Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR)
SCCUR is a day-long interdisciplinary conference, at which undergraduates present
their research, scholarship, and creative work in 15-minute oral presentations,
research posters, and creative performances/exhibitions. It is hosted by a different
institution each year, and it is attended by well over 500 undergraduates and
their faculty mentors, representing the arts, sciences, humanities, and social
sciences at 80-100 different academic institutions. The seventeenth annual SCCUR
conference will be held Saturday, November 17, 2007, at California State University,
Los Angeles.
Registration for SCCUR is open to all. Presentation is by invitation, following
a process of abstract submission and review by local college and university
faculty in the represented disciplines. Abstracts will be submitted electronically
to the conference website, beginning later this summer, with a deadline in early
October, 2007. For more conference details including information on abstract
preparation and submission, please visit http://www.sccur.org/.
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
Fudan University Summer 2008 Undergraduate Research Program
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 36 leading
research universities in the Pacific Rim. APRU aims to foster education, research
and enterprise, thereby contributing to the economic, scientific and cultural
advancement in the Pacific Rim. APRU aims to promote scientific, educational
and cultural collaboration among Pacific Rim economies. In both its objectives
and guiding principles, APRU embodies a commitment to global academic and research
standards. UC Santa Barbara is one of the 36 research universities in the consortium.
Details on APRU may be found at www.apru.org.
To further APRU’s objectives, Fudan University will host a two-week APRU Undergraduate Summer Program on Economics and Culture of a Changing China from July 6 to 19, 2008. Professors will lecture on China’s contemporary economic landscape and culture together with a daily half-hour basic Chinese language lesson. The program also features a variety of activities outside the classroom such as martial arts, Beijing opera appreciation lessons and trips to cultural venues such as the Shanghai Museum. The registration fee for this program is 1,200 per participant payable upon arrival (no later than July 7). Food, airfare, and other transportation costs must be borne by the student participant.
Up to two undergraduate students from UCSB will be nominated to participate in this program. The campus application deadline is Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Questions may be directed to the URCA Administrative Director at urca@Ltsc.ucsb.edu.
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The Association of Pacific Rim Universities
(APRU)
Keio University 2008 Summer School Program at the University of Washington
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 36 leading research universities in the Pacific Rim. APRU aims to foster education, research and enterprise, thereby contributing to the economic, scientific and cultural advancement in the Pacific Rim. APRU aims to promote scientific, educational and cultural collaboration among Pacific Rim economies. In both its objectives and guiding principles, APRU embodies a commitment to global academic and research standards. UC Santa Barbara is one of the 36 research universities in the consortium. Details on APRU may be found at www.apru.org.
Keio University would like to welcome 5 students from the member universities to further promote student mobility among APRU universities. Summer School Program for Keio University students at the University of Washington (UW) has been created through collaboration between the UW Program on the Environment (PoE) and International Outreach Programs (IOP). It is an intensive three-week program based on a recurrent theme of The Human Systems in the Pacific Northwest Bioregion and is designed to introduce undergraduate and graduate students from a wide range of academic and professional interests to issues and challenges encountered in an urban area with plentiful natural resources. The registration fee for this program is 400,000 to 450,000 yen and covers program tuition as well as housing and meals (breakfast and lunch daily, except weekends) and a short field trip. Program details may be found at www.ic.keio.ac.jp/en/news/2008/news-uw.html.
APRU consortium campuses are encouraged to nominate individuals for the five spaces available in this program. The UCSB application deadline is Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Questions may be directed to the URCA Administrative Director at urca@Ltsc.ucsb.edu.
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Opportunity
Alert
This is a publication for undergraduates listing non-UCSB research and academic
enrichment programs that are available throughout the United States and elsewhere.
It also has selected listings of undergraduate research conferences, travel
and study abroad programs, and post-baccalaureate programs and fellowships.
Opportunity Alert is a web-based publication and is updated regularly. It is
available in Microsoft Word format.
