Welcome to the first full week of classes! This week there are a lot of talks and interesting things you can get involved with. Read below for more details.
Planetarium Training: Want to start or continue giving shows to K-12 groups? Attend the quarterly planetarium training session on Friday, October 7 at 3:30pm at the Planetarium (PAA A220). Our planetarium coordinator will walk you through all the details including some slight changes made to the system. The Department requires undergrads to be trained quarterly in order to check out planetarium keys so be sure to keep up to date on your training!
Building Use Permits: If you have building keys you must also have a building use permit to allow you access after hours and on the weekends. The police *do* make rounds and will ask you for this permit so don't get caught without one!
Undergrad Representative Nominations: We are now accepting nominations for the Departmental undergraduate representatives. There are two representatives (a junior/senior level and freshmen/sophomore level) that act as liaisons to the chair of the Department. Reps will provide feedback about the undergrad major, attend faculty meetings and bring comments from undergrads to the chair's attention. These roles are important to the Department and also a great item to be able to put on your resume! Nominations can be for yourself or someone else. Please fill out the nomination no later than Thursday, October 6 at Noon: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sterrs/69246
GRE Physics November Test deadline: Those of you wanting to take the GRE Physics exam in November need to register by this Friday, October 7. I've heard from other students that you'll have to go outside of Seattle for the exam since this location is full. www.gre.com
Astronomy Movie Night: Mark your calendars for Oct. 19 at 7pm for the Astronomy majors movie night. We'll watch a sci-fi flick of your choosing, pointing out obvious fails at using science while laughing and snacking. We'll meet in one of the lecture halls in the a-wing; exact room will be announced closer to the date.
Colloquium: Join us on Thursday at 4pm in PAA A102 as Sarah Brough (Australian Astronomical Observatory) gives at a talk on "GAMA: from little blue fuzzies to massive red monsters and beyond". Come by early at 3:45pm for coffee, tea and cookies in the foyer!
Volunteer Opportunity: Astronomy-Student Intern Wanted; Internship: Unpaid; Hours: 3 hours/week – (one day from 3-6PM); Duration: Until June 2012
826 Seattle (www.826seattle.org), a non-profit youth after school tutoring and writing center in the Greenwood neighborhood, seeks an undergraduate astronomy student to intern with us. This intern would help our students (ages 6-18) explore the magic of the WorldWide Telescope (WWT) program. The intern would come once a week to 826 Seattle’s free after school tutoring program (which runs Monday-Thursday, 3-6) and act as the visiting astronomer while helping students explore the cosmos using the WWT program. Qualified applicants should be familiar with the WWT (experience making tours a plus!), comfortable working with students one-on-one of a variety of ages, and be able to field basic astronomy questions that students might have inspired by their use of the WWT.
This is an excellent opportunity for undergraduates interested in the growing use of the WWT as an educational tool, and those interested in practicing how to communicate astronomy concepts and a love for science to novice audiences.
Qualified applicants should email 826 Seattle Programs Coordinator, Alicia Craven (alicia@826seattle.org) with a resume and availability.
Page O'Announcements: Looking for more campus events or maybe a job? Check out the page o'announcements blog: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Monday, October 10, 2011
October 10, 2011
Hi everyone,
Classes are well underway and we have lots of events and things to keep in mind this week. Read below for more information and feel free to stop by if you have questions. Also, good luck to all the GRE Physics takers this Saturday!!
Mary Gates Research Scholarships: Apply for a $4,000 scholarship to support you while you are engaged in research with a faculty mentor. Research happens in all disciplines! Undergraduates conducting scholarly work in the arts, humanities, social sciences and other disciplines are encouraged to apply. Deadline: Friday, October 21, 5pm. Please learn more on our website: http://www.washington.edu/uaa/mge/apply/research/index.htm
Movie Night: October 19 at 7pm, join your fellow undergrads in a PAA lecture hall (room TBA) for a movie night! Bring your favorite sci-fi movie and we'll vote on which one to watch. Some snacks will be provided but also bring some to share!
NW Women in Physics Conference: This annual conference will be in January 2012 here in Seattle! I encourage all of the women to attend this free and fun conference. More details here: http://depts.washington.edu/nwuwpc/Northwest_Undergraduate_Women_in_Physics_Conference/Home.html
Physics colloquium: Today at 4pm in PAA A102, join astronomers to hear about the research that won the recent Nobel Prize!
Astronomy Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in PAA A102, join us to hear David Radburn-Smith (UW) talk about "The GHOSTS Survey: Probing the Outskirts of Disk Galaxies". Coffee, tea and cookies are served at 3:45pm in the foyer!
