Kaplan is currently having it's biggest sale of the year! We are offering a great promotion from 9/26-9/30 students can enroll in any of our courses and get a $150 rebate...but that's not even the best part, this discount is also stackable with our current Buy Now Get More promotion which (depending on product) gives students up to $1500 in additional prep materials for FREE. Regardless of the student's exam date now is the best time to buy. Students can enroll now for classes starting next year to take advantage of this sale!
Lauren Silva
Campus Manager, Washington
Graduate Programs
Kaplan Test Prep
www.kaptest.com
Phone: 206-499-1602
Skype: lauren_silva2
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Become a GPSS Senator!
The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) is the official student government for all graduate and professional students at UW-Seattle. GPSS represents students to the UW administration and state and federal governments and puts on regular social events. Each UW department sends two Senators to a monthly meeting.
*Responsibility of Senators*:
*Attend at least two Senate meetings per quarter
*Get input from students in your department
*Relay information from the Senate to students in your department
*Fall Quarter 2011 Meetings: *
*Wed October 5th
*Wed November 2nd
*Wed November 30th
All meetings are 5:30pm in Condon Hall room 109, 1100 NE Campus Parkway.
*Why become a Senator?*
*Ensure students in your department are heard
*Meet people from other parts of campus
*Boost your resume
*If you're interested:*
Talk to your Graduate Program Advisor about the process for becoming a
Senator in your department.
*Questions*? Contact GPSS Secretary Melanie Mayock: gpsssec@uw.edu, (206)
543-8576.
GPSS Website: http://gpss.washington.edu.
*Responsibility of Senators*:
*Attend at least two Senate meetings per quarter
*Get input from students in your department
*Relay information from the Senate to students in your department
*Fall Quarter 2011 Meetings: *
*Wed October 5th
*Wed November 2nd
*Wed November 30th
All meetings are 5:30pm in Condon Hall room 109, 1100 NE Campus Parkway.
*Why become a Senator?*
*Ensure students in your department are heard
*Meet people from other parts of campus
*Boost your resume
*If you're interested:*
Talk to your Graduate Program Advisor about the process for becoming a
Senator in your department.
*Questions*? Contact GPSS Secretary Melanie Mayock: gpsssec@uw.edu, (206)
543-8576.
GPSS Website: http://gpss.washington.edu.
Global Opportunities scholarships
We're writing to provide some quick updates on the Global Opportunities program and two study abroad scholarships available to UW students. Here's what Global Opportunities offers:
GO! Scholarship - available to students of all majors, applicants must be eligible for Pell Grants or Husky Promise and must be Washington residents
Fritz Scholarship - applicants must be declared social science or humanities majors and have at least a 3.0 average GPA
The deadline for fall quarter applications for GO! and Fritz scholarships is November 3 at 5pm.
Students planning to study abroad during winter or spring quarter 2012 should apply now; those planning to study abroad in summer, early fall, or fall quarters should apply at our April deadline.
We're offering 7 information sessions this fall as well as drop-in advising.
AWe encourage any student interested in study abroad to attend these sessions. We also provide advising for additional study abroad scholarships such as the DAAD, Freeman, and Gilman awards. We'll provide information sessions for DAAD and Freeman in November. The deadline for the Gilman is October 4th - please send interested Pell Grant-eligible students to www.iie.org/gilman for more information.
You'll also want to check out our newly-updated website, www.goglobal.uw.edu, which includes a Student Scrapbook with work by GO! and Fritz Scholars, and our new Facebook page, www.facebook.com/UWGlobalOpportunities.
Feel free to email or call if you have questions. You can reach us via email at goglobal@uw.edu or by phone at 206.543.4170.
GO! Scholarship - available to students of all majors, applicants must be eligible for Pell Grants or Husky Promise and must be Washington residents
Fritz Scholarship - applicants must be declared social science or humanities majors and have at least a 3.0 average GPA
The deadline for fall quarter applications for GO! and Fritz scholarships is November 3 at 5pm.
Students planning to study abroad during winter or spring quarter 2012 should apply now; those planning to study abroad in summer, early fall, or fall quarters should apply at our April deadline.
We're offering 7 information sessions this fall as well as drop-in advising.
AWe encourage any student interested in study abroad to attend these sessions. We also provide advising for additional study abroad scholarships such as the DAAD, Freeman, and Gilman awards. We'll provide information sessions for DAAD and Freeman in November. The deadline for the Gilman is October 4th - please send interested Pell Grant-eligible students to www.iie.org/gilman for more information.
You'll also want to check out our newly-updated website, www.goglobal.uw.edu, which includes a Student Scrapbook with work by GO! and Fritz Scholars, and our new Facebook page, www.facebook.com/UWGlobalOpportunities.
Feel free to email or call if you have questions. You can reach us via email at goglobal@uw.edu or by phone at 206.543.4170.
SAT and GRE Prep and Self Defense Classes
The UW Women's Center offers a series of classes during Autumn Quarter for SAT and GRE Prep and Self-Defense 101. For more information, http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr/programs/lifelong-learning/programoverview/
NME 498 Molecular Engineering & Science
Tuesday and Thursday 1:30 - 2:50
Smith 407
4 credits
This is an interdisciplinary course for graduate and senior undergraduate student in the physical, chemical and biological sciences, and in engineering at the University of Washington. Students are introduced by leaders in the field to multiple aspects of molecular sciences and their transformative impact.
More details at: http://courses.washington.edu/overney/ChemE599/ChemE599%20Program&Dates.htm
Smith 407
4 credits
This is an interdisciplinary course for graduate and senior undergraduate student in the physical, chemical and biological sciences, and in engineering at the University of Washington. Students are introduced by leaders in the field to multiple aspects of molecular sciences and their transformative impact.
More details at: http://courses.washington.edu/overney/ChemE599/ChemE599%20Program&Dates.htm
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Make social change your business - global social entrepreneurship @ UW
CALLING ALL STUDENTS!
Social Change is Serious Business - Learn how you can contribute to market-based solutions that foster sustainable change developing countries:
* Register for the Social Ideas to Global Ventures Workshop, on Oct. 22, 2011
* Apply to the 8th annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) by Nov. 9, 2011 - GSEC is an international social venture competition where students present innovative, sustainable business proposals that alleviate poverty and affect positive social change in developing economies. GSEC 2012 semi-finalist teams will compete for $30,000 in prizes!
SOCIAL IDEAS TO GLOBAL VENTURES WORKSHOP
Saturday, October 22, 2011
8:30 - 5:30 pm
Paccar Hall, UW Foster School of Business
**REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/gbc/globalsocialentrepreneurshipcompetition/Pages/invention_venture_workshop.aspx
Special student rate: $20 / Non-students: $50 (Registration includes entrance to all sessions, lunch and refreshments, resource guide)
Learn how to harness the power of business to affect lasting change in developing economies! The first of its kind in Seattle, this workshop will provide students a foundational understanding of global social entrepreneurship in developing countries and outline the process of turning an idea into a viable business.
The workshop will provide a forum to train students, enable the exchange of ideas, and network for UW competitions like the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) and Business Plan Competition (BPC) opportunities. Open to all students!
Experts from regional organizations - such as Ashoka Seattle, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Literacy Bridge, PATH, Social Venture Partners, and Village Reach - will provide practical guidance on how to create sustainable social ventures in developing economies through interactive sessions on marketing, management, law, and funding. Particular focus will be given to global health and technology.
8TH ANNUAL GLOBAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION (GSEC)
Submit your best social business idea, Qualify as a semifinalist, Compete for $30,000 in prizes
**Apply online by November 9, 2011: http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/gbc/globalsocialentrepreneurshipcompetition/Pages/guidelines.aspx
Why Participate?
GSEC is the place for students to learn about harnessing the power of commercial strategies to reduce poverty and affect positive social change in developing economies.
Each year, 15-20 semi-finalist student teams worldwide are selected from the applicant pool, paired with mentors and are invited to participate in GSEC Week, February 27 - March 2, 2012, in Seattle, WA. Throughout the process - from application to GSEC Week - students receive expert guidance, refine their business skills, develop their networks, and gain access to new resources.
GSEC Week teams present to 400+ professionals and compete for monetary prizes, awarded to teams that develop businesses with the most innovative solutions to problems of poverty and the best integration of financial and social returns on investment.
In 2012, GSEC will award $30,000 in prizes, including: grand, global health, and Information & Communication Technologies (ICT).
Social Change is Serious Business - Learn how you can contribute to market-based solutions that foster sustainable change developing countries:
* Register for the Social Ideas to Global Ventures Workshop, on Oct. 22, 2011
* Apply to the 8th annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) by Nov. 9, 2011 - GSEC is an international social venture competition where students present innovative, sustainable business proposals that alleviate poverty and affect positive social change in developing economies. GSEC 2012 semi-finalist teams will compete for $30,000 in prizes!
SOCIAL IDEAS TO GLOBAL VENTURES WORKSHOP
Saturday, October 22, 2011
8:30 - 5:30 pm
Paccar Hall, UW Foster School of Business
**REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/gbc/globalsocialentrepreneurshipcompetition/Pages/invention_venture_workshop.aspx
Special student rate: $20 / Non-students: $50 (Registration includes entrance to all sessions, lunch and refreshments, resource guide)
Learn how to harness the power of business to affect lasting change in developing economies! The first of its kind in Seattle, this workshop will provide students a foundational understanding of global social entrepreneurship in developing countries and outline the process of turning an idea into a viable business.
The workshop will provide a forum to train students, enable the exchange of ideas, and network for UW competitions like the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) and Business Plan Competition (BPC) opportunities. Open to all students!
Experts from regional organizations - such as Ashoka Seattle, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Literacy Bridge, PATH, Social Venture Partners, and Village Reach - will provide practical guidance on how to create sustainable social ventures in developing economies through interactive sessions on marketing, management, law, and funding. Particular focus will be given to global health and technology.
8TH ANNUAL GLOBAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION (GSEC)
Submit your best social business idea, Qualify as a semifinalist, Compete for $30,000 in prizes
**Apply online by November 9, 2011: http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/gbc/globalsocialentrepreneurshipcompetition/Pages/guidelines.aspx
Why Participate?
GSEC is the place for students to learn about harnessing the power of commercial strategies to reduce poverty and affect positive social change in developing economies.
Each year, 15-20 semi-finalist student teams worldwide are selected from the applicant pool, paired with mentors and are invited to participate in GSEC Week, February 27 - March 2, 2012, in Seattle, WA. Throughout the process - from application to GSEC Week - students receive expert guidance, refine their business skills, develop their networks, and gain access to new resources.
GSEC Week teams present to 400+ professionals and compete for monetary prizes, awarded to teams that develop businesses with the most innovative solutions to problems of poverty and the best integration of financial and social returns on investment.
In 2012, GSEC will award $30,000 in prizes, including: grand, global health, and Information & Communication Technologies (ICT).
AfterCollege.com Scholarship Deadline Next Week
The AfterCollege Engineering Scholarship, co-sponsored with our partner NSA, is exclusively for students pursuing a bachelors, masters, or doctorate in a field of engineering.
Please take a moment to apply for this scholarship using the link below:
http://www.aftercollege.com/content/article/aftercollege_engineering_student_scholarship/
This $500 scholarship is awarded four times per year. Apply once and you are eligible for future disbursements as well. The deadline to apply is next Friday, September 30th.
Please take a moment to apply for this scholarship using the link below:
http://www.aftercollege.com/content/article/aftercollege_engineering_student_scholarship/
This $500 scholarship is awarded four times per year. Apply once and you are eligible for future disbursements as well. The deadline to apply is next Friday, September 30th.
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