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This morning, our website experienced a vulnerability. We have pushed the deadline back to midnight tonight. We do apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks for applying to SCUE. Applications are due Wednesday, September 10, at 11:59 PM. You will be notified if you are selected for an interview. Click here to fill out the application form.IMPORTANT: There is a mandatory Case Problem component of the application that will be submitted separately from the application form. Please read the following information carefully. Case Problem Since its inception, SCUE has worked to reform the educational system at Penn. When we launch initiatives to improve academic life, we need to approach issues analytically, and be prepared to have our ideas tested and challenged by other SCUE members and even by administrators.
Accordingly, we ask you to analyze an academic issue at Penn. You may select from any of the following topics: - Quality of recitations and teaching
- Advising
- Bringing an interdisciplinary program in International Development Studies to Penn
- Access to research opportunities as an undergraduate
- Encouraging students to take a more diverse course load
- Building intellectual community at Penn
- You may choose another topic; however, you must be granted approval from the Steering Committee at least 1 day before application is due. Please email
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with a very brief topic proposal.
As you begin your investigation, be sure to: - Address the actual characteristics and magnitude of the "problem" at Penn. You should include anecdotal and empirical evidence where possible.
- Discuss your ideal model, or suggest minor improvements upon the existing system if you think that would be more appropriate. THINK BIG! Obviously we are looking for a realistic answer, but don't be afraid to get ambitious with your answer!
- Propose a plan of action to move the University closer to your ideal model. In other words, if selected as a member of SCUE, how would you make your recommended changes a reality? Be sure to address obstacles which you might face.
- If you wish, you may discuss additional matters relating to the problem.
Present your answer to the case problem in a format of your choosing, and immediately after submitting this online application, send your solution as an attachment to
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 September 2008 14:55 )
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Do you control your education or does it control you? SCUE Presents: Education Week 2008. We challenge you to take ownership of your education. Let's push all stakeholders to make Penn the most innovative learning environment that it can be.As the academic policy branch of student government, SCUE seeks engaged undergraduates like you to help direct our agenda. What gets you most fired up? Come share your best ideas at our IdeaSLAM, and discuss your concerns with others through the Web of Conversations. Come to the Research Symposium to learn about the ways you can create knowledge and deepen your Penn experience through research. Learn how Penn fits into the bigger picture with Prof. John DiIulio. Hear how faculty and students are working together to solve the world's problems at the Teach-In for Problem Solving Learning. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 March 2008 08:52 )
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MONDAY, MARCH 31B.Y.O.E.: Bring Your Own Education to College Green
Education isn't always fun and games, but BYOE is different. Come visit SCUE's kick-off event!
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Woodland Walk near LOVE Statue Undergraduate Research Symposium
How can I get a professor to do research with me? How can I maximize my senior thesis project? Ask Penn's undergraduate researchers what strategies worked for them.
6:00 PM
Fireside Lounge, CURF (The ARCH, 36th and Locust, 2nd Floor) Lunch with Nathan L. Ensmenger, Assistant Professor, History and Sociology of Science
[Click here to sign up] [Read more about Dr. Ensmenger]
12:00 PM
Houston Hall Bistro |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 March 2008 23:50 )
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TUESDAY, APRIL 1
Web of Conversations
Join your friends and student leaders for a series of small, casual discussions about education taking place simultaneously across campus. Look for a surprise visit by President Gutmann! Food and refreshments will be provided.
6:00-7:00 PM - Allegro Pizza
- Bucks County Coffee
- Huntsman Forum
- Harrison College House Lobby
- Starbucks 1920 Commons
- Marks Café
- Penn Bookstore
Media support provided by Weigle Information Commons and SAS Computing Multi Media Services Lunch with Dean Andrew C. Porter, Graduate School of Education
[Click here to sign up] [Read more about Dean Porter]
1:00 PM
Houston Hall Bistro |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 April 2008 02:49 )
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
The Role of Higher Education in a Democratic Society:
A Discussion led by Professors John DiIulio and John Puckett
Prof. John DiIulio, the Faculty Director of Fox Leadership and one of Penn's foremost political scientists, will lead a discussion about the role of higher education in a democratic society. Formerly Assistant to the President of the United States and first Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Prof. DiIulio has a fascinating perspective to share. He will be joined by Prof. John Puckett, Chair of the Policy, Management, and Evaluation Division of the Graduate School of Education. Prof. Puckett has special expertise in university-community relations, and education history. Sign up for the post-lecture dinner below.
6:30 - 7:30 PM
Houston Hall of Flags Dinner with Professors John DiIulio & John Puckett*
[Click here to sign up] [Read more about Dr. DiIulio] [Read more about Dr. Puckett]
*all dinner invitees must attend the preceding lecture
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Houston Hall Bistro Lunch with Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President, Center for Community Partnerships
[Click here to sign up] [Read more about Dr. Harkavy]
12:30 PM
Houston Hall Bistro |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 March 2008 01:01 )
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THURSDAY, APRIL 3
IdeaSLAM
Are you frustrated by subpar recitations? Do you think professors should post video of their lectures online? Do you just want to abolish all classes before noon? Then this is your chance to start realizing your ideal vision for undergraduate education at Penn. We have teamed up with the Communication Within the Curriculum Center to offer a public forum for these ideas: the Education Idea Slam.
Finalists will be invited to present their proposals to a distinguished panel of judges, comprised of representatives from the President's office, the Provost's office, and SCUE. These students will be competing for some fabulous (and educational!) prizes and the winner will receive the first Student Ideas in Education Award.
Time: 6:00 PM
Harrison Sky Lounge (Just updated!) Lunch with Arthur Caplan, Director of the Center for Bioethics
[Click here to sign up] [Read more about Dr. Caplan]
12:00 PM
Center for Bioethics, 3401 Market St, Suite 320 Lunch with Thomas W. Dunfee, Chairperson, Legal Studies & Business Ethics
[Click here to sign up] [Read more about Prof. Dunfee]
12:30 PM
Houston Hall Bistro |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 March 2008 22:55 )
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FRIDAY, APRIL 4
Teach-In for Problem-Solving Learning
Penn students and faculty are partnering to solve the most pressing problems in the community and in the world: sustainable energy, nutrition, social entrepreneurship, sustainable development. The ideal: Problem-Solving Learning (PSL), a classroom methodology that attacks real-world problems without textbook solutions. On one day in one room, students and faculty from each PSL hub will meet and give a presentation on their work focused on that problem.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Class of '47 Room (Houston Hall, 3rd floor) Lunch with Dean Dennis DeTurck, College of Arts and Sciences
[Click here to sign up] [Read more about Dean DeTurck]
12:00 PM
University Club at Penn (Inn at Penn, 2nd Floor, 3611 Walnut St.) |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 April 2008 04:32 )
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