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SGPP Undergrad Newsletter
Important Dates 1
Announcements 2-8
Reminders 9-13
University wide Dates & Deadlines click here. Important Dates & Deadlines to Know:
Check out SGPP on Facebook!
Receive updates posted direct to Facebook
Freshmen Reorientation Deadline
Click here to access the appropriate reorientation
3/5/13 by 4:00 PM
Spring Break 3/9-3/17
Priority Registration begins for Veterans, Honors Jr’s & Sr’s only 3/18-3/24/13
Begin Registering for Summer Classes for all students 3/18/13
Priority Registration begins for Seniors & Honors Soph.’s &
Freshmen
3/25-3/31/13
Priority Registration begins for Juniors 4/1-4/7/13
Priority Registration begins for Sophomores 4/8-4/14/13
Priority Registration begins for Freshmen 4/15-4/21/13
Reimbursement Deadline for GRE Test Prep 30 days from registration
Reimbursement Deadline for Study Abroad Airfare 30 days from airfare
purchase
Reimbursement Deadline for Internships Outside of Arizona
Airfare
30 days from airfare
purchase
Table of Contents
The Schedule of Classes for Summer Session 2013 is live in UAccess! Registration will begin on March
18th.
The Summer website is up and available for students to view at…..
http://summer-winter.arizona.edu/
There are no details yet as to the cost per unit. As soon as details are known, the website will be updated.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Summer/Winter Office at 626-8200.
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Announcements
The largest career fair on campus all Spring Semester. Take out your smart phone or your favorite notepad right this minute and schedule this date with destiny. Yes, before you hit the beach for Spring Break, make a date with yourself to attend UA Spring Career Days.
Connect with employers at over 180 tables over the course of this two-day event. You’ll find a diverse group of recruiters representing everything from Public Service, Government, Healthcare, Agriculture and Corpo-rate organizations looking for future interns and full-time employees. Some of the companies attending this fair have never visited this campus before.
Check online at www.career.arizona.edu to determine what companies are coming and when. There will be some overlap, but each day different companies attend and different opportunities are available. The list of participants is as long as it is varied. Just a small sampling of organizations attending this Spring fair include: Abercrombie & Fitch, Apple, B/E Aerospace, Convergys, COPE Community Services, DFV Wines, Dun & Bradstreet, Honeywell, IBM, Insight Global, KMSB Fox 11, Macy’s, Maxim Healthcare, Microsoft, NASA, Pa-cific Sunwear, PepsiCo, Salt River Project, Trader Joe’s and Yelp.
Brand new companies coming to campus for the first time ever include: Apollo Group, Celtic Commercial Finance, Clayton Homes, Command Transportation, HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc., My Own TM, NetSuite, Regal Wine Co., the Smithsonian Institution, The Doe Run Company and Thorlabs.
UA Spring Career Days
Student Union Memorial Center 3rd Floor ballroom
Tuesday and Wednesday
March 19 & 20
11am – 4pm
Tweet your photos to #LastChanceFair
DON'T MISS UA Arizona Repertory Theatre's ONE-DAY
CatCard SALE!
VIDEO: Members of the cast of CYMBELINE are given 60 seconds to explain the play from start to finish! Ready...set...GO!
Buy Tickets for: CYMBELINE at just $10 instead of the regular, student discount rate of $19
Cash/MasterCard/VISA/AMEX/Discover & Checks Accepted with Proper I.D. / Limit two (2) tickets per CatCard holder. UA Fine Arts Box Office located in Marroney Theatre across the street from the
Center for Creative Photography, in between the School of Music & UA Museum of Art.
See Tomorrow's Stars Today! More information about ART’s CYMBELINE!
Tickets available only for:
Mar 7th
at 7:30pm
Mar 8th
at 7:30pm
Mar 9th
at 1:30pm or 7:30pm
Mar 23rd
at 1:30pm or 7:30pm
ONE DAY ONLY!
Wednesday, March 6th
, 2013
11:00am – 4:00pm
(first come, first served)
Show your CatCard at the
UA Fine Arts Box Office in the
Marroney Theatre!
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Announcements
ASUA Criminal Justice Club announces their March meeting:
Thursday, 3/7/13 @ 5:30 is SS 311
Special presentation by The U.S. Marshals Service
http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/criminal-justice-association
Are you interested in learning more about law school and the practice of law?
Come mingle with some of Tucson's best attorneys
THIS THURSDAY March 7th, at 12 PM in Law School Room 118. (map)
Pizza and soda will be provided!
Participating attorneys will be from top firms in town:
Anna Ceder is on the litigation counsel for State Farm.
Mo Goldman is from Goldman & Goldman - considered to be the go-to people for immigration. He
was recently on NPR, and was the president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
(AILA).
