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CALS Undergraduate Town HallUndergraduate students in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences are encouraged to participate in the CALS Town Hall and ask any question they may have. A moderated Q & A will follow brief introductory remarks.
Q & A Panelists include:
- Shane Burgess, Charles-Sander Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
- Mike Staten, Bart Cardon Associate Dean, Career & Academic Services
- Jim Hunt, Assistant Dean, Career & Academic Services
- Camille Andersen, Scholarship Manager
- Bridget Radcliff, Assistant Director, Career Center
- Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta, Senior Director, Advising and Student Services
- Gabrielle Sykes-Casavant, Assistant Director, Student Engagement & Retention
- Jennifer Yamnitz, Executive Director, Branding and Marketing
CALS Undergraduate Town Hall
Have a question but can't participate in the Town Hall? Email your questions in advance to advising@cals.arizona.edu. A recording of the Town Hall will be made available for those unable to participate in the live event.
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How Are you Doing? A Short SurveyCALS Cares! So that we can better understand how you are doing and provide support for you, please complete this brief survey.
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CALS eNewsletter ArchiveCheck out the CALS Daily Digest eNewsletters to learn about tips, tools, and services 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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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- 4/6/2020: Enrollment begins for Arizona Online students
- 4/6/2020: Enrollment begins for athletes
- 4/6/2020: Enrollment begins for Distance Campus students
- 4/6/2020 Enrollment begins for Foster Care scholarship students
- 4/6/2020 Enrollment begins for Junior and Senior honors students
- 4/6/2020: Enrollment begins for students who have used the GI Bill in the current term
- 4/9/2020: Enrollment begins for First-Year and Sophomore Honors students
- 4/9/2020: Enrollment begins for post-baccalaureate education certification students
- 4/9/2020: Enrollment begins for Seniors (90+ units)
- 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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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 3/30/2020: CALS General College Advisors (all times are Arizona time)
- Monday, 3/30: 9 am-2 pm
- Tuesday, 3/31: 9 am-4 pm
- Wednesday, 4/1: 9 am-4 pm
- Thursday, 4/2: 9 am-4 pm
- Friday, 4/3: 9 am-4 pm
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Open Office Hours
If you have any questions about Handshake or any career related activities, please reach out to the CALS Career Center during office hours this week.
Bridget Wade Radcliff, Assistant Director
- Monday, 3/30: 3-4 pm
- Tuesday, 3/31: 1-2 pm
- Wednesday, 4/1: Noon-1 pm
Valeria Martinez, Coordinator, Career Development
- Tuesday, 3/31: 11 am-Noon
- Friday, 4/3: 11 am-Noon
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Remain Engaged with Employers via Handshake- Remember the vast majority of engagement with employers occurs online already, so it’s smart to follow employers you are interested in to stay updated on any job, internship, or event activity.
- Complete your Handshake profile to increase your chances of being connected to an employer. 80% of students who fill out the following three areas of their profile receive a message from an employer: location preferences, job role preferences, and job type preferences. Read this blog post to learn why.
- Read Reviews and connect via Peer Messaging to virtually build your network. Students can read over 100,000+ reviews by peers to learn more about what it’s like to intern or work at specific companies and use Peer Messaging to conduct virtual or phone informational interviews with current students and alumni. Here is another blog post to learn more about the benefits of these features.
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Find Your Next Opportunity
Handshake - the UA's career management tool, available free of charge
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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.
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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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Your Feedback: CALS Graduation Convocation
Even as our in-person May 2020 ceremony is canceled, we invite you and your family to attend the in-person CALS ceremony in December 2020 or May 2021 (dependent on the nation's recovery from COVID-19). We're also eager to develop an equally personal, dynamic, and memorable digital graduation experience for you and your family. To do so, we need to hear from you.
- What's your preference for how to celebrate your success?
- What do you most want to remember from your graduation?
- What else do you want us to know?
- Take this 5-question survey and tell us.
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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, 3/30: Virtual Drop-in: Can I Use This? – Copyright Help, 9-11 am, https://arizona.zoom.us/j/779264954
- Tuesday, 3/31: Virtual Drop-In: R Programming, 9-11 am, https://jcoliver.github.io/learn-r/schedule
- Tuesday, 3/31: Virtual Drop-In: Data & Visualization, 2-4 pm, https://arizona.zoom.us/j/7386028099
- Wednesday, 4/1: Virtual Drop-in: Adobe Software, Noon-1:30 pm, https://arizona.zoom.us/j/563756117
- Wednesday, 4/1: Mid-Week Reset Video Chat, LGBTQ Resource Center, Noon-2 pm, https://lgbtq.arizona.edu/mid-week-reset-video-chat
- Thursday, 4/2: CALS Undergraduate Town Hall, 2-3 pm, https://cals.arizona.edu/events/cals-undergraduate-town-hall
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