Each year, during the holidays, the Women’s Resource Center adopts a family headed by a grandparent raising her grandchildren. There are many reasons grandparents become caregivers and second-time parents. The issues cross socioeconomic and racial lines, but many of the grandparents are on a fixed income and the holidays are difficult for them to manage.

This year we are adopting two small families, each headed by a grandmother who is raising a grandson. Details about each family’s wish list are available now. Please contact Melanie DeMaeyer for the wish list if you’d like to participate.

Deadline for Gifts/Contributions: Monday, December 12.

It's that time of year again! If you attended the Women's Leadership Conference this year, you are intersted in women's leadership, or are looking to develop your own leadership skills please consider applying for the WLC 2012 Executive Committee.

The application deadline has been extended to December 12, 2011. Applications can be found here. For more information, contact Lesley Bonds.

The 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Leadership Conference is a three-day leadership learning opportunity to engage with peers from other ACC universities. This year’s conference theme centers on The Ethics of Globalization with a special focus on water. Over the course of the conference, students will learn through interactive and dynamic sessions, keynote speakers and hands-on group activities to apply the Social Change Model of Leadership to campus life and personal passions.

The conference rotates host institutions and will take place Feb. 17–19, 2012, at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. Georgia Tech played host in 2011.

The Georgia Tech delegation will include six students selected through an application process. All students are welcome and encouraged to apply by submitting an application form online and completing three essay questions (included in the application form). The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 5 p.m.

For more information, contact Stephanie Knight in the Office of Student Involvement at sknight@gatech.edu or 404-385-6552.

Student Assistant Position Available at the IAC Dean's Office

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Office is looking for students to staff the reception desk of the Habersham building while the full time receptionist is out for lunch or on leave.

Student assistants will be responsible for: answer phone calls and directing visitors to specific offices; answering general questions about Ivan Allen College; processing and distributing mail; assisting in the set up for various events at the college; assisting the dean’s office staff on various office tasks.

Interested students must be outgoing and have strong communication skills. This position is open to undergraduate students. The pay rate is $10.00 per hour

Please send a brief resume and your availability to Sam Aral.

IAC Student Ambassadors act as liaisons between the College and prospective students and their families, guests, alumni, business partners, and friends of the College by engaging in activities that:

- communicate the mission and culture of the College;
- strengthen our traditions;
- promote Georgia Tech pride; and
- encourage lifelong involvement with the College.

We see our Ambassadors as serving the Ivan Allen College community in many important and rewarding ways. If you are interested in becoming an IAC Amabassador please visit http://www.ambassadors.iac.gatech.edu/apply.php for the application and list of requirements.

Race and the American Media
By: Joseph Torres

Thursday, December 1
11:00am – 12:00pm (with discussion continuing to 12:30pm)

Co-author of  News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media, and Senior Adviser for Government and External Affairs, Free Press, Washington, DC

Location: DM Smith, Room 108

Additional Information – contact hans.klein@pubpolicy.gatech.edu or go to www.IP3.gatech.edu.

Gwinnett County Public Schools will be on campus this Wednesday, Nov. 30th, for an Info Session:

Wed, Nov. 30th, 5:30 p.m.
205 Clough (Undergraduate Studies Suite, near Starbucks and the main desk)
Everyone is welcome!

This session will provide information on the Teach Gwinnett alternative certification program (also known as "Gwinnett's TAPP"); Gwinnett's Spring Job Fair; and career paths in Gwinnett County.  This is a great opportunity to meet with staff from Gwinnett's HR office.  Additionally, Gwinnett has a strong alternative certification program specifically for people who want to become special education teachers, so this session will be helpful to anyone curious about this teaching field.

The Wellstone Fellow's primary responsibilities include assisting in the organization of conferences and trainings for advocates and community leaders; drafting talking points, blogs, fact sheets, and other publications; and developing content for the Families USA website and email lists. During the year, the Fellow will learn organizing and advocacy skills about health reform implementation, Medicaid, Medicare, health equity, and other important health policy issues. At the same time, the Wellstone Fellow will develop an understanding of the tactics and strategies used in state-based consumer health advocacy organizations and will work directly with their network of state consumer health advocates and organizations.

