This email is to inform you of a fellowship opportunity sponsored by IBM and the FOCUS program out of the office of the Vice-Provost for Academic Diversity (VPAD).

The VPAD FOCUS Fellowship sponsored by IBM has a potential total worth of $30K (paid in $5K installments per term over 3 years max.). Only one application is required for the entire six term payout. The fellowship recipients need to remain in good academic and research standing with both the institution and the VPAD office (checked after each completed term), in order to receive the installment for their next term.

A complete application packet must be submitted electronically (all documents must be in an acceptable electronic format such as word doc, pdf, etc.) to Bruce Hilicus at bruce.hilicus@omed.gatech.edu by Monday, December 14, 2009 at 12:00PM.

A complete application packet must contain the following:

1)   Cover page that includes:

1. Full Name and GT ID#
2. Major
3. Research/Academic Advisor
4. All Institutions Attended (with degree obtained, and GPA)
5. All Fellowships/Scholarships currently held (name, amount/year, and end date)
6. List of Milestones Completed (dates of qualifying exams, proposals, etc.)
7. List of Significant Achievements (publications, conferences, awards/honors)
8. The year you attended the FOCUS program at GT (if applicable)

2)  A narrative (2-page max.) that includes at least a description of your research interests, followed by a discussion of your career goals, and a statement about how your research may relate to any current IBM technology or interest (IBM relationship is optional, but highly recommended).

3)  A copy of your GT transcript (does not have to be an official transcript).

4)  A copy of your Resume or CV.

5)  A letter of reference on your behalf from your advisor.*

*Note:  The letter of reference from your advisor may be sent directly to Bruce Hilicus via email at bruce.hilicus@omed.gatech.edu or campus mail to OMED 0600, if you cannot include the letter with your submitted packet.

Remember that no incomplete packets will be considered, and all documents must be submitted electronically (with the exception of the reference letter, see note above). It is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure that all documents are complete, and submitted electronically.

Sincerely,

S. Gordon Moore Jr.

Managing Partner & Director

OMED: Educational Services

Georgia Institute of Technology

OMED Concept Classes are topic-specific lectures dealing with those portions of course material historically found to be the most challenging.

Different from standard Review Sessions

Although students are encouraged to bring practice tests and other material, the focus is on learning the overall subject matter and not any particular problems, making Concept Classes relevant regardless of professor or section, and oftentimes even ranging across a multitude of courses. For instance, some courses rely on an incumbent knowledge of several MATLAB programming techniques, but what about transfer students or others who, for whatever reason, have not taken CS1371? The ‘MATLAB Basics’ Concept Class is perfect in cases like this and it is, therefore, not uncommon to find that students from several Tech courses-not just CS1371- benefit from it.

Who? Where? How?

The Classes are facilitated by members of the OMED Academic Support staff and/or department faculty and are held at OMED unless otherwise noted. A syllabus and any supplemental documentation will be provided prior to each class. For scheduling or to suggest future classes, please contact Jarrad Reddick at jreddick@omed.gatech.edu.

Freshman Concept Class Syllabi and Schedules: Dead Week Fall2009 (Monday 11/30-Sunday 12/6)

• Chem 1310 Part1: Acid-Base Chem, Stoichiometry, Reactions, Quantum, Bonding, Gas Laws, Vapor Pressure
  • Offered: Wed 9p-12a (Tim Dodson)

• Chem1310 Part2: Equilibrium, Aqueous Equilibrium, Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Electrochemistry, Intermolecular Forces
  • Offered: Thur 9p-12a (Tim Dodson), Sun 2p-5p (Tim Dodson)

• Math1501 Part1: Differentiation, Chain Rule, Quotient Rule, Product Rule, Implicit Differentiation, Mean-Value Theorem, Max/Min Problems, Curve Sketching, Related Rates, the Differential, Integration, the Definite Integral, Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus, Area, Indefinite Integrals, Volume using Disk/Washer Method, Shell Method, Centroids
  • Offered: Thurs 4p-6p (Melissa Minneci), Fri 2p-5p (Heather Macfie), Sat 2p-4p (Jacob Tzegaegbe), Sun 2p-4p (Jacob Tzegaegbe)

• Math1501 Part2: U-Substitution, Mean Value Theorem for Integrals,  Work, Integrals of Log and Exponential Functions, Inverse Trig Functions, Integration by Parts, Integration Using Trig Substitution, Partial Fraction Expansion
  • Offered: Thurs 6p-8p (Melissa Minneci), Fri 5p-8p (Melissa Minneci), Sun 4p-6p (Carlo Davila)

• Math1502 Part1: Taylor Polynomials and Taylor Approximation, L’Hospital’s Rule and Improper Integrals, Infinite Series, Power Series, Numerical Integration and ODE’s
  • Offered: Thurs 4p-6p (Sean Sanders), Fri 4p-6p (Sean Sanders)

• Math1502 Part2: Vectors and Matrices, Row Reduction, Inverses, Linear Independence, Kernels and Images, Determinants and Volume, Eigenvalues and Diagonalization
  • Offered: Thurs 6p-8p (Sean Sanders), Fri 6p-8p (Sean Sanders)

• CS1371 Part 1: Datatypes, Variables, Loops(iteration), Vectors, Structures, Cell Arrays, Functions, Manipulating Sound, Plotting
  • Offered: Tues 8p-12a (Billy Kihei), Wed 7p-9p (Carlos Sierra), Thur 7p-9p (Carlos Sierra)

• CS1371 Part 2: Recursion, Functions, Numerical Methods, Manipulating Sound (repeated), Manipulating Images, Sorting
  • Offered: Wed 8p-12a (Billy Kihei), Sat 6p-8p (Carlos Sierra)

Melissa Minneci (bottom middle), OMED tutor was the recipient of the award for Undergraduate Woman of Distinction at this year’s Women’s Leadership Conference.  Melissa is currently a Mechanical Engineering tutor who also helps in Calculus 1-3, Statics, and Dynamics.

See Melissa’s Profile

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Christina Rodriguez a Georgia Tech graduate and former OMED Team Coach was recognized in the November issue of Caribbean Business.  The article discussed her involvement in the design of the 2010 Ford Taurus.  Christina is currently a Vehicle Dynamics Development Engineer for the Ford Motor Company.

In 2005, she was named the lead suspension-development engineer on the Taurus and Taurus X vehicle lines. After a dozen years with Ford, Rodríguez has been promoted to vehicle dynamics-development engineer, the only woman currently in that post with the U.S. automaker.

Read the entire article HERE!

OMED: Educational Services’ 30th Anniversary Celebration has earned the featured story in the November edition of The Whistle, Georgia Tech’s faculty and staff newspaper. The feature covers the history of OMED and discusses the next steps towards the future…

This milestone isn’t about what we’ve done. It’s about establishing a checkpoint, looking at what we’re doing and where we are going. -S. Gordon Moore, Jr.

The article continues to talk about the success that OMED has had and the key contributors who played a tremendous role in what OMED is today.

Read the entire article HERE!

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College of Computing: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/education/students/resources/tutoring-assistance

Housing:  http://www.lap.gatech.edu

Math: http://www.math.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/mathlab.html

Mechanical Engineering:  http://www.me.gatech.edu/undergraduate/advisement_support.shtml

Success Programs: http://www.successprograms.gatech.edu/academic_support/index.php

DATE: October 15th, 2009
LOCATION: Twelve Hotel, Atlantic Station

DATE: October 16th, 2009
LOCATION: Twelve Hotel, Atlantic Station

DATE: October 16th, 2009
LOCATION: Twelve Hotel, Atlantic Station