From JKTomasell at aol.com Fri Feb 11 08:34:13 2011 From: JKTomasell at aol.com (JKTomasell at aol.com) Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:34:13 EST Subject: [Ccb-alumni] Invite to the February NFBC SF Chapter Meeting Message-ID: Come one, Come all! The San Francisco Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of California would like to extend an open AND FRIENDLY invitation to all whom are interested to join us for our monthly chapter meeting. Who: The membership and officers of the San Francisco chapter of the National Federation of the blind of California (NFBC SF Chapter) When: Saturday February 19, 2011 from 1-3 pm. Where: The San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired 214 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 (415)431-1481. Why: to discuss matters of concern, share stories and experiences, as well as become more socially connected to other blind and visually impaired persons in the San Francisco bay area. How: Just show up! - We are located Between Grove and Hays near San Francisco City Hall. We are accessible by SF muni lines 47, 49, 31 and F Market. Also accessible via BART and Muni metro subway lines at Civic Center station At our upcoming meeting we will have: Discussions about current chapter business, updates on current organizational and state Affiliate goings-ons, elections for the chapter?s board, & a great philosophy conversation about Youth Slam & the NFB Scholarship. If you have any questions about the NFBC San Francisco Chapter please contact our chapter president Eric Holm either at (415)425-5613 or at ericholm at att.net. We welcome your presence, energy, ideas and enthusiasm; and look forward to seeing you at our next NFBC San Francisco chapter meeting!!!! Sincerely, Jaime Tomasello, Secretary of the NFBC San Francisco Chapter From jsorozco at gmail.com Fri Feb 11 22:23:16 2011 From: jsorozco at gmail.com (Joe Orozco) Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:23:16 -0500 Subject: [Ccb-alumni] student fiction contest (no fee): Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award Message-ID: Subject: [CRWROPPS-B] student fiction contest (no fee): Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award GUIDELINES FOR THE 2011 CHARLES JOHNSON STUDENT FICTION AWARD http://johnson.siuc.edu/ The Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is an annual award competition intended to encourage increased artistic and intellectual growth among students, as well as reward excellence and diversity in creative writing. Each year, $1000 and a signed copy of a Charles Johnson book will be awarded to the winner. The winning entry will also be published in the Winter/Spring issue of CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW. The award is co-sponsored by Charles Johnson, CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, and the SIUC Department of English and College of Liberal Arts. The award competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents currently enrolled full- or part-time in a U.S. college or university. There is no entry fee. Entrants may only submit one story. All entries will be screened by published and accomplished writers and editors. The award winner will be selected by Charles Johnson. Finalists must meet all contest guidelines and be able to verify their status as students. (Evidence of current enrollment: a xeroxed copy of a grade transcript, a class schedule or receipt of payment of tuition showing your full- or part-time status for the Spring 2011 semester. The name of the institution and its address must be clear. Please indicate the name of the department of your major field of study.) Submit one unpublished short story, no longer than 20 pages in length. All entries must be typed double-spaced. Please type or print full name, complete address, phone number, e-mail address, and name of college or university attending on a cover page for the manuscript. Cover letters are not required. Submissions must be postmarked in February 2011. Entries will not be returned, and we are unable to provide feedback on the entries. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but the contest director must be informed immediately if a story is accepted for publication elsewhere. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of contest results. If you would like confirmation that the manuscript has been received, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard as well. The winner will be announced in September 2011 on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale website . Mail entries (with a self-addressed stamped envelope) to: Allison Joseph Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award English Department- Mail Code 4503 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 1000 Faner Drive Carbondale, IL 62901 You may e-mail questions or comments to . Electronic submissions and faxes are not accepted. From JKTomasell at aol.com Fri Feb 18 10:09:20 2011 From: JKTomasell at aol.com (JKTomasell at aol.com) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:09:20 EST Subject: [Ccb-alumni] February's NFBC SF Chapter Meeting Message-ID: <50b9e.60ddecc0.3a8f9f50@aol.com> Hello: After publizing the chapter meeting for the NFBC SF Chapter we realized that the this month's chapter meeting would be on the three day weekend president's day weekend. Due to this the chapter meeting has been canceled. We apologize about this matter and hope that visitors will visit the a NFBC San Francisco Chapter meeting in the future. Again apologizies for the mix up. Sincerely, Jaime Tomasello, Secretary of the NFBC San Francisco Chapter From jsorozco at gmail.com Mon Feb 28 21:45:30 2011 From: jsorozco at gmail.com (Joe Orozco) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:45:30 -0500 Subject: [Ccb-alumni] Summer Internship Opportunity at Automaticity in Cognition, Motivation, and Evaluation Lab at Yale University Message-ID: Subject: Summer Internship Opportunity at Automaticity in Cognition,Motivation, and Evaluation Lab at Yale University > Summer Internship Opportunity at Automaticity in Cognition, > Motivation, and Evaluation Lab at Yale University > > The Automaticity in Cognition, Motivation, and Evaluation Lab (ACME; > http://yale.edu/acmelab), under the direction of Dr. John Bargh at > Yale University, is looking for bright and motivated research > assistants interested in getting hands-on experience in psychological > research to apply to our summer 2011 internship program. This is a > volunteer internship program in which we aim to immerse our interns in > every aspect of the research process, including hypothesis generation > (in the lines of research we are currently pursuing), designing the > study, creating the materials for the study, running the study, > entering the data, doing data analysis and writing, all while working > closely with our graduate students and post-doc. Interns will also > participate in a weekly reading group where we will discuss empirical > and theoretical papers at the cutting edge of our discipline. > > The dates of the program are June 1st - August 5th, and we generally > prefer a full-time commitment, though dates and daily schedules are > flexible to accommodate your needs. Undergraduates interested in > pursuing graduate studies in Psychology or Cognitive Science are > especially encouraged to apply. > > If you would like to apply find out more information about this > internship program, please e-mail sarah.hailey at yale.edu. In addition > to sending a CV and unofficial transcript, please send a brief > statement of interest detailing how working in our lab in particular > will help you develop your research interests and goals. You may also > have faculty members send letters of recommendation on your behalf. > Our policy is to use rolling admissions, so please apply as soon as > you can. > > Sincerely, > > Sarah Hailey > Graduate Student > Yale University