Winter Courses Abroad 2011

• ADV 399: Advertising Across Borders - Consumerism in Neo-Emerging Markets, Dominican Republic led by Professor William Berry

• ANTH 445: Primate Behavior, Ecology, Ecosystem Sustainability and Conservation, Costa Rica led by Professor Paul Garber

• GLBL 298: Globalization and Inequality in Post-apartheid in Cape Town, South Africa led by Professor Ken Salo

• GLBL 298: Cultural Diversity in Modern Turkey led by Professor Ercan Balci

• GLBL 298: Diversity and Integration in Jerusalem, Israel led by Professor Yore Kedem

• GLBL 298: Globalization and Language and Culture of India led by Professor Mithilesh Mishra

• GLBL 298: Tourism and Economic Development in Peru led by Professor Helaine Silverman

• GLBL 298: Global Studies in Shanghai, China led by Professor Gary Xu

• GLBL 298: International Development and Community Service in Nicaragua led by Professor Laura Hastings

• GLBL 298: Understanding Businesses, Customers and Markets in India and China led by Professor John Clarke

Fellowships For Undergraduate Environmental Study

Deadline: *December 12, 2011*

Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of  undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer of their junior year. The fellowship provides up to $19,700 per
academic year of support and $9,500 of support for a three-month summer internship.

http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/2012_gro_undergrad.html

MERGE Graduate School Program, Deadline: September 19, 2011

INTERESTED IN GRADUATE STUDY?  APPLY FOR A FREE TRIP TO UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

In an effort to increase the diversity of its graduate student body, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is offering a no-obligation, expense-paid campus visit to promising engineering, physics and chemistry students who are preparing for graduate study. The trip is sponsored by the Multi-Cultural Engineering Recruitment for Graduate Education (MERGE) program. This year's MERGE program will be held on Oct. 21 & 22, 2011 with travel on Oct. 20 & 23. Complete information on the MERGE program, including application instructions can be found on the website www.engineering.illinois.edu/merge.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and be enrolled in (or have recently completed) an accredited curriculum in engineering, physics or chemistry. Preference is given to students who are planning to enter graduate studies in 2012 and whose cultural background will contribute to the diversity of the graduate student body.

It is important to note that in order to take advantage of this opportunity; you must submit the application materials no later than September 19, 2011.

For additional information or late registration, call the MERGE program at the 217-265-4560 or e-mail merge@cen.uiuc.edu.

Graduate Recruiting and Professional Development Forum, September 23-24th, 2011

Graduate Recruiting and Professional Development Forum - Virginia Tech College of Engineering Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, VA

23-24 September 2011

Event web page and Registration - http://www.cpe.vt.edu/coegradforum/index.html

Travel Scholarships available upon application and award

Come learn about your career opportunities as a graduate student in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. Events include lab tours, meetings with department faculty and current graduate students, and learning about the breadth and depth of program opportunities in the college on the 23rd of September. An optional Professional Development Forum will be held on the 24th of September to assist you in understanding the graduate application process, funding opportunities, the “How-to’s” of graduate life, as well as a hands on workshop for developing a Personal Statements and Resumes that get you noticed.

Come Join us, become a Hokie and join the ranks of the what Wall Street Journal calls the 13th “best engineering college for recruiting.”

Career Center Services

The Career Center offers a variety of services to assist you, from the time you begin thinking about a health profession, to the moment you are admitted to a professional program. Some of the services we offer include:

-Pre-health services for the first two weeks of the semester (August 22-September 2):
    -Information sessions: This is your first stop if you have never visited The Career Center. These sessions will cover how to get started with classes and activities, resources on campus, and ways that The Career Center can help you with your preparation.
      Information sessions will be held Tuesday-Friday from 12-1 pm during the first two weeks of the fall semester:
       -August 23, 25, 26, 30, 31 & September 2: Illini Union Room 407
       -August 24: Illini Union General Lounge
       -September 1: Illini Union Room 314B
-Pre-health drop-in hours for the first two weeks:
      -Tuesday-Friday 9-11 am & 1-3 pm

-Health Careers Chronicle: This weekly newsletter will share tips and information about clubs, volunteering, and other opportunities to help you in your preparation.
     We strongly encourage you to sign up for the Health Careers Chronicle here:  http://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/prehealth/chronicle/signup

Are you ready for the year? Visit The Career Center today!

Pre-health advising staff at The Career Center (http://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/)
715 S. Wright Street (Student Services Arcade Building, across from the Alma Mater)
217-333-0820

CIBER Competition

Attention Students!

Experience a different take on case competitions! BP and the Center for Professional Responsibility in Business and Society are proud to announce a new competition for the fall 2011 semester that puts students in cross-disciplinary teams to examine ethical and professional responsibility issues. The students who are selected will get the unique opportunity to tour the BP trading floor and oil refinery during the competition. There will also be cash prizes for the winning teams.

