Weekly Opportunities Newsletter Week 5

WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES ISSUE NO. 5 | September 13, 2023

AUTUMN'S ARRIVAL: LEAVES ARE CHANGING, AND SO ARE OPPORTUNITIES!

JOB OPPORTUNITIES OURA LAB Fall 2023 The Office of Undergraduate Research and Artistry (OURA) is currently seeking students to apply for OURA Lab. This is designed to support underrepresented students in STEMM and provides a scaffolded, communityoriented environment that builds confidence and independence in research environments.

This is a paid position. Preference for first year students. No science background required.

Approximately 5-6 hours/week for a 6-week experience.

Leave with the skills and confidence to paricipate successfully in other mentored research projects.

RESEARCH & INTERNSHIPS Technology Entrepreneurship Honors Projects We are looking for Business students to work with Engineering students on Honors projects in which you will be evaluating the commercial potential for engineering senior design projects.

This is a great opportunity to get involved in business startups with fellow students. It is also a great resume builder. In some cases, you can get independent study credit. Contact bert.vermeulen@colostate.edu to learn more.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Attention all junior/senior undergraduates and first- and second-year graduate students!

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) provides fellowships to graduate students in STEM fields. Fellows receive 3 years of a $37,000 stipend, as well as opportunities to do research abroad or intern for a government agency.

On August 29, 2023, the CSU Graduate Professional Development Series and the Office for Scholarship and Fellowship Advising (OSFA) hosted the session: Components of a Strong Application for NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). If you were unable to attend or would like to review anything you may have missed, the session was recorded and can be found here. The recording, as well as presentation slides, successful application examples, and other helpful information are located in this google drive for prospective applicants to peruse.

The Office for Scholarship and Fellowship Advising (OSFA) has recently launched a Canvas module, “Getting Started with the NSF GRFP: An Introductory Course.” This online, multimedia module is meant for any student planning to apply for the GRFP. In addition to the module, OSFA is available to help applicants virtually or in-person, provide feedback, and answer questions in real time.

We will also be offering remote application editing and small group editing/accountability pods.

Current Fellows will be available to provide feedback and edit completed applications in early October. To assist those looking for more feedback and an earlier start on their applications, we will be facilitating small group editing pods of applicants in similar fields, to provide writing accountability and additional editing and support starting in late summer. If you are interested in either or both of these opportunities, please fill out this form by Wednesday, September 20th at 5 pm MT with your name, preferred email, and general field of study (i.e. biology, physics, etc.).

If you have questions about the GRFP, please submit them using this form, reach out to OSFA, or email Kathryn (Kathryn.A.Moore@colostate.edu) with any questions

COMMUNITY & CAMPUS EVENTS International Day of Democracy The College of Liberal Arts will kick off the Thematic Year of Democracy with an ice cream social on the LSC Plaza! Stop by, grab some ice cream or a popsicle, and chat with others about what democracy means to you!

The Center for Public Deliberation will be on the plaza facilitating conversations and activities centered around democracy.

VOLUNTEER/MENTORING

Be an OPS Mentor The Opportunities for Postsecondary Success (OPS) program, based out of the Department for Occupational Therapy at CSU is looking for CSU students who may be interested in a mentoring position. Mentors gain leadership experience, training on disability, and knowledge of health and human services.

Most importantly, mentors get the opportunity to make a difference in the life of a fellow CSU student by helping OPS students transition to CSU and learn how to succeed and thrive in and out of the classroom.

Contact: julia.kothe@colostate.edu

EDUCATION ABROAD

CLASSES/PROGRAMS OF INTEREST

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Student Honors Thesis Survey An anonymous survey to collect data regarding the extent to which people are familiar with zoonotic diseases for my honors thesis. This survey should take about 10 minutes. Please respond at your own comfort level. Take the survey here