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LS‐AMP Peer Mentoring Program

The Peer Mentoring Program matches upper division LS­ AMP students with LS­AMP First­Time Freshman. Congratulations to all of our mentors and mentees for a great Fall 2005!

Our wonderful mentors guided frosh mentees through their first semester, helping them adjust to university life. In addition to showing them around to departments, tutoring labs, and other campus resources, many got to see mentors’ research labs, and just hang out with someone “who knows the ropes.”

As a group we had a bowling night, and already this semester went to a CSUN men’s basketball game. Next up, Mountasia, here we come!

Interested in being a Peer Mentor next year? Help a new student, have some fun, and receive $350 each semester. Applications are available in our office (JD 1501 or email renee.martinez@csun.eduApplication deadline: Friday, April 28.

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Yesenia ContrerasLuis Coreas, ME Jesus Cortes,Bertha Cubillo, Engr Julia Flores, ME Harvey Garcia, EE Derrick Jones, Comp Sci Javier Luna,

College of Science & Math Erica Dent, Bio­BA Tamara Jane Johnson, otech/Med Tech Evelyn Ngo, Math Oscar Nnoli, Bio Cassandra Williams, Cell & Mol Bio­BS

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Thinking of Graduate School?Then you should attend the...

Southern California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2006 at USC

This all day program is designed to acquaint students from underrepresented groups with the academic and career opportunities associated with Graduate School.

Students will have the opportunity to meet with over 100 of the nation’s leading graduate schools. Free access to the Princeton Review’s on­line GRE prep course (approx. a $500 value). Complimentary lunch and transportation to the Forum!

Forum workshops will provide the following information: • How to Select the Right Graduate School • How to Prepare for and Apply to Graduate School • How to Prepare for the GRE • How to Write a Winning Statement of Purpose • Sources of Funding for Graduate School • Undergraduate Research in Graduate Admissions • Keys to Success and Survival in Graduate School • Discipline­based Workshops

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: April 14, 2006

Please contact Gloria Roberts from the Office of Graduate Studies at (818) 677­2138 or gloria.roberts@csun.edu for more information.

Spring is Scholarship Time! Check out the CSUN Scholarship Page:

http://www.csun.edu/finaid/university_scholarships.html

Off Campus Scholarships may be for you! http://www.csun.edu/finaid/scholarship_opportunities.html Announcements can be emailed to you if you ask. Subject line “sign me up” ­­ Send Your Request: scholarship.opportunities@csun.edu Try some Scholarship Search Engines listed

on the CSUN site: http://www.csun.edu/finaid/scholarships_links.html

It takes some time and energy, but there’s money out there!

Trip to UC Santa Barbara Friday, March 24, 2006

Leave: 9:00 am & Return: ~4:00 pm http://www.csun.edu/~cecsssc/UCSBvisit.pdf

• Learn about grad school in general • Learn about UCSB programs too. • Talk with current grad students and see some research

going on right now. Join us, we still have room for you! Contact renee.martinez@csun.edu

or call 818.677­2191 and talk to Renée

Thinking about Getting a PhD? CSU Pre­Doctoral Program

Junior, senior, and graduate CSU students with at least one year left at a CSU.

• Mentoring from faculty members from both CSU and doctoral­granting institutions

• Funds for summer research at doctoral­granting institution

• Funds for travel to a national symposium or professional meeting in field; other activities such as membership in professional organizations & journal subscriptions

• Funds for visits to PhD programs • Grad School Application and test fees.

Deadline: March 30, 2006 More info: http://www.calstate.edu/predoc/

NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites

Don’t put it off, deadlines are coming and going. You don’t want to miss out!

More Info: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm

University of California, Santa Cruz Summer Undergraduate Research

Fellowship in Information Technology (SURF­IT)

http://surf­it.soe.ucsc.edu/application.html June 25 ­ August 25, 2006. SURF­IT is an intensive and personalized summer program for women, minority, or disadvantaged undergraduates, which includes a research experience supervised by a faculty member in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or bioinformatics. Weekly meetings focus on grad school prep, presenting research results, research ethics, field trips to neighboring Silicon Valley research laboratories, a number of social activities.

