[Agvisors] CALS Monday Message March 7, 2016

[UA Agriculture and Life Sciences Career and Academic Services]

CALS Monday Message
March 7, 2016
https://cals.arizona.edu/cas/
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Dates and Deadlines

March 8, 2016: Change of Schedule form with Instructor's permission to add or change classes is accepted until the end of the business day. After this, all registration changes require both Instructor and Dean signatures.
UAccess is still available to withdraw online through March 29th.

March 9, 2016: All Change of Schedule forms to ADD or CHANGE classes (including changing to/from audit) require not only the Instructor's signature indicating permission, but also the Dean's signature. By policy, permission from the Dean to make a registration change at this time requires an extraordinary reason.
UAccess is still available to withdraw online through March 29th.

March 12 - March 20, 2016: Spring Recess

March 15, 2016: Deadline to pay tuition for ALL UNITS registered as of 1/11/2016 through 3/13/2016 without late charges.

March 16, 2016: $50.00 Late Payment Charge applied for tuition due 3/15/2016.

March 29, 2016: Last day to withdraw from a class online through UAccess.
The complete withdrawal process is still available through the last day of classes.

March 30, 2016: Course withdrawals may be processed only with the approval of the student's college Dean on a Late Change Petition now through April 19th. Students must have an extraordinary reason for approval.

CALS Scholarships
Deadline April 1, 2016 for the
2016-17 Academic Year

CALS scholarships are accepting applications NOW!  Many of these do not require a minimum GPA so there is no excuse for not applying!

http://cals.arizona.edu/cas/cals-scholarships

To apply for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences scholarships, you must follow these five steps. For questions regarding these steps, contact the Scholarship Universe team at OSFA-SU at email.arizona.edu (mailto:OSFA-SU at email.arizona.edu) .

STEPS:
1. Log in to Scholarship Universe (https://scholarshipuniverse.arizona.edu/)  with your UA Net ID and Password.

2. Answer ALL questions asked in the ‘PROFILE’ tab. Your answers are used to match you to UA and non-UA scholarships you are eligible to apply for year round.

3. Look in the ‘SCHOLARSHIPS’ tab and your ‘ELIGIBLE’ folder for blue colored scholarships with a deadline date of 04/1/2016 and click on one to open it. UA scholarships will be blue and non-UA scholarships will be orange. You may be eligible for other UA scholarships so read the description to confirm it is from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS).

4. Scroll down to the ‘Apply Here’ section of the scholarship you opened. You will see instructions on how to apply. You will also see a ‘Bonus’ section if you eligible for more than one CALS scholarship that share the same application. The bonus section will list all the scholarships you will be applying for by applying to just the one scholarship you are viewing.

5. Follow all the instructions in the ‘Apply Here’ section. Make sure you download the required ‘CALS Scholarship Application Template’ by clicking on the orange link provided. You must upload the completed application template and your resume to your ‘DOCS’ tab. Return to one of your CALS scholarships and select your documents from the appropriate drop-down bars in the ‘Apply Here’ section. Click the ‘SUBMIT APPLICATION NOW’ button at the very bottom and all the scholarships in the bonus section will be moved to your ‘APPLIED’ folder automatically. You're done!
Announcements
UA Spring Career Days 2016
By the numbers: As of late February, employers registered for UA Spring Career Days indicated they hoped to fill 1,195 internships and 3,336 full-time positions. Your dream job could be one of these!

It's time for the BIGGEST CAREER FAIR to grace our campus THIS SEMESTER...Over 230 tables (and counting...more added every day) during the two days of this event. Get in front of interested employers, make connections, practice your One-Minute Commercial and maybe even find the perfect job or internship. Here's where to go:

Tuesday & Wednesday, March 8 & 9
11am to 4pm
Student Union Memorial Center
3rd Floor Ballroom
#UASpringFair

www.career.arizona.edu/ events/ua-spring-career-days (https://www.career.arizona.edu/events/ua-spring-career-days)
The GoodGuides Mentoring Program has been implemented since 2009 as a national project in partnership with local Goodwill agencies experienced with youth mentoring. The GoodGuides model incorporates several evidence-based practices and a has strong career exploration theme. Its underlying approach is based on family strengthening and positive youth development approaches to service.

GoodGuides is reaching out to the community to inform you that they are actively recruiting volunteer mentors!

