URI Foundation 2013 Excellence Awards: Call for Nominations

We are sending the following notice on behalf of the URI Foundation.

THE URI FOUNDATION 2013 Excellence Awards CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Everyone knows someone who has done an outstanding job working at URI. Now is your chance to reward them. A candidate should be a University employee who goes beyond his or her responsibilities to enhance the objectives of a department and the University, and approaches the job with creativity, imagination, dedication, and humanism. Candidates from previous years qualify. Don't forget to re-nominate your candidate from last year -- just write a letter or send an email to reactivate past nomination letters. This award is very competitive. Persistence is important! A separate letter or email is required for each individual you nominate. All four Excellence Award winners will be recognized during spring graduation and will be honored before the entire University community at a recognition ceremony with a framed citation, $2,000 award and an Excellence pin. Excellence awards will be given in four categories: Administrative: Send nominations to the attention of Tommaso Pitassi, Administrative Excellence, c/o URIF (or email to:urifexcellence@etal.uri.edu noting the category and the nominee's name in the subject line). Scholarly: Send nominations to the attention of Stephan Grilli, Scholarly Excellence, c/o URIF (or email to: urifexcellence@etal.uri.edu noting the category and the nominee's name in the subject line). Staff: Send nominations to the attention of Anthony Frias, Staff Excellence, c/o URIF (or email to: urifexcellence@etal.uri.edu noting the category and the nominee's name in the subject line). Teaching: Send nominations to the attention of Chet Hickox, Teaching Excellence, c/o URIF (or email to: urifexcellence@etal.uri.edu noting the category and the nominee's name in the subject line). If you prefer, nominations may be emailed to: rhammond@foundation.uri.edu, noting the category and the nominee's name in the subject line. All nominations must be received by Friday, March 1, 2013 at 4:00 PM -- no exceptions. WRITE A LETTER OR E-MAIL US TODAY! Visit www.urifoundation.org and click "excellence awards" for more information.

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Live in the IEP House Chinese Wing Next Year: Apply by March 15!

Live with Other Chinese Flagship, IEP, and IBP Students in the Heidi Kirk Duffy Center: Spots Open for Next Year!

The IEP offers great housing in two side-by-side buildings right on Upper College Road. Limited spaces available for next year in the IEP and Texas Instruments Houses, featuring: 

• Meal plan: best food on campus
• High speed Internet – Cable TV – Wireless
• Close to advisors & faculty
• Practice your Chinese, French, German, Spanish
• Competitive rates w/ no holiday or semester close-downs
• Convenient Parking... and more!

Application available: http://www.uri.edu/iep/documents/Housingapp2013-2014.pdf

Guided Tours available. Please contact Angela Graney (agraney@mail.uri.edu) with questions!

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, however, the initial selection pool will be determined 

from applications received by March 15, with decisions made by April 2.

Graduate Study and/or Language Study in Taiwan

Interested in pursuing a graduate degree or language study in Taiwan?

The Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan) has established two scholarships: the "Taiwan Scholarship" and HES:

• The Taiwan Scholarship provides those who seek bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs in Taiwan with grant of tuition and monthly stipend.
• HES provides those who would like to study Mandarin language courses in Taiwan with a monthly stipend of NT $25,000(approximately US $850.00).The award period could be 2 (limited to summer sessions from June to August, 2013), 3, 6, 9 or 12 months.

The electronic files of the two scholarship programs could be download in the following website:
http://www.moebos.org/scholar_en.htm

Chinese Technical Translator Needed

A local company is in need of a part-time Chinese technical translator, preferably a Mechanical or Chemical Engineer.

Contact a.kaija@att.net if interested.

Photo-Text Exhibit: In Our Family

URI Chinese Studies Scholarships - Call for Applications - Due March 1

Applications are now being accepted for URI Chinese Studies Scholarships and are due by March 1, 2013 at 4:00 PM EST.  

These scholarships are given out each year and are based either on academic merit, financial need or both. Financial need is determined by the University and requires the submission of a completed FAFSA form annually.  URI Chinese Studies Scholarships include the following (only one letter of application necessary to be considered for all awards, if eligible):

• Hasbro Scholarship: for study and internships in China (Chinese IEP and IBP students only)
• URI Confucius Institute Chinese Studies Scholarship: for study and internships in China
• Flagship Scholarship: for summer study or the Capstone Year in China (Flagship students only)

To be considered for any of the above scholarships, please send an email to flagship@etal.uri.edu by March 1, 2013 at 4:00 PM with “Chinese Studies Scholarship Application” in the subject line, and include or attach the following information:

• your full name and address
• your current year at URI (freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior)
• your major(s) and any minors you are pursuing
• your current GPA (check your records in e-Campus for this)
• a formal letter of application telling us about yourself and explaining how a scholarship will benefit you personally
• a current resume

Marvels and Monsters at MOCA in NYC - Ends Feb. 24

FINAL WEEK OF OUR POPULAR COMICS EXHIBITIONS

CLOSING FEB 24

Hours:

Monday - closed

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - 11am-6pm

Thursday - 11am-9pm

General Admission: $10 
Seniors (65+ w/ID) and Students (w/school ID): $5 
Children under 12 in groups less than 8: Free
MOCA Members: Free | Become a member today!

Target free admission on Thursdays sponsored by Target.

Marvels and Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986  The William F. Wu Collection showcases a selection of potent and indelible images of Asians and Asian Americans in mainstream comics from four defining decades of American history. The exhibition features contemporary Asian American writers and creators including Ken Chen, Larry Hama, David Henry Hwang, Vijay Prashad, and Gene Luen Yang.

Alt.Comics extends the conversation of Marvels & Monsters into the present, when sequential art has become a dominant cultural force and communications medium, driven in no small part by Asian American creators. The exhibition features new and early original artwork from artists Larry Hama, Alex Joon Kim, Derek Kirk Kim, Christine Norrie, Jerry Ma, Thien Pham, Lark Pien, Jason Shiga, GB Tran and Gene Luen Yang.