[Plsugs] Earn credit while sharing your interest in biology with others!

[Tanya Quist]

Looking for a way to share your love of biology with others AND get upper
division credit?

 

Join BLINK (Biology Literacy, Instruction, and Networking for K-12+) and
help K-12 kids, parents, and the general public learn about science!

 

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 1-2 units 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 any biological
science (MCB, Biology, EEB, Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology,
Neuroscience, Nutritional Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, etc.).

.      Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.

.      Be able to consistently attend a 50-minute class meeting each week.
(Class times will be arranged around students' Fall schedules.)

.      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 Thursday, May 1, 2014:

 

.      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)

 

Questions?

Contact Jennifer Cubeta, MCB Outreach Coordinator, at
<mailto:cubeta at email.arizona.edu> cubeta at email.arizona.edu.

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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

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