Know a Young Woman Interested in Engineering?

If you have a younger sister or friend in high school who's interested in engineering, encourage her to check out this program:
GAMES camp applications available for rising 9th- to 12th-grade girls: Girls' Adventures in Math, Engineering and Science (GAMES) is a weeklong residential summer camp designed to give academically talented high school girls an opportunity to explore science, technology, engineering and math fields through hands-on activities, demonstrations and classroom presentations focusing on the social impacts of engineering. http://go.illinois.edu/games

Upcoming Career Fairs: Engineering & Business

Don't miss out on these valuable career fairs open to ALL students from ALL majors. Find internships, job opportunities and network with employers. And if you're not sure how to prepare, see the workshops listed here!


Business Career Fair
January 31-February 1, noon-4pm
Activities and Recreation Center
www.business.illinois.edu/bcs


Engineering Career Fair
February 1-2, 10am-3:30pm
Illini Union Rooms A, B, C
www.engr.illinois.edu/ecs

Engineering Presentation

Last night, a representative from the College of Engineering spoke with DGS students as part of our College Seminar Series. In case you missed it, the presentation can be downloaded here.

Career Center Events for Fall 2011

There are so, so many events being hosted by the Career Center this fall. No matter what your career interests, what semester you're in, or even if you have no idea what you want to do after graduation, there are things you can be doing NOW to figure out what you what to do, and to prepare. The full calendar of events is here. Most events are being held multiple times. Be sure to register for the event(s) you want to attend - most are limited to 35 participants. Register at careercenter.illinois.edu/services/workshops
A selected listing of event titles:

• Winning Resumes
• Successful Interviewing
• Finding a Major that Fits
• Career Paths: Making the Next Step
• Career Fairs: Making an Impression
• Freshman Year 101
• Internship Essentials
• Salary Negotiation
• Professional Etiquette Series
• Non-Profit Series
• Peace Corps Info Meeting
• Health Related RSO Fair
• Anatomy of a Successful Pre-Health Student
• Pre-Health Wednesdays
• UIC Pharmacy Dean Visits
• Engineering Career Fair
• Business Career Fair
• Majors and Minors Fair
• ACES and Bio-Sciences Fair
• Multicultural Career Fair
• LAS Exploration Night
• Career Exploration for International Students
• Women of Worth (WOW) Seminar Series
• Navigating the Multi-Cultural Career Fair
• Illinois Medical School Admissions Seminar

Engineering Career Fair

Interested in finding an engineering-related internship? Or just want to scope out the employment scene for the engineering world? The Engineering Career Fair is September 7 and 8, 10am-3:30pm, in Illini Union Rooms A, B, C.
 Visit http://engineering.illinois.edu/current-students/career-services to learn more.

College Seminar Series

The College Seminar Series for Fall 2011 has been announced. Each College seminar will focus on the requirements to get into a certain college, major, or professional program. These include:

• Engineering
• Nursing
• Education
• Social Work
• LAS
• AHS
• ACES
• Secondary Education
• Business
• Media
• FAA. 

The full schedule can be found here: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/dmurph/www/index_files/Events/COLLEGE%20SEMINAR.pdf