Pizza and a Professional Lunch: Careers in Health & Sciences

Wednesday, February 13, 12:00-1:00 pm

Student Arcade Building, Conference Room 143 (The Career Center)

Do you have an interest in health and nutrition?  Do you enjoy helping others and seek to make a difference in the lives of others?  Come enjoy lunch on us and hear from professionals who work in the health care field as educators and practitioners.  Learn about their experiences with choosing a major and pursuing their careers.  Broaden your network and find out how to conduct informational interviews with professionals in your field of interest.

Sponsored by The Career Center, The Division of General Studies, and Weston Exploration

For more information, please visit The Career Center.

GLBL 298 courses abroad this spring

Spend three weeks of your summer experiencing life in a different country, earning academic credit, and enhancing your learning through a field study! Deadline to apply is February 11th!

LAS Global Studies is offering five GLBL 298 courses this spring that go abroad this summer. Topics range from service learning to business to history and travel to Jordan, Croatia, Ecuador, Turkey and Israel, or Italy. All of the courses are taught in English (or the language being studied) and offer ample opportunities for you to explore local culture and contemporary life. Classes carry three hours of college credit and are taught by University of Illinois faculty. Program fees range from $3,000-$5,000 and include accommodations, airfare, excursions and many meals. Scholarships available! Go to http://www.las.illinois.edu/students/international/coursesabroad/summer/ for more information or contact the Global Studies office at globalstudies@illinois.edu!

Writing a science research paper

Presented by the Writers Workshop

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

1109 Siebel

Bring your research question!

AHS ICT information sessions

The Spring 2013 ICT information sessions have been scheduled. Dates and times are available at: http://www.advising.ahs.illinois.edu/ICTInformation.aspx.   Students should attend one of these meetings to gain an understanding of the application process and deadlines for iHealth, Community Health, Kinesiology, Speech and Hearing Science, and Recreation, Sport and Tourism. If students are interested in more than one program of study, s/he should plan on attending more than one informational meeting—they will not have enough time to attend more than one program of study’s break out session.

In addition, prospective students may obtain the ICT application on the AHS ICT web page (http://www.advising.ahs.illinois.edu/ICTInformation.aspx). Applying and meeting stated criteria does not guarantee transfer into the program of study. Admission to AHS programs is competitive and may be limited, due to enrollment restrictions.

applications for campus committees

Applications are now available for Illinois campus committees, which are groups that advise departments of the University. You can see a complete list of all the committees and their descriptions here.

All of the committees deal with different aspects of campus life; however all of them require a number of students to be an active participant on the committees. Students will be able to voice their opinion and advise the chair on ways the department could be better, and will gain leadership experience and professional knowledge.


The deadline to apply for a campus committee is February 9, 2013, and students can click here for the link to apply. Please email Tolu Taiwo (taiwo2@illinois.edu) and Shao Guo (guo50@illinois.edu) with any additional questions.

Apply to be a Student Affairs intern

Student Affairs Interns have the opportunity to increase their leadership skills, influence the campus at a higher level, and gain professional experience.

Student Affairs internships are currently available in:
• Assembly Hall
• Campus Recreation
• Illinois Leadership Center
• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
• Office of Volunteer Programs
• Student Affairs Advancement

For more information on these internships, and to meet the current interns, join us at the Student Affairs Internship Info Night; Tuesday February 5, at 6pm in Illini Union Room 314B.

