[Agvisors] CALS Monday Message September 1, 2014

Mon Sep 1 10:22:22 MST 2014

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** CALS Monday Message
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** We think outside the barn.
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** Volume 12, Issue 2: September 1, 2014
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What's Inside This Issue
* Dates and Deadlines
* Important Policy Changes- Course Withdrawal and GRO
* Join Student Alumni Ambassadors (SAA)
* Enroll now: Masculinity and its Intersections
* NOW OPEN: CALS Internship Survey
* Finding Community Welcome Event
* Join Dean's Leadership 50 (DL50)
* Now Hiring: Academic Skills Tutor
* Proctored Proficiency Exam Information
* Join MANRRS
* Apply today: Joe Hoy Memorial Fund
* Now Hiring: Take Charge Cats
* Agricorps Drop By Sessions
* Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program- Need Volunteers
* Study Abroad in the Czech Republic
* Helicobacter pylori Symposium
* Philip Carter Memorial Clinical Rotation Internship
* Zappos Internship Information
* Club Corner
* Walk-in Hours

** Dates and Deadlines
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* Sept 1: Labor Day, NO CLASSES- UA OFFICES CLOSED
* Sept 2: Last day to use UAccess for adding classes, changing classes/section and changing to or from pass/fail grade
+ Deadline to apply for Fall and Winter degree candidacy. Applications will be accepted after this date, however $50 Late Candidacy Application fee will be assessed.
* Sept 3: Change of Schedule form with instructor's permission is required to ADD or CHANGE classses.
+ Registration from zero units requires Change of Schedule form with Instructor and Dean's permission
* Sept 5: Last day to receive a REFUND for complete withdrawal or any drop in units
* Sept 8: Last day to drop without a W. Classes dropped on or before this date will remain on your UAccess academic record with a status of dropped, but will not appear on your transcript.
* Sept 9: W period begins. A penalty grade of W will be awarded and the class will appear on your transcript.
* Sept 15: Last day to increase units without the $250 Late Registration Fee

Looking to connect with Wildcat alumni in your field?
Join Student Alumni Ambassadors (SAA)!
www.ArizonaAlumni.com/saa (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=9b81fa97af&e=cd3906844f)
SAA is a student organization that connects students to Wildcat alumni and celebrates UA traditions.
SAA is open to all UA students. Join today to get exclusive benefits and networking opportunities with alumni.
Don't miss out! OUR FIRST Alumni Networking Event is coming up in September!
More than 100 alumni from across the country will be there. This event is for SAA members only.
SAA Member Benefits:
FREE Beat T-shirts for our 4 biggest football games and the ASU basketball game.
BEAT T-shirts are a UA Tradition! They are available to SAA members only for free.
Official SAA T-shirt
Special invitations to Alumni Networking Events
Campus leadership opportunities
Plus much more!
JOIN TODAY at www.ArizonaAlumni.com/saa (http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=290f80491a&e=cd3906844f)
Questions?
Please contact us at 626-7814 or saamembership at al.arizona.edu (mailto:saamembership at al.arizona.edu) .
1 Unit Course Opportunity! Learn about Masculinity while giving back to the Community! Course begins Wednesday September 10^th and runs through the end of the semester! No late registration fee for the course. Enroll today!

Course: Masculinity and its Intersections
Day/Time: Wednesdays from 8:00-8:50am
The course is offered through College of Education’s Center for the Study of Higher Education

This course provides a broad-based introduction to masculinity, its social constructions, and how it intersects with race, poverty, sexual orientation and other identities. Students will explore current theoretical ideas and debates about masculinity formation through weekly readings and discussions, as well as have the opportunity to engage with male youth in an outreach initiative entitled Man Up and go to College! That seeks to increase the number of local young men that consider college as a future pathway.

Current research points towards lower numbers of minority and low-income males enrolling into colleges and universities, so Man Up seeks to counter that by sending college student panels into local high schools and through a masculinity speaker series and high school conference. Earn 1 unit, explore masculinity and give back to the community!

