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• Pre-Law Society Executive Board Membership Applications Due Tues. 3/25

  Mar 19, 2014 10:00 pm27 views

  Are you looking for valuable leadership experience? Do you want to be a part of team? If yes, then look no further! 
  
  Applications to join The Pre-Law Society at UIC Executive Board are now available to all UIC students, for the 2014-2015 academic year. You do not need to be "Pre-Law" to apply for an Executive Board position! 
  
  All students interested in running for any position must complete the online application by 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. All late submissions will automatically be disqualified. 
  
  Application Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gPpb-gV1pAlublTLfOXXYLBdDRER0ZC7abeM3Su8LI4/viewform  
  
  For more details, click on this post.

• Apply to be a TEDx at UIC Audience Member

  Mar 14, 2014 1:45 pm246 views

  Apply to be a TEDx audience member for the April 18 event! Check www.tedxatuic.com for more information about the event and for the application. Apply early, only 100 people will be picked! Dinner is included in the ticket purchase. Email tedxuofichicago@gmail.com with any questions! Good luck!
  
  

• Volunteer at the Shamrock Shuffle with HCAB, 3/29 & 3/30

  Mar 10, 2014 3:15 pm71 views

  Are you interested in serving as a volunteer for the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle? This annual event is happening on March 28th-30th, and we'd love to send a group! The Health & Fitness Expo is going to be on the 28th & 29th, where volunteers will pack gift bags, greet incoming participants, and many other activities. The race is on Sunday, March 30th, at Grant Park in Chicago and we will be able to serve in a variety of different areas, including at the start and finish lines. If interested, please email Mike Durrant at michaeldurrant10@gmail.com, including your email, your name, which day you are interested in serving, and any questions you may have. We need at least 25 volunteers in order to register as a group, so let Mike know ASAP if you are interested!
  
  

• Donate by Design Meeting, Tues. 3/11

  Mar 7, 2014 1:45 pm55 views

  Donate by Design meeting for current members, new members, or anyone interested in our events for Spring:  Tuesday, March 11 at 6pm in the Burnham Hall Quiet Study Room.
  
  Members who have made projects but have not turned them in yet, please bring them to the meeting.
  
  We'll be talking about craft selling events and which ones we want to participate in. March and April are full of great events for us to have a booth at.
  
  We'll also discuss Pinterest Party ideas opportunities for you guys to be on the exec board of Donate by Design starting Fall 2014.
  
  If you are unable to attend but are interested, please contact Alison Chen at aschen3@uic.edu or Donate by Design at donatebydesign@gmail.com
  
  

• Unite for Sight Mini-Medical School Seminar, Register by 3/7

  Mar 5, 2014 3:15 pm28 views

  Unite for Sight is inviting a doctor to host a two-hour Mini Medical-School. Dr. Rubin will come speak to students at UIC about medical school and also engage us in many activities that he has planned. After Dr. Rubin quickly talks about the admissions process and other related topics to medical school, he will guide students through different stations he has planned, such as having ear and eye modules to see different ear and eye conditions, taking a persons heart rate, listening for heart discrepancies, taking blood pressure, etc.
  
  For these two hours, students can ask their honest questions about medicine and participate in hands-on activities, usually studied in the second year of medical school. Light refreshments will be provided. There is an entrance fee of $5 to attend this event. All of the money from this event will go to doctors working in other countries to perform preventable blindness surgeries and none of the proceeds will be kept for the use of our own chapter.
  
  We would love to have students who share an appreciation of the human body to experience a really unique event!
  
  When: Thursday, March 13. 2 - 3:50 PM.
  Where: SCE, Room 613
  
  If you would like to attend, RSVP to by March 7! This is NOT a walk-in event. We would like a total head count so that Dr. Rubin knows how to prepare appropriately. Thank you very much.
  
  RSVP to: Tina Winston twinst2@uic.edu OR Asim Mujahed amujah2@uic.edu
  
  If you have any further questions about the event, please contact Safa Farid (sfarid4@uic.edu) or Tina Winston (twinst2@uic.edu)

• SFP Silent Auction: MCAT classes and prep books, Closes on Sun. 3/9

  Mar 5, 2014 3:15 pm38 views

  SFP is auctioning off MCAT courses and MCAT prep books! We have materials and courses from Kaplan and Princeton Review. This is a great opportunity to get books and classes for much cheaper than the normal selling price. Bid here: http://bit.ly/1jLi1eI : auction closes on March 9th at midnight!  Contact Avni at bavishi2@uic.edu with any questions.
  
