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Freshmen vs. Upperclassmen Football
May 4, 2009 at 12:24 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Join us for barbecue and football on Saturday, May 9th from 1:30 to 4:30 PM at the AV Field. It’s an afternoon of fun, friends, and “friendly” competition. Win the coveted CHP Cup(s) and bragging rights for the rest of the year!
CHSC Nominations
May 4, 2009 at 12:24 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Get involved! If you’ve been to 3 CHSC general meetings, you are eligible to nominate yourself for a position on next year’s council. Check out the position descriptions on our website and send in your nominations to Sarah Barber at sbarber@uci.edu before THIS FRIDAY, MAY 8TH. Elections will be held at our next general meeting, May 13th, from 5-6 in the Locus, and more information will be sent out to those who have been nominated for a position. Don’t delay, seize this opportunity to get involved and gain leadership experience!
Spring Bonfire
May 4, 2009 at 12:23 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
The Spring Bonfire is coming up on MAY 17TH from 2-7 PM at Huntington Beach, where we had the Fall Bonfire! We’ll be at Tower 7, and we’re looking to see how many people are interested in coming. Please RSVP ASAP by signing up with your HA/RA or in the Honors Office today! We are only charging $1 for food, so make sure not to miss the AWESOME WEATHER and come to the Spring Bonfire!
Faculty Coffee Hour – Be a Greeter!
May 4, 2009 at 12:22 pm by Jeff Fulkerson
Faculty Coffee Hour is May 15, fast approaching, and we have already had more RSVPs than any quarter this year! That means we need a lot of greeters!
In addition to eating food and chatting, greeters have the special job of greeting and talking to faculty who may not have anyone to talk to. You also receive a snazzy nametag. This is a great chance to meet possible professors, research mentors, or interact in a comfortable context with a member of UCI’s faculty.
To volunteer, simply send us your name, year, major, and availability (you can come for any length of time!) for 9-11am on May 15th.
Questions? Want to volunteer? E-mail us at chppaa@uci.edu, or call us at (949) 824-8409.
Here are some of the faculty who will be attending: Dana Aswad | Jeff Barrett | Rudi Berkelhamer | Gail Hart | Susan Greenhalgh | Robert Moeller | Cecilia Lynch | William Schonfeld | Marc Madou
UROP Spring Call for Proposals
May 4, 2009 at 11:23 am by Jeff Fulkerson
We are pleased to announce the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Spring Call for Proposals. UCI undergraduates from all disciplines who are conducting research projects or creative
activities under the guidance of UCI faculty are encouraged to apply.
The research proposal should include background and objective of the research project, project design and feasibility, student’s specific responsibility, project’s timeline, and a detailed budget with justification. In addition, faculty mentors will be asked to upload one letter of recommendation per project, which would evaluate the student’s performance to date and capacity to complete the proposed activities. 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.research.uci.edu/ora/ for guidelines and appropriate forms.
Complete proposals must be submitted online at the UROP Web site (http://www.urop.uci.edu/grants.html), by Monday, May 18, 2009.
Proposals will be reviewed by the UROP 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 UCI transcript
*Available Funds
UROP will fund a varied set of projects, with requests up to $1,000 for individual projects, where average amount of funding has been close to $550. For group proposals that involve multiple students, requests can be for up to $2,500, where the average amount of funding has been close to $1,200. Funds can be used to support such expenditures as the purchase of materials and supplies, research-related travel, and the costs incurred in the presentation of research or creative activities. These funds cannot support major hardware purchases, salaries or stipends, or travel expenditures only. Proposals requiring no funding, or receiving adequate funding from departmental or other sources, may be submitted for a UROP Honorary Fellowship.
Students are encouraged to attend a UROP Proposal Writing Workshop on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, from 3:00-5:00 PM in Student Services II, Classroom 1010A/B. For more information, faculty and students may contact the UROP Office: Student Services II, Suite 2300; Phone: (949) 824-4189; Fax: (949) 824-1607; E-mail: urop@uci.edu.
Sincerely,
Said M. Shokair
Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program