Apply online at: http://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/students411/internships.html

Applications due: Wednesday, February 13

Summer course in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Norwegian Arctic

SAO-LAS: Stockholm Summer Arctic Program
“Environment and Society in a Changing Arctic”
Program Dates: June 10 – July 15, 2013

In this intensive six-week program, participants study the multifaceted history of human settlement in the Arctic, engaging with political, environmental and cultural perspectives. UIUC students participate together with students from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Taught on location in Stockholm, Sweden and Svalbard, Norway. The program fulfills 6 hours of course credit (GLBL 499, ESE 497, SCAN 496). Enrollment is open to both science and non-science majors – applicants must be junior status or have instructor’s consent. Program Fee: TBA.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2013

Contacts: Sherry Danielson, SAO Program Coordinator, at sdaniel2@illinios.edu
Laura Hastings, Interim Director, LAS International Programs, at lhasting@illinois.
Additional information available at the Study Abroad Office website at:
https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10859

LAS Careers Road Trip

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and The Career Center are co-sponsoring an LAS Careers Road Trip The trip itself is set for the last two days of spring break week -- March 21 and 22. It's open to all LAS and DGS students, although first priority will be given to freshmen and sophomores.

You can access the app via The Career Center website at: http://illinois.edu/2219/las_road_trip_app.pdf.  February 15 is the deadline for completed applications and only 22 students will be selected tdo go.

Workshop on Preparing for the ICT Application Process

The Division of General Studies and The Career Center are pleased to announce the Apply Yourself Workshop, designed to help students understand and prepare for the various components of an ICT application. All DGS Students are welcome but this workshop is specifically geared to students applying to competitive majors/colleges such as, but not limited to: Adverting, Agriculture and Consumer Economics (ACE), the College of Business, Community Health, Education, Journalism, i-Health, Kinesiology, Media and Cinema Studies, Recreation, Sport and Tourism, the Secondary Education minor, Speech and Hearing Science.

Come and learn about the transfer process to each of the Illinois colleges plus get tips on creating or revising a resume and writing an application essay. There will also be an opportunity to have your resume reviewed by the Career Center Paraprofessionals at the end of the event.

The Apply Yourself Workshop is scheduled for February 12, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 1000 Lincoln Hall.

Registration is required. Be sure to register by 5 p.m. on February 8th at: http://go.illinois.edu/applyyourselfSP13.

Questions? Please contact DGS academic advisor, Jenni Kotowski, jkotowsk@illinois.edu.

RECAP:

What: Apply Yourself Workshop

When: February 12, 2013; 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Where: 1000 Lincoln Hall

Why: To help DGS students prepare to declare a major.

College of Media ICT info sessions

The College of Media will be holding 3 Informational Sessions in the Spring 2013. These sessions are for the spring application period and if accepted it would be effective for the Fall 2013 term. Please encourage your students to attend one of our sessions if they have questions about the application process or the majors of Advertising, Agricultural Communications, Broadcast Journalism, Media and Cinema Studies and News Editorial Journalism. Attending a session is the BEST way for the students to get all their questions answered by the College of Media Student Service Center. There will be academic advisors there to answer any questions after the presentation. The same information will be covered at each session, students would only need to attend one session.

Please note that the deadline for all applications is Feb 28th (Thursday) by 3:00 p.m.

Applications are now available at http://www.media.illinois.edu/future/applying

The sessions will all be held from 4:00-5:00.

January 30th Gregory Hall Room 100
February 7th Gregory Hall Room 223
February 12th Gregory Hall Room 100 

Registration open for Digital Bootcamp

The latest buzz word "digital" seems to be something we hear on a daily basis, but what does it really mean? The industry is changing by the minute. Learn about the latest trends in digital media at Digital Bootcamp!

Digital Bootcamp is a one-day workshop and recruiting fair held on Saturday, February 23, 2013 in Chicago (Corboy Law Center, 25 E. Pearson). Top industry practitioners will lead the sessions plus you will have the opportunity to network with recruiters from Leo Burnett, Spark Communications and more.

Ravi Bhatia, a recent College of Media graduate and 2012 attendee said, “I attended this event with little idea as what to expect. Let me just say that I was blown away. The speakers were great, the timing was perfect and everyone seemed very friendly. I am so happy that the College of Media is putting on events like this.”

Registration is only $50. Optional bus transportation (charter) to and from the event in Chicago is an additional $10. This is an awesome opportunity to learn things you won't hear in the classroom and potentially land yourself an internship or job.