You can find more information, including a downloadable application form, on their website.

The application deadline for the Wellstone Fellowship is January 27, 2012.

The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice was created in 2005 by Philippe Villers, Founder and President of Families USA. Each year, the Villers Fellow works in our health policy department and assists the organization's efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially for low-income and other vulnerable communities. Specifically, the Villers Fellow will conduct research on a range of health care policy issues, and write and contribute to publications that are relevant to health reform implementation and other health policy issues.

In creating the fellowship, Mr. Villers aspired to develop a network of young leaders who share a passion for health care justice. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to health care justice work following their year as a fellow. Additionally, in order to encourage the development of future leaders, Villers Fellows must commit to mentoring at least one person over the course of their careers.

The application deadline for the Villers Fellowship is January 10, 2012.

You can find more information, including a downloadable application form, on their website.

If you have any questions about the Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice or would like to request hard copies of the application brochure, please contact villersfellowship@familiesusa.org.

MDC is interested in attracting talented applicants for the Autry Fellowship from Georgia Tech. Each year, MDC offers a one-year, full-time position for recent college graduates interested in careers in community change and social equity.

The Autry Fellowship is a competitive fellowship for talented and ambitious recent college graduates interested in careers in community change and social equity. It provides an opportunity to work for one year at MDC as a full-time, paid staff member. The Autry Fellowship supports MDC’s mission—to help organizations and communities close the gaps that separate people from opportunity—by developing a cadre of young leaders who have experience promoting economic development, increasing equity and excellence in education, building inclusive civic cultures, and who are poised and ready to apply their new learning to benefit those left behind.

Qualifications include:

• The ability to communicate and work with people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences
• The capacity to understand complex economic and social issues and communicate those issues clearly and persuasively
• Commitment to MDC’s mission
• Prior work, study, or service in a variety of relevant areas, including public policy, education, economic and workforce development, poverty alleviation, sociology, political science, Southern studies, community development, leadership development, or a similar field
• Demonstration of leadership potential in the areas of interest
• United States residency
• Candidates must be in their final years of undergraduate studies or have graduated within two years from any accredited four-year college or university

The application deadline for the Autry Fellowship is Monday, January 16, 2012. For more information on this year’s application process, see http://mdcinc.org/about/apply.aspx, or contact Max Rose, 2011-2012 Autry Fellow, at mrose@mdcinc.org.

Come join Enterprise to Empower at their third Coffee and Conversation of the semester, being held this Thursday, December 1st from 7:00-8:00PM in CULC 325. The theme for this month is Education, and their guest for the event will be Shyam Kumar, the Metro Atlanta Executive Director of Teach for America! You will have the opportunity to meet other students on campus interested in social enterprise, and be able to discuss ways to correct education issues facing the world today. Come out for some great food, great conversation, and great fun!

Can't make it to Coffee and Conversation? No worries. This Friday, December 2nd from 7:00-9:00PM, En2Em will be having their Dinner with an Entrepreneur, with a representative from Better World Books at Barrelhouse. Here you will have the opportunity to speak more closely with someone involved in improving education for people around the world.

If you are interested please sign up at http://en2em.org/content/dinner-entrepreneur-sign. Spaces are limited so make sure you sign up as soon as possible.

Interested in Co-Oping/Working Abroad? There are plenty of opportunities for IAC majors.

Many of you are aware that the library has purchased limited access to Social Explorer.  If not, know that it's a great resource that has compiled American demographic data from various resources (mainly Decennial Census data), dating back to 1790.  The data can be organized in reports and displayed on a map down to the block group level within census tracts.  Also, the site has created its own "social explorer" tables which allows you to compare data in various years and decades, a task that can be a headache when the Census rewords or redefines questions  from decade to decade.  

