Want to Learn Tips for Working with Your Professors?
You’ve heard of Office Hours, but how do you use them?
What questions can you ask? What if your professor isn’t there? Will you get your questions answered?
Come check out this workshop for answers!
Getting the Most from Office Hours
Monday, Feb. 11th
7-8pm
Rm 289 Undergraduate Library
Sponsored by DGS, presented by the Counseling Center Paraprofessionals
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Looking for Ways to Volunteer?
The Illini Union Office of Volunteer Programs (OVP) Ambassador Program applications are due Tuesday, February 12th. This 8-week non-credit course is open to first-year and sophomore students from any college or major. The program focuses on introducing students to the fields of volunteerism, philanthropy and social entrepreneurship from a theoretical perspective with experiential learning opportunities.
Students will volunteer, assist in planning volunteer opportunities for other Illinois students and community residents, provide support to the Campus and Community-Wide Day of Service recently promoted in the Chancellor’s January 22nd email, and complete a project related to the field. Sessions include training on leadership, communications, diversity, career development, innovation, and planning large-scale service events.
Course meets Wednesdays February 20th-April 27th from 5:30-7:30p (excepting March 20 and 27). For more information contact OVP at ovp@illinois.edu or call 217-333-7424 and ask for Kati.
To apply, complete the form at: http://go.illinois.edu/ambassador.
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Looking for Great Workshops at the Career Center?
Opportunities Fair
Tuesday, February 12, 5:30-7 p.m., The Career Center, 715 S. Wright
Gain professional experience while on campus! This open house event will connect you with campus organizations that are hiring for campus and summer internships and students who have successfully completed internships in the past. This event is sponsored by The Career Center and New Student Programs. Pizza and a Professional Lunch: Careers in Health & Sciences
Wednesday, February 13, noon-1 pm, The Career Center Conference Room 143
Do you have an interest in health and nutrition? Do you enjoy helping others and seek to make a difference? Enjoy lunch on us and hear from professionals who work in the health care field as educators and practitioners. Learn about their experiences with choosing a major and pursuing their careers. Broaden your network and find out how to conduct informational interviews with professionals in your field of interest. Sponsored by The Career Center, The Division of General Studies, and Weston Exploration. For more information, please visit The Career Center website
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Interested in Pre-Law?
Does Law School Make Sense? Featuring Dean Michael Burns from DePaul University College of Law. Monday, Feb. 18 at 5:00 in Lincoln Hall 1027
Recent changes to the legal market have resulted in much media coverage about the availability of legal jobs, the investment of law school, and the future of legal practice. In this context, does law school make sense? Michael Burns, Dean of Admissions & Student Administration at DePaul University College of Law, will examine this complex topic. Dean Burns has a wealth of experience in law school admissions and is a popular and candid speaker. He will address the impact of some of the recent changes on legal education and help students decide whether law school is a good investment on an individual level. In addition, this is a great opportunity for students to ask an expert questions about law school admissions generally or about DePaul Law specifically! Learn more about Dean Burns at http://www.law.depaul.edu/faculty_staff/m_burns.asp
These events are also posted on our blog at http://publish.illinois.edu/prelawadvising/
Join our Pre-Law Advising Services at U of IL Facebook group! http://www.facebook.com/groups/38102688195/
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Do you Like Writing and Cash?
2013 UNDERGRADUATE
CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS
Deadline: Noon, Friday, March 1, 2013
The English Department sponsors and administers two annual undergraduate literary competitions in Short Fiction and Poetry. Depending on available funding, there will be 3-4 prizes in Fiction and 2-3 in Poetry this year. Past prizes have ranged from $100 to $1000. As soon as we have specific funding numbers available, we will announce them at our website:
http://creativewriting.english.illinois.edu/undergraduate/awards/
Contest rules are as follows:
Short Fiction: no contestant may submit more than one story (7500 words, maximum length)
Poetry: no contestant may submit more than 200 lines, as a single poem or a group of poems
Only University of Illinois undergraduate students are eligible to compete. To be considered for a prize, submissions must adhere to the following rules. All submissions must be sent to the following email address: sdavenpo@illinois.edu. Depending on your entry (poetry or fiction), the subject line must read as follows: UNDERGRAD POETRY or UNDERGRAD FICTION (not both). If you enter in both categories (poetry and fiction), you will need to send separate emails. Your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, net id, status (undergrad), and UIN number must appear in the body of the email. Your fiction OR poetry entry is to be contained in one attachment (doc, docx, or rtf only), the name of which should be as follows: contest category followed by your last name, such as FICTIONJONES or POETRYJONES. Your name should not appear in the attachment itself.
Steve Davenport Associate Director of Creative Writing
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