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This page contains messages we are asked to pass along to current students.  Most are music-related, some are IU focused and some are off-campus items.  The page will be updated frequently. 

 


UNLEASH YOUR INNER MUSIC ENTREPRENEUR

 

Join ANGELA MYLES BEECHING, author of Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music. Angela Beeching will de-mystify the concept of entrepreneurship for musicians. This practical, interactive workshop will help musicians think through their ideas for both immediate and long-term career goals. Come hear about ways today's musicians are achieving their dreams.

The session will focus on how musician start-up projects lead to long-term career satisfaction. It's the Do-It-Yourself revolution. Come with questions and concerns--leave with ideas and new approaches.

 Saturday, December 5th 2009

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Sweeney Hall

Networking Reception follows immediately after program.

Space is Limited

Event Free. Reservations Required:

jsombeeching.eventbrite.com

 


The annual Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European and Central Asian Languages (SWSEEL) offers students the opportunity to earn one full year of academic credit in eight short weeks on IU-Bloomington’s campus. SWSEEL also gives students the chance to study languages that are less commonly taught.

Indiana University's 60th Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European, and

Central Asian Languages June 18th - August 13th, 2010

ALL participants pay IN-STATE TUITION. Foreign Language Area Studies

Awards and Title VIII funding is available. The following languages are ACLS-funded and TUITION-FREE for graduate students studying in the East/Central European are: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Macedonian, Polish, and Romanian.

Deadline for the first round of fellowship awards is March 22, 2010. Acceptance and fellowships are determined on a space-available basis after that date.

 

The following languages will be offered:

Russian (1st through 6th years), Azerbaijani (1st & 2nd),

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (1st), Czech (1st), Georgian (1st)

Hungarian (1st), Kazakh (1st & 2nd), Macedonian (1st)

Mongolian (1st), Pashto (1st and 2nd), Polish (1st)

Romanian (1st), Tajik (1st through 3rd), Turkmen (1st & 2nd)

Ukrainian (2nd), Uyghur (1st through 3rd), Uzbek (1st & 2nd)

For more information contact:

Secretary, Ballantine Hall 502

812-855-2608   swseel@indiana.edu

http://www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel/. 


Listed below are the dates and topics of the upcoming free Student Academic Center workshops for the next several weeks.   Students do not need to sign up in advance to attend but are advised to arrive early to get seating.   Thanks.  Sharon Chertkoff, Ph.D., Basic Skills and Outreach Coordinator, Student Academic Center, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, 855-7313

Wednesday, 11/18, May Day! May Day! Managing Stress?, 7:00-8:00pm, Ballantine Hall 109

Monday, 11/30, Beating Test Anxiety, 7:00-8:00pm, Briscoe Academic Support Center

Tuesday, 12/1, Eyes on the Prize:  Preparing for Success After College, 7:00-8:00pm, Teter TEF 260

Wednesday, 12/2, Eyes on the Prize:  Preparing for Success After College, 7:00-8:00pm, Ballantine Hall 109


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 artWORKS: AN EVENING WITH ANGELO PIZZO

Monday, November 30, 7 - 8:30p.m.

Frangipani Room, Indiana Memorial Union (IMU)

 In this interactive session, participants will have the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by renowned writer and filmmaker Angelo Pizzo. Best known for Hoosiers (named best sports film of all time by ESPN and USA Today) and Rudy, Pizzo will discuss his career path and provide insight and advice about the life of a writer and filmmaker. 

 Light refreshments provided. Sponsored and presented by the Career Development Center.

 Registration required through your myIUcareers account.


East Asian Languages and Cultures Spring 2010 Placement & Proficiency TestingAll testing is free. Bring a picture ID and pencil.

Chinese Thursday, January 7th  2:00 p.m. Ballantine 146

 Japanese   Thursday, January 7th  2:00 p.m. Ballantine 144

  No prior registration is needed for Chinese and Japanese testing.  For your results, please call the EALC department office the following day (856-4959).

                         Korean Thursday, January 7th  2:00 p.m. Goodbody 229

 If you have studied Korean before and want to take it in Spring 2010, please go to www.indiana.edu/~korean  and fill out the online form for placement testing to be registered for this test.  If you are already fluent in Korean and want your proficiency certified, please go to the Korean Language web site at www.indiana.edu/~korean and fill out the online to be scheduled for testing after the beginning of the semester.

 FAQs about each test at http://www.indiana.edu/~ealc/languages/placement.shtml .

Kim Hinton Academic Advisor kishinto@indiana.edu


Dance program in Jerusalem

Hebrew University has launched more information on its Web site about the program design of the new option in Jerusalem for students of dance.

http://overseas.huji.ac.il/academics.asp?cat=595&in=18

For more information, contact:

Kathleen Sideli, Associate Vice President for Overseas Study

Indiana University Franklin Hall 303 Bloomington, IN 47405-1223

www.indiana.edu/~overseas

Tel: 812-855-1139 Fax: 812-855-6452


The application for December 2009 admission to the School of Journalism is available on the J-School website:  http://journalism.indiana.edu/forms/.  Under the “Academics” heading select ”December 2009 Admission Application for Current Undergraduates.”

 Only those students who will have all of the admission requirements listed below completed by the end of this semester should file an application for December 2009 admission.  (The deadline to apply is December 23.) 

 J-School Admission Requirements:

JOUR-J 110 or J 200 or J 210 – grade of C or better

English composition – grade of C or better

Fundamental math – grade of C- or better (MATH-M 025 is the lowest acceptable level)

First semester of a foreign language (placement into HISP-S 105 is fine)

26 credit hours passed

2.20 or higher IU gpa

 We will process applications during the semester break once fall semester grades are final.  If you will not have all of our admission requirements done by then do not file an application now.  File your application in a future semester.

 Any questions, please let me know.

 Smiles!

 Lauren Kinzer

Director of Advising Services

IU School of Journalism

855-1714, lkinzer@indiana.edu, EP 200C


Dr. Sungok Hong, lecturer in Hindi and Urdu, now handles all Indic language proficiency exams.  Students interested in taking these exams should check the India Studies website (http://www.indiana.edu/~isp/) for further information, and/or contact Dr. Hong (sh2@indiana.edu).

 

Rebecca J. Manring

Associate Professor

India Studies and Religious Studies

Indiana University-Bloomington


If you are planning to graduate in December 2009, don’t forget to apply for graduation.  You can do that by a form in our office or online here:  http://music.indiana.edu/undergraduate/graduation.shtml

For December, we should receive it by September 15th.  This gives us a chance to review your record and make sure everything’s in place for graduation.

 

If you are planning to graduate in May, June or August 2010, the deadline for application is October 15th.

 

If you have already filled out the application, it will appear ‘satisfied’ on your Academic Advisement Report.




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