College of Arts and Sciences Part-time Employment Opportunity

College of Arts and Sciences Part-time Employment Opportunity – The College Undergraduate Academic Affairs Office is looking for at least one highly motivated, reliable, and mature student worker for Fall 2015 and beyond. We are primarily looking for assistance between the hours of 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but may have additional work hours available on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. We are looking for dependable, flexible, detail-oriented students with the ability to maintain confidentiality of records. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite is preferred. Primary duties consist of: filing, data entry, preparing computer work, copying, sorting mail, running errands, and miscellaneous tasks. This is not a work-study position. For consideration, please submit your résumé and cover letter directly to Ms. Erin McDaniel (Owen Hall 102) or Ms. Rebekka Potter (Owen Hall 104).

Filed under: Careers

Cindy Simon Skjodt Study Abroad Scholarship

Cindy Simon Skjodt Study Abroad Scholarship: supports College students participating in IU-approved, credit-bearing overseas study experiences. We are currently accepting applications for Spring 2016 study abroad programs! Please click on the hyperlink above for additional information and application forms.

Eligibility Criteria:
 be pursuing a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences
 be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at the time of application
 have a minimum College GPA of 3.300 at the time of application
 have been accepted to participate in an IU-approved, credit-bearing overseas study program for Spring 2016
Note: Preference given to students with a major in Telecommunications

Deadline: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Note: if you have not yet received a decision from the Office of Overseas Study, you should still submit your scholarship application by the deadline. You will need to complete your application by sending a copy of your acceptance by Friday, October 2, 2015.
http://college.indiana.edu/undergrad/scholarships/cri_skjodt.shtml

Filed under: Scholarships and Awards

You Can Watch SAMSI’s Forensics Opening Workshop Live!

Watch the SAMSI Forensics Opening Workshop Live!
Good news! The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) will be live streaming the opening workshop for the Statistical and Applied Mathematics in Forensics program!

Portions of the Opening Workshop for this program will be offered live, online next Monday – Wednesday, August 31 – September 2 2015. The workshop will provide an overview of the core topics relevant to the Forensics program, which is devoted to the development of methodological, theoretical, and computational treatments of statistical and applied mathematical analysis and modeling with applications to forensic science and forensics practice. For a more detailed description of the topics to be covered, see the Forensics homepage: http://samsi.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f8d81ec133891cc606c5dc3af&id=ea085892a3&e=47a3ab2a30

Click here to get to the video streaming: http://samsi.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f8d81ec133891cc606c5dc3af&id=77d6534acb&e=47a3ab2a30.
You will need to register (no fee involved) to watch the video. Thanks to RTI International for providing the video streaming capabilities.

Filed under: Careers

Preparation for Industrial Careers in the Mathematical Sciences (PICMath)

PICMath, short for “Preparation for Industrial Careers in the Mathematical Sciences,” is an NSF-funded project to prepare math science students for industrial careers by engaging them in research problems that come directly from industry. A series of case study videos has been released, each in two parts to cover both the career and the technical background needed. Research problems featured include:

Improving Marketing Strategies

Creating More Realistic Animation for Movies

Building a Better Filter

Finding the Safest Place to Store Nuclear Waste

See the *Industrial Math Case Studies* videos at

http://www.maa.org/programs/faculty-and-departments/pic-math/solving-real-world-problems

The strong focus of this project is increasing awareness about career options.

Best regards on behalf of SIAM, MAA, NSF,and the directors of PICMath,

Suzanne Weekes

Co-Director, PICMath Program

Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Support for this Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) program is provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF grant DMS-1345499).

Filed under: Careers, Research and Grad School

Global Brigades Fall Call Out

Looking to travel abroad? Looking to make a difference in in-need communities around the world? Global Brigades is an international non-profit that empowers communities to meet their health and economic goals through university volunteers and local teams. The mission of GB is to empower volunteers and under-resourced communities to resolve global health and economic disparities and inspire all involved to collaboratively work towards an equal world. GB intends to improve equality of life by igniting the largest student-led social responsibility movement on the planet.
Global Brigades Fall Call Out
Wednesday, September 2nd
7-9pm
Jordan Hall, Room 124

We hope to see you there!

Filed under: Club Events, Volunteer Opportunity

seats available in IUB’s one-on-one academic coaching class: EDUC X156

The Student Academic Center has created a new curriculum for our one-on-one coaching class, EDUC X156: College and Life-Long Learning. The two credit course meets for one hour weekly as a class and then partners each enrolled student with a specially trained undergraduate peer coach to complete the second hour of the class. Coaches help students:
• set manageable weekly goals
• identify bottlenecks to success
• determine forthcoming time management issues
• discover personal power and responsibility
• and learn some of the best academic habits and study skills

Along the way, the coach often serves as an accountability partner, a first step to discovering campus resources, or a confidant. We have space in the courses presently. Different sections meet:
M 4-4:505p 31248
T 5-5:50p 3633
W 4-4:50p 33920
R 11-11:50a 33919

Filed under: Academic Help

2020 Sustainability Scholarship for Freshmen and Sophomores – Apply by 9/15

With support from the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, IU’s Office of Sustainability (IUOS) and the Integrated Program in the Environment (IPE) invite freshmen and sophomores to apply for…

The 2020 Sustainability Scholars Research Program

The goal of the program is to provide a high quality research experience for young scholars in the area of sustainability.

The students selected as 2020 Sustainability Scholars will receive a
$500 scholarship each semester based on successful work with a faculty mentor.

