[Agvisors] CALS Monday Message January 14, 2015

[UA Agriculture and Life Sciences Career and Academic Services]

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** CALS Monday Message
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** We think outside the barn.
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** Volume 13, Issue 1: January 14, 2015
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* Dates and Deadlines
* CALS Scholarship OPEN
* CALS Career Center Workshops
* Campus Arboretum Tours
* Environmental Health Sciences Transformative Research Undergraduate Experience Summer 2015
* Join Project SOAR
* Accepting Applications: Student Health Advocacy Committee
* GER 422: When African Americans Came to Berlin/Paris Course
* Join the Edge Program
* Attention Students Planning a May or August Graduation Date
* Study Abroad Announcements
* LEAD Athletics Coaching Opportunity
* Walk-in hours


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Dates and Deadlines
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* Jan 14: FIRST DAY of classes
+  UAccess still available for registration
+ First day to file for Grade Replacement Opportunity
+ First day to add classes for audit; instructor signature is required
+ Deadline to pay for Spring 2015 without late charge
* Jan 15: Begin late payment charge of $50
* Jan 19: NO CLASSES- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
* Jan 22: Last day to use UAccess for:
+ Adding classes, changing classes, or changing sections
+ Changing to/from pass/fail grade
* Jan 23: Begin $25 course late drop fee for undergrads. Change of Schedule form with instructor approval is required to ADD or CHANGE classes. UAccess is still available to drop classes through January 28th. After that date, UAccess will be available to withdraw from classess though March 24th. Registration from zero units requires Change of Schedule form with Instructor's and Dean's signature
* Jan 27: The last day to receive a REFUND for a complete withdrawal or any drop in units
* Jan 28: 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 transcript.
* Jan 29: W period begins.A penalty grade of W will be awarded and the class will appear on transricpt
* Feb 1: Deadline to apply for Spring 2015 and Summer 2015 degree candidacy. Applications will be accepted after this date, however charged a $50 Late Candidacy Application fee will be assessed.

Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes. RSVP to confirm attendance
Parking is free for weekend tours
To RSVP or arranfe a group tour: Call 621-7074
Email:infoarboretum at ag.arizona.edu
Please indicate your name, contact number, or email, tour date,and the number of guests who will be attending the tour with you.

UA Campus Arboretum History Tour.  Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, 2:00 - 3:30 pm.
Learn the history and heritage of Arizona's oldest University and its Arboretum.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Mediterranean Plants.  Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
Discover Trees from the Mediterranean—the heart of civilization.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Medicinal Plants.  Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
Explore a diverse collection of medicinal plants on the University of Arizona campus to learn the therapeutic potential of plants used for centuries to promote human health.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Trees Around The World.  Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, 2:00 - 3:30 pm..
Tour a collection of unusual drought tolerant trees collected from around the world and tested on the UA campus.

UA Campus Arboretum History Tour.  Saturday, March 14, 2015, 2:00 - 3:30 pm.
Learn the history and heritage of Arizona's oldest University and its Arboretum.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Edible Landscapes. Sunday, March 15, 2015,  2:00 - 3:30 pm.
Enjoy time strolling among fruit and nut trees on the beautiful University of Arizona campus while learning the many ways trees contribute to creating sustainable, healthy communities.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Sonoran Native Plants. Friday, March 20, 2015, 10:00 – 11:30am.
Tour the University of Arizona’s historic Joseph Wood Krutch Garden.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Edible Landscapes. Saturday, March 28, 2015,  10:00 - 11:30 am.
Enjoy time strolling among fruit and nut trees on the beautiful University of Arizona campus while learning the many ways trees contribute to creating sustainable, healthy communities.

UA Campus Arboretum History Tour.  Friday, April 10,  2015, 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
Learn the history and heritage of Arizona's oldest University and its Arboretum.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Edible Landscapes. Wed.,  April 15, 2015,  9:00 - 10:30 am.
Enjoy time strolling among fruit and nut trees on the beautiful University of Arizona campus while learning the many ways trees contribute to creating sustainable, healthy communities.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Trees Around The World.  Saturday, April 25, 2015, 9:00 - 10:30 am.
Tour a collection of unusual drought tolerant trees collected from around the world and tested on the UA campus.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Medicinal Plants.  Wed.,  April 29,  2015, 9:00 - 10:30 am.
Explore a diverse collection of medicinal plants on the University of Arizona campus to learn the therapeutic potential of plants used for centuries to promote human health.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Sonoran Native Plants. Sat., May 2, 2015, 8:00 - 9:30 am.
Tour the University of Arizona’s historic Joseph Wood Krutch Garden.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Tropical Trip. Friday, May 8, 2015, 8:00 - 9:30 am.
Enjoy palm trees swaying in the wind while learning to distinguish Arizona’s landscape palms and other desert adapted plants that add tropical impact to low and mid-elevation gardens.

