Robert E Cook Honors Alumni

Job Posting: Fellowships Office Coordinating Advisor, George Washington Univ.

To find posting, go to the following website and search by posting number:
www.gwu.jobs
Posting number: 0601034

The George Washington University seeks a coordinating advisor (CA) for its Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research, a university-wide office serving students learning about and applying for national fellowship and research opportunities.

The coordinating advisor will advise students through all stages of fellowship and research applications, as well as conduct workshops and information sessions regarding fellowship and research programs. The coordinating advisor will also research, organize, manage and distribute information concerning such opportunities, and manage logistical aspects of informational activities and application processes. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in an arts or sciences major ; a master's degree in an arts and sciences field is desirable. Experience working in an academic environment is necessary, preferably to include teaching and/or student/fellowship advising. Strong writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills are necessary.

Minimum Qualifications:  A Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization and 3 years of appropriate experience.

JOB DUTIES
Function:
-Collects and disseminates information through a variety of means to students, faculty and academic advisors regarding national and international fellowship and research opportunities.
-Identifies candidates for a wide range of fellowship and research programs; coordinates fellowship and research selection or screening procedures to include interviewing potential applicants to determine eligibility for specific fellowships; and advises applicants through all stages of the competition process.
-Conducts writing workshops, informational sessions and other developmental programs for qualified prospective fellowship applicants; evaluates fellowship applications/essays for merit; and manages logistical aspects of the workshops/sessions.
-Advises faculty and other student mentors in preparing effective letters of recommendation in support of the fellowship applications.
Ensures timeliness and accuracy in the management of multiple, simultaneous fellowship competition and recruitment processes.    
-Develops and maintains databases to track the activities of the Center, including publicity, advising of applicants and competition results.

-Collaborates with other universities, colleges, and foundations to obtain or exchange fellowship information.

-Conducts research for information about fellowship opportunities using online and traditional resources.

-May develop, design and edit material for departmental publications relating to fellowships and research.

-Performs other work related duties as assigned.

Anne Ciechanowski
Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research
714 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-0517
ciech@gwu.edu
www.gwu.edu/~fellcent

HC Alumni Celebration - We want to hear from you!

We’re closing in on the Tenth Graduating Class for the Cook Honors College, and we think this landmark is the perfect opportunity to build connections between our alumni and the students currently creating new memories in Whitmyre Hall. While this group’s primary purpose was to announce our April event (more details are available in the events section at the bottom right of this page), we want this to be a tool that continues connecting people for the years to come.

Careers are changing, families are growing, and new opportunities are being created every day. We hope this helps you to keep in touch and perhaps promote jobs, internships, etc., with alumni and current students.

We hope you can join us in April for the Celebration! PLEASE update your information with us, even if you cannot make it, by visiting here: http://old.www.iup.edu/honors/Alumni/Update/Index.html.

To learn more about the April Alumni event and connect with your friends, classmates, and faculty of the HC, please visit us on our Facebook Group - Robert E. Cook Honors College Tenth Class Celebration.  Post pictures, comments, and anything else you think your fellow alums will appreciate.

Save the Date for the 2008 Alumni Reunion

It seems really early to be thinking about October (especially when you're just now getting used to consistent, summer weather), but we're thinking about it anyway.  We want to make sure all of you planning to visit IUP for Homecoming also plan to join us Friday, October 3, from 6-9pm at The Coney for an Honors College reunion.  And, if you weren't planning to come back, why not reconsider?

Join us for some food and drink while you visit with your fellow alums and some of the students, faculty, and staff currently in Whitmyre.  Details will follow in the next few months, and we hope to see you October 3!

In the mean time, if you have any suggestions or feedback from an alumni perspective, feel free to leave a comment here or email Ryan Rearick.  Enjoy your summer!

News from Bill Harder '07

Bill Harder (Journalism, '07) has been living with his girlfriend Rose in Silver Springs and doing well.  Believe it or not, his life is about to get even better!  This fall Bill will begin his PhD program at American University in Political Science.  Bill was offered a cool deal that includes full tuition, stipend, and a research assistanceship!

Way to go Bill! We wish you the best!

Richard Auvil '07

Richard Auvil (Music, '07) is finding out first hand how that trip he took to Croatia during his undergraduate studies at the Robert E Cook Honors College has made a big impact on his graduate studies at UNCG!

In a graduate seminar on feminism and gender studies in music, he wrote a paper about how the political state of Croatia paralleled reception of the compositions of Dora Pejacevic. His grad professor found it interesting and is encouraging him to publish it!  He is also looking at presenting at a conference hosted by Dora Pejacevic!  Nice.

Congratulations Catie Brewer Class of 2007!

Catie Brewer has recently been awarded a 2008
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She will be spending her
three-year tenure at Iowa State University working towards her PhD in Chemical
Engineering with a minor in Biorenewable Resources Technology. Her research, in
a nutshell, is the characterization, production and engineering of bio-chars for
soil amendment and carbon sequestration applications. (In other words, she studies
the different thermochemical ways of processing biomass to make charcoal, and
the char's physical and agronomic properties in relation to carbon stability and
soil fertility improvement.)

"To those of you who wrote recommendations for me and/or strongly encouraged me
to apply, I sincerely appreciate it. Thank you!"-- Yours truly,  Catie Brewer (Gumm)--Class of 2007

Internship Opportunity

Senator Kennedy’s Judiciary Committee Office Seeks Unpaid Administrative Interns

Senator Kennedy’s Judiciary committee staff handles all judiciary issues that come before the U.S. Senate, including: Constitutional, civil rights, and criminal law; judicial nominations; immigration and refugees, patent, trademark and copyright law; and other issues relating to the administration of justice. Administrative intern responsibilities include answering phones, preparing briefing books, attending hearings, and other administrative tasks. Interns are exposed to substantive aspects of policy formation and the legislative process.

