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CHSC “Parents Day” & “T-shirt Design” Surveys

November 27, 2007 at 1:01 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Online Voting through eee.uci.edu

All CHP students should have received 2 separate emails with links to surveys on eee.uci.edu regarding a proposed “Parents & Alumni Day” event and also this year’s CHP T-shirt design. 

We would greatly appreciate if you could take a moment to complete each survey.  It will only take a couple minutes of your time. 

Voting for t-shirt designs will end on Wednesday, November 28 at 3:00 PM.  

The Parents’ Day survey will close on Friday, November 30 at 12:00 PM.

If you did not receive the email links, here are the steps to follow to access the surveys:

After logging into your EEE account at eee.uci.edu,

1)  Click on the “Toolbox” link in the upper left hand corner of the navigation bar.

2)  Under “Tools by Category”, select “Survey.”

3)  Select the tab “Surveys to Take”

4)  Complete the “CHP T-Shirt Design Survey” and “Parent Day Interest Survey”

Your feedback is very important to us.  THANK YOU!

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Freshmen Seminar Enrollment for Sophomore Standing

November 27, 2007 at 12:55 pm by Ryan Lombardini

If you are a freshman trying to enroll in a freshmen seminar for Winter Quarter, but keep getting the error message in WebReg that you are ineligible because of “sophomore standing,” we can help!

Please send an email to honors@uci.edu with the following information and we will get you the needed authorization to enroll:

1. Full Name

2. Student ID#

3. Course Code(s) for the seminar(s) you want to enroll in

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Christmas Mathtacular Sing-a-long!

November 27, 2007 at 12:38 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Thursday, 12/6/07

8:00-9:00pm
AV 1006 living room

Christmas is coming soon, and what’s more fun than singing Christmas carols? Singing Math Christmas carols!! Come munch on some delicious Christmas cookies and wish everyone a merry Christmath!  Please RSVP to Liz Seward at mseward@uci.edu or Join the Facebook group.

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Fall 2007 NAR Unveiling!

November 27, 2007 at 12:35 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Attend the Fall 2007 NAR Unveiling this Thursday, Nov. 29th, in AV 1012 from 7:30 to 8:30pm.

Dinner and a show!  Some support your fellow CHP writers and artists as they present their works. Feel free to invite your friends. Delicious food and pre-release copies of NAR will be provided.

If you are unable to attend, copies will be available in the Locus on Friday and online at http://www.clubs.uci.edu/chsc/nar/

Can’t attend on Thursday?  Join us in celebrating the artists and writers in the CHP with NAR at Coffee Hour this Friday the 30th, 9-11 a.m.! 

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Queer Studies Minor Info Session

November 27, 2007 at 12:19 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Interested in the dynamic field of Queer Studies? Don’t even know what it is? Then come to a Queer Studies info session! Professor Jennifer Terry, chair of the Women’s Studies department, will be discussing the field of queer studies, the relatively new queer studies minor, and current course offerings. Open to all!

Where: LGBT Resource Center, room G302 of the new Student Center building.
Date: Wednesday, November 28th
Time: 4:00-5:00pm

For more info, please contact Justin O’Neill, Programs Assistant, LGBT Resource Center (joneill@uci.edu, 949.824.9684)

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NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Ph.D. Scholarships in Biomedical Research

November 27, 2007 at 12:18 pm by Ryan Lombardini

There are two groundbreaking new doctoral programs in biomedical research: the Oxford University-National Institutes of Health (NIH) Scholars in Biomedical Research and the Cambridge University-NIH Health Sciences Research Scholars.  The application deadline of January 1, 2008 is fast approaching.  These programs are built on a unique arrangement in which students spend approximately two years at either Oxford or Cambridge and two years at the NIH working on a collaborative research project.  Oxford and Cambridge have for centuries been two of the most prominent universities internationally and the NIH is the largest biomedical research facility in the world with most of its activities located in Bethesda, MD, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

There is no standard curriculum in these programs and each student pursues an individualized course of study in which thesis work is initiated at the beginning of the first year.  Because these are accelerated programs, students typically receive a Ph.D. or D. Phil. degree from Oxford or Cambridge in 3 to 5 years.  These innovative programs grew out of the realization that the next generation of research scientists will increasingly need to think in an interdisciplinary fashion and to surmount the intellectual and experimental barriers that presently exist between traditional disciplines.  All students become members of a college at Oxford or Cambridge and have an opportunity to immerse themselves in British academic life.

