A message from the Timmy Foundation. Questions? Contact Maggie at mhirscha@indiana.edu.
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Hey everyone,
It’s football season which means that Timmy has the opportunity to raise more money by vounteering at the games. This year Timmy volunteers will work as ticket takers inside at the entrances (not outside like last year, woo!) I need multiple volunteers per game, [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Timmy Foundation Volunteer Opportunity
Posted in Student Meetings, Volunteer Opportunities on August 29, 2008 | Comments Off
Fungi lab – would you like some mushrooms on your class schedule?
Posted in Advising Announcements, Bio Courses, Cool Classes, Important Stuff! on August 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Dear Students,
If you are looking for a lecture and lab for this fall, please consider Dr. Tansey’s lecture and his afternoon section of the Fungi lab.
Currently there are 11 seats open in the lab and unless several more people sign-up it will be closed.
This is an excellent class and we would like to see the [...]
Advising Office hours – August 28 – Sept 2.
Posted in Advising Announcements on August 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Dear Biology Majors:
The Biology Advising Office will not have walk-in advising hours today, Thursday, August 28. We will hold walk-ins on Friday from 1-2:30.
Remember that Labor Day is Monday, September 1. The Biology Office will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Info meeting – Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill, and Mitchell scholarships
Posted in Scholarships Links on August 26, 2008 | Comments Off
There will be an information meeting on the Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill, and Mitchell scholarships, Friday, Sept. 5, 3-4:30 p.m., in the Honors College Administration House, 324 N. Jordan, IU Bloomington. These scholarships support study at one or more British or Irish universities and are among the most prestigious graduate scholarships offered [...]
Gilman scholarships
Posted in Scholarships Links on August 26, 2008 | Comments Off
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Spring 2009 Application Open – Deadline: October 7, 2008
The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where [...]
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge internship
Posted in Career on August 25, 2008 | Comments Off
BIOLOGICAL INTERNS (2-3) needed to assist refuge public use and wildlife management activities in southeastern Indiana. The intern (s) will assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff on Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, which is overlaid on the closed Jefferson Proving Ground.
Positions are available from September thru December 2008; dates flexible for applicants enrolled [...]
Fungi lecture and lab – it will grow on you!
Posted in Bio Courses, Cool Classes on August 19, 2008 | Comments Off
Dear Students,
If you need an upper level lecture and lab, Dr. Tansey’s Fungi lecture and lab course is still open.
We hope to put more people in the afternoon lab section which meets from 1-2:55 on Monday and Wednesday. Currently there are 13 spots available.
BIOL-B 352 FUNGI – LABORATORY (2 CR)
7108 01:00P-02:55P [...]
Volunteers Needed for Accessible Playground Build
Posted in Volunteer Opportunities on August 19, 2008 | Comments Off
Come Join the Fun and Help our Community!
The Monroe County Parks & Recreation staff is installing ½ of a large playground, tot lot & 2 swing sets on September 12, 13 & 14, 2008 at Karst Farm Park.
The park staff is too small to install the equipment alone. We need 50 volunteers per day [...]
Proposed Physics Education Course
Posted in Cool Classes on August 19, 2008 | Comments Off
ANNOUNCEMENT
Proposed Fall 2008 Class: New Methods in Physics Education — theory and practice
This class will provide excellent background and experience for anyone interested in a future career teaching science or math at any level.
IMPORTANT: If this class interests you and you would want to take it this fall. Please reply ASAP!
Summary:
We are (unofficially) [...]
Ecology work-study position, plus L490 opportunity!
Posted in Bio Courses, Career, Volunteer Opportunities on August 12, 2008 | Comments Off
A job opening in the IUB Biology Department – also an L490 opportunity:
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WORK STUDY POSITIONS
ASSISTANT ECOLOGIST
I am looking for 2-3 Work Study students for fall 2008/spring 2009 to work with me on a variety of field and lab projects studying the ecology of invasive plants. Tasks will include identifying, harvesting, measuring, weighing, and counting native [...]
Animal Behavior Technician position – Kansas City area
Posted in Career on August 12, 2008 | Comments Off
A job opportunity from Aerotek Scientific – for students with Bachelors degrees who want to relocate to Kansas City, MO:
Job Description
Aerotek Scientific is currently recruiting for an Animal Behavior Technician for our client in the Animal Health Industry in the Saint Joseph area (near Kansas City, MO).
This is a fantastic opportunity for an entry-level individual [...]
IU FALL JOBS FAIR – August 29
Posted in Career, Important Stuff!, Student Meetings on August 12, 2008 | Comments Off
Find the perfect part-time job for this Fall semester at the:
IU FALL JOBS FAIR!!!
Friday, August 29, 2007
IMU Alumni Hall
Work-Study JOB FAIR
9:00am – 11:00am
IMU Alumni Hall
NON Work-Study JOB FAIR
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
IMU Alumni Hall
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Administrative/Office
Computer/Technical
General Restaurant/Food Service
Library Research/Lab
Recreation/Youth Programs
Retail/Sales/Marketing
Teaching/Tutoring
And Many More!
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The IU Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services will sponsor two separate job [...]
OT and PT Open House at the U. of Indy!
Posted in Career on August 11, 2008 | Comments Off
Saturday, September 20, 2008, there will be an Occupational and Physical Therapy Open House at the University of Indianapolis!
The College of Health Sciences will be featuring information about their Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) and Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs.
If you cannot make the trip to campus for an open [...]
Want to teach high school science? Check out the Wilson Fellowship!
Posted in Career, Scholarships Links on August 11, 2008 | Comments Off
If you’re thinking of teaching high school science and you’re going to be a senior, take a look at this note from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation:
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Dear Friends and Colleagues:
This past spring you received word of the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship, a new program to recruit talented college graduates and midcareer professionals to [...]
2008-09 IU Ethics Bowl Team is seeking participants!
Posted in Student Meetings, Volunteer Opportunities on August 11, 2008 | Comments Off
The 2008-09 IU Ethics Bowl Team is seeking participants for the upcoming annual intercollegiate competition!
Each year the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions at IU sponsors one team to travel and compete in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. The format begins with a regional round in the fall that feeds the national [...]
Going to grad school? Consider BIOL-L 301: Information Literacy in Biology
Posted in Bio Courses, Career, Cool Classes on August 11, 2008 | Comments Off
BIOL-L 301: Information Literacy in Biology is a 1 credit-hour course on Wed. 2:30P-3:30P, JH 248. The course will teach undergraduates to develop a research topic, find information on it, read the literature, critically evaluate it, manage their citations, and put down their ideas in writing. All of the lectures and exercises lead [...]
IU Continuing Studies to Offer Two GRE Prep Classes In Fall 2008
Posted in Advising Announcements, Career on August 11, 2008 | Comments Off
We’re pleased to pass along the following information from the School of Continuing Studies:
Want to go to grad school? Need to take the GRE? Want to know if there is an AFFORDABLE prep class?
IU Bloomington School of Continuing Studies will be offering TWO GRE prep courses this fall. Section 1 meets from Sept [...]
