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CALS eNewsletter ArchiveView archives of the CALS Graduation eNewsletter, CALS Connect, and the CALS Daily Digest for updates, announcements, and to learn about tips and tools to help you cope with adjusting to online learning and changes implemented as a result of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
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CALS Town Hall: Recording Now Available- Did you miss the CALS Town Hall on April 2? The recording is now available here.
- Have additional questions? Email any question, any time to: advising@cals.arizona.edu
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Spring 2020
April 14:
- Last day for students to withdraw from a class online through UAccess
- Last day for students to change to/from audit with only instructor approval
- Last day for instructors to administratively drop students
April 15:
- Instructor and dean's signatures required on a Late Change Petition in order to withdraw from class and students must have an extraordinary reason for approval
- Instructor's and dean's permission required on a Change of Schedule form to change to/from audit
April 28: Last day for students to submit a Late Change Petition to their college
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Fall 2020 Registration Schedule- 4/13/2020: Enrollment begins for Juniors (60-89 units)
- 4/16/2020: Enrollment begins for Sophomores (30-59 units)
- 4/20/2020: Enrollment begins for First-Year (0-29 units)
- 4/23/2020: Enrollment begins for degree seeking readmits
- 4/27/2020: Enrollment begins for non-degree seeking undergraduates
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What's Next? A Career Center Webinar
Join the CALS Career Center to discuss the current state of employment, opportunities to leverage and build your skills, and get your career planning questions answered. Topics covered include:
- Current state, as we understand it, of the job and internship market and resources for finding and creating opportunities
- Online networking and how to maximize social media platforms to benefit the search process
- How students can leverage the current situation and upcoming summer to further develop and enhance transferrable skills in new and creative ways.
What's Next? A Career Center Webinar
Wednesday, April 22
3pm AZ time
We look forward to seeing you there and having an opportunity to answer your questions on what you can do now to support you career planning.
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The Value of Online Networking
Did you know that online networking is a valuable tool in the job search? Creating robust Handshake and LinkedIn profiles and connecting with alumni, employers, faculty, and trade publications can greatly enhance your opportunity for success.
Connect with Career Center staff on LinkedIn for job postings, planning advice, and articles and resources we think are beneficial.
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Virtual Drop-in Hours, Week of 4/13/2020
If you have any questions about Handshake or any career related activities, please reach out to the CALS Career Center during drop-in hours this week.
Bridget Wade Radcliff, Assistant Director
- Monday, 4/13: 10 am-6 pm
- Tuesday, 4/14: 10 am-6 pm
- Wednesday, 4/15: 10 am-6 pm
- Thursday, 4/16: 10 am-6 pm
Valeria Martinez, Coordinator, Career Development
- Monday, 4/13: 3-5 pm
- Tuesday, 4/14: 5-6 pm
- Wednesday, 4/15: 5-6 pm
- Friday, 4/17: 3-5 pm
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Find Your Next Opportunity
Handshake - the UA's career management tool, available free of charge
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Academic Advising: Zoom Drop-in Hours & Appointments
The CALS community is prepared to serve our students in online capacities. We are here to support you and will do our best to answer questions or address concerns as the COVID-19 situation progresses. Please continue to check your advisor’s calendar for their appointment availability, if needed, and make sure you check your UA email. Zoom is the preferred tool for conducting remote advising appointments and meetings with your instructors or classmates.
General Advisors, Career & Academic Services
General CALS academic advising will continue to be available via Zoom for appointments and drop-ins. Schedule an appointment or view availability through Trellis. 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, Academic Advising
CALS advisors are here to support you. Continue checking your UA email regularly for updates. Please do not hesitate to reach out.
Zoom Drop-in Hours, Week of 4/13/2020: CALS General College Advisors (all times are Arizona time)
- Monday, 4/13: 9 am-2 pm
- Tuesday, 4/14: 11:30 am-4 pm
- Wednesday, 4/15: 9 am-4 pm
- Thursday, 4/16: 9 am-4 pm
- Friday, 4/17: 9 am-4 pm
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TikTok Challenge! #CALSLifeHacks
Do you have unique tips and tricks to navigating daily life? CALS wants to see your creativity come to life with a TikTok Challenge using the hashtag #CALSLifeHacks. Make your very own video in 60 seconds or less, sharing something you are doing at home to make the most of your time.
To submit your video download TikTok app and add #CALSLifeHacks to the caption of your video. All we ask is that you keep it light-hearted and appropriate.
Our team will review them at the end of the week and pick our favorite to post to the next CALS Connect. Don’t forget to check out what the rest of your CALS family has posted too!
