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UArizona Instruction Stage
- The University is currently in Stage 2: In-Person and flex in-person classes of under 50.
- All other courses will meet remotely during Stage 2.
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Need a Quiet Place to Study?
Study room space on the UArizona Main Campus is available in the following locations. Make sure to bring your CatCard. Face coverings required.
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eSMS: Customize Your ProfileYou now have access to eSMS, an easy-to-use portal for students in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS). Starting today - February 22, 2021 - you’ll use eSMS to schedule appointments with all CALS academic advising and life management counseling. You’ll also use eSMS to access all CALS drop-in advising.
Get started today by customizing your profile to update your pronouns and select your notification preferences – email, text, or app. Follow these 4 steps:
- Log in via WebAuth at student.esms.arizona.edu
- Choose your two primary notification preferences
- Select your pronouns
- Hit Save and you’re done!
After saving your customizations you’re encouraged to explore eSMS! Throughout the semester additional CALS student services (like the Career Center, event RSVP, and more) will be available to you through eSMS. Stay tuned for updates!
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Spring 2021
Dates listed below are for the regular academic session (15 week courses). For 7 week or 5 week courses, check dates and deadlines. View all dates and deadlines here.
February 25: Reading day, no classes
March 9: Last day to make registration changes without the dean's signature
March 9: Reading day, no classes
March 10: Instructor's and dean's signatures are required on all Change of Schedule forms to ADD or CHANGE classes
March 10: Reading day, no classes
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Fall 2021 Registration Schedule
March 1: Shopping Cart Availalable
April 5: Enrollment begins for
- Athletes
- Distance Campus students
- Foster Care scholarship students
- Junior and Senior honors students
- Students who have used the GI Bill in the current term
April 8: Enrollment begins for
- First-Year and Sophomore Honors students
- post-baccalaureate education certification students
- Seniors (90+ units)
April 12: Enrollment begins for Juniors (60-89 units)
April 15: Enrollment begins for Sophomores (30-59 units)
April 19: Enrollment begins for First-Year (0-29 units)
April 22: Enrollment begins for degree seeking readmits
April 26: Enrollment begins for non-degree seeking undergraduates
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How are Things Going? Actually?
We ask, because we know the stress related to classes, finances, COVID, politics and protests can sometimes be overwhelming. We’re all feeling it.
If you haven’t looked into Wildcats R.I.S.E. yet, you should. It is a free support program for all UArizona students, Wildcats R.I.S.E. offers a safe place for you to connect with trained peers and talk about the stresses you may share.
Connect in a group setting or in a on-demand, one-on-one consultation. It’s completely up to you.
Talking through stress helps, especially when you’re talking to people who get it. And, they totally get it. That’s why we thought you should know that you can now get support right when you need it, for free, from people who understand.
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Happening in February & March- Thursday, 2/25: UA Reading Day, No Classes
- Thursday, 2/25: Smart Enough? Intellectual Biases in Higher Education (and Life), 12 pm/Noon – 1 pm, Zoom, Register online
- Friday, 2/26: Career Center Coffee Chats: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 10 – 10:45 am, Zoom - Register on Handshake
- Tuesday, 3/9: USDA Farm Production and Conservation Virtual Hiring Event for New/Recent Graduates (including May 2021), 10 am - 3 pm (MST), Advance Registration Required (download .pdf flyer for more info)
- Wednesday, March 17: Campus Closet Clothing Distribution, 4 - 6 pm, Sonora Ballroom (Campus Pantry), SUMC first floor (in-person distribution, face covering required)
Additional Virtual Events
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CALS Ambassadors: Application Now Open!
Are you passionate about your major? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Are you looking for a unique professional development opportunity? If so, apply to become a student Ambassador in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS)!
As the face of the College, and often of the university, Ambassadors volunteer their time to connect prospective students to academic opportunities in CALS and at the university.
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Virtual Drop-in Advising
Need help figuring out your classes this semester? Our advisors hold weekly virtual drop-in hours.
Drop-in Schedule, Week of February 22 (all hours are AZ time)
- Monday: 9 am - 4 pm
- Tuesday: 9 am - 4 pm
- Wednesday: 9 am - 4 pm
- Thursday: 9 am - 4 pm
- Friday: 9 am - 4 pm
Join the CALS College Advising Virtual Drop-in Queue: student.esms.arizona.edu
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Virtual Academic Advising: Appointments
CALS advisors are here to support you. Continue checking your UA email regularly for updates. Please do not hesitate to reach out.
General Advisors, Career & Academic Services
Log into eSMS to schedule an appointment or join a drop-in queue. Questions can directed to advising@cals.arizona.edu or by phone during business hours Monday-Friday 8am-5pm at 520-621-3616.
