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This just in - new scholarship at UW-Oshkosh for biology, microbio, chem and computer science majors:

PFG Scholarships (Proteomics and Functional Genomics) for Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry and Computer Science majors

Amount: *Up to $10,000 per year
Deadline: March 15 deadline for receipt of all application materials

Are you a research scientist in the making? Prepare yourself to do state-of-the-art research in diverse fields such as stem cell research, neuroscience, cancer, physiology, bioremediation, biofuels and alternative energy.

Receive up to $10,000 per year*, every year, in scholarship funds.

*(The exact amount of the scholarship will be based on your FAFSA level of need.)

Requirements for consideration for a PFG Scholarship ~ Applicants must be:

* U.S. citizens
* Admitted as full-time, first-year students at UW Oshkosh
* Have submitted a FAFSA demonstrating financial need
* Have a science or math ACT sub-score of 25 or higher
* Be a declared major in biology, microbiology, chemistry or computer science and interested in interdisciplinary studies requiring coursework in these fields

College.gov is a new website set up by the U.S. Department of Education to help students prepare for college.

There's info for students, parents and adults who work with students about reasons to go to college, how to find a college and how to pay for it.

Check it out!

Just a reminder - Tuesday evening tutoring in La Crosse starts THIS WEEK! Some students are required to attend this session, but it's open to all UB students who may need extra help with an assignment or project or just want a couple of hours of good quiet study time with a team of expert tutors available just in case.

Tuesday tutoring will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 139 Wimberly.

Required UB tutoring for all students starts next week!

The results are in from our first-ever survey about optional events. This semester UB students will have the option of going to one, two or three wonderful plays.

The Sunday, September 21 2:00 p.m. matinee production of To Kill a Mockingbird - we have purchased tickets for the 10 students who confirmed their participation. If you are interested in attending but have not let us know, please email Cathy and I'll see if I can get you a ticket. This week, we will call all confirmed students with meeting place and time.

On Friday evening, October 10, at 7:30 p.m. the Viterbo Theater Department will present the Thornton Wilder classic, Our Town. This is a must know for anyone interested in being literate in American arts and letters! We must know if you are interested in attending no later than Monday, September 29. Email Cathy or call 785-8539 (be sure to IDENTIFY YOURSELF!)

On Friday evening, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. the UW-L Theater Department will present one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies - A Midsummer Night's Dream. This is a funny, funny play and you should see it! We must know if you are interested in attending no later than Monday, December 1. Email Cathy or call 785-8539 (be sure to IDENTIFY YOURSELF!)

Because RAIN is forecast for tomorrow, we will just do the Ropes Course and NOT have the potluck picnic. Do not bring a dish to pass, but do arrive at the ropes course at 8:45 a.m. (Sparta, Tomah, BRF students - leave from Sparta Country Kitchen at 8 a.m.) We have an indoor location if necessary for the morning program and will end at about 1:15 p.m.

Pass it on!

Not many of you returned the optional event form included in the mailing you received in August. However, most of those who DID return the form are interested in attending the La Crosse Community Theater's production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. If you're not familiar with the story - a book by Harper Lee about courage, racism and doing the right thing in the Depression era south - you SHOULD BE!!! Here's the Community Theater's blurb:

Based on Harper Lee’s book of the same title and adapted by Christopher Sergel, To Kill a Mockingbird tells the tale of Scout, a young girl in a small southern town about to experience dramatic events that will affect the rest of her life. The play recounts how a local trial about controversial racial issues can divide a town. Scout must come to understand what it means to stand up for what is right.

Upward Bound will go to the SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 matinee which starts at 2:00 p.m. We will provide a ride for Sparta/Tomah/BRF students from the Sparta Country Kitchen (the usual place.)

This is the last call - If you DID return your form and indicated you want to go, please CONFIRM YOUR INTENTIONS by replying to this email OR calling UB 608 785-8539 by Monday, Sept. 8 at 7 a.m.!!!

If you didn't return your form, but you would like to attend, please reply to this email or call UB 608 785-8539 by Monday, Sept. 8 at 7 a.m.!

We will TRY to get tickets on Monday morning (the space is small and tickets may already be sold out). If you respond late, you probably won't go. If we are not able to get tickets, we will let you know. If we can only get a limited number of tickets, we will take the earliest respondents first.