Matt Schmidt works at Kinerk, Schmidt & Sethi. A high-end boutique PI firm specializing in med
mal, insurance bad faith, wrongful death and elder care.
We will also have an attorney who practices criminal law. We just don't have his bio yet!
Undergrads: come learn about different paths you can take, after law school graduation
To ensure we have enough pizza, RSVP by clicking here or going to http://goo.gl/xyQfI
Potential Candidate for Governor Visits the UA:
Fred Duval, the former President of the Arizona Board of Regents, who is expected to declare
his candidacy for the 2014 Arizona Governor's Race soon, will be visiting the University of
Arizona Young Democrats Club. Their meeting, at which he will be the guest speaker, will be
Thursday, March 7th, at 6:30 PM in Social Sciences Room 114.
Membership in the club or the Democratic Party are not required to attend the event. For
more information or for any questions, please check our facebook page at
www.facebook.com/UAYoungDems or email our President at [email protected].
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Faculty Women’s Club Scholarship
________________________________________________________________________________________
Application Deadline: Friday, March 15, 2013
Application and all supporting materials must be received by deadline date. Incomplete applications will not
be considered.
Complete application can be found at here
Award Amount: Amount varies for the 2013-2014 academic year
Eligibility for Consideration: (Please check all that apply)
I am a female Arizona resident.
I will be a UA graduate or undergraduate sophomore, junior or senior in the 2013-2014 academic
year.
I have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or greater.
I will be enrolled in the minimum number of units to be considered a full time student, per University
requirements.
I’ve completed a 2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
UA FAFSA School Code (001083) – Priority Deadline March 1st.
If you have checked all the boxes above you are eligible for consideration.
Attachment Checklist:
Official UA transcripts
One (1) letter of recommendation
Copy of completed 2013 FAFSA, including Student Aid Report (SAR)
Submit this form, the above listed attachments and the application to:
University of Arizona Foundation
Attn: Scholarships
Swede Johnson Building
1111 N. Cherry Ave.
P.O. Box 210109
Tucson, AZ 85721
Announcements
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Announcements
Do you want to have a lasting impact on your campus and in the world?
Apply to start a Nourish International chapter at the U of A today!
Join our student movement to address global poverty through social entrepreneurship. We are currently
located on 28 U.S. college campuses and are now accepting applications to expand.
Visit www.nourish.org to learn more about Nourish's model of engaging students and empowering commu-
nities. Act now - applications are being reviewed as they come in!
About Nourish International
Nourish International was founded in 2003 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the student
group Hunger Lunch. Since incorporating as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit in 2006, Nourish has begun chapters on
28 campuses nationwide. In 2008, Nourish International received the North Carolina Peace Prize for excel-
lence in cross-cultural solutions and sustainable development. The UN, Huffington Post, and TEDx Ra-
leigh have recognized our accomplishments. Nourish International is a unique organization in the field, suc-
cessfully blending social entrepreneurship and responsible international development. Since 2003, Nourish
has sent 369 students and $266,380 abroad, working with community partners on 65 projects around the
world.
For more information go to www.nourish.org.
The Chapter Founders Team
Nourish International (919) 338-2599 www.nourish.org
Engaging students and empowering communities to make a lasting impact on extreme poverty
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SGPP Peer Mentor Positions Open! Apply today!
Are you a junior or senior who has completed at least one semester at the University of Arizona?
Do you enjoy working with other students?
Are you looking for a great leadership opportunity?
Apply to be a Peer Mentor for the School of Government and Public Policy!
This is a paid position.
Application deadline: Monday, March 4, 2013@ 5:00 p.m.
We will be conducting interviews after Spring Break.
For more details, please visit our website:
http://sgpp.arizona.edu/peermentor
Reminders
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Reminders
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Reminders
GRADFEST SPRING 2013 -- Your one-stop shop for every graduation need! Commencement • cap & gown, tassels,stoles, hoods • grad announcements Show your Wildcat pride! • class rings • 20% off diploma frames • free portrait sittings • UA alumni clothing • UA alumni gear: mugs, license plate frames, window stickers • UA professional supplies: engraved pens & pencils, UA portfolios & briefcases • Josten's memory photo books
For more details visit: uabookstore.arizona.edu/graduation
or join our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/189449554512147/
The University of Arizona BookStores
520-621-2426 | uabookstores.arizona.edu
We do more than exchange product for money.™
Want to know how? Visit uabookstores.arizona.edu/wedomore
facebook.com/uabookstores
twitter.com/uabookstores
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Reminders
Attention SGPP May & August Graduates!!
The deadline to apply for May 2013 & August 2013 graduation is February 1st, 2013, after this date an
additional fee applies.
Click here for more details regarding the degree check process.
Click here for commencement details.
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Academic Advising Info
To see your Academic Advisor click here for their contact information. You can also schedule an appointment with your advisor by logging into SBS
WiseAdvising here.
