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Weekly E-NewsletterVol. 6, No. 2 - Sept. 8, 2010
Academic Resources
UK AMSTEMM Program Office
113 Bowman Hall, Lexington, KY 40506-0059
Phone: 859-257-2613, E-mail: [email protected]
Note from Sue Scheff, AMSTEMM Advisor/Coordinator
Dear First-Year Students! I hope you have all had a chance to
meet your AMSTEMM Peer Mentor this Fall Semester. If not, your
mentor will be con-tacting you either by email, phone or text very
soon. PLEASE respond to these contacts with a friendly response.
The AMSTEMM mentors want toget to know you and help make your first
semester here at UK a success. If you have any questions regarding
your classes, ask your mentor, they
were first-year students themselves and know what you are going
through.
Important Events & Opportunities
Education Abroad Annual Fair - Wednesday, September 22nd from
10:30 - 3:00pm, Student Center Grand Ballroom: Comprehensive Info
on HowTo Study Abroad and How To Apply! Discover exciting programs
to study, research, or intern abroad! Hear the experiences of
Education AbroadPeer Advisors and Ambassadors! Enjoy International
Entertainment, T-shirts and other Free Stuff!
Posters-at-the-Capitol - Submission Deadline: October 20, 2010;
Date of Event: February 10, 2011 at the Capitol in Frankfort, KY
(10th yr)
The University of Michigan will host their annual Engineering
Graduate Symposium on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010,
www.engin.umich.edu/gradsymposium. Travel grants are available for
prospective Ph.D. students (flights/mileage, hotels, local
transportation, meals). Junior level stu-dents will have the
highest level of priority. Applicants must reside within the United
States. Students should be within 1-2 years of attending gradu-ate
school and have a strong interest in research. Those who are
invited to attend this fall program will have all their expenses
paid. Full details canbe found on the website. Students should
submit their completed applications by late September: Travel grant
application: http://
www.engin.umich.edu/academics/gradprograms/gradsymposium/travelgrants.html
Note from the AMSTEMM Advisor/Coordinator
Important Events & Opportunities
Academic Resources2010-2011 Peer Mentors
VIP Center Fall ActivityScholarship Opportunities
Research Opportunities & Fellowships
Career Center Events
Research Opportunities & Fellowships
Dr. Freddy Caldera, UK Department of Internal Medicine, is
looking for an undergraduate student to help with a colonoscopy
study. For more infor-
mation, please contact Dr. Caldera [email protected] or
859-537-0263.
Scholarship Opportunities
The Fulbright Scholarship can be used to do independent research
or a 1-year graduate program, or to teach English in one of many
countriesaround the world. Students may apply as early as the fall
of their senior year (with the scholarship period beginning the
following fall). Students andrecent alumni are eligible to apply
for a Fulbright Scholarship until they receive a PhD. The Fulbright
Scholarship is the nation's largest internationalexchange program;
it facilitates cultural exchange and promotes mutual understanding
among Americans and citizens of grantees' host coun-tries. See
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.htmlformore information about
the many exciting opportunities Fulbright offers! The campus
deadlinefor Fulbright Scholarship applications is 9/15/10. For more
information contact Dr. Lisa E. Broome-Price, Associate Director,
Gaines Center for theHumanities, [email protected]
Career Center Events
RESUMANIA & INTERVIEW PREPARATION
Sept. 15, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Gatton AtriumRESUMANIA
Oct. 6, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Buell Armory
EMPLOYER SHOWCASE ORIENTATION
Oct. 7, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., 230 Student Center
GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL SHOWCASE
Oct. 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Student Center Grand Ballroom
JOB SEARCH CRASH COURSE
*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink, Oct. 28, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Stuckert Career Center
TAKING A GAP YEAR
Nov. 17, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Stuckert Career Center
MAJOR AND CAREER EXPLORATION
MBTI Personality Assessment
*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink
September 13 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. November 15 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30
p.m.
Strong Interest Inventory Assessment
*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
September 17 | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
EMPLOYERS SPEAK SERIES
Interviewing Skills
September 7 | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
*Ag. North Upper LobbySeptember 22 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
Effective Networking Skills
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
Career Fair Preparation
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
Social Media Networking + Career Search
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.*Stuckert Career Center
Careers in Non-profit
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
Careers in Government
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
Fall 2010 Employer Showcases (University Career Fairs) - Dress
professionally, bring 15+ copies of your resume, research
compa-nies of interest prior to event, visit
www.uky.edu/CareerCenter for the list of attending companies!
Technical - October 13 - Engineering, Agriculture, Sciences -
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. @ Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Non-Technical - October 14 - Business, Non-profit,
Communications - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. @ Student Center, Grand
Ballroom
ENTREPRENEUR DAY
November 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Do Something Awesome: Turn Your Idea IntoBusiness!
*Co-sponsored by Awesome, Inc.