- Amanda Armendariz, Senior Academic Advisor
- Juliana Lincoln, Academic Advisor
- Serena Valle, Academic Advisor
- Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta, Senior Director, Advising & Student Services
Zoom AppointmentsMajor Advising
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Student Job, Spring 2021: Special Events Parking Monitor
Parking & Transportation Services is currently seeking students to fill the role of Parking Event Monitor for our Special Events Department. As a Parking Event Monitor, you will assist with managing traffic/parking for COVID vaccination distribution, UA Presents, and athletic events, including football and basketball. It is expected that students could potentially work 250 event hours during the academic year.
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Student Job, Summer 2021: CALS Student Orientation Leader
In the Fall 2021 semester, CALS anticipates welcoming more than 600 new students. In preparation for the first day of classes in August, all new students will complete a summer Orientation session with CALS and with the University of Arizona.
These Orientation sessions will begin in an online, virtual environment in May, June and July. Student Orientation Leaders (SOL) can expect to work the full 20 hours per week during the month of June.
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Student Job, Fall 2021: Upward Bound/TRIO
Who inspired you to be a Wildcat? Chances are, someone supported you in your journey from high school to college. Now you, too, can help be the person that motivates and helps high school students to envision themselves at a university and be the first in their family to be a college graduate by being an Upward Bound TRIO (UB) mentor or tutor.
Applications for student staff positions are now open! UB at the College of Education seeks highly motivated individuals for the 2021-2022 academic year to work as mentors and tutors (English, Math, Chemistry, Spanish).
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Student Job, Fall 2021: SALT Center Peer Tutors
SALT Tutors support students as they develop strategies specific to their needs and strengths. Tutors introduce students to a wide variety of methods, demonstrating how to use visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities to begin, develop, and refine their work. The goal is to create an optimal learning environment that facilitates independent and lifelong learning.
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Externships: Equitable Advisors Engage Program
The Equitable Advisors’ Engage Program is an exclusive, educational externship program, to help you gain exposure to the financial services industry. This opportunity is designed to take you to the next step in determining if this is your dream career.
You can expect from the externship:
- Enhance your resume with industry experience
- Determine if this career path is right for you
- Receive hands on experience into real-life case studies
- Gain exposure to executive management and enhance your networking skills
- Be considered for internships and full-time opportunities
Interested? Attend an Info Session
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Internships: Summer 2021 U.S. Meat Animal Research
The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC), located in Clay Center, Nebraska, will be sponsoring a limited 2021 Summer Research Internship Program for undergraduate students. This program is an opportunity to introduce students to various fields of research associated with meat animal production.
An application form, along with a list of required supporting documents, can be found here.
How to Apply- Application packages must be postmarked February 26, 2021.
- If emailing package, ensure it is in PDF format and received before March 5, 2021.
- Letters of recommendation can be sent directly from any advisor or professor to Janel Nierman at Janel.nierman@usda.gov or mail them to Attn: Janel Nierman, USMARC, PO Box 166, Clay Center, NE 68933.
- Applications will be considered incomplete if a letter of recommendation is not received.
Student intern selections and offers will be made by March 26, 2021.
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Internship: Groundwater-dependent Ecosystems
Environmental Defense Fund is hiring a groundwater-dependent ecosystems intern for summer 2021. The intern will develop a framework and approach for conducting a statewide groundwater-dependent ecosystem assessment, including:
- reviewing empirical literature and case studies,
- conducting interviews with practitioners and academics,
- and building out a database of available geospatial and tabular data.
Environmental Defense Fund, founded in 1967, is an international environmental non-profit guided by science and economics to develop practical and lasting solutions to natural resource problems.
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Internships: Summer 2021 Marine Conservation
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) is now accepting applications for our Summer 2021 Marine Conservation Internship. Interns support REEF’s educational programming and general operations from the REEF Campus in Key Largo, Florida.
Marine Conservation Interns gain leadership experience as they engage in activities focused on citizen science, community outreach, and education. They learn skills including partnership development, non-profit operations, donor relations, communication, marketing and promotions, data management, event planning, and public speaking.
Our Summer 2021 dates are May 24 through August 13. The deadline to apply is March 14. Applicants must have completed at least two years of undergraduate work.
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Internships: Zoetis Summer 2021
Zoetis is looking for students for a Summer 2021 virtual internship program. There are opportunities in a variety of areas within the company and students from all CALS majors will find an internship of interest.
The Zoetis Summer Intern Program offers students in the U.S. the opportunity to gain real-world experience in our award-winning culture, grounded in our Core Beliefs. Our summer internships typically occur in the May-August timeframe and openings are posted in the fall of each year.
