Arts & Sciences Center for Academic Student Services

Fall 2009 OISP Newsletter now available!

2009-11-18T10:19:00.003-05:00

http://www.northeastern.edu/oisp/documents/Newsletter_Fall_2009.pdf

Global Entrepreneurship Week

2009-11-10T11:16:00.000-05:00

Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 16-19, 2009! Explore your potential as a self-starter and innovator by participating in a wide range of activities including Social Entrepreneurship, Strategy and New Product Development, Digital Media & Gaming, and more! See http://www.northeastern.edu/eweek and their Announcement Flyer for more details.

Advanced Academic Learning Community

2009-11-09T15:51:00.000-05:00

“The Civil Rights Struggle in Memory and Legacy”

The recent 45th Anniversary of the passage of the 1964 Civil Right Act acts as the impetus for the formation of an Advanced Learning Community titled: “The Civil Rights Struggle in Memory and Legacy”. The concept of a continuing and shifting civil rights legacy and its affects on the way students view history and American culture is the central focus of this Advanced Learning Community— that is, the cyclical nature of the ongoing development of civil rights in the United States. This Advanced Learning Community then, provides students with the opportunity to explore, examine, and investigate the African American struggle and its legacy from a variety of vantage points and both in and beyond the classroom. Students wishing to participate in this program must enroll in both HIST 2327: “The Civil Rights Movement in United States History” in Sequence 3 (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10; 30 A.M. to 11:35 A.M. taught by Professor Charissa Threat, and ENGL 4669 “Topics in 20th Century American Literature: Black Memory and Imagery” in Sequence “B” (Monday and Wednesday from 2:50-4:30 P.M.), taught by English Professor Kimberly Brown. The History course on the Civil Rights movement will provide students with the necessary knowledge on the background, historic context, and people involved in the civil rights struggle. The complementary course in the English department gives students a chance to investigate black memory and imagery of in which, the struggle for rights was so fundamental. It engages the artistic and self-reflexive insistence of the moment and explores the use of memoir and visual imagery (photography) as key mechanisms both for understanding factors pushing the demand for civil rights and for self-exploration. As African Americans withdraw from externally imposed identifications, visual images and literature become powerful means by which self-possession (and collective intention) takes place. Finally, in addition to the coursework itself , as students will also participate in a number of linked extracurricular activities designed to help them understand the ‘real world implications of the material of the courses and explore the legacy of the civil rights struggle in the United States and in their “neighborhood” of greater Boston.

Course Descriptions and Co-Curricular Activities:

Here are the two Spring 2010 Semester courses that together with several co-curricular activities comprise the AACLC for this year:

HIST2327 - The Civil Rights Movement in United States History
Professor Charissa Threat, (History Dept.)
Sequence 3
This course explores the origins, ideologies, path, and legacy of the long civil rights movement in American history. Through an examination of primary and secondary sources, the class will trace the origins of the civil rights movement from the post-reconstruction era in the United States, through the triumphs and defeats of the struggle to end racial segregation and the culmination of civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Finally, we will investigate how the legacies and memory of the movement shape our current understanding of civil rights. While this is a lecture-based course, students will be expected to participate in weekly discussions based on the readings and in-class lectures as part of their overall course grade.

ENGL 4669 Topics in 20th Century American Literature: Black Memory and Imagery
Professor Kimberly Juanita Brown (English Dept.)
Sequence: B
This course examines the role of the life story, or memoir in the construction of African American Identity after the Civil Rights Movement. In particular, we will focus on gendered constructions of memory as articulated through a plethora of artistic, personal, and political literary influences. The latter half of the 20th century holds significant meaning for the progression of race relations in the United States, the nuances of media representations and the proliferation of visual autobiography via documentary and photography. We will thus use this course to examine the works of: June Jordan, Deborah Willis, Tommie Smith, Kathe Sandler, bell hooks, Barack Obama, and Marlon Riggs in an attempt to explore the fullest measure of interiority available during this important historical moment.

