Northeastern Celebrates the National Day on Writing

The National Council of Teachers of English has designated October 20, 2009 the National Day on Writing. The purpose of the National Day on Writing is to recognize and celebrate the integral role writing plays in the lives of Americans from all walks of life. Celebrations will be held in communities and schools all across the U.S., including here at Northeastern. The Writing Program has organized various activities throughout the day on campus; please plan to participate in one or more of the following:

 

• Writing Rumpus Room: Come write with us! Bring your friends! We’ll have a variety of fun writing activities, such as magnetic poetry, 6-word memoirs, collaborative stories, comics-writing, etc. While you’re here, enjoy some snacks and get a look at Northeastern’s Writing Center, which will house the Rumpus Room. Time: 10am-2pm. Location: 412 Holmes Hall. For more information, call x4549.
• Community Writing Event: Participate in the creation of a real-time, collaborative, multimedia text! On October 20th, we will open a shared online space in which all members of the Northeastern community are welcome to share their ideas about writing in the twenty-first century in any format and form they choose. We will provide a general prompt and then let the participants shape the emergent text together. This text will become a featured contribution of the Northeastern University Writing Program Gallery on the National Gallery of Writing. Time: All day. Location: http://nuweb9.neu.edu/writingday
• Open Mic: Come share your writing! Open to all members of the NU community. All kinds of writing welcome—stories, essays, meditations, songs, slam poetry, etc. (Time limit: 5 minutes.) Sponsored by Spectrum, NU’s literary arts magazine. Time: 3pm-6pm. Location: Curry Student Center (room to be posted).
• Writing with Collaborative Technologies Demonstration for Faculty: This session will introduce faculty to a range or new and emerging writing technologies that are having a profound impact on how students and teachers learn and interact. Time: 2:30-3:30. Location: EdTech Center, 215 Snell Library. Registration required at http://nuweb9.neu.edu/writingday

 

You are also invited to contribute to the Northeastern University Writing Program Gallery of Writing: We are currently accepting submissions from anyone in the NU community for our local gallery on the National Gallery of Writing at http://galleryofwriting.org/galleries/275020

 

For more information, please contact Prof. Chris Gallagher, Director of the Writing Program, at c.gallagher@neu.edu or x2193 or visit http://nuweb9.neu.edu/writingday

Getting into Law School - Chance to win a free LSAT Kaplan prep course!

Please attend an upcoming workshop about applying to law school. Whether you are a freshman or a senior, there will be valuable information shared. We’ll have admissions officers from Roger Williams School of Law and New England Law as well as advice from an NU prelaw advisor. If you attend you will be eligible to win a free LSAT Kaplan prep course!


Getting into Law School

When: Tues, October 6, 2009, 3-4:30 pm


Where: 106 West Village G

Learn from the experts what admissions officers look for in candidates, options for financing your degree and tips on making your best case for admission. Panelists will be: Director of Admissions from two area law schools, NU pre-law advisor. Anyone in the process of applying to law school or interested in the possibility of doing so in the future should attend this workshop.

**A certificate for a FREE Kaplan Test Prep course will be raffled off at this presentation**

Spread the word!

Univeristy Health and Counseling Services Student Groups - Chek them out!

New Rome Study Abroad Opportunity!

Jumpstart at NU

Office of International Study Programs Photo Contest Winner and Newsletter

Don't forget to read their newsletter too!
http://www.northeastern.edu/oisp/documents/Newsletter_Spring_2009.pdf

Spring 2010 Semester Abroad Applications Available!

NEW CORE COURSE! CLTR 2280 FRENCH FILM AND THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FRANCE

Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institute is looking for interns!

Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institute's global humanitarian and environmental youth program, is seeking candidates for a part-time volunteer internship in our Boston office this summer. The position would be 15-20 hours per week, beginning mid-May/early-June and lasting 3-6 months. Please include your earliest start date, earliest end date, and weekly summer schedule in your application.

www.rootsandshoots.org
www.janegoodall.org
http://www.rootsandshoots.org/regional_offices/new_england/home

Preferred skills/traits:
*Be self-motivated and positive!
*Desire to learn about non-profit organizations and more about Roots & Shoots.
*Detail-oriented
*Proficient computer skills- able to work with Microsoft Office programs
*Strong writing and communication skills
*Able to work occasional nights and weekends for organizational events
*Belief in the mission of Roots & Shoots and JGI.

