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Peer Mentors Opportunities for Fall 2013 First Year Seminars

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Dr. Bartell is looking for students to act as Peer Mentors in First Year Seminar courses for Fall 2013. Mentors work with first semester students to help them adjust to UWGB and to develop the skills necessary to succeed in college. Prerequisites for the positions include:

  • Strong academic, communication and interpersonal skills
  • A strong desire to serve as a resource and role model for new students at UWGB
  • Overall minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Involvement in co-curricular activities (e.g., student organizations, student life, co-curricular activities, volunteer/service work, etc.)

For a copy of the application, or for more information, please contact Denise Bartell before Monday March 25th at bartelld@uwgb.edu.

Graduate Program in Switzerland in Children’s Rights

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I recently received this call for applications for the 2011-2012 cycle of the Master of Advanced Studies in Children’s Rights (MCR), an interdisciplinary part-time postgraduate programme in children’s rights, which is jointly organised by the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) in Sion and the University of Fribourg, both in Switzerland. The next cycle of this two-year programme will begin on 7 March 2011 and the deadline for applications is 31 October 2010. Below you find a general overview of the MCR Programme; you can also download our new brochure here .