Co-Curricular Activities linked to these courses:
The following proposed Co-curricular activities will be available for students enrolled in the two classes stress two flash points (art and history) that link the individual courses with the larger idea behind this Advanced Learning Community. Currently, these are only proposed activities. The list may change or expand:.
1. Visit the MFA or Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
    *Students investigate images concerning African Americans as part of the visual learning and memory of the ACL.
2. Walk the Black Heritage Trail in Boston and visit the Museum of African American History.
    *Students link the national rights struggle and history of African Americans with that of Boston.
3. Attend MFA Celebrity Speaker Series: Thelma Golden “Post-Black Art”: America’s Growing Multicultural Fabric” Feb. 3 or 4.
    *Students will engage in a conversation about art and artist liberated from racial identity in an ever increasing multicultural world.
4. Visit and explore the Freedom House Archives in the NEU Library and visit the Freedom House as well.
    *Students will explore the meaning, legacy, and fight for civil rights in their local community.
5. View the following films outside of scheduled classroom time:
a. “Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep South” (2008)
b. “Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story” (2007)
c. “Black is…Black Ain’t” (1995)
d. “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket” (1990)
          “Students will learn from the experiences of others what this sturuggle has been about.

Students will also be urged to take advantage of other related open events that are scheduled to take place in the College and University this Spring.

Northeastern Celebrates the National Day on Writing

2009-10-06T15:12:00.000-04:00

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!

2009-10-05T15:07:00.001-04:00

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!

2009-09-07T09:27:00.001-04:00

New Rome Study Abroad Opportunity!

2009-08-13T17:41:00.000-04:00

Jumpstart at NU

2009-08-03T10:53:00.003-04:00

Office of International Study Programs Photo Contest Winner and Newsletter

2009-06-19T10:08:00.004-04:00

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

Spring 2010 Semester Abroad Applications Available!

2009-06-09T15:57:00.001-04:00

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

2009-05-04T12:01:00.002-04:00

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

2009-04-10T18:29:00.000-04:00

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

2009-04-03T17:46:00.002-04:00

New Summer 1 Dialogue of Civilizations!

2009-04-02T14:21:00.002-04:00

Vote for Student Body President! (3.25.09-3.30.09)

2009-03-19T12:28:00.000-04:00

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

2009-03-16T12:45:00.002-04:00

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?

2009-03-10T16:11:00.005-04:00

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

2009-02-23T12:01:00.000-05:00

Stressed out?

2009-02-17T17:02:00.004-05:00

New Summer Faculty-Led Program for Spain

2009-02-06T14:34:00.003-05:00

Study Abroad in Costa Rica: Info Session

2009-01-29T16:43:00.002-05:00

Special Study Abroad Opportunity! Dr. Jorge Nowalski at Northeastern

2009-01-28T12:53:00.001-05:00

Info Session for Armenia Dialogue of Civilization

2009-01-23T15:59:00.002-05:00

Summer & Fall 2009 semester abroad programs

2009-01-20T17:17:00.001-05:00

CAS Student Scholarship Opportunities-ELG and FURI

2009-01-13T08:28:00.001-05:00

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

2008-11-12T17:49:00.003-05:00

JumpStart Info Session - FREE PIZZA!!

2008-10-31T10:23:00.000-04:00

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

2008-10-24T11:21:00.003-04:00

INDIA

2008-10-23T13:02:00.003-04:00

I N D I A
A partnership with Human Services, International Affairs and Deshpande Foundation

Full Spring Semester 2009
partial scholarships available

In this full semester program students will examine Indian global interventions and organizations through community programs, lectures, site visits and cultural exchanges.
The first half of the program will be intensive academic preparation for students who will travel to India to begin Global Corps Practicum training and internships in NGO’s.