Students are required to:
• Engage in 8-10 hours per week of research with their faculty mentor
• Attend the 2020 Sustainability Scholars Orientation (Friday, October 16, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.)
• Begin meeting with their mentor mid-fall semester through the end of the spring semester
• Create an approved research work plan in collaboration with their faculty mentor by the conclusion of the fall term
• Enroll in the 2-credit hour 2020 Sustainability Scholars course for the spring semester (course numbers TBD)
• Present the findings of their research during the poster session at the Spring Sustainability Symposium on April 8th, 2016

Students should visit the IUOS website (http://sustain.indiana.edu/education-research/2020 Sustainability Scholars Program/index.php) to learn more and apply by close of business on September 15.

Please contact Sarah Mincey or Andrew Predmore with any questions or concerns.

Filed under: Research and Grad School, Scholarships and Awards

special courses: still space available

Dear Math Majors,

there is still space available in several special courses.

Sign up now before space runs out!!

Good luck this coming first week of class!!

Keep in touch, your DUS

KMP

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Math-M 295: Math Contest in Modeling (1 credit)

Permission is required in order to enroll; send email Kevin Pilgrim, http://www.math.indiana.edu/people/profile.phtml?id=pilgrim, if you haven’t already done so.

Work on a team with one or two other students developing mathematical models. Examples: “Find the plane lost at sea.” and “Where should we put an Ebola clinic?” Guided by a graduate student in mathematics, you’ll work on two such problems over a period of 10 weeks developing a lengthy, detailed report. You’ll get training not only in developing technical models, but also in writing to diverse audiences–key skills valued by employers. Participation in the February 2016 Math Contest in Modeling is encouraged but not required.

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Math-Y 201 Service Learning in Math (1 credit)

No permission required.

The purpose of this one-credit course is to provide experiential learning opportunities to our undergraduate majors. This purpose will be accomplished by involving students in this class with the Mathematics Department Outreach Program: Bloomington Math Circle. The Circle program meets for 90 minutes on Saturday afternoons. It is expected that the undergraduate students enrolled in this course will attend all Circle programs and spend an additional 90 minutes a week outside of the program learning LaTeX and writing up the activities and extensions.
Students will work out solutions; create sample guiding questions for helping children when they are stuck; create generalizations, extensions, and connections of the outreach activities.

This looks great on a resume!!

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Math-S 499 Mathematics GRE Subject Test preparation

Permission is required in order to enroll; send email to Professor Pilgrim, http://www.math.indiana.edu/people/profile.phtml?id=pilgrim .

Thinking about graduate school in math? You’ll likely need to take the Math GRE subject test.

Guided by an experienced graduate student, you will work through practice GRE Mathematics Subject tests, focusing on those areas on which you need work. The test is about half calculus, a quarter linear algebra, and a quarter a variety of other topics, including probability, group theory, complex analysis, etc.

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Math-M 491 Putnam seminar

No permission required, but students are encouraged to contact the instructor, Professor Bercovici, if they have not enrolled previously, or if they have not discussed this option with a faculty member or advisor.

Love puzzles and contests? Train for the Putnam Competition, the first Saturday in December. This class gives deep training for challenging math problems.

Filed under: Math Majors

New Resource for Arts and Sciences Students

We have added a new resource to the Undergraduate Academic Affairs page on the College website. The College has an Academic & Career Planning Resource Guide http://college.indiana.edu/undergrad/AcademicCareerPlanningResourcesHandout.pdf , but please also see the College website because there are active links to the resources listed in the PDF.

Filed under: Academic Help

Actuary Club

IU Bloomington Actuary Club
Call-Out meeting

Dear all,

Welcome back! I hope you all had wonderful summer and are ready for a new semester. I would like to inform you that the call-out meeting of Actuarial club will be on September 2nd, Wednesday, at 6:00 pm in Ballantine Hall 331. Our club officers will have a presentation of our club and actuarial industry, especially some important and special events of 2015-2016 academic year. Later, there will be a Q&A session.
The call-out meeting is open to every IU students and faculties.

Before you are heading to our meeting, you may have some questions about actuarial industry and actuarial club. Here are 3 questions that can give you some good answers:

*Q1: What is an Actuary?*
Ans: Actuaries use mathematics to determine the financial effect that uncertain future events such as birth, death, retirement, fire, earthquake, accident, and sickness have on insurance and other benefit plans.

*Q2: Why become an Actuary?*
Ans: The Actuarial profession is consistently ranked among the Top 10 Best Jobs by CareerCast.

*Q3: What is Actuarial Club at Indiana University?*
Ans: The Actuary Club at Indiana University was created with the purpose of promoting awareness of Actuarial Science, preparing students for actuarial exams, providing students with resources and opportunities to advance in the actuarial profession, and abiding by mathematical social service.

If you want to know more about actuarial industry and actuarial club, come to our call-out meeting. We will also be at Math call-out meeting:
Tuesday Sept 1 7:00-9:00 PM Swain East 140. You can come and talk with us.

If for any reason you will not be able to make it to the call-out meeting, any information handed out or discussed will be posted to the ACIU dropbox (go to our website http://www.indiana.edu/~actuaria/ ,you can find the link under
resources) after the meeting is over.

We would really like to see the club grow so please encourage any of your friends that might be interested to come check us out. We will also be having free pizza and pop so come hungry!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact myself, Cheng Shi, or either of our other officers, Vice-President Jake Riedford, or Vice-President Alexander Dewhirst. Don’t forger to like our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IndianaUniversityActuaryClub.

I look forward to seeing everyone on call-out meeting!

All the best,
Cheng Shi
President| Actuary Club
Indiana University

Filed under: Actuary, Careers, Club Events