Opportunities

CU Multicultural and Women
in  Engineering Programs

March 3, 2009

IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION: (Click on a bookmark to go to this section of the newsletter)


SCHOLARSHIPS -
RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIPS
Grants
UNDERGRADUATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES  
 OPPORTUNITIES  

SCHOLARSHIPS
Take the time now to fill out scholarship applications. The time you take could save you hours spent working an hourly job!

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Educational Foundation  scholarships from $2,000-$5,000. Offered to sophomore and junior undergraduates and full-or part-time graduate students.   www.afcea.org/education/scholarships

Boulder County Community Action Programs (CAP) has scholarships available for low-income students living in Boulder County. Scholarships range from $500-$1,000 www.bouldercountycap.org

The Astronaut Foundation Scholarship $10,000  Nomination must come from faculty. Deadline: March 6 Contact  Debroah Viles viles@colorado.edu

Elevations Credit Union  scholarships for graduating high school seniors and students already enrolled in a college level program. Deadline is March, 18.  www.elevationscu.com/life_stages/scholarships/

QuestBridge 10 full scholarships to summer programs at Harvard University, Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame, and Yale University. Deadline March 31.  www.questbridge.org

Active Learning Award - Graduating Seniors: Deadline April 1 http://engineering.colorado.edu/activelearning/downloads/ALA_application.pdf
Terry Mayes (303) 735-6446, Administrative area (ECAD 106)

Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association Tony Campman Scholarship Fund:Applicants pursuing studies in the water environment profession (e.g., biology, environmental science, engineering with a strong emphasis in wastewater treatment, water pollution control, or environmental protection. Deadline May 1 www.rmwea.org

ASCO Numatics (Emerson Industrial Automation) Scholarships: Applicants need to have completed sophomore year to apply for 2009-10, have at least a 3.200 GPA, be a US citizen or legal US resident.  Deadline June 30 www.asconumatics.com/scholarship

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship Program https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/


RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIPS
Internship applications deadlines for Summer 2009 are rapidly approaching. If you are a current sophomore or junior, think strongly about your interests and explore some opportunities on line to submit applications for this Summer.

Internships at CU Boulder:
Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) http://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/DiversityIntiiative/undergraduateResearch.html#summer
Behavior, Ecology & Evolution  http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/EEBprojects/reu/
Environmental Fluids: Science, Assessment & Treatment   http://spot.colorado.edu/~bielefel/REU.html
Functional Materials Science & Engineering  www.colorado.edu/che/reu/
Department of Physics & JILA   www.colorado.edu/physics/Web/reu/index.html
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research & Science (SOARS) www.soars.ucar.edu/
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Eligible majors: physics, materials science, chemistry, math, computer science or engineering. http://SURF.Boulder.NIST.gov

Northrop Grumman
Engineering Intern 6 openings Requisition Number: 74465
Program covers a broad range of assignments: Systems engineering - requirements development, architecture design, h/w design and implementation; Test and integration - of software and software components; Software development - design and code using c/c++ and software development tools www.careers.northorpgrumman.com

Recruiting Day Engineering Specialists: Fishery/WIldllife Biologists
Denver Federal Building 56 March 6. RSVP by March 4 Judy Foy 303-445-2654 www.usbr.gov

www.usEmma L. Bowmen Foundation for Minority Students
High school senior or college freshman. 5 year program rita.torres@mptp.com

Denver Foundation
Internship for undergraduate students.
 http://www.denverfoundation.org/page10001707.cfm

Genome Center at Washington University-St. Louis
Open to US citizens or permanent residents. Research programs for sophomores - seniors and recent college graduates.  Contact Cerilynn Shadding, Ph. D. cshaddin@genome.wustl.edu http://genome.wustl.edu/outreach.cgi

Hope College
10 week program,  $4000 and 100% housing subsidy, travel reimbursement. Must be a US citizen. Women and under represented minorities encouraged to apply.http://sharp.hope.edu or chemreu@hope.edu

National Science Foundation (NSF) Science & Technology Centers:
Undergraduates conduct research in a "graduate school" setting in the following fields: biological sciences, computer and information sciences,  engineering, geosciences, and mathematical and physical sciences.  www.nsfstc.org.

Dartmouth Research Experience for Undergraduates, focused on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology for physics, engineering or chemistry students. Click on the Summer Programs link at
  http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/nanomaterials.

UMass Amherst Undergraduate Research in Nanotechnology is looking for bright students from diverse backgrounds interested in a Ph.D. in science or engineering. Deadline is February 29th. www.umass.edu/massnanotech/SURE2008.htm.

