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01/07/09

Get invoved this spring with the Undergraduate Academies!

Posted by Jessica on January 7, 2009 in Academic Presentations, Academics

We would like to share with you an opportunity to get involved on-campus, meet other UB students, and offer you valuable experiences that will help you succeed. We write to share with you an opportunity for freshman  and sophomores to help build upon your experiences at UB thus far by considering participation in one of our three undergraduate academies seminars:

Make yourself more marketable for study abroad, employment, graduate study, and join an Academy Seminar:

Civic Engagement, Wednesdays, 1:00-2:40pm, 235 SU, 2 Credit course

http://academy.buffalo.edu/directory/civic.php

Student Benefits:

·         Develop interpersonal and leadership skills including: effective communication, critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and teamwork

·         Identify opportunities to become more active in your school and communities

Global Perspectives, Tuesdays, 4:00-4:50pm, 235 SU, 2 Credit course

http://academy.buffalo.edu/directory/global.php

Student Benefits:

·         Develop an awareness of yourself as a citizen of a rapidly globalizing world

·         Develop skills that allow you to gain international experiences of your own and prepare yourself for on increasingly global labor market

·         Immerse yourself in the world outside the United States through a variety of on-campus events and activities

Research Exploration, Tuesdays, 1:00-1:50pm, 257 Capen Hall, 1 Credit course

http://academy.buffalo.edu/directory/research.php

Student Benefits:

·         Experience different lectures, workshops, field trips, and guest speakers focusing on scholarly research.

·         Improve skills in critical thinking and in oral and written expression.

If you are interested in enhancing your Undergraduate experience next spring, please consider participating in an Undergraduate Academies Seminar. To participate, please contact the Undergraduate Academies Administrative Director, Hadar Borden by Friday, January 16th at: hborden@buffalo.edu or (716) 645-8177.