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Must-Have Apps for Success on Campus

 

 

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Must-Have Apps for Success on Campus

Being a college student is hard. You have to worry about classes, your living situation, whether you need to work, making friends, and so much more. It’s a lot, and it can be overwhelming. Luckily there are a number of different tools to help you successfully navigate your college career. Here are a few apps to keep you on top of everything from class to cash.

 

Perlego and Campus Books

Even though technology is everywhere, you may end up in a course that requires hard copy textbooks. These textbooks can cost hundreds of dollars — and they’re heavy! This is where Perlego and Campus Books can help. With Perlego, you have access to more than 500,000 textbooks, so there’s a good chance you’ll find at least one of the books you need on the app. Perlego also allows you to read the textbooks both on- and offline.

 

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• We recruit a from multiple professional backgrounds.

• work to solve the most challenging issues for the nation.

• draw on a diversity of talents, thoughts, and experiences.

 

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Danielle Boyer, The STEAM Connection

Danielle Boyer, Ojibwe, is a young robotics inventor, author, activist, and advocate for youth who has been teaching kids since she was 10. Armed with a desire to make the technical space an equitable one, she created The STEAM Connection, a nonprofit that has helped her reach hundreds of thousands of children worldwide. Through her nonprofit Boyer creates innovative learning solutions utilizing robots that she invents and gives to kids for free to make technical education accessible. Boyer was featured in the spring issue of Winds of Change. You can learn more about her and her work .

 

What are the top three must-have apps on your phone and how do you get the most out of them?

1. Instagram: Rethinking Its Use

Instagram is best known for its photos and reels, but it is an underrated networking and career development app. I am constantly messaging STEM professionals to ask questions and am reading guides to learn more about everything from aerospace engineering to robot design. Instagram has enabled me to find amazing mentors, join impactful fellowships, and meet now lifelong STEM friends.

 

AISES Career Hub and Opportunities Board have free online job and career resource information.

At the Career Hub job seekers can scan jobs, upload a resume or explore career resources by industry, state or job function. The Opportunities Board is a centralized hub of information with opportunities like scholarships, internships, and more. You can get access to complete, verified, and updated information that can help you grow your skills and expertise. What are you waiting for? Go to or NOW!

PRE-COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES

 

Do you know a rising U.S. 12th grader with a great science research project? Encourage them to enter our competition that recognizes the future leaders in science and awards more than $3 million each year to deserving students and supportive schools. The top award is $250,000!

 

Girls Who Code is a nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology by equipping young women with the computing skills needed to pursue 21st century opportunities.

 

3 Blanket Categories: a Warrior Blanket, an Elder Blanket, and a People's Choice Blanket

 

This year the theme is Water. 8 weeks on Wednesday, weekend homework that is family friendly. Hoping that we can offer weekend live visits in Calgary and Edmonton.

 

Anyone who is enrolled full-time in a four-year Bachelor of Arts program at an accredited university in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico may apply for these scholarships; however, preference will be given to applicants who are female, belong to a minority group, or have a disability.

 

UNDERGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES

 

Our interns write real software and collaborate with a select group of experienced software development engineers (SDEs) who guide interns on projects that matter to our customers.

 

We are excited to announce the Request for Proposals for the 2021 Build and Broaden Indigenous Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Symposium to take place September 19-21, 2021.

 

NAJA will award a total of $250,000 in scholarships through the Facebook Journalism Project. Students who applied but were not selected in 2021 are encouraged to re-apply in the future.

 

Our recruiting team will be attending the AISES National Conference and are actively seeking top engineering talent for opportunities across all operating units and locations.

 

Currently there are thousands of unfilled critical cybersecurity jobs around the United States alone.

 

Learn more about interdisciplinary identities in geoscience: promoting breadth and depth in scientific endeavors.

 

The HACU National Internship Program at USDA offers paid spring, summer, or fall internships in Washington, D.C., and other locations.

 

GRADUATE/POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES

 

Oral presentation on Makers of New: Developing Innovation for Tomorrow competing for $1,000.

 

RMRM 2021 Diverse Chemistry in a Diverse Region. Abstracts for oral and poster sessions are now open.

 

Currently there are thousands of unfilled critical cybersecurity jobs around the United States alone. At the same time, major security breaches continue to threaten our communities, with more than 2,000 cyber-attacks each day.

 

We are in the process of recruiting students to participate in a virtual Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) connecting applied energy research with new product development.

 

The Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship honors and supports a select cohort of fellows as they work to further Indigenous knowledge creation, dissemination, and perpetuation in Indigenous communities.

 

This annual, free conference brings together teachers of all experience levels to connect and share best practices for leading student research.

 

Actively drive the discourse and experiences of underrepresented girls in STEM by owning, generating, and critiquing the collective body of scholarship on, and offering culturally responsive programs for, girls of color (e.g. African American, Native American, Latina, and Asian American) and STEM education.

 

Applications are now being accepted for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF).

 

Apply by Oct. 31

University of California – Santa Barbara

 

Apply early!

 

Our Cientifico Latino Graduate School Mentorship Program (GSMI) provides free, one-on-one guided mentorship for all STEM doctoral program applicants.

 

 

 

This program provides funding for American Indian/Alaska Native graduate students conducting scientific research under the supervision of an academic mentor.

 

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