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Summer 2020 Course Highlights
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| Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Agricultural Education, Technology & Innovation - AED 150A1 Learn to Teach to Learn T1indv
- ALC 309 Leadership Principles & Practices T1indv
- AED 210 Resiliency & Human Potential T2 indv
- AED 195B Professional Resiliency Colloquium
- ALC 422/522 Communicating Knowledge in Ag & Life Sciences
- CTE 400/500 Principles & Philosophy of CTE
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School of Natural Resources & the Environment
Want to lessen your credit load during the school year or graduate sooner? SNRE has several courses available over the summer semester, many of which are offered completely online. This is a great opportunity to knock out required credits or take a class you don’t otherwise have time for.
Summer 1 (5 week) - RNR 150C1 Sustainable Earth: Natural Resources and the Environment - 3 units, ONLINE
Life support systems on Earth are challenged by a growing global population. We will explore through lectures and discussion, the strategies humans might develop to become effective stewards of our natural resources and achieve a sustainable Earth. - RNR 160D1 Wildlife, Conservation and American Culture - 3 units, ONLINE
Wildlife, Conservation, and American Culture explores the significance of wild animals in society as reflected in governmental agencies and laws, how people spend their time and money, and in the social controversies that stem from efforts to conserve animal populations in the face of human development. - RNR 200 Conservation of Natural Environments - 3 units, ONLINE
An exciting introduction to the history of conservation in the US and the evolving concepts of conservation and sustainability. The course also examines the critical roles of various scientific disciplines in conservation biology and natural resource management, the concepts of wilderness, and the impact of the industrial and recreational use of these resources. - RNR 230R Field Botany - 2 units, ONLINE
In this course we address fundamental knowledge that supports the study and appreciation of plants in their natural environments. Emphasis is placed on species found in the southwestern United States. - RNR 400 - 3 units, ONLINE
An overview of the impacts and management strategies and tactics for noxious, invasive plants in (or near) Arizona. - WFSC 430 Conservation Genetics - 3 units, ONLINE
Basic methods and theories of genetic/genomic analyses together with the application of these analyses to promote conservation, proper management, and long term survival of free-ranging species, including the exploration of current conservation genetic/genomic literature
Summer 1 (7 week)- RNR 417 Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resources and the Social Sciences - 3 units, ONLINE
Introduction to the application of GIS and related technologies for both the natural and social sciences. Conceptual issues in GIS database design and development, analysis, and display.
Summer 2 (5 week)- WFSC 385 Zoo and Aquarium Conservation - 3 units, ONLINE
Contemporary conservation often involves ex situ (outside of natural environments) efforts in zoo and aquarium facilities to provide opportunities for species to persist until challenges in the wild are remedied. This course will focus on current topics in zoo and aquarium conservation and management. - WFSC 447 Wildlife Conservation Behavior - 3 units, ONLINE
Conservation behavior is the application of knowledge of animal behavior to solve wildlife conservation problems. This course reviews basic principles of animal behavior in the context of applied problems in conservation and management of wildlife populations.
Summer 2 (7 week)- RNR 310 Agave, Cacti and other Succulents of Southern AZ - 3 units, IN PERSON
A survey of the Agave, Cacti, and other succulents of southern Arizona both native and common landscaping plants. The course will include the natural history, identification, and physiology as well as the practices for propagation and common uses.
- RNR 322 Field methods in Natural Resources - 2 units, IN PERSON
This course provides experience with a wide array of field sampling and study design methods for natural resource management and policy-making. Over two days in the classroom and eight days in the field, students will gain experience with field and lab techniques in wildlife and fisheries, vegetation sampling, soil and carbon dynamics, range management, hydrology, and GIS.
- WFSC 444 Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, and Management - 4 units, ONLINE
WFSC 444 is a senior level course that introduces students to the ways in which society influences the distribution and abundance of animals and communities viewed as ecologically, economically or intrinsically valuable and presents the mathematical and analytical tools available to wildlife professionals whose purpose is to understand population dynamics and manipulate the human-wildlife interface towards specific goals.
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Fall 2020 Course Highlights
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Biosystems Engineering
BE 483/583: Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is here to stay!- It’s in the air, it’s everywhere from farms to roofs and enclosed in buildings with greater control than ever before, but isolated from the challenges of nature. Controlled Environment Systems 483/583 presented by Prof Gene Giacomelli will be offered for 3 credits undergraduate 483 and graduate 583 for Fall semester Tu 1 – 2:50 and Th 1 – 1:50 at the CEA Classroom in the CEA Building [Campbell at Roger Rd]. Learn about the engineering and the science of plant production in CEA.
