Join Representative Tammy Baldwin at Eye-Opening Perspectives: A Disability Awareness Conference on Saturday, March 28. This free event
includes a deaf culture panel, workshops on sex and disability, international and historical perspectives on disability,
disability and the media, and a showing a "Murderball".
Register early
to ensure your seat for one or more workshops!
Registration ends March 23!
Remind faculty about accommodations you've set up for midterm exams. Make it easier for faculty to provide your test accommodations by referring them to the
new Test Accommodations Faculty Web Page. For more information,
see the Test Accommodations web site.
Do you have midterms coming up and are looking for some new ways to study?
Are you getting behind in your work and starting to feel stressed and overwhelmed?
Do you have a paper or project deadline looming and are not sure how you are going to get it done on time?
The McBurney Study and Learning Skill Specialists Beth and Leanna have a lot of great ideas and strategies
to help you "study smarter, not harder." To make an appointment, call the McBurney Front Desk at 263-2741.
If you have any questions, email SLSS at guts-slss@rso.wisc.edu.
Campus Events and Information
Lead your Student Union, and earn Wiscard and tuition stipends, by becoming a Wisconsin Union Directorate
Committee chair. Film, Theater, Music, Alternative Breaks, Global Connections are examples of the 12 committees seeking
Committee Directors. See Wisconsin Union's web site
for more information. Applications are due March 15!
Interested in contemporary global issues and their impact on local communities? Join the WI-Global Forum.
This semester's topic is "cultural purity". You could win a $125 gift certificates to the DoIT tech store for the most outstanding posts to the discussion! You might also
open your eyes to new viewpoints and ideas!
Internships/Scholarships/Employment
Can you imagine a paid internship with Google, NASA, Lockheed Martin or another major US employers?
McBurney clients recently interviewed for the Entry Point Program have a chance to live that dream. If you missed out
on interviewing with Entry Point this year, it's not too soon to start thinking about next year.
The next Entry Point interviews are being planned for next fall so UW-Madison graduates
can compete early for highly sought-after internships that fill early.
To find out more, email Jennifer Wersland.
Do you have rheumatoid arthritis? Are you searching for scholarship dollars? UCB, a pharmaceutical company,
will be awarding thirty $10,000 scholarships in 2009. For more information, see the
UCB Family RA Scholarship Program web site.
Application deadline is March 20, 2009.
On February 9th, GettingHired.com announced its launch as the first employer subscription-based online
career center and social networking community for people with disabilities. Incorporating advanced, ADA- and 508-
compliant technology, GettingHired.com is the first job portal and social network that enables the nation's 22.3
million working age people with disabilities to connect to peers, mentors, employers, advocacy groups and a
national registry of qualified job seekers.
Looking for a way to make a difference in the field of education? You don't have to be an education major!
The Milwaukee Teaching Fellows Program is currently
taking applications from candidates interested in teaching math, science, special education, or elementary bilingual
education. Applications are due March 9, 2009. If you have questions that are not answered on the
Milwaukee Teaching Fellows web site,
you can email Zina Knox.
Would you like to spend a year abroad studying at Cambridge? Science, engineering and math majors
are encouraged to learn more about the
Churchill Scholarship
at an informational meeting on March 5.
The Churchill scholarship, worth up to $50,000, funds all tuition and fees, plus a living allowance, and up to $1000 in
travel costs to and from the United Kingdom. For more information about the meeting,
email Cathy Trueba.
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