SASLI Application is open until April 1, 2020. As a reminder, we will be offering Nepali and Punjabi as new additions for the Summer 2020, in addition to Bengali, Dari, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Pashto, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Tamil, Tibetan, and Urdu. To apply, click here.
SASLI Distance Learning Applications are now open until April 1, 2020! Want to study at SASLI, but find it difficult to spend 8 weeks away from your current obligations? Distance learning is the perfect opportunity to still partake in SASLI, without having to relocate to Madison. More information about the requirements and link to the application can be found here.
SASLI Half/Full Fee Remission Application is now open until April 1, 2020! SASLI is excited to announce that our scholarship, which covers between 50 to 100% of the SASLI tuition is now accepting applications. Get in your application now to be considered for such an incredible opportunity. Application guidelines can be found here.
WISLI Tuition Scholarship is now accepting applications until April 1, 2020! This scholarship provides coverage of tuition and segregated fees for language study in the summer 2020. Application requirements can be found here.
The UB Campus Garden is a shared bed garden on UB’s North Campus where UB students, faculty, and staff can grow.
We aim to empower our community to grow food and take an active role in the food systems we are a part of. By learning skills to grow food from start to finish, we encourage more sustainable and mindful consumption practices. The campus garden is an inclusive and diverse space where gardeners of all experience and backgrounds are welcome!
Timeline:
Information session: Week of February 24th, 2020
Workshop: Week of March 9th, 2020
Participants are expected to maintain their plots throughout the entire spring and summer semesters. This involves starting seeds, transplanting, watering, weeding, and harvesting. Have no experience gardening? We will provide you with all the information and tools you need!
The PLAN project is looking for 1-2 students to work with children and families as part of a multi-site family-based treatment for childhood obesity for the Spring/Summer 2020 semesters. Specifically, students assist with: collecting outcome data for primary and secondary measures, consenting study participants, administering surveys and questionnaires, preparing study materials, and brainstorming in weekly meetings. *Given the need to travel to various sites, students with access to cars would be preferred.*
The Exercise and Events study is looking for 2-3 highly motivated undergraduates to work as research assistants Spring/Summer 2020 semesters. Students will be helping with a time-sensitive pilot project looking at how different types of cues administered in a real-world setting influences physical activity. Students will have the opportunity to help with preparation for the study, including creation of study materials, data entry and data collection. Students with the following qualifications are encouraged to apply: Organized and detail oriented, ability to interact with a team and with members of the public, good time management skills.
UB ACES (Activity and Children’s Environment Study) is a project that looks at risk and protective factors for weight gain in 6 – 9-year-old children. Students working on this project would help with data entry, file organization and child care for participants’ younger siblings. UB ACES looking for students who have availability from 2 – 8pm, 2 evenings per week, Monday – Thursday.
To apply: please send your resume and your responses to the questions below to dbmstudentapply@gmail.com. We are hoping to quickly fill our positions and will interview students on a first come, first served basis.
Please fill out the following information: Full Name: Name you would like to be called: Email: Phone Number: Overall GPA: Major GPA:
What year are you in school?
Do you have any prior research experience? If so, with whom?
What do you want to do when you graduate?
How do you feel this research experience will benefit you?
How would you describe your communication skills?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
What is your availability for the Spring 2020 semester?
Are you interested in continuing to work in the Summer 2020 semester? What is your availability for this summer? (please list all commitments)
If you have any previous experience with biometric measurements, please describe here:
Join the Intercultural and Diversity Center celebrating the beauty of being black. We will be taking Polaroid pictures to celebrate. Come show support!
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 – 12:30 p.m.
SU Lobby
CATCH THAT FLIGHT
Join us for an information session for students who want to study abroad, featuring actual accounts of those who have studied abroad!
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 – 5:30-7:00 p.m.
SU 240
Save the Date!
Saturday, April 4th
Save the date for a summit dedicated to educating, inspiring, and empowering students of color and allies. Learn about navigating predominantly white spaces, self care, and creating connections.
Are you interested in a career based in legal studies, politics, justice, criminology, or another field of law? UB’s chapter of the international pre-law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta can provide insight, guidance and networking into these examples and more!
Phi Alpha Delta is a coed professional fraternity open to any major! We offer connection into law related fields along with countless professional workshops such as how to build a resume, proficiency in public speaking, etc., guest speakers ranging from law professors to local judges, upwards of $2,500 LSAT prep and study materials, and more! Altogether, it is a rare opportunity to connect with likeminded, ambitious students interested in expanding their professional skills and assets.
