Would interning in Washington, DC be the right step for your future career?  If you're considering interning during the summer of 2009 in an unpaid (or travel stipend only) position then you should apply for the Washington, DC Unpaid Summer Internship Scholarship!

The scholarship amount varies annually but averages in the $1,500-$2,000 range.  One recipient is selected each spring to receive this scholarship, which is intended to aid in the payment of tuition for that internship and/or defray living expenses for the summer experience.  Applications will be released late in the fall semester and will be due in mid-March.  Completed applications include an essay, indication of internship site and upon notification of the award a signed letter from your internship supervisor must be provided.  Students who will be sophomores, juniors or seniors in the fall of 2009 with a GPA of at least 3.0 and good judicial standing are eligible to apply.  Applicants must also demonstrate financial need for the 2009-2010 school year, as determined through their financial aid documentation.

As you think about your plans for next summer, keep this scholarship in mind.  Stop by Career Services for further information and stay tuned later in the semester for an announcement that the application materials are available.  Funding for this scholarship is provided through the generosity of alumni residing in the Washington, DC area.

Career Services is pleased to announce the return of the Passport To Your Future program!

The Passport program offers you the opportunity to further your career development AND win great monthly prizes while you're doing it. What prizes, you ask? How does an ipod nano, a jump drive, professional resume pack, or IC bookstore gift certificate sound to you? Cool, right? It gets better. At the end of the year all 'Passport' participants will be eligible for our grand prize drawing, a FREE laptop computer, co-sponsored by the Ithaca College Alumni Association!

To be part of this exciting program all you have to do is stop by Career Services (1101 Gannett Center) and sign up. You'll be given your passport which is full of great career resources and important dates. Participate in a qualifying event and we'll stamp your passport, then enter you into our monthly AND grand prize drawings!

Every student is eligible to participate, so don't miss out on this unique opportunity to build your future and maybe win a great prize while you do it!

If you are planning to attend graduate school sometime in your future, you will be faced with having to write a personal statement.  What is it?  What do they want?  Not sure?  Then this session is for you!

Join the Office of Career Services on Thursday, September 18, in the Cayuga Lake Room (Campus Center) for a presentation at noon.

Representatives from Kaplan and Career Services will be on hand to share information. See you then!

Are you considering graduate school in the future, but are not sure how the process works or how to manage all that it entails?  Good news!  Career Services can help.

On Tuesday, September 16, we will be hosting a workshop entitled, "How to Manage the Graduate School Application Process." Join us at 12:10 p.m. in the School of Business, room 206.  The presentation will be given by a representative from Kaplan.

Join us and learn how to make the application process easier!
 

Save the Date!

Join us for the Career Services' 10th Annual Graduate and Professional School Fair on Tuesday, September 23rd from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the North Foyer and Emerson Suites.

There will be over 130 schools in attendance with representatives from various graduate and professional programs who want to talk with you!

The Grad Fair happens only ONE time during the year! Stop by to learn about specific programs, as well as to get general information about the graduate and professional school application process.

This year there will be representatives from the following disciplines: Business, Communications and Journalism, Divinty, Education, International Affairs and Service, Health Sciences, Law, Biomedical and Medical, Music, Psychology, Public Affairs, Public Policy, Social Work and Technology and many more!

Ithaca College Graduate Program representatives will be there as well! A complete listing of who is scheduled to be at the 2008 Graduate and Professional School Fair is listed here: 2008 Grad Fair Attendees.

Immediately following the Fair, panelists will be on hand to answer questions concerning the application process for law school, medical school and all other graduate school programs.

Law School Panel (7:30-9:00 p.m. in Clark Lounge)

Medical Professions Panel (7:30-9:00 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge)

General Grad School Panel (7:30-9:00 p.m. in Ithaca Falls Room)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jennifer Kellington, or call the Office of Career Services at 274-3365.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Have you heard about Teach For America (TFA) and wondered what it's all about? Now is your opportunity to find out.

You're invited to an information session on Tuesday, September 9, in the Taughannock Falls Meeting Room (Campus Center).  TFA recruitment director, Carol Rosario, will be on hand to present information about the program and answer your questions.

Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Learn how you can make the next two years of your life and your first job out of college one that makes an incredible difference in fighting educational inequity.