As an intern, you will:
*Assist in support and tracking of Roots & Shoots groups and their service projects
*Provide clerical support in the office
*Variety of other tasks: newsletter production, maintenance of the regional website and contacting R&S members.

Please send cover letter and schedule to:
Ms. Kellan Hays, Roots & Shoots New England Media and Program Coordinator
khays@janegoodall.org
89 South Street, Boston MA 02111
No phone calls, please.

Deadline for application is May 15, but early applicants will be greatly prioritized.



About Roots & Shoots:
Founded in 1991 by Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of Tanzanian students, the Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change in our community, for our people, animals, and environment. With programs in almost 100 countries, the Roots & Shoots network connects youth of all ages who share a passion for making a positive difference in the world. Young people identify problems in their communities and take action through service projects and campaigns. For more information, please visit www.rootsandshoots.org and http://www.rootsandshoots.org/regional_offices/new_england/home.

About the Jane Goodall Institute:
Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodall's pioneering research of chimpanzee behavior--research that transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and the Roots & Shoots education program, which has groups in almost 100 countries. For more information, please go to www.janegoodall.org.
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Kellan Hays
Media and Program Coordinator
Roots & Shoots New England
the Jane Goodall Institute
89 South Street, Lower Level
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 439-9090
Fax: (617) 439-0701
khays@janegoodall.org
www.rootsandshoots.org
www.janegoodall.org

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Join us for the Roots & Shoots New England World Water Day Celebration and Community Fair on March 21, 2009!
Contact Kellan Hays at khays@janegoodall.org for more information.

India Dialogue of Civilization Program

New Summer 1 Dialogue of Civilizations!

Vote for Student Body President! (3.25.09-3.30.09)

Fellow Huskies,

Night and day, your NU Student Government Association is hard at work to ensure each student has a voice. We are well into our Presidential election season, with voting just around the corner. This is your chance to make sure your voice is heard.

VOTE ON MYNEU FROM MARCH 25TH 2009 - MARCH 30TH, 2009 FOR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT.

Your Voice. Your Vote. Your Student Government.

Watch the candidates debate the tough issues!

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

6:00 pm in the Freshman Quad.

Monday, March 23, 2009

6:00 pm in 200 Richards.

*Final Debate*

For more information: http://www.sga.neu.edu/direct_elections/ or http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=50206813602

All the best,

Amanda Sabia

Director of Public Relations

Student Government Association

sabia.a@neu.edu

College of Arts and Sciences - Restructuring Discussion, Second Meeting

Dear students in the College of Arts and Sciences,

I’m writing to offer some perspective on the work of the Committee charged with considering the possible restructuring of the colleges of Arts and Sciences and Criminal Justice. My intention is to provide some context ahead of the Committee’s meeting with you to make our time with you on these complex and challenging questions as productive as possible.

There are many reasons to consider the restructuring of these two colleges at this time. Perhaps the single most important of these reasons is to increase leadership and decision-making at the college level. The Committee’s task is to explore and evaluate a range of possible new structures for CAS and CJ that may be more effective than our current structures in bringing together faculty and students who share academic interests across disciplines, face similar challenges, and can collaborate actively in advancing their areas of knowledge and practice. The Committee will explore whether forming smaller groups out of CAS could create colleges with a stronger sense of shared mission, and whether CJ and CAS might both gain from involving the faculty and students of CJ in larger networks of interdisciplinary collaboration.

While there may be other opportunities for restructuring the University, the Provost has requested that the Committee limit our consideration to the College of Arts and Science and the College of Criminal Justice. The rationale for limiting scope in this way is that the disciplinary affinities between CJ and the social sciences in CAS are very close, especially in view of CAS’s emphasis on urban public policy in the social sciences. This affinity is not unique to Northeastern; the large majority of highly regarded programs in criminology at other institutions, including all those in private universities, are housed as departments or schools within larger schools or colleges of social sciences or arts and sciences.

