Weekly E-Newsletter

Vol. 6, No. 6 - Oct. 5, 2010

UK AMSTEMM Program Office
113 Bowman Hall, Lexington, KY 40506-0059
Phone: 859-257-2613, E-mail: AMSTEMM@uky.edu
If there is anything you would like to see in future editions of the AMSTEMM E-Newsletter,
please e-mail: AMSTEMM@uky.edu.

In this Issue
Note from the AMSTEMM Advisor/Coordinator 2010-2011 Peer Mentors Career Center Events
Research Opportunities & Fellowships Academic Resources Summer 2010 Research by Eseosa Ighodaro
Scholarship Opportunities Important Events & Opportunities Professionapalooza Flyer

Note from Sue Scheff, AMSTEMM Advisor/Coordinator

Friendly reminders:

For students enrolled in CHE 105, we are holding a review session for your next test on Monday, Oct. 11 at 7:00p.m. in C/P 103.

Make an appointment with your academic advisor in preparation for Spring Priority Registration which begins on Nov. 1 st.

Have you had a coffee break with your AMSTEMM Mentor yet? Reply to their emails, Face book or text messages and get to know
them. They can help you through the Spring 2011 registration process and much more. See below bio of two of our 2010 men-
tors.

Research Opportunities & Fellowships

▪ UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: In the area of host-defense signaling. Research will focus on studying soybean defense to mi-
crobial pathogens. Attention to detail and the ability to work independently are essential. Prior experience in routine biochemistry, genetics and mo-
lecular biology techniques is preferred, but not essential. Please contact Aardra Kachroo, Department of Plant Pathology, apkach2@uky.edu 859-
257-7445 X 81292

▪ The lab of Dr. Chris Schardl in Plant Pathology (http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/schardl/index.htm) has a student job opportu-
nity available for someone to work about 15-20 hours/week. If you’re interested in this position, please contact Dr. Schardl (Schardl@uky.edu) or
his lab manager Walter Hollin (whollin@uky.edu).

Scholarship Opportunities
▪ Watch this space for upcoming announcements!

AMSTEMM 2010-2011 Peer Mentors

Randi Barnett - “I'm a junior biology major/psychology
minor at UK with plans of going on to medical school.
I grew up in the small town of Jackson, KY. At UK, I
enjoy being involved in several campus organiza-
tions. I am a member of K Crew, a UK 101 Peer In-
structor, and a College of Arts & Sciences Ambassa-
dor. I work at The Study on South Campus, and I
tutor general chemistry and organic chemistry. I am
also an assistant TA for the BIO 350 labs this fall. I
also enjoy volunteering, especially at UK Hospital. In
my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my friends,
family, and boyfriend.“
Josh Yeary - “I'm currently a sopho-
more in chemical engineering at UK.
My hometown is London, Kentucky,
and I went to Bell County and North
Laurel for high school, where I played
football and was on the academic
team. I'm a huge UK sports fan. Some
of my hobbies include bowling, going
to basketball, football, or hockey
games, and watching Discovery Chan-
nel or ESPN. GO BIG BLUE!”
 Academic Resources
▪ Visit Academic Enhancement's "The Study"! Offering a variety of tutoring for different subjects, academic consultations from AE's staff, exam
reviews and more. All for FREE. The schedule as well as a full list of services offered can be found at: http://www.uky.edu/UGS/study/.

▪ FREE Tutoring in Ingles Hall 6:00 - 8:00p.m. every Monday. Advanced math courses, physics, and engineering courses included.

▪ UK Writing Center: Located on the 5th floor, west stacks of Young Library. Open M-Th 10-2; F 12-2, and Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
from 6-9pm. Offers individual consultations on any writing project at any stage in the process and are happy to meet regularly, even every day, if
needed! It is a free service offered to all students, faculty and staff.

▪ Mathskeller: The center is a computing and mathematics learning center of the Mathematics Department and the Mathematical Sciences Comput-
ing Facility at the University of Kentucky. The center is located in CB 63, which is close to the loading dock in the basement of White Hall Class-
room Building. The Math Resource Center is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. Faculty, Graduate Students, and Undergradu-
ate Assistants for 100 level courses hold office hours in the Mathskeller. http://www.mathskeller.com/

▪ Campus Libraries: The library system maintains a humanities, social sciences and life sciences collection in William T. Young Library as well as
subject libraries in several colleges and departments around campus, each library holding materials related to the particular discipline it serves.
There are 16 libraries, find them at: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/branches.php

▪ The Medical Center undergraduate mentoring program seeks to connect undergraduate students to current students, faculty and alumni in each
of the graduate and professional programs in the Medical Center colleges by holding regularly scheduled sessions where undergraduate students
can hear from and connect to current students. These sessions are meant to allow students time to interact, ask questions, seek answers and build
relationships that can be beneficial for both the undergraduate or prospective Medical college student, and the current student with whom they con-
nect. All are scheduled to meet from 6:30-8pm: October 14th (Student Center 251), November 18th (Student Center 251). For more information, con-
tact: Christopher L. Johnson, chris.johnson@uky.edu.