UA Campus Arboretum Tour, Trees Around The World.  Saturday, May 23, 2015, 8:00 - 9:30 am.
Tour a collection of unusual drought tolerant trees collected from around the world and tested on the UA campus.


Looking for ways to get involved in the Tucson community?  Be a role model and mentor middle school students through Project SOAR!

Check us out on Facebook at http://arizona.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=1273dd6b34&e=af2923c469

Project SOAR is a 2-unit service-learning course (HED 397B) designed for those committed to providing mentoring for students at under-resourced middle schools in the Tucson community, in an effort to increase the academic achievement for these students. This course provides an introduction to research around learning and developmental factors as well as cultural, social and environmental factors that affect student academic achievement and the path to higher education.

Although there is an academic component to this upper-division course, a majority of the time (2 hrs/wk) is spent mentoring at a local middle school (we serve 13 middle schools in the Tucson area, most of which are about a 20 min drive from campus) for a total of 25 hours per semester (this includes travel time & prep time). Carpooling is available, students DO NOT have to have a car.

You can enroll in HED 397B directly on UAccess Student link.

Check out the website at http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=f4f395d890&e=af2923c469 or contact Dr. Mary Irwin, Director of Project SOAR, with questions at mairwin at arizona.edu (mailto:mairwin at arizona.edu)

GER 422: “When African Americans Came to Berlin/Paris” will be taught in English and will look at transnational relations/encounters between African Americans and Germany. This course will be team-taught with Dr. Barbara Kosta from the Department of German Studies and Dr. Bryan Carter from the Department of Africana Studies.

A study abroad component for 1 unit to visit Berlin and Paris during spring break of 2015 is also available!

A brief description of the course is below:
German 422: When African Americans Came to Berlin/Paris
Tuesday/Thursday 2:00pm – 3:15pm

Course Description and Objectives
The course explores the presence of African-Americans in Berlin and the social, historical contexts in which these transcultural exchanges took place. It looks at the fascinating history of African Americans in Berlin from artists and musicians to writers, scientists and political activists; when African Americans came to Berlin, life for them at home andabroad changed forever.
Questions of race, gender and cultural interactions throughout the twentieth century are investigated.  Germany will be looked at through the encounter with African-Americans and the discourses of celebration and/or fear that emerged.
Learning outcomes
Over the course of the semester, you will:
* Examine and understand primary texts through close textual reading.
* Gain knowledge of the cultural context and history of German-speaking countries
* Probe more critical and discerning views of the representations of African American people, historical and contemporary, in the media, popular and digital culture.
* Collaborate with classmates to consider how race is read within the context of twentieth century Germany.
* “Create” digital projects demonstrating an understanding of course themes.
* Familiarize yourself with the significant roles African Americans have played the world.


Please note that you can enroll in this course directly in UAccess. For more information about the course and/or study abroad component, please email Dr. Kosta at bkosta at email.arizona.edu (mailto:bkosta at email.arizona.edu) !
Here are a few announcements and resources from Study Abroad & Student Exchange:
Study Abroad 101 sessions are pre-advising opportunities that all students must attend prior to meeting with a study abroad coordinator.  These sessions cover important information including programs available, housing, credit transfer, cultural adjustment and more.  Please remind your students to visit our website (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=a4ecf59f66&e=af2923c469) and attend a study abroad session.
Sessions resume Thursday, January 15 and are held in USB 312 every:
Thursday 3:45-4:45 p.m
Wednesday 10:00-11:00 a.m
Monday from 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Encourage students to join us for "Discover Study Abroad" on January 21 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in the Student Union Memorial Center, Kiva Room.  Free pizza will be provided to the first 50 people in attendance.

At this event, students will have the opportunity to hear from their peers who have studied abroad, envision their study abroad experience, and learn about the concrete steps they need to take to make it happen.

Please help us spread the word about our NEW Programs (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=58537a433e&e=af2923c469) beginning in summer 2015!  This year, students can freak themselves out in Romania with the popular RSSS 315 Slavic Folklore: The Vampire and Werewolf in our Time (http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=313f06ab0b&e=af2923c469) , get creative in Brazil with the Innovation Field School, participate on a Caribbean Music Journey (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=4c1a0616b4&e=af2923c469) and more...

