The Student Conservation Association
For 50 years, SCA members have been protecting our parks and restoring our environment as rangers, researchers, educators, and more.
The World is Calling.
Wednesday October 3rd
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Information Session
12 Capen Hall
Guest Speaker and SCA Alumna - Maya Tarter
Learn about environmental internship opportunities nationwide where you can get hands-on conservation experience in the field while giving something back to the world.
Come hear Maya’s story and learn how you can get involved!
http://www.thesca.org/
sca-information-session.pdfsca-information-session.pdf
Darryl Raszl Undergraduate Fellowship in Biological Sciences
Goal: To provide financial support to facilitate undergraduate research during the academic year
Award: $1,275 per year, for 3 years
Application Requirements:
- Must currently be a sophomore, with a declared Biological Sciences major
- Minimum GPA of 2.8
- Honors Program participants are not eligible
- Demonstrable financial need
To apply:
Submit the following to Sandy Fitzpatrick in Cooke 109 by 1pm, Friday,
October 26th, 2007 (LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED)
- Resume (include student ID#, email address, employment history)
- Current DARS report
- A written statement (1 page maximum) explaining why you are interested in obtaining research experience and describing financial need
*** If you are selected to receive this Fellowship, you will have until
January 31, 2008 to secure a position in a research laboratory in the
Department of Biological Sciences.
So, You Want to Be a Doctor, Dentist, Vet, Chiropractor, Optometrist or Podiatrist?
Offered multiple and dates at multiple times. Please go to http://www.prehealth.buffalo.edu/workshops/index.php#wanttobe
A Life and Learning Workshop - sign up online. If you are JUST BEGINNING to explore these health professions, come to this workshop to learn what you can be doing NOW to prepare! Learn how you can improve your chances for admission to these professional health schools by knowing the prerequisite courses, information about clinical experiences, recommendation letters and admissions’ tests. Time will be reserved for questions.
Upcoming dates:
TODAY Thurs., Sept 27 2:00 - 2:50 p.m. Room 145A Student Union
Tues., October 9 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. Room 145A Student Union
Wed., October 17 2:00 - 2:50 p.m. Room 145A Student Union
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Spring 2008 Application Open – Deadline: October 9, 2007
The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.
A limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.
Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.
The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education.
For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman .
Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
520 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 740
Houston, TX 77027
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Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert
email: gilman@iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25
http://www.iie.org/gilman
The University Honors Program annually awards a maximum of ten International Honors Scholarships to support Honors Scholars’ participation in study abroad programs. The maximum award amounts are $500 for summer, $1500 for one semester, $2500 for a full academic year. Applications are now being accepted for spring 2008 study abroad experiences.
Eligibility requirements:
<>Applicants must be currently enrolled, full-time, matriculated University at Buffalo students in good standing in the Honors Program.
<>Applicants must have already applied for a study abroad or exchange program.
<>Applicants must propose to study abroad for at least one semester during the academic year (consideration will be given to summer study abroad programs).
<>Applicants must participate in an overseas academic program for full-time credit (6 credit hours during summer will be considered full-time).
<>International Honors Scholarship recipients will not be eligible to apply again.
Applications:
Applications will require minimal background information, a resume, one academic recommendation (academic recommendations may not be obtained from Honors Council members), a budget, and a personal statement (maximum two typed pages) clearly outlining how the study abroad program and location selected aids the student’s academic and personal development.
Applications may be obtained by contacting Erik D’Aquino at edaquino@buffalo.edu or online through the Honors Program website http://honors.buffalo.edu/enrolled/gallatin.php Applications must be received in Honors Office (214 Talbert Hall) by 4:30 P.M. on Monday, October 1, 2007.
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The SUNY Faculty Senate (comprised of faculty that represent all 64 state operated campuses) in conjunction with NYSERDA (the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) will be hosting a major symposium from November 12-14, 2007 on energy and the environment called “SUNY and Sustainability: Transformational Opportunities Exploring the Nexus of Energy, Environment, Economic Development and Education.
There will be representatives in attendance from major Environmental Engineering Companies, Energy Corporations, various SUNY Faculty, SUNY leaders from most of the campuses, the SUNY Chancellor, and prominent political figures. The pending keynote speakers include Governor Eliot Spitzer and Mr. Paul Tonko, NYSERDA President and CEO.
The conference organizers are looking for undergraduate students that have participated in research regarding these issues and invite students to submit proposals for their poster presentations. The deadline for submission of a proposal for a poster is OCTOBER 12, 2007.
This is a very unique opportunity as there are a limited number of people that will be in attendance at the symposium. For more information about the conference and possible funding to attend the conference if your proposal is accepted, please contact Erik D’Aquino in the Honors Office, 214 Talbert Hall or send an e-mail at edaquino@buffalo.edu.
Posted by Nigel Marriner on September 24, 2007 in Uncategorized
The entire UB community is invited to share free food and drinks together while listening to world music and watching international performances. President Simpson will open this event featuring live music by the Latin Jazz Project and performances such as the Lion Dance and Korean Folk Art Club drummers. International student clubs will have information tables, as will UB’s foreign language and area studies departments, Study Abroad Programs and English Language Institute.Tuesday, September 25 (Rain Date: September 27)
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Founder’s Plaza (behind Flint Loop), North Campus
Please come out for some lunch while enjoying the sights and sounds of the world…Right here at UB!
The registration period will begin soon and we wanted to make sure that you knew to disregard the message on MyUB pertaining to your Registration Window.
That message is generated based on the number of credit hours you have completed at UB. However, as a result of being an Honors student, you have early registration privileges which supercedes the “regular” registration window. When your “regular” registration window opens, you will be able to make any changes (add/ drops) to your schedule for yourself. However, if you need to make any alterations in between your two registration windows please call or send an email with your name, person number and the registration numbers of the classes that are to be changed to your academic advisor and they will be able to make the change on your behalf.
The Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology in Dominica, West Indies is now offering scholarships of up to $4,000 off tuition for students with demonstrated financial need. More information on their programs can be found by visiting their website at http://www.itme.org
They also host visiting student groups at their modern, spacious field station. Dominica’s varied marine and rainforest topographies are often of interest to botanists, ornithologists, herpetologists, and geologists.
Posted by hborden on September 18, 2007 in Workshops
Launching Your Career in Space
by Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
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Thursday September 27th 2007
6:30 PM University at Buffalo
North Campus, 112 Norton Hall
Want to go to space? Want to work in space? This workshop is for you! Come participate in a workshop that will prep you to succeed in this growing industry. Adventures at NASA and Zero-G will be used to inspire any age or major to “dream big, ask for help, and never give up.”
Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides is the Director of US Operations for Space Generation; the co-creator of Yuri’s Night, the World’s Party for Space; a flight director for Zero-G Corporation and has a ticket to fly suborbitally with her husband on Virgin Galactic. She has traveled the world to bring together people who want to use space to make a difference for the planet and is now coming to Buffalo!
Thanks to our sponsor: UB SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space), The University at Buffalo Department of Mechanical and Aerospace engineering, and UB AIAA.
