From ceginfo@u.washington.edu Thu Apr 26 16:08:51 2001 Received: from jason02.u.washington.edu (root@jason02.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.52]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f3QN8o918344 for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:08:50 -0700 Received: from homer38.u.washington.edu (ceginfo@homer38.u.washington.edu [140.142.16.4]) by jason02.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f3QN8nL16492 for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:08:49 -0700 Received: from localhost (ceginfo@localhost) by homer38.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f3QN8mG145396 for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:08:48 -0700 Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:08:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Civil and Environmental Engineering To: Subject: Fw: Grad Staff Asst opening (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >April 26, 2001 > >Dear Graduate Student: > >This letter may be of interest to graduate students who are seeking >funding sources for the 2001-2002 academic year. The Early Identification >Program (EIP)/McNair Program in the Office of Minority Affairs is >accepting applications for a Graduate Advisor position. The appointment >would begin in September 2001 and continue through the end of the academic >year with the possibility of renewal for the 2002-2003 academic year. > >EIP provides services designed to give undergraduate students a >competitive advantage when applying to graduate schools. This program was >formed in 1985 to encourage undergraduate students to enter graduate >programs and assist them with the application process. Although EIP offers >assistance and support to all qualifying students who are considering >graduate and professional careers, the program places special emphasis >upon encouraging underrepresented and educationally/economically >disadvantaged students to pursue the doctoral degree. > >The McNair Program prepares low-income, first generation undergraduates >and undergraduates from underrepresented groups for doctoral study. In >1999, The University of Washington received funding for this program from >the Department of Education. The goal of the program is to increase the >representation of economically and educationally disadvantaged groups in >academic and research positions. The program accepts 20 students per year >as McNair Scholars. > >Graduate Advisors' responsibilities include: (1) meeting regularly with >undergraduate students, (2) matching students with faculty and graduate >student mentors, (3) helping guide students through the >graduate/professional school application process, and (4) assisting >students with their statements of purpose. In addition to meeting with EIP >and McNair students, Graduate Advisors also assist the Director with other >administrative duties, including the planning of program events, outreach >efforts and recruitment, program evaluation, database management, and >e-mail and web page development and updates. > >Applicants must: (a) be currently enrolled in a graduate program at the >University of Washington, (b) have significant teaching, mentoring, and >advising experiences in college or university settings, (c) have a >demonstrated commitment to working with underrepresented and >educationally/economically disadvantaged students, (d) display strong >writing and public speaking skills, and (e) possess strong computer and >technical skills (i.e., familiarity with Microsoft word, excel, publisher, >Pine e-mail platform, and HTML). > >We give priority consideration to graduate students enrolled in Ph.D. >programs. While we welcome applicants from any discipline, we encourage >students who are enrolled in science related programs (e.g., Biology, >Biochemistry, Engineering, Psychology, Public Health, etc.) or who possess >an undergraduate background in these areas to apply. The position requires >a one-year commitment, and compensation will be at the Research Assistant >level (i.e., depending on progress in graduate program, salary ranges from >$1,212 to $1,339 per month plus tuition remission and health insurance). > >If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your >curriculum vitae and a letter describing your interest in the position as >well as any relevant experiences, either personally or by mail. All >application materials must be received in the EIP/McNair Offices no later >than Tuesday, May 22, by 5 PM. > >If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at (206) 543-6460. > > >Sincerely, > > >Gabriel E. Gallardo, Ph.D. Vega Subramaniam >Director Program Advisor > >-------------------------------------------------------- > Gabriel E. Gallardo, Ph.D. > Director, McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program > & Early Identification Program > for Graduate and Professional Studies > University of Washington, Office of Minority Affairs > 394 Schmitz Hall, Box 355845 > Seattle, WA 98195-5845 > (206)221-2834 or 543-6460 FAX:(206)543-2746 > e-mail: gabegms@u.washington.edu > http://staff.washington.edu/gabegms/ >-------------------------------------------------------- > > .