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WAYZGOOSE 2008 – SATURDAY, APRIL 19
April 17, 2008 at 1:35 pm by Ryan Lombardini
**YOU
Saturday April 19th
Established in 1972, Wayzgoose is
Located throughout
Events and parking are free all day!
Student organization performances by: KABAMODERN, CADC, MCIA, Jodaiko, Bboys Anonymous, Salamat, Belly Dance Troupe, and many more special guests.
BAND HEADLINER:
Other Scheduled Bands:
People Under the Stairs!!
The Tenderbox!
Matthew Pereyra!
Join the facebook group “Wayzgoose 2008” for more information.
…While you’re there, be sure to stop by
All the cookies we sell at Wazygoose are baked by
Vote MEGAN BRAUN for ASUCI President
April 17, 2008 at 1:33 pm by Ryan Lombardini
POLLS
She is committed to improving the quality of dining, increasing housing opportunities, lowering the cost of parking and increasing school spirit. Megan would very much appreciate your vote in the elections which will take place online at www.elections.uci.edu until Friday, April 18.
For more information on Megan and her campaign, check out the Facebook group.
UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium, NEW DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 31
April 17, 2008 at 1:32 pm by Ryan Lombardini
UROP sponsors the
This year’s Symposium will take place on
UCI Commencement Student Volunteer Positions
April 17, 2008 at 1:25 pm by Ryan Lombardini
Be a
The Banner Carriers play a prestigious and important role in the Commencement Ceremonies. They lead the Ph.D.’s, Master’s, Bachelor’s candidates, or Platform Party down the aisle. They also direct the graduating students on and off the stage.
Honorary Banner Carriers are selected from current
Audition to be the National Anthem Singer
at one of the Commencement Ceremonies!
Wednesday, April 23
Bring yourself and your voice!
The National Anthem will be sung in a cappella in the traditional style.
For more information, contact Barbara Johnson at
Demographic & Social Analysis – 1 Year M.A. Program
April 17, 2008 at 1:24 pm by Ryan Lombardini
Worried about what to do post-graduation? Consider
http://www.demography.uci.edu/ma_program.html
One interdisciplinary program, two degree options
The DASA program is organized around the interdisciplinary field of demography and draws faculty and courses mainly from the Schools of Social Sciences and Social Ecology. Depending on the path of admission, a student who completes the program will earn one of the following degrees:
- M. A. in Social Sciences (Concentration in Demographic and Social Analysis)
- M. A. in Social Ecology (Concentration in Demographic and Social Analysis)
The nine-month Master of Arts curriculum is integrated with the introductory graduate courses in each of the two schools, and includes population theory, research design, descriptive and inferential statistics, and demographic methods. These core courses are complemented by a varying menu of population-relevant electives. The academic year culminates in either an oral exam (Social Sciences) or a thesis (Social Ecology).
At present, students may apply for direct admission into DASA only through Social Sciences. (The DASA degree in Social Ecology is presently an option only for students who have already been admitted to doctoral study. Further information about DASA certification for Social Ecology Ph.D. students may be found by clicking here.) The sample course rubric (below) applies to the Social Sciences pathway.
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Required (core) courses are shown below, in bold. Whereas core courses remain the same year-in and year-out, elective offerings vary. The sample electives are compiled from past offerings by DASA faculty. Actual choices extend beyond this sample list. Also, students who have not completed an undergraduate statistics class with a grade of B or better have several ways to demonstrate required competence before enrolling in Grad Statistics II.
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I. Fall electives (partial listing)
Housing (Basolo)-U225
Immigration Dynamics (Bean)-Soc 269A
Transportation Planning (Boarnet)-U212
Race & Ethnicity (Lee)-Soc 230A
Applied Regression Analysis (McCleary)-E266B
Geographic Information Systems (Tita)-J100
II. Winter electives (partial listing)
Intro to Clinical Epidemiology (Kaplan) Tox 210
Transnational Migration (Chavez)-Anthro 235A
Demographics for Planning & Policy (Chew)-U275A
Health Policy and Promotion (Jacobson)-U275
Immigration & the New Second Generation (Lee)-Soc 269
Environmental Ethics (Matthew)-U275B
Ecological Modeling (McCleary)-E252
Descriptive Multivariate Statistics I (Newcomb)-SE290A
Global Urbanization (Smith)-Soc 252A
Spatial Analysis (Tita)-SE275F
Educational Inequality (Feliciano)-Soc 239
Demography of the Suburban Experience (Brown)-Soc 269
Gender Inequality (Huffman, Read)-Soc 239
California’s Population (Chew)-E112
Analysis of Social Network Data (Faust)-Soc 259
Comparative International Migration (Liu)-Soc 259
Analysis of Survival Data (McCleary)-SE266D
Families and Households (Treas)-Soc 260
MatSci T-Shirt Design Contest
April 17, 2008 at 1:24 pm by Ryan Lombardini
For more information, please visit the Facebook Event Page,
or contact Satoru Emori (semori@uci.edu).
Submission deadline: Monday, April 21st @
Please e-mail your design to ucimatsci@gmail.com
Shirt Design Requirements:
1. Any student of
2. The shirt must have the text
3. The shirt design must be at least somewhat relevant to Materials Science Engineering and/or related fields (including, but not limited to, other Engineering disciplines, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology). Be creative to make an awesome (cool, cute, funny, etc.) shirt design!