Students would enroll in the following courses totaling 16SH:
Global Corps Practicum (4SH) Students will spend 6 weeks in Hubli, in the Karnataka state of India. Students will work with their Indian peers at a local Non-Government Organizations (NGO) to create community development programs around the theme of poverty, development, and technology. Over three weeks of intensive training with experts in the field, students will learn the key skills of community development work, including action research, leadership skills, organizational development, and cross-cultural communication.

Intercultural Studies through Human Services (4SH) Focuses on students developing an understanding of the social, political, historical, and economic conditions in settings abroad and the corresponding social service and educational interventions. Students will examine Indian culture and organizational responses to health, social and human rights issues. Students will develop an in-depth understanding of change efforts through lectures, cases studies, site visits and cultural exchanges. Particular attention is given to the role of international aid and organizations, gender based violence, and the political, social and economic conditions in which non-profit organizations operate.

Transnational Activism and Global Civil Society (4SH) This course examines transnational advocacy and activism from both theoretical and practical aspects Students will explore the growing literature of transnational activism with a focus on the impact of such movements upon global and local civil society and issues of democratization and development. Students will research local and global problems and organize a community development project over the course of the semester to address these issues.

Independent Study Research (4SH) Under the supervision of Dr. Lori Gardinier students will identify an issue of social or academic significance students will work independently to develop their projects culminating in data collecting and analysis while abroad and present their finds upon return.

About the Deshpande Foundation: The Deshpande Foundation is the family Foundation of Gururaj (“Desh”) and Jaishree Deshpande, of Andover, MA. Founded in 1996, the Deshpande Foundation is one of the leading philanthropic Foundations in Massachusetts and India in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship and international development. Through its grant making, the Deshpande Foundation has helped launch innovative companies, helped NGOs develop an international presence and launched partnerships with some of the most remarkable change agents in the world today. (http://www.deshpandefoundation.org/)

For more information contact:
Lori Gardinier, mailto:L.Gardinier@neu.edu_

Graduating this year? Check out the ISSI Post-Graduation Employment Options

2008-10-07T14:17:00.002-04:00

Jump Start Early Education Opportunity

2008-10-07T09:23:00.000-04:00

About Jumpstart
Jumpstart recruits and trains achievement-oriented adults to deliver an innovative early education program via yearlong one-to-one relationships. Jumpstart Corps members are paired with preschool children from low-income backgrounds in the classroom setting and work together on language, literacy, social, and initiative skills for one year. Through this relationship, Jumpstart inspires children to learn, adults to teach, families to get involved and communities to progress together. Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.

Founded
1993 at Yale University
National Headquarters:
Boston, Massachusetts
Web Site www.jstart.org

Site Locations
Jumpstart pairs nearly 4,000 trained adults one-to-one with preschool children in need of assistance. During the 2008-2009 program year, Jumpstart is serving nearly 15,000 children across 20 states and the District of Columbia, in partnership with more than 300 early learning centers and 74 universities and colleges throughout the country. Jumpstart supports its sites through offices in five regions: Central, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, South, and West.

Growth
Jumpstart has grown consistently, averaging more than 20% annual growth in children served since 2002, tripling the number of children reached each year; such consistent and aggressive growth means Jumpstart Corps members now serve to increase the number of adults working with low-income 4-year olds by more than 5% across the entire country.

Proven Results
Jumpstart assesses each child twice a year using its School Success Checklist, a 15- item assessment of language and literacy, social, and initiative skills. This strong preand post-assessment process allows Jumpstart to track a child’s progress, measure program impact, and improve content and delivery.

Jumpstart helps prepare children for future school success. Jumpstart children begin the school year with skills rated similar to or lower than their peers but make statistically significant greater progress in early language, literacy, social and initiative skill areas by the end of the program year. During the 2006-2007 school year, Jumpstart children improved their school readiness skills by 28%.

National Service
Jumpstart began its relationship with the Corporation for National and Community Service in 1995 and is now one of the nation’s largest part-time AmeriCorps programs.

