|
|
Tip of the Week: CALS Students Share Their Strategies
"Stay organized and keep a planner! It may feel like we are on "break" but school is still in session so do what you can to make sure you don't forget any assignments. (tip: you can download your D2L assignments to your laptop calendar!)
Face time can be your best friend at times like these, play virtual board games or have dinner dates with your friends via technology. This is also a great time to take up hobbies that you have always wanted to but never had the chance to before."
| |
Wellbeing Wednesdays - Join Us!Looking for ways to create a calmer, more balanced, and purposeful life? Join Ryan Daily, CALS Life Management Counselor, for our weekly Wellbeing Wednesday series - informal wellness meetups where CALS students can connect, learn, and come away with actionable self-care steps.
Wellbeing Wednesdays: Student group wellness meetups Wednesdays, 11 am - Noon (AZ time)
- April 22: Creating a Calmer Life
Learn important steps you can take to prevent, reduce and respond to stress in your life so that you can better focus on what is really important to you. - April 29: Creating a Meaningful Life
Learn important steps you can take to find more purpose and meaning in your life each day. We will explore ways to reconnect and live out our core values. - May 6: Creating a Balanced Life
Learn important steps you can take to find better work & life balance. We will explore having healthy life boundaries, how to set limits with others and how to avoid feeling burned out.
| |
Can You Hear Me Now? A Mental Health Discussion
Led by Ryan Daily, CALS Management Counselor, a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 16 years of experience in the counseling field, including 10 years within higher education institutions.
Have mental health difficulties affected you, your loved ones, or others in your community? Most likely, because in the United States almost half of adults will experience a mental illness during their lifetime.
Having mental health challenges increases the risk of serious physical health problems, substance abuse, student dropouts and long-term unemployment. Depression and anxiety disorders alone cost the global economy $1 trillion every year in lost productivity.
Unfortunately, these negative consequences are even more pervasive amongst underrepresented and marginalized populations. Despite these enormous difficulties, I will share how society at large and UArizona are enhancing their responses to better address this important public health concern. Furthermore, we will explore and discuss practical ways we can all support one another to increase our collective mental wellness.
Can You Hear Me Now? A Mental Health Discussion
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Noon - 1 pm (AZ time), via Zoom
| |
CALS Trivia Breaks Test your knowledge with CALS Trivia Break! Trivia ranges from UA trivia all the way to pop culture. Stop by for a quick break with trivia. Join via Zoom, linked below. We recommend having a laptop or tablet ready to play as we will be using Kahoot for the event.
| |
Tell Us How We're Doing!Career & Academic Services needs your feedback on how we're doing. Please take this five-part, anonymous survey to share your experiences about advising, the Career Center, events, and more. This survey will help us to provide better services for YOU! We value your experiences and time. The survey should take you no longer than 10 minutes and can be done from any device.
Please complete by Wednesday, May 6th. Thank you!
| |
|
Spring 2020
May 6: Last day to request a complete withdraw from all classes in the term
May 6: Last day for students to submit a Late Change Petition to their college
May 6: Last day of class--no registration changes can be made after the last day of class and last day to file a Complete Withdraw
May 7: Reading day, no classes
May 8: Final exams begin
| |
Fall 2020 Registration Schedule- 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
| |
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.
| |
Virtual Drop-in Hours, Week of 4/20/2020
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, 4/20: 10 am-6 pm
- Tuesday, 4/21: 10 am-6 pm
- Wednesday, 4/22: 10 am-6 pm
- Thursday, 4/23: 10 am-6 pm
Valeria Martinez, Coordinator, Career Development
- Monday, 4/20: 3-5 pm
- Tuesday, 4/21: 5-6 pm
- Wednesday, 4/22: 5-6 pm
- Friday, 4/24: 3-5 pm
| |
Find Your Next Opportunity
Handshake - the UA's career management tool, available free of charge
| |
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 4/20/2020: CALS General College Advisors (all times are Arizona time)
- Monday, 4/20: 9 am-2 pm
- Tuesday, 4/21: 9 am-4 pm
- Wednesday, 4/22: 9 am-4 pm
- Thursday, 4/23: 9 am-4 pm
- Friday, 4/24: 9 am-4 pm
| |
Summer 2020 Course Highlights
| |
| Agricultural & Resource Economics
| |
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
| |
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.
| |
Fall 2020 Course Highlights
| |
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
| |
| UA 100% Engagement Course Highlights
| |
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, August 14, 2020. Learn more and apply!
| |
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?
| |
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.
- UA Commencement video update, student recognition submission details.
- 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
| |
Final Deadline Extension: April 21, 2020
Due to Scholarship Universe technical issues the during last evening of the application window, CALS has extended the application deadline to 11:59 pm (AZ time), April 21, 2020.
Do not wait until the last minute, this deadline will not be extended again.
Before you apply, be absolutely sure to follow this how-to-apply PDF guide word for word. Doing so will maximize the number of CALS scholarships that you may qualify for. It is imperative that you follow each how-to step as written.
| |
CALS Scholarships: $1 Million+, Just for CALS Majors!
- WHO: All CALS students
- WHAT: Over $1 million to award in 2020-2021 scholarships.
- DEADLINE EXTENDED: April 21, 2020 deadline. July 1 deadline for graduate-only scholarships.
- WHERE: Scholarship Universe website can be found at https://arizona.scholarshipuniverse.com/
- HOW:
| |
Happening Online This Week
All times are Arizona time
- Monday, 4/20: VIRTUAL: UX Drop-In Consulting, 9:30-10:30 am, Zoom
- Monday, 4/20: VIRTUAL: Knit Night, 4-6 pm, Zoom
- Tuesday, 4/21: Virtual Drop-In: R Programming, 9-11 am, Zoom
- Tuesday, 4/21: VIRTUAL: Drop-In: Data & Visualization, 2-4 pm, Zoom
- Tuesday, 4/21: VIRTUAL: Womxn/Trans/Femme Crafty Hour, 4-5 pm, Zoom
- Wednesday, 4/22: VIRTUAL: GIS Office Hours, 1-3 pm, Zoom
- Wednesday, 4/22: Mid-Week Reset Video Chat, LGBTQ Resource Center, Noon-2 pm, Zoom
- Thursday, 4/23: VIRTUAL: Drop-In: Research Data, 9-11 am, Zoom
| |
CALS eNewsletter Archive
View 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.
| |
|
|
|
|
