Undergraduate Newsletter
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Table of Contents Semester at a Glance January 15 Classes begin
January 20 No classes/campus closed (Martin Luther King Day) January 23 Last day to add classes without instructor’s signature February 11 Last day to drop classes without notation on transcript March 15-March 23 No classes (Spring Break)
May 2014 Graduation
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Reminder
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Washington D.C. Opportunity 5
SGPP Events
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Internship Opportunities
9-14
Non-SGPP Internship
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Job Opportunities
16-18
Campus Events
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Announcements
22-25
Academic Advising
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May 7 Last Day of Classes May 8 Reading Day May 9-15 Final Exams
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May 2014 Graduation GRADUATING
IN MAY? APPLICATION LATE FEE NOW APPLICABLE
If you are graduating this May you can still apply for degree candidacy, but a $50.00 late candidacy application fee will now be assessed. For detailed instructions on how to initiate your paperwork, please visit our degree check page.
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Reminder Dear Juniors and Seniors, We have partnered with Career Services to give our junior and senior majors access to Wildcat Joblink. Wildcat JobLink is a state-of-the-art career management tool, offering UA students access to jobs, internships, and a range of other services including campus interviewing and resume referrals. To access JobLink, please visit the Career Services website at https:// www.career.arizona.edu/joblink. All you need is your NETID and password to login and take advantage of these great services. Why is SGPP only funding juniors and seniors to have access to JobLink?
The funding comes from SGPP Program Fees, which only our junior and senior majors pay. If you are a freshman or sophomore, you are welcome to register and pay the annual $5 fee out of pocket. Visit https:// www.career.arizona.edu/joblink to register. I will be a junior at the end of the current semester. When can I have access? SGPP will be requesting access for any students who have reached 60+ credits each semester after the census date (the 21st day of the semester). So, if you will have 60+ completed credits at the end of this semester, you will be granted access next semester after the census date. If you have any questions, please email ctryon@email.arizona.edu.
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Washington D.C. Opportunity Dear SGPP Students, The School of Government and Public Policy has funding available to sponsor eligible students to attend a week-long national security academic seminar program in Washington D.C. While this program will not count for academic credit, it is a great opportunity to dive into many issues that pertain to national security – an experience that will open doors to students as they pursue their future careers. The funding for this program is very competitive and SGPP has a limited number of awards. To learn more and complete the funding application, please visit our website: http://sgpp.arizona.edu/ national-security-2014-academic-seminar. Funding Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 2 at 5:00 p.m. Sincerely, SGPP Advising Team School of Government & Public Policy Social Sciences 315A TEL: 520-621-7601 FAX: 520-621-1000
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SGPP Events
http://sgpp.arizona.edu/spring -2014-workshop-series
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SGPP Events
http://sgpp.arizona.edu/spring-2014-workshop-series
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SGPP Events
http://sgpp.arizona.edu/spring-2014-workshop-series
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Internship Opportunities The International Rescue Committee in Tucson is now interviewing candidates for the following intern positions: Immigration Services ** Health Advocacy Nutrition and Food Security Case Management (Procurement and Logistics) Cultural Orientation Case Management (Survivors of Torture) Employment and Economic Development ** Outreach and Communications Recruitment and Placement Family Mentor Program Coordinator New Roots Agricultural Coordinator Citizenship Preparation Instructor ** Non-profit Administration ** **Positions most relevant to Government and Public Policy Visit our internship page for additional openings and application instructions. Agency Background: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitative assistance, resettlement services, and advocacy for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict. The IRC in Tucson provides a wide range of services to refugees in all stages of resettlement and seeks to promote each refugee family's search for self-sufficiency. Anne Kiser, Volunteer Coordinator International Rescue Committee Tucson T 520 319 2128 x103 | F 520 319 2160 Anne.kiser@Rescue.org | Rescue.org/Tucson
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Internship Opportunities Steele for House Intern Information Steele for House is currently seeking interns to help get Victoria Steele reelected to the Arizona State House in Legislative District 9. We need motivated self-starters to assist the campaign with phone banking, canvassing, data entry, social media marketing, and support at social events. Interns will gain hands-on experience on the inner workings of state politics, meet local Democratic leaders and learn organizing skills. Candidates should be professional and possess strong oral and written communication skills, campaign experience a plus, but not required. Schedule will be 10 to 20 hours a week on a flexible basis. Interested applicants should email Laura Enriquez at laurainarizona@gmail.com. Thank you, Laura Enriquez Field Director Steele for House
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Internship Opportunities
Looking for other internship opportunities? Check out our SGPP Internships page for a comprehensive list of internships, instructions on how to enroll, and more!
