1) ACTIVITIES
2) GTA AWARD NOMINATIONS
3) ADVISING
4) NEW INFORMATION ABOUT SPRING COURSE OFFERINGS…check these!
5) PRE-MED NEWS from Paul Crosby …
6) AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
1) ACTIVITIES
Thursday, November 8 – Premedicine Club meeting, 7:00 pm in the conference room, 1st floor of Watkins Student Health Center. A speaker from the Logan College of Chiropractic (http://www.logan.edu/pages/default.asp) will attend, also there may be a presenter from the University Career Center.
Tuesday, November 13 – Internship Fair, Burge Union, 3:30 – 6:30 pm, Burge Union (Courtside, McCook, Relays Rooms). Intern Panel: 3:30 – 4:00 pm, McCook Room; Internship Fair: 4:00 – 6:30 pm, Courtside and Relays Rooms. This event provides an excellent opportunity for employers to meet and visit with students about their experiential learning opportunities and their organizations. Dress in business attire and bring copies of your resume! For more information (including a list of participating organizations) check: http://www2.ku.edu/~ucc/cgi-bin/internfair.php. University Career Center, 1601 Irving Hill Road, Burge Union 110, Lawrence, KS 66045 • (785) 864-3624 (www.ucc.ku.edu).
2) GTA AWARD NOMINATIONS
Is your BIOLOGY TA one of the best TA’s ever? Then give them a pat on the back with a
nomination for a TA award!! Nomination forms can be downloaded from: http://www.kuub.ku.edu/ “Awards and Scholarships”, or are available from the Biology Office, 2045 Haworth, or BTRC, 1004 Haworth. Return the form to Jan Elder (2045 Haworth).
3) ADVISING
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You will need to clear all holds before you will be able to enroll (check Enroll & Pay). Freshman will have advising holds placed on their enrollment and any continuing students who have not officially declared a major will have a non-declared advising enrollment hold. Advisors in the University Advising Center (126 Strong Hall) or CLAS Student Academic Services office (109 Strong Hall) will be able to remove advising holds. Students submitting a completed Declaration of Major form to 109 Strong will have their non-declared hold removed.
The following are some links you might find helpful during the enrollment process:
* Links to open sections, searchable timetable -http://www.opensections.ku.edu/ * Retrieving an ARTS form -http://www.artsform.ku.edu/ * CLA&S Student Academic Services main enrollment information page -http://www.collegesas.ku.edu/
4) NEW INFORMATION ABOUT SPRING COURSE OFFERINGS…check these!
Additional BIOL 599 SEMINAR section--We have added a new section of BIOL 599 Senior Seminar (BIOL 599, #84014, 3:00 pm Friday). If you are an Organismal Biology or Ecology & Evolutionary Biology senior who has had trouble finding a senior seminar, here is one for you! PALEOBOTANY--Dr. Edith L. Taylor is offering Paleobotany(BIOL 640/641, #82775, 82776) in the Spring semester. The course covers the biology and evolution of fossil plants—from 3 billion-year-old microbes to modern flowers—the fossil history of plants and related groups. For anyone interested in a survey of all the plant groups, this course will cover that information! Lecture: MWF 9:00 – 9:50 am, laboratory M 1:00 – 4:00 pm; prerequisite: BIOL 413 or permission of instructor (etaylor@ku.edu).
PLANT ECOLOGY - BIOL 602 (TR; 1:00–2:15 pm; 3 credits)--Through lecture, class discussions and various on-campus excursions we will explore a variety of foundational and modern topics in the field of Plant Ecology. Topics will span multiple levels of ecological organization (genes – individuals – populations – communities – ecosystems – regional and global scales), and evaluate issues from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Special emphasis will be placed on linking basic ecological concepts to problems of applied and societal importance (ecosystem functioning and services, conservation, restoration, agriculture, global change etc.). Instructor: Bryan Foster, EEB, bfoster@ku.edu
5) PRE-MED NEWS from Paul Crosby …
KU School of Medicine Programs, November 9, January 11, January 12, March 1 OPEN HOUSE: Friday, November 9 and Friday, January 11. Register online at www.kumc.edu/som/openhouse
PRIMARY CARE WORKSHOP: Applications available at www.kumc.edu/som/primarycareworkshop. The winter workshop is being held on the KC campus on Saturday, January 12.