Students interested in enrolling should send an email to Graduate Assistant Bryant Valencia at:bryantv at email.arizona.edu (mailto:bryantv at email.arizona.edu)

For more information, contact Kyle Sharp, ksharp at email.arizona.edu.
Proctored Language Proficency Exam
1.Visit: http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=894f878d20&e=cd3906844f appointments.php (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=e7c209e6fc&e=cd3906844f)
2.Log in with your NET ID and password
3.Be sure to read the instructions carefully for time and location information

Note:
·You can only schedule within five days of the exam date
·Results of the exam will appear in UAccess approximately one week after the exam
·A $20 fee will be charged to your Bursar’s Account upon completion of the exam

Language Proficiency Exam Dates:
September:  Friday 12^th and Friday 26^th
October: Friday 10^th and Friday 24^th
November: Friday 7^th and Friday 20^th
December: Friday 5^th and Friday 19^th

For specific information about the exam, please contact Justin LeBreck atjlebreck at email.arizona.edu (mailto:jlebreck at email.arizona.edu) .
Agricorps will be visiting to talk to CALS students about opportunities to help others around the world through agricultural knowledge and practices.
If any of the faculty would like them to visit class for 5 minutes, let Kyle Sharp know otherwise they will be have a table in the Forbes Lobby Sept. from 11 am-12:45pm.  Then they will have an Information Session in Forbes 229 from 5-6pm.
Need volunteers – no prior experience required

Volunteering with United Way’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program is a great opportunity to give back to the community while gaining valuable skills! Many volunteer positions are available, such as greeter, interview specialist, tax preparer, and interpreter.

The VITA program offers free tax preparation to low- and mid-income families, seniors, and individuals. We also offer a free tax preparation for University of Arizona students and employees at VITA sites and viawww.myfreetaxes.com/wildcats (powered by H&R Block).

Highlights of the 2014 VITA season include:

·457 total VITA volunteers
·14,438 tax returns completed across Arizona
·$21.7 million in refunds and credits returned to taxpayers
·$10.5 million in Earned Income Tax Credit generated, which is the most significant factor in lifting children out of poverty (Brookings Institute)

No prior experience is needed for any volunteer position and free tax preparation training and IRS certification is provided to those volunteering as tax preparers. This is a great opportunity to gain actual field experience while also giving back to the community. We need your help to put hard-earned money back into the pockets of those who need it most!

Ready to take the next step? Contact Neill Minish, Volunteer Center Manager at United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, at 520-903-3977 (tel:520-903-3977)  or nminish at unitedwaytucson.org (mailto:nminish at unitedwaytucson.org) .
Clubs/Activities

Got a club meeting coming up?
Send your announcements to:

kdtrujil at email.arizona.edu (mailto:kdtrujil at email.arizona.edu)

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Study Abroad Opportunity
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Study Abroad in the Czech Republic – Expenses PAID!

Prozkoumat! A Parasitology Research Experience
In the Czech Republic for University of Arizona Students Summer 2015

Spend 10 weeks in the Czech Republic conducting research under the mentorship of scientists at the Institute of Parasitology at the Czech Academy of Sciences (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=d1e41febd8&e=cd3906844f)  in the city of  České Budějovice!  Research areas include protistology, helminthology, and medical entomology.  This  experience also includes a professional development  seminar and cultural activities.
Participants in this program will receive round trip airfare from Arizona to the Czech Republic, room and board for 10 weeks, supplemental health insurance for the time spent abroad, and a stipend.

Application deadline – October 6, 2014 -https://ubrp.arizona.edu/programs /prozkoumat/ (http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=1d6a536f0b&e=cd3906844f)
For more information contact: Carol Bender, University Distinguished Outreach Professor bender at email.arizona.edu (mailto:bender at email.arizona.edu) 520-621-9348 (tel:520-621-9348)

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Helicobacter pylori Symposium
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Are you interested in learning about the medical and  public health implications of H. pylori infections? Would you like to participate in research related to H. pylori?
Register for the Fall 2014 Helicobacter pylori Symposium: H. pylori To Cancer and Everything in Between at http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=c937a51afb&e=cd3906844f. The symposium is FREE and open to students, faculty and researchers.

If would like to submit an abstract, scholarships are available. Deadline for abstract submission is September 15.
This summer, the University of Arizona changed the timeline and process from dropping/withdrawing from a class. PLEASE read the information below!

If you want to still add a class on UACCESS, you have until Tuesday, September 2! After that, you will need the instructor’s signature on the Change of Schedule form to ADD.

IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR DROPPING OR WITHDRAWING
Changes to the university’s dropping and withdrawing policies for undergraduate students were approved at the May 5th Faculty Senate meeting and become effective in Fall 2014. There are four main changes:
1. Adjusted Deadlines
2. New 18 Unit Cap on W Grades
3. Complete Withdrawal Changes
4. Late Drop Fee Timeframe

1. Adjusted Deadlines

Below are the basics for a fall or spring 16 week semester. Shorter sessions will follow the same proportional deadlines. See the Dates and Deadlines Calendar for specific dates. I want to:
New Policy
Drop a class without receiving a grade Week 1 – 2
(or prior to the start of the term)
Impacts:
· You have two weeks to make a decision about dropping a class if you don’t want a W grade.

