[Agvisors] CALS Monday Message September 23, 2013

[Nancy Rodriguez Lorta]

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CALS Monday Message



We think outside the barn.



Volume 10, Issue 5: September 23, 2013


 




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·         Dates and Deadlines

·         Viva Peru Internship

·         Become an AZ Ambassador

·         Stressbusters Application

·         New Sociology Course

·         Educational Housing Services in NYC

·         Sigma Alpha Sorority Information Night

·         Arizona Legislative Internship Program

·         Club Corner

·         Walk-in Hours

	



Dates and Deadlines


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·         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 

·         Oct 18-20: FAMILY WEEKEND

·         Oct 18: Honors Convocation- no classes from 3 PM to 5PM

·         Oct 21: All changes require not only instructor's signature indicating permission on a Change of Schedule form, but also the Dean's signature

	


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Become an Arizona Ambassador!

Hey Wildcats!  Are you obsessed with the UA?  Do you love to show off your backward walking skills?  Have you ever found yourself suddenly singing the fight song?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, then apply to become an Arizona Ambassador!

The Arizona Ambassador Honorary is a volunteer/service organization on campus and has been around since 1979.  Ambassadors provide campus tours to prospective students on a daily basis and participate in numerous on and off campus recruitment events.  The organization logs nearly 1000 community service hours a semester.

This is a great opportunity to share your unique Wildcat Experience, meet prospective students, improve your public speaking skills, make amazing networks and connections among the campus community, and learn things about the university you NEVER knew!  Recruiting new students will open up more opportunities than you can imagine, and you will play a pivotal role in the decision process for a variety of prospective students.

 Applications are now available at the following locations:
- Office of Admissions (Bear Down Gym)
- Academic Success and Achievement/Student Transitions
- ASUA
- Center for Student Involvement and Leadership
- African American Student Affairs (MLK Center)
- Asian/American Student Affairs
- Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs
- Native American Student Affairs

 OR download an application from
  <http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=fbe50f3fa5&e=286dafff14> http://admissions.arizona.edu
/ambassadors/apply

 Be sure you stay updated through our Facebook page at
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/ambassadorselections

 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the following people:

Natalie Jo Horwitz, Selections and Training Chair – <mailto:ambassadorselections13 at gmail.com> ambassadorselections13 at gmail.com
Andrew Williams, Selections and Training Chair – <mailto:ambassadorselections13 at gmail.com> ambassadorselections13 at gmail.com
Scott Kirkessner, Senior Coordinator-Programs and Tours – <mailto:kirks at email.arizona.edu> kirks at email.arizona.edu

	


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SOC496: Special Topics in Sociology: Poverty in American Cities

MWF 11:00 – 11:50am

Tucson has the sixth highest poverty rate among major metropolitan areas in the United States. In 2012, Tucson's mayor, Jonathan Rothschild, established a Commission on Poverty to identify programs that could help to reduce or alleviate poverty. As part of this mission, the Commission has joined with the University of Arizona and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in a year-long research project. Students enrolled in this course will participate in the data collection and analysis for this project. Students will gain valuable skills such as how to develop and implement a survey, how to conduct an in-person interview, how to record and analyze both quantitative and qualitative data, how to work as a member of a team, how to work with people from a variety of backgrounds, and more generally, how to answer a question of interest in a systematic and evidence-based manner. These skills will be useful to students interested in pursuing a wide range of careers in public service, nonprofits, public policy, politics, marketing, business, and academia. 

The course explores poverty in American cities, and in Tucson in particular, through a combination of in-class instruction and first-hand research experience. The course will be structured in three parts. Parts I and II will consist of traditional instruction in the classroom and will cover topics related to urban poverty in America and research practices. Students will also be introduced to various public- and private-sector service providers in Tucson as well as to representatives of the Poverty Commission. In Part III, students will go into the Tucson community to conduct in-person surveys that attempt to answer two key questions about the current state of poverty in Tucson. First, to what extent is the official poverty measure an incomplete or misleading indicator of the living standards of the poor in Tucson? And second, how can Tucson do better to alleviate poverty? This will be done outside of class, but the specific days/times will be determined in collaboration with enrolled students. Students bilingual in English and Spanish are especially welcome, though this isn't a requirement.

