Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Undergraduate Exchange

The Office of International Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences is inviting College undergraduate students to apply for the Fall 2017 semester or 2017-2018 Academic Year exchange at HKUST. Students may enroll in either the School of Science or the School of Humanities and Social Science at HKUST.

HKUST is a well-regarded university that offers excellent support for visiting exchange students. Courses are taught in English. Since this is an IU exchange, students the College nominates pay their regular IU tuition and fees. In addition, nominated students may apply for funds from the College to support their travel.

ELIGIBILITY:

In order to be eligible students must:

•         Be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in the College of Arts and Sciences.

•         Have completed a minimum of one year at IU prior to enrolling at HKUST.

•         Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.

•         Complete an essay and provide two letters of recommendation.

•         Have a passport by the time applications are due to HKUST (end of March).

DEADLINE:

Student applications must be received by 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Applications will be reviewed by The College and then nominated to HKUST. Accepted students will be notified to complete an online application through HKUST by the end of March.

PROCEDURES:

Students interested in the program should do the following:

• Carefully read this blog post and the referenced websites/attachments before submitting an application.  Students should NOT contact HKUST directly until after they are nominated by the College.
• Arrange for two (2) letters of recommendation from professors or others who can speak to the student’s academic qualifications, as well as any other qualities or information regarding the student’s preparedness and interest in the HKUST program. Recommendation letters should be sent directly from the recommender to the College Office of International Affairs, collOIA@indiana.edu by 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2017.
• Complete the College’s Application for the HKUST exchange. The application form is attached, or students may obtain one by contacting the College Office of International Affairs, collOIA@indiana.edu.
• Write an essay that is no longer than two pages explaining why they would like to take part in the exchange at HKUST. The essay should include information about academic studies thus far at IU and what they plan to study at HKUST. The essay should also address why they would like to study in Hong Kong, such as any interest in the language, culture, or other opportunities there.  Students should be sure their names are at the top of their essays.
• Send the completed application and essay (in PDF or Word format) by email attachment to the College Office of International Affairs, collOIA@indiana.edu by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, with the words “Secure Message” or “Confidential” in the subject line.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

§  Students are encouraged to submit application materials before the deadline if at all possible.  The deadline is firm.

§  The College will convene a committee to review applications, assessing each one on the academic suitability for the program as well as an indicated ability to adapt to living and studying abroad. To promote opportunities for cross-cultural experiences, preference will be extended to those students who are not Chinese nationals or have not previously spent a significant amount of time in China.

§  Students who are nominated will be instructed to consult with the Office of Overseas Study and their Academic Advisor(s) to make further program arrangements.

§  There are several students who have previously participated in the exchange with the HKUST School of Science, and we can put students in contact with them, if requested.

§  Students selected for the exchange will pay their regular IU tuition and fees, and will be given information about estimated costs for housing, meals, and other expenses in Hong Kong.

§  Students that the College nominates will be eligible to apply for travel support to help offset the cost of the airfare.

§  To learn more about HKUST’s courses, students are referred to the Course Catalog at http://prog-crs.ust.hk/ .

o   Division of Humanities course offerings with syllabi for Fall 2016: http://www.huma.ust.hk/teaching_learning/courses_ug2016fall_offering.html

o   Division of Social Science course offerings with syllabi for Fall 2016: http://www.sosc.ust.hk/teaching_learning/courses_ug.html

§  To learn more about HKUST’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences, see http://www.shss.ust.hk/global_experience/exchange_in_overview/

§  To learn more about HKUST’s School of Science, see:
http://science.ust.hk/

§  Because this is a relatively new exchange, we do not have a database of IU equivalent courses.  Students will have to have their HKUST transcripts and syllabi evaluated by IU faculty in order for IU equivalencies to be processed.

§  Students will be expected to arrive in Hong Kong in late August to attend orientation, and begin classes on September 1, 2017.  Classes for the fall semester will conclude in mid-December.

If you have any questions, please contact the College’s Office of International Affairs at collOIA@indiana.edu.

Themester Internship

Themester On-Campus Internship – Fall 2017

Themester, an initiative of the College of Arts and Sciences, is pleased to announce several paid undergraduate internships available for Fall 2017’s Themester “Diversity • Difference • Otherness.” Hours are flexible and average about five hours a week.

All interns will actively engage the theme by attending and reporting on Themester events. Other duties include promoting Themester and working with other interns on Themester events or projects.  Previous interns report that the internship helped them engage campus on a deeper level.   Internships are open to undergraduate students with majors and minors in the College of Arts and Sciences. The College encourages applications from students with an academic interest in the 2017 theme. 

Deadline: February 15, 2017

More information at themester.indiana.edu/internship. 

