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Semester at a Glance August 24

Classes begin

August 31

Last day to add classes via UAccess & without

instructor signature

September 1

- Deadline to apply for graduation/degree

candidacy for Fall 2015

-Begin $25 course late drop fee

-Change of schedule form required to add a

class with instructor signature

September 6

Last day to drop classes without ‘W’ notation

on transcript

September 7

Any classes dropped as of today will receive a

notation of “W” on transcript

September 9

Must submit by 2 PM SGPP Internship Spring

2015 application.

Change of Major Form closes at 12 PM.

September 15

Last day to add units before $250 late fee.

September 20

Last day to file Grade Replacement

Opportunity (GRO)

October 16

Last Day to change classes with only instructor

signature, after today, need a petition for the

Dean’s signature

November 1

Last Day to withdraw from a class via UAccess

December 9

Last Day of Classes & last day to submit

complete withdrawal from UA

December 10

Reading Day

December 11-17

Final Exams

Table of Contents

Spring Textbook Scholarship 3

December 2015 Graduation 4-5

Reminder 6

Internship Opportunities 7

Non-SGPP Internships 8-9

Fellowship Opportunities 10-11

Announcements 12-25

Academic Advising 26

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December 2015 Graduation

Social and Behavioral Sciences Winter Convocation Recognition Ceremony

Saturday, December 19, 2015 2:00 PM in Centennial Hall

School of Government & Public Policy Fall graduates are invited to participate in the SBS Winter Convocation

Event Information can be found at

http://web.sbs.arizona.edu/college/convocation.

The SBS Convocation RSVP form is now open! Please complete the RSVP form if you wish to attend and have

your name included on the list of graduates. The RSVP form can be found at http://web.sbs.arizona.edu/college/convocation.

To view the Complete list of UA

December, 2015 Convocation Ceremonies, please go to http://commencement.arizona.edu/ceremonies.

Please know that the SBS Convocation Ceremony is organized by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Additionally, this the only convocation

event for School of Government and Public Policy Graduates.

*SGPP does not host separate Convocation Recognition Ceremonies *

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December 2015 Graduation

GRADUATING

December 2015? APPLICATION LATE FEE

NOW APPLICABLE

If you are graduating this December you

can still apply for degree candidacy, but

a $50.00 late candidacy application fee

will now be assessed.

Detailed instructions on how to initiate

your paperwork, can be found on the

SGPP DEGREE CHECK page.

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Reminder

Dear Juniors and Seniors,

We have partnered with Career Services to give

our junior and senior majors access to Wildcat Joblink. Wildcat JobLink is a

state-of-the-art career management tool, offering UA students access to

jobs, internships, and a range of other services including campus interview-

ing and resume referrals.

To access JobLink, please visit the Career Services website at https://

www.career.arizona.edu/joblink. All you need is your NETID and password

to login and take advantage of these great services.

Why is SGPP only funding juniors and seniors to have access to JobLink?

The funding comes from SGPP Program Fees, which only our junior and sen-

ior majors pay. If you are a freshman or sophomore, you are welcome to

register and pay the annual $5 fee out of pocket. Visit https://

www.career.arizona.edu/joblink to register.

I will be a junior at the end of the current semester. When can I have ac-

cess?

SGPP will be requesting access for any students who have reached 60+ cred-

its each semester after the census date (the 21st day of the semester). So, if

you will have 60+ completed credits at the end of this semester, you will be

granted access next semester after the census date.

If you have any questions, please email ahackett@email.arizona.edu.

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Internship Opportunities

Internship

Opportunities!

Check out the SGPP Internships page for an updated comprehensive list of all local and regional internships, such as: Congressman Grijalva Spring 2016 application deadline is January 15th

Congressman Schweikert Spring 2016 application deadline is Dec. 4, 2015

Neighbors for Justice Spring 2016 application deadline Dec.15th at 9 AM

The United Way - Connections Specialist Internship

The University of Arizona Federal Relations Internship

Contact information, internship description, instructions on how to enroll, and more!

The School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona

claims no political affiliations.

