Newsletter 03172014

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Undergraduate Newsletter


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Semester

at a Glance January 15

Classes begin

January 20

No classes/campus closed (Martin

Luther King Day)

January 23

Last day to add classes without

instructor’s signature

February 11

Last day to drop classes without

notation on transcript

March 15-March 23

No classes (Spring Break)

May 7

Last Day of Classes

May 8

Reading Day

May 9-15

Final Exams

Table of Contents

May 2014 Graduation 3

Reminder 4

SGPP Events 5-7

Faculty Spotlight 8-9

Internship Opportunities 10-16

Non-SGPP Internship 17

Job Opportunity 18

Announcements 19-25

Academic Advising 26

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May 2014 Graduation

GRADUATING

IN MAY? APPLICATION LATE FEE

NOW APPLICABLE

If you are graduating this May you can still

apply for degree candidacy, but a $50.00 late

candidacy application fee will now be as-

sessed.

For detailed instructions on how to initiate

your paperwork, please visit our degree

check page.

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/senior-degree-check

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/senior-degree-check


Reminder

Dear Juniors and Seniors,

We have partnered with Career Services to give our junior and senior majors access to Wildcat Joblink. Wildcat JobLink is a state-of-the-art career management tool, offering UA students access to jobs, internships, and a range of other services including campus interview-ing and resume referrals.

To access JobLink, please visit the Career Services website at https://www.career.arizona.edu/joblink. All you need is your NETID and password to login and take advantage of these great services.

Why is SGPP only funding juniors and seniors to have access to JobLink?

The funding comes from SGPP Program Fees, which only our junior and sen-ior majors pay. If you are a freshman or sophomore, you are welcome to register and pay the annual $5 fee out of pocket. Visit https://www.career.arizona.edu/joblink to register.

I will be a junior at the end of the current semester. When can I have ac-cess?

SGPP will be requesting access for any students who have reached 60+ cred-its each semester after the census date (the 21st day of the semester). So, if you will have 60+ completed credits at the end of this semester, you will be granted access next semester after the census date.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

https://www.career.arizona.edu/joblink




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SGPP Events

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/spring-2014-

workshop-series

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/spring-2014-workshop-series



SGPP Events




SGPP Events

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/spring

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Faculty Spotlight

Professor Adams

At what institution did you do your undergrad and graduate work?

Undergraduate Studies were in Biology/Chemistry – University of Arizona

Graduate Studies – University of Arizona

What was your favorite course in your undergraduate career?

I liked a lot of them. When you are studying a science, they make you take a liberal arts class. They made me take a course on music

so we had to go to concerts and were exposed to different things. I absolutely loved it and found that I loved music. My other favorite was genetics. I liked it so well that they made me TA the next semester. The other one I loved was Vertebrate Biology because we got to dissect a cat.

What is your field of research in?

It is ethics and healthcare. I really have been focusing on Obamacare and really trying to un-derstand fact and fiction. So many things that the press twists. I want to figure out if this is going to be a good thing or a bad thing. I spend most of my time looking at that.

What initiated your interest in this field?

I didn’t want to take a departure from healthcare. The School of Government and Public Poli-cy had a concentration in healthcare so it has been a lifelong fascination. When I went through the program, Arizona was the last state to come up with a Medicaid program but in some senses it laid the groun work for the best Medicaid program. When I went through my masters program, we helped to draft the Medicaid program in Arizona. It was called Arizona Cost Containment System, it was so interesting to be part of the how the state learned how to utilize this program.

What inspired you to want to teach?

When I was a little girl, I didn’t like dolls but loved to play school and always played the teacher. I loved it! I thought I wanted to be a high school teacher but my mom told me that I was too smart. I listened to her and went to college. I got my first job out of my masters pro-gram because I saw an ad on the newspaper for a position as a teacher. I talked to Dr. Mil-


Faculty Spotlight

-ward and he stuck me in Harvil with a class called the Business Side of the Law, or some weird title, 150 kids in it and was told that if I survived it I could have the healthcare class I wanted to teach. It taught me that I loved teaching. It has been an evolution. I am where I need to be. It is who I am. I am a teacher and it is what I do. The day that I think the students are a problem is when I won’t teach.

