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Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program
e-Newsletter | March 2020
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Campus Community Centers & More
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CASP staff with Syreeta Nolan congratulating her on her achievement of being a Warren College BEARLS finalist for Resolving Conflict Constructively (Left to Right) Belinda Zamacona, Maria "Ria" Rodriguez, Syreeta Nolan (2019 Cohort), Karen Van Ness. PC: Syreeta Nolan |
Greetings,
Happy almost end of the quarter! We hope the winter quarter has gone smoothly for you. Midterm season is over for most of you and now you are getting ready for Finals Week. As always, we wish you the best in your classes and ask that you take care of yourselves mentally and physically. Know that we are here to support you and help you succeed. Good luck on Finals and enjoy your upcoming spring break!
CASP 2019 Cohort, you should have already registered for your Spring OLCs. If you haven't make sure you do so as soon as possible! It'll be one less thing you have to worry about.
Make sure to read through our entire newsletter for an opportunity to win our monthly giveaway!
As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at [email protected], (858) 534-8366 or stop by the CASP office on the 5th Floor of the Student Services Center (suite #555).
 In this issue you will find:
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CASP EVENTS, REQUIREMENTS, AND INFORMATION:
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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:
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OPPORTUNITIES:
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MATH AND WRITING SUPPORT:
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(858) 534 - 8366
5th Floor Student Services Center, Suite #555
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| IMPORTANT WINTER QUARTER DATES |
Friday, March 13th
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Last day of winter quarter instruction. |
Saturday, March 14th - Saturday, March 21st
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Winter quarter Finals Week. |
Saturday, March 21st
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Quarter ends; Deadline to file for "Removal of Grade Incomplete" from previous quarter.
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Monday, March 23rd |
Deadline to file for a request to receive a grade of "incomplete."
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Wednesday, March 25th
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Spring quarter begins. |
Thursday, March 26th
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Winter quarter grades available on TritonLink. |
Friday, March 27th
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César Chávez Holiday
All UCSD offices will be closed, including the CASP office.
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Monday, March 30th
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Spring quarter instruction begins. |
Thursday, April 9th |
Automatic wait lists officially end.
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Friday, April 10th |
Deadline to add or re-enroll in classes.
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Friday, April 24th |
Deadline to change grading option, change units, and drop classes without a "W" grade on transcript.
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Friday, May 8th
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Deadline to drop with "W" grade on transcript. |
Monday, May 25th
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Memorial Day Observance
All UCSD offices will be closed, including the CASP office.
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| CASP FACULTY SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS: DR. SAIBA VARMA |
Attending this presentation is a requirement
for the CASP 2019 Cohort.
Event is open to all students.
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SUMMER SESSION PREVIEW OF CLASSES NOW AVAILABLE
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Preview of Courses is updated frequently. This is only a guide, and not the final list of Summer 2020 courses.
Course titles appear in their format from the Schedule of Classes. For complete course names, course descriptions, and prerequisite requirements, please refer to the
UC San Diego Course Catalog
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| APPLY FOR FAFSA/CA DREAM APPLICATION |
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and California Dream Act application
is now available.
For any questions regarding your FAFSA/CA Dream Act application, please contact the Financial Aid and Scholarship office at
[email protected]
or (858) 534-4480.
Please note: Students and parents who are eligible to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) can access it from within the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the student or parent finances pages.
The IRS DRT allows you to securely transfer original IRS tax return information, but not Form 1040X amended tax return information. If you filed a Form 1040X amended tax return, you may need to work with your Financial Aid Administrator to ensure that any information you corrected on Form 1040X is reflected in the amounts transferred to your FAFSA.
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| CHANCELLOR'S ASSOCIATES MARCH COLLOQUIUM |
Reception: 6:00 - 6:25 p.m.
Program begins promptly at 6:30 p.m.
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I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT I GOT HERE: UNCONVENTIONAL PATHS IN MEDICINE
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Meet and network with health professionals who had unconventional paths to medicine while enjoying dinner from Chamorro Grill! You don't have to be perfect to be successful; learn how they did it. Don't miss out on this opportunity!
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| STUDENT PARENT STUDY SPACE |
Looking for a kid-friendly place to study? Want to meet other student parents?