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Non-SGPP Internships

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation in partnership with The Fund for American Studies is proud to announce the launch of a new immersive and intensive leadership program: Leadership and the American Presidency. Undergraduate students can spend the summer or fall semester interning in Washington, D.C., while also participating in an accredited academic course. Grounded in real history, interaction with real leaders, and application in the real world, students interested in learning leadership through the lens of the American presidency are encouraged to apply to this exciting new opportunity. Future civic-minded leaders can learn more about the program at www.ReaganFoundation.org/Leadership and begin an online application. REAL HISTORY. George Washington and the Revolutionary War. Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Canal. Franklin Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor. JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Ronald Reagan urging Secretary Gorbachev to tear down this wall. This program will ask students to examine some of the greatest leadership challenges in our county’s history from the point of view of the President of the United States. REAL LEADERS. What does it mean to lead successfully? How do leaders learn to communicate effectively? How do great leaders respond in times of crisis? How can leaders make the world a better place? This program will connect students with some of the most thoughtful, well-regarded, and recognizable leaders of today. Public Servants, Journalists, Entrepreneurs, and other leaders from across sectors will share their stories of leadership with each cohort. REAL WORLD. We know that leadership cannot be learned only in a classroom. This program will challenge students through a series of interactive simulations, case studies, and scenarios that will test and improve their abilities as leaders. In this program, students will have the chance to put their leader-ship skills to the test.

Thanks to an agreement with The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), the program includes housing, internship placement and support, as well as a rigorous and accredited academic course.

LIVE: Housing in furnished apartments on the George Washington University campus, just steps from the White House and Department of

State, as well as the Foggy Bottom Metrorail station.

LEARN: Transferrable academic courses in economics and government accredited by George Mason University.

INTERN: Internships with government agencies, Congressional offices, policy groups, political organizations, and law firms throughout the

Washington area. Each site is accessible to public transportation, making it easy to get from home to work to class and back again.

CONNECT: Site briefings at key Washington institutions, guest lectures featuring influential and thoughtful leaders, networking events and much more!

RRPFI is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the promotion of liberty, opportunity, democracy, and national pride. TFAS has spon-sored academic internship programs in Washington, DC for over 40 years. Our objective is to provide a real-world professional and academic ex-perience for college students to help prepare them for responsible leadership in the future while learning lessons from great leaders who have come before them. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until March 16, 2016 for the summer program, but students are encouraged to apply by the early deadline of December 10, 2015 to receive priority admissions and scholarship consideration, as well as a 5% discount on their tuition balance. Generous scholarships are available to students based on financial need and merit. Visit www.reaganfoundation.org/Leadership to learn more about the program and to begin an online application. We appreciate your time and consideration. Questions may be directed to me at 202-509-8948 or mstasa@reaganfoundation.org.

Sincerely, Meredith Stasa Program Manager, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute

**SGPP credit MAY be available for this internship. Please speak with Internship Coordinator Amanda Armendariz regarding possible credit. Her appointment schedule can be found at the Advisor Scheduling System.**

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Non-SGPP Internships

PRESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The American University in Cairo

The Program:

Established in 1981, the Presidential Internship Program at The American University in Cairo (AUC) provides recent university graduates the opportunity to spend an academic year working at the highest levels of an international university, learn Arabic, and experience life in Egypt.

Work and Available Offices:

Participants intern full-time in one of eight university offices, working in a range of fields in-cluding University administration, sustainability, finance, student development, advancement, communications, and more. A detailed list of these offices can be found on our website. This program provides recent graduates the unique opportunity to begin their professional careers while abroad.

Benefits:

Program benefits include a monthly living stipend, furnished faculty housing, private Arabic tutoring, access to AUC faculty and staff programs, community-based personal development, subsidized trips around Cairo and Egypt, and more.

Application:

We look for a diverse array of applicants from a wide range of American universities, including students with no background in Arabic or Middle Eastern Studies. Potential applicants should view the attached brochure and visit our website for more information on the program and how to apply. In addition, visit our Facebook page and blog to learn more about living and working in Egypt.

The application is due January 22, 2016.

** Please note that this internship DOES NOT earn SGPP internship credit**

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Fellowship Opportunities

RICHARD A. HARVILL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP The mission of the Richard A. Harvill Endowment is to perpetuate knowledge of Dr.

Harvill, who served as UA president from 1951 to 1971, a period in which UA began

its furious post-war enrollment growth, and the institution took its place among the

leading research universities of the west.

The award targets University of Arizona senior undergraduates, domestic or

international, who have completed a bachelor's degree at the UA in May 2016, have

an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or higher, and have been admitted to a PhD program

at the UA for Fall 2016. The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of $12,000,

disbursed in two equal payments between the fall and spring terms and a Graduate

Tuition Scholarship that covers base graduate level tuition (not the differential

tuition assessed by some programs) for each semester of award.

Award amount:

$12,000 plus full base tuition (excludes mandatory registration fees and student

health insurance) for one year only.

Application Deadline:

March 1, 2016, 5 pm, for 2016-17 award period

More information: https://grad.arizona.edu/funding/opportunities/richard-

harvill-graduate-fellowship

Contact: Stephanie Adamson, Graduate College, adamsons@email.arizona.edu,

520-626-0095

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Interested in teaching abroad? Build your teaching knowledge and skills by taking these Teach-ing English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) classes!

