Category Archives: Other departments

International study, Other departments, Scholarships/Fellowships, Seminars

State Department Meet & Greet

The Career Center invites you to an Adviser Meet & Greet/Presentation with the State Department’s Diplomat-in-Residence, Ambassador John Nay:
 
Date:   Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Time:   2:30-3:30pm
Place:  The Career Center Conference Room, Room 143
RSVP:  Tori Spring at vspring@illinois.edu
 
Please join us for a presentation by State Department Diplomat-in-Residence, Ambassador John Nay, who will talk about how we can best guide and advise students interested in opportunities with the State Department, including Foreign and Civil Service careers, internships, and fellowships.  A question and answer session will take place at the end.    
 
*To find out more about Ambassador Nay and the Diplomat-in-Residence program, please visit: http://www.careers.state.gov/engage/dir.html
 
Thanks,
Tori Spring
 
 
Please also advertise the following to your students:
 
All-Campus Info Session with State Department Diplomat-in-Residence, Ambassador John Nay
Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Time: 5-6:20pm
Place: 269 Everitt (619 S. Wright St.)
 
Interested in hearing from a U.S. Ambassador? Thinking about a career as a Foreign or Civil Service Officer? Ever wondered what it would be like to work for the US in a foreign country? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then come hear from our State Department Diplomat-in-Residence, Ambassador John Nay. Ambassador Nay has had an extensive career that includes tours of duty in Canada, India, Taiwan, Singapore, South Africa, and Washington D.C. There will be time for Q&A at the end of the session.
 
Other departments, Seminars

Secondary Education and BA in Teaching application workshops

For Secondary Education and Foreign Language Teacher Education applicants this spring:
 
This email is only for those students who plan to apply THIS SPRING to the following programs:  Secondary Education Minor and Foreign language teacher education.   
 
For secondary education minor applicants:
This email is only for sophomore and juniors who plan to apply THIS SPRING to the following program:  The Secondary Education Minor (for biology, chemistry, English, math, history, physics, and geology teaching).  If you are not planning to apply this spring, please do not RSVP. 
 
You must attend one of the following mandatory meetings if you are planning to apply to the secondary education minor.  This is the best way for you to get information about how to actually apply to the minor in the spring semester.  I will go into detail about the requirements for the application and how you will submit your application to the College of Education.  This meeting will be the only chance that you have to ask questions about the application, I will not be answering individual questions about this so that I do not bias the process.  Please reserve your spot at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/5430088 by no later than November 23rd and save one of the following dates on your calendar.  You only need to attend one meeting. 
 
Tuesday, November 27th
5-7pm
1002 Lincoln Hall
 
Or
 
Wednesday, December 12th
5-7pm
1092 Lincoln Hall
 
 
For Bachelor of Arts in the Teaching of a Foreign Language (BAT) applicants:
This email is only for sophomore and juniors who plan to apply THIS SPRING to the following program:  The Bachelor of Arts in Teaching Foreign Language (BAT) in Spanish, German, French, Chinese or Japanese.  If you are not planning to apply this spring, please do not RSVP. 
 
You must attend the following mandatory meeting if you are planning to apply to the BAT.  This is the best way for you to get information about how to actually apply to the BAT in the spring semester.  Please reserve your spot at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/5430088 by no later than November 23rd and save the following date on your calendar.  If you cannot attend this meeting due to class conflicts, you should email me and let me know so I can try to get the information covered to you. 
 
Thursday, November 29th
5-7pm
1064 Lincoln Hall
 
ATTENTION: BAT prospective students have to submit an 8 semester plan as part of your application.  I previously suggested that you get this done before you attend the mandatory workshop but since I will be out of town next week and the following week is Thanksgiving break, I no longer expect that this will be done before the meeting on the 29th.  You will need to have this done before you apply by the Feb. 1st deadline.
Course Announcements, Other departments

Two Awesome Electives

There are still seats available in two interesting electives that are suitable for all undergrads. Please post the attached flyers as you see fit.
 