National Sponsors
American Eagle Outfitters, AmeriCorps, Pearson, Sodexo and Starbucks

Program Overview
Jumpstart offers a unique, results-driven, and research-based supplemental program to enhance the educational opportunities for students at Head Start and other early learning programs serving low-income children.

Jumpstart’s program model draws on research and best practices in early childhood education, including materials and resources from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, and the Stony Brook Reading and Language Project’s dialogic reading method.

Program Model
During the school year, Corps members serve 8-10 hours each week participating in twice-weekly, two-hour Jumpstart Sessions. The Jumpstart Session is a structured time set aside at a preschool when teams of Corps members devote one-to-one support in the areas of language, literacy, social, and initiative skills to children. Each Corps member spends additional time in his partner child’s classroom, thereby improving the adult-to-child ratio and lending extra support to the teacher and other students.

Core Program Goals
Jumpstart’s early childhood educational goal is to enhance the literacy, language, social and emotional development of young children by capitalizing on positive Corps memberchild and Corps member-family interactions. Jumpstart’s approach focuses on three program areas – School Success, Future Teachers, and Family Involvement.

School Success
Jumpstart’s curriculum fosters early literacy and language skills and promotes social and emotional development in young children. Children recognize and produce rhymes, show signs of beginning reading and writing, understand what books are and how books work, engage in problem solving, know how to make and express choices, interact constructively with familiar adults and children, and understand and express feelings appropriately.

Future Teachers
Jumpstart provides training and hands-on experiences that enable Corps members to become early childhood educators and leaders in education. Corps members acquire a working knowledge of child growth and development, classroom management, and family dynamics; learn effective ways to interact with children to encourage language, communication, and problem solving skills; and understand major research and trends in the field of early childhood education.

Family Involvement
Jumpstart focuses on three areas of family involvement: building strong relationships, ongoing and consistent communication, and the Jumpstart-home learning connection. Jumpstart provides learning activities for the home, thereby reinforcing the learning that takes place during Jumpstart sessions. Jumpstart also updates families on their child’s progress in language, literacy, social and initiative skill development so that these skills can be incorporated into the family routine.

Check it out!!!

Peer Advising Liasons in CAS - NEW!

2008-09-04T14:15:00.006-04:00

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Move-In Weekend Volunteers Needed!

2008-07-31T11:20:00.004-04:00

Fall opening and Welcome Week will be exciting events this year, from September 2nd through September 13th! Your participation helps make Northeastern’s Move-In Weekend and Welcome Week wonderful experiences.

In order to provide the appropriate support to our students and their families we need full participation in the opening activities. Shifts on Saturday and Sunday will be 7-1 PM and 12-6 PM. Please indicate your preferred date and shift. To sign up for Move-In Weekend, please click on this LINK, or cut and paste in your internet explorer browser.
http://www.easyinputforms.com/EasyInputForms/showform.aspx?form_id=6202008103957&customer_id=119058333092

As a student, if you volunteer for one six hour shift, your early arrival fee will be waived!!!

Each volunteer is provided with a continental breakfast or lunch during their assigned shift. They are also provided with a t-shirt and "ask me" button that distinguishes them as a volunteer. They are required to wear the t-shirt but may wear shorts, hats etc...to display their club or organization.

Help make Move-In Weekend a fantastic success!!

Career Service's On-Campus Interview Express, June 17th @ Curry Student Center

2008-06-05T12:53:00.003-04:00

Calling all recent graduates looking for immediate employment opportunities!

Career Services is hosting our annual On-Campus Interview Express on Tuesday, June 17th, in the Curry Student Center.

Go to http://careerservices.neu.edu/home.php for a list of participating employers

Job applicants should come to the McLeod Suites (3rd floor of CSC) between 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. to drop off resumes with their selected companies/organizations.
Hiring representatives will review resumes and select candidates for interviews that afternoon in the Ballroom (2nd floor of CSC).
Be prepared to interview by doing your research*, dressing appropriately and by bringing multiple copies of your resume.