See the website for more information: http://www.ciber.illinois.edu/events/PRSC2011/

Key Dates:
August 25, Thursday, 6:00 p.m. (3007 BIF) – Information session
August 31, Wednesday, 10:00 p.m. – Application deadline, use online application form
September 6, Tuesday – Teams will be announced
September 9, Friday, 8:30-10:30 a.m. (240WH) – Participant workshop
September 16, Friday, Leave BIF 6:30 a.m. – Field trip to BP’s Chicago headquarters.
September 17, Saturday, 8:00 a.m. –Guided bus tour of oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana
September 19, Monday, 10:00 p.m. deadline – Submit questions
September 27, Tuesday, Time TBD – Guest speaker
October, 4, Tuesday, Final presentations and awards dinner

Team Composition:
Each team will comprise of six full-time UIUC students for a maximum of six groups. Since an intended goal of this competition is to have participants work on an interdisciplinary team, we ideally would prefer to have one student from Law, one from Engineering, and four from different areas of Business. At the same time, however, we realize that some flexibility in team organization may be necessary to best accommodate the skill sets and academic backgrounds represented by those who apply to participate in this competition.

Maximum six teams

Contact Lynnea Johnson, lsjohnso@illinois.edu, if you have any questions.

Coca Cola Scholars, Deadline: October 31, 2011

Deadline: October 31, 2011

Seniors in high schools throughout the United States who meet the eligibility requirements may apply each year for one of 250 four-year, achievement-based scholarships.

APPLICANTS MUST BE:
-CURRENT high school (or home-schooled) seniors attending school in the United States (or select DoD schools);
-U.S. Citizens; U.S. Nationals; U.S. Permanent Residents; Temporary Residents (in a legalization program); Refugees; Asylees; Cuban-Haitian Entrants; or Humanitarian Parolees;
-Anticipating completion of high school diploma at the time of application;
-Planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution;
-Carrying a minimum 3.00 GPA at the end of their junior year of high school.

https://www.coca-colascholars.org/

POWER READING COURSE

The POWER READING COURSE is designed to help students improve their reading speed, concentration, comprehension and productivity. This is a non-graded, non-credit, twelve session course that meets for 50 minutes on a M-W or T-TH sequence. Sessions will be available twice a semester. Books and materials will be provided. A materials fee of $15.00 will be assessed each student.

Schedule

First Session:
M&W Sections: September 12 – October 19, at 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm, in room 309 English Building
T&TH Sections: September 13 – October 20, at 10am, 11am, and 12pm, in room 307 English Building
Second Session:
M&W Sections: October 24 – December 7, at 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm, in room 309 English Building
T&TH Sections: October 25 – December 6, at 10am, 11am, and 12pm, in room 307 English Building

Registration Information

Applications for Fall 2011 are now available.  Register online at www.illinois.edu/goto/powerreadingregistration. If you have questions regarding registration or need any additional registration or need any additional information, please email Susan Herbert at skherber@illinois.edu.

The Foundation Scholarships, Deadline: March 2, 2012

The Foundation expects to award 80 scholarships of up to $5000 and 50 honorable mentions of $350 to sophomore and junior level college students  committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or  Native American health care.

Scholarships are offered in any of three categories:
-To students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment; or

-To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy; or

-To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native health care.

To be eligible, students must meet all of the following criteria:
-Be committed to a career related to the environment, OR committed to a career in tribal public policy OR Native American health care.

-Only Native Americans and Alaska Natives are eligible to apply in tribal public policy or Native American health care.

-Native American students studying tribal public policy or native health do not need to demonstrate commitment to the environment.

-Likewise, students pursuing environmentally related careers do not need to be Native American, nor do they need to demonstrate commitment to tribal public policy or Native health.

Meet the following requirements:
- Have a college grade-point average of at least a "B" or the equivalent.
- Be pursuing full-time study during the 2012-2013 academic year.
- Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. permanent resident.

Deadline: March 2, 2012

http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/MKUScholarship/MKUScholarship.aspx

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, Deadline: February 13, 2012

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards merit-based scholarships to college students who plan to pursue careers in government or elsewhere in public service. Truman Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school, participate in leadership development activities, and  have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal  government.

Each nominee for the Truman Scholarship must be:
-a full-time junior-level student at a four-year institution pursuing a  bachelor's degree during the 2011-2012 academic year. 'Junior' here means a student who plans to continue full-time undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between December 2012 and August 2012, or  a student in his or her third year of collegiate study who expects to graduate during the 2011-2012 academic year, *or a senior-level student who is a resident of Puerto Rico* or the Islands as defined below;

-nominated by the Truman Scholarship Faculty Representative at his or her institution;

-in the upper quarter of his or her class; and

-a United States citizen or a United States national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Resident aliens (green card holders) are not eligible.

http://www.truman.gov/for-candidates/2012-competition/

Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships

Deadline: December 1, 2011

An opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to
receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completion.


Awardees must be;

   - a U.S. citizen at time of application,
   - 18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2012,
   - able to participate in summer internships at DoD laboratories,
   - willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD,
   - a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a
   4.0 scale (as calculated by the SMART application) and,
   - pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in one of the disciplines
   listed on the About SMART <http://smart.asee.org/about> page.


http://smart.asee.org/about/

SAE International Scholarships, Deadline: January 15, 2012

Through generous contributions from various individuals, corporations and universities, SAE International is proud to award scholarship money to both undergraduate and graduate engineering students. SAE scholarships assist in developing the future engineering workforce by helping students achieve their dreams of becoming an engineer.

Funded through the SAE Foundation, these scholarships encourage academic excellence and help students around the world to pursue their passion for engineering.
Application: http://students.sae.org/awdscholar/scholarships/hsengineering.htm