[Plsugs] Fwd: earn credit while sharing your love of biology with others!

[Tanya Quist]

> Do you love biology, learning, and helping the community?
> Join BLINK (Biology Literacy, Instruction, and Networking for K-12+) and get credit for sharing your love of biology with others!
>  
> What do students in BLINK do?
> ·      Learn and conduct fun biology demonstrations for public events on campus (and off)!
> ·      Organize engaging events for fellow college students, such as lab tours and workshops!
> ·      Help high school students learn about what studying science at UA is like!
> ·      Coach elementary and middle school students in conducting science and serve as science fair judges!
>  
> Students in BLINK will earn 1 unit of upper division credit for MCB 399, spending a grand total of 45 hours during the semester participating in a combination of the above activities and attending class meetings. Students will be given grades of Superior, Pass, or Fail, based on their attendance and participation. BLINK may also be offered for honors credit; students will complete an extra project for honors credit.
>  
> To be eligible, you must:
> ·      Be an UA sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in a biological science (MCB, Biology, EEB, Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology, Nutritional Sciences, etc.).
> ·      Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
> ·      Have Wednesdays from 12:00pm to 12:50PM free on your Spring 2014 schedule for BLINK class meetings.
> ·      Preferably have public speaking skills and be involved in independent research on campus.
>  
> Interested?
> Submit the following in a packet to Jennifer Cubeta in Life Sciences South #348 by noon on Monday, November 18th:
>  
> ·      One letter of recommendation from a professor, TA, RA, high school teacher, etc.
> ·      Your resume, including employment history, clubs/activities, and other commitments as appropriate (one page maximum).
> ·      A statement of interest: How would participating in BLINK play a role in your future educational and/or career goals? (no longer than one page)
>  
> We will inform you by the end of the Fall 2013 semester if you have been selected to participate.
>  
> Questions?
> Contact Jennifer Cubeta, MCB Outreach Coordinator, at cubeta at email.arizona.edu.
> 
> 
> ----------------------------
> Jennifer Cubeta, M.Ed.
> Assistant Program Director, Undergraduate Biology Research Program and Outreach
> Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
> The University of Arizona
> (520) 621-8510
> cubeta at email.arizona.edu
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://list.cals.arizona.edu/pipermail/plsugs/attachments/20131010/d9158b65/attachment.htm>