College of Science continuing student

scholarship applications open January 15th!

https://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/

scholarships/index.html

MyMail will no longer be available as of JANUARY

29. Make the switch to Office 365 now to avoid

any disruptions or loss of information. FAQs about

the switch can be found here:

https://www.purdue.edu/hello365/faq.html

Check the

announcement website

daily. New information

(including callouts!!) is posted regularly!

http://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/advisor-info/

Jan. 18 – Last day to add classes using myPurdue

Jan. 18 – MLK Jr. Day ~ PURDUE CLOSED

Jan. 25 – Last day to drop classes without a “W”

Jan. 28 – Last day to switch email to Office 365

Temperatures have

dropped…make

sure you have items

to keep you warm

coming to and

from class!

Summer 2016 classes are

now on myPurdue! Watch

your email for information

from your advisor about

walk-in times to discuss

summer courses.

College of Science Continuing Student

Scholarship

Apply today!

MyMail no longer available starting JANUARY 29.

FAQs about the switch can be found here: https://www.purdue.edu/hello365/faq.html

Check this website often

Opportunities posted regularly

http://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/advisor-info/

Summer 2016 Registration

• Register with same PIN used for Spring 2016 course registration

• Register according to Fall classification.

• Check email for info from advisor.

Jan. 28 – Last day to switch email to Office 365

Feb. 1- Priority registration for summer session

begins.

Feb. 8 - Last day to withdraw with grade of

W/add/modify courses with instructor & advisor

signatures.

Feb. 8 - Senior registration for summer session

begins

Summer Stay Scholarship

• Have at least 3.0 GPA?

• Never took classes on campus in summer?

• Entered Purdue Spring 2015 or earlier?

CHECK IT OUT

Application open until Feb 15

FALL REGISTRATION APPOINTMENTS – FOLLOW YOUR ADVISOR’S INSTRUCTIONS

CAREFULLY ON MAKING YOUR APPOINTMENT. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR E-MAIL

ASKING YOU TO MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT, IT WILL BE COMING OUT SOON.

Planning to take a Foreign Language Placement Test? Testing for FR, GER, LATN, RUSS, and SPAN will be offered on April 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 at 6:00pm in Stanley Coulter room 231. Contact your advisor if you are planning to take one of these tests this year. You will need a form from your advisor for entrance into the test as well as your Purdue ID.

Summer InformationSummer registration has started. Look in your

myPurdue under “Registration Status” to see when

your time ticket opens. Use the same PIN that you

had for spring registration. Please e-mail your

advisor with any questions.

If you were invited for Summer Stay, the

scholarship application link is at:

http://www.purdue.edu/summerstay/apply/

DURI Summer Applications will be accepted

between February 22 and March 25. For more info:

http://discoverypark.itap.purdue.edu/learningcenter/duri/

Academic Help

You’ve heard it said that

science is a team sport! Yup

most students need support

from others in their classes.

TONS of resources are

available here at Purdue to

help you. Check out:

: http://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/tutoring-service-help-session.html#somelink

(Much) More Information

If you are not checking our Math News website, you are

missing out on numerous opportunities and resources.

Check our site often:

http://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/adv

isor-info

Career Opportunities and Advising

Looking for career opportunities, making your

resume, attending career fairs, needing help

with interviewing??? Don’t forget the Center

for Career Opportunities. Check out their

calendar, services and sign up for myCCO at:

https://www.cco.purdue.edu/ Pick up their

Career Planning Handbook in Young Hall room

132.

Danielle Sheese is also available here on Math

second floor to meet with you for career

advising. The receptionist in Math room 231

can help you make an appointment with

Danielle.

Important Deadlines

March 7 – last day to add a second 8

week course in myPurdue

March 11 – last day to drop a course –

(this is before Spring Break)

Academic Success Workshop

“Avoiding Procrastination”

Feb. 17th Shreve C107 5-6:00pm

If you have not yet made your appointment please do so! Click here for details: http://science.purdue.edu/advisors/

mgilbert/docs/Fall2016%20Registration%20Procedures.pdf

Spring Break is coming soon!

