[Agvisors] CALS Monday Message Newsletter September 9, 2013
Nancy Rodriguez Lorta
nancyr at cals.arizona.edu
Mon Sep 9 17:31:59 MST 2013
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CALS Monday Message
We think outside the barn.
Volume 10, Issue 3: September 9, 2013
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· Dates and Deadlines
· Sigma Alpha Sorority Information Night
· A+ Advisor Award
· McGuire Entrepreneurship Program
· SAIL Program Mentor Position
· Pre-Health Clinical Rotation Internship
· Apply for Boren Scholarship
· Cattle Growers Association BBQ event
· Career Services Kick-Off
· Arizona Legislative Internship Program
· Join the UA Pre-Dental Club
· Internship Opportunities from CALS
· Weekly Writing Workshops
· Pizza with a Professional
· Mock MCAT event
· Club Corner
· Walk-in Hours
Dates and Deadlines
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· Sept. 16: Last day to increase in units without the $250 Late Registration Fee
· Sept. 17: Begin $250 Late Registration Fee. Registration from zero units requires written statement, Registrar, Instructor, and Dean's approval and pre-payment
· Sept 20: Last day to file Grade Replacement Opportunity
· Sept 22: Last day to change from pass/fail to regular grade or vice versa, with Instructor approval on a Change of Schedule form
· Sept 23: Change of Schedule form with instructor's permission is required to drop a class. A penalty grade of W or E will be awarded and class will appear on transcript. Change of schedule for with Instructor's and Dean's permission is required to change from pass/fail or audit to regular grade or vice versa
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If you have an agricultural background or are pursuing a degree in the College of Agriculture and Life Science, Sigma Alpha could be for you!
The Alpha Rho Chapter would like to invite you to attend Rush Week!
All events are held in the lobby of the Forbes Building at 6pm
Tuesday September 17th
General Information Night
Come to have all of your questions answered and to learn more about our organization!
Wednesday September 18th
Skit Night
Guaranteed to make you laugh, girls will be acting out the daily life of Sigma Alpha sisterhood
Thursday September 19th
A night to hang out with our Alpha Gamma Rho brothers and to play some fun games
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S.A.I.L. Program @ CATS Academics
Mentor Position
Hiring Range: $8.25 per hour
Job Type: Classified, Pay grade 11, Temporary, Non-benefits eligible, FLSA status non-exempt
Days & Schedule: M - F, hours vary
Hours Per Week:Varies with 19 hour maximum
Position summary:
The Student Athletes Invested in Learning (S.A.I.L.) Program has openings for part time Mentors. The department provides academic support to student-athletes. Under the direction of the Director of S.A.I.L., individuals in this position mentor students in order to improve their academic performance. Ninety-five percent (95%) of a S.A.I.L. mentor's time will be spent working with students on a one-on-one basis or in small group settings as assigned by the S.A.I.L. Director and Tutor Coordinator. Mentors are trained to work with differing learning styles and the needs of student-athletes. Note: There is mandatory paid tutor training.
Duties and responsibilities:
Provides students interactive, general-based tutoring, ancillary to the primary relationship between student and teacher.
Establishes and maintains work schedule with students.
Teach students time management and study skills.
Attends training sessions throughout the semester.
Refers students with excessive problems to supervisor.
Meets with supervisor on an individual basis and attends meetings at supervisor's request.
Maintains payroll records per policy.
Miscellaneous office duties as assigned.
Abides by the University of Arizona Code of Conduct and the University of Arizona Academic Code of Integrity.
Support the S.A.I.L. Program through participation in a variety of department activities.
Minimum qualifications:
High school diploma AND two years of tutoring/mentoring experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education.
Evening availability
Preferred qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Education or related discipline.
Ability to complete required tasks according to schedule.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Available Tuesdays , Wednesdays, and Thursdays in the morning and early afternoon
Please send the following to <mailto:catstutoring at gmail.com> catstutoring at gmail.com:
The completed S.A.I.L. Program Application
Resume
Cover Letter answering the following:
Please describe your interest in mentoring/tutoring and describe any prior experience you have mentoring.
Please describe your interest in working with student-athletes and describe any prior experience you have in this area.
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The Boren Awards offer scholarships and fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students to pursue international study in non-Western countries. Scholarships can be up to $20,000 to $30,000 for international study. Applications are now open. For more info on the Boren Awards, visit: www.borenawards.org <http://arizona.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=f21575664c&e=286dafff14> .
Thursday, September 5 (Faculty Info Session)
2:00 - 3:00pm
Slonaker House Living Room
Thursday, September 5 (Student Info Session)
4:00 - 5:00pm
Slonaker House Living Room
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The Collegiate Cattle Growers Association will be hosting a BBQ, September 12th, 7 PM at the Saguaro Hall court yard. It will be a fun night to get to know new people and meet the officers, We also have a scavenger hunt!!! Please join us for this fun event!
