[Agvisors] CALS Monday Message January 21, 2014
Nancy Rodriguez Lorta
nancyr at cals.arizona.edu
Tue Jan 21 13:53:18 MST 2014
Hope you all enjoyed the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday!
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CALS Monday Message
We think outside the barn.
Volume 11, Issue 2: January 21, 2014
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· Dates and Deadlines
· Graduating Seniors Info
· Writing Portfolio Session
· GRE Sessions Info
· AED 310 Transitional Resiliency
· UA Library's Student Video Contest
· Helios Scholar Internship
· LeadLocal Application: Now Available
· Funding Assistance for Work-Force-Ready Masters Program
· Club Corner
· Walk-in Hours
Dates and Deadlines
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· Jan. 20: MLK Day- NO CLASSES
· Jan. 23: Last day to use UAccess for adding classes, changing classes, or changing sections and changing to or from pass/fail grade
· Jan. 24: Begin $25 course late drop fee for undergraduate students
o Change of Schedule form with instructor approval required to add or change classes
o Registration from zero units requires Change of Schedule form with Instructor's and Dean's permission
· Jan. 28: The last day to receive a refund for a complete withdrawal or any drop in units
· Jan. 29: Tuition payment plan auto-enrollment for students with unpaid tuition
o Last day of the spring open enrollment for both the Student Health Insurance and CampusCare Supplement
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The Graduate College encourages students to prepare for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) through formal or informal instruction and study, as appropriate to the individual. For those students seeking professional assistance, one option to consider is a workshop led by Michael Flynn, Executive Director of Grad Pros Educational Consulting. Mr. Flynn has facilitated GRE workshops on the UA campus since 2000 and has received consistently positive feedback.
There are three components to this workshop.
practice tests -- The course begins with a GRE practice test administered under simulated test conditions. Scores will be analyzed to determine areas of strength and weakness for each participant. One additional practice test will be taken in class, and another will be taken at home to familiarize students with the GRE's computer format.
group instruction -- Test-taking strategies for the quantitative, verbal and writing sections of the GRE will be covered along with time management, stress/anxiety and other topics relating to test performance. Timed sections will be administered to assess individual strengths/weaknesses and to improve pacing.
extra help from the instructor -- The instructor, Michael Flynn, is Executive Director of Grad Pros Educational Consulting and former admissions committee member at Harvard University and the UCSD School of Medicine. Extra help will be available during and after the workshop.
Additional Information:
Dates: The Spring 2014 workshop is designed to be completed over 4 days, as noted below. As new material is presented in each class, students need to commit to attending all four days of the workshop. The workshop is held on the UA campus.
Saturday, February 8 (9 AM to 5 PM)
Sunday, February 9 (9 AM to 1 PM)
Saturday, March 8 (9 AM to 5 PM)
Sunday, March 9 (9 AM to 1 PM)
Cost: $250
To request a seat in the workshop, please contact Michael Flynn by email: gradpros at gmail.com. In addition to your full name and phone number, please include the following information about your affiliation with UA and your plans to take the GRE:
A) Current UA students: indicate your year in school (junior, senior, graduate student, etc) and expected GRE test date. Note: you may be asked to show your UA Cat Card at the first workshop.
B) UA alumni: indicate your graduation date and expected GRE test date.
C) UA staff: indicate your title, department, and expected GRE test date.
D) Community members: indicate your expected GRE test date.
Class size is limited and registration is prioritized in the order indicated above. Please consider the interests of others and only request a seat in the workshop if you can fully commit to attending all four scheduled class meetings and plan to take the GRE soon after completing the workshop (within a month or so).
Additional questions may be directed to Stephanie Adamson in the UA Graduate College.
For information about the UA Testing Office, visithttp://www.testing.arizona.edu/
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A new program being piloted by the Graduate College helps more Arizona residents enroll in select Master's degree programs each of which address the current work-force needs of the state.