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Internships: Financial Support for Summer Interns
UArizona, Student Engagement & Career Development
The 100% Engagement Summer Impact Award is designed to help you get the most out of your internship experience while providing financial support to do it. If eligible, you can receive $2500 awarded to your Bursar's account. In addition, you’ll receive access to on-demand, online content, live workshops and other resources to help you be successful in your new position.
How to Apply
- Submit application via Scholarship Universe
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- May 15, 2021: Final Deadline
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Job: Marketing & Sales Associate
The Arizona Cotton Research and Protection Council (ACRPC) is a state agency through which Arizona cotton growers provide funding for research and applied technology to address industry needs relating to pest control and crop production.
The role of the AF36 Marketing and Sales Associate is to establish retail distribution, accelerate the adoption rate and enhance sales of AF36 from the Arizona Cotton Research and Protection Council. This position will promote AF36 to agricultural distributors, retail locations, salespeople/PCAs, and growers.
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Jobs for May 2021 Grads: USDA Careers in Arizona
Are you graduating in May 2021? If so, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service is looking for more than 1,500 highly motivated and skilled conservationists nationwide. These full-time, entry level positions will fill 25 vacancies in 14 offices across Arizona.
Job announcements can be found on USAJOBS.gov over the next few months and will be open until July 15, 2021 or until the positions are filled. Positions and locations in Arizona include:
- Soil Conservationist
- Soil Conservation Technician
- Rangeland Management Specialist
- Natural Resource Specialist
- Engineer (Civil)
- Archaeologist
- Economist
- Forester
Positions are available in Avondale, Douglas, Flagstaff, Fredonia, Holbrook, Kingman, Prescott Valley, Safford, San Carlos, Sells, Springerville, Tucson, Willcox, and Yuma.
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CALS Student Professional Dress Needs Survey
The CALS Career Center is always looking for ways to support students. From initial job searches to interviewing practice to cultivating the entrepreneurial mindset, we strive to provide students with all the necessary knowledge and tools to help students be successful.
Nationwide research has indicated that there are growing numbers of students who are unable to access the professional clothing required of these interviews and positions. In order to better assess the need of our CALS students, we ask that you take the time to complete this survey.
Responses are anonymous and information collected will be utilized to provide additional resources to students in need. Please make sure you are logging in with your UA Google account.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Bridget Radcliff, Assistant Director of the CALS Career Center, at bewrad@arizona.edu. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on your professional dress needs!
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USDA Direct Hire Event For New/Recent Grads!
Are you a recent grad or are you graduating in May 2021? If so, you're invited to join a USDA Farm Production and Conservation Virtual Hiring Event on March 9, 2021 from 10 am to 3 pm (MST).
Download flyer to view open positions. These are entry-level job opportunities and to qualify you must be graduating Spring 2021, be a recent graduate, or have a qualifying degree and credentials.
How to Participate in the March 9 Event - Students must register for pre-qualification for this event, please follow this link to complete a registration form.
- Complete the registration form by March 1, 2021 at 8am for your materials to be reviewed for pre-qualification.
- If you are eligible for interview, you will receive an email with the event information on the afternoon of March 5.
- Students eligible for interview may be offered a position the day of interview - this is a direct hire event.
Questions? Contact Bridget Wade Radcliff, bewrad@arizona.edu
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Casting Call: Share Your Wildcat Story
UArizona Enrollment Marketing
Our team works with admissions to recruit prospective Wildcats, and we’re always looking for students to feature. We believe current students are the best advocates and ambassadors to those interested in what the University of Arizona is all about, and we are hoping you might want to be featured.
We are casting students for a handful of projects we're developing for a new "student stories" page on admissions.arizona.edu. We're casting a wide net to tell stories like:
- The personal moment you decided you were a Wildcat
- Advice you’d give your former self, or that you’d share with future students
- Your favorite professor and questions you might want to ask them
- ...and anything else you might like to share about being a Wildcat
Some of these projects will need video and photography. Should your story warrant that approach, rest assured our production practices ensure all parties – students and production crew – are safe and follow Covid-19 safety protocols.
Interested? Please join a 15-minute Zoom casting call to tell us more about yourself. We wrap up casting in mid-March, so please fill out this doodle poll with the slot that works best for you. The time slots are first come, first served and are all AZ/MST. You will receive a Zoom link after you've signed up for a slot.
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Scholarship: Southern AZ Environmental Management Society
University of Arizona continuing undergraduate and graduate students in the Environmental, Health and Safety field may now apply for the Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society.