- See the industry for potential job opportunities at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nDt8z9sFZEgL7nhE5pIvc2FLl4oQA6Y3/view
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Campus Rec: Free Live Group Fitness Classes!
The Campus Recreation team has been working very hard to bring our programming to the virtual world to offer some resources and outlets for us all to cope with the uncertain times we face now.
LIVE Group Fitness class offerings started on Monday, April 6. We will be offering a limited schedule to start with the hopes of expanding in the coming weeks. See below for the classes we will be offering for this week and next.
- April 14 (Tue) | 12-1p | Vinyasa Yoga with Josie
- April 16 (Thu) | 12-1p | Vinyasa Yoga with Nikki
- April 17 (Fri) | 5:30-6:15p | Zumba with Maria
These classes are FREE, but pre-registration is required. To register and participate:
- Go to www.imleagues.com
- Follow the steps outlined in the attached cheat sheet to create an account and register for the class.
- Once you have registered for a class, you will receive an automated confirmation email from IMLeagues.
- Registration will close 15 minutes before the start of class.
- Ten minutes before class, you will receive another email that contains the link to the Zoom session for the class.
IMLeagues also contains a descriptive overview of each class. Participants are encouraged to reach out to us ahead of time if there are any specific questions about what a class will entail.
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Apply to the CALS PALS Peer Mentor Program!
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Peer Assistance for Leadership and Student Success Peer Mentor Program, known as CALS PALS, will help you develop advanced skills in building rapport and individual coaching.
- As a CALS PALS student mentor, you'll use leadership, communication, problem solving and critical thinking skills, as well as relationship-building skills to assist your peers in making a successful transition to the university.
- CALS PALS receive on-going training and coaching at weekly meetings, learning how to effectively support, inform, and guide their student mentees with the goal of better preparing them to be academically and developmentally successful.
The Fall 2020 application is due by Friday, April 24, 2020. Learn more and apply!
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Deadline Extended: CALS Ambassador Program
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 the UA.
Extended Application Deadline: Sunday, August 30, 2020
A complete application includes:
- Online Application Form
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- CALS Ambassador Applicant Questions – Write your responses to these three questions:
- Why are you interested in becoming an Ambassador?
- How can you contribute to the CALS Ambassador team?
- Describe up to three activities you've been in, or are currently involved in, that are important to you. How do you balance your time to accommodate activities as well as school, family, and work?
- How would you describe your experiences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and how will those experiences be useful in recruiting or outreach efforts?
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CALS Graduation Convocation: eNewsletter
Review past editions of the CALS Graduation eNewsletter to ensure you're in-the-know on important updates, planned events, and opportunities to celebrate.
- Info about the CALS Virtual Graduation Convocation, Student Speaker deadline, opportunity for CALS students to submit their own celebratory video, and more.
- Update on the combination of options to celebrate our May 2020 graduates; CALS Senior Speaker submission; and graduation regalia info.
- CALS Graduation Feedback survey
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Deadline Extended: April 15 for CALS Scholarships
The process to apply for CALS scholarships is now open.
Important note: The how-to-apply guide linked below lists the specific questions (28 of them) that CALS will use to match students to potential scholarships. You must answer these questions to be matched to CALS scholarships.
WHO: All CALS students
WHAT: Over $1 million to award in 2020-2021 scholarships.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: April 15, 2020 deadline. July 1 deadline for graduate-only scholarships.
WHERE: Scholarship Universe website can be found at https://arizona.scholarshipuniverse.com/
HOW:
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Happening Online This Week
All times are Arizona time
- Monday, 4/13: VIRTUAL: UX Drop-In Consulting, 9:30-10:30 am, Zoom
- Monday, 4/13: VIRTUAL: Knit Night, 4-6 pm, Zoom
- Tuesday, 4/14: Virtual Drop-In: R Programming, 9-11 am, Zoom
- Tuesday, 4/14: VIRTUAL: Drop-In: Data & Visualization, 2-4 pm, Zoom
- Tuesday, 4/14: VIRTUAL: Womxn/Trans/Femme Crafty Hour, 4-5 pm, Zoom
- Wednesday, 4/15: VIRTUAL: Drop-in: Adobe Software, Noon-1:30 pm, Zoom
- Wednesday, 4/15: VIRTUAL: GIS Office Hours, 1-3 pm, Zoom
- Wednesday, 4/15: Mid-Week Reset Video Chat, LGBTQ Resource Center, Noon-2 pm, Zoom
- Thursday, 4/16: VIRTUAL: Drop-In: Research Data, 9-11 am, Zoom
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