| 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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| You are a good student, maybe even a great or fabulous
student. You are looking forward to going to college.
Or, more likely, you are in your senior year and getting
organized for the full court press of getting into the
college of your choice and getting the financial aid
you need to be sure you and your family can afford this
next step of your education.
Read more:
http://www.scholarshiphelp.org/
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| A database of scholarships that can be searched
with the user's specified profile information; allows
users to save a generated list of scholarships or even
create a letter to send to scholarship coordinators.
Read more:
http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/
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| The site provided by the nonprofit, charitable
foundation to support charitable, scientific, or educational
undertakings; dedicated to making higher education accessible
to financially limited but worthy students; provides
information about financial aid, scholarships, and much
more.
Read more:
http://www.window.state.tx.us/scholars/aid/faidalpha.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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| Connecting to an advisor can be one of the most
important things you do to ensure your success as an
undergraduate. However, no single advisor will be able
to answer all questions about all of the majors, options,
and opportunities available on this campus. Though these
sites might be specific to an institution, they provide
lists of helpful questions.
Read more:
http://www.wisc.edu/cbe/wbm/section_3.html
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| Many college students are troubled by questions
about career direction and choosing a major. If you
are one of those students, here are some myths about
choosing a major that may help you put these questions
into perspective.
Read more:
http://www.otterbein.edu/resources/CDC/students/major.asp
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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 March 7, 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
biophysics labs are also planned. |
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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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| Why participate in an AIAA student conference?
Here are a few reasons: prize money, networking opportunities,
feedback from professionals/other academics on your
work, experience presenting in a conference setting,
meeting other students in your region, and exciting
tours and guest speakers!
Each year AIAA sponsors seven Regional Student Conferences
around the US. It is a great opportunity for anyone
interested in the air and space related fields. Some
choose to participate by presenting papers while others
find the experience and chance to meet other student
to be its own reward. Not to mention some of the fantastic
speakers and tours that happen.
If you have any interest at all in the air, space,
or related industry (engineering, applied math, sciences,
etc.), consider coming to an AIAA Regional Student Conference.
The conferences are organized by students for students.
It is a fantastic way to learn about the field, and
a great opportunity to mingle with others studying similar
majors.
Also, it provides a great atmosphere to meet other
students and find out about the activities they may
be doing at their school. Perhaps the AIAA Student Branch
at your school could add some of these activities to
its own repertoire. Or, if you are consider going to
or transferring to a school, you could find out about
the school itself, how the professors are, what the
campus is like, etc.
To find out more about the AIAA Regional Student Conferences
or to find the conference closest to you, please visit
http://www.aiaa.org
and select Conferences and Events. The student conferences
can be found using the student events link from there.
You may also contact Stephen Brock at stephenb@aiaa.org
or Lisa Bacon at lisab@aiaa.org
for more information. If you would prefer to call, you
may reach us at (800) 639-2422. Be sure to mention
that you are a Ventures Scholar!
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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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| 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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| Have you ever wondered what a mathematician working
in industry or the government does all day? You can
look in the Archives at an alphabetical listing of over
90 career profiles of mathematicians working in nonacademic
positions. Or, you can Search the Archives by key word,
employment sector or degree and access the profiles,
forums and applications of the mathematicians previously
profiled in the Mathematical Careers Bulletin Board.
Read more:
http://www.ams.org/careers/
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| When you were a kid, you probably knew exactly
what you wanted to be when you grew up. Today, you may
not be so sure. The good news is that if you haven’t
yet declared your major or zeroed in on a career you'd
like to pursue, there’s still time. Better yet,
you don't have to agonize over these decisions. Your
career center can steer you in the right direction.
Read more:
http://www.jobweb.com/resources/library/Career_Pursuit/How_Assessment_Can_163_01.htm
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This document was produced under the direction of
the National Science and Technology Council’s
Committee on Science. The document details, from a Federal
agency perspective, the science policies and accomplishments
of the current Administration and illustrates how today’s
science sets the stage for benefits to the economy and
national quality of life far into the future.
