newsletter 09152014

SGPP Undergraduate Newsletter

Undergraduate Newsletter


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Semester at a Glance August 25

Classes begin

September 1

No classes/campus closed (Labor Day)

September 2

Deadline to apply for Fall and Winter

degree Candidacy

September 2

Last day to add classes without

instructor’s signature

September 8

Last day to drop classes without

notation on transcript

September 10

Last day to submit application for Fall

2014 SGPP internship.

September 15

Last day to increase units to avoid

paying the $250 late fee.

November 11

No classes (Veteran’s Day)

November 27-30

No classes (Thanksgiving Break)

December 10

Last Day of Classes

December 11

Reading Day

December 12-18

Final Exams

Click here for all Fall dates

Table of Contents

Reminders 3-7

December 2014 Graduation 8

Scholarship Opportunity 9

SGPP Events 10-13

Campus Event 14

Internship Opportunities 15

Job Opportunity 16

Announcements 17-21

Academic Advising 22

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Reminders

Attention PMPC & CJS major students graduating in Spring 2015, Summer

2015, and December 2015:

The time is here to submit the core course registration form for Spring 2015.

You must complete and submit the core course registration form at the link below in

order to be applicable for the following core courses:

PA330

PA410

PA470

PA480

If you are graduating in Spring 2015 you must submit this form for your major core

courses, failure to do so will delay your graduation.

If you have questions about this please visit your CJS or PMPC academic advisor.

This form will be open

Monday 9/8/14 at 10:00 AM until Friday October 3rd at 3:00 PM.

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/registration-forms

Please only submit this form if you are graduating in Spring 2015, Summer 2015, or

December 2015. Spring graduating seniors who submit this form will be given priori-

ty access to these courses.

Thank You,

SGPP Advising Staff

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/registration-forms


Reminders

Class Standing

September 15th, 2014 is the

DEADLINE for transcripts to be

turned in to the Registrar’s office

for class standing.


Reminders

Dear Juniors and Seniors,

We have partnered with Career Services to give our junior and senior majors access to Wildcat Joblink. Wildcat JobLink is a state-of-the-art career management tool, offering UA students access to jobs, internships, and a range of other services including campus interview-ing and resume referrals.

To access JobLink, please visit the Career Services website at https://www.career.arizona.edu/joblink. All you need is your NETID and password to login and take advantage of these great services.

Why is SGPP only funding juniors and seniors to have access to JobLink?

The funding comes from SGPP Program Fees, which only our junior and sen-ior majors pay. If you are a freshman or sophomore, you are welcome to register and pay the annual $5 fee out of pocket. Visit https://www.career.arizona.edu/joblink to register.

I will be a junior at the end of the current semester. When can I have ac-cess?

SGPP will be requesting access for any students who have reached 60+ cred-its each semester after the census date (the 21st day of the semester). So, if you will have 60+ completed credits at the end of this semester, you will be granted access next semester after the census date.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

https://www.career.arizona.edu/joblink




mailto:[email protected]



Reminders

Change of Majors

The Fall 2014 deadline for

changing your major is

September 18th at 3 pm!

If you would like to change your major to

Criminal Justice Studies, BA in Law, Political

Science, or Public Management & Policy fol-

low this link to the online Change of Major

session.

*Change of major forms will not be accepted again until after

priority registration.

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/majorchange


Reminders


December 2014 Graduation

GRADUATING IN

December 2014? APPLICATION LATE FEE

NOW APPLICABLE

If you are graduating this December you can

still apply for degree candidacy, but a $50.00

late candidacy application fee will now be

assessed.

Detailed instructions on how to initi-ate your paperwork, can be found on our degree check page.

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/senior-degree-check


Scholarship Opportunity

Magellan Scholarship

is now available on Scholarship Universe

Apply by midnight Thursday, September 25, 2014 Through the generous donations of SBS Magellan Circle members, a number of students each year are awarded $500 Magellan Circle Scholarships.

The scholarships are open to all undergraduate students in good standing at the University of Arizona who are majoring in one of the programs offered within SBS, who have a documented level of financial need, are making satisfactory progress toward their de-gree, and will be enrolled in classes at the University of Arizona during the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters. Recipients will be selected based on a combination of their academic performance and financial need.

2014 Magellan Circle Scholars will be expected to attend a break-fast event (December 11, 2014) where they will meet their scholar-ship Patron.

