Friday, October 29, 2010

Teleconference - "The Importance of Networking" by Dr. Yolanda Rankin

The Empowering Leadership Alliance hosted its 2nd mentoring teleconference: What is life as a graduate student? Dr. Dilma da Silva, researcher at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, served as the dynamic telementor/facilitator. There were over 20 registrants for this session yesterday. Thanks, Dr. da Silva for a job well-done!


The next mentoring teleconference in the Undergraduate Orientation and Enculturation Series will be held on Wednesday, November 3, and we invite you to join us in this event.

Topic: The Importance of Networking
Date: Wednesday, November 3
Time: 1PM (Eastern); 12PM (Central); 10 AM (Pacific)
Speaker/Telementor: Dr. Yolanda Rankin, Research Scientist at IBM Research – Almaden in California

Dr. Rankin will share her personal insights on the importance of networking, professional vs. social networking, preparing for networking opportunities, and how to follow-through. Although targeted for undergraduate students, all students are welcome to join in the conversation.

Click here to register online for this event. After you register, we will send you a confirmation email with the call-in information.

About the Telementor:
Yolanda A. Rankin, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist at IBM Research – Almaden in California. Her primary research interests involve conceptual design and evaluation of digital media as collaborative technology that promotes knowledge acquisition and situational awareness. Yolanda has more than 8 years industry experience in software engineering and project management of mobile features and optical sub systems. Yolanda completed her Ph.D. in Computer Science at Northwestern University, a M.A. in Computer Science at Kent State University, and a B.S. in Mathematics at Tougaloo College.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Phoebe E. Lenear, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Office: 217.244.0199
Email: lenear3@illinois.edu

Environmental Engineering / Physical Scientist Position at the EPA

The following vacancy announcement will be posted on the EzHire website at  USAJOBS:   EPA Vacancy Announcements on USAJOBS   on the opening date.  

Merit Promotion Announcement No. CI-R5-OT-2010-0016. Environmental Engineer/Physical Scientist (Environmental) GS-0819/1301-5/7 (Winter Student/STEP) the position(s) are temporary NTE 6/4/2011. There are at least 3 vacancies in the Air & Radiation Division. One position will be in the Air Toxics & Assessment Branch and two positions will in the Air Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Branch in Chicago, IL. There may be other vacancies filled pending receipt of recruitment packages . EPA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify Diane Fox (513) 569-7061, prior to the closing date. The decision on granting reasonable accommodations will be on a case-by-case basis. There is promotion potential to the GS-7 and the position(s) are covered by the bargaining unit.

Opens: 11-03-10, Closes: 11-08-10: AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The position is open to students who are currently enrolled and accepted for enrollment in the Fall, seeking a degree and taking at least a half-time academic course load in an accredited 4 year college or university, graduate or professional school. Inquiries or questions: Diane Fox (513) 569-7061.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, Deadline: November 1, 2010

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans


THE FELLOWSHIPS are for up to two years of graduate study in ANY FIELD at any university in the United States. They provide cash support of $25,000 per year plus up to $20,000 in tuition support per year (a total of as much as $90,000 over the two years!). THE DEADLINE for applications is November 1, 2010.

ELIGIBILITY: New Americans: if born abroad, an applicant must have a green card or be a naturalized citizen. if born in the US, the applicant's parents both must have been born abroad and have become naturalized US citizens (the absent parent of an applicant raised by a single parent need not meet the naturalization requirement). Age: An applicant must be 30 or under (i.e. not 31 or older) as of November 1, 2010.

Academic status: An applicant must have a bachelor's degree or at least be in his/her final year of undergraduate study. If already in graduate study, an applicant should be in the first or second year of a degree program for which she/he is seeking support. Prior graduate training is not a barrier to eligibility. Individuals who are not currently in a graduate program are welcome and encouraged to apply.

For more information please check the program website, http://www.pdsoros.org/ contains details.

Illinois Club Scholarship Awards, Deadline: December 1, 2010

The Illinois Club Scholarship Awards


Diverse and welcoming, The Illinois Club draws its membership from all areas of the University as well as the surrounding community. Although founded in 1906 as a faculty wives’ and women’s club, one quarter of its members are now men. Since 1917, The Illinois Club has provided financial support to worthy undergraduate students. We now award scholarships in excess of $20,000 each year.