Interns are expected to have strong writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills. College students and recent grads majoring in political science, pre-law, public policy, or other social sciences are encouraged to apply. Position available starting immediately through the end of May for part time or full time interns. To apply, please email a cover letter, resume and writing sample to judiciarydemintern@gmail.com.

Posted Monday March 31, 2008

Erin Barbour is a percussionist, singer, and composer, and a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania's percussion program and the Robert E. Cook Honors College.

iMallet at Live Arts, 4/7/08, 8pm
I-Jen Fang, Principal Timpanist and Percussionist of the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra, will perform with Charlottesville musician Erin Barbour in their mallet percussion duo, iMallet, at Live Arts on Monday, April 7th, at 8pm. www.myspace.com/imallet

Since iMallet's inception in 2007, the duo has performed and given clinics at universities, high schools, and middle schools along the East Coast. The program will feature a mix of chamber and contemporary music for primarily the marimba and vibraphone. Fang and Barbour will perform on other percussion instruments as well, including the T'Rung, a Vietnamese bamboo xylophone.  http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=31111687
Actor Dan Mahoney will emcee for the evening and two guest artists will be featured: hang drum player Dante Bucci and singer-songwriter Kathy Compton. Fang and Barbour will present six original compositions and arrangements as well as a few milestone pieces in marimba-vibraphone duet repertoire.

Email imalletmusic@gmail.com for tickets.

Tickets can also be purchased at Greenberries in the Barracks Rd. shopping center.
$15 regular admission/$10 student admission
-doors open at 7:30-
-seats are not assigned-
-there will be concessions during intermission-

About the artists:
Erin Barbour is a percussionist, singer, and composer, and a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania's percussion program and the Robert E. Cook Honors College.  Erin has performed with various music groups in Los Angeles, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Philadelphia. She marched with Jersey Surf Drum & Bugle Corps in 1999 and 2000 and played quads for the IUP Legend Marching Band, percussion in Jack Stamp's Wind Ensemble, and piano for the IUP Jazz Ensemble.  She also performed with traditional Afro-Cuban ensemble Nasha, samba drum lines Women of Mass Percussion and Samba Sensation, played congas in the Afro-Hoosier International Afro-pop band, and has played drum set in several eclectic ensembles.  Currently, Erin is a percussionist in the Charlottesville Municipal Band, teaches drum line and concert percussion at Western Albemarle High School, and performs regularly with iMallet and other music groups. Erin's compositions and arrangements have been performed by the IU Latin American Popular Music Ensemble, the MUMC Hand Bell Choir, and various drum lines, singers, chamber groups, and percussion ensembles.

I-Jen Fang joined the Music Department faculty at the University of Virginia in 2005. She serves as Principal Timpanist and Percussionist of the Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared in Staunton Music Festival, Heritage Repertory Theater, and has been invited to perform the world premiere of Judith Shatin's Time to Burn multi-percussion/oboe duet at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). She was also the featured marimba soloist with the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra during 2006-2007 season.  Fang was born in Taipei, Taiwan and began her musical education with piano at age six.  As a percussionist, Fang has performed or recorded with artists such as Keiko Abe, William Cahn, Mark Ford, Mike Mainieri, Michael Spiro, Nanik Wenton, and Nyoman Wenton. She was a guest marimba soloist with the Taiwan Youth Orchestra in Austria, France, Hungary, Romania, and South Africa. Also, she has performed as a soloist with the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic in Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a pianist, she was a winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist Competition. In 2003, she was a featured performer with the Bain Percussion Group at PASIC, and selected as a marimba soloist to perform in the Marimba Mania Concert at the 6 èmes Journées de la Percussion in Paris, France. In 2004 she performed at PASIC as one of the finalists in the Solo Vibraphone Competition. Last year, she was invited to perform on the Gamelan Gender Wayang at PASIC 2005.  I-Jen Fang is an Innovative Percussion Artist.

Coffee Hour

Abby invited you to "Coffee Tasting/Tour" on Saturday, March 29 at 9:00am.

Abby says, "Join Bob and I for a behind-the-scenes tour of La Prima Expresso Company, including a coffee-tasting hosted by owner Sam Patti, an IUP alumnus.  The event is this Saturday morning, and we're planning a group lunch afterward.".

Event: Coffee Tasting/Tour
      "With IUP's Alumni Association"
What: Reunion
Host: Abby Houck and Bob Simmons
When: Saturday, March 29 at 9:00am
Where: La Prima Expresso Company

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=25806761616

Thanks,
The Facebook Team

Good News From Jillian Orr!

Good afternoon!

I wanted to share some outrageously exciting news: I got accepted to Harvard!!!

In one year will obtain my Master's of Education through the Technology, Innovation and Education program.  Mainly, I will learn how to create educational media-- and then do it!  My focus will be on mathematics educational media and technology, and the fact that Harvard faculty member Joseph Blatt is a leader in this field is what attracted me to the progam originally.  The program also enables me to take a math class at MIT!  This is a dream come true! 

I would like to thank each of you for all of your support throughout my undergraduate years and beyond!  I will definitely keep you updated on all that is to come!

Truly,

Jillian Orr   :)