Weekly E-Newsletter

Vol. 6, No. 1 - Aug. 31, 2010

UK AMSTEMM Program Office

113 Bowman Hall, Lexington, KY 40506-0059
Phone: 859-257-2613, E-mail: AMSTEMM@uky.edu
If there is anything you would like to see in future editions of the AMSTEMM E-Newsletter,
please e-mail: AMSTEMM@uky.edu.

In this Issue
Note from the AMSTEMM Advisor/Coordinator Scholarship Opportunities 2010 Chellgren Fellows
Important Events & Opportunities Research Opportunities & Fellowships Discover Germany
Academic Resources Career Center Events

Note from Sue Scheff, AMSTEMM Advisor/Coordinator

Welcome new students to UK and welcome back to all returning AMSTEMM students. I hope you all had a great summer and are ready to tackle
your classes this Fall Semester. If you have questions or concerns about classes, etc., remember to stop by 113 Bowman Hall – you do not need an
appointment. However, if you would like to make an appointment, use the following link to MyAppointment to schedule a time with
me: https://myuk.uky.edu/irj/portal. We have free planners and t-shirts in our office for all AMSTEMM students – come on by and pick one up.

Important Events & Opportunities

▪ Education Abroad Annual Fair - Wednesday, September 22nd from 10:30 - 3:00pm, Student Center Grand Ballroom: Comprehensive Info on How
To Study Abroad and How To Apply! Discover exciting programs to study, research, or intern abroad! Hear the experiences of Education Abroad
Peer Advisors and Ambassadors! Enjoy International Entertainment, T-shirts and other Free Stuff!
▪ Posters-at-the-Capitol - Submission Deadline: October 20, 2010; Date of Event: February 10, 2011 at the Capitol in Frankfort, KY (10th yr)
▪ The University of Michigan will host their annual Engineering Graduate Symposium on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, www.engin.umich.edu/
gradsymposium. Travel grants are available for prospective Ph.D. students (flights/mileage, hotels, local transportation, meals). Junior level stu-
dents will have the highest level of priority. Applicants must reside within the United States. Students should be within 1-2 years of attending gradu-
ate school and have a strong interest in research. Those who are invited to attend this fall program will have all their expenses paid. Full details can
be found on the website. Students should submit their completed applications by late September: Travel grant application: http://
www.engin.umich.edu/academics/gradprograms/gradsymposium/travelgrants.html

Academic Resources
▪ Visit Academic Enhancement's "The Study"! Offering a variety of tutoring for different subjects, academic consultations from AE's staff, exam
reviews and more. All for FREE. The schedule as well as a full list of services offered can be found at: http://www.uky.edu/UGS/study/.
▪ FREE Tutoring in Ingles Hall 6:00 - 8:00p.m. every Monday. Advanced math courses, physics, and engineering courses included.
▪ UK Writing Center: Located on the 5th floor, west stacks of Young Library. Open M-Th 10-2; F 12-2, and Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
from 6-9pm. Offers individual consultations on any writing project at any stage in the process and are happy to meet regularly, even every day, if
needed! It is a free service offered to all students, faculty and staff.
▪ Mathskeller: The center is a computing and mathematics learning center of the Mathematics Department and the Mathematical Sciences Comput-
ing Facility at the University of Kentucky. The center is located in CB 63, which is close to the loading dock in the basement of White Hall Classroom
Building. The Math Resource Center is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. Faculty, Graduate Students, and Undergraduate
Assistants for 100 level courses hold office hours in the Mathskeller. http://www.mathskeller.com/
▪ Campus Libraries: The library system maintains a humanities, social sciences and life sciences collection in William T. Young Library as well as
subject libraries in several colleges and departments around campus, each library holding materials related to the particular discipline it serves.
There are 16 libraries, find them at: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/branches.php
▪ The General Chemistry Learning Center is staffed by Chemistry graduate student teaching assistants. The Learning Center is located in CP-25 in
the basement of Chem-Phys. The schedule for the learning center will be posted on the door to CP-25 and in Blackboard under “Course Help” on
the left-hand menu. If any teaching assistants are particularly unhelpful, please report their names to your instructor.
▪ Chemistry Help Sessions: An instructor will offer help sessions on Tuesdays from 5:00 - 5:50 PM in CP-139 the week of each examination. Atten-
dance at these help sessions is voluntary but highly recommended.
▪ Chemistry Private Tutors: A list of names of Department of Chemistry staff (usually graduate students) willing to be paid tutors for general chemis-
try can be obtained from the General Chemistry Office (CP-120) soon after the beginning of the semester. Tutoring slots fill up fast, so you should
pick up a list as soon as possible if you want a tutor.
▪ SAACS (Chemistry Student Organization) Officers and Members can tutor or mentor students free of charge. Simply stop by CP-144 if interested.

