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Undergraduate Newsletter

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Semester at a Glance August 25

Classes begin

September 1

No classes/campus closed (Labor Day)

September 2

Deadline to apply for Fall and Winter

degree Candidacy

September 2

Last day to add classes without

instructor’s signature

September 8

Last day to drop classes without

notation on transcript

September 10

Last day to submit application for Fall

2014 SGPP internship.

September 15

Last day to increase units to avoid

paying the $250 late fee.

November 11

No classes (Veteran’s Day)

November 27-30

No classes (Thanksgiving Break)

December 10

Last Day of Classes

December 11

Reading Day

December 12-18

Final Exams

Click here for all Fall dates

Table of Contents

Textbook Scholarship 3

Reminders 4-6

December 2014 Graduation 7

SGPP Events 8-9

Campus Events 10-11

Internship Opportunities 12

Non-SGPP Internship Opportunity 13

Job Opportunities 14-16

Announcements 17-23

Academic Advising 24

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Textbook Scholarship

Textbook Scholarship

Spring 2015

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/form/spring-2015-sgpp-

textbook-scholarship-application

Deadline Friday, November 21, 2015 at 9am

Applicants must be a junior or senior

majoring in one of the SGPP majors (Law, CJS, POL

or PMPC)

At UA Main campus

Awards based on Financial need, and academic

achievement

Application requires a resume, list of scholarships,

list of extracurricular, unofficial transcripts and an

essay about why they feel they qualify for the

award.

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Reminders

Spring 2015 Priority Registration Information

The Spring 2015 Schedule of Classes is now available. Students can now use their shopping carts and view their Enrollment Appointments in on UAccess.

Unit Limit During Priority Registration: To increase course accessibility to students and de-crease course hoarding during the 5 weeks of Priority Registration, a 16-unit maximum limit will be placed on enrollment via UAccess Student for all continuing students. Following the Priority Registration period, all continuing students will have access to UAccess Student to add additional units, if they wish, up to the 19-unit maximum set by their college.

Exception - Active participants in the Honors College will be permitted to add up to the 19-unit maximum throughout priority registration.

October 13 - 19, 2014 Athletes, Veterans plus their dependents using GI Bill® bene-

fits, junior Honors students, and senior Honors students - You

will be able to register beginning at 6am on 10/13/14 through 8pm on

10/19/14.

October 20, 2014 Medicine, pharmacy, and graduate (degree seeking and non-

degree seeking) students – You will be able to register beginning

at 6am on 10/20/14 and will have continuous access through the first

October 20 - 26, 2014 Seniors, post-baccalaureate education certification students,

freshman Honors students, and sophomore Honors students -

You will be able to register beginning at 6am on 10/20/14 through

Oct 27 - Nov 2, 2014 Juniors and NSE students – You will be able to register beginning

at 6am on 10/27/14 through 8pm on 11/2/14.

Nov 3 - 9, 2014 Sophomores - You will be able to register beginning at 6am on

11/3/14 through 8pm on 11/9/14.

November 10 - 16, 2014 Freshman - You will be able to register beginning at 6am on

11/10/14 through 8pm on 11/16/14.

November 17, 2014 Registration open to all degree seeking continuing students for regis-

tration, adds, drops, and changes.

November 19, 2014 Registration open to all degree seeking readmits and transfer stu-

dents for registration, adds, drops, and changes.

December 19, 2014 Registration open to all non-degree seeking undergraduate stu-dents.

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Reminders

Winter course registration begins Nov. 17, 2014.

Please know that students may already add courses to shopping cart for Winter Registration.

SGPP Winter Courses

Subject

Cat # Sec

xlist Course Desc Time Start Date

End Date

Days

Cap

Instructor

PA 241 1 SOC Criminal Justice Admin-istration Online

12/22/2014

1/13/2014

ONLINE

40

Polakowski, Mike

PA 344 1 Law and Public Policy Online 12/22/2014

1/13/2014

ONLINE

40

Tryon, Bran-don

PA 419 1 POL

Governance, Security, State Formation and Ter-rorism Online

12/22/2014

1/13/2014

ONLINE

40

Cramer, Ja-cob

POL 437 1 Democracies, Emerging and Evolving Online

12/22/2014

1/13/2014

ONLINE

40

Hauser, Me-gan

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Reminders

Change of Major Information

Change of Major forms will be accepted November 17th, 2014– February 11th, 2015

No Exceptions

To change your major to Criminal Justice Studies, Political Science, Public Management & Policy, or

the new BA in Law, please go to

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/majorchange and complete the online Change of Major session.

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December 2014 Graduation

GRADUATING IN

December 2014? APPLICATION LATE FEE

NOW APPLICABLE

If you are graduating this December

you can still apply for degree candidacy, but

a $50.00 late candidacy application fee will

now be assessed.

Detailed instructions on how to initi-ate your paperwork, can be found on our degree check page.

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SGPP Events

RSVP at http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/speaker-series

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SGPP Events

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/fall-2014-

workshop-series

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Campus Events

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Campus Events

Photo courtesy of http://www.meridian.org/meridian/our-leadership.

http://global.arizona.edu/iew.

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Internship Opportunities

Internship

Opportunities!