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The program offers:

Scholarship support
Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
Paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation

Scholarship Support
The NIH UGSP will pay up to $20,000 per academic year in tuition, educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses to scholarship recipients. Scholarships are awarded for 1 year, and can be renewed up to 4 years.

Research Training at the NIH
For each full or partial scholarship year, you are committed to two NIH service obligations. The obligations themselves are benefits of the UGSP-providing you with invaluable research training and experience at the NIH.

1. 10-week Summer Laboratory Experience. After each year of scholarship support, you will train for 10 weeks as a paid summer research employee in an NIH research laboratory. This employment occurs after the receipt of the scholarship award. Each scholar will be assigned to an NIH researcher and an NIH postdoctoral fellow, who will serve as mentors. You will also attend formal seminars and participate in a variety of programs.
2. Employment at the NIH after Graduation. After graduation, you will continue your training as a full-time employee in an NIH research laboratory. You must serve 1 year of full-time employment for each year of scholarship.

Scholarship Requirements
The NIH Undergraduate Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to students who show a commitment to pursuing careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The following are the basic requirements:

• U.S. citizen, national, or qualified noncitizen. 
• Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student for the 2011-2012 academic year at an accredited, 4-year undergraduate institution.
• High school seniors are not eligible to apply.
• 3.5 GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale) or within the top 5 percent of your class.
• From a disadvantaged background. Disadvantaged background means that your financial aid office has certified you as having "exceptional financial need." (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 51)

How Do I Apply?
Applications for admission will be accepted through our online form.  Visit the Application Center to learn more about our application requirements.

Key Dates for Admission Consideration:
October 17, 2011 - Online Application Opens
February 1, 2012 - Application Deadline / Application Closes
Summer 2012 - Interviews for Admission
July-August 2012 - Award Notifications

This year marks the 30th Annual Southeastern Undergraduate Sociology Symposium (SEUSS) to be held on Friday February 24th and Saturday February 25th 2012 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

The theme of this year’s symposium is Identity and Inequality in Society. Of course, papers on topics in any area of sociology are welcome.  Presenting their research at SEUSS provides students with an opportunity to develop important professional skills and establish social networks with students and faculty at other southeastern schools.  Those students who submit full papers by the January 27, 2012 deadline will also be eligible for an Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.

Students must submit an abstract (or a full paper) by January 27, 2012 along with a faculty letter of support to qualify for participation.  More information about the symposium is available on the website: http://www.sociology.emory.edu/SEUSS/index.html

The IAC is pleased to announce a new summer LBAT program: The LBAT for Senegal. Students who participate will have the chance to take an HTS class in Senegal and learn Wolof, take French classes and/or do a short internship in Dakar this summer.

Information and dates for the program can be viewed here: hts.gatech.edu/senegal 

There will be several information sessions for those interested in the LBAT for Senegal:

Tue, Nov 22
11am-12pm.
115 Swann

Tue, Nov 29
11am-12pm
304 Old Civil Engineering

Thurs, Dec 1
11am-12pm
106 Swann

Thurs, Dec 1
4-5pm
106 Swann

There are a number of seats available in ENGL 1102 for the spring.  As a reminder, freshmen must take this course before they have reached 45 hours according to the new Board of Regents policy. Sophomores must take it before they have reached 60 hours.  Because LCC restricts fall registration to incoming freshmen, current freshmen and sophomores MUST take ENGL 1102 this spring.

If you are interested in teaching at a private K-12 school beginning Fall 2012, you should consider working with Southern Teachers Agency (STA).  STA has been around since 1902 and is a free service to prospective teachers, matching them with independent schools across the Southeast (serving the states from Florida up to Maryland and Virginia, and over to eastern Texas).  The middle and high schools that use STA to recruit teachers do not require prior teacher certification.  See www.SouthernTeachers.com for more information.

