Become a Chat Room Tutor

“The Chat Room”is a program sponsored by the English Language Institute that is designed to assist international students with enhancing their English speaking skills.

The benefits of becoming a Chat Room Tutor include:

* Helping international students to learn the English language
* Meeting new people from other countries
* Learning about other cultures
* Earning 2 credits towards graduation

Visit the English Language Institute at either 320 or 323 Baldy Hall for more information and to pick up an application form.

Posted November 16, 2006 in Academics, General

Geographic Information PhD Opportunities

Anyone interested in pursuing a field in Georgraphical Information? If so, please read the following statement from Sunita Gupta, the Grants Administrator for the department:

We offer a 4-year fellowship with VERY generous benefits to students interested in completing a PhD in GI Science. It is an interdisciplinary program, and students may choose to study in any of the following departments:

* Anthropology
* Geography
* Geology
* Philosophy
* Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Industrial Engineering

This is a wonderful opportunity!! Please visit the Geographic Information Science website for more information. Should you have any other questions, please call the department at 716-645-2545.

Posted November 16, 2006 in Academics, Fellowships/Scholarships, General