http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu The official blog of The CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:38:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en All applications for readmission must be received and completed by no later than Friday, September 12th to be considered for the Fall 2008 semester.  Applications received or completed after this date will be considered for the Spring 2009 semester.ShareThis http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/08/07/fall-2008-deadline-for-readmission/ All applications to the program must be received and completed by no later than Friday, August 15th to be considered for the Fall 2008 semester.  Applications received or completed after this date will be considered for the Spring 2009 semester.ShareThis http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/08/07/fall-2008-application-deadline-for-new-students/ Founded in 1961, The International Center in New York (ICNY) is a unique community where immigrants, refugees, students and other newcomers to the United States come to practice English and learn about American culture. Each year, we provide 2,500 newcomers from 95 different countries with a wide range of language ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/08/06/voluteer-opportunity-with-the-international-center/ The Office of Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY-15) -- whose district includes Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights, the Upper West Side, and Inwood -- is looking for driven and committed college students who have an interest in public service for an internship.  General responsibilities include: office management, constituent relations, community ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/08/04/internship-office-of-congressman-charles-b-rangel/ If you are, you only have a few more weeks to file for graduation with CUNY BA!  In fact, you might be due for an audit even if this won't be your final semester: Students who have had their area of concentration forms approved and have completed between 90 and 100 ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/07/29/are-you-planning-to-graduate-in-january/ Enrolled CUNY BA students can pursue the life experience credit option when they have earned between 45 and 90 credits. Credit for prior learning cannot be awarded in the semester during which graduation requirements will be completed; students are urged, therefore, not to wait until the last minute to submit ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/07/24/life-experience-seminar-dates-for-2008-2009/ Are you a CUNY BA student who would like to study abroad for a semester or full year but lack the funding to do so?  I am working on a grant proposal for this concern and would like to hear from you with details:  why and what you want to ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/07/24/student-input-needed-study-abroad/ From a CUNY BA student: The Planning Committee of the first ever CUNY Social Forum is happy to announce that we are now accepting proposals from groups and organizations that want to host sessions at the Forum! Sessions can take the form of workshops, discussions, films and after-film –talks, or cultural/fun/music/art events…..or ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/07/23/cuny-social-forum/ 117 graduating students attended the 36th commencement exercises of the CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies on Monday, June 9, 2008…as did hundreds of their friends and families, not just from the metropolitan region, but from all over the U.S. (including the Virgin Islands), and from countries around the ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/07/23/cuny-ba-commencement-2008/ Grads who attended the June 9, 2008 commencement ceremony should consider donating their cap and gown back to CUNY BA if those items are still in very good condition and no longer needed; your donation may help a future student defray part of the cost of attending the ceremony.  Bring or mail ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/07/23/2008-grads-donate-your-cap-and-gown/ The Graduate Center is updating the phone and voicemail system in the building and phone and voicemail services will be impacted Thursday morning, July, 23rd.  Please be patient if you are unable to get through to the office of it your call is not returned until later in the day.  ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/07/23/phones-system-will-be-down-thursday-morning/ Monday, September 15, 2008, 6pm Room 9204; Refreshments following in Room 6412. Submerged: Tales from the Basin, is an anthology of literature, memoir, and art created by more than thirty women to benefit those who survived Hurricane Katrina. The title refers to a fear many of us had as young children, of ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/07/17/alumni-event-reading-from-submerged-tales-from-the-basin/ http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/07/01/101-scholarships-just-for-teachers/ShareThis http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/07/02/101-scholarships-just-for-teachers/ ABRCMS is the largest, professional conference for biomedical students attracting approximately 2,600 individuals, including 1,650 undergraduate students, 280 graduate students, 30 postdoctoral scientists and 750 faculty and administrators. Students come from over 285 U.S. colleges and universities. All are pursuing advanced training in the biomedical sciences, and many have conducted ... http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/06/30/annual-biomedical-research-conference-for-minority-students/ Our blog was hacked two weeks ago, and we're still recovering from the attack. As a result, blog functions are limited for the moment; the gallery and calendar are not available, and category pages will not display. We are working with our server administrators to resolve this issue.ShareThis http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/06/26/limited-blog-functionality/