Posted 24 Oct 2010 - 11:34 by Ronald O Crandall
Next Meeting:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH
6:30pm in 1360 Genetics/Biotech
Peer Advising/Dinner
Hi Everyone!
For those of you that missed our last meeting, we had a really great ethical debate about the use of genetic modification in today's society.
Check out this cool thing!!! http://www.ekac.org/gfpbunny.html#gfpbunnyanchor
Here are just a couple updates of what's going on with UGA:
1) Next Meeting/Future Meeting Dates
2) DUES
3) Saddle and Sirloin Haunted House
4) Teach for America Event TODAY!
1) Next Meeting/Future Meeting Dates
Wondering which classes to take next year or which professors are the best/worst? Come to our peer advising meeting on Tuesday the 26th! Upperclassmen, bring old schedules and recommendations for the younger students, and underclassmen, bring all your questions! Plus, we'll have delicious food :)
Mark your caldars for future meetings!
November 9th: Career Panel
November 23rd: Guest Speaker- Xin Sun, professor in the Genetics department
THURSDAY, December 9th: Relaxation Extravaganza with CHARS and UBSO just before finals!
November 23rd: Guest Speaker- Xin Sun, professor in the Genetics department
THURSDAY, December 9th: Relaxation Extravaganza with CHARS and UBSO just before finals!
2) DUES
Important info: In order for UGA to better serve you guys as students (and have delicious treats like pizza!) we require dues from each member. The cost is $10 per semester or $15 for the entire year. Make sure you pay the treasurer, Katie Lawler, by our meeting on October 26th.
3) Saddle and Sirloin Haunted House
One of our CALS Student Council Representatives, Marie Kumerow, has a message for all of you!
Hello fellow UGA-ers!
I just wanted to remind you all of Saddle and Sirloin's Haunted House. Whether you are interested in volunteering to help scare or you just want a little pre-Halloween fun with friends, S&S's haunted house is the place to be 28th and 29th! Last year UGA held their own hallway which they spooked, and if we get enough interest perhaps we can do that again. I helped scare and it was a blast. If you've never had the opportunity, I highly suggest it. Even if you aren't interested in volunteering, I still recommend you all go (and bring as many friends as possible), as it's a frightfully good time and you raise money for the food bank. :)
The Haunted House will be held at the Old Horse Barn and will be open to the public October 28th and 29th from 7-10pm and 7-9:30pm respectively. I will need a lot of help setting up on the 26th and 27th.
Charge $1 admission and all proceeds go to food bank.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!! :) SCARE October 28th and 29th and SET UP 26th and 27th
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!! :) SCARE October 28th and 29th and SET UP 26th and 27th
Last year, raised 5,000 meals for people at the food bank. Contact Kelly Pertzborn at kpertzborn@wisc.edu for more info.
I've attached an official flier in case you want to try to persuade friends or hang them on your dorm room doors.
If you are interested in helping out, feel free to send me an email (kumerow@wisc.edu) so I can hopefully assemble a group. I highly recommend you all join in on the fun and help out the Madison community.
Happy pre-Halloween!
-Marie
4) Teach for America Event!
Make Your Impact: Why You’re Needed in a Classroom Now!
Hosted by: UBSO, AED, HOSA, CHARS, and Teach For America
Date: Wednesday October 20th,
Location: 140 Bardeen
Time: 7pm
Come here from current UW graduate students who are in medical school, masters, and PhD level programs and ultimately taught with Teach For America before going straight into graduate school. The reality is that math and science content knowledge is deeply needed in our schools. Throughout the U.S. we are have a crisis in Math and Science Education. We have seen our nation slip from being a top performer in math and science to now ranking 25th out of the 30 industrialized nation’s in the world! Here’s the reality of what’s going on in our schools right now:
In math, 13% of low income students score at the proficient level and not even half reach even a basic level. In contrast, more than 40% of higher income students score proficient and over 80% reach the basic level.
Only 50% of students growing up in low-income communities will ever have a teacher that has even minored in a math or science related field.
Research by the Department of Education demonstrated that math students who are taught by a math major outperform their peers by a FULL GRADE LEVEL
Science students taught by a teacher with a science background outperform their peers by half of a grade level.
Only 50% of students growing up in low-income communities will ever have a teacher that has even minored in a math or science related field.
Research by the Department of Education demonstrated that math students who are taught by a math major outperform their peers by a FULL GRADE LEVEL
Science students taught by a teacher with a science background outperform their peers by half of a grade level.
Bottom line – we know that teachers with math and science backgrounds are desperately needed in our low income community schools AND have a tremendous impact and produce more academic gains in the classroom due to their complex knowledge of the subject area content – that success story could be yours and your students’. If you want to learn more you should definatley check out this article: Duke Magazine article, "Teaching For America; Training for Life"
Have a great week, and see you on Tuesday!!
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