February 9, 2009

Hi everyone,

Thanks to those that attended the meeting last week, it was a great turn out! I have attached notes from the meeting for those that were unable to make it.

Here are some things to keep in mind this week:

Undergraduate Representative Nominations: The department would like to have an undergraduate representative that attends faculty meetings and acts as a liaison to the faculty. We are now accepting nominations for this position until Feb. 12 at 5pm. https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/sterrs/69246.

Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Robert Gehrz (U of Minnesota) will give a talk on "The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)". Joins us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.

Undergraduate Research Symposium: This is an opportunity to share your research with campus! The symposium is on Friday, May 15 and you can share a poster or have a presentation. The deadline to apply is Feb. 20. http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/symp/index.html

Space Grant 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

Page O'Announcements: Filled with lots of campus events, research, scholarships and more. Don't forget to checkout the "Important Links" where you can see the time schedule, view the undergrad wiki and more! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/

Let me know if you have any questions about class schedules for next quarter.

Thanks,
Sarah