Category Archives: Other departments

Other departments, Undergraduate research

Undergraduate Research Opportunity

March 13, 2014 dunger

Greetings,

We are seeking two undergraduate research assistants for the remainder of the Spring 2014 semester.

The purpose of this research project is to document and assess current study abroad programs in the School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics (SLCL) with a focus on access, diversity, and equity among underrepresented minorities and among students who currently do not pursue a major in languages and literatures but who participate in SLCL study abroad as part of other programs of study.

During spring semester 2014 we will pursue a qualitative study that will include two components. The first component will survey, assess, analyze, and synthesize recent scholarship on international student mobility. This text and web based inquiry will be combined with interviews with faculty, instructors, administrators, and students who have been or will be involved with international mobility in SLCL during AY2013-14.

The undergraduate Research Assistant will be expected to assist with both phases of this project. This position includes a stipend of $15/hour, and will include about 10-15 hours of work per week. The student will be supervised by Dr. Anna Stenport and Dr. Nicole Lamers, and will work in collaboration with two graduate researchers on this project. Each student will also be required to register for 1 hour of independent study credit.

Please submit your application by noon on Wednesday, March 19th for consideration at: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2766119. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Nicole Lamers, PhD

International Education Specialist

Student and Academic Affairs Office

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

2002 Lincoln Hall, MC- 448

702 S. Wright Street

Urbana, IL 61801

Email: lamers@illinois.edu

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Activities, Other departments

History Tutoring

March 7, 2014 dunger

HISTORY TUTORING
If interested visit our website:
http://phialphathetauiuc.weebly.com/tutoring.html We offer writing help as well as general topic and class specific tutoring.
All majors are welcome.
Questions or concerns? Email phialphathetauiuc@illinois.edu

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Activities, Course Announcements, Other departments

Econ Tutoring Center

February 25, 2014 dunger

We have created an Econ Tutoring Center for all students to utilize. Please feel free to distribute the below information to your students.

The student tutors are available for general assistance on economics courses or economics related questions, primarily for ECON 102, 103, 202, 203, 302 and 303 (some of the 400s). Students should visit their Instructors or TAs with questions specific to classes, such as due dates, tests, etc. (most Econ classes have numerous TA Office hours).

Econ Tutoring Center

DKH Room 17A (basement level)

Monday: 11am-4:30pm
Tuesday: 3:30-5:30pm
Wednesday: 12-5:30pm
Thursday: 1:30-5:30pm

We will have extended hours on Reading Day and other peak periods.

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Career opportunities, Informational Meeting, Other departments

Psychology Career Information Night, Monday, February 24, 2014

February 21, 2014 dunger

We’re holding our annual Career Information Night (CIN) on Monday and invite any student to participate in our event. Over 35 Psychology alums representing business, computer technology, education, higher education, human resources, law/legal, medical, mental health, and social services are scheduled. ———————————-

Psychology Career Information Night, Monday, February 24, 2014

4 – 5 pm – Alumni Panel Discussion – Alumni representing Human Resources, Mental Health, School Counselor, and School Social Work, will give an overview of how they got to where they are. Come listen to their stories and ask questions. Room 142 Psychology Bldg.

5 – 6:30 pm – Meet Psychology Alumni, Psychology Atrium.

Meet and greet session. Here’s your opportunity to meet with and talk to former Psychology undergraduates. Nearly 40 alumni have volunteered to share their stories with you. This is your time to conduct an “informational interview” of people who are doing things you want to do. Become engaged! Join us for any part of the evening that you can.

Food and beverages will be available. Business casual dress encouraged.

Summer internships in C/U and Chicago. Stop by the Internship table for more information. If you can’t make it to this event, information will be sent next week via e-mail.

http://www.psychology.illinois.edu/2014CareerInformationNightParticipants.html

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Activities, Other departments

2014 Undergrad Writing Contest

January 29, 2014 dunger

Each year the Department of English sponsors and administers two annual undergraduate literary competitions, one in short fiction and one in poetry. All University of Illinois undergraduates are eligible to compete, and the deadline for submissions this year is Monday, March 3.

Depending on available funding, there will be 3-4 prizes for fiction and 2-3 for poetry this year. Past prizes have ranged from $100 to $1000. Once the specific numbers are available, they will be announced at http://creativewriting.english.illinois.edu/undergraduate/awards/.

