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<i><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Join <b>BLINK</b> (Biology Literacy, Instruction, and Networking for K-12+) and get credit for sharing your love of biology with others!</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">What do students in BLINK do?</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Learn and conduct fun biology demonstrations for public events on campus (and off)!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Organize engaging events for fellow college students, such as lab tours and workshops!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Help high school students learn about what studying science at UA is like!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Coach elementary and middle school students in conducting science and serve as science fair judges!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Students in <b><i>BLINK</i></b> 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">To be eligible, you must:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Be an UA sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in a biological science (MCB, Biology, EEB, Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology, Nutritional
Sciences, etc.).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Have Wednesdays from 12:00pm to 12:50PM free on your Spring 2014 schedule for <b><i>BLINK </i></b>class meetings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Preferably have public speaking skills and be involved in independent research on campus.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Interested?</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Submit the following in a packet to Jennifer Cubeta in Life Sciences South #348 </span></b><b><font color="#ff0000">by noon on Monday, November 18th:</font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">One letter of recommendation from a professor, TA, RA, high school teacher, etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Your resume, including employment history, clubs/activities, and other commitments as appropriate (one page maximum).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">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)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(23, 54, 93); ">We will inform you by the end of the Fall 2013 semester if you have been selected to participate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Questions?</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">Contact Jennifer Cubeta, MCB Outreach Coordinator, at </span><a href="mailto:cubeta@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); text-decoration: none; ">cubeta@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 25, 79); ">.</span></p>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><i>Jennifer Cubeta, M.Ed.</i></font></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><i>Assistant Program Director, Undergraduate Biology Research Program and Outreach</i></font></font></div>
<div><i>Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology</i></div>
<div><i>The University of Arizona</i></div>
<div><i>(520) 621-8510</i></div>
<div><i><a href="mailto:cubeta@email.arizona.edu">cubeta@email.arizona.edu</a></i></div>
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