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IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION: (Click on a bookmark
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SCHOLARSHIPS
- Engineering Merit,
NOAA Ernest F. Hollings, the AIST Foundation, and many, many more!
CAREER SERVICES
International Job
Opportunities in Engineering, Science, and Business (ICF Career Fair),
the Colorado Multicultural Career & Internship Fair
RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS At
CU-Boulder, Colorado State and other sites
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
LASP Space Flight Operations Team, Steamboat Ski & Resort
Corp.
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
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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)
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