Alumni House, Lower Level
QUICK QUESTIONS
*Located in Student Center near Starbucks
October 6 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
November 10 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
James W. Stuckert Career Center
408 Rose Street | Lexington, KY 40506- 0494
P: (859) 257-2746 | F: (859) 323-1085
[email protected]; www.uky.edu/CareerCenter
Front to Back, L to R: Raven Price, Abby Priddle, Brittany
Miniard, Erica McDavid, Allie Parker, Joyce Achenjang, Nishelle C
layton, Adam Erp,Whitney Epperson, Katy Hall, Alyssa Fountain, Paul
Newcomb, Jennifer Brooks, Jordan Bisceglia, Maya Bentley, Kenisha
Webb, Bridget Faulkner,
Kate Wimberly, Brad Coleman, Desirae Overstreet, Josh Yeary,
Nick Mancuso, Heath Booton, Tyler Harrell, Randi Barnett.
Not pictured: Ashley Buchanan, Allyson Hickman, Samantha
Mangold, Daniel Nall and Ashley Tincher
Introducing the AMSTEMM 2010-2011 Peer Mentors
This is your worldshape it is our theme this fall at the
Violence Intervention and Prevention Center, a Division of Student
Affairs that aims to collec-tively end violence. This month, we
will launch a brand-new and free activity for all UK faculty, staff
and students
Your Life: A Photojournaling Lab
What happens when we begin to explore the people, places and
favorite things that shape our lives? This four-week online
adventure will includeweekly photo assignments, twice-weekly
writing exercises, and perhaps even a video or two from us as we
explore together the ways we see ourselvesand our world. Each week
youll be given assignments posted online to gently encourage you to
explore your world; you will have the freedom to work atyour own
pace and in the comfort of your own space. You can sign up even if
youve never taken a picture! Give yourself permission to take a
couple ofhours out of your week just for you. Youll need a camera
(even if its your phone!), someplace to write (your journal, a
napkinwhatever works for you),and access to the internet. This
adventure runs from September 20th through October 11th.
To register or ask questions, contact Tisha at
[email protected]. Feel free to pass along this invitation to
all who might be interested.
For information about all of our fall activities open to
faculty, staff and students, visit us at
http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/VIPCenter/or call the VIP
Center at 257-3574.
Violence Intervention and Prevention Center Fall Activity
DROP-IN HOURS
Stuckert Career Center
First come, First served
Tuesday - Thursday 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Visit Academic Enhancement's "The Study"! Offering a variety of
tutoring for different subjects, academic consultations from AE's
staff, examreviews and more. All for FREE. The schedule as well as
a full list of services offered can be found at:
http://www.uky.edu/UGS/study/.
FREE Tutoring in Ingles Hall 6:00 - 8:00p.m. every Monday.
Advanced math courses, physics, and engineering courses
included.
UK Writing Center: Located on the 5th floor, west stacks of
Young Library. Open M-Th 10-2; F 12-2, and Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
and Thursdayfrom 6-9pm. Offers individual consultations on any
writing project at any stage in the process and are happy to meet
regularly, even every day, ifneeded! It is a free service offered
to all students, faculty and staff.
Mathskeller: The center is a computing and mathematics learning
center of the Mathematics Departmentand the Mathematical Sciences
Comput-ing Facilityat the University of Kentucky. The center is
located in CB 63, which is close to the loading dock in the
basement of White Hall Classroom
Building. The Math Resource Center is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00
PM Monday through Friday. Faculty, Graduate Students, and
UndergraduateAssistants for 100 level courses hold office hours in
the Mathskeller. http://www.mathskeller.com/
Campus Libraries: The library system maintains a humanities,
social sciences and life sciences collection in William T. Young
Library as well assubject libraries in several colleges and
departments around campus, each library holding materials related
to the particular discipline it serves.There are 16 libraries, find
them at: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/branches.php
The General Chemistry Learning Centeris staffed by Chemistry
graduate student teaching assistants. The Learning Center is
located in CP-25 inthe basement of Chem-Phys. The schedule for the
learning center will be posted on the door to CP-25 and in
Blackboard under Course Help onthe left-hand menu. If any teaching
assistants are particularly unhelpful, please report their names to
your instructor.
Chemistry Help Sessions: An instructor will offer help sessions
on Tuesdays from 5:00 - 5:50 PM in CP-139 the week of each
examination. Atten-dance at these help sessions is voluntary but
highly recommended.
Chemistry Private Tutors: A list of names of Department of
Chemistry staff (usually graduate students) willing to be paid
tutors for general chemis-try can be obtained from the General
Chemistry Office (CP-120) soon after the beginning of the semester.
Tutoring slots fill up fast, so you should
pick up a list as soon as possible if you want a tutor. SAACS
(Chemistry Student Organization) Officers and Members can tutor or
mentor students free of charge. Simply stop by CP-144 if
interested.
Student Support Services 2010 Fall Workshops:Sept. 9, 2010,
Money 101, 12:30-1:30pm, SSS Conference Room
Sept. 15, 2010, Healthy U! UKCC, 5:00-7:00pm, 113 Student
Center
Sept. 16, 2010, Test Taking, 2:00pm, 203 Student Center
Sept. 18, 2010, Kaplan Sample Class, 9:00am-1:00pm, 203 Student
Center
Sept. 22, 2010, ME INC, 5:00-6:00pm, SSS Conference Room
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