Epic, the creators of Fortnite as well as the Unreal Engine recently announced $100 million in grants. Not kidding.
Please see the announcement at their website for details. To be honest, the application looks pretty clear and simple.
If you would have told me that I would present not once, but two times at Academic Excellence Showcase (AES) after transferring to Western Oregon University, I would have laughed in your face. After engaging in research on Dr. Cannon’s research team and conducting my own research with two of my peers for Dr. Manoogian’s class, I was presented with two fear-inducing opportunities. Due to my supportive professors, I took these opportunities to present my findings at AES head on with my peers. When the day came, though I was shaky, I spoke with clarity and pride on what I had produced. While I was out of my comfort zone, stepping out is what led me to a plethora of new opportunities. I was not only invited to speak at an event at President Fuller’s house on our research findings, I was able to use my newfound confidence in public speaking while presenting at the Gerontological Society of America’s annual meeting in Boston, MA. Without the encouragement from my brave peers and proud professors, I would still be in my comfort zone lacking my newfound experience with public speaking. I am now more inclined to speak in class, advocate in my work setting, and encourage my peers to take the opportunities we are given. Our campus offers a safe place for students to develop skills that will help them as they advance into the workforce. Luckily for me, these skills have allowed me to develop as an individual as well.
By Hannah Wehr
Hannah is a student in the Gerontology Program.
Folks,
A colleague just forwarded an email about the Oregon Applied Sustainability Experience (OASE) to me. Here is the relevant information (quote from the email). I do not have any further information. If you have any questions, please review the contact information detailed below.
Good luck!
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OASE offering paid internships for its 10-week program this summer. Internships are open to any student in Oregon who are juniors or seniors or have obtained graduate or advanced undergraduate training in business, economics, engineering, environmental science, green chemistry, physical science, or sustainability science. Projects address pollution prevention solutions for Oregon businesses and pair students with an industry mentor to gain hands-on experience in project development and management, as well as science communication to interdisciplinary audiences. Project topics include energy or water audits, toxics reduction, green chemistry, and life cycle assessment.
Application materials include a brief résumé, transcripts, and short statement expressing your interest (how you might benefit from the opportunity and how your skills align with the project(s) of interest). More details about application requirements and the available positions are provided on our website:
https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/fellowships/oregon-applied-sustainability-experience
For full consideration, submit your application by April 12. Applicants will be matched to the opportunities based on experience and interest areas. Program dates are June 17 through August 30, 2019; stipends and training will be provided to eligible students. Please contact Valerie Stephan-LeBeouf (stephan.valerie@deq.state.or.us) for more information
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Several faculty have asked: how many sessions can I request? One? One of each type? Or?
Short answer: you can chair as many sessions as you’d like. However, this could be exhausting and hard to schedule.
Longer answer: several very engaged faculty and staff chairs have, in the past, used this approach. Chair a poster session and Chair an open or sponsored session. If you and your program are really coordinated you could probably do three, but that would be tiring.
In the end, though, the decision is yours.
Remember to request your session soon!
As we continue to reflect on PURE and AES’s history, we will share presentations, photos, and histories connected to students, staff, and faculty.
This presentation took place in 2018. Here is their abstract!
Mandie Kondash, Hannah Wehr Social Support of Single Older Adults (2018, AES)
Older adults may be at risk for loneliness and social isolation due to life course transitions and changing health contexts. This presentation highlights a qualitative study conducted by students focusing on the social support systems of widowed or single older adults through assessing social isolation, grandparenthood and parent-child relationship quality. Results demonstrated how familial relationships change over time, the importance of maintaining social support systems, and that gender plays a significant role in intergenerational ties.
The University of York offers some helpful tips for Arts and Humanities folks who want to design posters. Their advice is succinct–almost bullet pointed! We suggest you take a look at these tips of the other tips were information overload.
Enjoy!
Gin Huang also presented her portfolio at the Art & Design session for AES in 2018. Be sure to check out the PDF with images of her work!
Mark McDayter has some well-developed suggestions–along with many specifics–about how students in arts and humanities can optimally design a poster.
This is not a quick read, but if you skim initially and read the bold headings–then go back later to see why he makes the suggestions he does–the advice makes a lot of sense. At the end of his web page, he also links to several other helpful resources.
Image: Create Objectives Puzzle Teamwork Together by Maxpixel , Creative Commons Zero – CC0.
Psychology always has a strong showing at AES. In the photo you can see MacKenzie Ratliff and Maxwell Grimsrud just after their presentation.
Art & Design presentations have a strong tradition at Academic Excellence Showcase. They continue to pack rooms with an audience and share incredible work. Check out the attached work by Margaret Harrington who presented at AES 2018!
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