We are proud to offer several programs specifically for students interested in health related disciplines.  Students can gain clinical observation experience in Costa Rica through Global MedCats (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=7c0368c483&e=af2923c469) , jumpstart their public health major/minor with the Accelerated Public Health Cohort (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=3618b967d5&e=af2923c469) in Mexico or take CPH 330 Human Sexuality (http://arizona.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=cbc4b18209&e=af2923c469) in Northern Europe.  See the complete list of health related programs here (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=c618f90c85&e=af2923c469) .

Mediterranean Diet & Health (http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=ea8f1c1cb1&e=af2923c469) Information Session:
Students are invited to come learn more about this exciting summer program in Italy!  The 5-week, hands-on Nutritional Sciences course gives students the opportunity to learn about food preparation, agriculture and culture characteristic to the Mediterranean region.
Wednesday, January 21
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
University Services Building, Room 312

It’s not too early to think about fall programs.  If you have students who want to go abroad for a semester or year, please encourage them to begin the process now by attending a 101 session
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences would like to say welcome back to the continuing students  and welcome to the new students who are with us for the first time .
You can find us in Saguaro Hall 221. We will have open walk-in hours for the first week starting TODAY, so appointments are not necessary.

Be sure to apply for the CALS Scholarship!
It is NOW OPEN!

For instructions on how to apply, visit: http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=2950d366b0&e=af2923c469.

This application will be open until April 1st at 5:00pm- Decisions will be made over the summer and money will be awarded for the 2015-2016 academic year.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Center
Upcoming Workshops

Every Tuesday from 5 pm-6pm
Saguaro Hall 219

January 27
Internship and Career Wisdom with Dr. Winzerling, Assoc. Dean, Bart Cardon Career and Academic Services
Discover everything that CALS Career Center has to offer.

February 3
Resumes and Cover Letters
Learn how to compose a resume that reflects your greatest strengths/talents and explore different resume formats.

February 10
CALS Internship Requirements
Everything you need to know about the process of gaining college credit for your internship.

February 17
Internship Behavior
>From the way you present yourself to taking initiative in tasks, here are some pointers to help you make your internship successful.

February 24
Using LinkedIn for a Job Search
Here are ten easy steps to creating a LinkedIn profile and using it to network and find jobs/internships.
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For more information, please contact:
Dari Trujillo
Coordinator, Internships and Career Support
kdtrujil at email.arizona.edu
Interested in health?
Looking for an opportunity to conduct research and learn more about environmental health science?

Announcing EHS-TRUE: Environmental Health Sciences Transformative Research Undergraduate Experience
Summer 2015

(A decision on the funding of this program by NIH will be made in late January 2015; students are encouraged to apply for opportunities in addition to EHS-TRUE.)

Arsenic in drinking water: it’s colorless, odorless, tasteless, and responsible for one in five deaths in Bangladesh today. Chemicals in plastics can mimic sex hormones.  Early-life exposure to farm animals prevents childhood asthma.

Environmental health scientists at the University of Arizona (UA) work at the cutting edge of understanding the relationships between environmental exposures, altered biological processes, and human disease.  Now you have the opportunity to work with them in researching environmental health problems, through the EHS-TRUE program.

The UA EHS-TRUE program is a prestigious, National Institutes of Health-funded undergraduate research training program, targeting students from backgrounds under-represented in the sciences, that will pay you to conduct environmental health science research with some of the leading experts in environmental health science.  The program offers each participant two years of paid year-round training and research experience (35 hours/week for 12 weeks in both summer 2015 and summer 2016, and 15 hours/week during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 academic years) in EHS-TRUE faculty mentors’ research groups to help students develop an understanding of environmental health sciences, to apply classroom learning to research in environmental health, and to aid in deciding on a career path. Students take an introduction to environmental health sciences course and an introduction to biomedical research careers course during their two years in the program and participate in activities
(workshops, retreats, scientific conferences) to expand their research experience.  The goal of EHS-TRUE is to prepare undergraduates from under-represented backgrounds to enter graduate programs in the environmental health sciences.

Eligibility:
* Interest in environmental health science research (students of any major are eligible)
* Current sophomore or junior attending the University of Arizona, with an anticipated graduation date of May 2017 or later
* Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
* US Citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States
* From a background underrepresented in environmental health sciences (see http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=7f7c88a5e4&e=af2923c469 (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=7b4ed4793b&e=af2923c469)
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Application Process:
* Visit http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=4252777698&e=af2923c469 (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=aee722e364&e=af2923c469)
* ehtrue/application (http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=b97f8fc348&e=af2923c469) / to apply online. The application deadline is 5:00PM on February 1, 2015.
* Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview.


