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November 25, 2015
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Dates &
Deadlines
Registration for
Summer classes begins Feb. 1
The Office of the Provost is moving registration for summer classes to Feb. 1 to allow more time for student planning. Students will be able to begin registration as early as 8 a.m. Feb. 1, beginning with priority registration groups. Registration by classification will continue in the following four weeks according to the posted online schedule. Each weekly time ticket group starts at 8 a.m. on Monday and releases permissions in increments of 20 minutes. Each student's registration pin is the same as the one used for spring 2016 registration. Open registration for all registration groups will start at 8 a.m. March 7. |
News & Events
for Undergrads
Join Ag
Week Farm Team!
The Purdue Ag Week Task Force is pleased to announce that the
2016 Farm Team Application is now open and available to all students in the
College of Agriculture. Farm Team Members assist Task Force in the
planning and execution of Ag Week events with the intention of becoming full
members of Task Force during the following academic year. All College of Agriculture students who enjoy engaging with
others regarding modern agricultural practices are encouraged to apply.
All applications are due to AGAD 111 by 5 p.m. on November 23rd. On-Farm Paid
Internship Opportunity
Purdue University is accepting applications for six paid
internships for currently enrolled students during summer 2016 on small
acreage vegetable and flower farms across Indiana. The student can be
enrolled at any community college, college, or university. Each intern will
be paired with a farmer mentor and will receive $3500 for working part-time
(20 hours per week) for twelve weeks. The internship is part of a
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) funded project,
Biochar-Student Mentoring and Participatory Learning (B-SMPL). The participating farms are located in the following areas:
Lowell or Demotte in NW Indiana, Spencer or Freedom/Spencer in SW Indiana or
Noblesville/Anderson or Lafayette in Central Indiana. Preference will be
given to applicants attending an Indiana college or university.
Successful applicants must be able to engage in physical labor, work outside,
and provide their own transportation to and from the farm. If
interested, please contact Dr. Tamara Benjamin (tamara17@purdue.edu) at
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News & Events
for Grads
Final Thesis/ Dissertation Newsletter Fall 2016
OEPP will offer ENGL 620 Proffesional development section
in spring 2016
The Oral English Proficiency Program (OEPP) will be running one section of our ENGL 620 Professional Development course this Spring 2016. This section will focus on student needs as they go on the job market – resume/CVs, job searching, professional group discussions, interviews, social rules of conduct in the working world, etc. There will also be content about presentations like in the regular ENGL 620 course, but the focus will be for a professional/work environment setting. This class is open to international graduate students currently enrolled at Purdue who have been certified for oral English proficiency. This means one or more of the following: 1. TOEFL Speaking Score of 27 and above 2. IELTS Speaking Score of 8 and above 3. Passed the OEPT with a score of 50 and above 4. Certified by taking ENGL 620 Please see the description (Professional Development DESC 2015)and application(Prof Dev Application Form 2015) for more information.
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Scholarships
& Awards
Student award for the appreciation for the natural history
of insects
Student award “Appreciation
for the Natural History of Insect Pests”. The award: $500 awarded annually to one recipient. Who is eligible: University students regardless of their geographic
location. Due date: December 31st 2015 Selection criteria and conditions: The committee will award $500 to the student who in the given year has published the most interesting and inspiring research paper on insects which are usually regarded as pests. For details, please see: http://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org/award/ U. of
Wisconsin-Platteville Graduate School Scholarship
The University of
Wisconsin-Platteville Distance Learning Center has received a grant from the
National Science Foundation to fund multiple scholarships for full-time
students pursuing online graduate degrees in STEM fields, including Project
Management, Engineering, or Integrated Supply Chain Management. Applicants may qualify for up
to $10,000 in scholarship funding and access to specialized career
and class mentoring as they earn their online master’s degree. To be
eligible, students must be a new admit to their online graduate program and
have a minimum 3.0 GPA or higher from a STEM undergraduate degree. More
application information may be found at GoUWP.com/NSF. Scholarships will be awarded over the next five years,
beginning with the spring 2016 semester. The priority registration deadline
for this semester is December 1, 2015. If you or someone you may know would
be interested in this opportunity, please visit their website for more
information or visit http://www.uwplatt.edu/distance-education/scholarships the college drug
awareness scholarship available
The College Drug Awareness Scholarship is now available
for any student. For eligibility, deadlines, and details please
visit http://www.collegedrugawareness.org/collegedrugawareness.html
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Study Abroad
Study abroad in
cuba 2016
Faculty
from the departments of Entomology, Horticulture and Ag Economics will lead a
study aboard trip to Cuba next year over spring break. Students can learn
more about this program next week at the College of Agriculture Study
Abroad Fair on September 29th on the lawn in front of the AGAD building from
4:30 to 6:30 pm. Please
see the flyer and itinerary for more information |
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Bug Bytes - News for Purdue Entomology Students: The Bug Bytes e-newsletter is sent on Wednesdays of each week. To request posting information in the newsletter, send an email to bugbytes@purdue.edu. You should include event title, date, time, location and a brief event description. Descriptions and other information can be provided as a webpage link or a pdf document. Information should pertain to campus-related activities only. |
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