Drop a single class after the drop deadline and receive a W grade Week 3 – 10
Impacts:
· You have two additional weeks (past the previous deadline) to drop with a W grade.
· You can drop in UAccess. No paper form needed.
· No instructor permissionrequired.
· Only W grades will be awarded. E grades are no longer an option.
· $25 late drop fee per class.

2. New 18 Unit Cap on W Grades
There is now an 18 unit cap on the number of units for which a student may receive a W grade. Your previous W grades will not be counted. Only W grades earned in Fall 2014 or later will be counted.
If you ever meet or exceed 18 units of W coursework, you will not be allowed to drop with a W grade in any future classes. You will need to accept the grade earned in the class.

3. Complete Withdrawal Changes
The process remains the same. You submit the Complete Withdrawal form, online. You may still drop (with a W grade) your classes in UAccess through the 10th week, however UAccess will prevent you from dropping all of your classes and will direct you to the online Complete Withdrawal form to finish the process.
All complete withdrawal grades will be noted on the transcript as WC grades. WP and WF grades will not be used.

4. Late Drop Fee Timeframe
The per class $25 late drop fee will be in effect starting week 2 through week 10.

GRADE REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY
A GRO tab has been added to UAccess for undergraduate students only. Students who wish to file for a GRO will submit a GRO request during GRO filing period for each eligible course.  For more information, please refer to the website below.
http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=89a6e9096c&e=cd3906844f

The CALS Internship Survey is now open.  Visit http://arizona.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=aefb645360&e=cd3906844f to enter your information.  All internship information received by the CALS Career Center will be sent to students who have completed the survey and match the criteria for each opportunity.  Signing up is the only way to ensure you hear about all of the internships that become available.
You are invited to the 5^th Annual UA Finding Community Welcome!

With close to 40,000 Wildcats at UA, it is often daunting to find your place on campus. The Finding Community Welcome will introduce students to different communities on campus and how to get involved in them. There will be free food, speakers, performances, student clubs, and amazing raffle prizes! FREE t-shirt to the first 200 attendees! Be sure to RSVP on our Facebook event (http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=c4e1402ca0&e=cd3906844f) !
Presenters include:
• African American Student Affairs (AASA)
• Asian Pacific American Student Affairs (APASA)
• Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs (CHSA)
• Disability Resource Center (DRC)
• Native American Student Affairs (NASA)
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Affairs
• Women’s Resource Center (WRC)

Also, for any students interested in writing and performing a collective piece in support of the Ferguson, MO community and Mike Brown’s family during the Finding Community Welcome, please contact Sarah Gonzales atsarita at email.arizona.edu (mailto:sarita at email.arizona.edu) .
If you have questions concerning access, wish to request a sign language interpreter or disability-related accommodations, please contactsocialjustice at life.arizona.edu (http://arizona.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=dbe1989393&e=cd3906844f) . We look forward to seeing you there and please feel free to invite your friends. All UA students are welcome!

Position Description: Academic Skills Tutor

Job Title:  Academic Skills Tutor
Reports to:  Academic Services Coordinator
Salary:  $8.25/hourly
Work Study Eligible
Hours per Week:  Flexible, 5-10 hours/week
Academic Skills Tutors will work afternoons, evenings and weekends during the school year. No summer availability required.

The THINK TANK serves as the central academic support center on our campus. It is our goal to assist students in becoming independent learners. The Academic Skills Tutoring program was developed to help students expand their study skills and organizational strategies to become more academically successful. As students themselves, academic skills tutors serve as role models for the campus with their ability to model the strategies and techniques that they teach other students about. This program works on a drop-in and appointment basis and in open to all students on campus.

Responsibilities:

* Build and maintain rapport with incoming students on a drop-in or appointment based basis providing guidance and support to assist in college transition and improvement of study skills/habits.
* Discuss skills such as college-level time management, study strategies, successfully maneuvering the university environment and related topics.
* Promote The THINK TANK unit and services to students through video presentations, visits to campus organizations and classrooms as well as one-on-one student interaction.
* Present academic skill workshops for campus community.
* Create materials such as bulletin boards, handouts, and/or other products to promote student academic success; distribute information to the UA community.
* Maintain certification through the College Reading and Language Association as a Mentor.
* Other duties as assigned by Graduate Assistant and Academic Services Coordinator.

Qualifications:

Current UA student (preferred completion of at least 24 hours of UA course work) with an interest in helping other students develop study skills and acclimate to college level coursework.
Possession and maintenance of at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Highly dependable and punctual.
Commitment to creating a welcoming and positive environment and sensitive to student diversity.
Must be available for trainings.

