tamale Social Event!
December 12th, 6:00PM-8:30PM Claudia’s House
Learn how to make homemade tamales and then take home some to get you through finals week!
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University of Arizona Graduate College
UROC-PREP
Juniors: Interested in going to
graduate school?
Announcing a new year-round research
and mentoring program for students
interested in a Master’s or Ph.D. degree
at the UA!
Spring 2014 - Begin with a 3 unit course to strengthen your academic skills. Work with UROC-PREP Faculty to define your research interests and begin your research report!
Summer 2014 - Earn six units of Directed Research (paid by the Graduate College), work
with a faculty mentor in your field of study and receive a stipend award of $3,000. Complete the research report and we’ll publish your abstract!
Fall 2014 - Enroll for a 1 unit Graduate School Preparation course and work with UROC-PREP faculty to complete your graduate school applications!
CONTACT:
Dr. Andrew Huerta
ahuerta at email.arizona.edu
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
ELIGIBILITY:
-Open to students in all
disciplines, including
social science, humanities,
fine arts, and
STEM.
-Students must be
interested in pursuing
a research oriented
graduate degree,
Master’s or Ph.D., at the
UA.
-Students will have a
cumulative GPA of 3.0
or above.
-Students must be UA
Juniors who plan to
apply to graduate school
fall 2014.
-Underrepresented
status: students will
explain how the group
to which they belong is
considered underrepresented
in graduate
education.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
November 22, 2013
http://grad.arizona.edu/UROC
Select “UROC PREP”
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Arizona Project WET Now Hiring Pinal County Water Education Coordinator
The University of Arizona, Pinal County Cooperative Extension and Arizona Project WET (APW) Programs are recruiting for the position of Coordinator - Pinal County Water Education. The successful candidate will serve as the point person for APW and all water education programming in Pinal County.
The goal of the Pinal County Water Education Program is to promote responsible water stewardship through excellent and effective water education targeted to students, teachers, parents, business owners, decision makers, and community members. This position is based at the Pinal County Cooperative Extension office in Casa Grande, AZ. The incumbent must be able to work some weekends and weeknights, as needed and at time of employment must possess valid AZ driver's license, current vehicle insurance and reliable transportation. This is a full-time position with a salary range of $40k - $50k.
For more information contact LaVonne Walton, <tel:%28520%29%20621-5648> (520) 621-5648or <mailto:lwalton at cals.arizona.edu> lwalton at cals.arizona.edu or review job posted on UA HR web-site, job #53909. To view the job posting, <https://www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1384802079442> click here.
Clubs/Activities
Got a club meeting coming up?
Send your announcements to:
<mailto:kdtrujil at email.arizona.edu> kdtrujil at email.arizona.edu
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Office of Career and Academic Services Advising located in Forbes 211
Hours of Operation 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
Appointment Number: (520) 621-3616
General academic advising questions can be answered in this office. The two advisors in this office are Kristen Geary and Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta. Students can schedule half hour appointments; stop by for a walk-in; contact via email at <mailto:kgeary at email.arizona.edu> kgeary at email.arizona.edu or <mailto:nancyr at ag.arizona.edu> nancyr at ag.arizona.edu or by phone at (520) 621-3616. For a complete listing of the major advisors visit the OAP website at: <http://cals.arizona.edu/academicprograms/advisors_by_major> cals.arizona.edu/academicprograms/advisors_by_major
Walk-in Hours for the week of Nov. 25 (for quick questions - 10 minutes or less):
Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta --Tue. 9-10
Kristen Geary---- Mon: 1-3 PM, Tue: 2-4 PM and Wed: 9-11 AM
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