Thursday, January 28, 2010

Interested in Criminal Justice? Check out the Group Advising Session

Department of Criminal Justice
College of Arts and Sciences

Group Advising Sessions
Walnut Room
Indiana Memorial Union

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 (11:00am to 12:00pm)

Thursday, March 11, 2010 (12:00pm to 1:00pm)

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 (12:00pm to 1:00pm)

This will be a great opportunity for current and interested students in criminal justice. We will be able to address any general advising questions and information on opportunities within the department and on campus, such as internships, departmental honors, overseas studies, career resources, and much more.

Sierra Nevada Field Course Information Meeting (Thursday, Jan. 28 @ 6 p.m. in the Collins Coffee House)

******************* INFORMATIONAL MEETING ************************

NOTE: Informal Presentation for Prospective Participants
Where: Collins Living-Learning Center, Collins Coffeehouse
When: Thursday, January 28, 6:00 PM
Refreshments: Free pizza!

******************* NEW COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT ************************

Students! Interested in an exciting new way to take an introductory science course in a spectacular mountain setting? Through the support of the Collins Living-Learning Center, the Dept. of Geological Sciences, and the College of Arts & Sciences, we will be again offering our introductory-level "expeditions" science course, directed at both science and non-science students, and taught in the mountains of the eastern Sierra Nevada. The course, entitled "Volcanoes of the Eastern Sierra Nevada: Geology and Natural Heritage of the Long Valley Caldera,"
is open to all students on the IU campus. The course will be taught by Michael Hamburger, professor of Geological Sciences. The class offers a hands-on, inquiry-oriented introduction to the geological and ecological setting of one of the most beautiful and environmentally diverse areas of the western U.S.

Students can register for the class either as GEOL G188 or Collins Living-Learning Center (L130). Both listings are eligible for COAS TOPICS and N&M sciences credit. The course will be taught in the first summer session, and will include a prerequisite seminar-style class during the second half of the spring semester (GEOL G190, CLLC L100), followed by a 2-week field trip to the Sierras, May 12 - 26.

If you are interested, take a look at our course web site:

http://www.indiana.edu/~sierra/

where you'll find course information, some great photos from last year's field course and on-line application information.

Questions? Contact Michael Hamburger (hamburg@indiana.edu) with any questions about the class.

Cox and Sony Scholarship Programs

Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Scholarship
The Cox Scholars Program is for Indiana Residents and is a unique opportunity for working students. The Cox Scholarship rewards the efforts of current IU students who have demonstrated the motivation and resourcefulness required for success through their part-time work and strong academic performance. Each selected scholar will receive up to 75% of the yearly cost of attendance. The application is due March 1. For more information, including details on how to apply for the Cox Scholarship, go to http://coxscholars.indiana.edu/index.html.

Sony Scholarship Program
The Sony Scholarship is a new IU scholarship, which is the result of a partnership between UITS and Sony. The Sony Scholarship will place the tools to succeed directly in the hands of a select few of our most deserving and exceptional students. The scholarship rewards the efforts of five current IU students who have achieved academically as well as have demonstrated financial need. Selected recipients of the Sony Scholarship will receive a Sony equipment package including a VAIO PC Notebook and related equipment, valued at $1200. The application is due February 15. For more information, including the application, go to http://www.scholarships.indiana.edu/pages/sony_scholarship.php.

EXPLORE YOUR WORLD: Russia, Eastern Europe & Central Eurasia

Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Foster Harper Formal Lounge

Add a global dimension to your undergraduate experience!

Whether you are interested in culture and the arts, conquests, revolutions, social change, environmental issues, public health or current political events, Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Eurasia are places that continue to have great significance for our lives in the 21st century.

