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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">Looking for a way to share your love of biology with others, serve your community, AND get credit?</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:red">Join <b>SORT (STEM Outreach and Recruitment Team)</b> and help K-12 kids, parents, and the general public learn about science!</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#00007F">SORT students serve the community by:</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Helping K-12 students and teachers, the general public, and their fellow undergraduates get excited and learn about science! </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Learning and conducting fun biology demonstrations for public events (both on and off campus)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Organize engaging events for fellow college students, such as lab tours and workshops</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Helping high school students learn about what studying science at UA is like</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Assisting groups on campus with science outreach and recruitment</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Providing feedback to and/or judging K-12 students’ science fair ideas and projects</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#00007F"> What do SORT students gain?</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">They hone their public speaking and presentation skills to talk about science to different audiences! </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">They learn how to communicate science verbally and via media and film </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">They can tailor their interests in sharing science with others; SORT students have the flexibility to choose from a variety of activities in which to participate over the course
of the semester</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#00007F">Students in <b><i>SORT </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. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#00007F"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">To be eligible, you must:</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Be an UA sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in any biological science (MCB, Biology, EEB, Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology, Nutritional Sciences, etc.).</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F"> Be able to consistently attend a 50-minute class meeting on Mondays, from 11:00AM to 11:50AM.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Preferably have public speaking skills and be involved in independent research on campus.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#00007F"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#00007F">Interested? </span></i><span style="color:#00007F">Submit the following in a packet to Jennifer Cubeta in Life Sciences South #348 by noon on Friday, August 14, 2015:</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">One letter of recommendation from a professor, TA, RA, high school teacher, etc.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">Your resume, including employment history, clubs/activities, and other commitments as appropriate (one page maximum).</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00007F">A statement of interest: How would participating in SORT play a role in your future educational and/or career goals? (no longer than one page)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#00007F">We will inform you by the start of classes if you have been selected to participate.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#00007F"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#00007F">Questions?</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#00007F">Contact Jennifer Cubeta, MCB Outreach Coordinator, at <a href="mailto:cubeta@email.arizona.edu"><span style="text-decoration:none">cubeta@email.arizona.edu</span></a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Jennifer Cubeta, M.Ed.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The University of Arizona</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">(520) 621-8510</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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