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Non-SGPP Internship CommunityRED CommunityRED is a startup Non-Government Organization that empowers and connects vulnerable communities through secure and innovative technology solutions. What we do: We bridge the gap between human rights, humanitarian, journalist, activist and technology communities to build awareness of security risks and vulnerabilities and to develop and distribute secure technology tools to support free speech in conflict and danger zones.
All Internships are located in Washington, DC and are apporixately 40 hours per week during summer for three months. Contact Krystal Atha, Deputy Director, KC@communityred.org<mailto:KC@communityred.org for more information. Grants and Fundraising Intern Interns have a hand in shaping projects over the short term, and organizational structure over the long term. Interns will also be trained on the security and privacy tools that we use to communicate. Duties & Responsibilities - research potential grants and funders - prepare grant application documents - help develop, test, and implement membership framework - Help plan and support events
Strategic Communications Intern Interns have a hand in shaping projects over the short term, and organizational structure over the long term. Interns will also be trained on the security and privacy tools that we use to communicate. Duties & Responsibilities - help craft and keep messaging fresh - drafting regular communications with our community - help grow and connect our community - developing and setting up systems for regular communications - website, tumblr, social media management - Help plan and support events Program Intern Interns have a hand in shaping projects over the short term, and organizational structure over the long term. Interns will be trained on the security and privacy tools that we use to communicate. Duties & Responsibilities - Coordinate relationship management - Maintain events calendar and communicate to-dos - Help plan and support events - Support program efforts: research global legal and technical frameworks for Paranoid Planet project; FOREIGN POLICY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM All have application deadlines of April 20th. Full details here: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/employment *This is not an SGPP credited internship.
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Job Opportunities Part Time Undergraduate Research Assistant- Green Engagement Guide The UAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute of the Environment (IE) is seeking a current UA freshman, sophomore, or junior for part-time employment during the 2014-2015 school year. The selected candidate will work closely with our Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) to develop the UA Green Engagement Guide (GEG). This guide will help students understand the opportunities they have to get involved on and off campus. The position requires a combination of strong, proven writing skills, acute attention to detail, initiative, a willingness to learn, and an interest in the environment. In this position the Undergraduate Research Assistant will be able to make a series of connections on campus and in the community, and will be able to gain a further understanding of the opportunities that the UA has to offer. Job duties include: 1. Working with the GRA as well as various stakeholders throughout the campus and community to develop components that need to be in the GEG. 2. Contacting various entities on and off campus to learn about their engagement opportunities for students. 3. Working with the GRA to write the guide. 4. Help facilitate the creation and maintenance of an undergraduate committee that will give feedback on the creation of the guide. 5. Working with the IE communications and outreach staff to help create the website the guide will be hosted on. Pay range: $10-hour; minimum of 15 hours/week. The selected candidate would begin the first week of school in Fall of 2014. To apply: Please submit the following to Natalie Lucas (nrlucas@email.arizona.edu) and Thomas McDonald (tom1@email.arizona.edu) with a letter of interest, resume, one faculty reference, and one personal reference.
