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U.S. Dept. of State, Diplomat in Residence Philip Egger Presentation 1/30/13

Last day to increase in units without late registration fees.

Last day to pay for tuition without $125.00 fee

1/30/13

Late fee $250.00 begins for Late Registration

Late fee $125.00 begins for unpaid tuition

1/31/13

Begin late fee for initiating May/August Graduation Degree Check

Details here

2/1/13

Last day to use UAccess to drop courses 2/5/13

Reimbursement Deadline for GRE Test Prep 30 days from registration

Reimbursement Deadline for Study Abroad Airfare 30 days from airfare

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Announcements

SGPP presents a special discussion with

U.S. Department of State

Diplomat in Residence

Philip Egger. Mr. Egger will be discussing

foreign service careers in the State Department.

Wednesday, January 30th

Social Sciences 311

11:00 AM-12:15 PM

RSVP at http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/workshops

Seating is limited Philip Egger is a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State and is currently

serving as a Diplomat in Residence at Arizona State University. He has been a Foreign Service

Officer since 1980 and currently holds the rank of Minister-Counselor.

He has had a wide variety of assignments both overseas and in Washington. In his most recent

assignment he was Consul General at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy. From 2007 to 2008, he

served as the Team Leader for the Provincial Reconstruction Team for Muthanna Province,

Iraq and, later, as the senior American officer of the Italian-led PRT in Dhi Qar Province. Prior

to Iraq, he was the Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From

2000 to 2003, he served as Chief of Consular Services in Tijuana, Mexico. Overseas he has

also served in Venezuela, South Africa, Zambia, Bulgaria and Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he

was the Political Advisor to the commanding general of U.S. peacekeeping forces.

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Hello Wildcats!

This semester ASUA, your student government, is proud to announce a new Wildcat tradition:

The U of A Breakfast Club!

This event will provide all students with the chance to have breakfast and chat with Dr. Ann Weaver Hart,

the President of our amazing University! There will be 2 breakfasts for 25 students each this semester, the

first of which being Thursday, February 14th. The program will be from 8-9am in the Ventana Room in the

Student Union, and you will have the chance to ask Dr. Hart anything you would like, hear about what she's

working on, and get to know her on a personal level.

Those wishing to participate must fill out the attached short answer questions, and submit the completed

application to the ASUA front desk (3rd floor of the Student Union, suite 325) by 5pm on Monday,

February 4th. Students will be notified if they have been selected to attend via email on Friday, February 8th.

Please email bruceas@email.arizona.edu for questions or more information.

Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you at the U of A Breakfast Club!

*****View application here*****

Bear Down,

Katy Murray

Student Body President

Announcements

Attention Senior PMPC students:

Important Priority Registration information for

Fall 2013:

RSVP for core courses PA 330, 405, 410, 470 and 480 will begin

on 2/1 please visit http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/registration-

forms to RSVP. Deadline is Friday, 2/22 @ 3:00 P.M.

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Announcements

The Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) is a competitive, nationally-funded graduate prep program that works with education, social science, humanities, math and science education majors. Ms. Leislie Godo-Solo, Associate Director of IRT, will once again visit UA to interview prospective IRT applicants. The lucky Wildcats who are accepted into IRT’s graduate prep program will receive structured, in-depth year-round support during the graduate admissions process. In addition, IRT Scholars will receive graduate ad-missions fee waivers from the 41 universities in the IRT consortium. This is quite a savings!

You are invited to attend the upcoming IRT information sessions on January 30 & 31, 2013. Program benefits include:

4 weeks paid summer workshop in New England

Individualized support and extensive counseling in choosing graduate programs and applying to graduate schools across the country

Graduate application fee waivers

Assistance in fine tuning statements of purpose, resumes and writing samples

Invitation to participate in the IRT Recruiters Weekend – attended by 60 top graduate school deans and grad school recruiters

IRT Information Sessions: students can attend these sessions and sign up for one-on-one meetings

o Wednesday Jan. 30th, noon-1pm, Copper Room, Student Union

o Thursday, Jan. 31st, noon-1pm, Copper Room, Student Union

o Sign-up for an individual meeting by contacting: Nura Dualeh, nura@email.arizona.edu or 626-7475

The School of Geography and Development and Africana Studies are offering a study abroad program for Summer I for sophomores, juniors & seniors.

This program, to South Africa and Swaziland, will focus on issues of health and de-velopment in these two countries. Students can earn 6 upper division credits for Geography 446 (Geography of Health and the Global Economy) and Geography 330

(Geography of Development). If students have already taken one of these courses, Geography 455 can be taken instead (a general Regional Geography course). More details can be foundatGeography of Health & Development website.

Applications are due February 15th.

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Announcements

OECD Student Ambassador Program

2013-2014 Academic year

Win a trip to Paris!

