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Dear PMPC/ CJS Seniors and Juniors: If you plan to graduate May’14, Summer’14 or Dec’14 please make sure to complete the online “Core Registration” form to request permission to enroll in the core classes during your priority registration. The deadline to submit your online form is October 4, 2013 by 3pm. You will find the form by going to the link below. http://sgpp.arizona.edu/form/spring-2014-pmpccjscore-course-registration-form Thanks! SGPP Advising
If you are graduating this December, 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.
SGPP Students: Mark your calendars for these upcoming events with our peer mentors!
Students can now apply for the $500 Magellan Scholarship. The deadline for applying is 4 PM o Monday, October 7th. More information and the link to apply is below: http://web.sbs.arizona.edu/college/ node/95
Hey Wildcats! Do you want to make your voice heard? Do you have some opinions about the U of A you wish someone would listen to? Are you passionate about creating positive change at the U of A? Apply for Wildcat Sounding Board today! Wildcat Sounding Board is a focus group of UA students who are passionate about the student voice and want to help make a difference for all students here. The students represent a wide and diverse range of colleges, schools, majors and involvement. The group will meet approximately three times per semester to discuss various academic policies and campus issues. Topics will range from drop deadlines to campus tutoring and everything in between. Your thoughts will be heard by professors, faculty, and administration! Plus, free food is included. The application deadline is Friday, October 4th, so apply TODAY! Applicants will be notified of their status by October 6th. Application link: Click Here! Please contact me with any questions at jordanallison@email.arizona.edu.
FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LATIN AMERICA:
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona and the Center for Mesoamerican Research (CIRMA) invite you to participate in a study abroad program in Antigua, Guatemala. This is a summer, spring and/or fall semester program. Students receive a University of Arizona transcript. Most courses can be taken for honors credit, and some can be taken for graduate credit. The real uniqueness of Study Abroad at CIRMA is our commitment to a transformational pedagogy. Our program weaves together rigorous theoretical engagement in themes such as human rights, development, climate change, and indigeneity with ongoing reflection of current events, home stay experiences, top/notch language training and profound encounters with Guatemalan activists, artists, students and scholars. https://www.facebook.com/StudyAbroadCirma Program highlights include: a variety of Latin American Studies, History, Anthropology, Politics, Environmental Studies and Spanish classes, taught by professors, scholars, and practitioners from Central America. Students can also study a Mayan language. classes give an in-depth and on-the-ground view of the history of revolution in Central America and contemporary social justice, peace and development issues, and ethnic relations. engaging field trips throughout Guatemala related to course material. opportunities to travel on your own (Guatemala is incredibly beautiful, complex and fascinating!) a home stay with a Guatemalan family. for-credit internships at CIRMA and use of CIRMA's extensive research library. CIRMA is located in a stunningly beautiful colonial mansion in the center of Antigua, Guatemala. internships and volunteer opportunities in the surrounding community, organized according to student interests.
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study abroad students are also doing internships at Safe Passage/Camino Seguro (www.safepassage.org) in Guatemala City. Safe Passage provides life-transforming aid to children of families who live in a barrio marginal.
Study abroad students have found that lending a hand to this incredible organization not only makes a real difference in the world, but that it changes their own lives as well. This internship can be accompanied by a directed reading in Latin American urban history or urban anthropology. 
a colloquium series that brings in renowned political, social and cultural leaders to dialogue with the study abroad students.
In both Fall and Spring, CIRMA offers an optional, 2-credit field learning experiences. We team you with top experts and bring you to places tourists never see, into direct contact with Mayan or other Central American communities who have risen from the ashes of the civil wars and are doing amazing grassroots projects, recovering historical memory and/or promoting sustainable development. Students say that these trips, like their CIRMA experience in general, change their lives. Deadline to apply for Spring 2014 is Oct. 15. For deadlines for summer and fall 2014, please click on the U of A study abroad link below. For more information about the application process, contact Jill Calderon at the UA Study Abroad office: jcaldero@email.arizona.edu. For questions about CIRMA and Guatemala, contact Jennifer Casolo, CIRMA study abroad director: jcasolo@cirma.org.gt For program information, including price, see: http://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/center-mesoamerican-research-cirmaguatemala or visit http://cirma.org.gt
Become an Arizona Ambassador! Hey Wildcats! Are you obsessed with the UA? Do you love to show off your backward walking skills? Have you ever found yourself suddenly singing the fight song? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then apply to become an Arizona Ambassador! The Arizona Ambassador Honorary is a volunteer/service organization on campus and has been around since 1979. Ambassadors provide campus tours to prospective students on a daily basis and participate in numerous on and off campus recruitment events. The organization logs nearly 1000 community service hours a semester. This is a great opportunity to share your unique Wildcat Experience, meet prospective students, improve your public speaking skills, make amazing networks and connections among the campus community, and learn things about the university you NEVER knew! Recruiting new students will open up more opportunities than you can imagine, and you will play a pivotal role in the decision process for a variety of prospective students. Applications are due by Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 at 3 p.m. and are available at these locations: - Office of Admissions (Bear Down Gym) - Academic Success and Achievement/Student Transitions - ASUA - Center for Student Involvement and Leadership - African American Student Affairs (MLK Center) - Asian/American Student Affairs - Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs - Native American Student Affairs OR download an application from http://admissions.arizona.edu/ambassadors/apply Be sure you stay updated through our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ ambassadorselections If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the following people: Natalie Jo Horwitz, Selections and Training Chair â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ambassadorselections13@gmail.com<mailto:ambassadorselections13@gmail.com> Andrew Williams, Selections and Training Chair â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ambassadorselec-
The Master of Planning degree at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy will offer up to five full-tuition diversity fellowships for our 2014 entering class. Students should apply by December 15, 2013 and they should complete the fellowship application to be considered for these diversity fellowships. Our program is among the oldest, most highly ranked, and most innovative planning programs nationally. We will host open houses for interested students on: October 14, 2013 (Los Angeles) November 5, 2013 (New York City) November 6, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) November 20, 2013 (Los Angeles) Students can RSVP to the information sessions here: http:// priceschool.usc.edu/admission/info-sessions/. Please visit our web page, priceschool.usc.edu/mpl. For further questions, contact Sarah Esquivel, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admission, at sesquive@usc.edu. * Please see flyer on the following page
Check out our SGPP Internships page for a comprehensive list of internships, instructions on how to enroll, and more!
My name is Michael Sheridan and I am one of the Directors of State Affairs for ASUA. We are currently searching for interns to assist the various directors in the policy department as interns! The link to the application is: https://docs.google.com/a/email.arizona.edu/forms/ d/16LBLighhHJtULV2XYeYIwwBBHpyFbVuLRF87gpNA2io/ viewform Thanks, -Michael Sheridan University of Arizona | Political Science | Spanish Director of State Affairs | Associated Students of the University of Arizona Vice President | University of Arizona Young Democrats Selections and Fundraising Chair | Honors College Ambassadors Arizona Ambassadors Office Aide | Think Tank (520) 333-7995 c