Read more:
http://www.ostp.gov/nstc/21stCentury/Final_sm.pdf
(PDF File)
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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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| Information
Link
Would you like to learn about the programs and opportunities
at our member graduate/professional schools? Click
here to access information. If you correspond directly
with the contact person, please remember to mention
that you are a Ventures Scholar.
Questionnaire
If you would like to share your academic and career
goals with the member graduate and professional schools,
please go to http://www.venturescholar.org/undergrad/gradinquiry.asp
and you will receive a response from the selected institutions.
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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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| Attending graduate school is not the right choice
for everyone. Only you can decide whether it is the
right choice for you. It may seem as if everyone is
going to graduate school, and because of this, you may
feel pressure to also apply. While you may have a genuine
desire to pursue a career in which a graduate degree
is necessary, upon further reflection, you may also
realize that you have no desire to pursue a graduate
degree at all. When contemplating graduate school, it
will be particularly important that you consider your
future goals as well as the timing involved with your
decision. You will also want to give serious thought
to your reasons for pursuing a graduate degree instead
of full-time employment
Read more:
http://www.indiana.edu/~career/fulltime/do_graduate_school.html
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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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| This business research tutorial presents a step-by-step
process for finding free company and industry information
on the World Wide Web.
Accurate and timely information is essential for any
business to remain competitive. With the Internet, you
can gather a tremendous amount of business intelligence
information on prospects, competitors, vendors, suppliers,
customers, or other companies in just a few hours.
Read more:
http://www.learnwebskills.com/company/index.html
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| Adam doesn't think of himself as an organized person.
He doesn't meticulously plan every minute of every day
or record each experience and expenditure in a pocket
calendar or Palm Pilot. But he still managed to land
his first career position five months before he received
his B.S. degree in civil engineering. How did he do
it?
Read more:
http://www.jobweb.com/resources/library/Career_Pursuit/Make_Your_Own_Plan_194_01.htm
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| As the stock market inches upward and the economy's
health shows signs of improvement, employers predict
that they'll hire 12.7 percent more new college graduates
from the class of 2003-2004 than they did from the class
of 2002-2003.
Read more:
http://www.jobweb.com/joboutlook/2004outlook/
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At last count, there are something in the order
of 13,000 specific job searching websites . . . everything
from butcher.com to baker.com to candlestickmaker.com
to very unusual sites like cruelworld.com and coolworks.com
to all encompassing sites like flipdog.com to regional
sites like craigslist.org. Add to these another 35,000
corporation websites with their own job opportunities
sections and you can see quickly that this is a fast
growing field on the Internet!
Read more:
http://www.newwork.com/Pages/Networking/2000/Evaluating%20online.html
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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. For
the month of March, use the following username and password
to access information.
Username and Password for March 2005:
Username: gue5txs
Password: spr6ing
View the site at http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/miscinet/
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| A Web site devoted to providing free information
on science, history, electronics, computers, and other
subjects. Features the internet's largest electrical
schematic archive and propaganda archive.
Read more:
http://www.freeinfosociety.com/
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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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In the fall and the spring, we invite high school
and undergraduate Ventures Scholars to register for
the VSP E-Buddy Welcome Program.
- High school Ventures Scholars can connect with
other high school Ventures Scholars across the country
who share similar majors.
- High school Ventures Scholars can ask undergraduate
Ventures Scholars about the college planning process.
- Undergraduate Ventures Scholars can help high school
Ventures Scholars with the college planning process.
- Undergraduate Ventures Scholars can also communicate
with other undergraduate Ventures Scholars who share
the same major or who are at the same institution.
This year’s program begins during the first
week of April.
Return Users
You should have received an email asking you to review
your information. If you have not received it, please
email webmaster@ventures.org
and provide us with your name and email address.
New Users
If you would like to sign up for the VSP E-Buddy Program,
please go to http://www.venturescholar.org/vswp/undergrad-register.asp
and complete the form.
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