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The 2008 Faculty Horizons Program at UMBC will be held July 10-12, 2008.

PURPOSE: The workshop, funded by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program, is intended to provide post-doctoral research fellows and upper-level graduate students, particularly women, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with necessary skills to become successful tenure-track faculty in the United States. Special attention is paid to including women from underrepresented groups.

APPLICATIONS: Due to limited space, everyone must apply on-line at http://www.umbc.edu/advance/registration08/index.html and be accepted to attend. The application will be available from April 7, 2008 - May 5, 2008. Funds are available to defray the cost of participation.

DISSEMINATION: Please share this announcement widely with those you think may be interested in attending, or those who may know someone who would find this workshop beneficial.

Please email advance@umbc.edu for any additional information or questions. For the most up-to-date workshop information, please visit www.umbc.edu/advance and click on Faculty Horizons.

Apply Now to Rochester Institute of Technology's
6th Annual Future Faculty Career Exploration Program

The Future Faculty Career Exploration Program (FFCEP) is an all-expense-paid opportunity for minority Ph.D. and MFA students or individuals involved in a Post Doctoral assignment to visit Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Rochester, NY for a weekend. This program enables diverse students interested in teaching to explore potential faculty career choices through exploratory interviews; formal presentations; meetings with deans, department heads, and RIT president; along with campus and community tours. The Future Faculty Program allows RIT deans to engage prospects in discussions about their academic work and career interests. It allows faculty to share RIT's teaching and research agenda and to dialog on current open faculty positions or those that may be available in the near future.

We are especially interested in applications from people of color who are underrepresented and underserved in teaching professions; i.e., African American, Latin American, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.

Application deadline is June 2, 2008
Program date: September 24-28, 2008

Visit our website for more details: http://finweb.rit.edu/humanresources/employment/ffcep/
or Contact Charity Bontadelli  in the Office of Faculty Recruitment at 585-475-5775, cfrpsn@rit.edu

STEM faculty from tribal colleges Workshop
STEM faculty from tribal colleges are invited to apply for Participating in the 2nd Workshop on "Development of Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs for Tribal Colleges" scheduled for August 4-15,
2008.

This workshop, made possible by an NSF grant, is planned for 15 science, engineering and mathematics instructors from tribal colleges. Each participant will be provided with a stipend of $1,000 and expenses for travel, hotel and meals.

In addition, Advanced Technical Education Department, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute will hold its 2nd "SIPI-SKC ROPE Summer Institute -"Exploring Engineering and Engineering Technology" for students, on
June 09-August 15, 2008.

Please check out the following NSF-ATE link for more information:

https://www.teachingtechnicians.org/event_details.asp?id=409

Leadership Camp
Date: June 22-27, 2008
Grades: 7-9

This residential camp teaches students the fundamentals of leadership and citizenship. Working in cooperative teams, students will:

• learn the fundamentals of leadership and learning styles
• identify a problem in their community that requires a solution
• gather and evaluate information on the problem
• examine and evaluate alternative solutions
• develop a proposed policy and action plan to address the problem

Students will visit local government agencies and will also visit the Chieseman Foundation for Democracy and Mt. Rushmore on field trips. Students' work is displayed in a class portfolio the last day of camp and will be reviewed by community leaders.

For more information and to register, please call (605) 394-2693 or visit http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/learn/youth.

Space Adventures! Camp
Dates: July 27 – August 1, 2008
Grades: 9-12
Students at this week-long, co-ed, residential camp will explore things such as:

• The birth of the universe
• The life cycle of stars
• Black holes
• Relativity
• Time travel
• Star mythology
• Satellites
• Global positioning
• Creating alien slime
• and other space and science topics!

Participants will also build and launch a model rocket. Field trips will include the Air & Space Museum and the Hidden Valley Observatory for stargazing through a computer-guided telescope.
For more information and to register, please call (605) 394-2693 or visit http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/learn/youth.

Youth Geology Field Camp
Dates: June 8-13, 2008
Grades: 9-12

This camp provides an understanding of the earth. How does it work? Minerals, rocks, magmas, landforms.......

Some things that you will do and learn:

• Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
• Basic Geology
• Learn to use topographic maps
• Learn to read compass
• Understand geologic maps
• Understand water, landslides, earthquakes
• Learn geology of the Black Hills
• Live the life of a field geologist for five days
• Understand making of mountains and landforms
• Know about volcanoes and magmas
• Collect minerals, rocks and fossils

For more information and to register, please call (605) 394-2693 or visit http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/learn/youth.