A description of the program, a list of the targeted Master's programs, and the eligibility criteria for students can be found at:
http://grad.arizona.edu/financial-resources/workforcemasters
Incoming students can apply directly at the website above.
If you know of Arizona residents who are applying to any of the targeted Master's programs please draw their attention to this new funding source.
All questions about the program should be directed to Associate Dean Maria Teresa Velez at mvelez at grad.arizona.edu
We are very excited about this opportunity to increase the number of master’s students we attract to the University of Arizona and hope you will encourage your students to apply.
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Writing Portfolio for waiver of ENGL101 and/or ENGL102
Eligible transfer students—students with at least 56 transfer units or a previous bachelor’s degree from an accredited university—to attend one of the sessions below to learn about what portfolio submission entails.
The Writing Program’s Spring 2014 Transfer Portfolio Information Sessions will be held on the following dates:
January 29th @ 11:00 a.m. Modern Languages, Room 378
February 11th @ 12:00 p.m. Modern Languages, Room 378
February 26th @ 3:00 p.m. Modern Languages, Room 378
Please contact writingplacement at email.arizona.edu <mailto:writingplacement at email.arizona.edu?subject=Transfer%20Portfolio%20Inquiry> if you cannot attend any of these sessions. The Spring 2014 deadline for portfolio submission is March 10th 4:00 p.m. Deliver to MLNG, Room 380.
What is the Transfer Portfolio?
The Transfer Portfolio is a process for eligible transfer students to earn a waiver for English 101 and/or 102—The University of Arizona’s Undergraduate General Education and Foundation Composition Requirement. As the Transfer Portfolio process does not grant credit for the courses, students assume the responsibility to meet with an academic advisor to determine if a waiver fulfills graduation requirements.
Who is eligible for a Transfer Portfolio?
Students must have at least 56 transfer credits to qualify for a Transfer Portfolio.
Sincerely,
José Cortez, Antonnet Johnson, and Devon Kehler
Transfer & Placement Coordinators
University of Arizona Writing Program
writingplacement 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
Global Impact Corps: Global Health Volunteer Abroad Opportunity
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http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad
Join Unite For Sight’s Global Impact Corps for a hands-on, immersive and unique global health experience. A transformative volunteer abroad experience for students and professionals, Unite For Sight is renowned as the highest quality global health immersion and volunteer abroad program worldwide. Unite For Sight prides itself on offering the best global health experience for our volunteers, coupled with the highest quality healthcare delivery programs with our local doctor partners. Additionally, Unite For Sight is one of a handful of non-profit organizations worldwide that dedicate 100% of every donation to its programs; every dollar directly provides care for patients living in poverty.
Locations of Year-Round Health Care Delivery: Ghana, Honduras, and India
(volunteer for 7 days, 15 days, 20 days, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, or more)
What do Unite For Sight volunteers do? Unite For Sight’s Volunteer Abroad Program is an immersive global health experience for students and professionals who are interested in public health, international development, medicine, or social entrepreneurship. Volunteers participate with and learn from Unite For Sight's talented local partner doctors who have provided care to nearly 1.7 million patients living in poverty, including more than 75,000 sight-restoring surgeries. Volunteers assist with patient education, visual acuity testing, patient intake, distributing the glasses and medication prescribed by the local eye doctors, and other important support tasks. They also have the opportunity to observe the surgeries provided by the local doctors. Additionally, volunteers may participate in the Global Impact Lab, an optional program for those interested in pursuing research. For example, we currently have volunteers pursuing research studies about medication management, the use of visual resources for patient education, traditional medicine practices, and patient barriers to eye care.
What do volunteers say? See many volunteer accounts at http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad/volunteer-accounts
"Working with Unite For Sight gave me the best possible opportunity to really learn what it means to work in global health at a ground level. My experience working with Unite For Sight has been a source of inspiration for me, cementing my decision to pursue a career in global health, and driving me to continue to actively contribute to the cause by reminding me that there’s so much that each of us can do at any point in our lives to help out."