Research Opportunities & Fellowships

▪ Watch this space for upcoming opportunities!

Scholarship Opportunities
▪ The Fulbright Scholarship can be used to do independent research or a 1-year graduate program, or to teach English in one of many countries
around the world. Students may apply as early as the fall of their senior year (with the scholarship period beginning the following fall). Students and
recent alumni are eligible to apply for a Fulbright Scholarship until they receive a PhD. The Fulbright Scholarship is the nation's largest international
exchange program; it facilitates cultural exchange and promotes mutual understanding among Americans and citizens of grantees' host coun-
tries. See http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html for more information about the many exciting opportunities Fulbright offers! The campus deadline
for Fulbright Scholarship applications is 9/15/10. For more information contact Dr. Lisa E. Broome-Price, Associate Director, Gaines Center for the
Humanities, lbroome@hotmail.com

Career Center Events

Fall 2010 Employer Showcases (University Career Fairs) - Dress professionally, bring 15+ copies of your resume, research compa-
nies of interest prior to event, visit www.uky.edu/CareerCenter for the list of attending companies!
▪ Agriculture - September 8 - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. @ E.S. Goodbarn
▪ Technical - October 13 - Engineering, Agriculture, Sciences - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. @ Student Center, Grand Ballroom
▪ Non-Technical - October 14 - Business, Non-profit, Communications - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. @ Student Center, Grand Ballroom

QUICK QUESTIONS MAJOR AND CAREER EXPLORATION EMPLOYERS SPEAK SERIES

*Located in Student Center near Starbucks
▪ September 8 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
▪ October 6 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
▪ November 10 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
ENTREPRENEUR DAY
November 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Do Something Awesome: Turn Your Idea Into
Business!
*Co-sponsored by Awesome, Inc.
MBTI Personality Assessment Resume and Cover Letters
*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink September 2 | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
▪ September 7 | 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. *Ag. North Upper Lobby
▪ September 13 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. September 8 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
▪ November 15 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Interviewing Skills
Strong Interest Inventory Assessment September 7 | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink *Ag. North Upper Lobby
▪ September 9 | 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. September 22 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
▪ September 17 | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. *Stuckert Career Center

Alumni House, Lower Level ▪ November 30 | 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Effective Networking Skills
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
RESUMANIA & INTERVIEW PREPARATION Career Fair Preparation
Sept. 15, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Gatton Atrium October 6 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
RESUMANIA *Stuckert Career Center
Oct. 6, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Buell Armory Social Media Networking + Career Search
EMPLOYER SHOWCASE ORIENTATION October 27 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 7, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., 230 Student Center *Stuckert Career Center
GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL SHOWCASE Careers in Non-profit
Oct. 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Student Center Grand Ballroom November 3 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
JOB SEARCH CRASH COURSE *Stuckert Career Center
*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink, Oct. 28, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Stuckert Career Center Careers in Government
TAKING A GAP YEAR November 10 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Nov. 17, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Stuckert Career Center *Stuckert Career Center