NRES 199 Wild Animal Planet is taught by Dr. Mike Ward–Wednesdays 6:30-7:50 pm in 120 Architecture Building (3 hours, CRN: 57253). Wild Animal Planet is the perfect course for students who love nature shows and want to be able to interact with an expert. It will expose students to the amazing diversity and behavior of animals and provide an introduction to applied ecology. This course will cover the diversity of fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and birds both around the world and here in Illinois. It will provide basic information on how these organisms are able to survive in the harshest environments ranging from the Sahara Desert to Michigan Avenue, Chicago. The course will introduce students to the variety of behaviors exhibited by different organisms (e.g. the mating displays of birds of paradise, the great migrations of mammals and birds). While many of these behaviors occur in remote locations, the course will highlight the amazing behaviors of animals in the student’s backyard. The course will have a strong conservation component where students are introduced to a variety of threats facing animals. It will also present information on how to manage sustainable populations in order to provide fishing and hunting opportunities. Finally, the students will be exposed to current issues in Illinois to illustrate how people and animals can co-occur and a broad overview of the management, restoration, and conservation techniques require to maintain animal populations.
ACES 199 Sustainable Food Systems is team taught by faculty from several departments in the College of ACES–Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00-3:20 pm in 108 Bevier Hall (3 hours, CRN: 57624). We get bombarded with conflicting messages about food, hunger, health, and sustainability. Here’s a chance to learn how to make sense of it all! This course is designed to foster critical systems thinking and collaborative analysis across multiple disciplines for the production, preparation, and consumption of food within complex social and ecological systems. The course includes the consideration of challenge of producing enough food to feed the world population, and the environmental (e.g., climate change, sustainability, environmental footprint), economic (e.g., food insecurity) and health (e. g., obesity, diabetes) issues that are related to food. A central idea is to start with “the food we eat” and connect it to health (e.g., obesity, nutrition, disease), the environment (e.g., environmental implications), the global economy (e.g., population growth, community economic development), and technology (e.g., genomics, engineering, information processing).
 

 

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Other departments, Seminars

Education Application Workshop

If anyone was hoping to apply to Elementary Ed, Early Childhood ed, or Special Ed, and is expecting to apply THIS spring for admission for Fall 2013, please attend one of the meetings below.

If you are interested in transferring to College of Education but haven’t looked into the requirements yet, please arrange to meet with Mr. Joe Cross, the pre-Education adviser.  You can contact the College of Education Student Academic Affairs Office at 217-333-2800 to learn Mr. Cross’s availability.  This is NOT the place for students who want to become high school math teachers–those students REMAIN in the College of LAS while applying for a MINOR in Secondary School Teaching in the College of Education.
For Elementary Education, Early-Childhood Education, and Special Education applicants:

This email is only for those students who plan to apply THIS SPRING to the following programs:  Elementary Education, Early-Childhood Education, and Special Education 
 
You must attend one of the following mandatory meetings if you are planning to apply to any of these three programs.  This is the best way for you to get information about how to actually apply to the major in the spring semester.  I will go into detail about the requirements for the application and how you will submit your application to the College of Education. 

Friday, November 30th
3-5pm
Education Building room 2
 
Or
 
Thursday, December 13th
3-5pm
Education Building room 2
College of Education
International study, Other departments, Undergraduate research

Summer Research in India

The University of Illinois is participating in an India-Illinois research exchange called the Khorana Program.  It’s geared toward STEM, agriculture, medicine, and public health students who wish to spend their summer 2013 (June and July) conducting research – in this case conducting research abroad.  The program is run through UW-Madison with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC).  Students do not receive academic credit.
 
Last summer, UIUC hosted 4 Khorana scholars from India and we will host even more this coming summer.  We would also like to make it a true exchange program by sending Illinois students to India this summer. 
 
The funding for Illinois students going to India is very good – accommodations and meals are covered for all participants, and most or all undergrads will get either airfare covered or a $500-1,000 stipend.  Some grad students will get both the stipend and airfare.  And the Charles Wert India-Illinois scholarship through International Programs and Studies might be able to cover at least some of the students’ out-of-pocket expenses. Going to India next summer through the Khorana Programs seems to be extremely affordable.
 
I have attached a flier with additional information for students. 
 
Please let me know if you have questions! 
 

