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Friday, February 9, 2007 IN THIS ISSUE: Register for Summer Sessions
Because popular courses will fill quickly, register as soon as possible. Check the access schedule to find out when you can register at: www.luc.edu/academics/schedules/. Resolve any holds on your account before you register. In LOCUS, click on the "Student" tab, and then click on "Holds" under the "Personal Portfolio" section. To learn more about Summer Sessions, visit: www.luc.edu/summer. Also, study abroad in Italy, China, England, France, Spain and other exciting countries. Apply before March 2. For more information about study abroad, visit: www.luc.edu/studyabroad/summer.shtml. Tell high-school sophomores or juniors that they can earn college credit early with Loyola's new Pre-Collegiate Summer Scholars program. More information is available at: www.luc.edu/summerscholars. Apply for Research OpportunitiesUndergraduate students interested in conducting research and working with a faculty mentor can apply for the following research opportunities at Loyola: CUERP Fellowship: Summer or academic year internships for students interested in research on urban environmental issues. Apply by March 1. Visit: www.luc.edu/cuerp/internships.shtml. CURL Fellowship: For undergraduate students interested in participating in community research projects during the academic year. Apply by March 1. Visit: www.luc.edu/curl/aboutus/fellows. Mulcahy Scholars: Open to College of Arts and Sciences majors who are interested in working on an individual project with a faculty mentor or serving as a research assistant on ongoing faculty projects through an entire academic year. Apply by March 1. Visit: www.luc.edu/cas/academics_mulcahyscholarship.html. Provost Fellowship: For undergraduate students in any school who are interested in either establishing an individual project with faculty mentor oversight or working with a faculty member on ongoing research as a research assistant. This can be a project for the summer or an academic year. Apply by March 1. Visit: www.luc.edu/lurop/provost.shtml. Rudis Fellowship: Open to College of Arts and Sciences undergraduates who will pursue research throughout an academic year on comparative constitutions. Apply by April 15. Visit: www.luc.edu/cas/rudis.shtml. WISER: The Women in Science Enabling Research (WISER) program is for women undergraduates in their first or second year who want to work with specific faculty members on ongoing research during the summer. Apply by March 1. Visit: www.luc.edu/gannon/wiser.shtml. For more information, visit the new Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunities Website (LUROP) at: www.luc.edu/lurop. Or, contact Jessica Horowitz, Ph.D., at: 773.508.2476; or e-mail: jhorow@luc.edu. Take a FAFSA Completion WorkshopThe Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) is sponsoring a workshop to help students and parents complete the 2007-2008 FAFSA. The workshop will be held on February 10 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Sullivan Center. Families are encouraged to bring W-2 forms, 2006 tax documents, bank statements and other financial data to the workshop. If you are unable to attend the workshop, stop by OSFA to get help with the FAFSA and other financial matters. OSFA hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Undergraduate students must submit the FAFSA by February 15 (if filing the paper FAFSA) or February 27 (if filing electronically) to meet Loyola's priority application date of March 1, which allows students to be considered for as many types of aid as possible. Students who miss the March 1 deadline may not be eligible for need-based Loyola assistance. For information about filing the FAFSA online, visit: www.luc.edu/finaid/apply_assistance.shtml. If you have questions about the FAFSA or about the financial aid process, email OSFA at: lufinaid@luc.edu. Learn About Internships in Washington, D.C.Are you interested in spending the summer or a semester working and learning in the U.S. capital? Students can apply to work in a congressional office in Washington, D.C., during Summer or Fall 2007. Second-semester sophomores, juniors and seniors may learn more about these internships at information sessions held in the Sullivan Center, Room 259, on February 13 at 4 p.m., and on February 20 at 1:30 p.m. For more information, visit: www.luc.edu/depts/polisci/washintern.html; contact Dr. Alan Gitelson at: 773.508.8751; or e-mail: agitels@luc.edu. Give the Gift of Life at the Valentine's Day Blood DriveParticipate in the second blood drive of the 2006-2007 academic year, on February 13 and 14 in Bremner Lounge between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. The event is cosponsored by Apple Students, which will provide iPods for donor use during appointments, and Chipotle, which will give a free burrito to every donor. To donate blood, you must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and have donated no later than eight weeks prior to the drive (December 19 or 20). All donors will receive a mini-physical (heart rate, pulse and temperature) before donating. If you have a LifeSource Donor Card, please bring it to the blood drive to speed up the registration process. All blood donors should eat a meal before donating and avoid caffeine products. To schedule an appointment to give blood, visit: www.lifesource.org. If you are interested in volunteering to work at the blood drive or if you have additional questions, e-mail: loyolablooddrive@gmail.com.
Get Career and Internship HelpAttend a company information session on Saturday, February 17, from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. in Sullivan 126 to learn more about the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars. Find out about working and studying in Washington, D.C. while earning academic credit. Contact the Career Center to get information about taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test and the Strong Interest Inventory test. Then sign up for a two-part workshop to receive your test results and discuss how to use them in your career exploration. For more information, call: 773.508.7716. Visit the Career Center to have your resume critiqued. Walk-in hours are Monday through Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., in Sullivan Center 295. Did you know that companies visit Loyola to recruit students from all majors? Visit eRecruiting for a list of upcoming on-campus recruiting visits and information sessions. To obtain a username and password for the eRecruiting system, e-mail: careercenter@luc.edu. Attend the Busy Students' RetreatExperience an individually guided on-campus retreat from February 18 - 22. Participants pray on their own and meet once a day with a spiritual companion. Meetings are set around your class schedule, and scripture-based reflection materials are provided. For more information or to register, contact Rachel Hart at: rhart@luc.edu. Boost Study and Exam SkillsThe Office of Academic Advising and Services offers the following workshops for students: Study Smarter, Not Harder Test-Taking Strategies For more information or to register for these workshops, visit: www.luc.edu/tutoring/workshops.shtml. Prepare Calendar Software for New Daylight Savings Time HoursDaylight Savings Time begins almost a month earlier than usual this year because of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The switch to Daylight Savings time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 11. Microsoft recently released a patch that updates the start and end dates for Daylight Saving Time. This patch will likely cause problems with all forms of calendar software, including Loyola's GroupWise and WebAccess, for appointments within the extended Daylight Saving Time period (March 11 through April 1 and October 28 through November 4). If you use any type of calendar software, please review all appointments scheduled within the extended Daylight Savings Time period and confirm with the meeting organizer that the appointment is scheduled for the correct time. Appointments may be off by one hour, which will require a resend of the appointment in order to correct the problem. Also, when sending out new meeting invitations, include the correct start time of the meeting in the subject line. For example: "Study group meeting at 7:30 p.m." Detailed information about the extended Daylight Savings Time and instructions on how to reschedule appointments is available at: www.luc.edu/its/dst.shtml. If you have any questions, please call the ITS Technology Support Center at: ext. 44444; or: 773.508.7190. Subscribe to Loyola's MySpace BlogDo you have a MySpace account? Check out Loyola's profile at: www.myspace.com/loyolauniversitychicago. Subscribe to Loyola's MySpace blog to receive important news and updates from around campus. CONTACT USFor help or more information, please contact: |
Registration for Summer Sessions begins Monday, February 12. Choose from more than 250 courses in four convenient sessions: