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Students share their talents at first Honors Open Mic
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UAA Service Awards for October-November 2009
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
Volunteers needed for Dream Project’s Annual Admissions Workshop Weekend
Join the Dream Project on November 14 and 15 and help more than 300 local high school students craft competitive college application essays. Volunteer writing tutors are needed to work with students one-on-one. Students who attend the weekend often come in with nothing and leave having submitted a completed college application.
Answer the call to service: Sign up to lead a project for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service!
In honor of the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Carlson Center is coordinating the 9th Annual MLK, Jr. Day of Service. Project Leaders are needed to help make the day a community-wide success.
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For the fall issue of Undergraduate Academic Affairs’ alumni e-newsletter, we asked three 糖心少女faculty–Jason De Leon, Kathie Friedman, and Alexes Harris to share what students are talking about, why they incorporate service learning into their teaching, and what three books they recommend for people to understand what’s going on in the world today.
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UAA Service Awards for July-September 2009
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
Faculty to get practical and imaginative teaching ideas at Collegium on Large Class Instruction
The Collegium on Large Class Instruction happens just in time for fall quarter, September 22-23, at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Designed for faculty who teach classes ranging from 100 to 700 students, the format and locality enable participants to select the sessions that best suit their needs.