Program Dates: Summer 2015 (starting May 18, 2015)

For more information, please visit http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=d6b12f5974&e=af2923c469 ehtrue (http://arizona.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=445354030b&e=af2923c469) /

The Student Health Advocacy Committee (SHAC) is currently accepting new member applications for Spring 2015. We are a Program and Service of ASUA and serve as the liaison between the student body and Campus Health Services. Last year, we trained students in continuous chest compression CPR, hosted healthy cooking classes at the Rec, helped vaccinate the homeless at Tucson Hopefest, implemented first aid kits in the residence halls, hosted our 9th annual 5K Run for Your Life event, increased student access to sexual health resources, and helped advocate and pass the tobacco-free UA campus policy. This year we hope to continue advancing our initiatives and reach out to even more students.

As such, we find ourselves growing fast, and therefore we are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our team to bring health and wellness to our community. We are looking for different types of people, with a range of skills, including marketing, fundraising, advertising, leadership, or any health-related knowledge. Applicants are required to have a strong work ethic, an intense passion for health, a desire to help others, and a minimum GPA of 3.0 (no exceptions).  Acceptance into SHAC is highly competitive, but we encourage all who are interested to apply.

The application can be found online at: http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=6c7e33772a&e=af2923c469
Application materials are due by January 16, 2015 to asuashac at gmail.com (mailto:asuashac at gmail.com) .

The Edge program brought to students by Leadership Programs and Career Services. It is designed to help give students the edge when seeking internships and jobs through self-assessment, development workshops, and action planning. The Edge will help students develop the skills needed to succeed.

What you'll do:
* Do a self-assessment to determine what career and leadership development areas are critical for you.
* Participate in a series of 8 career and leadership development workshops to prepare you for internships and job
*  Participate in the Career Fair prepared to speak with employers
* Develop an Action Plan to map out your ongoing development activities.


What you'll get:
* A certificate of completion
* An opportunity to build critical job readiness skills
* Early exclusive access to employers at the Career Fair
* An opportunity to network with employers at the Career Fair Diversity Mixer
* Advice and support from leadership and career development professionals


When is The Edge?
Edge offers three sessions and will begin the first week of February and end the first week of April. Edge sessions take place on the following days and times:
Tuesdays-12:30 pm-1:30 pm-Starts on February 3rd(All majors welcome)
Tuesdays-5 pm-6 pm-Starts on February 3rd(STEM majors only)
Wednesdays-12 pm-1 pm Starts on February 4th (All majors welcome)
Registration for the program is now live. Students can register at: http://arizona.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=ddd60bd2c3&e=af2923c469

Students Planning on a May 15 or Aug 15 Grad Date

The deadline for you to apply for graduation without incurring a late fee of $50 is Monday, Feb. 2nd. The only thing that must be completed by is date is submission of your graduation application via UAccess.
Please visit UAccess Student under your To Do List for instructions on how to apply for graduation.  Remember, once you have successfully applied for graduation, please contact your  major advisor and inform them you have recently applied for graduation.


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Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program
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It's time again to consider applying to the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program. If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, have a 3.0 GPA, will have at least 4 semesters left at University of Arizona after the current spring semester, are interested in pursuing research and aspire a graduate degree in a biomedical field, then you certainly should apply. The benefits and opportunities are MANY and there is NO prior research experience required.

The simple application and more information can be found at 2015 MARC Program Application (http://arizona.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720&id=135ea390df&e=af2923c469) . Please note that the application is now combined with UROC so you will have an opportunity to apply to several programs in one process. Be sure to select “Maximizing Access to Research Careers” (MARC) to ensure that your application is automatically forwarded to our office.

The financial benefits are:
paid partial or full tuition
paid health insurance (if needed)
$1800 per year to travel to science meetings
approximately $980 per month in stipend

The application deadline is Sunday, February 1st.

If you'd like to discuss the possibilities or have ANY questions, PLEASE feel free to contact me via email (cjneal at email.arizona.edu (mailto:cjneal at email.arizona.edu) ) or by phone at 621-4667.

Office of Career and Academic Services Advising located in Saguaro Hall 221

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 January 12 (for quick questions - 10 minutes or less):

Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta:
Wednesday 9 am to Noon and 1 pm to 4 pm
Thursday 9 am to Noon and 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Friday 9 am to 11:30 am

Kristen Geary:
Wednesday AND Friday 9 am to Noon and 1 pm to 4 pm
Thursday 1 pm to 4 pm


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