| AFFORDING
COLLEGE |
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| This section links to Web sites that help you learn about financial aid and scholarship resources. You can also link to personal finance resources. |
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| FastWEB is the largest online scholarship search
available, with 600,000 scholarships representing over
one billion in scholarship dollars. It provides students
with accurate, regularly updated information on scholarships,
grants, and fellowships suited to their goals and qualifications,
all at no cost to the student. Students should be advised
that FastWEB collects and sells student information
(such as name, address, e-mail address, date of birth,
gender, and country of citizenship) collected through
their site.
Read more:
http://www.fastweb.com/
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| Working long hours has been proven to have a negative
effect on academic performance, yet today so many students
are working long hours to pay for their education. Is
this a wise financial strategy? The following two examples
suggest it may be penny wise and pound foolish to work
long hours, especially if you have not yet explored
the option of student loans.
Read more:
http://www.adventuresineducation.org/College/ccs_netearnings_calc.cfm
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| If you are an individual from a minority or special
population group, and are looking for information on
grant opportunities, this user aid will help you in
your search. We have selected a few of the most important
print and electronic resources for you to begin your
search.
Read more:
http://fdncenter.org/learn/useraids/minorities.html
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| SUCCEEDING
IN COLLEGE |
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| This section links to Web sites that will help improve your higher order thinking skills. |
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| Improving your memory will make you a better student.
Good memory skills can help you process information
quickly and efficiently, and can save you hours of cramming
before tests. Developing an effective memory takes practice
and the techniques you use need to fit your style of
learning. Experiment with the following memory techniques
to find the ones that will help you store and recall
information more easily.
Read more:
http://www.western.edu/ssc/study_skills/memory.html
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| Students can improve their college GPA by learning
how to take class notes effectively. If students could
improve their ability to take lecture notes, it would
be the first step in making college a more rewarding,
and hopefully less stressful, experience for them.
Read more:
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic/notes2.htm
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| EXPLORING
MATH AND SCIENCE CAREERS |
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| This section links to Web sites that provide information about math- and science-related careers. You can also learn about the career planning process. |
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| Want to do something great for your future job
hunt and your career? Consider joining a professional
association--or the student chapter of a professional
association! There is a professional association for
almost any career field you can mention and you can
join at any time, freshman to senior year (or beyond).
You can check with the staff at your career center for
on-campus and local chapters of professional associations
or use the directory called National Trade & Professional
Associations (published by Columbia Books). Many career
services offices and campus libraries have this resource.
You may do a web search as well, searching by the career
field plus "professional association.
Read more:
http://www.jobweb.com/resources/library/Career_Pursuit/It_Pays_to_Join_a_132_01.htm
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SCCC is a resource center for those pursuing careers
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM). Its comprehensive education, networking, job
hunting, and career planning resources revolve around
personal interviews with over 400 individuals who offer
candid insight into their career paths.
Read more:
http://careercornerstone.org/
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| ARTICLES
OF INTEREST |
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| This section links to Web sites that discuss
a variety of math- and science-related topics. |
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| Welcome to the Minority Scientists Network, an
extremely helpful resources for Ventures Scholars. This
month, use the following username and password to access
information.
Username: gue5txs
Password: valen5tine
View the site at http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/miscinet/
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| The American Medical Association, National Medical
Association, and the National Hispanic Medical Association
today announced the creation of a commission to end
disparities in medical care. The Commission to End Health
Care Disparities, comprised of leaders from the nation's
largest physicians' organizations and more than 30 health-related
groups, will work to educate physicians and health professionals
about health care disparities while identifying and
developing strategies to eliminate gaps in care based
on race and culture.
Read more:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14629.html
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| UPCOMING
EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES |
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| This section links to various summer research and internship
programs available to Ventures Scholars as well as upcoming
scholarship opportunities. |
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| "Case Studies in the Physics of Life"
Dates: June 12 - July 17, 2005
Boston University
The Biophysical Society, in conjunction with the National
Society of Black Physicists, is sponsoring the 2005
Herman R. Branson Summer Mini-Course in Biophysics.
The first ever course was held June 13-July 3, 2004
at Hampton University. The 2005 course will be held
at Boston University.
Students admitted to the course will receive full support
including full tuition, housing and stipend. They will
also receive placement assistance for summer research
positions in biophysics research laboratories.
Course details and applications for the 2005 Herman
R. Branson Summer Mini-Course in Biophysics are available
at the Biophysical Society Web site, www.biophysics.org.
The application deadline is February 25, 2005.
If you are submitting an application, please
make sure you mention that you are a Ventures Scholar
and please email your name, college, major, phone number,
and email address to webmaster@ventures.org.
For your information, the course aims to encourage
minority students to consider careers in biophysics,
and is targeted to junior and senior undergraduate students
in the quantitative sciences, mathematics, and biology.
The course is open to 12 students from various academic
majors and backgrounds, however two semesters of calculus-based
introductory general physics are a prerequisite.
Dr. Bernard Chasan, Emeritus Professor in the Department
of Physics at Boston University, and Professor Mark
Jack, Assistant Professor of Physics at Florida A&M
University, will teach the course and lead associated
labs. Lectures will be supplemented by seminars and
discussions that illustrate modern research in a given
topic and/or relate the lecture topic to issues of current
societal or biomedical interest. Seminars will be presented
by leading biophysicists, whose visits will be planned
to coordinate with the lecture schedule. Visits to local
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| Celebrate and Promote Diversity in the Mathematical
Sciences
The goal of the Infinite Possibilities Conference
is to increase participation of underrepresented minority
women in the mathematical sciences by providing professional
development workshops, research presentations, and panel
discussions covering various fields of mathematics.