Learn more and register at: http://experience.media.illinois.edu/digitalbootcamp/

Global Studies info sessions

Global Studies Information Sessions will be held during Spring 2013 on the following dates and times:

Tuesday, March 5, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, March 13, 4:00 pm
Thursday, March 28, 3:00 pm
Thursday, April 11, 3:00 pm
Friday, April 26, 2:00 pm

Meetings will be held in the Global Studies Conference Room (703 S. Wright Street, 3rd Floor).

Attendance at a meeting is required prior to declaring the major or the minor. Each meeting will last about an hour. In preparation for the meeting, students are encouraged to visit our website at: www.globalstudies.illinois.edu

Info session dates and times can always be found here: http://www.globalstudies.illinois.edu/academics/prospective/#current

The Career Center

The Career Center launched a new website at the start of the semester. Please view it here: http://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/

Their calendar of events is available for download at their website. They also have flyers specific for international students and students pursuing health professions.

TCC offers career counseling appointments on Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. They also offer daily drop-in services and resume reviews. The best place to view these hours is their Upcoming Events page, which lists our services and events by date.

Statistics major in the College of LAS

Please be aware that there is a new requirement for students interested in transferring into Statistics or adding it as a second major.

Students must have completed one of STAT 400, STAT 408, or MATH 461 with a grade of B- or better.

pre-law?

Students can check out the pre-law blog at  http://publish.illinois.edu/prelawadvising/. Also, all pre-law events are listed in an online event calendar located at http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/2508.

College of Education info sessions

The College of Education will be holding Informational Sessions for students that wish to transfer into the College of Education. Please encourage your students to attend our informational sessions if they have questions about the application process to the majors of Elementary Education, Early Childhood or Special Education. Attending a session is the BEST way for students to get all their questions answered by an academic advisor.

The informational sessions will be held every Tuesday of the Spring semester 4-5pm Education building room 210A.

Spanish major/minor info sessions

Students interested in a Spanish minor or major are encouraged to attend an informational meeting this spring. The information will include the minor requirements, how to declare, obstacles and possible solutions, and studying abroad for UIUC Spanish course credit. The final meeting of last semester had standing room only so start earlier this semester. Times, dates, and locations for the meetings can be found at http://www.sip.illinois.edu/spanish/advising/index.html

Psychology major info sessions

The Psychology Advising Office will be offering informational Prospective Student Meetings
http://www.psychology.illinois.edu/undergraduate/prospective/index.html throughout the spring semester.

How to prepare for a Prospective Student meeting:

1. Visit Room 10, Psychology Building, sign up for a Prospective Student meeting and obtain an informational packet.

2. Generate a Psychology Degree Audit Report (DARS)
<http://www.psychology.illinois.edu/undergraduate/current/DARS.html>

3. Carefully review your DARS - any questions about your audit? Come prepared: highlight, circle, take notes and bring your questions to the meeting.

4. Bring either your printed DARS or electronic DARS on your laptop to the meeting.

(If you a student is not prepared for the meeting, we will ask them to attend a future meeting)
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Remember, undeclared UIUC Psychology students wishing to utilize the Undergraduate Advising services are required to attend an informational meeting.

This information and more on our Prospective Student Meeting
<http://www.psychology.illinois.edu/undergraduate/prospective/index.html>
website.

**During peak advising times (first week of the semester and the priority registration weeks), psychology advising is unavailable for undeclared students. Please seek registration advice through your home major or Division of General Studies.

Illinois State Board of Education and C- and below policy

This message is intended to serve as a reminder to students who intend to apply to a teacher education program and who have grades of a C- or below on their academic record.

Please be aware of the following Illinois State Board of Education Policy:

Students who receive certification on or after February 1, 2012 will not be able to use grades of C- or lower in content and professional education courses toward certification, endorsement or approvals. In addition, CR/NC courses will no longer be able to be used toward certification, endorsement, or approvals.