March 14-19, 2016

Registration for Fall 2016

Summer registration has started. Look in your myPurdue under

“Registration Status” to see when your time ticket opens. Use the

International Student Night with Purdue Gold Mine - February 28 Never been to a Purdue game before? Ever wanted to be a part of a tailgate? Well, you’re in luck! The Purdue Gold Mine Section is scheduling an International Student Night on February 28th in Lambert Fieldhouse, right before the Wisconsin game. Tickets are $5, but the tailgate games, pizza, t-shirts, and other pre-game activities are all FREE. There are still spots available so sign up quickly for the chance to enjoy this wonderful opportunity! RSVP here.

International Workshop Series - February 29 The Career Center Office will be holding their second set of the International Workshop Series on Job Searching Strategies, How to Network, and how to effectively use LinkedIn on February 29th, March 1st, and March 2nd. Each event will take place from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. For more infor-mation check out the flyer here.

Registration for Summer 2016

Danielle Sheese is available here on

Math second floor to meet with you for career advising. The receptionist in

Math room 231 can help you make an

appointment with Danielle.

Career Consultation:

http://www.science.purdue.edu/ Current_Students/advisor-info/

D o n ’ t F o r g e t t o C h e c k t h e W e b s i t e

ACADEMIC HELP:

http://www.purdue.edu/studentsuccess/academic/tutoring/

index.html

Important Deadlines

March 7 – last day to add a second 8

week course in myPurdue

March 11 – last day to drop a course –

(this is before Spring Break)

FINAL EXAMS: Check your final exam

schedule on mypurdue.purdue.edu . On the main page, under the brown SCHEDULE banner, click on EVENING &

FINAL EXAMS. If you have more than two final exams

scheduled on one day, you can work with your instructors

to move an exam.

College of Science Continuing stu-

dent Application UPDATE!!: All

students at a 3.0 or above should

fill out the new application

https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?

SID=SV_6PezasZZaaityst by March

1st.

FASFA priority deadline is March 1st:

https://fafsa.ed.gov/

If you have spoken with your advisor about taking summer courses at Ivy Tech in Lafayette, sum-mer registration begins March 15th. Please contact Ivy Tech for more information on registration.

Free Light Therapy is available in the Wellness Suite for students, faculty, and staff who experience SAD.

Call 765-496-1788 to schedule an appointment.

Global PartnersPurdue College of Science student leaders who work to create a comfortable and safe environment in which entering students can individually and collectively “find their feet” in the Purdue community. These partners provide new students with the tools and knowledge they need to start their college career, and aid them throughout their transitions as first-year students in the College of Science at Purdue University.

For more information, check out our webpage at: http://science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/international-student/

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Terry Ham: hamt@purdue.edu or globalsciencepartners@purdue.edu

To sign up for Global Science Partners, please follow this link: https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1zyabXLP62J43kh

Fall Registration has started!

You should have already scheduled your advising appointment. If you have not, you need to do so as soon

as possible!

Stay up-to-date on opportunities & info

http://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/a

dvisor-info/

Krannert MS in Marketing ~ Open Forums

file:///C:/Users/megilb/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/5B17OPV3/MS-Marketing-Forum-general.htm

Thursday, March 245 – 6pm

RAWLS 2058

Friday, March 2511 – 12pm

RAWLS 1071

Wednesday, March 30

5:00 – 6:00pm

University Residences

Support Center (SHRV C107)

Nail the rest of your exams this semester! Attend the “Smart

Studying: Effective Ways to Prepare for

Exams” workshop for hints and tips!

Get more exam tips here:

http://www.purdue.edu/studentsuccess/academic/resources/handouts/allHandout

s.html

Volunteer Opportunity

Right Steps 5K/10K

Sat., April 16th

9:00amProphetstown

State Park

Sign up here:www.rightstepsc

dc.org

Dates

April 11: Sophomore registration begins

April 15: Last day to indicate participation in graduation through myPurdue->Grad Tab.

April 18: Freshman Registration begins

April 25: Open Registration begins

May 2: Finals Week begins

JUST IN TIME JOB FAIR

April 26 10am-3pm Full time & internships

Register here

NOTICE: If you have not made a

registration appointment with your advisor,

Do so as soon as possible!