Visit the Women's Center Student Parent Study Space! Snacks, coffee, and tea provided.
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| DISCOVER THE LAW PROGRAM WITH STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES |
Discover the Law is a legal education program comprised of a series of 40+ workshops on law-related topics. It is designed to educate students about their rights and responsibilities, inform them about different areas of law, provide tips on how to jump start their career whether in law or another profession, and teach practical ways to stay savvy and safe.
All currently-registered UC San Diego students, including graduate and professional students, are invited to participate in Discover the Law, regardless of academic or professional interests. This is a great opportunity for students thinking of applying to law school, but students need not be considering a career in law to participate. Discover the Law is not offered for academic credit.
You may wish to participate in Discover the Law because:
* By attending just four of the 41 workshops on 36 different topics, you will earn a certificate that demonstrates your commitment to learning more about the law and law-related issues.
* You will gain practical knowledge that will help you avoid legal problems.
* You will enhance your resume or graduate school application.
* You will get to connect with professionals and other students interested in law and law-related topics.
* It's free, and you don't have to leave campus to participate!
Workshop topics include criminal law, tenant's rights, the law school application process, employee rights, traffic citations, patent law and many more! Sign up now for available workshops!
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| CASP MONTHLY GIVEAWAY! |
This month, we'll be giving away
two Starbucks gift cards
to our newsletter readers! You must be a currently registered UCSD undergraduate student to win (open to all students, not just CASP!).
Send us an email to [email protected] with with the subject line "CASP Newsletter Winner" that includes your name and PID. We'll send you a confirmation email letting you know if you're one of this month's contest winners.
Once you receive our confirmation email, please stop by the CASP Office (Student Services Center #555) during our regular business hours and check in with our front office staff to claim your prize.
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| 2020 SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (SROP) |
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| COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL 2020 SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |
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olumbia Business School seeks applicants for the
2020 Summer Research Internship Program.
This highly selective program provides interns an opportunity to work with Columbia Business School's faculty on a research project in finance, economics, marketing, management, decision sciences, operations, accounting, or data analytics.
Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, most interns generally work on one research project. The work may include literature reviews, data collection and cleaning, web scraping, statistical analysis, and in some cases, contribution to a final publication. Behavioral interns may be staffed on multiple projects: conducting literature reviews, coding data, performing statistical analyses, and running experiments with the Behavioral Research lab. All interns will present their final results to faculty at the end of the project.
The program will run from June 1, 2020 through August 1, 2020 (final dates TBD). On-campus housing and a stipend will be provided.
Successful Applicants
This is a multi-disciplinary program and candidates from all backgrounds, including business, statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, the physical sciences, and the social and behavioral sciences, are encouraged to apply. We are especially interested in applicants who are underrepresented minorities.
Prospective interns should demonstrate an enthusiasm for research and intellectual curiosity. They are expected to have excellent communication skills, basic knowledge of statistics and/or econometrics, and familiarity with statistical and computational software packages (e.g., Matlab, R, STATA, SPSS) and scripting languages such as Python or R. Candidates interested in working with behavioral researchers should have experience conducting experiments and coding data.
The Application Deadline is 11:59pm EST on March 1, 2020
. We encourage you to apply early as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The application process is highly competitive, only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. For further information or questions, please email [email protected].
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| SD DESIGN TREK 2020 |
Interested in a career in
#design?
Sign up for next week's SD Design Trek, a three-day tour and showcase of local companies, including
Viasat Inc., Teradata, Qualcomm, ServiceNow (San Diego), ASH Companies, Illumina, Inc., and more. Explore design studios, network with designers, and engage in #UX hot topics.
Click here for a full schedule of the showcase.
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| CHICANA LATINA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
The Chicana Latina Foundation (CLF) is a non-profit organization which promotes professional and leadership development of Latinas. Each year, the Foundation awards merit-based scholarships of $1,500 each to Latina college students.
