Computer programming opportunity from the Chart Project for the UNC community

Computer students & others:
Get experience working on a humanitarian Internet service!
Join the Chart Project

We are creating a large database for on-line discussions which use a modified flow-chart. This could give you experience, satisfaction, and lead to paid work with us.

We hope to go on-line soon by finishing the work started by a college class in Canada. They say the programming needed is not too advanced. Can we become a world-wide sensation and make money at this? Yes, because it is a very innovative plan and fills a huge gap.

On-line discussions now, you might have noticed, can be very frustrating. They get illogical, over-long, petty, repetitious, circular, distracted, irrelevant, and hard-to-follow. Our plan will ameliorate all those problems to allow the public to try to settle all disagreements and conflicts on all topics.

Ask us for more to see if you'd like to work on this.

Korky Day
korkyday@yahoo.com
Telephone in Chapel Hill
919-929-0923

2010 NSF EAPSI Fellowship Program Now Open

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS - 2010 APPLICATION NOW OPEN

(Link: www.nsfsi.org )

The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next generation of globally-engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.

The 2010 application is now open and will close December 8, 2009. Application instructions are available online at www.nsfsi.org. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit www.nsf.gov/eapsi or www.nsfsi.org.

NSF recognizes the importance of enabling U.S. researchers and educators to advance their work through international collaborations and the value of ensuring that future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers gain professional experience beyond this nation's borders early in their careers. The program is intended for U.S. graduate students pursuing studies in fields supported by the National Science Foundation. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply for the EAPSI. Applicants must be enrolled in a research-oriented master's or PhD program and be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents by the application deadline date. Students in combined bachelor/master degree programs must have matriculated from the undergraduate degree program at time of application.

The first Summer Institutes began in Japan in 1990, and to date approximately 1,800 U.S. graduate students have participated in the program. For the 2009 competition, NSF received 317 applications and issued 187 awards. EAPSI applicants are representative of most U.S. states and territories. The 2009 awardees pool included representation from 95 universities and 40 states.

The NSF-EAPSI Operations Center is administered by the American Society for Engineering Education (www.asee.org/fellowships).[

Should you inquire additional information, please contact Mr. Ergys Ramaj by email at eapsi@asee.org or by phone at 1-866-501-2922.

DTH Online

I'm the online managing editor at The Daily Tar Heel, and I'm writing you because we're looking for students with computer programming skills to work with us next year. On August 21, we'll launch our new site using Drupal. We hope to improve upon that throughout the year, but we're very short of students with the skills to do so. If you know of any students in your classes who might be interested in working with us, I'd love if you could pass this opportunity along to them. Journalism experience isn't a requirement in the slightest, and we're mostly looking for students who are interested in experimentation, web design and using technology to help readers better understand the news. At this point, there's a lot of opportunity for students to make applications or create projects that can give them experience and a place to showcase their work.

Feel free to contact me further with questions. I appreciate your time!

Sara

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Sara Gregory
The Daily Tar Heel
Managing Editor/online
704/591.0365 (c)

Future Faculty Fellowship Program Call for Applications

The Future Faculty Fellowship Program (FFFP) is a 5-day intensive interdisciplinary program for senior-level graduate students. It is facilitated by the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) and was developed through collaboration with Student Government, the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, the Office of the Provost, and the Graduate School. The Program serves to meet professional development goals by improving the instructional planning and teaching skills of new Teaching Fellows who are assigned to teach undergraduate courses at UNC-Chapel Hill independently as well as prepare them to meet their future faculty responsibilities in research, service, and leadership prior to completion of their degrees.


The dates for the Fall 2009 FFFP are August 12-14 and 17-18, and it will be held in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union Building Room 3203. To apply for the program, graduate students should be directed to the application on the CFE website: http://cfe.unc.edu/teaching/fffp/index.html.


The program is limited to 25 participants who are selected from the group of graduate students completing the application process that includes an essay on why they want to participate in the program, a letter of recommendation from a faculty member, and some additional information about their experiences with teaching and learning. The deadline for application is July 17, 2009. The deadline for the faculty letter of recommendation is July 21. Students will be notified of acceptance by end-of-day, July 24.


Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this program or the application process.