Applications Due: April 11, 2014
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Job Opportunities
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Campus Events Creative Arts and Design Career Panel & Networking Event Tuesday, April 8th 5:30 pm to 7 pm 3rd floor Tubac Meeting Room of the Student Union Memorial Center You can look forward to meeting: Tom Philabaum began his artistic career in the late 1950s/early 1960s at the Toledo Museum of Art School. A 1974 trip to the southwest led to his leasing a pottery school and starting a clay and glass coop here. His Philabaum Glass Gallery began by showing the works of artists he admired. Photography, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, monoprints, drawings and glass were represented; but since 1991, the gallery exclusively shows glass. Over 400 glass artists have participated in his exhibits through the years. Rob Backues, Art Director at Tattoo Manufacturing International (TMI), is an award winning designer with 20 years of professional experience. TMI, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest manufacturer of temporary tattoos, was founded in 1989 and now exports to 80 countries, producing and shipping seven million tattoos every day from its Tucson, Arizona headquarters. Don Regole, Principal/Designer of Regole Design, has been creating successful visual communications for his clients for more than 23 years. A graduate of ASU in 1983, he began his career in L.A. working for entertainment clients such as Universal Studios, Playboy and others. Don opened Regole Design in 1989 and has won more than 80 local and regional ADDY awards. Dr. Patrick Marcus, President of Marcus Engineering, creates public sculptures that integrate solar powered displays of light. He has been awarded a Solar Sculpture Commission for Tucson International Airport in collaboration with Fairfield Enterprises and Taylor Designs. The sculpture will be nearly twenty feet tall, made from polished stainless steel, and will incorporate high intensity solar powered LED lighting which changes through a rainbow of pleasing color pattern. Julie Sasse, Chief Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art and interim Curator of Latin American Art at the Tucson Museum of Art, has managed galleries in Sedona, Santa Fe and Palm Springs, taught studio art at ASU and Eastern Washington University and gallery management at the UA and has received fellowships for her research and writing from the Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies Program, the Clark Art Institute and the Marshall Foundation. A UA Student Services fee grant has made this career panel/networking event series possible. Seating is limited and food and beverage is included (free!). Interested students can RSVP by clicking on the Creative Arts and Design RSVP link on this page: www.career.arizona.edu/events/panelsmixers . Walk-ins are welcome. All students are invited to attend.
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Campus Events
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Announcements
Honors Thesis Study, One of our students, Maryam Shakir, is conducting research as part of her honors thesis study. Participants for data on a politically historic study are needed in the coming weeks. An Institutional Review Board responsible for human subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research project and found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research. Compensation of $20/participant is available. For more information, please contact mshakir@email.arizona.edu.
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Announcements
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Announcements
The Writing Skills Improvement Program in the College of Humanities offers:
NAVIGATING YOUR WAY THROUGH CITATION STYLES These workshops are designed to answer your most pressing questions regarding the various citation styles that you use when writing essays, research papers, theses, and dissertations. All workshops are free and open to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff, with no preregistration required. Just choose the workshop(s) you wish to attend and show up at the time, date, and location below:
Using Chicago Style, Andrea Hernandez Holm, M.A., M.S.
Tues. April 1, 12-1, Student Union Copper Room This workshop offers an introduction and overview of the Chicago Manual of Style for students and researchers. We will discuss how to follow the guidelines established for this style, including those for basic citations and formatting issues.
Using MLA Style, Dr. Leslie Dupont Thurs. April 3, 12-1, Student Union Copper Room This workshop will cover the basics of Modern Language Association (MLA) documentation style guidelines. We will address issues such as essay formatting, elements of in-text citations and the works cited page, and how to navigate the MLA handbook.
For further information: http://wsip.arizona.edu
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Announcements American Enterprise Institute The American Enterprise Institute is a private, nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics and social welfare. AEI's community of scholars and supporters are committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise. We will be hosting an information session for public policy graduate and undergraduate students on Friday, April 4, where we will be presenting background information on AEI, full-time entry-level job opportunities, and internships. The session will take place at 5pm in the Student Union â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Presidio Room (4th floor). Thank you for your time.
Best, Brittany Cobb Nelson Internship Program Manager American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 1150 17th Street, NW Brittany.Nelson@aei.org
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Academic Advising Academic Advising Info
To see your Academic Advisor click here for their contact information. You can also schedule an appointment with your advisor
by logging into SBS WiseAdvising here.
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