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Career Services KickOff
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
11am - 2pm
Student Union Memorial Center, Suite #411
This Kick-Off is the ultimate prep for your career featuring:
Your first step on the road to career success could be this year's UA Career Services Kick-Off. Don't miss it!
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· Resume checks with experts
· Mini-government fair with local, state and federal agency reps
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· Lists of organizations attending UA Fall Career Days
· Sign up for Campus Interviewing immediately (no missed deadlines)
· Pizza & soda (while they last)
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Are you interested in dental medicine?
Come join the Pre-Dental Club!
FIRST GENERAL MEETING:
Thursday, September 12, 2013
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Location: To Be Announced
SNACKS WILL BE SERVED!
Please add yourself to our OrgSync page in order
to stay up to date will all future meetings and events!
You can also add yourself to our Facebook page by searching:
UA Delta Delta Sigma Pre-Dental Society
All New Members must fill out an application in order to be a member of the club. Applications are found on our OrgSync website, under FILES.
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Do you want to find out more about internship opportunities?
Go to http://cals.arizona.edu/cas/internship-survey <http://arizona.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=c69e087db1&e=286dafff14> and provide your Name, UA Email address, areas of interest for internship opportunities as well as your expected graduation date, and major.
As information is made available about potential internships that fit your interests you will receive an email with that information. In addition please plan to attend the Career Services Kick-Off (September 11, 2013 11am-2pm), and the Fall Career Fair September 24 and 25.
If you have further questions about the CALS internship survey please contact Mr. Kyle Sharp (ksharp at email.arizona.edu)
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Got a club meeting coming up?
Send your announcements to:
<mailto:kdtrujil at email.arizona.edu> kdtrujil at email.arizona.edu
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PLEASE VOTE BY WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH!!!!
Do you have an advisor that has helped you succeed:
...in your studies?
...in your career preparation?
...in developing leadership skills?
Vote Now!
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Be your own boss.
Build your own business.
Cultivate a future in Entrepreneurship.
The McGuire Center is looking for the next generation
of entrepreneurs.
We seek bright, driven undergraduate and graduate students who share a passion for:
- Solving problems with new ideas
- Founding startups
- Commercializing research
- Advancing innovation within existing organizations
The year-long McGuire Entrepreneurship Program provides
the training and experience you need to cultivate a future
in entrepreneurship.
Information sessions October 7-11. For dates and times visit
www.entrepreneurship.arizona.edu.
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The Pre-Health Professions Advising Center Staff is pleased to announce the opening of applications for our Clinical Rotation Internship for spring semester, 2014!
The LASC 493 (3 units), "Philip Carter, MD Memorial Clinical Rotation Internship" is designed for students intending to apply to medical schoolduring the current application cycle, meaning those planning to start their program in 2015. If you are not in your third year at The University of Arizona or beyond, then you would not be in the 2015 application cycle. Through this internship, students have the opportunity to experience hospital, specialty, and group practice settings, develop mentoring relationships with health care professionals, explore career options, attend lectures to learn about important health care issues and prepare for the application to medical programs.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To further explore your career goals by talking with doctors and other health care professionals whose own career paths are congruent with your interests.
To learn how major health care issues are manifested within the health care setting, i.e. professionalism, ethics, health care disparities and special populations.
To observe and begin to develop communication and empathy skills that are fundamental to effective patient care.
To prepare for writing the personal statement required in the medical school application.
To develop interview skills.
To Apply:
1.The PRIMARY APPLICATION FOR SPRING 2013 CLINICAL ROTATION INTERNSHIP is available on our website at <http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=255f70d62f&e=286dafff14> http://prehealth.arizona.edu.
2.Complete the application, following directions carefully.
3.Applications are due by NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM on SEPTEMBER 13, 2013. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The computer generated date/time will be the final determination of lateness. Don't let this be an issue, please.
4.Application essays will be evaluated and a secondary application sent to those who submitted the most competitive primary applications. Please note that GPA will not be factored into the primary evaluation. Secondary Applications will be due NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM on Sept. 24th.
5.Be available during non-class times week days between September 30th and October 14th for follow-up interview.
6.Applicants should reserve Thursdays, 4-5 PM for class times for their spring, 2014 schedule. Classes for this internship will be held at the UAMC/College of Medicine buildings.
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Spring 2014 Arizona Legislative Internship Program!
Every spring semester, the University of Arizona, ASU and NAU send 50 talented undergraduate and graduate students to Phoenix to work as legislative interns. Interns are placed in the Arizona Legislature, the Supreme Court and the Governor's Office to work on legislative politics. The work is demanding and requires interns to work a minimum of 40 hours per week for 18 weeks beginning onMonday, January 6, 2014.