Todd Zakrajsek, Executive Director
Center for Faculty Excellence
966-4838
toddz@unc.edu

Research Ethics Course - GRAD 721

*Two sections now open for Fall 2009 registration*

The purpose of this mini-course is to discuss in serious and systematic ways some of the important issues in research ethics. This is not a course in moral theory, nor is it a course that aims only to review rules and codes of conduct. Rather, the aim is to increase our awareness of the nature of ethical issues in research and some methods for reasoning constructively about them. The topics to be addressed include (but are not restricted to): falsification of data, plagiarism, professional codes of ethics, issues in mentoring, peer review and authorship, the use of statistics, intellectual property, conflicts of interest, the use of human and animal subjects in research, environmental ethics, issues involving women and under-represented minorities in the professions, and the social responsibilities of researchers.

This graduate level course will be conducted as a seminar and will meet one time per week for seven weeks. All readings, case studies, and instructional material are available online. Participants will do the readings for each topic and take a self-paced quiz to test their comprehension of the material before each seminar session. The seminar sessions will be devoted to review of the principles relevant to specific reading topics and a discussion of the complexities and difficulties of the specific cases. The requirements of the course are to complete the online material before each seminar and to attend the seminars. There will be no additional exams or papers.

The Research Ethics course will be taught by members of the Philosophy Department under the guidance of Douglas MacLean, professor of philosophy. Section 001 will meet on Thursdays, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; section 002 will meet on Mondays, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Both sections will meet at the Graduate Student Center, 211W Cameron Avenue. Classes will begin the week of August 17; class size is limited to 45. To register please go to University Registrar website.

For more information about this course, please visit: http://openseminar.org/ethics/ and go to the student entrance. Then click on "University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill" and select "Douglas MacLean" as your instructor. This will let you enter the course and explore the readings, case studies, and the tests for each unit.

Teaching & Research Assistants Appreciation Picnic

Teaching & Research Assistants Appreciation Picnic

We cordially invite you to join faculty, administrators, graduate and undergraduate students as we celebrate the contributions of Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Research Assistants (RAs) and thank them for their impact on the university and university life.

Wednesday, April 15th at 5:00pm-6:30pm in McCorkle Place In Front of South Building

Please Print this Invitation and Bring it with you!

Rain Location Student Union 3102

Sandwiches, Salads and Dessert will be provided until we Run out, so Come Early!

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Upcoming Graduate Student Professional Development Workshops

3/25: Non-Academic Careers in the Humanities & Social Sciences

This panel discussion will include representatives from various non-academic careers related to humanities and social science disciplines. They will speak about their experiences, advice for job hunting, how to use your graduate degree for advancement, and other professional skills to develop for a successful career. Co-sponsored by the Graduate School and University Career Services.

1:00-2:00pm, Graduate Student Center, 211A W. Cameron Ave.

REGISTER: http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21857


4/1: Workshop: Conflict Resolution

No one likes conflict, but it is an inevitable part of life. Come and learn how to defuse tense situations effectively at this interactive workshop led by NCSU’s Dr. Rhonda Sutton. A special emphasis will be given to situations faced by graduate students.

1:00–3:00pm, Graduate Student Center, 211 A W. Cameron Ave.

REGISTER: http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21895

4/1: Graduate Funding 101–Humanities & Social Sciences

Get a jump start on proposal writing for graduate funding! This half-day workshop will provide an introduction to the library's resources, strategies for conducting funding searches, effective writing strategies and insight into literature reviews. The workshop includes a panel discussion with students and faculty who have experience writing for funding at the graduate level as well as tips from funding review committees.

9:00am–Noon, Graduate Student Center, 211A West Cameron Ave.

REGISTER http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21928



4/8: Graduate Funding 101–Sciences & Health Sciences

Get a jump start on proposal writing for graduate funding! This half-day workshop will provide an introduction to the library's resources, strategies for conducting funding searches, effective writing strategies and insight into literature reviews. The workshop includes a panel discussion with students and faculty who have experience writing for funding at the graduate level as well as tips from funding review committees.

9:00am–Noon, Graduate Student Center, 211A West Cameron Ave.

REGISTER http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21929



4/15: Establishing North Carolina Residency for Tuition Purposes

10:00am – 11:00am, Graduate Student Center, 211A West Cameron Ave.

REGISTER http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event_id=21953