What do you think a professor’s role is in a student’s academic journey?

I think a facilitator. It is not my responsibility to make you learn. It is my responsibility to make you want to read and engage the material and make you critically think about how it fits into your life, current, and future. Not to give it to you but to facilitate.

What words of advice do you have for students who may be taking your course(s)?

Show up and participate. There is 5% of students who don’t go to class, but there is a correla-tion between attendance and participation and a good grade.

What is your teaching philosophy?

There are some things that are on me as a teacher, some things that are on you as students, and some things that are on the institution. The institution should provide an environment where its not too hot/not too cold, the technology works, and other things that foster learn-ing. I should create an atmosphere that facilitates and students should participate actively in this role and when the three come together and do what they are supposed to do, magic happens.

What do you like to do in your free time?

Wildcat for life like everyone else here. I garden and already have my flowers planted. I love to read. I read everything. I love to be outside. I love this university, still here and I’m not go-ing anywhere.

Who is your greatest inspiration?

My grandfather. He came from 11 kids, was the first to go to college. He donated his time to the inner city kids and coached them with swimming or softball. He had a camp in the lake and there would be boating and all kinds of things. He always, in my opinion, did the right thing. Just a great husband, great father, and great grandfather. He was inducted in his col-lege hall of fame for being a good athlete. Just a good person.


Internship Opportunities









For further information regarding application instructions and other requirements please refer

to the Japan Information & Culture Center flyer located on the SGPP Internship website.

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/sites/sgpp.arizona.edu/files/JICC%20Intern%20Info%20-%20general%20dates%20%28summer%202014%29.pdfC:/Users/shenegar/Documents/Custom%20Office%20Templates





Looking for other

internship

opportunities?

Check out our SGPP

Internships page for a comprehensive list of

internships, instructions on how to enroll, and

more!

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/school-government-and-public-policy-internships

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/school-government-and-public-policy-internships


Non-SGPP Internship

English Teaching in Korea Program Extended deadline: March 25 Program Cost: Approximately $1600 + $80 appli-cation fee (this cost includes tuition, round trip airfare, room and board, and insurance) Dates: mid July – mid August (exact dates TBD) Credit: 6 units of EAS 493/593 or ENGL 493/593 Internship Program Description: This summer, gain real teaching experience, work alongside Korean teachers, ex-perience a new country and culture, and earn UA internship credit through the English Teaching in Korea program. This international service-learning program takes place in Jeollanam province in southwest South Korea and is based on a unique partnership between the University of Arizona and the Jeollanam provin-cial government. The mission of the program is to expose South Korean middle school students from rural areas to native English speakers and present them with different opportunities to utilize their newly acquired language skills. Ideal candi-dates will enjoy teaching and working with children, and will be open-minded, flexible, and creative. Selected participants will complete summer coursework online prior to going abroad. While abroad, participants will first attend an on-site orientation before participating as English teachers at English camps, one for approximately 6 days and one for approximately 10 days. In addition, there will be cultural excursions. A final report will be due after returning to the United States. Program Website and Application Link: http://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/english-teaching-korea *Please note that this is not an SGPP internship for credit.

http://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/english-teaching-korea

http://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/english-teaching-korea


Job Opportunity


Announcements


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Announcements

Summer Registration Information:

Summer Session 2014

Pre-Session: May 19 - June 7

Session 1: June 9 - July 10

Session 2: July 14 - August 13

Registration begins March 24, 2014

There is no priority registration for summer classes,

all students can register for summer classes as of

3/24/14.

For more information contact:

The Office of Summer & Winter Session

1401 East University Blvd

Administration Building 221G

P.O. Box 210066

Tucson, AZ 85721-0066

[email protected]

Phone: 520-626-8200 or 1-800-457-3349

Fax: 520-621-2099

mailto:[email protected]


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SUMC

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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.

Academic Advising

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/poladvising

https://sbs.arizona.edu/advising/student/login.php