Tutoring at Champaign Middle and High Schools

NOTE:  Remember, I do not set up tutoring. I simply provide you with ways to access opportunities. It is your responsibility to follow through and complete the required 50 hours.

 Please go to http://education.illinois.edu/tutoring/schools to find Champaign Middle and High School information such as applications for tutoring along with other very important information. 

Steps toward setting up tutoring in Champaign:

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Tutoring at Urbana High School

NOTE: Remember, I do not set up tutoring. I simply provide you with ways to access opportunities. It is your responsibility to follow through and complete the required 50 hours.

Please go to http://education.illinois.edu/tutoring/schools to find Urbana High School’s application for tutoring along with other very important information.  Below are FAQs for tutoring at Urbana High School.

There will be orientation meetings on campus for tutoring at Urbana High School in 103 Mumford Hall, the NE corner of the building.  These will be held on:

Wednesday, September 12th at 6 – 7pm

or

Friday, October 5th at 6 – 7 pm

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Tutoring at Urbana Middle School

NOTE: Remember, I do not set up tutoring. I simply provide you with ways to access opportunities. It is your responsibility to follow through and complete the required 50 hours.

Hello students!

Included is the information you need to apply for academic tutoring slots at Urbana Middle School for Fall 2012. This school offers wonderful tutoring experiences and is well-organized and supervised.  You can go to http://education.illinois.edu/tutoring/schools to find Urbana Middle School’s application for tutoring along with other information. 

Steps toward signing up for tutoring at Urbana Middle School (UMS):

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ENG 315: Learning in Community (LINC)

The LINC-Learning in Community program welcomes responsible students with a passion and interest to support community development. LINC is a service-learning course with various sections, each with a different partner, which can help you gain real-world project and leadership experience and enhance your team-building, research, and networking skills. LINC provides you with all of these opportunities while you earn 3 credit hours of advanced level coursework.

In LINC you will collaborate in high-energy student teams on projects of significance to local, regional, and international non-profit partners. Students in past LINC classes have built bridges, created innovative marketing campaigns, improved water systems, developed curricula for schools and youth programs, designed rain gardens, improved prosthetics, performed electric vehicle conversions, contributed to international development projects, and lots more!

To get involved in LINC, register for a section of ENG 315: Learning in Community. To learn more about the projects, see http://linc.illinois.edu/. Don’t miss your opportunity to gain professional experience and make a lasting impact in the community.  Click on the image below to learn more!

LA 390: Enduring Aesthetics of Japanese Design

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We are pleased to offer Enduring Aesthetics of Japanese Design this fall semester.  The course will provide an overview of Japanese design, including the visual arts, architecture, landscape architecture, clothing design, and product design.  Every class will begin with a haiku!

A PDF of the course flyer is attached.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you.

Carol

Carol Emmerling-DiNovo

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GER 199: Books Matter

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This Discovery Course is a special course for freshmen only.  “Books Matter, Book Matters” focuses on books that treat the meaning of books and the great lengths people go to steal books, preserve them, destroy them. These texts portray reading and writing books as profoundly dangerous and incendiary activities.

For more information contact Professor Mara Wade, mwade@illinois.edu.

Texts for Discovery Course, GER 199 

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AFRO 298: The Black Chicago Renaissance

Course Description
This class will be an introduction to African American artists and writers of the Black Chicago Renaissance. Although often overlooked, Chicago’s South Side experienced a cultural flowering during the Depression, what was a more socially and politically engaged movement than its Harlem predecessor. We will discuss authors such as Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Lorraine Hansberry, all of whom were significantly shaped by their experience in Chicago. Continue reading

Pre-health services available at The Career Center

Welcome to the fall semester! You are receiving this email because in addition to teaching, you may also have a pre-health educational goal, such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, or veterinary medicine.

The Career Center offers a variety of services to assist you, from the time you begin thinking about a health profession, to the moment you are admitted to a professional program.

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