Today, Tuesday May 27, is the last day for you to withdraw from your first summer session classes and earn an Auto W. This means that it’s time to take a long, hard look at the grades you’ve earned so far to see if you should stay in the class.
Again, this is the last day [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Last Day for W – 5/27
Posted in Advising Announcements, Student Meetings on May 27, 2008 | Comments Off
Big Brothers / Big Sisters – join today!
Posted in Volunteer Opportunities on May 20, 2008 | Comments Off
Big Brothers Big Sisters needs volunteers for the summer, and on into the fall. Contact them directly regarding current opportunities, and with regard to any of the programs listed below.
Being a Big Brother or Big Sister is all about sharing simple activities that become magic memories for a child!
Our Mentoring Programs:
Biology and Chemistry tutors needed!
Posted in Advising Announcements, Important Stuff! on May 15, 2008 | Comments Off
I am in process of compiling the Summer 2008 Biology and Chemistry tutor lists. Students interested in tutoring biology or chemistry courses should e-mail me the following information:
Preferred e-mail address
List of biology and/or chemistry courses you feel qualified to tutor
Reminder: to qualify as a tutor students must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.3 and [...]
University Coalitions for Global Health / Ride for World Health Global Health Fair TODAY!
Posted in Student Meetings on May 15, 2008 | Comments Off
Please attend the 3rd Annual UCGH / Ride for World Health Global Health Fair TODAY, May 15, at 6 pm in State Room East of the IMU!!
Ride for World Health is a group of medical students, physicians, and philanthropists cycling across the country from San Francisco to Washington D.C. raising funds and awareness to support [...]
No walk-ins or appointments on Friday, May 16
Posted in Advising Announcements on May 15, 2008 | Comments Off
Dear Biology Majors:
All the Biology Advisors will be out of the office on Friday, May 16, in order to attend a state conference. Walk-in advising is therefore cancelled and there will be no Friday appointments.
The Advising office will resume normal walk-ins and appointments as of Monday, May 19.
Graduating in August or December? REGISTER!!
Posted in Advising Announcements, Graduation Links, Important Stuff! on May 14, 2008 | Comments Off
Dear Students,
I am getting ready to do the senior checks for those of you who plan to graduate in August and have filed. Then I’ll begin the senior checks for December.
Once you file on the Recorder’s Office web site to graduate, I get a list with your name on it and I review your [...]
Want to work at University Division orientation?
Posted in Advising Announcements, Career on May 14, 2008 | Comments Off
We just received the following from the folks at University Division orientation program. If you’re in Bloomington this summer and you’re interested in helping out during orientation, please see the contact info below.
NOTE: we have lots of Biology students coming through orientation each year, so it would be really great to have a knowledgeable upperclass [...]
Premed Today – Free Copies While They Last!
Posted in Career on May 8, 2008 | Comments Off
Premed Today is a new publication aimed at, you guessed it, premed students. The Biology Advising office was able to score quite a few complimentary copies of the very first issue, which you can pick up if you swing by our office. Articles in the first issue include:
10 mistakes to avoid during the application process
5 [...]
UCGH / Ride for World Health Global Health Fair – May 15
Posted in Student Meetings on May 8, 2008 | Comments Off
Please direct all questions to Tyler King (mtking@indiana.edu)
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Please attend the 3rd Annual UCGH / Ride for World Health Global Health Fair on Thursday, May 15, at 6 pm in State Room East of the IMU!!*
Ride for World Health is a group of med students, physicians, and philanthropists cycling across the country from San Francisco to [...]
Policies on retakes, grade disputes, and registration
Posted in Advising Announcements, Important Stuff! on May 8, 2008 | Comments Off
Now that the semester has come to a close, we need to revisit the policies on retakes, grade disputes, and registration.
:::::RETAKING A COURSE::::
It’s sometimes the case that the semester was not as successful as what might have been hoped for, and as a result, students may need to retake a course or otherwise adjust their [...]
Need a Topics course this fall?
Posted in Advising Announcements, Cool Classes on May 8, 2008 | Comments Off
Read on for important news to those of you who need a Topics course, but haven’t yet signed up for one for Fall:
Because Topics courses are aimed at first-year students, the majority of seats are reserved for incoming freshmen and University Division students. In general, very few seats are available for non-freshmen/UD, and once those [...]
Need a summer job?
Posted in Career on May 8, 2008 | Comments Off
We get a lot of questions about finding summer jobs, so here’s a quick summary of the advice we normally give:
We post information of interest to biology students here on the BioBlog. Click the “Careers” link on the sidebar to get all the career news that we post, including job listings.
We also email selected annoucements [...]
Summer hours
Posted in Advising Announcements on May 8, 2008 | Comments Off
The Biology Undergraduate Advising Office will be resuming Summer hours as of Monday, May 5. Our office hours will be M-F: 7:30-noon, 12:30 – 4pm. Please call us if you’d like to make an appointment.
Please note: walk-ins are from 1-2:30 M-F. You don’t need an appointment during those times.
Have a great summer!
WonderLab: Call for Handy Volunteers
Posted in Volunteer Opportunities on May 2, 2008 | Comments Off
WonderLab Museum seeks volunteers to help take down a traveling exhibition, pack it up, and help reinstall our other exhibits.
Comfort with a hammer and screwdriver needed. Strong back a plus.
Dates:
Monday, May 19
Tuesday, May 20
Wednesday May 21
Time: 9 am – 5 pm each day. Shifts are flexible.
Place: WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology [...]
Start your recommendation files at HPPLC
Posted in Advising Announcements, Career on May 2, 2008 | Comments Off
From HPPLC:
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If you have not opened a recommendation file at the Health Professions and Prelaw Center, you should consider doing so before you leave campus. You may come to the HPPLC office reception desk anytime from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, to start the file.
If you have had classes with professors this [...]
Great news for pre-med students!
Posted in Career, Important Stuff! on May 2, 2008 | Comments Off
Medical Schools Plan to Enroll 21% More Students by 2012
From the Chronicle of Higher Education:
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Getting into medical school could get easier in the coming years, as schools in the United States expect to welcome 21 percent more first-year students by 2012, the Association of American Medical Colleges reported today.
The projection, drawn from an annual survey [...]
“First Flower” on NOVA – May 6
Posted in Advising Announcements on May 1, 2008 | Comments Off
From the people at the television show NOVA
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NOVA is excited to partner with organizations that share our passion for scientific discovery as we spread the word about upcoming shows. This Tuesday, May 6, NOVA presents a rebroadcast of “First Flower,” the story of the remarkable discovery of an ancient fossil that some scientists believe could [...]
