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News and events in the office of the Dean of the College (DOC)
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Where Are All the Community Internships?
Careers in the Common Good Community Hours
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
J. Walter Wilson, Room 411
Co-sponsored by the University Community Academic Advising Program.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Mid-Year Completion Ceremony
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Information Session for 2011 Potential Applicants to Medical or Other Health Profession School
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Career Development Center
All students and alumni near campus interested in applying for 2011 admission are required to attend one information session. Attendance at an information session is required before meeting with Dean Simmons
Monday, December 14, 2009
Faculty Seminar: "Undergraduate Teaching and Research Collaborations in the Humanities"
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
The Sheridan Center, 96 Waterman Street
At this session for humanities faculty, we will discuss the benefits of Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards (UTRAs) for your teaching and research, including ideas on how to structure a successful summer or semester project. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College and the Sheridan Center for Teaching. Lunch will be served.
Please register online by noon, Friday, December 9.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Faculty Seminar: "Undergraduate Teaching and Research Collaborations in the Social Sciences"
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
The Sheridan Center, 96 Waterman Street
At this session for social science faculty, we will discuss the benefits of Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards (UTRAs) for your teaching and research, including ideas on how to structure a successful summer or semester project. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College and the Sheridan Center for Teaching. Lunch will be served.
Please register online by noon, Tuesday, December 13.
Monday, February 01, 2010
Information Session for First-Year Students and Others New to the Health Careers Track
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Career Development Center
All students new to the premed/health careers track should attend one of our sessions during the fall. Students must attend a session before meeting with Dean Simmons.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Information Session for 2011 Potential Applicants to Medical or Other Health Profession School
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Career Development Center
All students and alumni near campus interested in applying for 2011 admission are required to attend one information session. Attendance at an information session is required before meeting with Dean Simmons
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Matthew Corritore ’09 selected to the USA Today’s 2009 All-USA College Academic Second Team
Matthew Corritore, Brown University Class of 2009, was among 20 students named to the USA Today’s 2009 All-USA College Academic Second Team, an honor given for outstanding intellectual achievement and leadership. Matthew’s name and biography will be printed in the April 29, 2009 edition of the USA Today.Matthew Corritore, Brown University Class of 2009, was among 20 students named to the USA Today’s 2009 All-USA College Academic Second Team, an honor given for outstanding intellectual achievement and leadership. Matthew’s name and biography will be printed in the April 29, 2009 edition of the USA Today.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
2009 Karen T. Romer Prize for Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring
The Dean of the College is pleased to announce that the 2009 Karen T. Romer Prize for Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring has been awarded to Karen Fischer, Professor of Geological Sciences, and Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Professor of History.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Danny Musher '10 Named a 2009 Udall Scholar
The Office of the Dean of the College is pleased to announce that Danny Musher of Bethesda, Maryland has been named a 2009 Udall Scholar. The Morris K. Udall Scholarship is a $5,000 award for sophomores and juniors with excellent academic records and demonstrated interest in careers in the environment.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
CourseMap, a new online tool for browsing Brown's course offerings
The Dean of the College is pleased to announce the launch of CourseMap, a new online tool for browsing Brown’s course offerings. Designed by Dan Rosenberg ‘09, CourseMap allows students and faculty to search for courses by instructor, topic, or key word, as well as by department and course name and number.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Rakim Brooks '09 Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
The Dean of the College Office is thrilled to announce that Rakim Brooks '09 has been named a 2009 Rhodes Scholar from the State of Rhode Island. Named after British philanthropist Cecil Rhodes, Rhodes Scholarships pay all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. Thirty-two U.S. Rhodes scholars are selected each year from about 800 nominees.
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All of us who immersed ourselves in Rory Stewart’s The Places In Between can find something more (something tragic, something humbling, something healing, perhaps) in the author’s conversation with Chris Lydon for his Open Source project.
http://www.radioopensource.org/rory-stewart-the-post-imperialist-poster-hero/Brown