STA will host a Job Fair in Atlanta on February 10th-11th.  The deadline to apply to attend the fair is Jan. 20th.  Part of the application process is to register and be approved by STA (which is free and does not require a commitment from you), so between now and the end of December would be a good time to knock this out.  Note that while the fair is in Atlanta, schools from across the Southeast will be in attendance.  Schools will be looking for teachers in all fields, but there is usually a special demand for people who can teach Physics, Chemistry, Math or Spanish.  Go to www.SouthernTeachers.com to apply.

HTS needs volunteers for the Women's Recruitment Team event FUTURES!
FUTURES is a campus-wide recruiting event for high school women, with attendance of about 400 women and their families expected this year.

It is being held on Monday, November 21st from 10.00 - 11.30 AM, and there will be an academic information fair at which HTS will have a table. Two volunteers are needed to help staff the table with Dr. D'Unger, one from 10.00 - 10.45 AM and one from 10.45 - 11.30 AM.

Want to help out? Want to share your enthusiasm for HTS with potential future Tech students?
Email Dr. D'Unger if you're available, and thanks!

The Holland Plant will be venting steam during the commissioning of the # 4 boiler. This began Saturday and will begin again shortly continuing into the evening for today & throughout the remainder of the week.

Testing & tuning throughout the full firing range on natural gas & propane has to take place.

It will keep it as short as possible for noise control, but this task must be completed for winter steam operation.

Witness to a Changing Conscience: Writing and Personal Transformation (HTS 3823-A, HTS 3823-HP, and LCC 3833-C

Phase I of registration runs through Friday, November 18th.  Dr. D'Unger will be in Washington, D.C. at the American Society of Criminology conference Wednesday, November 16th through Friday, November 18th.  In other words, she will not be on campus for the final three days of Phase I registration.   

Need to make an appointment?  Do so ASAP at www.advising.gatech.edu.  Have a question?  Email her at amy.dunger@hts.gatech.edu.  Have a really quick question that needs an immediate answer?  Go to the HTS blog at www.hts.gatech.edu/blog and you can IM her whenever she's online.  

Need some general information?  Three great sources are the registrar's website, including the registrar's calendar (www.registrar.gatech.edu), the HTS blog (www.hts.gatech.edu/blog), and the lovely new HTS website (www.hts.gatech.edu).  

Remember to make your advising appointments before Wednesday the 16th if you need to see Dr. D'Unger in person about Phase I registration.

The Women's Recruitment Team's upcoming event, FUTURES, is fast approaching and we would like YOU to represent your respective departments/majors at our annual event. FUTURES, which will take place November 21st, is a day-long event for high school sophomore and junior girls and their parents to expose them to life at Georgia Tech in hopes that they will consider Tech as a second home in the future.


Between 10 and 11:30am on the 3rd floor of the Student Center, both the students and their parents will have the opportunity to meet you and other representatives while browsing various majors, departments and opportunities that are offered at Georgia Tech. As of now, we have over 400 guests registered. This is a big turn out and you would not want to miss out on this opportunity!


If you or someone in your department would like to be in attendance please email Cecili Reid with the following information: name, preferred e-mail, best number to contact you, and any preferences you may have for your table (i.e. need a table with two chairs, or need to be in proximity to a power extension). Please get this information to her within the next week.


If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Cecili. To find out more about FUTURES in general, visit the following website: http://admission.gatech.edu/visit/FUTURES.

• Prepare for and participate with staff in meetings with grant applicants and visits to organizations seeking support. Draft memoranda summarizing such meetings.
• Collaborate with staff to evaluate grants and compile grant reports.
• Assist with general correspondence with applicants and grantees.
• Conduct research projects on topics related to the Foundations’ grant-making.
• Assist with office detail including correspondence, filing, photocopying and answering the telephone.
• Attend all staff meetings.
• Attend foundation association meetings and support the foundations’ participation in association activity.

