E-Notes
DRC Electronic Advising Update November 2006
IN THIS ISSUE:
Winners of the Web Site Trivia Contest
Summer Internship Program Information
Enrollment for Winter Quarter
Scholarship Information
Student Organization
Student Announcements
New DRC Website!
DRC Service Coordinator Karen Keen worked diligently last year revamping the DRC website. It was launched just recently and it is a fantastic improvement! Please go to www2.ucsc.edu/drc and check it out. It has many helpful links as well as information about our services.
Congratulations to the winners of the trivia contest! Each winner will receive a gift certificate from Bay Tree Bookstore. Their names are below:
Student Entries:
1st place Rhoda Hale $50 gift certificate
2nd place Gabriel Darone $30 gift certificate
3rd place Erin Doak $20 gift certificate
Staff Entries:
1st place Kevin Tresham $50 gift certificate
2nd place Deb Abbott $30 gift certificate
3rd place Debbie Hall $20 gift certificate
Paid Summer Internship Program Information
The Emerging Leaders summer internship program for college
students with disabilities offers paid summer internships at many of
America's leading corporations. These companies are members of the
National Business & Disability Council (www.nbdc.com) and are proactive
in recruiting qualified people with disabilities.
To be considered for an internship, you must be a current
student, undergraduate or graduate, who has completed at least 60
credits and is maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA. More information can be
found on the web site at www.emerging-leaders.com . Please note: the
application deadline is December 31, 2006.
In addition, the following is important information about a FREE
service to students and graduates with disabilities: The National Business & Disability Council's National Resume Database, which was developed with the goal of
bringing together top talent with disabilities and America's top employers in both the private and public sector. This service is provided free of charge to job seekers with disabilities and is open to applicants who have earned or are expected to earn a two or four year degree within the next six months, or who have completed equivalent technical training.
Log onto www.nbdc.com and click onto Job Seekers.
For more information, contact Laura M. Francis, National Business & Disability Council
201 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507, 516.465.1519 (V), 516.465.3730 (F)
516.747.5355 (TTY) lfrancis@abilitiesonline.org, www.nbdc.com or Lana Smart,
Vice President of Corporate Services, at 516-465-1510.
Winter Quarter Enrollment: Enrollment for continuing and readmitted students for Winter quarter begins November 13-22. Open enrollment will be from November 23-January 3.
Scholarship Information:
The Donald A. Strauss Foundation is seeking students who have the passion and leadership qualities for a sustained public service project. Fourteen $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to full time students who have:
- One year remaining until graduation
- A grade point average in the upper 1/3 of his/her class
- Demonstrated an interest in public service
- Outstanding leadership potential
- Developed and can demonstrate effective communication skills
- The desire “to make a difference” in local, regional, national or international communities
For more information about the scholarship please read the attached flyer and visit the website. http://www.straussfoundation.org/. The deadline to apply is February 6, 2007.
This year the Strauss Foundation will hold their annual regional meeting here at UCSC on November 17. The have asked us to invite up to 10 strong candidates that are interested in applying for scholarship to the meeting for lunch. You will have the opportunity to learn about the selection process, ask questions of the Board Members as well as current Strauss award recipients regarding the project proposal component of the application process. This is a unique opportunity.
If you are interested in meeting with the foundation members at the November 17 meeting please contact Marlene Robinson at marobins@ucsc.edu or 459-5386.
Student Organization: Slugs with Learning Challenges (SLC) is the only student organization on campus that is registered to help bring awareness and tolerance about learning disabilities.
The purpose of the organization is to educate our peers, professors and TAs about what it is like to have a learning disability, to provide support for students who have learning disabilities, and to generate an overall awareness to eliminate stereotypes. SLC will serve those with learning disabilities as well as anyone who interacts with students with learning disabilities and other learning challenges. Check for dates of meetings/events in
upcoming E-notes.
For any comments, concerns and questions, contact us at via e-mail:
slc.ucsc@gmail.com.
Student Announcements:
Student Disability Activism Project
Hi, my name is Beka Meresman and I'm doing a project with Sean Lowry for a Community Studies class with Nancy Stoller called Women's Health Activism. For our final project, we want to create a resource guide about disability activism with articles, stories, and resources. We wanted to find out if any of the DRC students or staff are interested in our project and would be available to talk with us in person or in e-mail about issues and experiences, recommended books and organizations, etc.
Thank you,
Beka and Sean rmeresma@ucsc.edu
Documentary
Hello!
I am a new grad student in Social Documentation (i.e. Documentary
video) and am doing preliminary research for a short documentary on
students with disabilities at UCSC. I have a physical "disability" myself
that has made school extremely challenging. I believe that some of these
challenges/difficulties are unnecessary and could be minimized if faculty
had a greater level of awareness and sensitivity, and tools for working
with different needs. That is what I am hoping this film will assist with:
developing a greater understanding of the unique challenges of students
with "disabilities."
If you have a "disability" of any type, are a student here at UCSC, and
interested in discussing this project further, please contact me at
rpbrashe@ucsc.edu
Thanks and good luck with school this year!
Regan Brashear