Khorana 2013 flier

 

International Programs and Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Course Announcements, Other departments

courses on the European Union – spring 2013

Announcement to students: 
 
The European Union Center maintains a list of courses with content related to studies of the European Union and Europe as a service for students and faculty. Courses offered in spring 2013 include the following:
 
— ANTH 499: “New African Immigrants in the New Europe”
— EURO 199 & EURO 596: “Dialogue on Europe”
— EURO 502: “The EU in a Global Context”
— GER 199: “Europe in Trouble: European Politics, Society and Culture since 1945”
— GER 205: “Germany and Europe: A Struggle for Identity”
— GLBL 298: “Croatia Meets the European Union”
— HIST 396E: “Sexuality in Modern Europe”
— ITAL 390/510: “Europe and the Mediterranean: Transnational Spaces and Integration”
— ITAL 418: “Languages & Minorities in Europe”
— GRKM 199: “Contemporary Greek Culture & Film”
— REES 496/596: “Genetic Technologies, Social Networks, and the Transformation of Racial Identities in Europe”
— SCAN 492: “New Scandinavian Cinema”
— SOC 496: “Identity, Culture, and Citizenship in the New European Union”
— TRST 400: “Translation in the EU”

…and more!

 
For more details about the courses, please visit here (http://www.euc.illinois.edu/academic/courses/) and see under “Selected Courses Relevant to EU Studies – Spring 2013.”

Please note that this list is not necessarily exhaustive; we welcome suggestions for inclusion of additional courses.
Course Announcements, Other departments

Art+Design Restrictions Lifted — Other Open Classes

I lifted restrictions on the remaining opens seats for the following SP 13 Studio classes.  please let interested students know.
ARTD 260 (Basic Photography)
ARTS 210 (Ceramics Sculpture 1)
ARTS 230 (Jewelry/Metals 1)
ARTS 280 (Sculpture 1)
ARTS 340 (The Art of 3D Imaging)
ARTS 343 (Time Arts I)
ARTS 445 (Special Topics in New Media)
 
 
Coordinator of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
School of Art+Design
Other departments, Undergraduate research

Illinois Business Consulting

Why should I join Illinois Business Consulting?
As a result of the client base that IBC has established, students have a wide-range of networking opportunities that lead to summer internships and full-time employment after graduation.  The professional staff provides training and development that gives members a significant advantage when competing for any internship or full-time job.  IBC members are able to tell potential future employers about creating economic value, solving problems, and working on a team for a real-world client.  If you are looking to expand your professional networking base, develop technical and communication skills, gain real world consulting experience, and improve your opportunities for employment, please apply online at www.ibc.illinois.edu  by January 20th 2013.

What is Consulting?
Consulting is a valuable tool that organizations use in which an external organization is contacted to assist the client in improving their performance through the analysis of existing organizational issues, as well as the development of plans for improvement and growth.  Those who work in the consulting industry have a wide range of backgrounds depending on the area of expertise that the company specializes in.

What is Illinois Business Consulting?
IBC is the largest student-run consultancy in the country, conducting 60-70 business consulting projects each year for established organizations of varying sizes (Fortune 500 to small businesses, both for-profit and nonprofit).  Illinois Business Consulting works with real-world clients by assembling teams of 5-6 consultants, 1 project manager, and 1 senior manager from a wide-variety of backgrounds to take on a complex, challenging project that the client currently faces.  Throughout the project, students have the opportunity to interact with management of the respective client, as well as communicate their findings in a final deliverable.

Who can join Illinois Business Consulting?
Since our clients have a wide-range of projects, the skill set that is needed for consulting teams is very diversified.   As a result, students of all majors, undergraduate and graduate, are invited to apply.

http://www.ibc.illinois.edu/

 

 

 

Course Announcements, Other departments

GLBL 250 Development

GLBL 250: Development
Instructor: Laura Russ
Schedule: Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:50
Location: 260 Mechanical Engineering Bldg
 
GLBL 250 is an interdisciplinary introduction to the theory and practice of international development.
 
In this course students will:
·         Question existing definitions of and goals for “international development”.
·         Learn to critique historical and contemporary theories of development and explore how these theories have been enacted by states, international agencies and local actors.
·         Study gender and development, microfinance, and urbanization in depth.
·         Learn about a global development concern of their choosing through independent research.