Summer Research Experience for Undergrads (REU) Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Integrated Bioengineering Research, Education and Outreach Opportunities funded by National Science Foundation. : http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BME/Research/reu.html

MIT Materials Processing Center and Center for Materials Science and Engineering
June 7 - August 8, 2009 $5700 stipend plus travel expenses. Open to US citizens or permanent residents and are entering their junior or senior year 2009. Contact: http://mpc-web.mit.edu

MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Work on problems related to National Security focusing on research and development supported by a broad base in advanced electronics. Click on the information link at: http://www.ll.mit.edu/college/summerproam.html

Master's Fellowship Program openings that have been posted on the Sandia National Laboratories website: http://www.sandia.gov/employment/career-opp/index.html.  Provides graduating minority students a fellowship to obtain a Master's degree in a science, engineering or math discipline - including full tuition and related costs, stipend and relocation expense.

Internships at Colorado State University:
Science, Math and Engineering  http://lamar.colostate.edu/~agep
Science, Math and Engineering  www.mcnair.colostate.edu
Extreme Ultraviolet Engineering Research Center (EUV ERC)  www.engr.colostate.edu/ece/www_research/reu.shtml
Summer Program in Molecular Biosciences www.bmb.colostate.edu/reu.cfm
Medical Sciences  www.biology.colostate.edu/Undergraduate/minoritytraininginfo.html
Materials Chemistry Research  http://franklin.chm.colostate.edu/nel/REU
Summer Program on Mind & Brain  www.reu.colostate.edu/reu/index.htm
ASSURE: Program in Water Research  http://waterreu.colostate.edu/
Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) http://sgs.cnr.colostate.edu/EDWeb/EdREU/reu.htm
FEScUE Interdisciplinary Research  www.fescue.colostate.edu/

 

Grants

Sun Change Your World Grant Program
http://www.sun.com/solutions/landing/industry/education/sgp.xml piloting an Equipment donation program for students interested in using Sun Hardware for projects they may have. Students will need a faculty member to support their application.

CU Career Services link: http://careerservices.colorado.edu/public.cs?internships

Whitney’s Availability for Students for Spring 2009:
To Make an Appointment call 492-6541
Engineering - ECCE 100/BOLD Center:
Tuesday  9am-12pm & 1:30-4:00pm (by Appointment)
Wednesday  1:30-4pm (Walk-In)
 

UNDERGRADUATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
DCMA Electronics Engineer
Lockheed Marin Campus, Littleton Graduates and Seniors graduating Spring 2009  position # 0855 Deadline March 16 position# 0854 open until May 2010
Carissa Carter

The LASP Space Flight Operations Team has opportunities for undergraduate employment as Command Controllers. Candidates would start May 25th, 2008 and employment would continue through subsequent school years. The position requires a commitment of 40 hours a week during the first summer for training and 20 hours during the school year. Students with four semesters left in their education will be recruited from all disciplines. Please see the ad at: http://lasp.colorado.edu/employment/
 

 OPPORTUNITIES

Yoga and Dance with  Shelly Miller Tuesday, March 3 in the DLC Bechtel Conference Room 5:30 - 6:30 PM
In this class, we will explore how different forms of movement, including 5Rhythms™ dance and yoga, can bring us to a place of inner awareness, a feeling of less stress, and a calmer mind.  This type of practice can help you stay healthy, improve your ability to concentrate, and be in tune with present emotions.  Shelly Miller is a trained fitness and dance teacher and has taught a variety of movement classes for over 13 years. She is a devoted yogi and dancer of the 5Rhythms™.  Shelly Miller is an environmental and Mechanical engineering professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she teaches and mentors students.

Accenture Women's Networking Forum
Leading management consulting, technology services and outsourcing companies hosting a Women's Networking Forum for junior and senior female students in Denver.
www.accenture.com/womensnetworking

American Society for Engineering Education: Chemical Engineers
http://www.asee-ched.org/

Call For Judges ! MESA Competitions
Thursday, April 9
Colorado School of Mines 7 am - 2 pm High School Engineering and Science Jamboree, June 25 - 28 University of Colorado Denver - National competition for middle and high school team state champions. please contact Victor Vialpando at victor.vialpando@ucdenver.edu or by phone at 303.352.3869 or Gale Day at 720.352.5771

Volunteer for Girl Scout Outreach
contact  cugirlscouts@gmail.com if you would like to help with their upcoming events.