The deadline to apply is
March 31, 2020
Here are the eligibility requirements:
- "Self-identify as a Chicana and/or Latina
- Be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or community college in one of the following California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, San Francisco, Sonoma, or Yolo
- Have lived at least two (2) years in one of the above Northern California counties at the time of application
- Community College and Undergraduate students must:
- Be enrolled in a full-time college student (as defined by your institution) when applying and for the following academic year,
- Have completed 12 college units after high school graduation, and
- Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 college coursework
- Graduate students must:
- Be enrolled graduate/professional students completing course/thesis/dissertation; or have been accepted into graduate/profession school; and
- Have a cumulative GPA of 2.7 for college course work
- Commit to attending the CLF Leadership Institute (August 2020 and February 2021)
- Commit to volunteering 10 hours for CLF before March the year after being selected
- Past CLF awardees may not re-apply until four years after receiving our scholarship."
For more information,
please visit their website by clicking here.
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HACU NATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
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Whether you're seeking an internship with the federal government or in the corporate sector, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) offers students a variety of opportunities to allow you to graduate with career experience. For over 27 years, the HACU National Internship Program has partnered with organizations seeking to diversify their workforce.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at an accredited institution in the U.S. or Puerto Rico. Recent graduates are eligible for a limited number of internships
- Must have completed freshman year
- Must be an undergraduate or graduate student
- 3.0 GPA is recommended and not required on a 4.0 scale
- Be authorized or eligible to work by law in the U.S.
TRAVEL AND HOUSING
- Round-trip airfare for interns is arranged and paid by HACU.
- Federal interns can choose to arrange their own housing or can request HACUarranged housing. Federal interns in HACU-arranged housing pay through payroll deductions and corporate interns pay via electronic funds transfer.
Applications for Summer 2020
Application opens: January 6, 2020
Internship dates: September 3 - December 18, 2020
Application deadline: June 5, 2020
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| 2EXCEL & 2CONNECT |
Ensure your continued success at UC San Diego! Second-year students are encouraged to sign up for 2Excel or 2Connect offering community, advising, and other resources to help you deal with second-year issues, topics, and challenges.
2Excel
2Excel provides holistic support through personal, academic, and professional development.
How to apply:
- You must be a second-year student who entered UC San Diego as a freshman to apply to the program (no transfer students)
- Program capacity is limited to 170 students
- Submit an online application by spring quarter of your freshman year; registration is open for the 2019-20 academic year
Expectations:
- Year-long participation from fall quarter to spring quarter
- Required attendance at a minimum of 2 workshops per quarter
- Mandatory meetings with your peer mentor 3 times per quarter
- Enrollment in EDS 23 (a 2-unit, pass/no-pass seminar offered winter quarter
- Completion of a program assessment exercise at the end of the academic year
2Connect
Compared to the
2Excel program, the 2Connect program provides more personal freedom and self-directed participation, following your individual needs.
How to apply:
- You must be a second-year student to register for the program
- All second-year UC San Diego students are welcome (unlimited capacity)
- Submit this online registration form by fall quarter of your second year
Expectations:
- Year-long participation from fall quarter to spring quarter
- Completion of a program assessment exercise at the end of the academic year
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Listen to podcasts created especially for second-year students at UC San Diego, exploring second-year issues, topics, and challenges.
Topics include:
- Healthy habits
- Switching majors
- Housing questions
- Finding motivation
- and more!
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| WRITING HELP |
Need help with a writing project? Want to be sure you understand the assignment? Want to talk through your ideas or get a second opinion on whether your point is coming across clearly?
The Writing + Critical Expression Hub ("Writing Hub") can help!
Located in the Geisel Library, the Writing Hub offers every UC San Diego student free one-on-one help with any writing project-from cover letters to lab reports, research papers to grant proposals. Visit the Writing Hub to meet with a supportive, well-trained peer writing mentor who will help you gain perspective on what works and what can be improved in your writing.
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| TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS |
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| (Left to Right) Albana Bakaj (2018 Cohort) and Jason Avalos (2017 Cohort). |
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CASP Peer Leaders Albana and Jason getting ready to attend the 2020 Hearts and Scholars dinner.
Hearts and Scholars is an annual event that unites UC San Diego scholarship recipients with the philanthropists who support them.
The Chancellor's Associates scholarship would not be possible without the help of all its donors who wish to see our students succeed.
We thank all the students that attended the celebration to say thank you to some of our donors.
For more information on events like this, please read through our monthly newsletter and check your UCSD email.
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