If you are interested in joining or would like to receive more information, they are hosting a law student panel with free pizza TONIGHT (February 5) at 8pm in NSC201, anyone welcome! A flyer is also attached including their social media information and other events this week!
The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows Program is a highly selective summer institute for rising college juniors, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities at the home of America’s first president outside our nation’s capital. May 23 – July 4, 2020
Fully Funded Summer Leadership Program
Students spend six weeks living and learning at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Transportation, meals and a $3,000 stipend are provided
A Summer Like No Other
The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows program combines lessons from George Washington’s life, student leadership development, and a capstone project to promote civic engagement.
Experience Washington, DC
Students meet with successful professionals and participate in unique experiences in our nation’s capital.
This opportunity is exclusively for current college sophomores who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential.
If you are a freshman or sophomore and are interested in possibly winning a grant to study abroad in the UK this summer,
read on!
The Fulbright UK Summer Institutes are three or four week programs for US undergraduate students. Participants can explore
the culture, heritage and history of the UK while experiencing higher education at a UK university.
There are four summer institutes this year:
Glasgow (Technology, Innovation and Creativity)
Bristol (exploring the intersection of arts, activism and social justice)
Belfast (understanding Ireland from a Northern Irish perspective)
Aberystwyth (contemporary issues in Identity and Nationhood, through the lens of Wales)
The Institute costs covered by the Fulbright Commission and its partner institutions include:
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Return US-UK airfare
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Tuition and fees at the host institution
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Accommodation
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In some cases, a small daily allowance for meals
To be eligible, students must*:
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Be a US citizen and possess a US passport
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Have had little or no study/travel outside of the US or North America
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Have a minimum GPA of 3.7
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Be at least 18 years old by the start of the program
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Be able to participate in the program in its entirety
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Have at least two years of undergraduate study remaining after the Institute finishes
The deadline is February 11th, so this is something you’re interested in, you’ll want to start working on now. If you
are interested in applying, drop me an email.
The Division of Behavioral Medicine is looking for 6-8 highly motivated undergraduates to work as research assistants in the
Winter 2019 and/or Spring 2020 semesters.
Imagine to Remember Medication Adherence Study:
Students will be helping on a study examining a medication adherence
intervention for adults with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Students
will help run participant visits to the lab, assist with data
collection, create study materials, and assist with recruitment.
We are looking for students with afternoon/evening availability, as
well as availability on Tuesday mornings.
MINDD (Multisite Intervention and Delay discounting) Clinical Project:
Students will be helping on a study examining a weight-loss
intervention for individuals with prediabetes. Students will help run
participant visits to the lab (which occur once or twice a week), where
they take vitals and direct participants to the right
locations throughout their visits – they may also be involved in
setting up demonstrations happening during lab visits. Outside of
patient visits, students will collect patient data and summarize it for
use by a case manager. They will also help setting up
for lab visits, creating materials for patients to use, and will help
with recruitment. MINDD is looking for students who have
afternoon/evening availability (2 – 8pm).
UB ACES (Activity and Children’s Environment Study)
is a project that looks at risk and protective factors for weight gain
in 6 – 9-year-old children. Students working on this project would help
with data entry, file organization and child care for participants’
younger siblings. UB ACES looking for students
who have availability from 2 – 8pm, 2 evenings per week, Monday –
Thursday.
***There are also opportunities to work on independent projects for all the large studies listed above. Interested students
should indicate that in their application. ***
We
are looking for individuals with the following qualifications:
Organized and detail oriented, highly motivated, independent,
strong GPA, good communication skills, ability to interact with
families and the ability to solve problems independently. Students will
be asked to do a variety of tasks including prepping materials,
recruiting adults and families for studies, entering data
(excel) and there is a possibility of working with families to collect
data.
To apply: please send your resume and the attached questionnaire to
dbmstudentapply@gmail.com.
Please make sure that Winter 2019 or Spring 2020 or Winter/Spring is in
the subject line of the email. We are hoping to quickly fill our
positions and will interview students on a first come, first served
basis.
The LGBTQ+ Support Services Committee will be holding a focus group to hear from students about the current state of campus support services and what ideas they would like to see moving forward.
UB’s Fulbright Scholars PanelWednesday, November 20 from 12:00PM – 1:00PM in 107 Capen Learn about Fulbright programs at UB. Hear personal stories about the impact of Fulbright. See what it takes to be UB’s next Fulbright scholar.