Cindy Simon Skjodt Study Abroad Scholarship

The College of Arts and Sciences is once again pleased to offer the Cindy Simon Skjodt Study Abroad Scholarship. This scholarship supports current, full-time College of Arts and Sciences undergraduates who participate in IU-approved, credit-bearing overseas study programs.

The overseas study program can be for a summer, a semester, or an academic year.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be pursuing a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences
• Be officially enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at the time you apply
• Have a minimum College of Arts and Sciences GPA of 3.300 at the time you apply
• Have been accepted to participate in an IU-approved, credit-bearing overseas study program

 Note: Preference is given to students who are majoring in telecommunications.

Deadline: Application materials are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2017

Summer Camp Jobs Fair

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
11am - 2:30pm
Indiana Memorial Union - Alumni Hall

Camps from across the country are excited to connect with you on February 8! As a summer camp counselor, you'll engage in fun and meaningful work that other summer employment can’t provide. The fun includes activities such as capture the flag, sign-along camp songs, lake swims, and camp fires. Perhaps you’ll share your interest in science, nature, health and wellness, history, or religion. The benefits of being a camp counselor are endless…make friends from around the country, develop professional skills for your future career, and make money to support your future goals

Camp Fair is open to all students and majors at IU.

Check back often for a list of participating camps!

Psychology and Neuroscience Opportunities: Blatt Internship

GRE and GMAT Prep Courses

Spring 2017 Test Preparation Courses:

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

To obtain more information on the GRE and GMAT review sessions, please visit the Life Long Learning website: www.lifelonglearning.iub.edu (click on the catalog tab and then the photo of the catalog cover). The courses are under the Test Prep category.  Registration is with a credit card or bursar billing online, or by phone 812-855-9335.  Current IUB students in good standing may use bursar billing as a payment option. 

The registration page is: https://v2.aitapps-s.iu.edu/AIT_INlighten_V1_Online/blvpue/CategoryLanding/Index/29-86550F60-3F5D-4F70-AACE-5DD305E5A771

IU Lifelong Learning

1000 E. 17^th Street

Suite 163

Bloomington, IN  47408

Themester On-Campus Internship – Fall 2017

Themester, an initiative of the College of Arts and Sciences, is pleased to announce several paid undergraduate internships available for Fall 2017’s Themester “Diversity • Difference • Otherness.” Hours are flexible and average about five hours a week.

All interns will actively engage the theme by attending and reporting on Themester events. Other duties include promoting Themester and working with other interns on Themester events or projects.  Previous interns report that the internship helped them engage campus on a deeper level.   Internships are open to undergraduate students with majors and minors in the College of Arts and Sciences. The College encourages applications from students with an academic interest in the 2017 theme.  Deadline: February 15. More information at themester.indiana.edu/internship. 

Criminal Justice Networking Night

Are you interested in using your skills to fight crime, promote social justice, protect national security, or make your community safer? Come learn about career opportunities at local, state, and federal levels and how you can begin your career with your criminal justice degree. Employers from a wide variety of organizations will be here to answer your questions and help you learn about next steps to jump-start your career.

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 5-7 p.m.

Indiana Memorial Union Frangipani Room

For more information, contact:

        Andy Bloomgarden, CJUS Academic Advisor, ajbloomg@indiana.edu

        Chris Klein, Walter Center for Career Achievement, cjklein@indiana.edu

Research Positions Available at Emory

Up to 4 research assistant positions will be available starting immediately in the Translational Research in Affective Disorders Laboratory (www.treadlab.org) and the Behavioral Immunology Program (http://behavioralimmunology.com/) at Emory University. 

The positions will focus on implementation of several new NIMH-funded studies using functional and neurochemical imaging and blood analysis to identify biomarkers for major depression. 

Responsibilities will include assisting with all aspects of research  (designing/programming experiments, recruiting/running participants, processing blood samples, analyzing behavioral and neuroimaging data), grant and IRB administration. This is an excellent position for anyone seeking research experience before applying to  graduate programs in medicine, neuroscience or psychology.

Necessary skills/qualifications: 

• A bachelor's degree or higher in neuroscience, biology, computer science, psychology, math, other related field. 
• Preference will be given to candidates with any of the following: Research experience in a biology or psychology lab, strong computer programming skills (especially MATLAB and/or Python) or experience working with psychiatric patient populations. 
• Candidate should be self-motivated, independent, and reliable. Strong organizational and communication skills are also essential.
•  Prior experience in human affective, clinical or cognitive neuroscience (e.g., conducting and analyzing fMRI or MRI studies), behavioral experiment administration, IRB management, or clinical interviewing experience will all be viewed positively, but are not required. 
• The position is for a two-year commitment.

Interested parties should email a CV, names of relevant professional references, and a brief statement of interest to chelsea.leonard@emory.edu. Start date is flexible.

