Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Library Mobile App Student Competition
November 2012 is the time to apply for the Library Mobile App Student Competition that will be held in January and February 2013. This is a call for undergraduate students to enter the competition.
Visit the web site at www.library.illinois.edu/studentapps for the competition details and to apply. Apply by Nov 17, 2012 for preferential consideration. Successful applicants will be notified by January 10, 2013.
No coding experience is required for this competition; all that is needed are your great ideas for creating a killer mobile app to improve library services. Read on for more information and visit the web site…
Challenge: Design a mobile app to enhance student use of library resources and services.
The Library Mobile App Competition is designed to explore solutions to significant problems libraries are facing in making their collections and services available to students and researchers whenever andwherever they are needed. Undergraduate student teams will investigate these problems and have the opportunity to design mobile solutions that will enhance access to the millions of items and extensive research expertise available through the University Library system. Teams will compete for prizes and have the opportunity to have their great ideas rewarded and recognized.
No technical background or programming experience required! Student Teams will be asked to come up with models for mobile applications, some of which will later be coded by Library staff into fully functioning mobile apps. The competition provides a venue to express your creativity and gain practical experience solving realworld problems faced by academic institutions.
Prizes: $750 for the first place team, $500 for the second place team, and $250 for the third places team. Additionally, all participants will have anopportunity to receive a $10 gift certificate for sharing their thoughts on the competition experience with the event organizers (through an interview).
Applying: Individuals or teams of up to 5 members can apply at www.library.illinois.edu/studentapps. Teams of 3-5 members will be formed from all successful unpaired applicants during the Orientation session. You must be a currently enrolled Undergraduate student on the UIUC campus to qualify. Library employees are not eligible.
Applications will include: Student Name, Major, and a short description of why you are interested in mobile application design, what you see as the future of mobile computing, and what skills you would bring to ateam for this competition. We are looking for individuals who work well in teams and can foster creativity, ideas, and can showcase the ideas in a final presentation. We hope to comprise teams from among broad discipline areas and experiences (including those who have no computing or programming knowledge).
Deadlines: Preference will be given to those applications received by November 17th, 2012. A limited number of applicants will be accepted into the competition. Successful applicants will be notified by January 10th of their acceptance, and orientation sessions will begin during the last 2 weeks of January, once classes are in session. Finals of the competition will be completed by the end of February.
For more details on the Student competition, visit: www.library.illinois.edu/studentapps or contact Joseph Troy at jmtroy2@illinois.edu 217-300-0456
Note: Results from interviews or the project may be disseminated in journal articles, conference presentations, and/or scholarly book chapters and in websites. Ideas from the competition may be developed into apps by the Library. Additionally, results and articles may be deposited in the Library’s Institutional Repository (IDEALS).
Information for students interested in Spanish
From the advisor in Spanish:
If you are interested in a Spanish minor. Please go to my
advising webpage below. Then click on the links to minor requirements. Read
about how and when to declare a Spanish minor. Also, scroll down to the bottom
of the minor link (click on the word MINOR) and you will find a plan sheet that
clearly lists the courses and the sequence.
SINCE THE COURSES ARE RESTRICTED TO MAJORS EACH SEMESTER
UNTIL AFTER PRIORITY REGISTRATION ENDS (EVEN FOR JAMES SCHOLARS). THE DATE AND
TIME THESE COURSES WILL BE RELEASED TO NON-MAJORS WILL ALWAYS BE FOUND UNDER
THE "EXPAND ALL" LINK ON MY.ILLINOIS OR IN THE COURSE INFORMATION ON
THE CRN LINK NEXT TO THE OPEN SECTION CHECK BOX WHILE REGISTERING FOR COURSES
EACH SEMESTER.
You will want to investigate the study abroad link and
look at programs that mirror UIUC courses if you want to access courses for the
minor. Basically, after you have finished 200, 204 and 228, and one of the 25_
level courses, you can go abroad to finish it if you choose a program that
offers the courses you will need. Attached to the following URL also is a
summary sheet for the minor.This also discusses how you can find placement
scores and/or take the proficiecy test in order to figure out your proper
starting point.
The link to the schedule of MINOR INFORMATION
MEETINGS for this semester is posted on
my webpage(below). Come to find ask questions about study abroad, how and when
to declare the minor or bring your INTENT TO DECLARE A CAMPUS MINOR form to the minor information meetings along
with a print out of your academic record proving completion of 200, 204 and
228. Finally, if you would like to speak to me in person, come in to my walk-in
hours which are posted on the main advising page(below). Thank you for your
interest and I look forward to meeting you should you decide to become a
Spanish minor in SIP.
Sociology courses for pre-med students
Sociology advertises the following courses which might be of interest to pre-med students:
Spring 2013:
SOC 100 (ONL) -- First 8 week Session
SOC 100 -- Full Term (seats available to general
population)
SOC 196 -- "The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic"
SOC 274 --
"Intro to Medical Sociology"
Summer 2013
SOC 100 (ONL)
Service learning opportunity Spring 2013
Check out the service-learning opportunities in ENG 315, LINC-Learning in Community for Sp13. Students in previous semesters have enjoyed the hands-on, real projects working with and for community partners around the world.
All students – any major, any level – may enroll. LINC has several new partners and projects with 17 sections meeting at various times: http://linc.illinois.edu.
For graduate and advanced undergraduate students, Project Management opportunities are available: http://linc.illinois.edu/information-project-managers.
Please view the introductory video. "What is LINC?" is posted at http://youtu.be/f7s3aniu_40
I-STAR applications
The Office of Undergraduate Admission is opening applications for
Illinois Student Admissions Representatives (I-STARs). All I-STARS serve
on student panels, provide tours of campus, and assist with on-campus
recruiting events. Ideal candidates would have experience with public speaking,
strong oral communication skills, an ability to learn information quickly, are
involved on campus, and enthusiastic about Illinois. We are seeking
candidates from diverse colleges, majors, ethnicities, areas of involvement,
and geographic hometowns (seniors graduating in 2013 are not eligible).
Applications are
available at the front desk of the Admissions & Records Building, 901 W.
Illinois St., or you may request a copy by emailing visits@illinois.edu and are due by Tuesday,
November 13 at 5 pm.
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