▪ CHE 105 Review Sessions: (sponsored by Chemistry Department)

Tuesday, October 12th 5:00-5:50 PM CP-139
Tuesday, November 9th 5:00-5:50 PM CP-139
Tuesday, December 7th 5:00-5:50 PM CP-139

▪ CHE 230 Review Session: Wednesday, October 13th 7:00 PM CP-103.

▪ CHE 105 Review Session: Monday, October 11, 7:00p.m. CP-103.

▪ The General Chemistry Learning Center is staffed by Chemistry graduate student teaching assistants. The Learning Center is located in CP-25
in the basement of Chem-Phys. The schedule for the learning center will be posted on the door to CP-25 and in Blackboard under “Course Help”
on the left-hand menu. If any teaching assistants are particularly unhelpful, please report their names to your instructor.

▪ Chemistry Help Sessions: An instructor will offer help sessions on Tuesdays from 5:00 - 5:50 PM in CP-139 the week of each examination. Atten-
dance at these help sessions is voluntary but highly recommended.

▪ Chemistry Private Tutors: A list of names of Department of Chemistry staff (usually graduate students) willing to be paid tutors for general chem-
istry can be obtained from the General Chemistry Office (CP-120) soon after the beginning of the semester. Tutoring slots fill up fast, so you should
pick up a list as soon as possible if you want a tutor.

▪ SAACS (Chemistry Student Organization) Officers and Members can tutor or mentor students free of charge. Simply stop by CP-144 if interested.

▪ Student Support Services 2010 Fall Workshops: Please RSVP: email valerie.rister@uky.edu
Do’s & Don’ts of Graduate School Applications/Kaplan Sample Class - Saturday October 16, 9am at Location TBA
Graduate/Professional School Showcase - Wednesday October 20, 3-5pm in the Student Center Small Ballroom
GRE Exam, Free - Saturday November 20, 9am in the Student Center Room 203

MAPS GENERAL BODY MEETING: TUESDAY, October 5th at 7pm in the William T. Young Library Gallery Room
(next to the auditorium from the University Street entrance).
The Multi-Cultural Association of Pre-Health Students is an organization for all students who are interested in going into the health profession. If you
plan to go into Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine, Public Health, Dentistry, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy or any other Health Science program then
this is the group for you! MAPS meets in the Gallery Room in the William T. Young Library. Speakers are brought in from the Health Colleges to con-
nect students early with the student affairs and admissions officers. MAPS has a mentoring program with the Health Center Student Diversity Services
office where students are paired with a health professional students. Undergraduate students will have the opportunity to see what it's actually like to be
a health student by sitting in on classes, learn about the application process, gain tips on the interview process and other general strategies to succeed.
 Important Events & Opportunities
▪ Pre-Med AMSA will hold the first meeting of the semester on the 5th of October in Chem-Phys 153 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.. This meeting will entail
how to get involved with the organization, membership dues, volunteer opportunities and contacts to remember for years leading up to medical
school. We are dedicated to the growth and success of future medical students on UK's campus. Please join us!

▪ MAPS GENERAL BODY MEETING: TUESDAY, October 5th at 7pm in the William T. Young Library Gallery Room (next to the auditorium from the
University Street entrance). See announcement on previous page for a description of MAPS!

▪ The School of Engineering Education (ENE) in the College of Engineering at Purdue University is honored to invite you to our Graduate Stu-
dent Open House October 6-7, 2010. This open house is for prospective PhD students who are interested in getting a doctorate in engineering edu-
cation. The open house will be a chance for you to meet current students and faculty, hear about our exciting curriculum and supportive school
culture, learn about what the school is looking for in applications, and experience the diversity of research opportunities available to you as a PhD
student in our school. Travel grants of up to $250 towards travel expenses are available. The number of grants is limited; grants will be awarded
through a competitive application process. Registration is open: https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_0qxM6QLErdEWivG Travel grants: Apply
online at https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_428hnebBcktFK6g More information will be online soon at http://www.purdue.edu/ENE/visit.
More information about the school is at http://www.purdue.edu/ENE. Please direct questions to Ms. Loretta McKinniss at enegrad@purdue.edu.

