BIOMATH: an undergraduate seminar in Math and Biology

MATH 299 / IB 299


Undergraduates who like both Biology and Mathematics and would like to continue studying both, are invited to participate in a fun, collaborative and interactive weekly two-hour seminar. Priority will be given to freshmen and sophomores and the participants will receive two-hour credit for MATH 299 or IB 299. The seminar includes lectures, modeling, fun games that introduce mathematical and biological concepts, and presentations by the participants. Examples of projects are related to population dynamics and the study of epidemics, the effects of global climate change might have on the ecological distribution of insects and plants, and limb evolution and development in mammals. Prerequisites are curiosity, a cooperative spirit, and an interest in these two disciplines.

Secondary Ed Wiki

Need info about secondary ed? Start at the wiki here: http://go.illinois.edu/secondaryed

Alumni Recital

You are invited to attend an “Alumni Recital” on Friday, May 25, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at Smith Recital Hall. Award-winning artists, Courtney Huffman, soprano and Casey Robards, piano will present a beautiful recital program.  The Alumni Recital is “FREE/without charge” and open to the public.

GWS265: Gender, Place, & Space

This course examines the historical, political, and cultural spaces and places of the indigenous Pacific. Such spaces and places range from the marked and gendered boundaries of powerful male and female gods in Hawaiian cosmologies and origin stories, and the 17th c. guma uritao (“bachelor homes”), which Chamorro women of the Mariana Islands frequented and which Spanish Catholic missionaries condemned, to the New Zealand marae (“gathering place”) and whare (“meeting house”), an architectural marvel admired for its elaborate wood carvings that embody Maori genealogy. To attend to these native spaces and places, we will compare and contrast early and more recent Euro‐American missionary, scientific, and colonial accounts with a variety of sources produced by native Pacific Islanders. We will explore how indigenous poetry, film, and forms of mapping explicitly challenge conventional representations. 

TRST201: Intro to Translation Studies: LA Gen Ed

TRST 201- GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE (Satisfies Literature and Arts Requirement)-This course introduces translation as an academic discipline through a series of texts in translation.  It explores the ways in which texts, images and ideas move across cultures, across time, across languages, and through different art forms. Instructor: Anastasia Lakhtikova.  MWF 10-10:50

Pre-Law Orientation for Fall 2012

The Pre-Law Orientation workshop introduces freshmen (or other students new to pre-law) to topics such as:
-- Basic information about postgraduate legal education
--Profile of a successful law school candidate
--Choosing a major to prepare for law school
--Extracurriculars that are helpful in building a resume for law school

All freshman students should attend a Pre-Law Orientation prior to scheduling an individual Pre-Law Advising appointment. Upperclass students who are new to pre-law are also welcome to attend. Each session covers the same material.

Students can register online at http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/2508 for our fall Orientation workshops beginning June 1.
The full schedule of pre-law orientation dates is here.

Summer Journalism Courses Still Available!

Journalism 460, Readings in Sports Journalism — Students will analyze sports journalism books and articles through class discussion and written assignments.  Not intended for students with freshman class standing.  Ten-week online course runs weekly beginning Tuesday, May 15.  Class meets online on Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m.  3 credit hours.
The reading list includes the following books:

• “Ball Four,” 20th anniversary edition, by Jim Bouton (Leonard Shecter, ed). 1990. 
• “Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete,” by William C. Rhoden. 2006. 
• “Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream,” by H.G. Bissinger. 1990. 
• “Moneyball,” by Michael Lewis. 2011. 
• “Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine,” by George Dohrmann.  2010. 
• “A People’s History of Sports in the United States,” by Dave Zirin.  2008.
• “Scoreboard, Baby: A Story of College Football, Crime and Complicity,” by Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry. 2010.
• “Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won,” by Tobias J. Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim. 2011. 

JOUR 460 – Broadcast Meteorology – Summer 2012
Are you looking to add a marketable skill to your Journalism degree?  If so, JOUR 460 – Broadcast Meteorology might be the course for you and it is offered online this summer.  Many television news reporters are called upon from time to time to present a weathercast.  In fact, many positions require reporting and weathercasting skills and this class can give you an edge in the job market. In JOUR 460 – Broadcast Meteorology we will explore the fundamentals of preparing and presenting radio and television weather broadcasts.  Emphasis is placed on the gathering of meteorological information, preparing weather forecasts for broadcast, explaining various meteorological phenomena, preparing professional weather graphics, and developing presentation skills.  Special topics include science/environmental reporting and severe weather coverage.
For more information please contact Ed Kieser at edkieser at illinois.edu.  The course starts June 11, 2012.

