Teaching Lab Grants Available for Students

In December 2012, UF's Natural Area Advisory Committee (NAAC) will award up to two minigrants of $500 each to fund 2013 projects that enhance the information infrastructure of The Natural Area Teaching Laboratory (NATL). This is a great opportunity for professional development, as participants have the chance to practice the grant writing process. The NAAC seeks projects that will produce useful new information about NATL or will improve access to what is already known. To be eligible one must be a UF student, or groups of students with a designated student leader and a faculty sponsor. The application deadline is November 30th, 2012. By December 14th, 2012 the NAAC chair will notify the applicants of the funding decisions. For details see http://natl.ifas.ufl.edu/minigrants.php. We encourage you to look at our Facebook and Twitter accounts for daily updates about NATL. On Facebook you can find our page at http://www.facebook.com/NATL.UF and on Twitter our account is @UFNATL http://twitter.com/#!/UFNATL you can read both without logging on.

 

Google Class Schedulizer

Google has developed a scheduling website that will allow you to see multiple scenarios for scheduling your semester courses. Please note that this in not an official UF site and may not show you which sections remain open or additional sections that are added. But it is a way to review options for scheduling your classes prior to your registration appointment.

http://ufl.schedulizer.com/

College of Engineering Scholarships - Deadline 12/7

The 2013-2014 College of Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship Program is accepting applications.  You will find the scholarship application at the following web site:  http://www.eng.ufl.edu/scholarships 

Once you have completed your application, please contact your departmental coordinator or advisor as soon as possible to learn how to schedule an interview, which is the second phase of the scholarship process.  I will send out specific information about how each department will conduct interviews at the end of this week.  

You will need your Gatorlink ID and password to enter into the system.  If you submitted your application and remembered something you wanted to add or change afterwards, know that your departmental undergraduate coordinator/advisor can edit this information during your interview.

Before you begin, please read answers to frequently asked questions about the COE undergraduate scholarships that are included below.  I encourage you to save this email for future reference.  

Last year, the College of Engineering distributed over $170,000 in scholarship funds to applicants.  The application is very straightforward so no good excuse exists for you to not apply to this program to give it a chance!

Paid Internship with Seldom Rest, Inc.

A paid internship opportunity which may lead to full-time job is available for Spring or Summer semesters.  The internship is with Seldom Rest, Inc. – a large farming enterprise in southwest Georgia and northwest Florida.  The internship will involve helping the farm manager develop a wireless method to record data from flow meters installed on pivot pumps and generally assist with irrigation management.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact George Vellidis (contact information provided below.)

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Dr. George Vellidis, Professor 
Crop and Soil Sciences Department
University of Georgia

2360 Rainwater Road

Tifton, GA 31793-5766

office: 229.386.3442    mobile:  229.402.1278   fax: 229.386.3958   
email: yiorgos@uga.edu

www.nespal.org/vellidis

Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is again offering its Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship thanks to the sponsorship of BASF Corporation.

Five (5) one thousand dollar ($1,000) scholarships are available to students entering at least their second undergraduate year (or any year of graduate school) pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in an agricultural, agribusiness, or an ag vocation field.

Applicants or a parent/guardian must be a member of the NCGA.  Funds are for the 2013-2014 school year.  Past scholarship winners and employees and the families of employees of any division of BASF or their subsidiaries or the NCGA are not eligible for the scholarship.

Applications must be postmarked on or before December 7, 2012.

Rules, requirements and more information along with a downloadable application are available at: http://www.ncga.com/scholarship-program/

Free membership to NRF Student Association

The Miller Center for Retailing has recently partnered with the National Retail Federation Foundation, which dedicates its efforts to career paths, growth opportunities, financial rewards, and ability for creative thinking within the retail industry.

Because of this partnership, all currently enrolled Gators are eligible to join the NRF student association for free.

Here’s what you get: 

Exclusive education and networking opportunities to begin a career in retailing. If you’ve already chosen retail as a career, you’ll benefit from the networking and industry information within this group. If you’re not sure whether retail is right for you, join anyway to learn more about the industry and the opportunities available for students in a variety of majors – not just business majors.

 Other benefits include:

·         Unique networking opportunities with retail recruiters and retail industry innovators that can help you find jobs or internships

·         The opportunity to be nominated for a $5,000 scholarship from the NRF Foundation’s Ray M. Greenly Fund

·         Exclusive membership in the NRFSA’s LinkedIn group, which is open to NRFSA members and all retail recruiters

·         Updates on the latest research and news that shape the evolving retail industry – good to know!

·         An ability to attend Retail’s BIG Show in New York at the reduced ‘student’ rate. THE retail event…

 

Affiliation with the National Retail Federation sets students apart. After you join, be sure to include “National Retail Federation Student Association member” as an item on your resume!

 

We encourage you to take advantage of this partnership and join at this link http://www.nrffoundation.com/content/join-nrf-student-association for free!

Linguistics Study needs volunteers. Free pizza!

A first year graduate student in the Linguistics Department is doing a study on speech perceptions and is in need of participants. She is hoping to get a diverse group of students from all areas of the UF student body between October 29th-November 9th.

