Are you still in need of a Natural Science and Technology gen ed?

Try taking IB 109, Insects and People

The course can be taken with a lab (4 h) or without a lab (3 h). 

Why take it?  In the class, you can learn about locust plagues, silk and silkworms, honey and wax, praying mantis style kung fu, insect aphrodisiacs, lice, plague, sacred scarabs, zombie cockroaches, killer bees, and insects in art, law, music and movies, among other topics...

For an extra hour of credit, take the lab--activities include honey-tasting, insect eating, field trips, beeswax candle making, cochineal tie-dyeing and CSI-style maggot hunts...

Dr. Berenbaum has won a several teaching awards and was also the nominal inspiration for "Dr. Bambi Berenbaum" of the X-Files episode "War of the Coprophages" (about alien killer cockroaches).

There is a change to the ICT requirements for Advertising.  While ADV 300 was strongly recommended in the past it must now be completed or in progress at the time of application during the Spring 2013 ICT period.  There are still unrestricted seats are still open at this time.

For secondary education minor applicants:

This email is only for sophomore and juniors who plan to apply THIS SPRING to the following program:  The Secondary Education Minor (for biology, chemistry, English, math, history, physics, and geology teaching).  If you are not planning to apply this spring or have already attended the last meeting, please do not RSVP. 

You must attend one of the following mandatory meetings if you are planning to apply to the secondary education minor.  This is the best way for you to get information about how to actually apply to the minor in the spring semester.  I will go into detail about the requirements for the application and how you will submit your application to the College of Education.  This meeting will be the only chance that you have to ask questions about the application, I will not be answering individual questions about this so that I do not bias the process.  Please reserve your spot at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/5430088. 

Wednesday, December 12^th

5-7pm

1092 Lincoln Hall

For Elementary Education, Early-Childhood Education, and Special Education applicants:

This email is only for those students who plan to apply THIS SPRING to the following programs:  Elementary Education, Early-Childhood Education, and Special Education 

You must have attended one of the Application Workshop mandatory meetings if you are planning to apply to any of these three programs.  This is the best way for you to get information about how to actually apply to the major in the spring semester.  I will go into detail about the requirements for the application and how you will submit your application to the College of Education.  The next meeting with be: 

Thursday, December 13^th

3-5pm

Education Building room 2

Challenge Slavery Contest

Today, USAID & challengeslavery.org launch their new Tech Contest with a Grand Prize of $5000! The contest is open until January 8!

The Tech Contest is a call to college and university students worldwide to develop creative technology solutions for preventing human trafficking, rescuing victims, and assisting survivors. With traffickers using technology such as cell phones and social networking to ensnare their victims, the Tech Contest challenges you to turn the tables on traffickers to use technology positively to combat trafficking in developing countries.

If you have a creative vision for using technology to fight traffickers, you could win one of several cash prizes and showcase your ideas for USAID personnel and their partners. In addition to the $5,000 Grand Prize, runners-up will receive prizes of $2,500! 

It's easy to enter the Tech Contest. Join the challengeslavery.org community and then follow the links to enter. If you're already a community member, click here to enter the contest.

You can submit your idea as an individual, with a partner, or in a team -- you can even create a team by connecting with other members from the community! The technology idea that you submit may address one of the challenges outlined here OR you may address a problem related to combating trafficking that you identify yourself. (If you choose to develop your own problem statement, please make sure to briefly and clearly articulate it in your submission.) 

All submissions must include the following:

• A 250 word summary of your idea in English;

• A 150 word statement on the potential impact of your idea;

• A 150 word statement about the feasibility of your solution; 

• A three-page concept note describing your idea OR 

  a short video of no more than five minutes OR 

  a website to illustrate your idea.

The contest will be accepting submissions from November 28, 2012 to January 8, 2013. To learn more and to enter the contest, visit the Tech Contest page now.

Good luck, we can't wait to see your submissions!