The Career Services Center will host a Professional and Graduate School Info Fair on Oct. 15 on Library Walk from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Representatives from schools nationwide and several foreign countries will be recruiting students. About 145 programs will be present, including graduate schools, schools of medicine and dentistry and professional schools of business and management.
Additionally, the fair will also allow students to talk to representatives regarding information on loans, fellowships and assistantships for those who need help in funding their graduate study. A list of participating schools is available at: http://career.ucsd.edu/sa/lawgradfairs.html.
A separate Law School Information Fair will be held on Nov. 13 on Library Walk.
Visual Arts Group to showcase work
The Visual Arts Group will hold its second annual Art Show featuring works from artists of the UCSD community on Oct. 13 and Oct. 24 at the Price Center Theater.
An open artists reception and forum is also scheduled for Oct. 14 at the Price Center Theatre foyer from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., where students, staff and faculty may exhibit their work.
The show will allow local artists and those in the UCSD community to view the work of their colleagues and co-workers. The event is open to the public.
Founded by Nelda Hann and Patty Arnette, VAG encourages artists and viewers to interact and form a sense of community.
VAG was established last year and has grown to over 75 members. Through the showcase, VAG is hoping to promote a safe and supportive environment where established and emerging UCSD artists can connect and network with one another.
UC Center in Sacramento accepting student apps
A new program called the University of California Center in Sacramento is currently seeking to recruit three students for spring 2004.
The program is similar to the UCDC program in Washington, D.C., providing students with an opportunity for internship experience in addition to coursework.
Students coming from the eight UC campuses in the program will be sent to Sacramento. Students will be housed in apartments adjacent to Capitol Park and participate in individually-developed internships while still maintaining full-time UC student standing through courses and research seminars taught in the UCCS offices.
Internship categories include commerce and international affairs, constitutional law, criminal justice and education. Examples of internship locations include the Office of the Governor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Red Cross, and the state district attorney.
The program is open to all majors. To qualify for the program, students must have junior standing prior to starting the program and a 3.0 grade point average. Applications are available at the UCCS Web site at http://uccs.universityofcalifornia.com. Applications are due by Nov. 7.
Sia Amma to perform “”Clitoris Celebration””
Sia Amma, founder of Global Women Intact will perform her one-woman show called “”Clitoris Celebration”” at Price Center Theater on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.
The critically acclaimed show combines drama and comedy to help raise awareness about the practice of female genital mutilation. Proceeds from the show will go to GWI.
In its fifth year, “”Clitoris Celebration”” has given awareness to the topic of female circumcision. The show provides audiences information through narratives collected from around the world and educational materials on early U.S. customs and practices.
By celebrating and bringing attention to a part of a woman¹s body that has been subject to mutilation, Amma hopes to bring light to female circumcision still prominent in some areas of the world.
In the show, Amma will analyze the ritualistic aspects of clitorectomies, its prominence in African cultures, and the negative aspects of the clitoral removal, while still honoring the origins of its culture.
The African-born stand-up comic, who herself was subjected to female circumcision, created the one-woman show as a way to deal with her personal pain. She travels around the country speaking of her experiences with comedy and education.
The show, previously known as “”In Search of My Clitoris,”” will also travel to San Jose, Calif., this month.
