A message from your academic advisors:

Would you like to earn IUB credit hours this May for traveling on excursions to visit coral reefs, mangroves, and other terrestrial and marine habitats in the Cayman Islands?

The application deadline for the IUB Tropical Biology Program in Grand Cayman (BIOL-L 433) is January 22, 2024. If you are interested, apply now! You do not have to be a biology major to apply, although you must have completed 2 biology courses or equivalent. For example, BIOL-L 111, BIOL-L 112, BIOL-L 211, BIOL-M 250, and BIOL-M 315 would be appropriate courses for eligibility.

This program provides students first-hand experience diving on some of the best-developed reefs in the Caribbean. The program runs May 7 – May 16, 2024, and will be held on Grand Cayman Island at Ocean Frontiers Dive Resort, ranked as one of the top 10 dive resorts in the world. You do not have to be a biology major or scuba certified to apply, but you do need to be able to swim. Scuba instruction will be available on IUB campus during the second eight weeks of spring semester 2024.

All interested students are invited to an information session on Wednesday, January 17, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Biology Building Room 123 (the Lieber Room).

Participating students earn 3 credit hours of BIOL-L 433 Tropical Biology. How this counts for you:

• Biology B.A. and standard Biology B.S. – counts as an approved upper-level Biology lab in your major
• Biology B.S. with Concentration in Integrative & Organismal Biology: counts as an approved upper-level Biology lab in your concentration
• Biology B.S. with Concentration in Biology of Disease OR Concentration in Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics: counts as upper-level general elective (like Folklore or History courses, for example). Does NOT fulfill an upper lab in your major; the course does not fulfill any specific major requirement, although the grade counts in major GPA.
• Biotechnology B.A. and B.S. majors earn upper-level general elective credit (like Folklore or History courses, for example; the course does not fulfill any specific major requirement, although the grade counts in major GPA).
• Microbiology B.A. and B.S. majors earn upper-level general elective credit (like Folklore or History courses, for example; the course does not fulfill any specific major requirement, although the grade counts in major GPA).
• Molecular Life Sciences B.S. majors earn upper-level general elective credit (like Folklore or History courses, for example; the course does not fulfill any specific major requirement).

More information is available on the IUB Education Abroad website at https://abroad.iu.edu/programs/iu/ovst/grandcayman-iu-sum.html.

Questions? E-mail Prof. David Kehoe, Director of the Tropical Biology Program, at dkehoe@indiana.edu.

We advisors hear very positive feedback on this program. A Biology major once said this program was the single best experience of her time at IU!

Libby, Amy, Carrie, Erin, Joyce, Leah, and Valerie

Academic Advisors for Biology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, and Molecular Life Sciences

Spotlight on Summer Internships Abroad

Thursday, January 11^th

11am

Register at https://iu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpcuygqTMoG9bgzZz0eDFiCoiBF08YP6bn

We’ll cover:

• Exciting new internship locations (Lisbon, Cape Town, Bangkok, and more!)
• The value of an international internship
• Scholarships
• How to apply by IU’s deadline (January 16^th for summer 2024!)

The IUB Hurley lab is looking for hourly assistance on research projects on the influence of context on vocal communication and social behavior in mice. The position will involve 10-15 hours of work per week analyzing behavioral video and audio files and fluorescent images. Training will be provided so there is no need for you to be familiar with specific techniques, but reliability and attention to detail are important qualities for this position. If you are interested, please respond to Dr. Laura Hurley (lhurley@indiana.edu) with a CV or resume.

Biology laboratory that studies South American electric fish is seeking student helpers starting in mid- to late-November.  The fish studied in the lab are not dangerous and produce very weak electrical fields to navigate and to communicate.  We study the mechanisms of generating and detecting electrical communication signals.  Duties will include helping to maintain large, multi-tank aquarium systems and general lab maintenance (glassware washing, chemical inventories, maintaining laboratory equipment, etc.).  Work over holiday breaks is expected.

Send an E-mail message to the Smith Lab (troy.smith.lab@gmail.com) for more details or to apply for the job.

For students pursuing a major in the College of Arts & Sciences, IUB –

Help with working the registration system:

CANVAS Registration Help: College of Arts and Sciences at https://iu.instructure.com/courses/2147014 modules include “Plan Your Schedule,” “Prepare for Registration” and “Register for Classes.”

Live Registration Help sessions every Friday throughout Continuing Student Registration. These sessions are for registration help only, intended for students in the College of Arts and Sciences who have planned their enrollment and need some support with the registration process. They are not a substitute for an advising appointment:

Dates: Fridays, October 20, 27, November 3, 10, and 17

Times: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Zoom link: https://iu.zoom.us/j/84579622103

Law Day is coming this week! Featuring 100+ law schools and a panel discussion of law school deans, Law Day is the most important event of the year for IU prelaw students.

What is Law Day?

If you are considering law school, you won’t find a better opportunity to speak with representatives and learn about the admissions process than Law Day, featuring one of the largest law school fairs in the country, with an incredible 100+ schools attending!

Participants can meet with law school program representatives from across the country, learn about law school and gain essential information for the application process.

Law Day is free and open to the public. Freshmen through alumni interested in law school are urged to attend.

Law Day Events:

 Panel Discussion/Q&A With Law School Deans of Admission

• When: 9:00 AM–10:45 AM
• Where: IMU, Whittenberger Auditorium
• What is it? A panel of law school admissions deans from leading law schools, including IU-Maurer, will take questions on how to distinguish yourself as a law school applicant. Attendees will learn what really matters and, just as important, what doesn’t work. This may be the most valuable admissions presentation you have the chance to see. Come with questions. Leave with a huge advantage!

Law Fair

• When: 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
• Where: IMU, Alumni Hall and Solarium
• What is it? Admissions representatives and students from 100+ law schools providing materials, information, souvenirs – even fee waivers. Come with a list of schools to visit and questions to ask. Navigate the venue and ask questions about popular programs, admissions requirements, financial aid and more. Participation saves time spent contacting law schools, scheduling appointments and researching admissions criteria.

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Best,

Jacob M. Rossman, J.D.

Prelaw Advisor, Health Professions & Prelaw Center (HPPLC)

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QUESTIONS? Contact HPPLC directly at hpplc@indiana.edu or call 812-855-1873.

 WANT TO MEET WITH A PRELAW ADVISOR? Schedule an appointment through SAS. Search for “prelaw.”