Drop in Tutoring
is provided (free) to all CEAS students in need of one-to-one or small group tutoring for Calculus I, II, III, Differential Equations, and CHEN 1211 through the Student Success Center located in the BOLD Center (ECCE 100). Sundays from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm , Monday through Thursday from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Study Sessions for sophomore technical courses. New this semester.
Sundays, 5-8:00 p.m. Materials & Energy Balances, Mondays 5-7:00 p.m. Circuits, Wednesdays 5-7:00 p.m. Computing, Time - TBA -- Organic Chemistry

 

 

 

Spring 2009
Calendar of Events

March 3
Yoga and Dance with Shelly Miller
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Bechtel Conf. Rm, DLC

March 4
Networking Night
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Aspen Room

March 5
Mastering Interviews
5:00 - 6:30 pm
ECCR 200

March 6
Luncheon: CBEN, CHEN, ECEN, EEN, CSEN, OPEN
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
DLC Collaboratory

March 6 & 13
Admissions Student for a Day Tour
2:15 pm
Engineering Lobby

March 24 - 27
Spring Break

April 15
Just in Time Hiring & Internship Fair
10:00 - 3:00 pm
UMC Ballroom & Rm 235

April 16
Job Search Strategies Panel: Chance to ask questions from large company recruiters
5:00 - 6:30 pm
ECCR 200

 


 

CU Multicultural and Women
in  Engineering Programs

February 18, 2008

IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION: (Click on a bookmark to go to this section of the newsletter)

SCHOLARHIPS - Engineering Merit Scholarship & more
RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS CU Boulder, Colorado State, and more
CAREER SERVICES Colorado Multicultural Career & Internship Fair &
The International Job Opportunities in Engineering, Science, and Business (ICF Career Fair)
JOB OPPORTUNITIES Student Job Openings and Full Time Employment

SCHOLARSHIPS
Take the time now to fill out scholarship applications. The time you take could save you hours spent working an hourly job!

Engineering Merit Scholarship
Eligible students are entering sophomores, juniors, or seniors and will be enrolled full time in the fall of 2008. The minimum, cumulative GPA requirement is 3.0, but you are encouraged to apply if your GPA is close to the required. Deadline is March 3, 2008. Please apply early as there is a possibility of a 2008 summer paid internship from one of our donors. https://ecadw.colorado.edu/ScholarshipApplication/index.aspx


The AIST Foundation will award over $400,000 in scholarships and grants for the 2008-2009 academic year. Engineering students in CMEN, MCEN, and EEEN are encouraged to apply now. The deadline is March 2, 2008! Visit the AIST Foundation website for more information and applications at www.aistfoundation.org

The Alliance of Technology and Women (ATW) has a scholarship program called the Great Minds Scholarship. This program offers financial assistance to women who academic and professional goals include science, math, engineering or technology. Scholarship applications are available online from February 4th through February 28th. For more information, click here.

Apply for the Rudd Mayer Memorial Sponsorship to attend the Windpower 2008 Conference & Exhibition, held June 1-4, 2008 in Houston, Texas. The goal of the sponsorship is to encourage the participation of women from all sectors of the energy industry. Click here for more information. Application deadline is March 24, 2008.

http://www.nspe.org/Education/awardsandscholarships.html
The National Society of Professional Engineers offers scholarships for high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students in ABET-accredited engineering programs.

The Colorado MESA website contains a wealth of information about scholarships. Be sure to browse their site and apply for scholarships!

Office of Financial Aid Scholarship Opportunities 

http://www.colorado.edu/finaid/additionalscholarships.html

RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS
Internship applications for Summer 2008 are due soon! If you are a current sophomore or junior, think strongly about your interests and explore some of these opportunities and submit applications for this Summer.

Internships at CU Boulder:
Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) http://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/DiversityIntiiative/undergraduateResearch.html#summer
Behavior, Ecology & Evolution  http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/EEBprojects/reu/
Environmental Fluids: Science, Assessment & Treatment   http://spot.colorado.edu/~bielefel/REU.html
Functional Materials Science & Engineering  www.colorado.edu/che/reu/
Department of Physics & JILA   www.colorado.edu/physics/Web/reu/index.html
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research & Science (SOARS) www.soars.ucar.edu/

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Eligible majors: physics, materials science, chemistry, math, computer science or engineering. http://SURF.Boulder.NIST.gov

National Science Foundation (NSF) Science & Technology Centers:
The National Science Foundation offers paid summer internships at seventeen prestigious universities around the United States. Undergraduates have an opportunity to conduct research in a "graduate school" setting in the following fields: biological sciences, computer and information sciences,  engineering, geosciences, and mathematical and physical sciences. For more information on these programs, please access the website at www.nsfstc.org.