An on-campus, year-long ambassadorship for the OECD

The Student Ambassadors engage with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and plan on-campus activities

to raise awareness of the Organization and its work. Based on their performance, two Student Ambassadors will be selected to at-

tend the OECD Forum in Paris in May 2014.

Program Requirements

The time commitment will include: a mandatory training weekend from June 8-9, 2013 in Washington, DC. During the school year,

the program will require approximately 40 hours per semester. Expenses for the training weekend, the trip to the OECD Forum and

a budget for expenses related to promotional activities on campus, will be paid for by the OECD.

Each Ambassador will organize at least two on-campus OECD events or programs per semester. Events could include: hosting an

OECD speaker on campus, arranging a videoconference, a recruiting event, training on OECD data and publications, etc. Students

may implement other promotional initiatives such as use of social networking sites, blogging, articles in the student newspaper, in-

terviews with OECD officials working on specific projects. Ambassadors should be creative and coordinate with faculty and other

student groups.

Application will comprise a letter describing your motivation to participate in the program along with some additional questions, a

résumé and two letters of recommendation. The ideal candidate is a sophomore or junior at the time of application who has com-

pleted significant coursework in economics and has an interest in international relations. Please note that we will not accept students

who plan to study abroad during the 2013-14 academic year. Participation in the training weekend from June 8-9, 2013 is also a re-

quirement. Please do not submit an application if you will be unavailable to attend.

View OECD application here.

Did you know that SGPP offers our Jr.’s & Sr.’s reimbursement for study abroad, intern-

ships, grad test prep, seminars and conferences?

Check out our funding/scholarships page here.

**Updated conferences & seminars!**

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Announcements

WRITING SKILLS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WRITING WORKSHOPS

Spring Semester 2013

Weekly writing workshops covering all aspects of basic college writing. Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student or a classified

staff member, these workshops are free and open to everyone with no preregistration required. WEEKLY WRITING WORKSHOPS: Mondays 4-5:00 p.m. - Social Sciences 206 - Dr. Victoria Stefani Jan. 28 Getting Started: The Process of Writing and Overcoming Writer’s Block

Feb. 4 Topic Choice and Effective Research: The Thesis, and General Planning

Feb. 11 Introductions and Conclusions

Feb. 18 Style: The Importance of Clarity Feb. 25 Overcoming Awkwardness and Avoiding Grammatical Errors

Mar. 4 Style: Making Your Writing Complete and Concise

Mar. 18 Perfecting Punctuation

Mar. 25 Incorporating Quotations and Paraphrases Apr. 1 Style: Rules (and Non-Rules) of Usage

Apr. 8 Persuading with Clear Logic and Appropriate Vocabulary

Apr. 15 Getting It Together and Keeping It Together: The Craft of Cohesion

Apr. 22 Fine-Tuning the Final Draft

Apr. 29 Writing Essay Exams

UPPER DIVISION WRITING WORKSHOPS: Tuesdays 4-5:00 p.m. - Social Sciences 206 - Joe Stefani

Jan. 29 The Basics of Writing a Strong, Clear Essay

Feb. 5 Writing a Research Paper Feb. 12 Integrating Sources: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Feb. 19 The Art of Close Reading

Feb. 26 Introductions and Conclusions

Mar. 5 Refining Your Paper: Revising for Content and Organization

Mar. 19 Writing Cover Letters and Personal Statements

Mar. 26 The Use and Abuse of Passive Voice Apr. 2 Overcoming Common Grammatical Problems

Apr. 9 Controlling Long Sentences

Apr. 16 Toward Conciseness: Clearing the Underbrush from Your Writing

Apr. 23 Review of Punctuation

Apr. 30 Writing a Critique of an Article or Book

INTERNATIONAL WRITER’S WORKSHOPS: Thursdays 4-5:00 p.m. - Social Sciences 411 - WSIP Staff

Feb. 7 The Nuts and Bolts of Academic Writing

Feb. 14 Grammar Refresher

Feb. 21 Principles of Using Articles: A, An, The

Feb. 28 Punctuation Refresher

Mar. 7 Practice Using Articles: A, An, The

Mar. 21 Organization: The Essay, The Paragraph, and The Sentence

Mar. 28 Incorporating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Apr. 4 Analyzing and Summarizing a Text

Apr. 11 Revision: Editing for Readability and Correctness

For further information, contact Dr. Donna Rabuck, Director, 621-5849, or visit our website at http://wsip.web.arizona.edu

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Reminders

Attention SGPP May & August Graduates!!

The deadline to apply for May 2013 & August 2013 graduation is February 1st, 2013, after this date an

additional fee applies.

Click here for more details regarding the degree check process.

Click here for commencement details.

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Reminders

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