Become an Art Museum Docent

This is a great way to begin learning about and interacting with people in the world of the arts! Krannert Art Museum is looking for new volunteer docents: Do you love art and museums? Become a Krannert Art Museum docent. KAM docents lead museum tours to K–12 student and adult groups and receive training on art history and teaching techniques. Candidates must have an interest in learning about art and enjoy interacting
with groups. Experience is not required. Training begins in the fall.http://kam.illinois.edu/about/volunteer.html

Farm stand on the Quad returns this week

The Sustainable Student Farm, a joint project of the Student Sustainability Committee, Dining Services and the department of crop sciences, will begin selling produce on the Quad each Thursday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. beginning May 17. The farmstand will be located on the plaza south of the Illini Union. http://thefarm.illinois.edu

Fall Discovery Courses in Applied Health Sciences

Please note that Discovery Courses are generally limited to first-year students!



AHS 199: Leadership in Health
Instructors: Renique Kersh, Julie Bobitt and Dave Rosch
3 Hours, 2nd Eight Weeks
TR-3-4:20 p.m.
3019 Khan Annex

Students will learn about prominent and less prominent examples of individuals who are leading the way in enhancing health and well-being locally, regionally, nationally and globally. Each student will understand the important role that one person can play in "changing the world" with a focus on health. Students will analyze leaders using Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Challenge.

RST 199: Leisure and Cultural Diversity
Instructors: Michael Raycraft and Ryan Gower
3 Hours
TR-2-3:15 p.m.
301 Architecture Building

We are all products of our own culture.  We view the world in ways we have been conditioned and draw conclusions based on our own ethnocentric perspective.  This course will challenge individuals to step outside their orientation by demonstrating how leisure is a central part of the human experience and that it can be used as a vehicle for increased awareness and appreciation of other cultures.  We will celebrate the leisure experience by engaging in a series of artistic, sport, religious and recreation activities, developing cross cultural knowledge and skills and examining critical issues and values associated with thriving in an increasingly global world community.

CHLH 260: Medical Ethics (Discovery Section)
Instructor: Stephen Notaro
3 hours
MW-3-4:20 p.m.
3005 Khan Annex, Huff Hall

This course will take a community health perspective in introducing students to a wide range of issues in modern medical ethics. Special focus will be given to how we handle critical ethical issues in health care and how to resolve dilemmas. Particular attention will be given to case studies reviewing end of life decisions. All of us will participate in medical decision making in our lifetimes, as professionals, patients or as family members, so this class has the potential to be enormously influential. The objective of this class will be to empower students with a basic understanding of the forces that shape the medical decisions that they will encounter in their lives. It will address research ethics and ethical issues in clinical practice. This course will inform issues of practical, philosophical importance for all members of our society. First Year Discovery Program course.

Discover Landscape Architecture

This is a summer program which will expose you to the profession and major of Landscape Architecture. This program is appropriate for students completing their first year of college, and will also be attended by students in high school. The flyer can be found here.

Food Science 101 for Fall 2012, PS Gen Ed

FSHN 101, Section B, CRN 54366, is open to *all* students (approximately half the seats are restricted specifically to students in the Division of General Studies) for the Fall, 2012 semester. FSHN 101 discusses the evolution of the food system to meet the needs and desires of a complex, heterogeneous society. It provides an overview of food in relation to nutrition and health, composition and chemistry, microbiology, safety, processing, preservation, laws and regulations, quality, and the consumer. This is a great physical science gen. ed. taught by an award-winning instructor, Dr. Dawn Bohn.


This course fulfills a PS (Physical Science) Gen Ed.

The Career Center Summer Services


The following services will be available over the summer (May 14 through August 17):

• Career Resource Center Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm
• Career Counseling or Pre-Health Advising Appointments: M-F, 9am-4pm (call or stop by to schedule an appointment)
• Career Consultant on Call (drop in for a quick question on job search, career/major exploration, resume/cover letters, grad school applications, etc.): M-F, 12-5pm
• Pre-health Drop-in Advising (drop in for quick questions on professional school application process, pre-requisite classes, preparation tips, and all things pre-health related): T, Th, F, 2:30-5pm

* Please note The Career Center will be closed on Monday, May 28th and Wednesday, July 4 in observance of the holidays.


The Career Center is located at 715 S Wright St in Champaign, & online at 

https://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/

Creative Writing Course for the Fall

CW 202 - Topics in Creative Writing
Instructor- Janice Harrington
Section P - CRN: 51768
11-1215 TUTH in 123 EB
Topic:  Reading and Performing Spoken Word Poetry, Dramatic Monologues, and Avant-Garde Poetry


Students eager to read, evaluate, and perform spoken word poetry are encouraged to enroll in this pilot reading and writing workshop focused on spoken word poetry, socio-political poetry, dramatic monologues, and African American avant-garde poetry.  Students will read and discuss spoken word and avant-garde poetry, write critiques, and memorize and perform original spoken word poems.