*watch for updates on participating companies and positions

THIS EVENT REPRESENTS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOUR NEXT POTENTIAL EMPLOYER!

See you there!

Career Services
202 Stearns
(617) 373-2430

New Policy Regarding Math Grades

2008-05-27T12:50:00.002-04:00

The following applies to the College of Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum, not the NU Core.

In the fall of 2007, the CAS Core Curriculum math requirement was changed for all students. A C or higher is no longer required. Students who now obtain a D- or better in approved mathematics courses are considered to have fulfilled the requirement. Students who previously earned a D- or higher do not have to re-take the course (unless they were re-taking it to satisfy some requirement other than the CAS Core Curriculum). Students who received a U in their course must re-take it and obtain a D- or higher in order to satisfy the requirement. If you have questions about whether or not you have fulfilled the CAS Core Curriculum math requirement, please contact your advisor in the Center for Academic Student Services, in 1 Meserve.

Fall Course Offering! CHMU107: Introduction to Forensic Chemistry

2008-05-23T10:50:00.000-04:00

CHMU107: Introduction to Forensic Chemistry
Fulfills the NU Core
Science/Technology Level 1 requirement

Do you watch law and forensic programs on TV?
Have you always wanted to know exactly what they were talking about in their analysis of evidence?
Then this course is for you!
No science background is needed, just a desire to learn more about forensics.

Course Description:
Provides students with insights into forensic science from a fundamental, chemical perspective. It explores the challenges and methodologies of forensic chemistry and addresses some misrepresentations of forensics by television dramas. Topics covered include drug analysis, arson investigation, questioned document analysis, serology, DNA evidence, fiber analyses and weapon impressions.

Register online through myneu (key #04431) or contact your advisor for help with registering.

Ruderman Scholarship in Jewish Studies

2008-05-23T10:30:00.002-04:00

RUDERMAN SCHOLARSHIP
In Jewish Studies
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 2, 2008.

If you are a Northeastern University undergraduate or an incoming freshman who is interested in minoring in Jewish Studies or declaring a Dual Major in Jewish Studies and Religion, you are eligible to apply for the Ruderman Scholarship. The award is $5,000 per year,* contingent upon funding, and may be renewable for up to five years and $25,000.

To apply for the Ruderman Scholarship, please submit:
*a three- to five-page proposal outlining your interest in Jewish Studies as a scholarly and/or professional pursuit;
**a résumé;
***one letter of recommendation from a professor.

Send applications to the Jewish Studies Program, c/o The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, 1 Nightingale Hall, or e-mail to: a.grenell@neu.edu .

For more information, please see: http://www.neu.edu/jewishstudies/awards_and_fellowships/ruderman_scholarship/.

Fall Course Opening! ENTU206: Social Entrepreneurship

2008-05-23T10:27:00.000-04:00

Attention to all students interested in Social Entrepreneurship! The College of Business Administration will be offering ENTU206: Social Entrepreneurship (4 SH) to students of all colleges and majors in Fall 2008. The course is designed to engage students in the growing field of social enterprises and micro-finance. An over view of the course includes learning about corporate social responsibility, micro-lending, for-profit business models, business plan writing, social entrepreneurship and issues related to poverty in the developing world including the design for implementation of your own social enterprise model.

Professor Dennis Shaughnessy of the College of Business Administration is an executive professor in the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Department. He has been nominated for the Excellence in Teaching Award and was recently awarded as one of the top three best professors in the College of Business Administration.

For more information, please e-mail chou.e@neu.edu.

Course Description:

Designed to provide students with an in-depth exposure to entrepreneurship in the social sector, a rapidly growing segment of the global economy. Uses the case method to expose students to leading entrepreneurs who have developed and implemented business models to solve social problems such as extreme poverty, disease, illiteracy, and economic and social dislocation. Focuses on uniquely creative and driven people who have dedicated their lives to making a difference in the lives of others through values-based entrepreneurship.