Check out the SGPP Internships page for an updated

comprehensive list of all local and regional internships,

such as:

Arizona State Government Intern Program

American University

Arizona Attorney General: Office of Victim Services

Contact information, internship description, instructions

on how to enroll, and more!

Spring 2015 Internship enrollment: January 29, 2015

No Exceptions

The School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona claims

no political affiliations.

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Non-SGPP Internship Opportunity

This internship does not earn SGPP internship credit.

This is a paid internship.

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Job Opportunities

Are you looking for a summer job and a way to get more involved on campus?

Apply today to be an Orientation and Welcome Leader!

As an “OWL,” you will have the opportunity to welcome new students and their families to campus this summer. OWLs will connect with UA staff and campus

partners, work with a driven student team, and gain a wealth of knowledge about the University.

The application can be found at orientation.arizona.edu on the left pane and is due December 12, 2014.

If you have any questions regarding the application or the position, please contact Carly Gieszl, Program Coordinator at ccgieszl@email.arizona.edu or 520-349-9881.

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Job Opportunities

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Job Opportunities

The City of Tucson Police Department

The City of Tucson Police Department will be ac-cepting applications for the position of Police Officer Recruit from 10/27/2014 until 11/09/2014!

Visit: www.jointucsonpd.org

Job Details: http://www.tucsonaz.gov/sigma/JobDetails.aspx?Postings=5287

We are looking for motivated and dedicated indi-viduals willing to join our team. Successful candi-dates from this testing period will be considered for any funded academy class(es) within the next six months. The earliest academy that will be filled from this list is January 2015, and this date may be adjusted if necessary.

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Announcements

Looking for ways to get involved in the Tucson community? Be a role model and mentor middle school students through Project SOAR!

Project SOAR is a 2-unit service-learning course (HED 397B) designed for those committed to providing mentoring for students at under-resourced middle schools in the Tucson com-munity, in an effort to increase the academic achievement for these students. This course provides an introduction to research around learning and developmental factors as well as cultural, social and environmental factors that affect student academic achievement and the path to higher education.

Although there is an academic component to this upper-division course, a majority of the time (2 hrs/wk) is spent mentoring at a local middle school (we serve 12 middle schools in the Tucson area, most of which are about a 20 min drive from campus) for a total of 25 hours per semester (this includes travel time & prep time). Carpooling is available, students DO NOT have to have a car.

You can enroll in HED 397B directly on UAccess Student link.

Quotes from SOAR mentors:

“Project SOAR is more than a class; it is definitely a life experience. I am extremely grateful and proud that I was part of it.”

“Each of my mentees now has college aspirations and a brighter view of what college has to offer them.”

“I can’t even put into words how much of an effect this course has had on me, but it certain-ly shows through my actions. I now work with students every chance I get, and also plan to get involved with the “Big Brother, Big Sister” program next semester. I truly believe that this program has helped me just as much—if not more—than it is helping the students I work with.”

Check out the website at http://www.coe.arizona.edu/soar, or con-tact Mary Irwin with questions at mairwin@arizona.edu

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Announcements

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Announcements

RSVP at http://www.cvent.com/events/56th-academy-assembly/

event-summary-9fb09a970ace430b8d78c05ea483621e.aspx

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/travel-reimbursement.

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Announcements

Social Philosophy and Policy Conference

The Morality of Aggression

hosted by

The Center for the Philosophy of Freedom at the University of Arizona

December 4-7, 2014

Details about the conference, including the full list of participants, schedule, location and papers are available at the conference web-site:

http://socialphilosophyandpolicy.arizona.edu/2014-morality-aggression-volume-322.

If you plan to attend Friday and/or Saturday, please register at the conference website so that we may adequately plan for lunches: http://socialphilosophyandpolicy.arizona.edu/conference-registration. Please register by November 20, 2014.

Once you have registered, you will receive your login information by e-mail to gain access to the papers.

We are looking forward to a wonderful weekend of philosophy!

We would like to acknowledge that the conference is made possible with a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

Sincerely,

Hannah Tierney Editorial Assistant

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Announcements

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Announcements

Series Brings a Feast of Hot Topics

Food is a common element that unites humanity, bringing us comfort, joy, and connection. At the same time, it is a source of confusion, stress, and environmental and socioeconomic peril. In this year's installment of our Downtown Lecture Series, held at the Fox Tucson The-atre, five UA faculty members will tackle the endlessly fascinating topic of food. From issues of sustainability to cultural traditions to modern health, each lecture will explore the com-plexities of one of our most basic human needs. More

Food for Pleasure, Vitality, and Health Victoria Maizes

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 6:30pm

Gluten-free, sugar-free, vegan, organic, whole, raw, grass-fed, pro-biotic, non-GMO, no-carb, low-carb, slow-carb, Atkins, Paleo, Mediterranean. With so many diets and options for selecting food, the best choices for our health are unclear and only seem to get more complicated. Why are so many people now avoiding dairy and wheat – foods once considered mainstays of the Amer-ican diet? Why are eggs – once considered good, then considered bad – now considered good again? Why are food allergies on the rise? Are people really starting to eat dirt on purpose? Join Dr. Victoria Maizes as she draws on current science to demysti-fy the latest diet trends and offer strategies for selecting food for pleasure, vitality, and health.

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Announcements

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