Issue: Nov. 24, 2008
In this newsletter
WIEP News and Events
Interesting Opportunities
Internships
Scholarships
Volunteer

Calendar of Events
11/24 Spring Volunteer Trip Scholarship App Due!
12/2 Yoga and Dance Session
12/3 Semester Celebration Luncheon

Want to be e-mailed when the BOLD Center needs a volunteer for a special event?  Please e-mail Rebecca.Megill@colorado.edu to be put on our Snap List.

Have a wonderful fall break and Happy Thanksgiving!

BOLD Center News and Events
WIEP Yoga and Dance: Let Professor Shelly Miller lead you through a yoga and dance session to help you relax before your exams come up.  Please click here to fill out a 2 questions survey to register.  The class is Tuesday, December 2nd from 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. in the Bechtel Collaboratory (DLC).

WIEP Semester Celebration Luncheon
Students, you are almost done!  Please celebrate the semester with us.  We will be enjoying lunch in the BOLD Center (ECCE 100) large study room from 11a.m. - 1p.m. on Wednesday, December 3rd.  Please RSVP here so we can order enough food.

MEP Potluck - Bring a dish to share and celebrate another semester's hard work with the rest of the BOLD Center frequenters on Wednesday, December 10th from 11a.m. - 2p.m.

Interesting Opportunities
A couple of classes worth looking into: 
INVS 3041: Self and Consciousness - explore human development, self-image, social consciousness and political transformation.
INVS 3304: Human Rights: Promotion and Protection - role of non-governmental organizations in the evolution of ideology, social structures and strategies.
ENVS 3930-800: Education for Sustainability: Earth Education - 3 credit internship offered in Spring 2009.  One hour in a teaching practicum, teaching next generation about sustainability and environmental issues!  For more information, click here.
WMST 3700-004: African and African American Women in Cinema - enjoy movies and snacking during movies? This is the class for you!

Internships
Interested in Naval Research?  Look at the attached NREIP Poster for information about a 10 week summer research intensive.  Application is open, so grab this opportunity.  Get more information at www.asee.org/nreip.

NSF 2009 Summer Research Programs: Programs available for Undergrad, graduate and doctoral candidates with great stipends.  Click here for more information.

Scholarships
Scholarships available for Spring Volunteer Trip: Travel to another community this Spring Break and make a difference.  Scholarships are available to pay for all or part of your experience and there are NO GPA requirements.  See more details at http://www.colorado.edu/vch/ab/spring.html but act fast because the applications are due TODAY, Nov. 24.  For an extension, contact altbreak@colorado.edu

Award for students with significant research experience to work abroad: LSAMP Center for International Undergraduate Research wants to send you to Argentina, Brazil, France, Ghana and other locations.  Please view this flyer and get more information at: www.chem.ufl.edu/~reu<http://www.chem.ufl.edu/~reu

Engineering Merit Scholarship:  If you have at least a 3.0 GPA or will by May 2009 and are a full time student for the 2009-10 academic year, you are qualified for this scholarship.  Apply here.  Get your application in early!

Puksta Scholars looking for you... Do you have a strong commitment to civic responsibility and want to bring about positive change?  If so, you could be the next 2009-10 Puksta Scholar and receive a $4500 annual scholarship.  Apply here.

Want to pursue engineering, science, math, etc. Graduate school and need financial help?  Look into the KAUST Discovery Scholarship and the independent, merit-based, graduate-level university for the 2009 or 2010 fiscal years.  Check out www.KAUST.edu.sa for details and eligibility requirements.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund giving $1000 - $10,000 awards.  Must be a U.S. citizen, have minimum 3.0 GPA, apply for the FAFSA, and have plans to be enrolled full-time for the Fall 2009 semester.  Apply online at www.hsf.net

Become a Gates Millennium Scholar – Are you a full-time student for Fall 2009, have a minimum GPA of 3.3, and demonstrate leadership skills and financial need?  Then apply online at www.gmsp.org for a chance to become one of the 1,000 Gates Scholars selected each year.

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