PREMEDICAL STUDENT CONFERENCE: Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the School of Medicine campus in Kansas City. Registration will be available online after winter break.
6) AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications for the 2008 K-INBRE Undergraduate Scholarship Program are now being accepted. The K-INBRE program is a federally funded program that provides financial support to enable undergraduate science majors to gain intensive experience in biomedical related research. Six scholarships are competitively awarded each year. Scholarships will provide up to $1,000 for the Spring 2008 semester and $3,700 for Summer 2008. Detailed information about the program and the application packet can be found online at http://www.kinbre.ku.edu. Applications are now being accepted at 2040 Haworth Hall and will be accepted through 5:00 pm Monday, December 3, 2007. For more information, please contact either Dr. Jim Orr (jorr@ku.edu ) or Emily Huckabay at emilych@ku.edu / 864-7316.
If you are considering attending graduate school and your cumulative grade point average is approximately 2.8 or above, consider applying to become aMcNair Scholar. The program is designed to prepare undergraduate studentsfor graduate study toward the Ph.D. The McNair Scholars Program is centered upon the Summer Research Internship (SRI), a two-month paid opportunity in which you conduct research under the supervision of a KU faculty member who serves as your mentor. Participants in the SRI receive a total of up to $2,800 in the form of a stipend. We also provide free services during the academic year that include: assistance with the graduate school application process; provision of waivers for GRE registration and graduate school application fees; opportunities to present at national and regional conferences; visits to graduate programs at other universities; workshops on a variety of topics related to graduate school; tutoring; advising; preparation for the GRE, and access to computers, printers, a photocopier and fax machine. To be eligible to apply, you must be EITHER a: low-income student whose parent(s) did not earn a bachelors degree OR a student who identifies with a racial/ethnic group that is underrepresented in graduate school (African American, Hispanic, or Native American). The McNair Scholars Program will host an information sessionon Wednesday, November 7, 2007in Room 150 Joseph R. Pearson Hall from 6:00-7:00 pm. This information session will introduce you to the program services and application process. Program staff and current McNair Scholars will be available to answer any questions you may have.We are now accepting applications for the current academic year. The application priority deadline is November 20, 2007. For further information on program eligibility or to receive an application, please call 864-3412 or stop by our office at 305 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. You can also send us an email at mcnair@ku.edu or visit our website: www.ku.edu/~mcnair.
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has received funding from the Student Senate to provide undergraduate students an opportunity to conduct hands-on research with faculty in the Department during the Spring 2008 semester. A stipend will be paid to each student in the program (past awards have ranged around $1,000) and no prior research experience is necessary. This program is designed to provide independent research experience guided by faculty mentors. Important facilities for research in the department include the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, which houses world-class systematic collections, and the Kansas Field Station and Ecological Reserves, which include terrestrial and aquatic experimental areas just outside Lawrence. Depending upon the project, students may also have the opportunity to use specialized laboratory equipment and state-of-the-art computer software. Departmental Information: The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology includes more than 40 regular faculty and numerous affiliate faculty, divided into four programs: Ecology & Population Biology, Entomology, Plant Biology, and Systematics, Biodiversity & Macroevolution. The research interests of the faculty are very diverse, so please see the departmental web page to find an area of research that interests you: http://www.ku.edu/-eeb. Eligibility: All currently enrolled KU undergraduate students are eligible, although preference will be given to biology majors and those in related fields. Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need (see further information on the application form). Applications are attached to the department web page: http://www.ku.edu/-eeb/ and are also available in the EEB Departmental office (2041 Haworth) and in the Biology office (2045 Haworth). Review of applications will begin November 28, 2007!
Morris K. Udall ScholarshipInformation Meeting, Wednesday, November 7, at 4:00 pm in Nunemaker Center. The Morris K. Udall Scholarships are awarded to outstanding students (sophomores or juniors) across the U.S. with demonstrated commitment to careers related to environmental issues and to Native American students who intend to pursue tribal policy or Native health care policy. Students must be nominated by their university. Please attend the information meeting on November 7 to get more information about the KU pre-application and nominating process. For more information about the Udall Scholarships, go to http://www.udall.gov/.
Jan
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