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Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company is accepting applications for its class of 2015 Summer Design Scholars. This is a juried selection, open to upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, and interior design.  Deadline: Monday, FEBRUARY16. Selection will be made by March 9.  You can learn more about our program (and applicants can apply) at this link: www.hewv.com/scholar Or follow this path : www.hewv.com > careers > Summer Scholar Design Competition Or go to www.hewv.com/careers

The Study Strategies & Resources Program, located at The Student Learning Center (SLC), offers a section of Education 98/198: “To the Capstone & Beyond”, a 2 unit P/NP course to support upper division students who are preparing for, or are currently composing a culminating senior thesis, research project, and/or other creative endeavor. Our course supplements existing departmental and campus resources that are available to students at various stages of their research processes. Through individual written assignments and collaborative discussions, students will: · Define their research objectives and project scope · Practice written and oral presentation skills in framing their work · Participate in discipline-specific and interdisciplinary conversations · Strategize approaches to faculty/mentor feedback · Learn to actively apply relevant study strategies (i.e., time management, goal-setting, reading & writing strategies, etc.)  · ...

The world is becoming increasingly complex. Technology, globalization, urbanization, and the competition for talent and resources are among the drivers that are shifting the world today. The DSD Program is the first of its kind in the design industry. This 24-month, on-the-job training program is designed to develop Gensler’s next generation of strategic thinkers. The DSD Program propels you directly into meaningful project work, offers world-class professional development, and a connects you with a global community of colleagues and mentors from the brightest minds in the industry. The program is expertly structured to provide you with the maximum breadth and depth of design strategy experience during your first two years at Gensler. The DSD Program takes place at offices in both the United States and United Kingdom. At the conclusion of the two year program you will have the skills and experience you need for life long professional success at one of Gensler’s 46 offices around the wo...

The fellowship, in memory of one of the most outstanding documentary photographers of the 20th-century, encourages the use of photography (black and white or color) in the scholarly work of any discipline at UC Berkeley. The fellowship will be awarded to a UC Berkeley faculty member, a graduate student, or a senior who has been accepted for graduate work at Berkeley. Applicants must demonstrate outstanding work in documentary photography and a creative plan for future work. The selected fellow will receive $4,000.  The submission deadline is Friday, Dec. 5, 5 pm. Review the complete requirements before submitting your entry. Entries should be submitted in person to: Office of Public Affairs 2200 Bancroft Way  University of California, Berkeley Questions? Call 510/642-3734 or e-mail: langeprize@berkeley.edu

NCARB will be here on October 15, from 12-1pm, to discuss the Licensing process.  Please join us for the presentation in 112 Wurster.  NCARB Licensing presentation Wednesday, October 15 12-1pm, 112 Wurster Hall

Description: The Institute of International Studies (IIS) Undergraduate Merit Scholarship supports undergraduate research in any area of international studies. Research may be conducted independently, in congruence with an honors thesis, or while studying abroad. Submission Instructions: The application can be found on the IIS website. Please ask your recommender to e-mail the recommendation letter directly to iis.grants@berkeley.edu . Eligibility: Open to any UC Berkeley junior or senior with a minimum 3.5 GPA who has completed at least one semester of study in residence at Berkeley. All majors are eligible and encouraged to apply. Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Please email iis.grants@berkeley.edu with any questions, or call 510-642-2474 .

An Application form for the Spring 2015 UCDC Program is now available online, at: http://ucdc.berkeley.edu Each Fall and Spring, the UCDC Program sends undergraduates to Washington, D.C., to complete academic research projects of their own design, and to participate in internships related to their research. The Program is open to juniors and seniors in any major, and graduating seniors may participate during their final semester at UCB (but not after they actually graduate). To apply, you must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and have junior or senior standing in the semester you plan to attend. Internships are available in a wide variety of DC-based government agencies, nonprofit organizations, policy think-tanks, media outlets, and businesses. Students live in the UC Washington Center at Scott Circle and UCB financial aid is transferrable to DC. Students earn a full semester of UCB academic credit. Applications for the Spring 2015 UCDC Program are due Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 4 P....