CET Presents: Undergraduate Forum

Thursday, April 25, 2013. 12:30 pm-1pm @ DML 233

Have a concern about school you’ve been wanting to voice? Want to influence lasting changes at USC? Come out to the CET Undergraduate Fellow’s final event of the semester to express your views and share your classroom experiences. We want to hear from you how we can work to make education at USC better next school year! Join us on Thursday, April 25th from 12:30-1pm at DML 233 — free lunch will be provided.

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Interaxon General Meeting

Neurocamp Meeting, 4/16

Interaxon will be having a General Meeting on Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00 pm in VKC152 and will be continuing to discuss plans for the Annual Neurocamp, a day-long event where we invite high school students to the USC campus to do science labs, tour the campus, and learn about neuroscience careers!

Neurocamp is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 27th. Come out to learn more about Neurocamp and how you can get involved and help out!

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

JOIN TEAM USC FOR WALK TO END GENOCIDE

Sunday, April 14, 2013, 9:00 am at Pan Pacific Park

Join Team USC at the Walk to End Genocide! Funds raised through the walk will support advocacy, education, and relief and development efforts for the genocides taking place in Sudan and Congo. The Walk will take place at Pan Pacific Park (right next to the Grove). Please use this link to register to join Team USC (use the link that says "Join Team" at the right side of the page). Even if you are unable to make the walk, you can still sign up to be a virtual walker or support Team USC at the walk! Please see the attached flyer for additional information or contact Alex Fullman at fullman@usc.edu.

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Invitation for Students: 2014 National Collegiate Research Conference at Harvard

The Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association (HCURA) would like to extend an invitation to undergraduate students at University of Southern California to attend HCURA’s National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC) on January 22-25, 2014.

NCRC is an opportunity for undergraduate researchers to share their work at poster sessions and to give plenary speaker presentations while hearing from leaders in various fields of research. Topics in the sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary fields are all encouraged. For information about our recent conference please see our website at http://www.hcura.org/home/

For more information or questions, please contact Viet Tran, vtran@college.harvard.edu

USC Creativity Workshop

Friday, April 26, 2013. 1:00 pm- 3:30 pm @ TCC 350

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Phi Alpha Delta law school event this TUESDAY Night

Join Phi Alpha Delta, the pre-law fraternity, for an insightful event into the inner workings of law schools this Tuesday evening, 6:30-9:00pm, in SAL 101.

The event will run in 2 parts. First and foremost: food! There will be pizza and drinks provided, like last year. Secondly, presentations will be broken into 3 parts: mock law class, admissions, and alumni life. Joining us will be Paulette Palafox, Director of Admissions; Kelly Greer, Esq., Senior Associate Director of Admissions; and Nydia Duenez, Assistant Director of Diversity Affairs, Adjunt Law Professor, and USC and Southwestern Law School alumnus.

Ophthalmology Clinic volunteer/shadowing opportunity

4/13 (Sat) 11am-5pm – Hoover Elementary School

Hey pre-health students! Interested in a hands-on volunteer/shadowing opportunity held near the USC campus?

Vision for Vision is holding a free eye clinic at the CHIP Health Fair on Saturday, April 13. We are running this clinic in concert with the Doheny Eye Institute to screen for common causes of vision loss in Los Angeles.

We are reaching out to USC students for volunteers to help run aspects of clinic including:

- Patient Interaction (patient history collection, visual acuity exams, etc.)
- Technical tasks (operating air-puff tonometer, administering dilation drops, etc.)
- Flow Control (educating patients, leading throughout clinic, etc.)
- Language Translation (Particularly Spanish, etc.)

- Sleep Apnea Screening 
Volunteers will have ample opportunity to shadow and speak with ophthalmologists at the eye clinic. Help us save the vision of people in Los Angeles while learning more about preventative medicine!

To learn more and apply to participate in our clinic – go to visionforvision.org

Women in the Military: Conversation Series 4/9/13

Tuesday, April 9, 2013. 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm @ TCC 450

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Final Fellowship Information Sessions of the Spring Semester

The sessions will be held on the following days and times:

Fulbright Student Grant for International Study, Research, and Teaching
Thursday, April 4 at noon
Leavey Library Auditorium

General National/International Fellowships Information Session
Monday, April 8 at 1pm
Leavey Library Auditorium

Fulbright Student Grant for International Study, Research, and Teaching
Wednesday, April 17 at 3pm
Leavey Library Auditorium

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship*
A current USC graduate student and Fulbright alum will speak about her experience as a Fulbright ETA.
Thursday, April 25 at 3:30pm
Leavey Library Auditorium

If students are not able to attend the sessions or if they have any questions, they can contact aifstaff@usc.edu to schedule an appointment. U.S. Citizenship is required for the fellowships. Additional information regarding the scholarships/fellowships is available atwww.usc.edu/air/fellowships

The Invisible Men Screening

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Apply for the 2013-2014 USC Premed APAMSA Executive Board

Are you a Pre-Health student? Are you searching for a way to be more involved in a student organization, the university, and the local community? Do you want to contribute to a Pre-Health organization in a leadership role and be a part of a close-knit, hard-working, fun-loving group of individuals that plans and organizes all aspects of the club? If so, we strongly encourage you to apply for a position on the 2013-2014 USC Premed APAMSA Executive Board!

If you are interested, please download and complete the following form, and e-mail it directly to our Co-Presidents, Beverly and Jessica (beverlyctse@gmail.com and chen85@usc.edu).

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5cL7mHjRoRBci1uQnd5VDM1Nzg/edit?usp=sharing

The deadline to apply for a position on USC Premed APAMSA’s E-board is FRIDAY, APRIL 5 @ 9 PM.

If you have any questions regarding the positions, what being on the E-board is like, what advantages there are to being on E-board, or anything else you may be wondering, please feel free to contact either Co-President, or any of the current members of the E-board. Have a great rest of the semester!

Webinar: "The Value of an MBA”

Have you ever considered going to business school? Whether you plan to enter business, engineering, art or any other industry, an MBA can be extremely useful.

On Wednesday April 17th, attend this exclusive webinar where we will discuss the value of earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and outline how you can successfully navigate the MBA application process. During the hour, we’ll have business school alumni discuss their experiences and benefit getting an MBA has had on their career, advice from admissions officers from top MBA programs and answer any general questions you might have about an MBA.

This is a great opportunity for anyone curious about business school or planning to apply within the next 2-6 years. All majors and backgrounds are welcome. Sign up today

Event: "The Value of an MBA"

When: Wednesday, April 17th 

Time: 5-6PM PST

Who: College students, High School Juniors & Seniors, Working Professionals

Where: Online Webinar

Cost: Free with Registration

Registration: http://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/176675249

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