The conference will be held April 1-2, 2005 at Spelman
College in Atlanta, Georgia.
For more information, please check the Web site or
contact conference organizers at ipc@spelman.edu.
Read more:
http://www.ipc2005.com/
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Undergraduate students are invited to apply for
paid summer research experience in the Biological Science
Division at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
In addition to research, students participate in seminars,
lab meetings and social activities.
Application deadline is March 1, 2005 - earlier applications
will be appreciated.
For more information, visit our Web site at:
http://gradprogram.bsd.uchicago.edu/index3.html?content=summerProgram.html
Contact:
Melissa Lindberg, Program Coordinator
University of Chicago
Phone: (773) 702-3905
Email: mlindber@bsd.uchicago.edu
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We invite you to be a part of history! Join the
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
as it hosts the Iverson Bell Symposium, March 10-11th,
2005 in Washington, DC. The Iverson Bell Symposium is
named for the first African-American veterinarian to
hold the position of Vice-President in the American
Veterinary Medical Association. The Symposium is held
every two years and will celebrate its 15th anniversary
this coming year. The primary goal of the conference
is to promote diversity in the veterinary profession.
AAVMC is in the midst of launching a new diversity
initiative, DVM: DiVersity Matters. The symposium will
spotlight this initiative and open new opportunities
for students to see veterinary medicine as a great career
option.
The Symposium will also feature for the first time
ever a veterinary medical career fair! Students are
invited to attend the symposium and attend information
sessions on veterinary medicine as a unique science
career path. This is a great opportunity for pre-vet
students and students with an general interest in the
medical sciences to network with admissions directors
from veterinary medical schools from all over the country
and industry and government representatives looking
to discuss the long range job opportunities available
to veterinarians.
The meeting will be held March 10-11 in Washington,
DC at the Wyndham-Washington, DC Hotel. Student registration
for the symposium is only $40 and includes 4 meals.
The career fair is free and open to the public!
For more information about the symposium visit our
Web site at: http://www.aavmc.org/meetings_events/future_meetings.htm
Contact:
Lisa Greenhill, Associate Executive Director for Diversity
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
Email: lgreenhill@aavmc.org
Please indicate in your email that you are a Ventures
Scholar!
For more information about careers in veterinary medicine,
applying for admission to veterinary medical school
and school information please visit the AAVMC website:
http://www.aavmc.org
and see our links on Students & Admissions and VMCAS.
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| RESEARCH
AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES |
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| This section links to Web sites that offer information about a variety of year-round and summer research/ internship opportunities nationwide. |
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| Undergraduate Students! Search for research programs
by Research Area, Institution, Program Title or State.
Institutions! Post your Summer Research Program for
undergraduate.
Read more:
http://www.justgarciahill.org/webprograms.asp
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| The National Science Foundation sponsors summer
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs
at sites throughout the United States. Programs are
available in all of science and engineering disciplines,
and offer students to get hands-on experience at a depth
not possible during the regular school year. Students
are brought together for several weeks and work intensively
with faculty and peers from other schools.
For more information about the range of programs available
and how to apply, visit the NSF REU Web site, http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm.
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| CONSIDERING
GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL |
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| This section links to Web sites that will help you better understand the graduate and professional school planning process. |
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| Aspiring medical students will soon say goodbye
to the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT®) as
they know it. The new test will have them putting down
their pencils and sitting in front of a computer.
Through April 2006, a computer-based test will be available
in more than a dozen sites in the United States and
internationally. Implementation of the computerized
version is scheduled to be complete by 2007, and the
written version will be eliminated. Upcoming changes
are designed to make the test more convenient.
Read more:
http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/feb05/mcat.htm
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| PROVIDING
YOUR INFORMATION TO MEMBER INSTITUTIONS |
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This section links to the Ventures Scholars
Program Consortium members. The Consortium includes close
to 225 undergraduate institutions, graduate and professional
schools, and professional association members. You can
complete an information questionnaire and share your accomplishments
with member graduate or professional schools, ask questions
about career pathways to member professional association
representatives, or contact member undergraduate institutions
if you are looking to transfer to another college.
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| PREPARING
FOR THE WORKPLACE |
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| This section links to Web sites that will help you prepare for the workplace. Access information about interviewing, resumes, the job market and more! |
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| "Do you want fries with that?" Six words
that every soon-to-be college graduate fears. After
the all-nighters, endless problem sets and hard work,
the payoff of a satisfying job beckons from the horizon.
But what if things don't work out the way you've planned?
Read more:
http://www.graduatingengineer.com/articles/feature/03-07-04b.html
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| THE
PERSONAL SIDE |
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| This section links to Web sites that share informational resources about undergraduate students' issues and concerns. |
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Undergraduate Ventures Scholars can now communicate
with other Ventures Scholars through the listserv. Find
out about math, science, and technology-related careers,
graduate/professional school and other important information
from your peers!
To sign up for the listserv, login at http://www.venturescholar.org/login
and click on the listserv link at the bottom of the
page.
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