The MESA Calculator Olympics and Robotics Challenge was held this weekend at City College with teams of MESA students from City College, Southwestern, SDSU, and high schools from San Diego and Imperial Valley. The Challenge included an academic competition across 3 levels (Calculator Olympics) and a robotics competition.
MESA industry advisors volunteered as event judges. Volunteers included Maria Charles (Pratt & Whitney and City College MESA alumna), Brianna Lutes (IEC Corporation and SDSU MESA alumna) and Alan Philpott (SPAWAR).
In addition, a “prosthetic arm” research presentation was given by SDSU and Southwestern College students from the SDSU Engineering Research Center, and a prosthetic arm poster board presentation and demonstration was given by MESA San Diego pre-college students, who participated in the prosthetic arm challenge in the Statewide MESA Days student competition.
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Student scholarship applications are being accepted for the Student Track of HACU’s 27th Annual Conference through August 2, 2013. Scholarships cover costs for registration, travel and lodging for out-of-state students, and conference-related meals (one per day). The annual conference, under the theme “Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Securing the American Dream,” will take place October 26-28, 2013, at the Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Ill. More Info
HACU Scholarships - apply by June 14
HACU is accepting online applications for its 2013-14 Scholarship Program. More than 10 scholarships valued at $1,000 to $5,000 each will be awarded to eligible students who are enrolled at a HACU-member college or university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico at the time applications are completed and scholarships awarded; demonstrate financial need (typically determined by FAFSA); meet criteria for specific scholarships to which they are applying; and submit application and supporting documents by Friday, June 14, 2013.
Scholarships will be awarded in the fall. More Info
Southwest Airlines Travel Award
The “Dándole Alas a Tu Éxito/Giving Flight to Your Success TM” ¡Lánzate! Travel Award Program offers undergraduate and graduate Hispanic students who attend college away from their hometown and demonstrate financial need a chance to be awarded between 1 to 4 tickets for themselves or immediate family to travel to/from a college or university. Extended
Deadline to apply is May 22. More Info.
Software Engineer Opportunity with Sine Nomine in San Diego – Full – Time
Job Number 49660 – Login at career.sdsu.edu
The AFS team of Sine Nomine Associates provides OpenAFS support and development services for customers of various industry sectors and sizes. Our AFS engineers are in direct contact with our customers’ technical staff, and work together in a strongly team-oriented manner. Engineers take ownership of support and/or development tasks as assigned, and follow through from initiation to delivery.
Responsibilities:
As an AFS Engineer, you will:
- Develop enhancements to OpenAFS, as part of a team …
The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at the Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories. Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 15 participating DOE laboratories. They perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission.
The SULI program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science’s, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) in collaboration with the DOE laboratories.
Applications for the SULI program are solicited …
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Through funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Water Resources and Policy Initiative (WRPI) invites applications for the WRPI/USDA Watershed Management Doctoral Scholarship. One (1) $40,000 scholarship will be awarded in 2013. The USDAs goal of providing this scholarship is to address the underrepresentation of Hispanics/Latinos in professional careers in the food, agricultural, and natural resource system as well as the government, and to attain post graduate degrees in the food, agricultural, and natural resource sciences.
Scholarship funds are to be used …
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Ideas |Energy | Excitement |Opportunities in today’s mobile world, it feels like anything is possible – and that’s what inspires us to get out of bed work for Nokia each day.
Our goal is to build great mobile products that help billions of people worldwide to enjoy more of what life has to offer. Not only that, innovations from people like you has made our brand one of the most recognized in the world. At Nokia, you will be part of shaping a new era for the mobile industry. …
CALPIRG Energy Service Corps has fifteen positions open for our summer program in sunny Los Angeles.
Apply now to be an AmeriCorps member, working to make Los Angeles more energy efficient!
Application Deadline is Friday, May 17th.
Los Angeles has come a long way from its history as a smoggy city but we need your help to continue moving LA towards its future as a clean, efficient city. This summer CALPIRG Energy Service Corps will be educating over 2,000 local youth about energy and the environment through fun, interactive lessons, training local community …
The University Honors Program (UHP) seeks a highly motivated, talented, and experienced Academic Advisor to work with new and continuing students in science and engineering disciplines.
Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree.
At least one year advising and/or teaching in a four-year higher education institution.
Demonstrated experience in developing, planning, and implementing advising activities and knowledge of best practices in advising.
Interest in working with high-ability studentsin science and engineering.
Evidence of strong written and oral communication skills, team-building and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to work tactfully and effectively with faculty, staff and students and to use sound judgment …
Are you looking for ways to extend your project’s successful work beyond the NSF funding through institutional support and to also leverage other reliable sources of funding?
If yes, then join us for our next STEP Central Webinar: “STEPWork: Leveraging and Sustaining STEP Grants through Partnerships with Workforce Boards”
May 16th, 3:00pm EDT. REGISTER HERE
This webinar will first highlight best practices from successful institutionalization of a STEP Type 1A grant at University of Central Florida. Then, it will provide an overview of an NSF funded workshop called STEPWork being planned for May …