	


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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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 Vive Peru Internship

Students abroad in Peru, in the areas of Social Work, Teaching English, Teaching Music, Engineering and Clinical Medicine. Interns work directly with Peruvian staff and gain valuable professional experience as well as give back to communities in need. Interns live with host families for the duration of the program, and thus are able to have an enriching cultural experience, must use their Spanish to communicate, as well as grow as professionals in their understanding of their field of interest. In the past two years, we have had the privilege of working with students from prestigious universities such as Stanford University, Northwestern University, the University of Michigan and the University of Notre Dame.  We currently have a partnership with the University of Notre Dame, who sends students on our summer program every year through the Kellogg Institute of International Studies.

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/internship/latinamerica.shtml, under "VivePeru".
Through these volunteer internships, students gain international and professional experience, and the organization is able to support development in the region. In the past 2 years, 207 university students from across the country have joined us to donate 30,780 volunteer hours and over $32,100 in donated materials and outreach programs to communities in need in Peru. At local medical campaigns on the coast and in the Andes, we have attended to 2607 patients with medical consultations and medications. Vive Peru is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status dedicated to fostering understanding of Latin American and Peruvian culture and providing much-needed aid to Peruvian communities. We work to promote cultural understanding and implement innovative and self-sustainable programs in the areas of health, education, music, social work and engineering.
Could you please forward the following information on to students? It's a life-changing opportunity that challenges students to grow both personally and professionally. The application deadline is September 28, 2013 at noon PST. Applications are available on our website at www.viveperu.org/apply.php <http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=a99cff237e&e=286dafff14> .

To learn more about the experience, visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/viveperu <http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=adf6e3c037&e=286dafff14>  or online at www.viveperu.org <http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=ae8f0c8606&e=286dafff14> . 

	


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Stressbusters have fun and enjoy helping others. There is an on-line application and short (group) interview in order join. The time commitment is minimal: 5 hours per semester. A one-time required training will be held on Thursday, October 3rd from 5:30-9pm at the Campus Health Service. Undergrads and grad students are welcome to apply.

For more information, see the attached flier, or simply visit <http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=226e3e789a&e=286dafff14> www.arizonastressbusters.com for more details and a stress-free application.  Space is limited, and you must apply bySeptember 30th.

	


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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=5d8037dd55&e=286dafff14> www.arizona.edu/realworldintern and click on the apply menu. 

	


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Educational Housing Services is a not-for-profit organization that has been providing quality intern housing for more than 25 years. Residences are located in New York City and are fully furnished with many amenities.  <http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=ad63fb2167&e=286dafff14> http://www.studenthousing.org/
and/university

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Immigration and Agriculture


Register for the AFA ONTAP webinar: Immigration and Agriculture, which will be held on Tuesday, October 8 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm.  Register here:  <http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=5a3e44aae5&e=286dafff14> www.agfuture.org/ONTAP
 
We will host a “watch party” in Room 104 Saguaro Hall with Paradise Bakery cookies.
 
See you there!
 
Ryan M. Foor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Agricultural Education
University of Arizona
Room 221B Saguaro Hall
P.O. Box 210033
Tucson, AZ 85721-0033
520-343-2692

	

 


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://arizona.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=2b14284ef8&e=286dafff14> cals.arizona.edu/academicprograms/advisors_by_major

Walk-in Hours for the week of Sept. 23 (for quick questions - 10 minutes or less):
Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta Tuesday 2:30-3:30pm * Thursday 9:00-10:00am
Kristen Geary Monday 9:00-11:00am * Wednesday 9:00am-12:00pm * Thursday 2:00-4:00pm * Friday 9:00am-12:00pm










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