Posted by admin on September 29, 2006 in Internships
The New York State Assembly Session Internship offers college students a chance to participate in state government and the legislative process and possibly earn college credit through a well-structured practical learning experience. The Committee awards a $4140 stipend to each Session Intern in the January to May, 2007 Internship. Applicants must be matriculated in a college degree program as juniors or seniors, NYS residents or attend a college in NYS. They may be from any major, and must demonstrate academic ability, intellectual curiosity and receive a recommendation from the campus liaison. The Assembly offers up to 150 college students an opportunity to get involved in state governments and gain firsthand knowledge of the legislative process. Interns complete a comprehensive Orientation and a course taught by the Intern Committee’s faculty. Interns are assigned research and administrative responsibilities in an Assembly office. For more information, please visit http://assembly.state.ny.us/internship/ Applications are due November 1, 2006.
Posted by admin on September 29, 2006 in Uncategorized
This annual contest, sponsored by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, is designed to challenge college students to examine and analyze urgent ethical issues confronting them in today’s complex world. The contest is open to full-time college juniors and seniors and awards prizes ranging from $500 to a $5,000 first prize. Suggested topics for this year are:
1.) Reflect on the most profound moral dilemma you have encountered and analyze what it has taught you about ethnics and yourself.
2.) Examine the ethical aspects or implications of a major literary work, a film, or a significant piece of art.
3.) What is the relation between religion and ethics in today’s world?
4.) What does your own experience tell you about the relationship between politics and ethics and, in particular, what could be done to make politics more ethical?
The deadline for the 3,000-4,000 word essays is December 8, 2006. For more information, visit www.eliewieselfoundation.org.
Dr. Robert Daly, Distinguished Teaching Professor and professor of English will be hosting a Thesis Writing workshop on Friday, November 10th, at 3:00p.m. in 212 Talbert Hall. All Honors students are welcome. It is useful for students in all phases of the writing process (even those of you who haven’t begun)! Please e-mail Karyn St. George at kcs9@buffalo.edu if you plan on attending.
Posted by admin on September 27, 2006 in Uncategorized
For the first time, the University at Buffalo School of Management is hosting an undergraduate case competition, which is sponsored by the Target Corporation. The competition is open to all full-time UB students; however teams are encouraged to include at least one School of Management junior or senior. Four-person student teams will apply business knowledge, team work and presentation skills to resolve a corporate problem that spans several functional areas. The first place team will win $1,000 ($250 for each team member), second place team will win $200 ($50 for each team member), and third place team will win $100 ($25 for each team member).
Team entries deadline is Thursday, November 9, 2006. The case will be distributed to teams in the early spring and the five team-finalists will provide an oral presentation of the case on Saturday, March 3, 2007 in the Alfiero Center to a panel of School of Management faculty and Target Corporation judges.
For a team entry form, competition rules, and details visit:
http://www.mgt.buffalo.edu/undergrad.case.pdf.
Please direct any questions to Loreta Genco, mailto:lgenco@buffalo.edu
Posted by admin on September 25, 2006 in Uncategorized
Attn: HISTORY MAJORS AND PRE-HEALTH STUDENTS
The College of Arts and Sciences Student Advisement and Services is seeking 10 to 15 students, preferably history majors and pre-health students with a 3.0 GPA or higher, to act as mentors to Advanced Placement students in local high schools. This volunteer position requires weekly correspondences and acts as a great resume builder. If interested, please contact Pam Wendling at pwendlin@buffalo.edu or Balbir Singh at bksingh@buffalo.edu.
Posted by admin on September 25, 2006 in Tutoring
The MATH Place
Thomas J. Edwards Learning Center
209 Baldy Hall
The Math Place is a FREE tutoring service specifically designed for undergraduate UB students enrolled in Learning Center or Mathematics classes.
Tutoring is available for the following courses ONLY:
ULC – 147, 148
MTH – 115, 121, 122, 131, 141, 142
This is a free drop-in tutoring service. Bring your problem or questions to the Math Place and our tutors will be happy to help you. Be sure to bring your textbook, calculator, and notes so that tutors can refer to them in order to answer your questions in an efficient manner.
Fall 2006 Hours of Operation:
Mondays and Wednesdays: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Fridays: CLOSED
Posted by admin on September 25, 2006 in Academics, Tutoring
The Writing Place
Thomas J. Edwards Learning Center
209-A Baldy Hall
The Writing Place is a FREE tutorial center where students can receive feedback on their writing. Our trained tutors will help you identify areas needing improvement and suggest techniques for revision.
While the Writing Place is NOT an editing service and does not “fix” papers by correcting grammatical errors, our tutors are ready to respond to your writing and guide you through the writing process. Students are encouraged to bring in papers, essays, projects, etc.
Stop by the Writing Place anytime during the semester. Your tutor will first focus on areas such as your thesis, organization, and development before helping you to improve your sentence structure, punctuation, or spelling. After meeting with your tutor, he or she may suggest a second conference to work on the same piece, depending upon how much progress is made.
Fall 2006 Hours of Operation:
Mondays – Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fridays: CLOSED
Posted by admin on September 18, 2006 in Internships
The Politics & Journalism Semester is a program of the Washington Center for Politics & Journalism. The Center brings thirteen college student journalists, whose career goal is political reporting, to Washington each semester. Students learn about campaign, governance and interest group politics in twice-weekly seminars, featuring political consultants and operatives, elected and party officials, and national political journalists. They receive practical experience and exposure to national politics as reporting interns in major Washington news. For more information and an application visit www.wcpj.org Applications are due November 3rd.
UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN FALL OPEN HOUSE featuring the Program in Biomedical Sciences (PIBS-Ph.D.) and Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP-M.D./Ph.D.).
This event will be held on Saturday, September 30 from 10-2pm. The PIBS/MSTP Fall Open House is a great way for prospective graduate students in the biomedical sciences to learn about the programs at the University of Michigan and applying to graduate school.
The day includes a panel discussion on graduate school admissions and campus life, an information session with the PIBS 13 member departments/programs www.med.umich.edu/pibs and MSTP www.med.umich.edu/medschool/mstp, breakfast/lunch, and tours of the main and medical campus. **This is a free event however, travel and lodging expenses are the responsibility of the attendee.**
There is still time for students to register by TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26!!
www.med.umich.edu/pibs/recruit/index.htm
For questions or concerns, please contact the PIBS office 877-294-0120 / pibs@umich.edu.
Are you interested in learning more about the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for those studying math, science or engineering? Come to an information session on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 in 12 Capen Hall (near the Capen Café) at 4:00PM. The session will only last an hour and you will learn about the scholarship, how to prepare to be a competitive applicant in the future, how to apply and what the scholarship committee is looking for in an application for this year’s competition. Unable to make the session, schedule a meeting with Hadar Borden in the Honors Office.
Visit the Goldwater Scholarship site to learn more about this opportunity: http://www.act.org/goldwater
Remember the self-nomination deadline for the Goldwater Scholarship is Friday, October 6, 2006 at 4:30PM in the Honors Office.
