Radiations Newsletter

Volume 18, Issue 8

November 2 (Wednesday) 3:15-4:15, Olin 04

Join Evan MacAyael, Ben Hubbert, Shunji Li, Michael Coughlin, David Miller, and Xinxin Xie as they talk about the research they did last summer.

November 3 (Thursday) noon-1pm, LDC Class of ’51 Dining Room Plan to have lunch with physics students, faculty and staff at the LDC at noon.  We can meet on 3rd Olin or you can meet us there.

RISE is a summer internship program for undergraduate students from the United States, Canada and the UK in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering. It offers unique opportunities for undergraduate students to work with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany for a period of 2 to 3 months during the summer. RISE interns are matched with doctoral students whom they assist and who serve as their mentors. The working language will be English. All scholarship holders receive stipends from the DAAD to help cover living expenses, while partner universities and research institutes provide housing assistance.

RISE hopes to accept as many students as possible for a summer internship in Germany. However this is a scholarship program and there are only limited funds available. Each year we have to turn away many students that apply to this program. In 2012 we hope to have 300 interns. The online database for applicants will be opened on December 6th, 2011.

November 3 (Thursday) 4:30pm, Olin 101

The Clare Booth Luce Scholars program will be hosting a panel of recent Carleton alums talking about their paths since graduating from Carleton.  The three panelists will be:

Rebecca Anthony, Carleton 2003, Post-doc at the University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering
Grace Elwell, Carleton 2010, Engineer at Seagate
Kendra Strode, Carleton 2010, ITS Computing Support Specialist at Carleton

The Career Center operates a number of initiatives targeted for Carleton students and right now there is a really great opportunity for Seniors called C.A.M.P. This is an alumni mentoring program where you choose a dedicated alum in your field and they will mentor you on your time with whatever you need! Be it grad school applications, introduction to other professionals in the field, job opportunities, résumé help, etc… These alums have chosen to be a part of this program to foster a relationship with you and help you through the roadblocks of your post-Carleton transition.

Simply go to the Career Center Website, click on C.A.M.P. (https://apps.carleton.edu/campus/career/initiatives/CAMP/) to read more about the program and to browse the 100+ alumni volunteer profiles. There are doctors, lawyers, editors, teachers, and many more represented professions. The program is first come first serve so act now! You can request your mentor starting Today!

November 4 (Friday) 7:00-9:00pm, Goodsell Observatory If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas and planets.  Dress warmly.  Canceled if cloudy.  Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83.