Science and Engineering Career Fair
PLANNING TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING UW SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CAREER FAIR?
In response to the overwhelming demand by both students and industry representatives, SEBA and The Career Center will be offering you an additional opportunity to get your resume to recruiters, through the 2011 Science and Engineering Career Fair Resume Book.
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR RESUME IN THIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RESUME BOOK?
Adding your resume to the 2011 Science and Engineering Career Fair Resume Book is easy and free. Simply log into your HuskyJobs account and submit it to the 2011 Science and Engineering Career Fair Resume Book. For more details on how to enter your info, create a HuskyJobs account, and/or prepare for the upcoming career fair, please see: http://uwseba.com/information-for-students . This book is open to all UW students and Alumni.
CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE FAIR? DON'T DESPAIR
If you are unable to attend the fair you are still eligible to participate in this resume book! There are also a number of internship and career positions available for students on the HuskyJobs (www.huskyjobs.washington.edu/students) website.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FAIR:
Science & Engineering Career Fair
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Bank of America Arena in the Hec Ed Pavilion, UW Seattle campus.
12:00pm-5:00pm.
Information for students http://uwseba.com/information-for-students
List of companies attending http://uwseba.com/companies-attending-the-career-fair
The annual University of Washington Science and Engineering Career Fair, hosted by the Science & Engineering Business Association (SEBA,) is geared towards uniting science and engineering students with the continually growing number of companies in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the Nation.
Page O'Announcements: Looking for a job or something to do? Check out the Page O'Announcements blog. I post all the spam email here so you can browse through something that may be of interest to you. http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Sarah
Classes are well underway and we have lots of events and things to keep in mind this week. Read below for more information and feel free to stop by if you have questions. Also, good luck to all the GRE Physics takers this Saturday!!
Mary Gates Research Scholarships: Apply for a $4,000 scholarship to support you while you are engaged in research with a faculty mentor. Research happens in all disciplines! Undergraduates conducting scholarly work in the arts, humanities, social sciences and other disciplines are encouraged to apply. Deadline: Friday, October 21, 5pm. Please learn more on our website: http://www.washington.edu/uaa/mge/apply/research/index.htm
Movie Night: October 19 at 7pm, join your fellow undergrads in a PAA lecture hall (room TBA) for a movie night! Bring your favorite sci-fi movie and we'll vote on which one to watch. Some snacks will be provided but also bring some to share!
NW Women in Physics Conference: This annual conference will be in January 2012 here in Seattle! I encourage all of the women to attend this free and fun conference. More details here: http://depts.washington.edu/nwuwpc/Northwest_Undergraduate_Women_in_Physics_Conference/Home.html
Physics colloquium: Today at 4pm in PAA A102, join astronomers to hear about the research that won the recent Nobel Prize!
Astronomy Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in PAA A102, join us to hear David Radburn-Smith (UW) talk about "The GHOSTS Survey: Probing the Outskirts of Disk Galaxies". Coffee, tea and cookies are served at 3:45pm in the foyer!
Science and Engineering Career Fair
PLANNING TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING UW SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CAREER FAIR?
In response to the overwhelming demand by both students and industry representatives, SEBA and The Career Center will be offering you an additional opportunity to get your resume to recruiters, through the 2011 Science and Engineering Career Fair Resume Book.
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR RESUME IN THIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RESUME BOOK?
Adding your resume to the 2011 Science and Engineering Career Fair Resume Book is easy and free. Simply log into your HuskyJobs account and submit it to the 2011 Science and Engineering Career Fair Resume Book. For more details on how to enter your info, create a HuskyJobs account, and/or prepare for the upcoming career fair, please see: http://uwseba.com/information-for-students . This book is open to all UW students and Alumni.
CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE FAIR? DON'T DESPAIR
If you are unable to attend the fair you are still eligible to participate in this resume book! There are also a number of internship and career positions available for students on the HuskyJobs (www.huskyjobs.washington.edu/students) website.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FAIR:
Science & Engineering Career Fair
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Bank of America Arena in the Hec Ed Pavilion, UW Seattle campus.
12:00pm-5:00pm.
Information for students http://uwseba.com/information-for-students
List of companies attending http://uwseba.com/companies-attending-the-career-fair
The annual University of Washington Science and Engineering Career Fair, hosted by the Science & Engineering Business Association (SEBA,) is geared towards uniting science and engineering students with the continually growing number of companies in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the Nation.
Page O'Announcements: Looking for a job or something to do? Check out the Page O'Announcements blog. I post all the spam email here so you can browse through something that may be of interest to you. http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Sarah
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