February 17, 2009

I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. There are a number of deadlines and events going on, please read below!

Undergrad Representative Elections: I will send out an email tomorrow with the link for electing your undergraduate representative. Stay tuned.

Building Permits/Safety/Security: This is a reminder that if you have building keys and are here after hours that you must have a building permit with you at all times. Permits are renewed on a quarterly basis and can be picked up from the front office. UW Police may be increasing patrols of our building due to some recent concerns and you will be asked to show your permit and identification. If you are in the building after hours and have a concern please contact the UW police (emergency 911; non emergency number 206-685-8973). Please note the official building hours:
M-F - 7am - 9 pm
Weekends and Holidays - Closed
The Library and Tower are open for library access ONLY Sunday 1-5pm

Undergraduate Research Symposium Deadline: This Friday is the deadline to submit your application for the undergraduate research symposium. Present your research on May 15 to the UW community! http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/symp/index.html

Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Jonathan Fay (Microsoft) will give a talk on "Exploring the multi-wavelength sky with WorldWide Telescope". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program: This a nine-weeks program of paid research. The current stipend is $4,000 for full time and $2,000 for part time. The program runs from June 22 to August 21. The application deadline is April 17. More details: http://www.waspacegrant.org/u-gradsum.html

STScI Space Summer Program: This is a ten week program, running from june to september, designed for motivated undergraduates with a strong interest in space astronomy. We aim to give them an opportunity to gain direct research experience by working on a project together with a STScI staff scientist, and to get some astronomical training. Our objective is to help creating the next generation of space astronomers.

For more information, check out our web site, at http://www.stsci.edu/institute/sd/students.

The application deadline is February 20.

Page O'Announcements: Updated often with lots of great campus events, research, jobs, scholarships etc! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/

Let me know if you have any questions about spring quarter registration which takes place starting Friday and over the next few weeks.

Best,
Sarah