Students get hands-on experience summarizing bills, drafting amendments, researching issues, attending committee meetings and hearings, making presentations before committees, and working on constituent problems. Students gain knowledge and experience that enhances their education and career possibilities. The professional networks interns form are invaluable and often lead to job opportunities.
For their work as interns, students receive:
-$4700 stipend
-Tuition & fees scholarship for the spring semester of their service
-up to $500 for reimbursed moving expenses (for those who reside outside of Maricopa County)
-12 units of academic credit for undergraduates and 9 units of academic credit for graduate students.
To be eligible to apply, students must:
-Be a current student enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
-Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
-Be in junior, senior or graduate student standing. Juniors must have a minimum of 75 units completed at the end of fall 2013 to participate in the spring 2014. Seniors who are graduating in December 2013 are eligible to apply for the Spring 2014 internship program.
-Students from all majors are encouraged to apply!
Applications are open online and are due no later than 5:00pm on Friday, October 4, 2013. Please visit <http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=403995d599&e=286dafff14> www.arizona.edu/realworldintern and click on the apply menu.
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Weekly writing workshops covering all aspects of basic college writing. Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student or a classified staff member, these workshops are free and open to everyone with no preregistration required.
TUTORING
WSIP professional staff members provide free tutoring services to all UA students, at every stage of the writing process, in all academic subjects.
-Available to all UA undergraduate and graduate students
-Hour-long tutoring sessions available
-Half-hour tutoring drop-in appointments available at convenient campus locations
INSTRUCTION
WSIP professional staff members teach specialized curriculum to members of the UA and Tucson communities in campus workshops and programs.
-Weekly Writing Workshops are free, available each semester, and specially-designed to meet the writing needs of the UA student body (Weekly Writing Workshop, Upper-division Writing Workshop, Graduate Writing Workshop, International Writer's Workshop). See back of page for schedule.
-Summer Institute for Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum is free and available to high school students and teachers from across southern Arizona.
-Graduate Writing Institute is free and available in the summer to UA graduate students.
-Custom workshops and presentations for campus and community groups are available upon request.
REGISTRATION
Come to our office at 1201 E. Helen St. to register in person between 9 - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday beginning Monday August 26, 2013
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Pizza with a Professional: Careers in Social Media
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Student Union - Kiva Room
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This event will showcase career opportunities and various academic avenues in this rapidly growing field. Social media is everywhere and touches our lives on a daily basis whether we like it or not. Companies big and small have had to engage in forms of social media to keep up with marketing, advertising and development. It has impacted how we view the world through news, journalism and entertainment. It has called into question legal and cultural issues from privacy to freedom of speech. Please come join us to engage in what will be a very fascinating conversation with our professional panelists and hopefully gain some very valuable and insightful information.
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Are you DL50?
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What is the DL50?
The Dean’s Leadership 50 is an exceptional group of CALS Students that will take part in an exciting career leadership program. The program is generously supported by a grant from CoBank.
Who is eligible?
To apply for the Dean’s Leadership 50 you must be: Declared within a major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In your junior year or second semester of your sophomore year. Have a 3.0 GPA or above
Successful candidates will:
Take initiative. Have excellent written and verbal communication skills Be well organized and can effectively manage their time. Willing to learn. Approachable. Can work with diverse groups of people. Willing to lead as well as follow
When can you learn more?
To be eligible to apply you must attend one of the following information sessions. September 12, 2013 7am Marley 230 September 12, 2013 5:30pm Marley 230
How do you apply?
After attending one of the information sessions you may download the application (http://cals.arizona.edu/cas/leadership-initiatives <http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=c7eef4fe35&e=286dafff14> ). All completed application packets must be returned to Forbes 201 by 4:30 on Friday September 20, 2013.
What is the time commitment required? Students selected for the DL50 should plan to commit up to 10 hours per month to meetings, activities, and workshops from content experts.
What are the benefits of joining the DL50?
Enhancement of skills such as communication, leadership, teamwork, and essential business skills; all of which have been identified by employers as essential for successful careers· Exposure to industry representatives and networking opportunities
Opportunities to participate in innovative experiential learning activities and personal growth
For more information contact Mr. Frank Santiago ( <mailto:santiago at ag.arizona.edu> santiago at ag.arizona.edu) or Mr. Kyle Sharp ( <mailto:ksharp at email.arizona.edu> ksharp at email.arizona.edu)
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/cas/majors
Walk-in Hours for the week of Sept. 9 (for quick questions - 10 minutes or less):
Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta Thursday 10:00-11:00am and Friday 9:00-10:00am
Kristen Geary call office for hours
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