Keep in mind that certification requirements are different than degree requirements. A Degree Audit Report(DARS) is a reflection of degree requirements. So, if a student has grades of a C- or below, the degree audit can show a requirement is complete for graduation though it may not be complete for certification. It is the student's responsibility to know if certification requirements have been met.

MCB information sessions this spring

Thinking about transferring to MCB?  Want to learn more about the Major or Minor? Attend one of our informational meetings to learn about the program requirements and receive paperwork (if eligible) to officially declare MCB as your major or minor.

Seating is limited and RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Call 217-333-6774 or stop by 127 Burrill Hall to Reserve your spot.

Monday, February 25, 11:00 AM
Thursday, February 28, 10:30 AM
Monday, March 4, 11:00 AM
Friday, March 8, 11:00 AM
Monday, March 11, 11:00 AM
Thursday, March 14, 10:30 AM
Thursday, March 14, 2:30 PM
Monday, March 25, 11:00 AM
Thursday, March 28, 11:00 AM
Thursday, March 28, 2:30 PM

An academic advisor will provide an overview of the MCB program, requirements, career opportunities and the criteria for declaring MCB. Interested students should attend only one session. All sessions are identical and typically last 1 hour.

All meetings will be held in room 164A Burrill Hall

Strategies for My Success workshop TOMORROW

In Strategies for My Success, you will learn the basics of what makes a successful Illinois student FROM CURRENT Illinois students!

What habits have they adopted and secrets do they have that help them consistently earn top grades while others are struggling? Come find out!

When? Wednesday, Jan 30th, 7-8pm
Where? Presentation Gallery, Undergrad Library (Upper Level)
No RSVP required.

College of Education applications due Friday!

As a reminder, the application deadline for students looking to apply to the Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, and Special Education majors is this Friday, February 1st. All applications must be submitted by 5pm this Friday.

Please visit the application website http://education.illinois.edu/programs/ed_major_appl for further information, or contact Joe Cross (jlcross@illinois.ed) if you have any questions.

exciting new course

ECE 198 DL1,  In a New Light

3 hours

A lab-based optical engineering course designed to give students an introduction and broad overview of major topics in optical engineering.  More importantly, the course will introduce students to the scientific process and the impact/influence of science and technology across a wide range of disciplines.  The course is designed for students interested in careers in public policy, politics, business, ethics, journalism, security, and defense.  No previous engineering experience is required or expected, and only reasonable proficiency in high school level math is recommended.  The most important prerequisite is simply enthusiasm and the understanding that science and technology will play an ever increasing role across many fields, even those generally considered non-technical…

SOC classes that might interest you

Professor Marshall
SOC 396: CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM CRN: 58846
12:30 PM - 01:50 PM TR

This course takes an in-depth look at the different actors and
institutions that make up the criminal justice system. We will examine
how the police are organized, how police culture shapes the way they
perform their duties, and the complexity of police interrogations. We
will examine how prosecutors use their discretion and enter into plea
bargains. We will examine the way that law and science intersect in the
generation and interpretation of forensic evidence. We study the role of
juries in the criminal trial. We study the social impact of mass
incarceration in American society and politics, and we look at various
efforts to reform the death penalty. Through all these topics, we discuss
the complex ways that race influences and shapes decision-making and
discretion of actors in the criminal justice system.


SOC 160 -- Global Inequality and Social Change
Section NS1 -- Dr. Holtzclaw-Stone, TR 11-12:20
NW/or W Gen ED

Introduces sociological concepts of poverty, inequality, and social change within a global context. Themes explored include basic food security, poverty and hunger; population and resource distribution; foreign aid and development institutions; and social policies and movements for change. Course approach is historical and transnational, and typically includes case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the United States.