Enjoy free food, music and informed discussion with faculty members from Central Eurasian Studies, Slavic Languages and Literature and the Russian and East European Institute (REEI). Hear from undergraduates recently returned from study abroad experiences. Learn about the IUB Summer Workshop in Slavic and East European Languages (SWSEEL). Spend an hour and get information about academic options that can expand your horizons and set you apart!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

free Student Academic Center workshops

The following free Student Academic Center workshops focusing on a variety of college-level learning strategies will be taking place over the next two weeks. The workshops are open to all students and there is no need to sign up in advance. However it is important to arrive early to get seating. Questions and/or concerns can be directed to Sharon Chertkoff, Ph.D., schertko@indiana.edu, Basic Skills and Outreach Coordinator, Student Academic Center, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, 855-7313

Monday, February 1, The Balancing Act: Getting Good Grades and Having Fun Too, Briscoe Academic Support Center, 7:00-8:00pm

Tuesday, February 2, Building Bridges, Not Walls: Learn to Communicate with Your Instructor, Teter TEF260, 7:00-8:00pm

Wednesday, February 3, Building Bridges, Not Walls: Learn to Communicate with Your Instructor, Ballantine Hall 247, 7:00-8:00pm

Monday, February 8, Learning from Your Returned Exam, Forest Academic Support Center, 7:00-8:00pm

Tuesday, February 9, Tips to Get Your Money’s Worth Out of Your Textbooks, Teter TEF260, 7:00-8:00pm

Wednesday, February 10, Tips to Get Your Money’s Worth Out of Your Textbooks, Ballantine Hall 247, 7:00-8:00pm

Business Career in Entertainment Club(BCEC)'s Call-Out Meeting(s)

Future CEOs, Artists, and Successors of the Entertainment Industry,

I'm forwarding on to you some information about the Business Career in Entertainment Club(BCEC)'s Call-Out Meeting(s) Tuesday, February 2nd, in the Kelley School of Business, Room BU 211 at 8:00 pm and Wednesday, February 3rd in the Kelley School of Business, Room BU 109 at 8:00 pm. You can attend either one, and FREE pizza will be served!

Everyone knows that getting a job in either the creative or business end of the entertainmentindustry is close to impossible, but the BCEC brings its members one step closer to accomplishing their goals. We provide phenomenal networking opportunities as well as experience with campus events and talking to industry professionals in order to prepare our members for the future and to help make their dream jobs become a reality. Just a brief background on myself and how the BCEC helped jump-start me towards my dream career path: I had always wanted to work in the music industry but did not have a strong enough resume and experience to stand out in this competitve field. I joined the BCEC, set up an internship interview with Atlantic Records, and through my hard work in the club was rewarded with a contact who was a former BCEC member working at Atlantic at the time. When I went in for my interview, I found out that this contact had given me a reccomendation, and this ended up being one of the catalysts for eventually landing this internship. The BCEC gave me the experience and confidence I needed to stand out in my interview. Whether you are interested in sports, music, film/television, arts administration, or PR/Marketing, the BCEC will help you gain the valuable skills you need to succeed in these fields.

The Business Careers in Entertainment Club is here to provide you the resources to land your dream job. Our mission statement is "The Business Careers in Entertainment Club (BCEC) seeks to provide ALL undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of academic degree, with the essential career development mind-set and hands-on experience vital to obtain professionalentertainment networking connections, internships, and job opportunities within both the creative and business end of the entertainment industry." I hope to see you at one of our call-out(s) next week...

AVAILABLE COMMITTTES TO JOIN:
Film and Television
Music
Sports
PR/Marketing
Arts Administration (Including Non-Profit Management)
Networking & Executive Board

Thanks,

Kevin White
President
Business Careers in Entertainment Club

(908) 531-7541
whitekb@indiana.edu

SUMMER N&M CLASS: Learning from Nature: Permaculture

Summer Session I ~ Collins Expeditions Course
LLC L230
Learning from Nature: Permaculture

June 6 - June 20, 2009

3 credits
Instructor: Professor David Haberman, Religious Studies, IUB
N&M credit – cross-listed in Religious Studies – fulfills Collins course

Takes place entirely at
Lazy Black Bear Retreat Center in the Hoosier National Forest

Permaculture is a wholistic design strategy for living more harmoniously with our life support systems, and with each other. It is a set of principles and techniques that aim to create ecologically sound, economically prosperous, and spiritually rich human communities.

Enrollment is by application and is limited to 25 students.