--Uttara Partap.
"Unite For Sight’s international voluntary program is one that allows passionate young adults to see the reality of international development, and to open their minds to the possibility of serving the underprivileged while providing them the opportunity to support quality eye care in areas that need their contributions."—Sueyan Yuen.
Complete Global Impact Corps details are available online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad
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ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS:
For those who intend to graduate May 2013, you will need to file for degree check by FEBRUARY 3rd to avoid a $50 late fee! Stop by Forbes 211 and request a degree candidacy application, fill it out, then leave it with the front desk staff.
The process for graduation will look like this:
1. Complete the form for degree candidacy. (THIS IS THE ONLY STEP THAT MUST BE COMPLETED BY FEB 3RD TO AVOID THE LATE FEE.)
2. Once Julie Adkins officially processes your request she will email you and let you know it is ready to be picked up.
3. Julie Adkins will provide you with the additional steps when you meet with her.
Julie Adkins’ Office Hours
are below and can also be found at:http://registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/adkins <http://registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/adkins.htm>
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Forbes Building, Room 211C
jadkins at email.arizona.edu <mailto:jadkins at u.arizona.edu>
Phone: (520) 621-0975 <tel:%28520%29%20621-0975> Fax: (520) 621-8662 <tel:%28520%29%20621-8662>
Office Hours:
M, W, TH 8:30 am - 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Tues, Fri 2:00 - 4:00
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Still in need of a class to fill your schedule? Interested in a class designed only for veterans?
Enroll in:
A ED 310 Transitional Resiliency
Meeting Date and Time: Wednesday's 4PM – 6:30PM Saguaro Hall, room #104
This course provides a background in resiliency research, reviews personal learning styles and teaches leadership practices to assist learners in acquiring the knowledge and strategies to enhance personal and professional resilience and increase graduation rates.
This is an upper division elective and counts as three credits toward graduation.
To enroll or for questions contact:
Maralynn Bernstein at maralynn at email.arizona.edu, or
Cody Nicholls at rcn1 at email.arizona.edu
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Happy New Year! Just wanted to send a reminder to let your students know about the library’s student video contest. First prize is $500 to the UA Bookstores, second prize is free passes to The Loft’s Cult Classics series. Videos should be no more than 5min and students can use equipment for making and editing videos at the library for free.
Deadline for submissions is Feb 14th, winners will be announced March 3rd.
Here is the library’s news item: http://www.library.arizona.edu/news/entries/ <http://www.library.arizona.edu/news/entries/view/2829>
view/2829
And here is the full page with all information:http://www.library.arizona.edu/video-contest
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At the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), our flagship internship program is Helios Scholars at TGen. This is a paid, full-time summer internship in which students work on an authentic biomedical research project under the mentorship of at TGen scientist. Interns attend professional development seminars that inform their future career choices and sharpen their science communication skills. At the end of the summer, the interns present their work at an Intern Symposium to a diverse audience. While we accept students from high school through grad/med school, the program is primarily for undergraduates. Application system is open and closes on February 14th:
<https://www.tgen.org/education-outreach/helios-scholars-at-tgen.aspx> https://www.tgen.org/education-outreach/helios-scholars-at-tgen.aspx
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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!
Attached is a flyer with further information. 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 January 17, 2014.
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 like 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.
Apply to LeadLocal today and Be The Change in our community.
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 CAS website at: <https://cals.arizona.edu/cas/advising/> https://cals.arizona.edu/cas/advising/
Walk-in Hours for the week of Jan.20 (for quick questions - 10 minutes or less):
Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta: Friday 9:00-10:30am
Kristen Geary: Monday 2:00-3:00pm, Wednesday 10:30am-12:00pm, Thursday 2:00-3:30pm, Friday 10:30am-12:00pm
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