The Department of State is announcing that interested candidates can apply now for the Summer 2009 Student Internship Program. Please go to http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP for more information, and to start the online application process. Click on Student Internships. The deadline to submit completed applications is November 3, 2008.
At the top of the 2008 fall semester, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences welcomed more than 400 new students. About 350 of the total are new freshmen with the balance coming to the college as transfers, says Bob Ray, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Services.
For the ‘07/’08 semesters, the college experienced at 2.8 percent growth in minority enrollment over the previous year and enrolled a total of 2,253 students. Out of the total, 1,263 were women and 990 were men. CALS also had 905 graduate students split 459 women and 446 men.
All CALS departments and program are strongly encouraged to participate in the 2008 Majors Exploration Fair on Wednesday, October 22, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union. Last year this event had a record attendance of more than 770 students. We anticipate high attendance again this year, so your faculty and staff will have an excellent opportunity to connect with many outstanding prospective students. (more…)
The Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) at UW-Madison and the University of Hawaii will host the inaugural Vietnam Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) January 3-15, 2009. (more…)
Graduate students, and their faculty mentors, in CALS are encouraged to consider the Delta program as a way to build teaching skills. In your time at UW you are building a research foundation that will set you on your career path…. for success in that career you will also want to develop teaching excellence, whether it be in academia, industry, or elsewhere. How can you learn to be both a forefront researcher and a superb teacher? The Delta Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning can help! (more…)
All CALS students are invited to stop by the Study Abroad Fall Open House, Sept. 9, anytime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. in Room 250 Agricultural Hall.Stop by to talk with students who have studied abroad, find out about scholarship opportunities and programs in Australia, Denmark, Netherlands, Austria, France, Poland, Chile, Germany, Sweden, China, Honduras, Thailand, Costa Rica, Mexico, Trinidad &Tobago, Czech Republic, Philippines and Uganda.
Contribute to sustainability on the UW-Madison campus and have a great time while doing it! Sign up to be a “Recycling Ambassador” at one or more home football games! All students/student organizations signing up to be a Recycling Ambassador at the September 6, 2008 Wisconsin vs. Marshall football game will get FREE admission to the CALS Fire-Up 2008 (www.cals.wisc.edu/fireup) which takes place in the historic UW Field House earlier that day! If you want to volunteer to become a “recycling ambassador” for the September 6th football game and attend the pre-game Fire-Up tailgate, please complete the online signup form.
In the “Student Org” section of the form you will need to indicate that you will be attending the Fire-Up.
As you are aware, annually elections are held on campus to elect members to important committees. In the division of Biological Sciences elections are held for the three arms of the divisional executive committee: the Tenure Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the Curriculum Planning Committee. I am writing to you about the Curriculum Planning Committee, which was unable to elect new members this year. (more…)
Join us for the second annual employer/exhibitor networking reception at World Dairy Expo, Wed., Oct 1 from 4-6 p.m. in the Monona Room Exhibition Hall. RSVP to careers@cals.wisc.edu for free parking/entrance. Refreshments will be provided, courtesy of the event sponsors: CALS Career Services, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and UW-Madison’s Office of Corporate Relations.
Please save the afternoon of Sept. 25 for the Career and Internship Fair, and help us make sure that potential employers and intern hosts get invited. Last year we hosted representatives from 80 companies seeking to recruit CALS students as interns and employees, and they especially like connecting to CALS faculty. The event runs from 1-6 p.m. in the Engineering Centers Building, followed by a networking reception. Are there companies or organizations you’d like us to invite? Contact Christina Klawitter, cklawitter@cals.wisc.edu.