More information and course application form available at:
http://www.indiana.edu/~llc/academics/permaculture.shtml

Application deadline is 5:00 p.m., Friday April 2, 2010.

Info Session:
Thursday, Feb. 18, 5:00 p.m.
Collins LLC Coffeehouse
(corner 10th & Woodlawn)
pizza and snacks provided

For more information contact: dhaberma@indiana.edu.

PHI ALPHA DELTA PRE-LAW FRATERNITY CALL-OUT MEETING

PHI ALPHA DELTA PRE-LAW FRATERNITY
Callout: Thursday, January 28th @ 7pm in WOODBURN 101 (for questions or more info, contact Kristin or Kelley--below)
Phi Alpha Delta is a professional law fraternity with chapters at the pre-law, law school, and alumni levels with over 300,000 alumni alone. Prominent alumni include 6 past Presidents, 6 past and current Supreme Court Justices, dozens of past and current Senators and Congressmen, as well as 2 current cabinet members including Vice President Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The Indiana University Chapter consists of various committees that you have the opportunity to become involved with: Mock Trial, Publicity, Philanthropy, Fundraising, Professional Development, & Apparel.

Extensive benefits include Kaplan and Princeton Review discounts, scholarships, and many more! Come to the callout to find more about joining.

If you are unable to attend the Callout, you may also attend any of the other following rush week events:

Chapter Meeting: Sunday, January 31st @ 7pm in WOODBURN 120

Mock Trial Meeting: Tuesday, February 2nd @ 7pm at the IMU STARBUCKS

Bowling & Free Pizza: Wednesday, February 3rd, 6:30 - 8:00pm at the IMU BACK ALLEY

IU Maurer Law School Tour: Friday, February 5th, @ 3pm, meet in the Lobby of the law school (at the corner of 3rd & Indiana)

Contact Kristin Rohn (krohn@indiana.edu) or Kelley Gordon (kelleysgordon@gmail.com), if you are interested and unable to attend.

School of Journalism admissions applications

STUDENTS COMPLETING THE CERTIFICATE IN JOURNALISM MUST APPLY TO THE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM.

Applications for May 2010 and August 2010 admission to the School of Journalism are now available on the Forms page of the J-School website: http://journalism.indiana.edu/forms/.
Under the “Academics” heading select either “May 2010 Admission Application for Current Undergraduates” or “August 2010 Application for Current Undergraduates.”

Only those students who will have all of the admission requirements listed below complete by the end of the spring 2010 semester should file an application for May 2010 admission. (The deadline to apply is May 11, 2010.)

Likewise, only those students who will have all of the admission requirements listed below complete by the end of summer session II 2010 should file an application for August 2010 admission. (The deadline to apply is August 17, 2010.)

We will process applications once grades are final at the end of spring semester and again at the end of SSII. If you will not have all of our admission requirements done by either of these dates, do not file an application now. File your application in a future semester.

J-School Admission Requirements:
JOUR-J 110 or J 200 or J 210 – grade of C or better
English composition – grade of C or better
Fundamental math – grade of C- or better (MATH-M 025 is the lowest acceptable level)
First semester of a foreign language (placement into HISP-S 105 is fine)
26 credit hours passed
2.20 or higher IU gpa

Any questions, please let me know.

Smiles!

Lauren Kinzer
Director of Advising Services
IU School of Journalism
855-1714, lkinzer@indiana.edu

IU Kelley School's Check Your Label event on Feb. 5 focuses on "conscious consumerism"

In addition to shopping for style, color and fit, an increasing number of clothing shoppers are looking inside at the label, to see where it is made. Among them are many students who appreciate the local and global impacts of their business decisions.

One of the speakers will be Kelsey Timmerman, a native Hoosier and author of the book, "Where Am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes."

That's the focus of a free, public event being presented by Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, "Check Your Label: Elements of Conscious Consumerism," next Friday, Feb. 5, at the IU Auditorium.

Five speakers will discuss successful business models that offer options for sustainable living for all workers on the supply chain, and will offer inspiring stories of operating a thriving business with a goal of social change. The program will be from 2 to 5 p.m.

Complete information about the event is available at http://kelley.iu.edu/checkyourlabel/.