SGPP Undergrad Newsletter
Table of Contents Important Dates
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Announcements
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Reminders
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University wide Dates & Deadlines click here. Important Dates & Deadlines to Know: Freshmen Reorientation Deadline Click here to access the appropriate reorientation
3/5/13 by 4:00 PM
Spring Break
3/9-3/17
Priority Registration begins for Veterans, Honors Jr’s & Sr’s only 3/18-3/24/13 Begin Registering for Summer Classes for all students
3/18/13
Priority Registration begins for Seniors & Honors Soph.’s & Freshmen
3/25-3/31/13
Priority Registration begins for Juniors
4/1-4/7/13
Priority Registration begins for Sophomores
4/8-4/14/13
Priority Registration begins for Freshmen
4/15-4/21/13
Reimbursement Deadline for GRE Test Prep
30 days from registration
Reimbursement Deadline for Study Abroad Airfare
30 days from airfare purchase
Reimbursement Deadline for Internships Outside of Arizona Airfare
30 days from airfare purchase
The Schedule of Classes for Summer Session 2013 is live in UAccess! Registration will begin on March 18th. The Summer website is up and available for students to view at….. http://summer-winter.arizona.edu/ There are no details yet as to the cost per unit. As soon as details are known, the website will be updated. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Summer/Winter Office at 626-8200. Check out SGPP on Facebook! Receive updates posted direct to Facebook
Announcements
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Announcements
The largest career fair on campus all Spring Semester. Take out your smart phone or your favorite notepad right this minute and schedule this date with destiny. Yes, before you hit the beach for Spring Break, make a date with yourself to attend UA Spring Career Days. Connect with employers at over 180 tables over the course of this two-day event. You’ll find a diverse group of recruiters representing everything from Public Service, Government, Healthcare, Agriculture and Corporate organizations looking for future interns and full-time employees. Some of the companies attending this fair have never visited this campus before. Check online at www.career.arizona.edu to determine what companies are coming and when. There will be some overlap, but each day different companies attend and different opportunities are available. The list of participants is as long as it is varied. Just a small sampling of organizations attending this Spring fair include: Abercrombie & Fitch, Apple, B/E Aerospace, Convergys, COPE Community Services, DFV Wines, Dun & Bradstreet, Honeywell, IBM, Insight Global, KMSB Fox 11, Macy’s, Maxim Healthcare, Microsoft, NASA, Pacific Sunwear, PepsiCo, Salt River Project, Trader Joe’s and Yelp. Brand new companies coming to campus for the first time ever include: Apollo Group, Celtic Commercial Finance, Clayton Homes, Command Transportation, HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc., My Own TM, NetSuite, Regal Wine Co., the Smithsonian Institution, The Doe Run Company and Thorlabs. UA Spring Career Days Student Union Memorial Center 3rd Floor ballroom Tuesday and Wednesday March 19 & 20 11am – 4pm Tweet your photos to #LastChanceFair DON'T MISS UA Arizona Repertory Theatre's ONE-DAY CatCard SALE! VIDEO: Members of the cast of CYMBELINE are given 60 seconds to explain the play from start to finish! Ready...set...GO! Buy Tickets for: CYMBELINE at just $10 instead of the regular, student discount rate of $19 ONE DAY ONLY!
Tickets available only for:
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Mar 7th at 7:30pm
11:00am – 4:00pm
Mar 8th at 7:30pm
(first come, first served)
Mar 9th at 1:30pm or 7:30pm
Show your CatCard at the
Mar 23rd at 1:30pm or 7:30pm
UA Fine Arts Box Office in the Marroney Theatre! Cash/MasterCard/VISA/AMEX/Discover & Checks Accepted with Proper I.D. / Limit two (2) tickets per CatCard holder. UA Fine Arts Box Office located in Marroney Theatre across the street from the Center for Creative Photography, in between the School of Music & UA Museum of Art. See Tomorrow's Stars Today! SGPP Undergrad Newsletter Pg 4
More information about ART’s CYMBELINE!