  

• Ampersand Issue Available and Long Sleeve Shirt Raffle

  Mar 3, 2014 11:15 am57 views

  Want to win a FREE Ampersand long sleeve shirt? Enter your thoughts, ideas, and comments about the Ampersand at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/57FRWNM by March 21st to be entered in a raffle for the shirt. Help improve the Ampersand with your suggestions!
  
  The latest issue of "The Ampersand," the Honors College newsletter, is available for your reading pleasure at http://www.uic.edu/honors/life/documents/latest-ampersand.pdf. Or, you can pick up a hard copy in Burnham Hall. Check it out!
  
  Want to help create "The Ampersand"? Email uicampersand@gmail.com for information.
  
  

• Society for Future Physicians: Become a Medical Scribe in Chicago, Wed. 3/5

  Mar 3, 2014 11:00 am1489 views

  SFP is hosting a lecture featuring PhysAssist Scribes open to all Honors College students who are interested in pursuing a pre-health field, specifically MD/DO/PA/NP. Please join us!
  
  PhysAssist Scribes is looking for candidates, motivated to pursue a career in the medical field, to join our Medical Scribe program in Chicago! We will be on campus next Wednesday, March 5th at 4pm to give a presentation in Burnham Hall room 121 in the UIC Honors College and meet with any pre-health professional students interested in joining our team!
  
  Working as a PhysAssist Scribe is an invaluable, unique opportunity for pre-health professionals, recent graduates, and students looking to gain MEDICAL experience!
  
  It's a great opportunity to:
  1. Work side by side physicians or PA's in the emergency room
  2. Transcribe and understand the patient history, physical exam, medical decision making, and diagnosis for each patient the physician sees
  3. Become proficient in documenting lab results and x-rays
  
  Here is a short video that explains the medical scribe position in detail: http://links.iamscribe.com/scribejob
  
  For more job info visit the employment page here: http://www.iamscribe.com/full_time_scribes.php

  Contact Milie Fang at fang28@uic.edu with questions about the event.

• Pre-Law Society Brunch, Mon. 2/17

  Feb 13, 2014 11:15 am16 views

  Why have lunch when you can brunch?!
  
  The Pre-Law Society invites you to have brunch with us on Monday, February 17, 2014 on the second floor of Student Center East. This event will be sponsored by and held in the UIC Student Commuter Center's multi-purpose room, from 10am to 12pm.
  
  Students will have the opportunity to meet the current officers serving on the PLS Executive Board, find out how to become a member, and receive an informational packet regarding upcoming PLS events for this semester.
  
  This event is open to all UIC students, of all majors, to come, stop by, and say hello! We look forward to seeing new and familiar faces!

  Contact Christian Nuno at cnuno2@uic.edu with questions.

• EcoCampus Meeting TIME CHANGE, Tues. 2/4

  Feb 3, 2014 5:45 pm43 views

  EcoCampus, UIC's Student Environmental Organization will be having its second General Body Meeting (GBM) of the semester on Tuesday February 4 from 2-3 pm in 121 Burnham Hall. We focus on environmental and sustainability issues related to UIC and the Chicago community.
  
  This meeting we will be discussing our current projects, specifically our Earth Day events, the energy saving competition, and the contaminated ComEd site on campus. Stop by if you'd like to hear about our projects, offer some ideas of your own, or get invovled in what we're doing.
  
  ** Open to all UIC students, faculty, and staff.
  
  Contact EcoCampusUIC@gmail.com  with questions.  Like EcoCampus on Facebook for more updates: https://www.facebook.com/EcoCampus.UIC  

• Honors Activity Option: Project Esteem, Meeting Mon. 2/3

  Jan 31, 2014 7:30 am267 views

  Do you enjoy working with kids? Have a passion for science? Then Project ESTEEM is right for you!

  Project ESTEEM reaches out to children currently in the children's shelter, Lydia's Home (http://www.lydiahome.org) and The Rice Child and Family Center (http://www.childrenshomeandaid.org/page.aspx?pid=350), and teaches them science through exciting experiments and projects! Volunteers from all undergraduate colleges are welcome to join; you do not necessarily have to major in science and/or education in order to be a member of Project ESTEEM, nor do you have to be a member of the Honors College. However, Honors College students do have the ability to use Project ESTEEM as an Honors College Activity. 

  There will be an informational meeting on Monday, February 3 at 5:30 PM in the Honors College Quiet Study (BH121). If you are interested in working with Project ESTEEM or have any other questions, please e-mail Ashley Akkal: aakkal2@uic.edu or Haley Bohl: haleybohl@comcast.net.