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For any questions or referrals please contact the GoodGuides Intake Coordinators directly which are listed below and they can answer any questions you might have and assist you with the enrollment process.

KatherineCrooks
kcrooks at goodwilltucson.org
520-623-5174 ext.1138

Suzette Ramirez
sramirez at goodwilltucon.org
520-623-5174 ext. 1137
UA Program for Excellence in Undergrad Academic Advising 2016

Nominate your advisor for the university-wide advising award!

Submission Deadline:
March 11, 2016 at 5:00 PM

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Discover what it's really like to work for the CIA!
Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging career? Then join us for an information session! Consider the global employment opportunities at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). We are looking for highly motivated and talented individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds to be a part of our agency.
To learn more about CIA internships, Co-Op's, full-time careers, and the application/hiring process, join us for an information session on
March 9th, 2016 at 6:00pm at the Career Services 411- Career Workshop Room.

To begin exploring career opportunities and to apply online, visit our website www.cia.gov

Scholarship Announcement

The Western Reserve Herb Society is pleased to award two (2) undergraduate scholarships for the year 2016-2017.

Frances Sylvia Zverina Scholarship - $10,000.00 Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements:
- American citizen
- Undergraduate attending an accredited US college or university
- In need of financial assistance for education
- Student in horticulture or related field
- Career goals include teaching, research, or sustainable agriculture
- Applicant must have completed two years of undergraduate study by August 2016

Submission Deadline: April 1, 2016

Apply for Scholarships Here (http://www.westernreserveherbsociety.org/scholarship-programs/)

For more information, email:
scholarship at western reserveherbsociety.org (mailto:scholarship at westernreserveherbsociety.org)

The National Poultry & Food Distributors Association (NPFDA) Scholarship Foundation is entering its 37th year of scholarship assistance. Every year, five $2,500.00 scholarships are awarded to students in the fields of poultry science, food science, agricultural economics/marketing, food marketing, and related poultry and business fields of study.
Interested students may apply for the 2016-2017 academic year scholarships by completing the attached application and sending it along with a 1 page letter explaining their career goals. You will also need a letter of recommendation from a professor, department head, advisor, or dean.
The application, transcript and letter of recommendation must reach the NPFDA office no later than May 31, 2016. Selection and notification will be completed by July 15th.

Please click here to download the scholarship form! (https://gallery.mailchimp.com/d02ce653ff78467d92a1ca720/files/Scholarship_APP.doc)

Send applications to:

The NPFDA Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
2014 Osborne Rd
St. Marys, GA 31558

Applications received after the May 31, 2016 deadline will not be considered.

Biosphere 2 Outreach Scholar
Summer Opportunity!

Biosphere 2 is seeking graduate and undergraduate students to serve as full-time, immersive science mentors during two, one-week long residential summer programs for middle and high school students in July 2016. Total time commitment is approximately 2 weeks during July with a few days of training beforehand as well.
Successful candidates will be independent, trustworthy, and responsible. Applicants should enjoy spending time and interacting with young people (grades 7-12), have an interest in science and STEM education (but do not have to be science or education majors), be outgoing and well spoken, and have high energy.
Candidates will need to be fingerprinted and undergo a background check. A stipend of up to $750 is available to selected applicants that successfully complete the Academy experience as an Outreach Scholar.

APPLY NOW:
http://biosphere2.org/education/ undergraduate-outreach-scholars (http://biosphere2.org/education/undergraduate-outreach-scholars)

If you have any questions please contact Marsha Colbert, Biosphere 2 Summer Science Academy Coordinator at mcolbert at email.arizona.edu (mailto:mcolbert at email.arizona.edu) .

Like Math? Interested in Teaching?
Become a Math 100 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant!

The Math 100 Program is currently interviewing for Fall 2016 Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs)! This position is an integral part of the instructional team and works closely with students both in an online environment and in-person.  We are hiring for-pay and for-credit positions!

Benefits of Working as a UTA:
- Hours based around your class schedule (5 to 20 hours per week)
- Experience in teaching and mentoring students
- Developing unique technical skills
- Fun, dynamic working environment
Minimum Requirements:
- Undergraduate student with 6 months or longer remaining in college career
- Taking 6 or more credit hours
- 3.0 GPA or higher, preferred
- Taken Pre-Calculus or higher university-level math class, passing with grade of “A” or “B”
- Comfortable both in an online environment and with in-person interactions
- Due to the online nature of the course, applicants must be fluent in the English language

Previous teaching/tutoring experience a plus, but not required. For-Pay job opportunities begin at $8.50/hour.  For-Credit job opportunities are also available, and will count for 3-units of upper division math elective credit (does not fulfill a foundations math requirement).

