ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Internships, TigersTeach, TLSAMP  MemphiSTEM, Events, Clubs and Communities

Internship Opportunities

March 26, 2013

Memphis Animal Shelter

Organizational Communication and Animal Care Technician Internships

(Deadline: June 1, 2013)

Organizational Communication—Answer, screen and transfer inbound phone calls from Spanish speaking citizens. Assist Spanish speaking visitors on adoptions, lost animals, pet reclamation. Translates policies, city ordinances and instructions on how to use PETHARBOR lost and found database .

Animal Care Tech Intern—Facilitate program Spanish speaking citizens through the Memphis Animal Shelter. Assist Spanish speaking visitors on adoptions, owner surrender, lost animals, and/or pet reclamation. Assist Animal Care Officers by translating city and state laws governing responsible pet ownership, including but not limited to, spay/neuter, loose dog ordinance, etc.

Memphis Park Services

Recreation Leader Intern (8 openings, Deadline: June 1, 2013)

Provide hands-on support to Camp Aides.

Lead youth in various exercises and programs and self-esteem/character building activities.

Provide field trip support assistance and assist Aquatics Department with proper pool and water safety instruction.

Salvation Army Kroc Center

Engineering Interactive, Challenge Coach, Education and Teambuilding, and Garage Band Internships (Deadline: June 30, 2013)

Engineering Interactive Interns — Build touch pads, robotic hands, and laser interactives for teambuilding exercises.

Challenge Coach Intern — Leads the team through 12 themed rooms that include a jungle, a mine, a disaster area, engineering and science labs.

Garage Band Interns—Coordinate performances on nine stacked stages with garage doors that open and close sequentially.

Tigers Teach

Tigers Teach is a teacher-credentialing program that allows STEM majors to complete their secondary teaching licensure requirements while they complete requirements for their Bachelor of Science Degree. This high-quality, undergraduate teacher education program will increase the number and diversity of competent math and science students entering the teaching field and assuming positions of educational leadership in their fields.  It is funded through an agreement with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, using money provided by the “Race to the Top” funds that are being provided by the federal government. For more information visit: http://www.memphis.edu/tigersteach/

TLSAMP

The Uof M is a partner in the Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TLSAMP) whose goal is to increase the number of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at U of M by at least 100% within a five-year period. This partnership provides mentors, tutors, supplemental instruction, and a summer bridge program. TSLAMP also serves as resource for undergraduate research opportunities and sponsors an annual student research symposium where students can present their research to faculty, the community and their peers. For more information visit: https://umdrive.memphis.edu/g-tlsamp/www/tlsamp.html

MemphiSTEM

This five-year NSF-funded project involves STEM disciplines across campus.  Through “STEM” clubs and networking activities, support for undergraduate STEM research experiences, mentoring, tutoring, and STEM learning communities, MemphiSTEM works to increase the number of STEM graduates at the university. In addition, MemphiSTEM supports a two-week refresher seminar (Math Bootcamp) made available to incoming freshman and other U of M students to boost math skills, demonstrate links between math, science and engineering and broaden the knowledge of career opportunities in STEM fields. For more information visit: http://www.memphis.edu/memphistem/

MemphiSTEM Calendar of Events

http://www.memphis.edu/memphistem/seminars.php

Student STEM Clubs

Please click here for a listing of STEM clubs and contact information

STEM Learning Communities

These are learning communities that use cluster of courses to connect different disciplines to a common theme. Communities include:

• Entry to Engineering—for students interested in a career in engineering or a related area of science or technology
• Honors STEM—for honors students in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
• Women in Engineering Living/Learning Community—for female students interested in pursuing engineering careers.

For more information visit: http://www.memphis.edu/memphistem/freshconnect.php

STEM Scholarships:

S-STEM

 This NSF-funded program awards scholarships to economically disadvantaged students in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Math, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, and Physics.  The primary goal of the S-STEM program is to supplement existing resources within the U of M to facilitate a unified system of support for financially disadvantaged, upper-division undergraduate STEM students with academic potential.  Our S-STEM program provides a focused, integrative experience for scholarships students by emphasizing career and personal counseling, tutoring, mentoring, career development, opportunities for summer research or application-oriented experiences, student collaboration, as well as other academic and personal advantages gained by being fully engaged in the University community.

For more information visit: http://www.memphis.edu/sstem/

TRIO STEM

In September 2010, The University of Memphis was awarded a second TRIO Program specifically for 120 eligible students who are enrolled in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) majors at the U of M.  Students must meet the eligibility requirements to become TRIO STEM Participants. 

The program is very competitive with a limited number of openings each year to maintain 120 participants. The STEM Program is housed in 405 Mitchell Hall. Mr. Manuel Thompson is the Project Coordinator for the TRIO STEM project

For more information visit: www.memphis.edu/ssp/stem/index.htm