Still looking for a Job/Internship?

April 12 & 13

Hire Big 10 Virtual Fair

70+ employers

Register here

Student funding opportunity:

Back a Boiler ISA* Fund

*Income Sharing Agreement

Backed by the Purdue Research Foundation

Stay up-to-date on opportunities & info

http://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/advisor-info/

Language Testing This week!

Contact your advisor. Need credit for a language?

Test this week. Obtaining credit for test outs is

changing Summer 2016.

Check all the MA/STAT news at our website: http://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/advisor-info

Key Dates

April 25th – Open Registration

May 2-6 – Final Exams

May 11th – Grades Post in myPurdue

July 18th – Waitlist Opens

August 22nd – Fall Classes Begin

Time to prepare for finals! Helpful info below:

Students scheduled for more than two examinations in one calendar

day are entitled to reschedule any examinations in excess of two.

Similarly, students faced with a direct exam conflict are entitled to

reschedule either examination. It is the responsibility of the student to

make the necessary arrangements before the last week of regularly

scheduled classes. Course instructors shall not penalize a student who

chooses to reschedule an examination under these options

(University Senate Document 90-22, March 25, 1991).

Use self-testing techniques to study – Learn more about this valuable

method:

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009b/091210KarpickeLearning.html

Have an internship this summer? There is a workshop designed for you – Professionalism at an Internship. Thursday, April 21st at 6:00 in LWSN 1142. See the attachment for details.

Data Science Workshop – May 24 through May 27

Dr. Mark Ward will teach a 4 day noncredit workshop

this May. Info and registration is here:

https://www.soihub.org/events/ug-intro-data-science-2016.phpHave questions? E-mail Kelly Andronicos at:

kandroni@purdue.edu

Course Information:

Developing your CS skills? MA 42100 –Linear Programming and Optimization Techniques - will be offered this fall. Check with your advisor if you are interested in this course. MA 35100 is a prerequisite.

POL 32700 – Global Green Politics –has been approved as a Great Issues course this fall.

The College of Science is interested in your feedback. Have you responded to the e-mail you received this week from Diane Beaudoin? This “Student Experience in the Research University” survey is valuable information – so please respond by the deadline this Friday, April 22nd. Just click on the link in Diane’s e-mail.

Need more information about summer school? The Think Summer webpage is here: http://www.purdue.edu/thinksummer/

FYIPresidential and Trustee

Scholarship recipients need at least a 3.0 GPA.

If you have not made or had a Fall 2016 registration appointment,

please call 765 494-1771 and make your appointment!

STAT 19000 (CRN 18874) –this one credit seminar on data science is available for you to add for fall. Topics will include R, data visualization, UNIX, bash shell, regular expressions, SQL, XML, etc. If you are eager to learn more about the basics of data analysis please consider joining!

Want to help an incoming student? Consider

becoming an e-buddy. We are also still recruiting

for the Global Science Partners.

For more information about either program, email

Terry Ham at hamt@purdue.edu.

Don’t forget to check the announcements on the website:

http://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/advisor-info/

Six Tips for Surviving Finals Week (TIME Magazine)

•Verify the details on when/where the exam will take place

•Get some sleep

•Stay Active

•Eat Well

•Experiment with different methods of studying

•Silence your social media accounts

Important Dates

May 2-7: Finals Week

May 8-13: Senior Week

May 11: Grades available on MyPurdue for Spring 2016

May 13-15: Spring Commencement Ceremonies

May 16: Module I (Maymester) begins

International Students –

if you need any

documentation/form

from ISS, please visit the

office before you leave

campus.

If your Spring grades are not what

you expected, please e-mail or

see your advisor. It is your

responsibility to check your

grades.

If you need to make changes

to your summer or fall

schedule, please let your

advisor know.

HAVE A SAFE SUMMER BREAK!Note: Advisors will be

clearing Spring Candidates

on May 11th. This is a very

busy day and advisors will

not be available. If you

email your advisor, please

anticipate a delayed

response.

STAT 19000: Data

Analysis Seminar.

1 credit