SOC 196 -- The HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Global and Local Perspectives
Professor Cindy Buckley; TR 11-12:20

The HIV/AIDS pandemic has drastically altered the global social, political, economic and demographic landscape. Delivering education concerning the virus, expanding prevention programs, monitoring the needs of countries and communities affected by HIV and AIDS, making treatment accessible and providing care for individuals infected with HIV or living with AIDS continues to challenge the capacities of families, communities, countries and international organizations. In this course we examine the pandemic as both a global and local phenomenon. Our discussions will be theoretically framed within the central concepts of globalization, social inequality, stigma and economic development. While based with a socio-demographic tradition, this course draws on literatures from many disciplines to highlight the general contours, continuing debates, and ethical challenges related to the pandemic.

Leadership in Global Engagement course

HRE 199 – Leadership in Global Engagement

Presentations-Discussion
Meets: Fridays [3:00 P.M. — 5:15 P.M.]
Instructor: Murillo Soranso (msoranso@illinois.edu)
Location: Pennsylvania Ave Residence Halls — Carr Lounge 111A
Credit: 3 hours

HRE 199: Leadership in Global Engagement focuses on interactive exchange experiences between 8 University of Illinois students and 8 students from the University of Macau Honours College. The purpose of the course is to provide students with a platform to engage in discussions and projects that explore aspects of leadership, communication, and intercultural encounters. Topics explored in this course include individualist and collectivist cultures; public and private behaviors; projections of cultural similarities; cultural conformity; stress in intercultural encounters; communication styles; generalizations and stereotypes; rank and power, ethnocentrism; family relationships; dealing with conflict; and being an effective intercultural communicator. The course has a limited enrollment of eight undergraduate students. To apply for consideration: go.illinois.edu/globalengagement

College of Media courses with open seats

College of Media courses with open seats

ADV 300 – Intro - section A, 30679
ADV 412 – Adv History - section A, 30692 (req. ADV 300)

JOURN 250 - Ethics and Diversity - section A, 51007 (req. J 200)
JOURN 450 - Media and Public Opinion – section A, 34772 (req. QR 1)
JOURN 460 – Great book in Journ – section H, 58701
JOURN 460 –Issues in Contemporary Documentary – section T, 57123

MACS 199 – Watching the Environment - section R. 57029 (2nd 8 weeks)
MACS 262 – Survey of World Cinema II - section E, 57071
MACS/INFO 326 - New media, Culture, & Society, - section AD2, 57058
MACS/GWS 356 - Sex and Gender in Pop Media, - section B, 57063 MACS 395 - Contemporary Cinema, - section T, 57076 (2nd 8 weeks)

new art studio class open with no restrictions

ARTS 230 (54717), MW, 9:00 - 11:40, Jewelry/Metals 1 is a newly created studio class with no restrictions, open to campus.

FSHN 101 announcement

Please note FSHN 101, Section F, CRN 32983, is open to *all* students (no major restriction) for the Spring, 2013 semester.

FSHN 101 discusses the evolution of the food system to meet the needs and desires of a complex, heterogeneous society. It provides an overview of food in relation to nutrition and health, composition and chemistry, microbiology, safety, processing, preservation, laws and regulations, quality, and the consumer. This is a great physical science gen. ed. taught by an award-winning instructor, Dr. Dawn Bohn.

new course - Childhood and Children's Literature: From Fairytales to Harry Potter

SCAN 496: CRN: 59031; Childhood and Children's Literature: From Fairy Tales to Harry Potter

In this course we will explore the changing understanding of childhood and youth in Scandinavian literature and film with a comparative focus on the United States and the United Kingdom. Works analyzed range from Hans-Christian Andersen's fairy tales and Astrid Lindgren's world literature classic Pippi Longstocking to Dr. Seuss and contemporary youth fiction and cinema, including Harry Potter. We will address questions about how childhood is construed in books self-described as children's literature as well as in adult-audience fiction and memoirs, and how representations of childhood correlate with evolving ideas about family formation, child-rearing, the welfare state, secularism, and education in twentieth- and twenty-first century Scandinavia. Course goals include gaining knowledge of important texts, concepts, genres, and narrative strategies in children’s and youth literature and understanding these in terms of social-historical, aesthetic, and philosophical contexts. The course will offer students US and UK comparative contexts through which to gain a fuller understanding of Scandinavian children's and youth culture, and will provide an opportunity to gain in-depth insight into a culture known internationally as a forerunner in children's rights and education. Perspectives applied include psychological approaches; constructions of selfhood; theories of education, feminism, and social reform; political radicalism; and gender, sexuality, and masculinity.