▪ The 5th Annual House Calls Program will be happening in your residence halls on October 11 (North/Central Campus) and October 12 (South
Campus). This is a great opportunity for you to interact with faculty and staff who will be visiting your residence hall beginning around 6:45p.m. each
evening.

▪ If you did not do as well as you expected on your first CHE 105 exam, we are also offering a review session for you!!! - Monday, OCTOBER
11, 7:00p.m. C/P 103. No excuses – show up with your questions and be ready for the next chemistry test on Oct. 14 th.

▪ The UK Society of Women Engineers hosts Evening With Industry (EWI), an informal dinner for seniors and a few employers at Spindletop Hall
October 12th from 7-9 pm. For information, contact gmcummins@uky.edu.

▪ AMSTEMM will be sponsoring (for the first time), a review session for Organic Chemistry. Don’t miss this opportunity to review before your next
organic test scheduled for 10/19 (Grossman) or 10/22 (Harris). CHE 230 Review Session: Wednesday, October 13th 7:00 PM CP-103.

▪ “Please Don’t Call Me Homeless...I Don’t Call You Homed” will be performed Wednesday, October 13th at 7p.m. in Memorial Hall, This poign-
ant play written by Jeff Gross (Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of English) will educate our students, faculty, staff and Lexington community on
the plight our homeless men, women and children face each day. It will not only portray their struggles, but will highlight their worth.

▪ Friday, October 15 through Sunday, October 17, 2010, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, is holding a conference A
Country in Crisis: Childhood Obesity in America. Plenary sessions will all feature distinguished speakers who are leading the fight against child-
hood obesity in various of ways. The conference will also feature exciting sessions on Global Health, Health Policy, Pharmaceutical Policy, Gender
& Sexuality, and many other sessions. Refer to the registration website for information on special hotel discounts within walking distance of Vander-
bilt! Please contact Scott Hagan (scott.l.hagan@vanderbilt.edu) or Mary Ellen Koran (maryellen.koran@vanderbilt.edu) with any questions.

▪ Homecoming Week is October 16-23! Check out the event calendars at www.uksab.org and www.ukhomecoming.com.

▪ The College of Communications and Information Studies presents Technology Week, Oct. 18-22. The event speakers will explore how the avail-
ability of open, shared, free informational resources is changing various industries and occupations. All talks are free and open to the public. For
more information, visit http://cis.uky.edu/open.

Monday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m.

Student Center Small Ballroom - Drew Curtis, Founder, fark.com

Tuesday, Oct. 19
All presentations in Niles Gallery, 1st floor, Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library and Learning Center
9 a.m. Open Geographies: Google Maps and GIS research - Matthew Zook, UK / floatingsheep.org
10 a.m. Open Government: Open Local Government, Chase Southard, openlexington.org
11 a.m. Open Media: Living in Public: Transparency, Social Media and the MSM - Kakie Urch
12 p.m. Open Libraries: Institutional repositories - Mary Molinaro, UK Libraries

Wednesday, Oct. 20
All presentations in Niles Gallery, 1st floor, Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library and Learning Center
9 a.m. Sean Gorman, President / Founder, FortiusOne Inc. geocommons.com (keynote)
10 a.m. Open Entrepreneurship: Bambi Francisco, CEO, vator.tv
11 a.m. Open Financing: Ezra Roizen, Ackrell Capital ackrell.com
12 a.m. Open Source: Todd Willey, rubidine.com
 Important Events & Opportunities Continued
▪ Pre-Professional advisors in Undergraduate Studies are hosting fall meetings for students planning to apply in 2011 to: Medical School, Podiatric
Medical School, Dental School or Optometry School. Tuesday, October 19, 5-6 p.m., White Hall Classroom Building, Room 238.

▪ Pre-Professional advisors in Undergraduate Studies are hosting fall meetings for students interested in: Pre-Medicine, Pre-Podiatry, Pre-
Dentistry and Pre-Optometry. Tuesday, October 19, 5-6 p.m., White Hall Classroom Building, Room 234.

▪ Posters-at-the-Capitol - Submission Deadline: October 20, 2010; Date of Event: February 10, 2011 at the Capitol in Frankfort, KY (10th yr)

▪ The University of Michigan will host their annual Engineering Graduate Symposium on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, www.engin.umich.edu/
gradsymposium. Travel grants are available for prospective Ph.D. students (flights/mileage, hotels, local transportation, meals). Junior level stu-
dents will have the highest level of priority. Applicants must reside within the United States. Students should be within 1-2 years of attending
graduate school and have a strong interest in research. Those who are invited to attend this fall program will have all their expenses paid. Full
details can be found on the website. Students should submit their completed applications by late September: Travel grant application: http://
www.engin.umich.edu/academics/gradprograms/gradsymposium/travelgrants.html

▪ Men & Women of Color Leadership Conference, Nov. 12-13, 2010. Networking, speakers, workshops, student panel discussions all promoting
academic excellence, building coalitions, career awareness, diversity education, empowerment, leadership development. For more information,
visit www.indiana.edu/~moc.