Ready to Apply?
Please follow the link below and fill out the application and submit it along with your resume, recommendation letters, and unofficial transcript.
http://math.arizona.edu/ math100/application/apply_uta (http://math.arizona.edu/math100/application/apply_uta)

Monies available to student parents, to help pay for qualifying child care in Arizona!

Life & Work Connections: Qualifying Child Care Assistance for Students

In collaboration with campus partners, visit
http://www.lifework.arizona.edu/cc/ student_child_care_subsidy_program (http://www.lifework.arizona.edu/cc/student_child_care_subsidy_program)
on accessing UA Life & Work Connections’ Student Child Care and Housing Subsidy Program.
The program is designed to help students pay for specific, school-related child care expenses in Arizona.

Questions can be directed to:
lwcsubsidy at email.arizona.edu (mailto:lwcsubsidy at email.arizona.edu)

Individuals may also visit
http://www.lifework.arizona.edu/cc /sick_child_and_emergency_back _up_care_program (http://www.lifework.arizona.edu/cc/sick_child_and_emergency_back_up_care_program)  on accessing the Student Sick Child and Emergency/Back-Up Care Program, available in the greater Tucson and Phoenix.

Questions can be directed to:
Caryn Jung at jungc at email.arizona.edu (mailto:jungc at email.arizona.edu)

The U of A SCAN Lab is conducting a longitudinal study that’s looking for participants that have experienced a traumatic event. Details about the study are below:

TRAUMATIC STRESS STUDY:
http://psychiatry.arizona.edu/webform/ traumatic-stress-study-interest-form (http://psychiatry.arizona.edu/webform/traumatic-stress-study-interest-form)

What’s Involved
- Witness or Exposure to a traumatic event in the past 10 years
- 3 visits to the University of Arizona Medical Center
- Cognitive/emotional testing and brief sleep test
- Two-2-hour brain scans, during which you will rest quietly while “pictures” of your brain are taken using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Morning light exposure at home
- Wear an activity monitor and complete a sleep log daily

Who May be Eligible to Participate
- People ages 18 – 50
- People with traumatic stress or a PTSD diagnosis within the last 10 years
- Must be right-handed
- English as a primary language
- No metal objects in your body

Participants will be compensated for their time
An Institutional Review Board responsible for human subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research project and found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.

To sign up for the study/to learn more information, please contact us through one of the below methods:
(520)428-5141 (tel:%28520%29428-5141)
www.uaSCANlab.com (http://www.uascanlab.com/)
SCANlab at psychiatry.arizona.edu (mailto:SCANlab at psychiatry.arizona.edu)

Jungle Talk Contest

The Take Charge America Institute writing contest ends Friday, April 29, 2016. Consumer Jungle is joining the d-i-y revolution! Inspire your students to submit their short, 300-500 word article to Consumer Jungle and tell us all about how they are saving money by making, building and repairing things, increasing their skill set, and becoming more resourceful!

Remember, there must be a financial component to the article. One Grand Prize winner will be selected and three runners-ups. View the full contest rules and have your students submit their entry to Consumer Jungle here:
http://consumerjungle.org/jungle-talk/contest/rules.

Article submissions are accepted until April 29
, 2016 so spread the word!

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Office of Career and Academic Services Advising located in Forbes 203/204

Hours of Operation 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
Appointment Number: (520) 621-3616

Walk-In Hours for the Week of March 7th (for quick questions - 10 minutes or less):

For Academic Advising Questions:
Forbes 203

Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta:
Thursday: 3:30-4:30pm
Friday: 9:30-11am

Kristen Geary:
Monday: 1:30 pm - 3 pm
Tuesday: 10:30 am - Noon
Thursday: 1 pm - 2:30 pm

For Career and Internship Questions:
Forbes 204

Dari Trujillo:
Wednesday:  9 am - Noon
Thursday: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Jeff Patten:
Tuesday: 1 pm - 3 pm

Kyle Sharp:
No walk-ins at this time
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