- Amount: At least $6,000 in scholarships for 2021
- Deadline: March 28, 2021
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UArizona PhD in Your Future? You Might Qualify for $12,000
The Richard A. Harvill Award provides outstanding first year graduate student support. The award targets University of Arizona senior undergraduates, domestic and international, who are applying for admission to a doctoral track program at the UA.
- Award amount for 2021-22: $12,000 cash scholarship plus full base graduate tuition
- Eligibility: UA seniors, domestic and international, who are completing their bachelor’s degree at the UA in May 2021 (no exceptions, please). UA Online, JD, MD admitted students are not eligible.
- Undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Admitted to a UA doctoral track program for Fall 2021
- Deadline to Apply: March 29, 2021
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Ray Diversity Fellowship
The RAY Diversity Fellowship is a two-year (1 year with 1-year renewal), full-time position with partner conservation and clean energy organizations with the goal of increasing and facilitating environmentally-related career pathways for emerging leaders of color.
- Come from a racial / ethnic background underrepresented in conservation and clean energy, and demonstrate a commitment to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Be less than one (1) year out of college and have a Bachelor's Degree by July 2021 (we are not considering individuals with graduate degrees at this time)
- Have not had a full-time job in conservation or clean energy
- Have the ability to work in the United States and commit to the entire fellowship
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$1 Million+ in Scholarships Just for CALS Students!
Did you know that CALS has a scholarship fund of more than $1 million reserved specifically for majors and programs in our college? Even better? The majority of CALS scholarships are not GPA based. That means you don’t have to have a perfect GPA to apply.
Curious what scholarships fall under your major? Check out the list here. Ready to submit your application now? Read on!
Apply now for 2021-2022 CALS scholarships- Who: All CALS students. Undergraduate or graduate, any major, any campus - CALS has scholarships that you may qualify for.
- What: Over $1 million in scholarships for 2021-2022.
- When: Apply by 11:59pm, April 1, 2021.
- How: The entire process is done online via Scholarship Universe (SU). Before you apply, be absolutely sure to follow the CALS How-To-Apply Guide. SU has a matching question quirk that this how-to document helps you to navigate in order to maximize your eligibility.
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Wildcat Support: A one-stop website
From remote study strategies to staying organized, check out these resources for student success during COVID-19.
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Cultural Learning Communities
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Campus Pantry = Free Food Distribution
The goal of the UA Campus Pantry is to reduce food insecurity in our Wildcat Community. At our distribution events, students and staff can grab important food staples at no cost. All you need is your CatCard!
Spring 2021 Hours: - Tuesdays: 2 - 6 pm
- Wednesdays: 11 am -3 pm
- Fridays: 11 am - 3 pm
- Location: Sonora Room, Student Union Memorial Center
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Study Smarter with THINK TANK
THINK TANK is here to support you from wherever you are! Many of our academic support services are now available online, and this page will be updated as additional services become available. Learn more and connect with resources:
- Now arranged by topics including Time Management, Reading Strategies, Learning Strategies, Exam Strategies, Online Strategies, and Well-Being.
- On each page you'll find a brief description of the topic’s importance, self-paced modules, resources, and link to accessing the Academic Skills Tutoring and workshops.
- Peer tutors who help students with their study skills both individually or through our workshop series.
- Meet 1:1 with an Academic Skills Tutor: students can attend drop-in hours or make an appointment to meet with an AST. For more information click here
- Academic Skills Workshops: FREE workshops on strategies for success in online classes, time management, test preparation and more! For more information click here
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Survey: Princeton Review - Win a $50 Gift Card!
The Princeton Review requests your direct feedback about your experience at the University of Arizona. Your insights on academics, fellow students, social life, sports, clubs, school traditions, professor/student interaction, dorms, food (you’re getting the picture here) provide invaluable guidance for college bound students searching for their best fit schools. We've also included a few questions about your life and studies during the pandemic.
- The survey only takes only a few minutes to complete.
- All college students completing the survey have a chance to win one of one hundred $50 Amazon.com Gift Cards!
Your anonymous feedback drives the narrative, rankings and ratings inherent to many of The Princeton Review’s college admissions titles and website. Thanks for the time and for sharing your unique perspective on your college experience!
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Survey: Data Science Literacy
Attention all CALS students: Please help the CALS Data Science Ambassadors collect information about data science literacy within CALS by filling out THIS SURVEY! Filling out this 2-minute survey form automatically enters you into a raffle for a $30 Visa gift card.
Survey link: https://forms.gle/ekx53dhbEkVx88Nw9
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Need Research Help? Ask the CALS Data Science Ambassadors!
A main goal of DSAs is to help the CALS community find resources they need to conduct amazing research. Check out a few of the many UA data science resources below:
Contact the Data Science Ambassadors
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