El Boletín Newsletter, U of I

Indian Prairie Unit School District 204 (Naperville/Aurora) is seeking help in promoting our diversity hiring initiative for the 2007-08 school year. They will be at the upcoming Mid-America Education Job Fair held on campus and are looking for qualified minority teachers to serve our increasingly diverse student population. Date: 03/01/07 Time: 9:00-3:00 Location: UIUC Illini Union. For more information please go to: http://www.ipsd.org/hr_employment_apply.asp

Why struggle with difficulty classes all by yourself? Stop by the Office of Minority Student Affairs Academic Services Center (OMSA-East) and complete a Tutor Request form for a tutor with whom you can meet every week for an hour each week for the whole semester in 100-level courses. All tutors are current UI students who have already taken these courses and received a grade of “A” or “B” in them. If you come in for tutoring during your first year or two here, you will be the person we want to hire to BE a tutor in your last years. Walk-in tutoring offered for all levels of math, chemistry, and physics. Study Skills Workshop offered for more general help with lecture note-taking, test-taking, text study, library research, and time management, come in and sign up for one of our Study Skills Workshops. For more information please call 217-333-7547.

Puzzled about 07-08 Internships? Find your fit in Student Affairs. Internship applicationss due February 22. For more info go to www.vcsa.uiuc.edu/Internships/.

Like to volunteer? The B.T. Washington Afterschool Library Program is a collaboration of the BTW Unit 4 School in Champaign, the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Don Moyers Boys and Girls Club, and the Latino Partnership. Contact Laura Lowe (lauralowe826@gmail.com) for further information.

Diversity Conference The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be hosting the 2nd Annual Creating Institutional Change Conference on March 23-25, 2007. The conference will be composed of sessions and activities focusing on: future initiatives regarding diversity on campuses; developing and encouraging leadership to improve campus climate for underrepresented populations; institutional racism; increasing campus awareness of different cultures and ethnicities; fostering better understanding of racial dynamics, gender behaviors, sexual orientation, and cross-cultural communication; and enhancing college student academic excellence. The overall theme is to "Increase awareness, encourage leadership, and foster partnerships.” For more information, please visit the conference website.

Join the Peer Recruitment Program (PRP) as part of the Office of Admissions and Records! If you are interested in helping with the recruitment of underrepresented student populations to our campus, join PRP and participate in the high school visits coming up during Winter Break. For more information, please email Luis Narváez, Admissions Counselor at the Chicago Satellite Office (narvazgt@uiuc.edu).

The Illinois Leadership Center is seeing a large increase in the number of students enrolled in the Leadership Certificate program. One of the most important requirements of the program is the Leadership Certificate student working with a Leadership Coach. Due to the increase number of students enrolled in the program, the Leadership Center is in need of additional Leadership Coaches. For more information about the Leadership Certificate program, contact contact Carol Bosley at cbosley@uiuc.edu. or go to http://www.illinoisleadership.uiuc.edu/leadership_center/leadership_certificate/default.asp.

Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Program - Students must come from an Hispanic background be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program (Juniors, Seniors, Masters or PHD) be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident demonstrate financial need have a GPA of 3.5 or higher be enrolled in a full time program of study of Computer Science or Computer Engineering. Application can be found at www.hispanicfund.org. Application deadline is March 15, 2007.

Kaiser Permanente College to Caring Program - Students must come from an Hispanic background, be a Junior or Senior in college be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident reside in Northern California demonstrate financial need have a GPA of 3.0 or higher be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in nursing. Application can be found at www.hispanicfund.org. Application deadline is March 15, 2007.

Costco Pharmacy Scholar Program Application deadline on March 15, 2007 Students must be pursuing a degree in Pharmacy, come from an Hispanic background, be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, demonstrate financial need, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, have completed one-year of pharmacy school or are in their second year into their pharmacy education. Application can be found at www.hispanicfund.org. Application deadline is March 15, 2007.