Fellows will receive: $4200 Stipend * Board + Travel to and from program * Housing on one of the nation's most beautiful campuses

Research areas include bioinformatics, graphics and visualization, wireless networks, storage systems, high performance computing, FGPA CAD and VLSI, semiconductor and optoelectronics devices, radar and microwave. Applicants will indicate their desired areas of research, and we will do our best to match students with their top choices. More info: http://surf­it.soe.ucsc.edu/ or email surf­it.soe.ucsc.edu. Deadline: MARCH 15

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Summer 2005 LS­AMP Math Workshop Participants Have a Great Fall 05!

Last summer LS­AMP students participated our four week morning math workshop They got paid $600, received a graphing calculator earned some important math and study skills, and met other folks try ng to reach the same goal: SUCCESS!

Well, this past fall, nearly three quarters of them got A’s and B’s n their Math 150A or Math 255A classes! Students definite y felt that the workshop he ped them achieve their goals! Can you think of a better way to help pass a very difficult class?

Congratulations to all who have moved on to the next eve of ca Let a Carrillo, Bertha Bubillo, Cecily Cu oors, Derr ck Jones, R yad Mohammednur, Kym Moore, Alieen Rob edo, Er ck Salamanca, and ejandro Sandoval. Great ob!

This could be you! Coming Soon: Applications for the Summer 2006 Workshop

gre prep workshops

Planning to apply to grad school next year? Did you know that it’s recommended that you take the GRE in this summer or early fall? So now’s the time to sign up for

the LS­AMP sponsored Kaplan GRE Test Prep.

http://www.kaptest.com/repository/templates/ArticleInitDroplet.jhtml?_relPath=/repository/content Graduate/Our_Programs/GRE_Prep/GR_gre_class.html

Consider courses starting in spring or summer. http://www.kaptest.com/course_options.jhtml?coi=GRE­Graduate&zip=91330&needeng=false&prodid=24&delivery_type=2&_requestid=46207

Applications available in JD 1501 or renee.martinez@csun.edu

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Math, Chem, some Physics, lower Comp Sci and most Engr. JD 1622B

Monday ­ Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Fridays 9:00­3:00 Also Some Weekend & Early Evening hours

Dorm Tutoring – Rm 218, Bu ng 11 6­9 p.m. Sn, Mon, Tues, Thur

For more detailed schedule stop by the Tutorial Center (JD 1622B or: http: www.csun.edu ~cecsssc/TutoringSchedu eSp06.pdf

Prov ons for other hours are poss e when arranged w th Tutor Coord nator Doris Roman. doristutor@ao .com

UC Santa Barbara Trip Exploring Grad School

Friday, March 24th Lv: 9:00am Rtn: ~4:00pm

Sign up with Renée 818.677.2191

renee.martinez@csun.edu Cesar Chavez Day Holiday Friday, March 31 No classes,

CSUN closed MPT and CPT Sat 4/8 MPT 8:30; CPT

10:30 Sagebrush Hall bring ID, #2 pencils, check, money order (MPT $10, CPT $5)

Spring Break 4/10/06­4/14/06 No classes, CSUN offices open

2006 So Cal Forum on Diversity in Grad Ed

(Register by 4/14) All day USC (transportation provided) Sign up: gloria.roberts@csun.edu

LS­AMP Mountasia Trip TBA Registration by 4/14

Test 4/22 www.csun.edu/ www.csun.edu/

AMP Peer Mentorship Program Mentor Application Deadline

Friday, 4/28 More inrenee.martinez@csun.edu

CECS SSC­EOP Satellite JD 1501

MPT and CPT Sat 5/13 MPT 8:30; CPT 10:30

Sagebrush Hall bring ID, #2 pencils, check, money order (MPT $10, CPT $5)

LS­AMP End of the Year Celebration

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