• Honors Activity Service Option: Alternative Spring Break

  Jan 31, 2014 7:30 am61 views

  Alternative Spring Break is a student run volunteer organization here at UIC. We provide volunteer opportunities throughout Chicago and during spring break we send groups of students all over the country for a week of volunteer work. Join our listserv by emailing asbuic@gmail.com to learn about our upcoming events and application deadlines!

• Project Inspire – New Student Organization on Innovation and Change, Meeting Thurs. 1/30

  Jan 28, 2014 4:15 pm109 views

  Would you like to develop an app to improve access to healthcare around the work? Or maybe use video technology to bring improvements to education in low-income areas? Or a whole lot more? Well join Project Inspire for the opportunity to join a global group of university students working to find INNOVATIVE solutions to social/ medical/ environmental issues around the world! You will have the chance to actually create a project! First meeting on Thurs. Jan 30 at 5:00 in Lecture Center A6 with food! Board positions also available. Anyone with an interest in Pre-Health, public policy, engineering, art, inventing, computer science, or volunteerism should come check us out. Contact projectinspire2013@gmail.com for questions.

• Society for Future Physicians: Free MCAT, LSAT, PCAT, GRE Practice Exam & Help

  Jan 27, 2014 5:15 pm128 views

  Kaplan is hosting a Free MCAT, LSAT, GRE, DAT, OAT, and PCAT Practice test on Saturday, March 8th on campus at the University of Illinois at Chicago. At the event you will take a free practice test under real-life proctored conditions. Kaplan will also provide you with a free comprehensive score analysis and complete answers and explanations to the practice test.
  
  Pre-registration is REQUIRED and space is limited.
  
  Save your spot today @ http://bit.ly/UICSpringFPT14 .  PLEASE be sure to select Society for Future Physicians (SFP) as your source.  Contact Rahul Patel at rpate243@uic.edu with questions. 

• Get Involved with the Journal for Pre-Health Affiliated Students (JPHAS)!

  Jan 21, 2014 5:32 pm210 views

  Are you a pre-health student looking to enhance your knowledge of issues pertinent to the healthcare world? Are you interested in topics ranging from international public health to molecular discoveries? Are you a writer, photographer, artist, reader, or editor?
  
  The Journal for Pre-Health Affiliated Students needs you!
  
  JPHAS (Journal for Pre-Health Affiliated Students) is a student-run, student-written, and student-published journal for UIC. We welcome anyone who is a student interested in learning about current issues and events in the healthcare field in order to further their interest by drawing, writing, editing and publishing for our journal. Participating in JPHAS is a great way to show professional schools that you have demonstrated interest in the field.
  
  Our spring writing cycle will be starting soon, and if you would like to get involved, let us know by sending us an email!
  
  For more information about JPHAS, please visit our website: https://sites.google.com/site/jphasjournal/  or email us at jphas.journal@gmail.com.

• Join the Society of Future Physicians

  Jan 21, 2014 5:31 pm104 views

  The Society of Future Physicians is accepting member applications for the spring semester! If you are interested in shadowing opportunities, physician lectures, and volunteer events, fill out the application here. Applications are due Friday, January 24th. Questions? Email uic.hc.sfp@gmail.com.

• Ampersand General Body Meeting Tomorrow, Thurs. 1/16

  Jan 15, 2014 5:36 pm40 views

  If you are interested in becoming a part of the Honors College's official newsletter, come to the Ampersand's first meeting of the semester! Anyone interested in journalism, photography, or graphic design is welcome, with no experience required. The meeting is at 5 PM in Room B16 of Burnham Hall.

  Check out our website at ampersand.honors.uic.edu to see past issues and get more information. Questions? Email uicampersand@gmail.com. 

• Ampersand Shirt Sale

  Jan 14, 2014 5:30 pm97 views

  Show your support for the UIC Honors College and its very own newsletter, the Ampersand, by purchasing one of their long-sleeve shirts! The price has not been finalized, but will be approximately $12. If you would like to see a picture of the shirt and are interested in ordering please fill out this form. 

• Submit to the Red Shoes Review, Due 12/31/13

  Dec 19, 2013 1:15 pm13 views

  UIC's only undergraduate literary magazine, the Red Shoes Review, is open for all literature and art submissions for 2014! Submit prose, poetry, literary critique or essays, and art to uic.redshoes@gmail.com by December 31st to be chosen for publication. This year's theme will be "Secrets in Ink," and the Red Shoes Review will accept any submission from any current UIC student regardless of their major. "Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." - William Wordsworth.