Internships at Colorado State University:
Science, Math and Engineering  http://lamar.colostate.edu/~agep
Science, Math and Engineering  www.mcnair.colostate.edu
Extreme Ultraviolet Engineering Research Center (EUV ERC)  www.engr.colostate.edu/ece/www_research/reu.shtml
Summer Program in Molecular Biosciences www.bmb.colostate.edu/reu.cfm
Medical Sciences  www.biology.colostate.edu/Undergraduate/minoritytraininginfo.html
Materials Chemistry Research  http://franklin.chm.colostate.edu/nel/REU
Summer Program on Mind & Brain  www.reu.colostate.edu/reu/index.htm
ASSURE: Program in Water Research  http://waterreu.colostate.edu/
Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) http://sgs.cnr.colostate.edu/EDWeb/EdREU/reu.htm
FEScUE Interdisciplinary Research  www.fescue.colostate.edu/

Recruiting women scholars to become a member of a team-based research project in computer security coordinated by faculty in the A. James Clark School of Engineering.  Go to http://www.eng.umd.edu/wie/undeergrad/reucomps.html to apply.

Corporate internships are available at Medtronics, which is the global leader in medical technology. Interns will be responsible for some tasks related to testing, including the design of test fixtures, writing protocols and reports, and conducting tests. To apply, please go to http://www.medtronic.com/employment/.

See the Career Services link: http://careerservices.colorado.edu/public.cs?internships

CAREER SERVICES
Colorado Multicultural Career & Internship Fair
Join us for the Colorado Multicultural Career and Internship Fair! This event is free to all Colorado associate, undergraduate and graduate students or alumni. Over 70 local, national and international employers will participate offering career opportunities in several industries. The event is Thursday, February 21, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton. Click here for more info.

The International Job Opportunities in Engineering, Science, and Business (ICF Career Fair) will be held in San Francisco on February 29th and March 1st, 2008. Over forty companies and organizations with 700+ job openings worldwide will be in attendance. On-site interviews at the fair. Online registration will close Sunday, Feb. 24.  For more information see the website.

For information:  http://careerservices.colorado.edu
Get Career Fair Tips at:
http://careerservices.colorado.edu/CommonFiles/PDF/fairTips.pdf   

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation is hiring temporary employees for spring break. Positions are available for Ski Instructors, Cafeteria Attendants, Cashiers, and Rental Techs. Temporary employee perks include free city bus, complementary lift tickets for every 10 hours worked, great experience working at a fun world-class resort, and retail discounts. Apply at www.steamboat.com today.

The LASP Space Flight Operations Team has opportunities for undergraduate employment as Command Controllers. Candidates would start May 25th, 2008 and employment would continue through subsequent school years. The position requires a commitment of 40 hours a week during the first summer for training and 20 hours during the school year. Students with four semesters left in their education will be recruited from all disciplines. Please see the ad at: http://lasp.colorado.edu/employment/

Reglera, located in Lakewood, Colorado, is a leading organization specializing in quality and regulatory consulting and process outsourcing. Reglera focuses on two primary industries: medical devices and human cellular and tissue products. Currently, there are openings for internships and full time employment. Please see their website for more info. http://www.reglera.com/biomed/fs_biomed.asp

Spring 2008
Calendar of Events

Feb. 20th
WIEP Luncheon
ASEN/ECEN/EEEN/OPEN
11-1:00 p.m.
Eaton Conference Room

Thursday, Feb. 21st
Colorado Multicultural Career & Internship Fair
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Four Points by Sheraton

March 5th
WIEP Luncheon
Interview with Faculty
11-1:00 p.m.
Location TBA

Wednesday, March 5th
Adventure Jobs Panel
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
HUM 135

Saturday, March 8th
Girl Scout Badges
Cadettes: Inventions & Inquiry

Thursday, March 13th
"MOC-tail" Networking Event
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
UMC Aspen Rooms

Friday, March 14th
Discover Engineering
Day at CU

March 19th
WIEP Luncheon
CBEN, CHEN, APPM, OPEN
11-1:00 p.m.
Location TBA

April 2nd
WIEP Luncheon
CSEN, EPEN, MCEN, OPEN
11-1:00 p.m.
Location TBA

Saturday, April 5th
Girl Scout Badges
Juniors: Puzzlers &
Sky Search

April 16th
WIEP Luncheon
Interview with Faculty
11-1:00 p.m.
Location TBA

Wednesday, April 16th
Just in Time Hiring & Internship Fair
12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
UMC Ballroom

April 30th
WIEP Semester
Celebration Lunch
11-1:00 p.m.
WIEP Resource Center
(ECCE 100)