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Application deadline reminder: February 15th

robin | 4:33 pm | December 29, 2007 | Announcements,Deadlines

OK, enough about snow falling on cedars on islands – let’s talk application deadlines. This year the credit course application deadlines are Feb. 15 or May 1. Any student applying for financial aid must submit their course application by Feb. 15. If there are places left in classes after Feb. 15, then students who are not interested in financial aid may apply up to May 1.

The deadline for the RIFS internship applications is also – - – Feb. 15! Other internships (Seabird Conservation, Sustainable Engineering)  have a March deadline – see: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_students_internships.html

The link to apply online is: https://www.sml.cornell.edu/registerwho/rwho_login.php

(Did I mention there is no application fee?)


Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas

GoShoals | 4:44 pm | December 26, 2007 | News,Photos

Here are some on-the-ground shots of Appledore in the winter taken by our fearless Assistant Director for Island and Coast. Where are all the gulls? Enjoy!

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Photos!

GoShoals | 11:46 am | December 14, 2007 | Photos

First of all, if you haven’t started your online app already, please do so here.

Now here are some pictures from the JanFactor collection:

A tern (ready to strike?):
tern

On the Kingsbury bow:
on the king

Captain Aram:
aram


[Update] Warm walk to Kiggins

GoShoals | 4:49 pm | December 12, 2007 | Photos

The snow from yesterday seems to have disappeared…

warm east


Cold walk to Kiggins

GoShoals | 12:33 pm | December 11, 2007 | Photos,Uncategorized

Ithaca is experiencing warm-ish weather, but it looks like a cold walk from Dorm 1 to Kiggins Commons for breakfast:

kiggins walk


Visit Shoals at RPCC + Appel, Cornell campus, Dec. 7 and 10

robin | 11:31 am | December 7, 2007 | Announcements,Events

The Shoals crew will have a table at RPCC from 6-8 pm Friday Dec. 7 and at Appel Commons 11-1 pm Monday (Dec. 10). Stop by, pick up a flyer, see our new photos, and hear a gull scream.


Application live!

GoShoals | 12:01 am | December 4, 2007 | Mother Site,News

Hey Shoals folks – apply for Summer 2008!

Here’s the link:
https://www.sml.cornell.edu/registerwho/

Here’s something for promoting Shoals REALLY easily: a facebook share link.


Snow on Appledore

GoShoals | 8:57 am | December 3, 2007 | News,Photos,Uncategorized

First snow on Appledore from the webcam

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Tom Seeley’s bees make National Geographic Photo of the Day

robin | 7:34 pm | December 2, 2007 | Announcements,News,Photos

Tom is a faculty member at Cornell who transports bees to Appledore nearly every summer to do amazing behavioral studies. Tom will be a RIFS (intern) mentor in summer 2008. The site below doesn’t mention Tom by name but has a nice shot from National Geographic with his marked bees. Also a mention of Appledore Island here.

For more about the National Geographic photographer’s visit to Appledore, see:
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0707/fieldnotes4.html

To apply for a RIFS internship with Dr. Tom Seeley, go to http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_students.html and click “APPLY NOW” starting December 3rd.