The Committee will be exploring the advantages and disadvantages of various possible ways of configuring CAS and CJ with student and faculty groups from all the disciplines involved. Towards this end, we are especially interested in addressing these questions when the committee meets with you:

• Compared to the CAS now, what do you see as the advantages and disadvantages for students in your area of the College’s possibly

· dividing into two colleges: A college of physical/biological sciences and mathematics, and a college of Social sciences, Arts, and Humanities?

· becoming three colleges, with a separate Arts college?

• What differences would you expect to see right now in your NU experience if the CAS broke out into smaller, more focused colleges?

• What differences might you expect to see for students and alums five years from now? Ten?

• If CJ joined the social sciences in the current CAS, or in a new, smaller college, what do you see as advantages/disadvantages for students in your area of their possible coming together?

• Are there any other questions you wish we’d asked; data you want us to review; questions you want the Committee to ask of other parties?

The Committee and I look forward to our discussion with you.

Sincerely,

Mary Loeffelholz

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Interested in spending Summer II in London, England?

Come meet Tom Purser, Program Manager at the London School of Economics for more information. Based on course offerings, Business, Political Science, International Affairs and Economics majors are encouraged to attend.

Thursday March 12th at 3:30 in 70 Dodge Hall

If this could also be sent out to POL, IAF and ECN majors that would be great.

Danielle DiCoscia

Assistant Director Center for Education Abroad & Diversity

Undergraduate College of Business Administration

Northeastern University

250 Dodge Hall

Email: d.dicoscia@neu.edu

Open Meeting Announcement: Considering the Structure of the College of Arts and Sciences and Criminal - 2/26/09

Stressed out?

New Summer Faculty-Led Program for Spain

Study Abroad in Costa Rica: Info Session

Special Study Abroad Opportunity! Dr. Jorge Nowalski at Northeastern

Info Session for Armenia Dialogue of Civilization

Summer & Fall 2009 semester abroad programs

CAS Student Scholarship Opportunities-ELG and FURI

The Center for Academic Services would like to announce two opportunities for College of Arts & Sciences' students.

Experiential Learning Grant (ELG) - ELG encourages CAS students to pursue experiential education opportunities beyond co-op. The ELG provides funding support to CAS students pursuing a range of experiential projects, including community service, internships, field work, international volunteerism, artistic performance, research, and others that relate to their classroom studies, but may or may not be directly connected to them. Awards are based on budgetary needs, up to $1000. Applications will be reviewed February 15, 2009, and June 5, 2009. Have students visit the web site for application and more information.
http://neu.edu/cas/undergraduate/scholarships.html

Faculty Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) - CAS students receive $750 for their assistance during a semester for a research commitment of five or more hours per week. Students are required to attend all three of the FURI colloquia held during the semester. Students are also required to present at the second or third colloquia (e.g. journal, paper, poster presentation, etc.). Spring 2009 Colloquia --February 12, 3-4 pm, March 19, 3-4:30 pm, April 2, 3-4:30 pm.

Apply now as there are a limited number of spaces available. Faculty can apply if they have a position available, or students can fill out the application if they have a position already. Application and more information can be found at:
http://neu.edu/cas/experiential/ur-furi.html

Please spread the word and let your students know about these opportunities. We still have space available for the spring FURI program, and encourage all applicants for the ELG.

Justin Repici

Office of International Study Programs Announcements

JumpStart Info Session - FREE PIZZA!!

Enjoy FREE Pizza with Jumpstart!

Tuesday, November 4th 3:30 - 5:30 CSC 442
Friday, November 7th 3:30 - 5:30 CSC 440

Everyone is invited to an afternoon of pizza and activities with Jumpstart! Participate in our mock session and learn about the activities we do with children. Find out how our games teach young children important literacy skills. Also, learn about all the ways that you can get involved with Jumpstart. Please RSVP so we can provide enough food! c.aragon@neu.edu

Looking Forward