Ikenberry Fine Arts $4,500
Purnell Education $2,000
Haney Social Work $2,000
Make-A-Difference $2,000

You must be a second semester sophomore or a junior as of the Fall Semester and have a minimum GPA of 2.75 to apply. Applicants are evaluated for all awards for which they are eligible. Awards are not gender-based. Applications are due December 1.

Further details are available on our website, www.TheIllinoisClub.org. If you have questions, please contact Pat Morey at 333-3137 or e-mail applications@theillinoisclub.org.  Apply online at: http://www.theillinoisclub.org/

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP), Deadline: January 7, 2011

ONR invites Undergraduate and Graduate Students to:
The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP)
Administered by The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

Program Information:
• Ten week summer research opportunities at a Naval Research Laboratory or a Naval System Command Laboratory
• Stipend - $7,690.00 undergrad / $10,250.00 grad

Eligibility Requirements:
• Must be a U.S. citizen (dual citizens and permanent residents will be considered at some labs)
• Must be a junior, senior, or graduate student (students who are currently sophomores may apply but must reach junior credit level before June 2011)
• Must be currently enrolled at a 4 year U.S. accredited college/university

Participating Laboratories:
• Laboratories Located in California, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Washington D.C.

For more information and to apply please visit or contact us at:
Toll free: 888-715-ASEE

Application Opens October 15, 2010

The Department of the Navy is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factors. The Department of the Navy provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.


Friday, October 22, 2010

ICB Research Experience for Undergraduates, Deadline: February 15, 2011

Undergraduates in science, math or engineering: Here's an opportunity to do summer research at MIT, Georgia Tech or Illinois!

The Emergent Behavior of Integrated Cellular Systems program includes 10 weeks of research; a stipend and allowance for travel, on-campus housing and food; travel stipend for faculty member to visit the student at his/her home institution during the following Fall semester; peer mentoring, professional development and social engagement; poster presentations; and the possibility of research presentations and networking with fellow research students at a national conference.


Details are at: http://www.ebics.net/

Contact: Tia Jackson-Truitt, EBICS Program Manager, 404-894-9669 or tia.jackson@gatech.edu

Application deadline: Feb. 15, 2011

But don't wait 'til next semester -- apply today!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Agilent's Innovations Tour - Monday, October 18th, 2010

Agilent’s Innovations Tour is coming soon!

Date: Monday, October 18
Time: 10:00 – 2:00
Location: MNTL – south side lot

Innovation is the backbone of technology. Experience the power of Agilent’s full range of new products and solutions to help you reach that next breakthrough level of invention. And all just a short walk away from your door!

Whether you’re working on 4G communications, aerospace/defense, the latest digital standards or other state-of-the art applications, you can rely on Agilent to have a solution to fit every budget - from handheld to high-performance desktop and/or rack mount instruments. Join us for product demonstrations and technical discussions.
  • Network Analyzers
  • Signal and Spectrum Analyzers
  • Signal Generators
  • Oscilloscopes
  • BERT Solutions
  • Protocol Analyzers/Exercisers
  • Logic Analyzers
  • Digital Multimeters & Voltmeters
  • Power Meters & Power Sensors
  • DC Power Analyzers
  • Semiconductor Device Analyzers
  • Digitizers
  • …..and MORE!
Questions?
Contact: Steve Fulwider 847-944-6321 or steve_fulwider@agilent.com


Thursday, October 14, 2010

The ACM Job Fair

It’s actually casual – not “business casual."

27 tech companies, here to talk to YOU.

Bring your resume. Leave your tie at home.

Get a job!

Friday, Oct. 15, 10 AM - 4 PM • Siebel Center Atrium

Companies will include: Alcatel-Lucent, Intel, Chopper Trading, Bazaarvoice, Cerner, WMS, vmware, Factset, Infosys, GE, IFT, Yelp, Palm, Country Financial, Medtronic, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, ViaSat, Salesforce, Facebook, Palantir, Andreessen Horowitz, Selerity, Wolfram Research, Orbitz, Wolverine, Interactive Intelligence, and Riverbed.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Hispanic Scholarship Fund & Marathon Oil Corporation Scholarships. Deadline: November 1, 2010.

Scholarships available for African-American, Asian Pacific Islander and American Indian/Native American students.

Several scholarship opportunities are available through the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and one through HSF and the Marathon Oil Corporation.

The HSF awards more than 4,000 scholarships to college students each year, with 12 different scholarship programs currently open to undergraduates and four for graduate students.

The HSF/Marathon Oil Company scholarship packet deadline is Nov. 1.

Details and application are at: http://www.hsf.net/innercontent.aspx?id=424

Monday, October 11, 2010

ACM's 16th Computing Conference, October 15-17th, 2010

The Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) will be holding their 16th "Reflections/Projections" Computing Conference on October 15th-17th, 2010. 

Reflections/Projections is an opportunity for us to bring together students from across the country to gain a broader perspective on computer science in the presence of some of the great minds of today and yesterday. Throughout the weekend, we'll have several speakers from across the country (from industry and academia alike), a programming competition from in-house developers (MechMania), and a job fair for students and companies in Computer Science.

Best of all, there is no fee to attend!  But register online in advance, and you'llget a free t-shirt.

For more information, please visit ACM's website: http://acum.uiuc.edu/conference

Mas Family Scholarship Program

The Mas Family Scholarship program, which is funded by the interest generated from a multi-million dollar donation by the Mas family in 1997, is currently the largest scholarship program for Cuban-American students in the country.

Undergraduate and Graduate scholarships are available in the fields of Engineering, Business, International Relations, Economics, Communications, and Journalism.

Each applicant will be evaluated through a two step selection process consisting of:
1) A preliminary screening committee will analyze and confirm the student’s credential (academic standing, grades, financial needs, etc.) and will select a pool of finalists;
2) A selection committee will make the final determination based on written essays and on character evaluations.

For more information, or to apply, please visit the Mas Family Scholarship website.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Opportunities from 3M and Proctor & Gamble

3M Minority and Women Engineering Student's Night, Oct 12

3M will be hosting a pizza dinner and technical presentation on Tuesday, October 12 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the Levis Center, The title of the presentation is Smooth Sided Trailers Case Study. It will be a real life example of engineering and science application. Time will be allotted for networking and discussing 3M internship and career opportunites.

Proctor and Gamble is sponsoring a Virtual Online Diversity Career Fair, Oct. 13
If you've ever used a Tide, Pantene, Crest or Duracell product, you are familiar with Proctor and Gamble. Now you have a chance to find out more about the company and the employment opportunities it offers.

P&G is holding this virtual event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to give you access to more than 200 of its recruiters, and you can do so from the comfort of your home or wherever you have Internet access. Instant message in real time with the recruiters and learn more about the company, its opportunities, the 300+ most trusted brands it offers, and how you could become a part of this "build from within" company that sees 95% of its employees start at an entry level and progress through the organization.

Register to participate
https://presentations.inxpo.com/Shows/PG/Diversity-CareerFair/9-15-10/Registration/registration.html

Find out more about Proctor and Gamble:
www.pg.com/en_US/index.shtml

Teleconference in Undergraduate Orientation and Enculturation

The Empowering Leadership Alliance invites you to participate in its 1st mentoring teleconference in the Mentoring Series: Undergraduate Orientation and Enculturation.
Topic: College Life and Time Management
Speaker/Telementor: Shanna-Shaye Forbes, PhD Student, University of California at Berkeley
Date: Friday, October 15
Time: 2pm (Eastern), 1pm (Central), 11am (Pacific)

Although targeted for undergraduate students, all students are welcome to join in the conversation. Ms. Forbes will provide college survival tips such as time management strategies for students in the computing disciplines. She will also be available to address participants' questions.

Click https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGlXYkl6emIyZ0ltdWdwUTJrNmdMMGc6MQ#gid=0
to register online for this event.