Course Registration Information:

ENT U206 Social Entrepreneurship (4 SH)
Key 04452, Sec 01, Seq B, Max 40, Avail 16, Instr Shaughnessy
MW 2:50 PM-4:30 PM

Senior Clearance

2008-05-09T14:01:00.005-04:00

Senior Clearance is a mandatory process that each and every student must complete prior to graduating. The purpose of Senior Clearance is to set up a plan outlining every class and requirement that needs to be completed in order for a student to graduate. This is done in an appointment with your Academic Advisor in 1 Meserve, and should be done between 2 and 3 semesters prior to graduating. That way you'll have ample time to plan for scheduling issues and plan accordingly when a required class is not offered every semester.

When you meet with your Academic Advisor, they will discuss all of your outstanding requirements and they will put all of the details in your Senior Clearance Contract, which you and your advisor will sign. Depending on your major, you will need to schedule a follow up appointment with your faculty advisor in the department of your major. Your Academic Advisor will let you know if this is necessary for you to do.

It is very important for you to exactly follow what your clearance contract outlines! If, for any reason, you need to make a change to it, contact your Academic Advisor to discuss the implications of the change.

If you believe that you are between 2 and 3 semesters of graduating, please call our front desk at 617.373.3980 to schedule your Senior Clearance appointment. It's much better to do your clearance too early rather than too late!

Transfer Credit Policy

2008-05-09T10:27:00.004-04:00

In the Fall 2006 semester, Northeastern University implemented the following policy concerning transfer credit for current Northeastern Students...

Transfer Credits for Current Students
Once they matriculate, students are expected to complete all course work for their degree at Northeastern, or an entity in a formal contractual, consortial, or partnership relationship with Northeastern, or at an approved study-abroad program. In some cases, in order to clear a deficiency, to permit students access to courses deemed by their respective advisors and colleges to be important for their educations but unavailable to them at Northeastern, or to remain on track for graduation, a student may petition their college for permission to take a course at another accredited institution.

With the approval of the college student services office, students may take courses in Northeastern’s graduate schools.

Students who wish to take courses at another institution and transfer the credit to Northeastern must obtain prior approval from the college student services office. The Office of the Registrar validates accredited institutions to ensure credit transferability. The student must earn a C (2.000) or better for a course to be considered for transfer. Students are responsible for providing documentation on the institution’s accreditation, course grading, and course descriptions prior to approval.

What does this mean for me?
First and foremost, this means that once you are a student at Northeastern, you are required to take all of your classes at Northeastern. The most common implication is that students are no longer allowed to take courses over the summer at local community colleges or other institutions close to home. This policy was instituted in order to strenghten the value of your Northeastern education, as a Northeastern degree is no longer a proxy for a patchwork of coursework from multiple institutions. This policy is common among most reputable colleges and universities, such as Boston University, MIT and Harvard.

Exceptions to the policy do exist and are made on a case by case basis. The most likely case is for students who have failed a class at Northeastern and are now behind schedule to graduate. **Please be careful to note that you must receive a grade of C or better (C- is not an acceptable grade for transfer creidt) at the other institution and transfer credit does not factor into your GPA at Northeastern. If you fail a class here, repeat the course elsewhere and transfer the credit in, the original F grade will still be calculated into your GPA.**

Another allowable exception is if a student finds a program at another institution that offers coursework or experience that is directly relevant to his/her major, but is unavailable at Northeastern. This exception requires a letter of support from the department of the student's major.

Any exception must be petitioned with the Arts & Sciences Academic Standing Committee. Please make an appointment with your Academic Advisor in 1 Meserve to discuss the details of your case. You can make your apopintment by calling our front desk at 617.373.3980. For additional information on the petitioning process, check out our FAQ page: http://www.neu.edu/cas/undergraduate/faq.html