Learn about:

Below are 3 "pre-teaching" courses available this spring.  CETL 4001 is the prerequisite for both of the 4803 courses; NOTE: students who have taken 4001 may take BOTH 4803 sections at the same time.  Students in any major are welcome in the Foundations of Science Teaching course--you just need to be interested in science education (and have already taken 4001).  ALL these courses require a permit.  To request the permit, go to http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/courses/ugradpermit.  Permits are usually granted within about 24 hours.

The Office of Diversity Programs is pleased to be able to announce Diversity Week 2011: A Latitude Adjustment. This year’s program will begin Monday, November 7th and continue through Saturday, November 12th. There will be 11 new cutting edge programs to assist you in increasing your multicultural competence! 


For a list of activities all that will take place during Diversity Week, please see the 2011 Diversity Week Website.

Do you have/are you:

• Master’s/MBA candidate with less than one year of working experience post latest graduation date
• Experience working abroad, preferably in Germany
• Economics/Finance background
• Completed an internship(s) and/or work relevant experience
• Philanthropic engagement and extra-curricular interests a plus
• Strong command of German and English

Schools other than HTS handle overloads and permits in a variety of ways.  Most, but not all, use OSCAR.  For up-to-date information on how to get an overload or permit for all classes, go to http://registrar.gatech.edu/registration/permitoverload.php.  The departmental contact list is here, where you can search for each school's specific policies and contact information.

Interested students are asked to visit the web site for more information:  http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10038

• Eligibility:  U.S. citizenship, enrollment as a college student at any accredited college, and a minimum 3.0 GPA
• Interns participate in on-site experiences with DOC bureaus and offices to integrate academic theory and workplace requirements, gain relevant skills and knowledge, explore Federal career options, develop professional networks, and gain a greater understanding of Federal agencies.
• Interns receive a biweekly stipend, paid round-trip transportation between their schools/homes and their internship locations, and receive a housing allowance

Extended Deadline is November 5th, 2011
Send questions to: DOCprogram@orau.org

Please be our guest at this very exciting event (as a part of the  2011 France-Atlanta program) hosted by the College of Architecture and the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies at Georgia Tech. 


Outer City/Inner Suburb: The Physical and Cultural Fabric of Paris, Toulouse, and Atlanta Beyond the Center

The focus of this event will be the banlieues of Paris and the inner suburbs of Atlanta; as sites of significant immigrant and second-generation communities they offer key insights into the cultural and social change occurring in France and the United States. Academics, architects, and policy-makers will focus on demographics, urban policy, architecture, and cultural production. Representatives from Toulouse, Atlanta's sister city, will join the discussion as well.

November 5, 2011 :
9:00 am - 6:00 p.m.
The College of Architecture at Georgia Tech: Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium

Several times a year, MathSP partners with Georgia Tech's College of Management to provide a free GMAT Prep workshop for students interested in applying to MBA programs. The next GMAT Prep workshop is on Saturday, November 12th,  from 2pm-5pm.  As you may know, GMAT scores are valid for up to 5 years.  Although work experience is required for most MBA programs, students can benefit greatly from preparing for the GMAT while still in college or soon after.

You can register for the GMAT Prep workshop on November 12th by visiting http://mgt.gatech.edu/mba/openhouse/index.html. 

Please email Stephanie Espy with any questions.

Joins Us for a Screening of Nigerian Blockbuster Film:
Memories of the Heart


November 16, 2011
7:00 PM
Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center Ballroom
800 Spring St., NW
Atlanta, GA 30308


Followed by a panel with Emem Isong, Producer; Desmond Elliot, Director;  Monalisa Chinda, starring cast member; Zik Zulu Okafor, President, Association of Movie Producers


Moderated by Prof. Raymond Akuwle, President, Digital Bridge Institute


Welcome by Honorable Geoffrey Teneilabe, Consul-General, Consulate of Nigeria; and Prof Jacqueline J. Royster, Dean, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Tech


Free and Open to the Public!
Please tell us you are coming and confirm your seat by RSVPing here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/965RV2W