All students are FULLY FUNDED by the NIH for the duration of their doctoral work and receive a stipend.  There is support offered for combined M.D./PhD training in which the PhD is obtained at Oxford or Cambridge and the M.D. is obtained from one of the 41 top American medical schools that have Medical Scientist Training Programs.

The application is available online and easy to complete.  There is no application fee and the application can be found at our newly launched website: http://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov/index.asp.

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An Evening With the March of Dimes OC Ambassador Family

November 27, 2007 at 12:15 pm by Ryan Lombardini

March of Dimes Collegiate Council at UCI Proudly Presents: “Premature Birth: One Story at a Time.  An Evening With the March of Dimes Orange County Ambassador Family.”

Date: Thursday, November 29

Time: 5-6PM

Location: Sprague Hall Room 105, UCI School of Medicine

Description: Please join us for a very powerful talk by the March of Dimes Orange County Ambassador Family. With their heart-warming story and their experiences, they bring light to the national theme that “Every baby has a story.” Everyone is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, please contact Khushboo Kaushal at kkaushal@uci.edu

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Twilight Bowling at Irvine Lanes! Fri, Nov. 30

November 27, 2007 at 12:13 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Would you like to enjoy a joyous night filled with fun with friends?  Then come out to Twilight Bowling!  The event will take place at Irvine Lanes @ 11PM to 2AM on November 30th. If you would like to attend, then please either Join the Facebook group or email Social Chairs Eunjae J. Kim (eunjaek@uci.edu) or Sarah Barber (sbarber@uci.edu). To get a feel for how many people will attend, we would like people to sign up by November 28th, by the end of the CHSC meeting.

See you there!

Eunjae J. Kim and Sarah Barber

Social Chairs

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Study Abroad as an Honors Student!

November 27, 2007 at 12:08 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Wednesday, November 28, 7:30pm

Loma in Mesa Court

Come learn about international education opportunities and how to study abroad as an honors student. We will have a faculty member (who was a study center director in Costa Rica) come speak about the merits of studying abroad as well. Contact Ben Bohr for more information.

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Scholarship Deadlines & Applications

November 27, 2007 at 12:05 pm by Ryan Lombardini

1. Apply to be on the USA TODAY College Academic All-Stars Team!

2. Elie Wiesel Ethics Essay Contest Deadline Approaching

1. If you are a sophomore, junior, or senior that has good grades, leadership experience, and has done community service, you should apply for the USA TODAY Academic All-Stars. Winners will receive $2500, a trophy, and have their photo and accomplishments featured in USA TODAY. For more information, please visit: http://www.scholars.uci.edu/prestigiousweb.asp?pid=14 .

2. If ethics is something you are interested in and you are a junior or senior, consider applying for the Elie Wiesel Ethics Essay contest. Winners receive $5000. Essays must be between 3000 to 4000 words and must answer one of the following prompts:

~What does your own experience tell you about the relationship between politics and ethics and, in particular, what could be done to make politics more ethical?

~Articulate with clarity an ethical issue that you have encountered and analyze what it has taught you about ethics and yourself.

~Carefully examine the ethical aspects or implications of a major literary work, a film or a significant piece of art.

~Clearly analyze the relationship between religion and ethics in today’s world.

~How does a recent political or cultural event shed light on the ethics of rebellion/revolution?

For more information, please visit: http://www.scholars.uci.edu/prestigiousweb.asp?pid=16 .

For more information on these scholarships and other scholarships that may be more applicable for you, please contact sklrship@uci.edu or visit: www.scholars.uci.edu .

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