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September 27, 2011: Student News
Doyle Stock Trading Competition
Competition is open to all KSOM undergraduate and graduate students. Competition will last from Oct. 15, 2011, to April 15, 2012. The student with the highest portfolio value at 4 p.m. on April 15, 2012, will receive a $500 cash award.
For more information and to enter the competition, contact Kenneth Lord, Ph.D., associate dean, KSOM at 941-4208 or lordk3@scranton.edu.
Spring Break Service Trip Information Sessions
Psi Chi Accepting Applications
Diversity Art Contest/Show
The Office of Equity and Diversity is holding an art contest for University students as a part of its annual Diversity Fair on Thursday, Nov. 3.
Subject: Human Diversity/Human Creativity
Medium: paint, ink, chalk on canvas or art paper, paper, cloth etc. (No sculptures accepted).
Specs: The submissions must be designed for wall-hanging, with dimensions between 20 in. x 16 in. and 25 in. x 33 in
The submission date is Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. at the Office of Equity & Diversity, IMBM 100.
Prizes (in gift certificates) are: first place, $150; second place, $75; third place, $50. First place will be hung in the Office of Equity and Diversity.
Spring 2012 Student Teaching Application Due
Spring 2012 student teaching applications are due by Monday, Oct. 3. Submit applications and paperwork to Professor Lisa LoBasso (MGH 201) or Professor Scott Reilly (MGH 211).
Biology Travel Course to Costa Rica & Panama
Tropical Biology (Biology 195) (3 credits)
This course involves on-campus classes during the January 2012 intersession and a 16-day trip to Costa Rica and Panama (Jan 13-28). It can be taken by any student to meet the general education requirement and by biology majors as an elective or to meet population and organismal requirements. The only prerequisites are an ability to swim and a sense of adventure.
The trip involves extensive traveling (by bus or van, boats, and one internal flight) and is designed to acquaint students with the flora and fauna of the tropical rainforest and the coral reef-the two most diverse ecosystems on Earth. We will visit national parks and hike rainforests and snorkel reefs on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Costa Rica and Panama. Other activities include whitewater rafting and zip-line through the canopy. We stay in hotels and lodges and are accompanied by bilingual naturalist guides and certified PADI divers.
Students will be tested over assigned readings and are required to keep an extensive field notebook and personal daily journal.
The total trip cost (round trip airfare from the United States to Costa Rica, all land and boat transport, one internal flight, hotels, meals, guides, etc.) is $3,150. In addition, students have to pay tuition for 1 credit ($919). Other expenses not included are van transport from the University to and from a NewYork airport, personal expenses (laundry), departure tax, gratuities for guides, etc.
If interested, email John Conway, Ph.D., (conwayj1@scranton.edu) as soon as possible. A deposit of $500 is required as soon as possible to reserve air and hotel space. The second payment of $1,650 is due Oct 20 and the final payment is due Nov 21.
Summer Study in Florence, Italy
January 2012 Travel Course Offered
We will stay in two eco-tourism centers founded and managed by such indigenous women's co-ops, and we will work side-by-side the women on some projects. The course requires some fall pre-trip class meetings, some online course work, and two weeks of travel to Mexico in January 2012. This course counts as a Latin American Studies and a Women’s Studies elective, and it fulfills cultural diversity (D) credits as well as Social Science (S) credits. The cost will be approximately $1,600 per student, covering airfare, accommodations, workshops and performances plus 1 credit tuition ($846) for the three-credit course (University discounted rate).
The course is open to students in all majors; students must apply by completing an application. Applications can be picked up from Mary Rafter, LA/W/S secretary, in LSC, room 235, or emailing Dr. Meagher, chair of LA/W/S at meaghers1@scranton.edu. Dr. Meagher can also provide additional information and answer any questions that you may have.
Apply Now for Position in Visitors' Center
Fall:
- Monday: 8:30 - 11 a.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 - 11 a.m.
- Thursday: 2 - 4:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 - 11 a.m. and 1 - 4:30 p.m.
- Select Saturdays: 9:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Interested applicants must also be able to work some breaks, intercession and possible summers.
Please contact Paula Lynott, visit coordinator, at (570) 941-6656, lynottp2@scranton.edu, or stop by The Estate to pick up an application.
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