4. You’re limited to one color, in addition to the color of the shirt itself. (Sorry, budgetary reason!)
5. You may have artwork on both front and back.
6. You’re allowed to submit up to 3 entries. You may also enter as a group.
7. E-mail your work to ucimatsci@gmail.com as standard image files (jpg, bmp, gif, etc.). Please send your name, major, year, and contact info (e-mail and/or phone number) with your entry.
8. The winner of this contest gets a free T-shirt (of his/her design) and a free annual Material Advantage membership or $25.
9. If you have any questions, please e-mail ucimatsci@gmail.com. You can also join the “MatSci T-Shirt Design Contest” group on Facebook to get up-to-date information.
UC DIGSSS Summer Research Scholars
April 17, 2008 at 1:23 pm by Ryan Lombardini
UC Diversity Initiative for Graduate Study in the Social Sciences
The UC DIGSSS Summer Research Scholars program offers both UCLA and non-UCLA students with outstanding academic potential the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects. The program is designed for students who wish to pursue a doctoral degree and an academic career in teaching and research. Opportunities are available to students in the Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics (Business Administration not eligible), Geography, History of Science, Linguistics, Philosophy of Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Urban Planning.
The 8-week program (June 22-August 16, 2008) includes travel reimbursement, on-campus housing (all program participants are required to reside in assigned University housing) and meals.
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- Open to both UCLA and non-UCLA students. Applicants must be in an accredited degree program. Rising seniors and masters students are encouraged to apply.
- Individuals whose backgrounds are underrepresented in SBE programs and in accordance with the NSF (i.e., African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders).
- Must be a
- Strong interest in pursuing a university and/or research career.
- Open to both UCLA and non-UCLA students. Applicants must be in an accredited degree program. Rising seniors and masters students are encouraged to apply.
Financial Support: All students participating will receive a stipend of $3,000, plus room and board during the summer research experience.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
NEW Teach for America Internships & Jobs
April 17, 2008 at 1:22 pm by Ryan Lombardini
We just learned about these two opportunities! Teach For America is piloting an new internship this summer that honors students may be interested in applying for. They also have on-campus jobs for next year (see Campus Campaign Coordinator). The flyers and job descriptions attached.
Since the deadlines are coming up soon, if you’re interested, you’ll have to act quickly. The deadline for the Campus Campaign Coordinator (for next year) is April 20. The deadline for the new Leadership Training Internship is a week later. These are great opportunities for those who might be considering teaching as a future career.
Vote Megan Braun for ASUCI President
April 9, 2008 at 5:26 pm by Ryan Lombardini
Megan would very much appreciate your vote in the elections which will take place online at www.elections.uci.edu during Week 3. For more information on Megan and her campaign check out the Facebook group
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Call for Proposals –
April 9, 2008 at 5:25 pm by Ryan Lombardini
SURP provides funding for
All non-graduating undergraduates who are in good academic standing and who have been involved in a faculty-mentored research project or creative activity for at least one quarter are encouraged to apply.
Proposals should be prepared by the student applicant and jointly submitted by the student and a faculty member.
SURP Fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis. Funds will be awarded directly to the Fellows in the form of stipends. Requests can be for less than $3,000 if other funding sources are contributing to the student’s summer stipend. These funds are not intended to support such expenditures as the purchase of research-related materials and supplies. Requests for such items can be submitted in response to UROP’s regular Spring Call for Proposals. Students receiving adequate funding from departmental or other sources can submit an application for a SURP Honorary Fellowship.
Students who receive the SURP Fellowship can enroll in summer courses, upon receiving approval from their faculty mentors, and as long as they meet the 400-hour minimum requirement of the fellowship. For students who wish to enroll in an independent research course during summer 2008 (i.e. 199 or equivalent), a special negotiated rate will be charged by Summer Sessions. In this case, they will need to spend more than 400 hours so they are not receiving academic credit and stipends for the same level of time commitment. The number of
additional hours is to be determined by the faculty mentors.
Proposals are submitted online by providing appropriate information about the undergraduate researcher, her/his faculty mentors and additional details related to the proposed project. In addition, the undergraduate researcher will be asked to upload additional documents including the proposal, and a personal statement evaluating her/his research experience and its impact on her/his education. The research proposal should include background and objective of the research project, project design and feasibility, student’s specific responsibility and level of preparation based on prior research-related efforts, and the project’s timeline. If the research involves human subjects or the use of live vertebrate animals, the appropriate IRB or IACUC protocol number is required. Please refer to http://www.rgs.uci.edu/ora/ for guidelines and appropriate forms.
Complete proposals must be submitted online at the UROP Web site (http://www.urop.uci.edu/surp.html), by
A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the undergraduate researcher and faculty mentor(s) once the submission has been received. This confirmation will provide a secure Web link that would allow the student and her/his faculty mentors to access and update the submission. In addition, faculty mentors will be asked to upload one letter of recommendation per student, which would evaluate the student’s performance to date and capacity to complete the proposed activities.
Proposals will be reviewed by the UROP/SURP Faculty Advisory Board.
Standards for evaluation of funding requests include:
* Intellectual merit in the student’s proposed research activity
* Thoroughness and completeness of the proposal packet
* Level of commitment and support from the faculty
* Assessment of student’s
* Available funds
Successful applicants will be notified by
Students are encouraged to attend a SURP Proposal Writing Workshop on Thursday, April 17th from