How to Apply

Please submit the following:
-Resume detailing relevant educational, employment and/or volunteer experience
-Cover letter describing why you would like to work as an academic skills tutor
-An unofficial UA transcript.
-Two recommendation letters completed by previous supervisors, faculty members, or counselors familiar with applicant’s personal characteristics and interpersonal skills.

Questions and applications can be directed to Cassandra Hirdes, Academic Services Coordinator via e-mail at chirdes at email.arizona.edu (mailto:chirdes at email.arizona.edu) .

Interested in professional development in the field of agriculture?
Ready to network with real companies and employers to prepare for your next internship, research position, or career?
Hope to have fun and meet new people in the process?
Meetings will be Tuesdays at 5:00 in Saguaro Hall 219 starting September 2.  Come check out our first info session!
If you have any questions, contact Laurel Fish at laurelfish at email.arizona.edu.

ABRCMS - Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
The Joe Hoy Memorial Scholarship Fund
c/o Robert Andress
6202 Deer Hill Road
Waterloo, IL 62298
All items on the application page must be printed, filled in completely and
mailed along with application.
All applicants must have a financial need and demonstrate it through their
financial aid application materials and use aid for educational purposes only.
All applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or be an eligible non-U.S. citizen
with a valid Social Security number. Federal regulations and university
policy limit financial assistance available to non-U.S. citizens.
All applicants must have a High School diploma or a General Education
Development (GED) certificate, or have completed homeschooling with a
"B" GPA. If you don't, you may still be eligible for student aid if you are or
intend to become enrolled in college or career school prior to making this
application.
All applicants must currently be accepted into or be attending a post-high
school education program.
All applicants must be enrolled in an eligible program as a regular student
seeking a degree or certificate and make satisfactory Academic Progress
toward their degree program.
All applicants must maintain satisfactory academic progress and provide
results to us.

Scoring Criteria:
Volunteer Participation & Leadership....................................40%
School/Community Activities & Leadership.....25%
Educational Plans & Career Goals.................. 10%
Recommendation Letters (2).................10%
Format and accurate use of grammar and spelling........15%
All recipients must submit a one-page report within six months of the
date the scholarship was received. The report should describe how their
continuing education has enriched their lives.
Completed applications must be received by USPS mail. Faxed, emailed or
other electronic submissions will NOT be accepted.
Applications should be sent to: The Joe Hoy Memorial Scholarship Fund,
c/o 6202 Deer Hill Road, Waterloo, IL 62298
The committee will award each selected recipient with a $500.00
Scholarship The check will be sent to the Office of Student Financial Aid
where the recipient will be attending.

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The Pre-Health Professions Advising Center Staff-Clinical Rotation Internship for Spring 2015
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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 2016.  If you are not in your third year at The University of Arizona or beyond, then you would not be in the 2016 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 2015 CLINICAL ROTATION INTERNSHIP is available on our website at http://arizona.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=725dadf695&e=cd3906844f (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=610978b3de&e=cd3906844f) , see the “news and events” menu on the left side of the screen. Direct link atfacebook.com/UAPreHealth.

2.Complete the application, following directions carefully.

3. Applications are due by NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM on SEPTEMBER 12, 2014.  LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The computer generated submission 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 5:00 PM on Sept. 25^th.

5.Be available during non-class times week days between September 29^th  and October 14^th for follow-up interview.

6.Applicants should reserve Thursdays, 4-5 PM for class times for their spring, 2015 schedule.  Classes for this internship will be held at the UAMC/College of Medicine buildings.

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Zappos Internship
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Zappos will be opening up our 2015 summer application window from Monday, September 8th - Friday, September 19^th, 2014. If you'd like to share this exciting opportunity to your students simply have them visit us at  internships.zappos.com (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=c0e7a0f4ba&e=cd3906844f) and apply after September 8th.
We will have internships in the following areas:

·Software Engineering
·Mobile Development (Android & iOS)
·Front End Development
·Financial Planning & Business Development
·Website Product Management & Project Management
·Merchandising Assistant & Merchandise Planning
·Visual/Graphic Design
·Brand Marketing and Public Relations
·User Research and User Experience
·Web Analytics
·Non-Trade Purchasing

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 kgeary at email.arizona.edu (mailto:kgeary at email.arizona.edu)  or nancyr at ag.arizona.edu (mailto: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:cals.arizona.edu/academicprograms/advisors_by_major

Walk-in Hours for the week of Sept. 1 (for quick questions - 10 minutes or less):
CAS Office will be closed on Monday, September 1st (Labor Day)
Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta:
Thursday 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Friday 10 am to 11 am
Kristen Geary:
Wednesday and Friday- 10 am to Noon
Thursday- 2 pm to 4 pm

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