 
The study will only take an hour of the participants time, and you will all remain anonymous. All students have to do is listen to recordings and state which personality traits they were able to perceive while listening. She will be providing free pizza as compensation for your time.

If interested contact Sarah Howard sehoward@ufl.edu.

Study Abroad Costa Rica-December

Announcing a unique winter-break opportunity for Biosystems Engineering students interested in ecological engineering.   Supported by the Michigan State University and University of Costa Rica Biosystems Engineering Department, the 4-credit study abroad program will run December 15-29, 2012.    

 The program goal is to study the engineering design, performance, installation and long term carbon and water footprints for biomass energy installations in a tropical environment.

Students will use ecosystems engineering to analyze sustainability of anthropogenic systems to produce water, energy, and food.  An existing MSU/University of Costa Rica (UCR) bioenergy demonstration site and the National Electric Company (ICE) production sites will be used for academic activities.

MSU engineering students in partnership with peer colleagues from the UCR Biosystems Engineering department through expert lectures, industrial site visits and the MSU/UCR demonstration project design and evaluation will learn how to answer these types of engineering questions:

Interested student should contact Dr. Dawn Reinhold reinho17@msu.edu or Dr. Luke Reese reesel@msu.edu for more specific information.

 

New Faces of Engineering - College Edition

2013 Nominations are now open! Earn recognition for yourself and your academic program--plus a $1000 ASABE scholarship--if you're selected by National Engineers Week!. Third-, fourth-, and fifth-year undergrads at an accredited U.S. institution are eligible for this competition, hosted on Facebook.

Apply at http://www.facebook.com/CollegeEdition

New Study Lab in CALS

A new student study lab has just opened for students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). It is located in McCarty B, Room 3086. The new lab increases the number of available computers and provides improved technology and a separate study space for students.

KSU Research Position

Title: Research Technician in Biological and Agricultural Engineering,

Full-time, twelve months, (non tenure track position)

Position Responsibilities: Provide oversight and management of the Biological and Agricultural

Engineering teaching, research, and fabrication laboratories. The successful candidate must be willing to assist with applied field research projects and student design teams requiring overnight travel. Additional responsibilities include the following:

· Ability to develop, foster and implement safety programs for all BAE laboratories

· Ability to communicate with diverse clientele (faculty and students)

· Ability to assist undergraduate and graduate students with research / design projects

· Ability to manage inventories in BAE research fabrication area and BAE vehicle fleet

· Ability to manage undergraduate labor

The successful candidate must be willing to serve as co-team advisor to at least one BAE student design competitive teams and provide assistance to the other competitive teams or undergraduate senior design projects.

For more information contact:

 

Dr. Joseph P. Harner, Professor and Head
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Kansas State University
129 Seaton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-2906
Phone: 785-532-5580
Fax: 785-532-5825
Email: jharner@ksu.edu

Ag Tire Field Representative job opportunity

Titan International, Inc. has an opening for a recent graduates in the ag field to fill this position:

 

The Ag Tire Field Representative will be responsible for all technical elements and product and product material recommendation and technical positioning for their assigned territory.  Will work out in the field and reach out to the farming community. This job will require extensive traveling, Ag/farming background and a mechanical aptitude. Benefit package.   If interested, please send resume to cheryl.luthin@titan-intl.com or you may fax 217-228-3040.

Biofuels Intern Agricultural or Process Engineer Specialist

BP America has an opening for Biofuels Intern Agricultural or Process Engineering Specialist 

Location: Must be open to any and all locations: Houston, Texas: Jennings, Louisiana; or Highlands, Florida

Requirements:

·         Must have cumulative and major GPA of 3.0 or higher

·         Must be available for a continuous 12 week period for duration of internship

·         Majoring in Agriculture,  Agricultural Technology, Precision Agriculture or suitable field

·         Farming operations experience preferred

·         Process Engineering Majors: Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Electrical

·         Minimum Sophomore, Junior, Senior classification

·         Graduating in December 2013 through August 2015

·         Must have a valid driver’s license

·         BP will not support U.S. Immigration sponsorship for this role

Deadline:  November 1^st, 2012

BP has a 2-step application process.

1)     Submit your resume to 1 job posting through career services or academic department as appropriate. Students who apply for multiple job postings will only be considered for 1 interview schedule. 

2)     Upload your resume plus transcript and complete your online application by the resume submission deadline at www.bp.com/uscampus.

NOTE: Students must complete both steps in order to be considered for an on-campus interview.

If you would like a copy of the full flyer contact Robin Snyder

UF Nutrition Dept. Probiotic Study

The Nutrition Department at UF is conducting a study to determine if

probiotics have a positive impact on human health and immunity. To

participate you: 

* Must be a healthy full- time undergraduate student 

* Must be over the age of 18

* Must be taking at least 1 final exam during the fall semester

If interested, please call 352- 682- 4883 

Amanda Ford, 

Study Coordinator 

Food Science & Human Nutrition Department

FSHN Building Rm. 227 

Nutrition- study@ufl.edu

Syngenta Summer Internship Application

Syngenta Crop Protection is recruiting interns for Summer 2013. The internship description is available at www.cals.ufl.edu/documents/2013SyngentaCropProtectionFloridaInternship.pdf.