2014

UNDERGRADUATE

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

Deadline: Noon, Monday, March 3, 2014

The English Department sponsors and administers two annual undergraduate literary competitions in Short Fiction and Poetry. Depending on available funding, there will be 3-4 prizes in Fiction and 2-3 in Poetry this year. Past prizes have ranged from $100 to $1000. As soon as we have specific funding numbers available, we will announce them at our website:

http://creativewriting.english.illinois.edu/undergraduate/awards/

Contest rules are as follows:

Short Fiction: no contestant may submit more than one unpublished story (7500 words, maximum length)

Poetry: no contestant may submit more than 200 lines, as a single unpublished poem or a group of unpublished poems

Only University of Illinois undergraduate students are eligible to compete. To be considered for a prize, submissions must adhere to the following rules. All submissions must be sent to the following email address: sdavenpo@illinois.edu. Depending on your entry (poetry or fiction), the subject line must read as follows: UNDERGRAD POETRY or UNDERGRAD FICTION (not both). If you enter in both categories (poetry and fiction), you will need to send separate emails. Your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, net id, status (undergrad), and UIN number must appear in the body of the email. Your fiction OR poetry entry is to be contained in one attachment (doc, docx, or rtf only), the name of which should be as follows: contest category followed by your last name, such as FICTIONJONES or POETRYJONES. Your name should not appear in the attachment itself.

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Other departments, Seminars

Persistent Homology: Basics, Applications, Software Tuesday November 19, 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM in 141 CSL

November 18, 2013 dunger

Paul Bendich (Duke Math) will give a tutorial style lecture/demonstration tomorrow (Tuesday) on Persistent Homology. Please forward this to others who may have interest. Here are the details:

TITLE: Persistent Homology: Basics, Applications, Software

Tuesday November 19, 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM in 141 CSL

ABSTRACT: Topological Data Analysis (TDA) is now around 15 years old, and it is becoming a widely-used technique in data analysis, often in combination with more traditional methods.

One of the key tools in TDA is the persistence diagram, which provides a compact description of the multi-scale topological information carried by a point cloud or other embedded object.

In this informal tutorial, I will start by going over the very basics of persistent homology, showing how one can go from a point cloud, or a space equipped with a function, and produce a persistence diagram. Depending on audience interest, I can then cover some or all of the following:

-some simple (and not-so-simple) applications which show how persistence diagrams, in combination with statistical ideas, can extract interesting information from unusual datasets.

-the geometry of the space of persistence diagrams: why it’s strange, and the possible implications for statistics with diagrams.

-different algorithms for computing persistence diagrams, some of which are correct and slow, some of which are correct (in certain circumstances) and fast, some of which are fast and approximate with good guarantees.

-a demonstration of our new software package RCA, which gives a very fast (and correct!) computation of persistence diagrams for components and loops.

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Majors/Minors, Other departments

ICT to Pre-Teacher Education

October 1, 2013 dunger

Students wanting to ICT into Pre-Teacher Education will now complete the application form online at http://education.illinois.edu/programs/pte

The link will be open during the upcoming ICT period from October 7 – November 1.

Weekly ICT informational meetings are held every Tuesday from 4:00-5:00 in Room 210A Education Building.

All students wanting to ICT into pre-Teacher Education should view the powerpoint available on the website above and meet with Pre-Teacher Education Adviser Joe Cross.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/educationatillinois

Twitter: @edILLINOIS

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/educationatillinois

LinkedIn: http://go.education.illinois.edu/linkdn

http://www.flickr.com/photos/educationatillinois/

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Graduate opportunities, Informational Meeting, Other departments

MSW Fall Open Houses

October 1, 2013 dunger

Check out our University of Illinois School of Social Work Open House events and learn how you can earn your degree, help strengthen vulnerable families and change the world.
Attend a formal presentation about our master’s of social work program structure, degree requirements, and application process followed by an informal question-answer session. You will have a chance to talk with faculty and current students about how you can make a difference by joining our nationally recognized School of Social Work.
Octo ber 5, 2013 | 2 – 4 p.m.
Nov ember 7, 2013 | 6 – 8 p.m.

Please register for this event by visiting the calendar page on the School’s website [ www.socialwork.illinois.edu ] and clicking on the registration link.

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Career opportunities, Other departments