Socket to Me! Computer Science & Computer Engineering Camp
Boy’s camp: June 8-13, 2008
Girl’s camp: June 15-20, 2008
Grades: 7-10
This camp provides a hands-on computer science and engineering experience in a fun camp format. Some things that you will learn:
• The importance of becoming computer literate
• Computer basics
• How to disassemble and reassemble a computer
• PC maintenance
• Basic programming
• Web programming
• Basic electronics
For more information and to register, please call (605) 394-2693 or visit http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/learn/youth.

STEPS Engineering Camp
Boy’s camp: July 20-25, 2008
Girl’s camp: July 27 – August 1, 2008
Grades: 9-12
Location: School of Mines campus, Rapid City

Science Technology Engineering Preview Summer Camp (STEPS) is a one-week introduction to the world of technology and engineering. Campers participate in hands-on activities that give them an understanding of what engineers do. Students will also explore science and engineering topics such as materials, clean manufacturing, CAD and team building.

For more information and to register, please call (605) 394-2693 or visit http://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/learn/youth.

Senior Mechanical Engineer, North Africa
PADCO, an international development consulting firm based in Washington, DC. Since 1965, PADCO has worked around the world promoting sustainable development, providing humanitarian response, encouraging democracy and
good governance, and enabling the delivery of sustainable
infrastructure.

PADCO is part of AECOM, a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental and energy.

Position:
AECOM will work with the Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB) to implement a comprehensive housing and infrastructure development program for Libya. These housing and infrastructure enhancement efforts will include construction of new housing and infrastructure systems for major cities in Libya; urban design and development; housing units and residential settlements; upgrades to existing infrastructure and utility systems; and environmentally focused sustainable processes.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will serve as a technical specialist supporting the AECOM program management team in HIB, based in Musrata.

Minimal Qualifications:
10 years experience with residential development. Mechanical engineer Degree +PE. Regional experience a plus.

Send resume and cover letter to jud.nirenberg@padco.aecom.com

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Vice President, Engineering
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products (GDATP -http://www.gdatp.com), headquartered in Charlotte , NC , is a $1billion operating unit of the $22 billion defense industry giant General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD). GDATP is a systems integrator of defense products for all branches of the US Department of Defense both as prime and subcontractor. This fast-growing organization has 2300 employees located in nine facilities nationwide. GDATP provides customers with advanced capabilities through four strategic business units: Advanced Materials, Detection Systems, Gun Systems, and Weapon Systems.

The vice president, engineering can reside in Charlotte , NC (company headquarters) or Burlington , VT ( Burlington Technology Center ). The role is responsible for cost, schedule, and technical performance for engineering elements of production and development programs and for development and deployment of technology strategy. The position reports directly to the president.

Confidential inquiries can be made to:
Terri Bedwell, tbedwell@campbellcarlson.com

SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMY (SEA)
Innovative university-industry partnerships to recruit qualified women and minority high-school students into engineering

During the summer of 2008, the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona (UA) will offer a Summer Engineering Academy (SEA) to attract qualified high school students to consider engineering as a career option. The fundamental idea behind the SEA program is to show prospective engineers exactly how an idea becomes reality. In this program, student teams will design aerodynamic cars and devices under the theme of Technology in Service of Society, make models that will be tested in a specially built wind tunnel. Students will be trained to use SolidWorks™, Powder Injection 3-D Printing and for Computer Aided Design (CAD) and rapid prototyping (RP), respectively. Field trips will include visits to ACR and Raytheon. Classroom lectures will cover topics ranging from Fundamentals of Aerodynamics to Materials used in Engineering. Prizes will be awarded to best over all designs.

There will be three sessions:

Session I, a residential program for high school freshman and sophomores
Dates : June 8 – June 13 (Orientation for parents, students on Sunday June 8th)

Session II, a residential program for high school juniors and seniors
Dates: June 15 – June 20 (Orientation for parents, students on Sunday June 15th)

Session III, a residential program for high school juniors and seniors
Dates: June 22 – June 27 (Orientation for parents, students on Sunday June 22nd)

Fees: $450 includes all program materials, room and board.   Need based scholarships will be available on a first come first served basis.