SPED 117 Available Online this Summer

This course is important for students going into elementary and special education:


SPED 117: The Culture of Disabilities 3 hours
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC: Hist&Philosoph Perspect course
CRN 31389
Offered Summer 2012 in an Online Format, June 11 - July 30
Synchronous Online Sessions will occur each Monday, 6-8 pm
Johnell Bentz, Instructor  jbentz aaat--  illinois.edu
  
While disability knows no boundaries, cultures vary in the opportunities they provide for all persons and the status of disability rights. In this course, students are introduced to the culture of disability and real issues related to the inclusion of persons with disabilities across the lifespan in any aspect of society (e.g., social, political, educational, recreational, health, employment). Students learn about the experiences and challenges of persons with special needs (ages infants through adults) often from the individuals themselves, family members, or professionals in the field. Students are challenged to expand their conceptualization of diversity and increase their awareness of attitudes, actions, and environments that include and exclude persons with different cognitive, physical, and mental abilities and disabilities. 

2012-2013 Internship Opportunity to work in the LGBT Movement!

Opportunity for LGBT People of Color


Stipend offered - $2400 per semester will be offered to each student accepted into the program.  


Fall Internship Application Deadline: May 31, 2012 (early applications encouraged)


Fall 2012, Winter 2013 and dual internships available with continuing paid summer internship option to select students.


In order to strengthen the experience and skills of people of color working in the LGBT Movement and ensure greater participation and inclusion in Movement issues, The Pipeline Project has developed The Next Wave Internship Program.  We invite talented LGBT students of color currently enrolled at accredited colleges and universities to apply for this incredible opportunity to work closely with some of the nation’s top LGBT leaders at LGBT organizations around the country.  Both Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 internships are available with potential to extend placements into a 30/hrs per week paid summer internship with one of Pipeline’s programmatic partners.  Select students will also be chosen to attend the 2013 Creating Change Conference in Atlanta, GA.  This is a tremendous opportunity to gain practical experience and knowledge within the LGBT movement! 


For a complete application visit www.lgbtpipeline.org/news, or email a request for more information to nextwave@lgbtpipeline.org.

Fall Course: CWL151 Cross-Cultural Thematics: Queer Literature. LA Gen Ed

CWL 151 Cross-Cultural Thematics: Queer Literature
Fall 2012 (MWF 12-12:50)
Instructor: Chase Dimock
This course explores the role of sexuality in 19th and 20th century literature from around the globe and reviews the work of both canonical and overlooked LGBT authors. We will also compare the scientific, political, and cultural constructions of sexuality and gender from across nations and focus on how queer communities and identities developed in different historical and social contexts. Some of the topics to be covered will include: sexology and early psychological models of homosexuality in the 19th century, queer expatriate narratives, sexuality during the Nazi regime, the history of drag performance, queer writers of the Harlem Renaissance, the Stonewall uprising and the birth of the gay rights movement, and modern queer theory. Contact instructor Chase Dimock (cdimock2 at    ---  illinois.edu) with any questions. 


Fulfills an LA (Literature and the Arts) gen ed.

Summer 2012 Internship Opportunities with Normal CornBelters

The Normal CornBelters are looking for highly motivated individuals to contribute to the game day operations of a professional baseball team, along with the office preparation for these events by different areas of the organization. The Normal CornBelters Internship Program is designed to serve as an enriching experience for students who desire to pursue a job in professional sports. To learn more and to apply visit their website today!

Fall Creative Writing Course: RHET199

RHET 199 AL1 UNDERGRAD OPEN SEMINAR.  Rubins Lect: 2 MW; Disc: F various times


TOPIC: Introduction to Creative Writing: Technique


Course Description: "We make art."  And in that endeavor we employ a language, a skill set, a range of practical and intuitive faculties.  The purpose of this course is to give the student some insight into the making of stories and poems and to enhance their own abilities to be productive contributors and critics in future creative writing workshops.  Writers make numerous technical choices in creating a story or a poem; this class will not only acquaint you with many of them, but it will also give you the opportunity to put them into effect.  To these ends, the course will employ a combination of lectures, visits by working writers, and small group discussions.


This course serves as the perfect introduction to creative writing as an intellectual and artistic pursuit. Half of all seats will be reserved for incoming freshmen and transfer students. This course fulfills a requirement for the Rhetoric major.

Fall Latina/Latino Studies Course: Puerto Ricans in the Diaspora

This new course is appropriate for students ready for an advanced topics/300-level course:

LLS 396  ADV TOPICS LATINA/O STUDIES  

Examines specific topics in Latina/Latino Studies not addressed in regularly offered courses. Examples include theories of ethnic identity, historical foundations, cultural expression, and relevant topics in public policy studies of Latina/Latino communities. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours.