Dr. Theo Malekin holds a PhD from the University of Glasgow's Center for Literature, Theology, and the Arts, and has spent much of his life in Sweden and the United Kingdom. He has been teaching in the Scandinavian program since 2010, offering courses on Viking Mythology, Viking Sagas, the plays of Henrik Ibsen, and films of Ingmar Bergman. His research and teaching interests remain interdisciplinary in nature, lying at the intersection of literature and the arts with broad intellectual and religious currents.

new course on Black Women's Activism

The Department of African American Studies is offering a new course in Black Women's Activism.
AFRO 383: History of Black Women's Activism
CRN: 58737 MW 11 am-12:20 pm

History proficiency exams

The Department of History will be offering Proficiency Exams for HIST 141: Western Civilization to 1660, HIST 142: Western Civilization Since 1660, and HIST 172: US History Since 1877 in Spring 2013.

Click here for more information: http://www.history.illinois.edu/undergraduate/proexams/

course option

AFRO 103: Black Women in the Diaspora

This course explores the historical, social, economic, cultural and political realities of Black women in the African Diaspora with an emphasis on the U.S., Canada, Britain, Africa and the English speaking Caribbean. The class explores how macro structures such as slavery, imperialism, colonialism, capitalism, and globalization shaped and continue to circumscribe the lives of Black women across various geographic regions. In addition, we will discuss the multiple strategies/efforts that Black women employ both in the past and present to ensure the survival of the self and the community.

seats still available this spring

LLS 100 Intro Latina/Latino Studies

unique elective option with open seats

ANSC 256: Horses' Role in Human History

Provides an understanding of the crucial roles that horses have played in the development and expansion of human civilization, including how the role of the horse in culture and society has changed throughout history. Topics addressed include an understanding of the evolution and domestication of horses, use of horses for transportation, sport, warfare and power, and the impact of horses on societal issues facing the world today.

EPS 201/202

As of 12/20/12, there were still seats available in EPS 201/202 Foundations of Education.

Dr. Chris Span, one of Education's most popular instructors and a renowned historian, engages students in learning about the history of American education.

NOTE: EPS 202 satisfies the General Education criteria for an Advanced Composition course.

consider IB 109

Need a course?  Consider IB109, Insects and People, a course that satisfies the General Education Natural Science and Technology requirement. 

Why take it?  In the class, students can learn about locust plagues, silk and silkworms, honey and wax, praying mantis style kung fu, insect aphrodisiacs, lice, plague, sacred scarabs, zombie cockroaches, killer bees, and insects in art, law, music and movies, among other topics...

 For an extra hour of credit, take the lab--activities include honey-tasting, insect eating, field trips, beeswax candlemaking, cochineal tie-dyeing and CSI-style maggot hunts...

The instructor for this course has won a few teaching awards--the 2006 Entomological Society of America Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2010 LAS Distinguished Teaching Award, and was also the nominal inspiration for "Dr. Bambi Berenbaum" of the X-Files episode "War of the Coprophages" (about alien killer cockroaches).

new course/new faculty

ANTH 199: INTRODUCTION TO DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

This course will ask how and why people organize for political change in the contemporary world. Our discussion will study activists, advocates and ordinary men and women involved in reimagining the world around them. What is the role of global media and new forms of technology for such organizing? How does one build coalitions across different cultural and linguistic traditions? Is there a global ‘youth’ culture that facilitates communication across national boundaries and among young people? Does democracy always mean the same thing, and if not, how do people come to define it?


1:00-2:20 pm, MW Davenport Hall 329
Instructor: Jessica Greenberg