For further information and applications, please contact Cecilia Gaxiola 621-4018, e-mail: gaxiola@engr.arizona.edu. Applicants may also access applications from the SEA website www.engr.arizona.edu/sea.

GRADUATE HORIZONS:  Pre-Graduate School Program for Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Students will be July 12–15, 2008 at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Collaborating partners: AIGC (American Indian Graduate Center), Winds of Change magazine, the Princeton Review Foundation, and many of the nation’s finest graduate and professional programs. The Graduate Horizons Program is a four-day “crash course” for Native college students, master’s students or alumni to help prepare them for graduate school (master’s, Ph.D. or professional school). Participants will be limited to 75. Faculty, admission officers and deans representing hundreds of graduate disciplines and a host of graduate and professional schools will be there to help you.

First round, priority receipt deadline is February 1; 2nd round receipt deadline is February 27. Applications will be accepted on a space-available basis to June 1 (after May 1, please contact us to see if we still have spaces). Complete program cost is $150 (includes tuition, room, meals, all materials and transportation to campus from the Tucson airport). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but substantial funds are available for travel and tuition assistance (each year we award travel assistance to over 70% of our students). For an application and more information on the programs, go to www.collegehorizons.org (the application has 4 parts). For questions contact: Christine Suina, Program Coordinator, PO Box 1262, Pena Blanca, NM 87041. Phone: (505) 401-3854. E-mail: CollegeHorizons@aol.com   Program Director: Dr. Whitney Laughlin

COLLEGE HORIZONS: Pre-College Workshop for Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native students will be JUNE 14-18, 2008 – Duke University, Durham, NC & JUNE 27 – JULY 2 2008 – Lawrence University, Appleton, WI. Collaborating partners: AIGC (American Indian Graduate Center), Winds of Change magazine, Futures for Children, Princeton Review Foundation, the College Board and 42 of the nation’s finest colleges and universities. College Horizons is a five-day “crash course” in preparing for college. Expert college counselors teamed up with admission officers.

First round, priority receipt deadline is February 1; 2nd round receipt deadline is Feb. 27. Applications will be accepted on a space-available basis to May 1 (after April 1, please contact us to see if we still have spaces). Complete program cost is $200 (includes tuition, room, meals, all materials and transportation to campus from the airport). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but substantial funds are available for travel and tuition assistance (each year we award travel assistance to over 50% of our students). For an application and more information on the programs, go to www.collegehorizons.org (the application has 4 parts). For questions contact: Christine Suina, Program Coordinator, PO Box 1262, Pena Blanca, NM 87041. Phone: (505) 401-3854. E-mail: CollegeHorizons@aol.com   Program Director: Dr. Whitney Laughlin

Graduate Education Program in Space Life Sciences
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s Graduate Education Program in Space Life Sciences at Texas A&M University is currently accepting applications. The program enables students working toward a Ph.D. to focus on space life sciences and experience advanced courses in biomedical science and engineering, specifically as these fields relate to the space initiative.
The Texas A&M program will train scientists to perform the work necessary to solve three of the most critical problems that limit long-duration spaceflight: bone loss, muscle wasting and effects of cosmic radiation. Graduates will gain an integrated global perspective on these major biological problems of long-duration spaceflight and will be specifically trained in nutritional and exercise physiology countermeasures against those problems.
For more information about the Graduate Education Program in Space Life Sciences and the Texas A&M opportunity, visit
http://www.nsbri.org/GraduateEd

Hydrology Graduate Fellowship Training Program

The NOAA/National Weather Service Office of Hydrologic Development (OHD) has established the Hydrology Graduate Fellowship Training Program in support of the OHD research activities. The program will be administered by the NOAA-CREST Center at the City College of New York.

The program will award two fellowships annually.  One fellowship is restricted to students pursuing graduate degrees at one of the NOAA/CREST campuses. The other fellowship is open to any student pursuing graduate degrees at any university in the US and its territories.  The fellowships will be one- to four- year appointments, renewable annually, depending on student performance and funding availability. Both US and non-US citizens may apply for the fellowships. Each fellowship amounts to $50,000. The fellowships are designed to provide support and guidance to select scientific graduate students with the goal of training a new generation of scientists to meet the workforce needs of NOAA and the nation.
http://earth.engr.ccny.cuny.edu/noaa/