Students can learn more about the Magellan Circle Scholarship at this page (internal link).

http://web.sbs.arizona.edu/college/node/95


SGPP Events

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/speaker-series

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/speaker-series


SGPP Events

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/

fall-2014-workshop-series

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/fall-2014-workshop-series



SGPP Events

RSVP at:

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/fall-

2014-workshop-series




SGPP Events




Campus Event

Ready, Set, Launch! What students will find at the UA Career Services’ Launch is solid information critically important to their future…all in an informal setting. Help your stu-dents Launch their Job Search TODAY! Send them our way. Besides a one-on-one with the government agencies attending, students will be able to:

· Register, subscribe and become Power Users of Career Services. · Get their resume reviewed and improved by professionals. · Get psyched (and prepare) for the upcoming career fair. · Find out more about Campus Interviewing. · Learn about the resources available to help them achieve career suc-

cess. Talk to government representatives about career opportunities. Students can meet reps from the Saguaro National Park Services, Peace Corps, I.R.S., Social Security and the U.S. Army.

· Receive a list of employers attending the upcoming career fair. · Attend two mini-lectures on LinkedIn and Entrepreneurship. · All that and they can grab a piece of pizza and soda too (while supplies

last).

UA CAREER SERVICES’ LAUNCH Wednesday, September 17th

11am to 2pm Student Union Memorial Center

Career Services’ office in Suite 411

UA Career Services – Explore. Experience. Achieve.


Internship Opportunities

Internship

Opportunities!

Check out the

SGPP Internships page for an updated comprehensive list of all

local and regional internships, instructions on how to enroll, and

more!

The School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona claims no political affiliations.

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/school-government-and-public-policy-internships


Job Opportunity


Announcements


Announcements

The Graduate College encourages students to prepare for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

through formal or informal instruction and study. For those students seeking professional assistance,

one option to consider is a workshop led by Michael Flynn, Executive Director of Grad Pros Educational

Consulting. Mr. Flynn has facilitated GRE workshops on the UA campus since 2000

and has received consistently positive feedback.

There are three components to this workshop.

practice tests -- The course begins with a GRE practice test administered under simulated test conditions.

Scores will be analyzed to determine areas of strength and weakness for each participant. One additional

practice test will be taken in class, and another will be taken at home to familiarize students with the GRE's

computer format.

group instruction -- Test-taking strategies for the quantitative, verbal and writing sections of the GRE will

be covered along with time management, stress/anxiety and other topics relating to test performance.

Timed sections will be administered to assess individual strengths/weaknesses and to improve pacing.

extra help from the instructor -- The instructor, Michael Flynn, is Executive Director of Grad Pros Educa-

tional Consulting and former admissions committee member at Harvard University and the UCSD School of

Medicine. Extra help will be available during and after the workshop.

Additional Information:

Dates: The Fall 2014 workshop is designed to be completed over 4 days. Students need to commit to

attending all four days of the workshop. The workshop is held on the UA campus.

Saturday, September 20 (9 AM to 5 PM) Sunday, September 21 (9 AM to 1 PM)

Saturday, October 18 (9 AM to 5 PM) Sunday, October 19 (9 AM to 1 PM)

Cost: $250

To request a seat in the workshop, please contact Michael Flynn by email: [email protected]. In addi-

tion to your full name and phone number, please include the following information about your affiliation

with UA and your plans to take the GRE:

A) Current UA students: indicate your year in school (junior, senior, graduate student, etc.) and expected

GRE test date. Note: you may be asked to show your UA Cat Card at the first workshop.

B) UA alumni: indicate your graduation date and expected GRE test date.

C) UA staff: indicate your title, department, and expected GRE test date.

D) Community members: indicate your expected GRE test date.

Class size is limited and registration is prioritized in the order indicated above. Please consider the interests

of others and only request a seat in the workshop if you can fully commit to attending all four scheduled

class meetings and plan to take the GRE soon after completing the workshop (within a month or so).

Additional questions may be directed to Stephanie Adamson in the UA Graduate College.

For information about the UA Testing Office, visit http://www.testing.arizona.edu/

Students seeking alternative GRE instruction or preparation assistance for other graduate admission exams

should consider the Think Tank.

mailto:[email protected]?subject=UA%20Fall%20GRE%20Workshop

mailto:[email protected]?subject=GRE%20Workshop%20Inquiry

http://www.testing.arizona.edu/

http://thinktank.arizona.edu/


Announcements

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Announcements


Academic Advising Info

To see your Academic Advisor click here

for their contact information.

You can also schedule an appointment

with your advisor

by logging into SBS WiseAdvising here.

Academic Advising

http://sgpp.arizona.edu/poladvising

https://sbs.arizona.edu/advising/student/login.php

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