Taking HUMS 479 and 482 completes the minimum TEFL certification to teach abroad. The practi-cum, HUMS 494, is strongly encouraged for hands-on experience.

All courses except the Practicum are taught online and have office hours available Wednesdays from 6-7pm.

HUMS 479/579: Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (3 units): January 13 – March 5, 2016

HUMS 482/582: Advanced Methods in Teaching a Second/Foreign Language (3 units): March 7 – April 28, 2016

HUMS 485/585: Grammar for Second/Foreign Language Teachers (3 units): March 7 – April 28, 2016

HUMS 494/594: Practicum (1-3 units): January 13 – April 28, 2016

Please work with your academic advisor to determine how these courses might fit into your de-gree plan.

For more information, please contact Angel Steadman at amiller@email.arizona.edu.

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Announcements

Students: are you needing a 1 unit elective course? Consider these exciting opportunities!

EDP 110A: Meaningful Learning and Engagement: From Learning to Innovation (1 unit) MWF 9-9:50, 1/13-2/17/16 This course is one in a three course series on mean-

ingful learning and engagement at the college level. The overall purpose of this series is to in-troduce students to theories of learning, motivation, and identity development from an Edu-cational Psychology perspective. Students will explore how these theories describe and ex-plain aspects of their own academic lives. Students will also have the opportunity to actively develop their skills for engaging in meaningful learning and participation within their universi-ty communities. The focus of this course is to examine the relationship between knowledge and learning and explore the topics of curiosity, knowledge construction, and strategic think-ing. EDP 110B: Meaningful Learning and Engagement: Motivation and Volition (1 unit) MWF 9-9:50, 2/19-3/30/16 This course is one in a three course series on meaning-

ful learning and engagement at the college level. The overall purpose of this series is to intro-duce students to theories of learning, motivation, and identity development from an Educa-tional Psychology perspective. Students will explore how these theories describe and explain aspects of their own academic lives. Students will also have the opportunity to actively devel-op their skills for engaging in meaningful learning and participation within their university communities. The focus of this course is to introduce the constructs of motivation (within an expectancy-value tradition) and volition (mechanisms related to sustaining efforts and realiz-ing academic goals). Further, students will investigate strategies to support realistic self-evaluation of academic goals and engagement.

If you have questions, feel free to contact the instructor, Dr. Heidi Burross, at heidi@email.arizona.edu<mailto:heidi@email.arizona.edu>.

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Announcements

Critical Languages Program

Critical Languages Program is a department that offers less- commonly taught languages (LCTL) to all students.

These credit barring courses satisfy second lan-guage requirement, and are listed in catalog un-der Critical Languages (CRL).

Languages offered include Korean, Polish, Norwe-gian, Cantonese, Scots-Gaelic, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Chechen, Vietnamese, Thai, Ukrainian, Kurdish, Hindi courses and more. The Critical Languages Program trys to offer any of the languages students desire to learn. For in-stance, Modern Greek. was just implemented.

If you have further questions regarding the Criti-cal Languages Program please go to http://clp.arizona.edu/.

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Announcements Register for the 2016 National Collegiate Leadership Conference!

February 12th-14th

University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona

Register TODAY for the National Collegiate Leadership Conference!

Early $70 Registration November 2nd-December 17th, 2015.

Conference Features:

Spans 3 days at the University of Arizona

Over 600 participants from across the country

Three inspirational speakers

Over 80 leadership workshops

Community Service projects with local organizations

Tucson excursions

Networking opportunities

Awards ceremony Leadership Enrichment Certification

Make friends from over

60 different colleges!

Meet people who share

similar interests.

Gain leadership skills

and knowledge.

Register Today!

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Announcements

Writing Skills Improvement Program (WSIP)

Weekly Writing Workshops: FREE and open to all UA and Tucson community members. Series: The Craft of Writing; Grammar and Style; Introduction to Scholarly Writing; and Advanced and Graduate Scholarly Writing. Every Monday and Wednes-day, 2 pm in Harvill Bldg., Room 319. Pre-register http://wsip.arizona.edu WSIP Scheduled Tutoring: FREE to UA students. Individual and small group tutoring, 30-50 minutes sessions. Professional writing assistance in all subject areas and writing projects. Register and schedule appointments at http://wsip.arizona.edu WSIP Walk-in Tutoring: FREE to UA students. Individual and small group tutoring, no appointment necessary. Professional writing assistance in all subject areas and writing projects. Available at locations across campus. Pre-register at http://wsip.arizona.edu

Contact WSIP at 621-5849 or visit http://wsip.arizona.edu

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