DROP-IN HOURS James W. Stuckert Career Center

Stuckert Career Center 408 Rose Street | Lexington, KY 40506- 0494
First come, First served P: (859) 257-2746 | F: (859) 323-1085
Tuesday - Thursday 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
ukcareercenter@uky.edu; www.uky.edu/CareerCenter

2010 Chellgren Student Fellows Named

Congratulations to AMSTEMM students Jonathan Davies and Shelby Malone for being named 2010 Chellos!
The Chellgren Student Fellows Program is designed to provide experiences for outstanding undergraduates that go beyond classroom instruction in
order to help them cultivate extraordinary academic achievement. The Program is explicitly intended to help high-achieving undergraduates attain levels
of accomplishment that will enable them to compete successfully for prestigious awards - such as the Rhodes, Marshall, and Truman Scholarships - and
gain admittance into the very best graduate and professional programs. For more information, please visit
http://www.uky.edu/Provost/ChellgrenCenter/index.html.

Discover Germany - contributed by Maya Bentley

Periodically over the semester we plan to highlight travels or special events that our students have participated in. If you would like to be featured in this
column, please send a description of your event to amstemm@uky.edu. This summer, Maya Bentley had a wonderful trip to Germany.
This is the second year that the program "Discover Germany" has been in effect. The program is designed to broaden students perspectives of the
world and open their eyes to new things. I can personally say that the trip did exactly that plus more. There were 20 students (all from UK ranging in
year) that were accepted into the program. We left from Lexington Airport on Friday June 5th around 10am and arrived in Berlin, Germany around 9am
Saturday morning. We were six hours behind in time in Berlin, so we had some serious jet lag.
While we were in Berlin we studied at Freie Universität Berlin. We took two classes, German Language and German History. Although I'm not a fan of
history, that was my favorite class. Our teacher was a historian and he knew just about anything we asked him, and if he didn't know he was sure to find
out. We were in class from 9am until 3pm every day. Every Thursday evening we had "Buddy Day" which was time spent on an outing (usually some
type of museum) with other German students. The Discover Germany program is an exchange program, so we were able to meet the students that
were coming to UK in the fall and on another outing we were able to meet students who have already been to the university (as well as other students
who have been to different places in the U.S.).
While we were there we attended a variety of events. We were able to view the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), we viewed
the East Side Gallery (murals done on the Berlin Wall), the Berlin Wall, the Reichtag (House of Parliament), the Bauhaus (famous art museum), Adven-
ture Park (high ropes course in a nearby city, Potsdam), and we had a day trip to another city in Germany, Leipzig.
Some of the major culture shock moments I encountered were mostly when we went out to eat. A glass of water wasn't free, refills weren't free, and
some public restrooms weren't even free. I've decided that Americans need to make ice cream how the Europeans do, because while I was there I fell in
love with it. All of Europe is very open about sexuality and nudity, so that was a big surprise as well. As well, most of Europe cherished art more than
Americans do, so we were able to see lots of beautiful sculptures and paintings. I've also become a big Soccer (Fussball) fan due to my time in Ger-
many. The Germans (as well as the rest of Europe) are crazy about soccer. It's great to see how much pride they have in their country.
Overall I really enjoyed my time in Berlin, Germany. It's made me a more flexible and understanding person. I've also learned to have more patience
and to be creative when I encountered situations that I'm unfamiliar with. When our last plane landed in Lexington, July 5th around 6pm, I was so happy
to be back because I missed our "American food." But by the time I made my way back to Cincinnati, ate dinner, and got situated on the couch, I was
ready to go back. If I was given the opportunity to study abroad again, I would take it in a heart beat. Overall, the experience I had was life changing,
and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Next week we will begin introducing our AMSTEMM 2010 Peer Mentors!

Welcome new and returning

AMSTEMM students,
we hope you have a great
Fall 2010 semester!