Career Center Events

Fall 2010 Employer Showcases (University Career Fairs) - Dress professionally, bring EMPLOYERS SPEAK SERIES
15+ copies of your resume, research companies of interest prior to event, visit
www.uky.edu/CareerCenter for the list of attending companies! Career Fair Preparation

▪ Technical - October 13 - Engineering, Agriculture, Sciences - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. @ October 6 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Student Center, Grand Ballroom *Stuckert Career Center

▪ Non-Technical - October 14 - Business, Non-profit, Communications - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 Social Media Networking + Career Search
p.m. @ Student Center, Grand Ballroom October 27 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
Careers in Non-profit
QUICK QUESTIONS ENTREPRENEUR DAY
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Located in Student Center near Starbucks November 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
▪ October 6 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Do Something Awesome: Turn Your Idea Into
Careers in Government
▪ November 10 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Business!
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*Stuckert Career Center
RESUMANIA
Oct. 6, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Buell Armory
EMPLOYER SHOWCASE ORIENTATION MAJOR AND CAREER EXPLORATION
Oct. 7, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., 230 Student Center
MBTI Personality Assessment
GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL SHOWCASE
*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink
Oct. 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Student Center Grand Ballroom
JOB SEARCH CRASH COURSE
▪ November 15 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink, Oct. 28, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Stuckert Career Center
Strong Interest Inventory Assessment
TAKING A GAP YEAR
*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink
Nov. 17, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Stuckert Career Center
▪ November 30 | 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

DROP-IN HOURS James W. Stuckert Career Center

Stuckert Career Center 408 Rose Street | Lexington, KY 40506- 0494
First come, First served
Tuesday - Thursday 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. P: (859) 257-2746 | F: (859) 323-1085
ukcareercenter@uky.edu; www.uky.edu/CareerCenter
 Summer 2010 Research Opportunity by Eseosa Ighodaro
“Bienvenue en France” were the words that greeted me as I landed in Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris, France. In
the summer of 2010, I traveled and studied in France for two months because of my participation in the Minority Healthcare
Disparities International Research Training Program (MHIRT) sponsored by The Center for Health and Healthcare Dispari-
ties along with the International Fogarty Center with National Institute of Health. In Lille, France, I conducted biomedical
research under the mentorship of Pierre-Eric Sautiere Ph.D at the University of Science and Technology of Lille in the De-
partment of Neuroimmunology in the lab of Michal Salzet Ph.D. The main focus of Salzet’s lab is to study the mechanisms
that allow for the medicinal leech to repair its nervous system after injury.
“Dis du fromage,” were the French words that I said to my colleague’s mentor as he posed for a picture while holding
part of the CNS belonging to a medicinal leech in his right hand and its body in his left. While in the lab, I captured the un-
usual sight on camera. The potential significance of what he held did not bypass me; in fact, I found it awe-inspiring. The
picture is worth so much more than words; it signifies the knowledge necessary to treat patients with neurodegenerative dis-
eases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. That picture represents the research that may one day link the leech’s regenerative
capacity to practical, live-saving therapies that may better enable us to preserve our motor and cognitive functions.
This exceptional opportunity gave me the chance to combine my 2 passions: biomedical research and the French cul-
ture. Honestly speaking, I have had the best time of my life in France. I have gained so much experience and insight. I have
not only acquired international biomedical experience, but I have also gained insight into the similarities and differences be-
tween the French American, and European culture. I have also obtained validation on my plans as a M.D./Ph.D applicant.
Most importantly and unexpectedly, I have gained more confidence in my abilities to adapt. I was able to step out all that was
safe and comfortable to me in the United States and completely adapt to an entire set of new rules, culture, language, people,
and mindset. This was a task that I thought I was not capable of performing until now. I strongly recommend that all under-
graduate participate in a similar experience. One that takes you outside of your comfort zone. You will learn more about
yourself in the process. Additionally if you are interested in biomedical research and travelling, apply for the MHIRT pro-
gram. Students have the opportunity to travel across the global such as Africa, South America and Asia. The link to the offi-
cial program website is as follows: http://ncmhd.nih.gov/our_programs/mhirt.asp If you decide to partake in this life-
changing adventure, do not hesitate to contact me through e-mail: etigho2@uky.edu. Bonne Chance!