Spring 2024 Newsletter, Issue 1

WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES ISSUE NO. 1| January 19, 2024

WELCOME BACK, RAMS! CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S OPPORTUNITIES AND STAY WARM

RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIPS

Are you interested in conservation, adventure, and making a difference?

Apply for the Siegele Conservation Science Internship!

The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) is selecting interns for the summer of 2024. This is a paid summer internship ($15/ hour). The Siegele Interns will spend the summer of 2024 (May 14-July 23) with CNHP staff working on conservation projects in the field throughout Colorado. This is a chance to get experience working and living in the field. No prior experience is necessary to apply. Most of the interns are Juniors or Seniors but Sophomores are also encouraged to apply.

IT Data Analyst Internship Interested in a fulfilling career path that will enable you to join an employee-owned industry leader? Trinidad Benham Corp has been in business for over 100 years, and we know a thing or two about providing stable employment and growth. We are offering a paid IT Data Analyst internship in which you will gain experience and learn essential industry skills as part of the procurement and operations team. To apply please visit the Trinidad Benham website and find the opportunity under Careers: Also, please let Matthew Mitchell (a CSU graduate) know you applied by emailing him at mmitchell@trinidadbenham.com.

Experimental and Computational Materials Research Internship NSF Division of Materials Research (DMR) supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is inviting applications for the Summer 2024 program. REU-projects are available in five research clusters: (1) computational materials research/machine learning (2) materials under extreme conditions (3) materials for energy applications, (4) materials for sensors and laser applications, and (5) biomaterials for implants, tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. This is an in-person research model.

The undergraduates will conduct the analysis of data generated in their research projects and make presentations on completed research to faculty mentors and other undergraduates taking part in this program. We require all REUs to take part in a campus-wide expo at the end of the program.

The program will offer 10-weeks of research from May 19, 2024 - July 26, 2024. The program will pay $6,000 over the entire 10-week period involving 400 hours of research with a faculty mentor at UAB (based on a 40-hour work week).

For program information and application questions contact Program Coordinator Charita Cadenhead (charita@uab.edu).

The application will be available online December 1, 2023, through midnight April 1, 2024.

Learn more at https://sites.uab.edu/cnmb/research-experiences-for-undergraduates/ and the application process here:

Biology Research Opportunity for Honors Students The Sloan lab (CSU Biology Department) is interested in hiring two undergraduate research assistants in plant molecular and evolutionary biology. We have two research projects that we thought might be a good fit for honors students. Please contact amanda.broz@colostate.edu for more details

Front Range Student Ecology Symposium (FRSES) We are excited to announce that the 30th anniversary Front Range Student Ecology Symposium (FRSES) will be held at CSU on February 1st-2nd, 2024. FRSES is a free, annual, student-organized symposium that showcases ecological research in all stages. FRSES has historically been designed to highlight collaborative graduate research both within Colorado State University and throughout the Front Range of Colorado and Wyoming.

Register to attend FRSES 2024 All participants and attendees must register (on-site registration will be available). We have an initial (encouraged) registration date of December 1st to place our food order - but please know that you can register after this date. You can access the registration form here.

Serve as a Judge for FRSES 2024 We are recruiting judges for our oral and poster presentations. Judges may be faculty, post-docs, graduate students*, or community members.

Please visit the following link to volunteer your time! *: Graduate students are only eligible to judge undergraduate research projects.

SCHOLARSHIPS Voyager Scholarship for Public Service Calling all sophomores interested in public service! The Voyager Scholarship for Public Service is an award for current college sophomores who intend to pursue a career in public service and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Awardees receive: Up to $50,000 in financial aid $10,000 stipend and free Airbnb housing to pursue a summer work-travel experience between their junior and senior year of college a $2,000 Airbnb travel credit every year for 10 years, totaling $20,000 an invitation to an annual fall summit to help define and inspire their public service journey To see a full list of eligibility requirements, click here.

Fulbright UK Summer Institutes Program The UK Summer Institutes provides first and second year undergraduate students who have little or no travel experience and GPAs of 3.7 or higher with the opportunity to study at one of one of seven locations in the UK. The program is FULLY FUNDED and covers the costs of tuition, travel, and housing. The seven program themes are: 1) Arts, Activism, and Social Justice in England 2) Black Humanities in England 3) Climate Change and Environment in England 4) Identity and Nationhood in Wales 5) Scotland’s History: Kingdom, Nation, and People 6) Technology, Innovation, and Creativity in Scotland 7) Understanding Northern Ireland in Belfast

EDUCATION ABROAD

VOLUNTEERING Science Olympiad Northern Regional Tournament Hello CSU Honors students! My name is Mando Ramirez, and I am looking for student volunteers to help with a local science competition called Science Olympiad (SO). I am one of the co-directors for Colorado SO, and I am a CSU alumnus!

Science Olympiad is a 9-12 grade science competition in which schools compete against each other in 23 STEM related events, spanning a range of fields including biology, geosciences, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Our Northern Regional Tournament will be held on March 2nd, 2024, at Fossil Ridge High School. You can learn more about Colorado SO here (https://scilympiad.com/co) and about the National Organization here (https://www.soinc.org/).

I am in need of two types of volunteers: (1) Supervisors, and (2) Day Helpers. Supervisors are responsible for running one of the 23 events. Day Helpers help with various tasks. This competition is only possible with the tremendous help of volunteers. You'd be making a positive impact on young scientists' minds by volunteering for this great outreach event. I am happy to sign for volunteer hours for those who need them.

If you are interested in volunteering with Colorado Science Olympiad's Northern Regional Tournament, then please fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/r8BZp5hsrNfhJKyr8. You can also reach me at nocoscio@gmail.com to signup or if you would like more information. Thank you so much -- this event can only happen with dedicated volunteers like you!

Technology Class for Older Adults Interested? Contact Rachel.Washburn@colostate.edu

PROGRAMS OF INTEREST Global Challenge Seminar HONR 292B Credit for Fall

CPD Student Associate Program The Center for Public Deliberation has been facilitating community conversations for over 10 years.

Every semester, the CPD selects 15-20 new students to become trained facilitators. Students are enrolled in a 3-credit course, Applied Deliberative Techniques, to learn all of the skills needed to manage effective and meaningful conversations.

Following the first semester, students are required to register for at least one credit of practicum.

Every practicum credit is equal to 45 hours of CPD-related work. This work includes facilitating at community events, working on a CPD team, data entry, and various other skill-building tasks.

Though students are only required to complete one semester of practicum, most continue earning credits with the CPD for multiple semesters.

We have an honors section of the initial 3 hour class (SPCM 408, Section 231), which includes a 1 hour honors breakout. Students are trained as facilitators, and help with CPD events in the community.

They learn about issue analysis, collaborative problems solving, meeting design, and very effective means of dealing with diversity, polarization, and misinformation.

Video for information about the program.