Announcements ASUA Criminal Justice Club announces their March meeting: Thursday, 3/7/13 @ 5:30 is SS 311 Special presentation by The U.S. Marshals Service http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/criminal-justice-association Are you interested in learning more about law school and the practice of law? Come mingle with some of Tucson's best attorneys THIS THURSDAY March 7th, at 12 PM in Law School Room 118. (map) Pizza and soda will be provided! Participating attorneys will be from top firms in town: Anna Ceder is on the litigation counsel for State Farm. Mo Goldman is from Goldman & Goldman - considered to be the go-to people for immigration. He was recently on NPR, and was the president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Matt Schmidt works at Kinerk, Schmidt & Sethi. A high-end boutique PI firm specializing in med mal, insurance bad faith, wrongful death and elder care. We will also have an attorney who practices criminal law. We just don't have his bio yet! Undergrads: come learn about different paths you can take, after law school graduation
To ensure we have enough pizza, RSVP by clicking here or going to http://goo.gl/xyQfI
Potential Candidate for Governor Visits the UA: Fred Duval, the former President of the Arizona Board of Regents, who is expected to declare his candidacy for the 2014 Arizona Governor's Race soon, will be visiting the University of Arizona Young Democrats Club. Their meeting, at which he will be the guest speaker, will be Thursday, March 7th, at 6:30 PM in Social Sciences Room 114. Membership in the club or the Democratic Party are not required to attend the event. For more information or for any questions, please check our facebook page at www.facebook.com/UAYoungDems or email our President at elane.mlls@gmail.com. SGPP Undergrad Newsletter Pg 5
Announcements Faculty Women’s Club Scholarship ________________________________________________________________________________________ Application Deadline: Friday, March 15, 2013 Application and all supporting materials must be received by deadline date. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Complete application can be found at here Award Amount: Amount varies for the 2013-2014 academic year Eligibility for Consideration: (Please check all that apply) I am a female Arizona resident. I will be a UA graduate or undergraduate sophomore, junior or senior in the 2013-2014 academic year. I have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or greater. I will be enrolled in the minimum number of units to be considered a full time student, per University requirements. I’ve completed a 2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). UA FAFSA School Code (001083) – Priority Deadline March 1st.
If you have checked all the boxes above you are eligible for consideration. Attachment Checklist: Official UA transcripts One (1) letter of recommendation Copy of completed 2013 FAFSA, including Student Aid Report (SAR)
Submit this form, the above listed attachments and the application to: University of Arizona Foundation Attn: Scholarships Swede Johnson Building 1111 N. Cherry Ave. P.O. Box 210109 Tucson, AZ 85721
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Announcements Do you want to have a lasting impact on your campus and in the world? Apply to start a Nourish International chapter at the U of A today! Join our student movement to address global poverty through social entrepreneurship. We are currently located on 28 U.S. college campuses and are now accepting applications to expand. Visit www.nourish.org to learn more about Nourish's model of engaging students and empowering communities. Act now - applications are being reviewed as they come in!
About Nourish International Nourish International was founded in 2003 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the student group Hunger Lunch. Since incorporating as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit in 2006, Nourish has begun chapters on 28 campuses nationwide. In 2008, Nourish International received the North Carolina Peace Prize for excellence in cross-cultural solutions and sustainable development. The UN, Huffington Post, and TEDx Raleigh have recognized our accomplishments. Nourish International is a unique organization in the field, successfully blending social entrepreneurship and responsible international development. Since 2003, Nourish has sent 369 students and $266,380 abroad, working with community partners on 65 projects around the world. For more information go to www.nourish.org. The Chapter Founders Team Nourish International (919) 338-2599 www.nourish.org Engaging students and empowering communities to make a lasting impact on extreme poverty
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Reminders
SGPP Peer Mentor Positions Open! Apply today! Are you a junior or senior who has completed at least one semester at the University of Arizona? Do you enjoy working with other students? Are you looking for a great leadership opportunity? Apply to be a Peer Mentor for the School of Government and Public Policy! This is a paid position. Application deadline: Monday, March 4, 2013@ 5:00 p.m. We will be conducting interviews after Spring Break. For more details, please visit our website: http://sgpp.arizona.edu/peermentor
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Reminders
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Reminders
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For more details visit: uabookstore.arizona.edu/graduation or join our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/189449554512147/
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Reminders
Attention SGPP
Graduates!!
May & August
The deadline to apply for May 2013 & August 2013 graduation is February 1st, 2013, after this date an additional fee applies. Click here for more details regarding the degree check process. Click here for commencement details.
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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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