College of Arts + Sciences Career Fair

The College of Arts + Sciences Walter Center for Career Achievement gearing up for the Winder Career and Internship Fair.

Please take a look at these opportunities for NEXT WEEK!

The College of Arts + Sciences Winter Career and Internship Fair is next week. Over 100 organizations will be on site to recruit our students for full-time and summer internship positions. The Walter Center for Career Achievement is offering preparation sessions this week and next to help ensure students are prepared for the event. Our post-grad outcome data indicates that roughly 20% of the full-time positions our students accept originate with career fair interactions. Please help us promote the Career Fair and our prep sessions by sharing the information below (as well as the attached PowerPoint Slide and flyer) with faculty and students.

Career Fair Drop-In Advising

Wednesday, January 18 - Monday, January 23 (11AM-4:30PM)

Career Development Center Room 309, 625 N Jordan Avenue

Career Fair Prep Workshop

Monday, January 23 (6-7PM)

Walnut & Maple Rooms, IMU

Employer Tableside Chats

Monday January 23 (7:30-9PM)

State Rooms East & West, IMU

2017 Winter Career and Internship Fair

Tuesday, January 24^th (3-7PM)

Alumni Hall and Georgian Room, IMU

Bachelor and Master of Social Work Info Sessions

Kelley Business of Life Sciences Program Reception Sponsored by Cook Medical

We will being with highlighting the Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences offered by the Kelley CBLS.  Past & current students in the program will talk about their experiences and benefits of the courses and program as well.

After a brief intro about the Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences, representatives from Cook will talk about the medical products industry and Cook specifically.  Concluding the presentations, there will be networking time for the students to meet with CBLS staff as well as representatives across business and technical functions at Cook.

Math REU at IUPUI

 

2017 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
IUPUI School of Science
Department of Mathematical Sciences

Apply Now

Contact:
Dr. Julia Arciero
jarciero@iupui.edu

Application deadline: Feb 1, 2017

Program Details: Student participants will conduct applied mathematics research for 8 weeks (June 12 – August 4) at IUPUI with faculty mentors.

 Participants in the program will receive:

• $4000 stipend
• $400 for travel expenses
• Room and board (apartment housing and meal allowances)

 Projects:

• Modeling cancer cell transport through the vascular system (Jared Barber, Ph.D. & Luoding Zhu, Ph.D.)
• Modeling the influence of drugs on the brain (Alexey Kuznetsov, Ph.D.)
• Modeling blood flow responses to major arterial occlusion (Julia Arciero, Ph.D. & Jared Barber, Ph.D.)
• Building a neural network from semiconductor memristors (Yogesh Joglekar, Ph.D.)
• Life & death in a cell: investigating quasi-equilibrium to high non-equilibrium transitions (Yogesh Joglekar, Ph.D.)

This program is supported by the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) and the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at the National Science Foundation (NSF)

NIDA Center Summer Research Experience

The NIDA Center for GWAS in Outbred Rats seeks high school and college students for Research Experiences for High School and Undergraduate (REHU) projects. The goal is to encourage research training for future STEM-related careers. The REHU program is located at Center research sites in San Diego, Ann Arbor, Memphis, Buffalo, and Winston-Salem. Stipends are $2,000 for high school students and $4,000 for college students attending the summer quarter: June 12 - August 18, 2017. Offers for participation in the program will be made based on application reviews, interviews, academic excellence, motivation, scientific potential, and career goals aligned with Center projects. Besides stipends, housing and travel support, if needed, will be provided. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and be enrolled in an accredited high school or undergraduate degree program with a concentration in the biological, physical, quantitative, or computational sciences. Information about the NIDA Center is at www.ratgenes.org.

If selected, high school and college students will be matched with faculty researchers and lab associates who will mentor REHU activities. There will be a mid-summer working lunch and informal journal club to discuss research projects and papers. At the conclusion of the REHU program, students will produce a written report and present research findings at a REHU symposium.

The NIDA Center is led by the Principal Investigator Professor Abraham Palmer at the University of California, San Diego, but the team also includes collaborating investigators at the University of Michigan, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the University of Buffalo, and the Wake Forest School of Medicine. Expertise is also provided by scientists at the University of Chicago. Center research projects are about genes and behavior. There is a primary focus on the genetics of drug abuse. Investigations include projects about incentive salience, socially-acquired nicotine self-administration, association between behavioral regulation and cocaine cue preference, and integration of genome wide association studies (GWAS) and expression quantitative traits (eQTL) data. Depending on the project, some REHU students may use GWAS applications and core sequencing technologies. Other participants may work with heterogeneous stock rat populations. There will be access to athletic facilities and social and cultural events on campus.

Deadline for receipt of all application materials is February 6, 2017. To request an application, please contact baprison@bsd.uchicago.edu. Confidential letters of recommendation and official school transcripts are required as a part of the application process.