Topic: "PUERTO RICANS IN THE DIASPORA"

                                                                          

This course will examine the social, political, and cultural history of Puerto Ricans in the diaspora, dating from 1898 to the present. We will examine the historic and political settings that have shaped Puerto Rican migration, as well as the constructions of Puerto Rican national and diaspora identity through historical readings, literature, and film.

3 hours

CRN#    54035    LCD    1    9:00-10:20    MW        Velazquez, M.

Summer Courses in Latina/Latino Studies - SS & US Gen Eds

View the flyer here.
The Department of Latina/Latino Studies is offering 3 courses during the summer 2012 term:


LLS 220 MEXICAN & LATIN AM MIGRATION
(same as SOC 221) (Meets summer 2B: July 9 - August 2)
(satisfies Social Sciences gen ed requirement)


General overview of international migration to the United States, using Latin American migration to the U.S., especially the Midwest, as the focal point. Topics discussed include the history of international migration to the United States, the relationship between the history and contemporary context, the development of U.S. immigration policy, the incorporation of Latino immigrants in U.S. society, and immigrant and community responses to migration. Prerequisite: LLS 100 or SOC 100.
3 hours
CRN # 36811 LCD A 1:00-3:50 MTWR 138 Henry Administration Building Cacho, L.
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LLS 242 INTRO TO LATINA/O LITERATURE
(same as SPAN 242) (Meets summer 2A: June 11 - July 6)
(satisfies Literature and the Arts and US Minority Culture(s) gen ed requirements)


Survey of literature by and about people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latina/o descent in the United States. Taught in English.
3 hours
CRN # 36813 LCD B 1:00-3:50 MTWR 113 Davenport Hall Rodriguez, R. T.
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LLS 250 LATINA/OS ON THE BRONZE SCREEN
(same as MACS 250) (Meets summer 1: May 14 - June 8)
(satisfies Literature and the Arts and US Minority Culture(s) gen ed requirements)


Critical, historical and theoretical exploration of Latino representations in U.S. film from the 1900s to the present. Examination of cinematic representations as well as the social, political, and cultural context in which those representations are produced. The focus is on Mexican American and Puerto Rican images, but Hollywood's treatment of other Latino communities and ethnic groups will be discussed. Students will be required to attend weekly movie screenings.
3 hours
CRN # 34193 LCD A 9:00-11:50 MTWR 430 Armory Romero, R.

Women’s Support Group

Wednesdays. 5:30 PM
Asian American Cultural Center 2nd Floor.  1210 W. Nevada Street
Facilitated by: Pat Morey. Director, Women’s Resources Center
The Women’s Support Group is a mix of education and support allowing members of the group to work on trauma issues which have impacted their lives and gain support from their peers. The group will be a reflective process where members can share their feelings and experiences with other survivors.
Contact: womenscenter@illinois.edu or 217.333.3137

2012-2013 Internship Opportunity to work in the LGBT Movement!

2012-2013 Internship Opportunity to work in the LGBT Movement!
Opportunity for LGBT People of Color


Stipend offered - $2400 per semester will be offered to each student accepted into the program.  
Fall Internship Application Deadline: May 31, 2012 (early applications encouraged)


Fall 2012, Winter 2013 and dual internships available with continuing paid summer internship option to select students.


In order to strengthen the experience and skills of people of color working in the LGBT Movement and ensure greater participation and inclusion in Movement issues, The Pipeline Project has developed The Next Wave Internship Program.  We invite talented LGBT students of color currently enrolled at accredited colleges and universities to apply for this incredible opportunity to work closely with some of the nation’s top LGBT leaders at LGBT organizations around the country.  Both Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 internships are available with potential to extend placements into a 30/hrs per week paid summer internship with one of Pipeline’s programmatic partners.  Select students will also be chosen to attend the 2013 Creating Change Conference in Atlanta, GA.  This is a tremendous opportunity to gain practical experience and knowledge within the LGBT movement! 


For a complete application visit www.lgbtpipeline.org/news, or email a request for more information to nextwave@lgbtpipeline.org.

FSHN120 - Nutrition - Summer LS Gen Ed

This course counts as a Life Science (LS) gen ed. It is a useful course for those interested in the healthcare professions!


FSHN 120 – Contemporary Nutrition, Fundamental principles of human nutrition and their application to the selection of adequate diets, healthful lifestyle choices, disease prevention and protection; current topics of nutritional importance. Credit: 3 hours, Prerequisite: Chem 101 or equivalent. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Summer 2012 for a UIUC Life Sciences course. Offered both summer session I & II. Please see below. 

• Summer Session I:  Meets 5/14-6/8, Lecture and Discussion, 10:00am-11:50 am, Monday thru Friday in 132 Bevier Hall, Taught by Becky Roach, CRN 29943
• Summer Session II: Meets 6/11-8/2, Lecture and Discussion, 11am-11:50am, Monday thru Friday, Place TBA, Taught by Hannah Holscher and Emily Radlowski, CRN 36426.