About the Telementor:
Shanna-Shaye is a PhD student at the University of California at Berkeley in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2007 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering Concentration) and received her M..S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences in May 2009 from UC Berkeley.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Phoebe E. Lenear, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Office: 217.244.0199
Fax: 217.244.6375
Email: lenear3@illinois.edu

REU: "Engineering Biological Machines." Deadline: February 15, 2011.

Get involved in the "Engineering Biological Machines" REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) this summer! The REU has locations at MIT, Georgia Tech, and the University of Illinois. This 10-week program is full time, offers a generous stipend and travel allowance, as well as all food and housing expenses.

By combining scientific and engineering methods, students will:
-Use stem cells to create biological machines.
-Create 3D cellular structures for new drug discoveries.
-Develop research for environmental health applications.

Who Should Apply?
-Any undergraduate student majoring in biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, or related engineering field.
-Students from underrepresented minority groups and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
-US citizenship or permanent residency is required.

The application and more information is available at http://www.ebics.net/

Application deadline is February 15, 2011.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

THE HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND gives over 4,000 scholarships each year to students going to four-year universities, community colleges and graduate school.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
College bound students of all levels who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. Students must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA (3.3 GPA for the Gates Millennium Scholars Program) and plan to be enrolled full-time in the Fall of 2011. All majors are encouraged to apply.

WHAT?
There are close to 150 HSF scholarship programs ava ilable to you, including the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. Scholarship amounts range from $1,000 to $15,000.

APPLICATION PERIOD BEGINS SEPTEMBER 1ST.
See website for specific opening and closing dates. Apply online at http://www.hsf.net/.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

National Science Foundation Fellowships, Deadline: February 15, 2011

National Science Foundation Fellowships - The Environmental Resources Engineering Graduate program has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund seven graduate student scholarships per year during the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 academic years. The scholarships will be awarded to incoming ERE graduate students on a competitive basis.

Applicants who submit all of the necessary master’s program application materials for fall semester admission by the February 15 deadline will automatically be considered for the scholarships. Each student who receives a scholarship will receive $10,500 to cover educational expenses (e.g. fees, books, software, laboratory supplies, etc.) and a $15,000 stipend for living expenses. The awards are for a single year and are not renewable.


Students who are interested to receive more information should contact any of the following ERE program faculty members: Eileen Cashman, Beth Eschenbach, Brad Finney, Arne Jacobson, or Margaret Lang. See http://www.humboldt.edu/engineering/graduate/ere/faculty for contact information.

US DOT's Entrepreneurial Training Women and Girls Internship Program

The U.S. Department of Transportation has recently expanded the Women's Internship program to encourage young women to pursue careers in transportation.  The expansion will make Small Business Transporation Resource Centers to place qualified female college students in transportation-related intersnhips throughout their regions.

Applicants must be current female college students. Applicants will be selected based on a four part process:

* GPA - 2.8 or higher to qualify
* Letter of interest from the student
* Letter of Recommendation
* Interview

For more information, please visit the U.S. DOT website.

Friday, October 1, 2010

IBM Info Session - Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Join us for an information session at University of Illinois to learn how
we can build a smarter planet together.


Are you an innovator? A leader? An agent of change? Are you an IBMer?


Sponsored by UIUC’s HKN (ETA KAPPA NU)

IBM Information Session
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: DCL 1320
“Pizza and Soda will be served!

Prizes also available! –

IBM is looking for students majoring in:
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Information Technology and Software Engineering!

Welcome to the decade of smart.
We’re thrilled that you are considering IBM to expand upon your education. IBMers represent some of the most extraordinary, sophisticated and insightful people from around the world. Nobel Prize winners, Turing Award recipients, award-winning consultants, software specialists and industry experts are among the company’s nearly 400,000 employees in over 170 countries. It’s a great opportunity to broaden your experience among a diverse and esteemed International network of colleagues – connections that will continue to propel your career for a lifetime.

THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST
IBM boasts opportunities available across our various business units. Visit us year round at ibm.com/start to see a full list of all of our opportunities. You must apply to this site in order to be considered for any role at IBM, even if you interview with us on campus. Check back often, as we do update our job postings frequently.