Monday and Tuesday Academic Skills Workshop – Finals Prep! sessions

Academic Skills Workshop – Finals Prep!

Finals are quickly approaching.  Are you ready?  Prepare for final exams and papers with the help of students who have been through it before!  You’ll hear about ways to manage your time and effectively prioritize your study load from the ULC’s Academic Coaches and Learning Assistants.  Our goal is to have you leave this workshop with your own study plan for finals in place.

This workshop will be offered twice; 60 – 75 minutes.  NO RSVP required.

• Monday,  April 23, 5:00pm, WST SB-22
• Tuesday, April 24, 2:00pm, WST SB-22

 

Writing a Final Paper: Analyzing the Text to Develop Your Thesis

Are you stuck on your final paper?  Having a hard time developing a thesis or confused about analyzing the literature? This workshop is designed for students in literature-based courses (English, Texts & Ideas) who need to practice close reading skills to formally analyze a text to write a paper.  You can apply the skills you learn to the text you’re working with in order to develop your own thesis to write your final paper.

This workshop will be offered four times. 45 minutes.

• Monday, April 23, 12:30pm, ULC @ UHall
• Tuesday, April 24, 12:30pm, ARC LL05
• Wednesday, April 25, 5:00pm, ULC @ UHall
• Thursday, April 26, 5:00pm, ULC @ ARC  

RVSP BY CLICKING THE LINKS ULC Spring 2012 Finals Calendar

Cisco Announces Two Internships in Systems Modeling for PhD Candidate or Postdoc

Deadline for applications is April 20th, 2012

Cisco is looking for a PhD student, or a student with a PhD + for a 12-week funded internship in systems modeling. At least one internship involved research inadaptive bit rate video flows on a constrained network.

Minimum Qualifications:
* Knowledge of systems modeling
* Background and experience with IP networks
* Experience or knowledge of IP video
* Self-starter who enjoys conducting independent research and investigatory work
* Experience modeling IP networks and/or IP video networks

  

Must be returning to school in the fall. Students graduating this year are not eligible

  

The position is in Atlanta, although other locations can be considered.  This is a 12 week funded internship.

  

Candidate must be legally entitled to work in the US : US citizens, US green card holders, students enrolled in a US university that can file for your internship visa, and US citizens who might be studying abroad but coming home for the summer

Please send your application, including resume and cover letter, by April 20th, 2012 to:

Carol Ann McDevitt, PhD, PEng.

cmcdevit@cisco.com

Medianet Program Manager

Join us for the Sci-Ed Expo and STEME Education Weekend May 3-5, 2012

3rd Annual Sci-Ed Innovators Expo & Symposium

When: Thursday, May 3

A middle and high school student science fair and keynote event, gathering students and teachers from more than 50 New York City public schools, as well as researchers, policy makers, leading educational, governmental, non-profit and corporate organizations, providing an opportunity to share innovative teaching methods for underserved schools.

Where:

Armory on the Hudson
216 Fort Washington Avenue
(Corner of West 168th Street, Off Broadway)

3:30 p.m. - Sci-Ed Innovators Expo
6:00 p.m. - Symposium Keynote Event
Master of Ceremonies: Christopher Emdin, Ph.D., Columbia University
Guest Speaker: Ainissa G. Ramirez, Ph.D., Yale University

Register NOW
Admission is free. 

13th Annual Sharing Our Success STEME Education Conference

When: Friday, May 4 & Saturday, May 5

A two-day professional development conference organized in collaboration with the New York City Department of Education and Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots program featuring scientists presenting the latest developments in STEME fields, teachers sharing best practices in STEME classroom instruction, and students demonstrating STEME projects.

When: Friday, May 4



Where:
United Federation of Teachers Building
52 Broadway, 2nd Floor 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Professional Development Workshops, Speakers, and Student Science Project Demonstrations

When: Saturday, May 5



Where:
NYU Washington Square Campus
Silver Center, 31 Washington Place, 7th Floor 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Conversation with a Scientist: Dr. Ofer Tchernichovski, Biology Department, City College, CUNY
A discussion of his research into the genetics of bird songs and their relationship with human speech
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Celebration of Service Learning

Register NOW
Admission is free.

Cstep Dinner

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