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JMU Fall Career & Internship Fair TODAY AND TOMORROW!
September 28 & 29
11 am-3 pm, Festival Ballroom
Meet over
165
employers at this year's fair!
Even if you are not ready to apply for jobs or internships yet, this is a great opportunity to meet company recruiters and experience the fair. Make sure to dress professionally and bring resumes!
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Career and Academic Planning Office (CAP) Corner
Meet Your CoB CAP Liaison:
Venus Miller
Venus Miller has a Master's in Public Affairs from Western Carolina University and worked at UVA before joining the JMU team in July. As a Career and Academic Advisor/CoB Liaison, Venus helps students determine the right career for their interests, based on their goals, skills, values, and personality. She advises students on internship and job searches and helps students effectively use CAP resources to enhance their professional development.
Venus Miller's Office Locations:
CAP Office, 3rd Floor, Student Success Center
AND
On Thursday afternoons from 3-5 pm:
219 Showker
You can make an appointment with Venus via Recruit-A-Duke starting in October.
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Need to Fine Tune Your Resume?
Attend a Resume Review Session
Drop-In Hours, No Appointment Needed!
Wednesday, October 7, 11:15 am - 1:30 pm
242 Showker
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Upcoming CAP Resume
Writing Workshop:
Monday
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10/12
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10-11 am
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SSC 3270
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CAP Seminars:
Internships 101
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Friday
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10/2
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11 am- 12 noon
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SSC 3270
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Monday
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10/5
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3-4 pm
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SSC 3270
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Thursday
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10/15
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1-2 pm
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SSC 3270
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Tuesday
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10/20
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11 am- 12 noon
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SSC 3270
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CAP LinkedIn Workshop
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Tuesday
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10/6
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2-3 pm
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SSC 3270
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Find Interships and Externships on Recruit-A-Duke
Analyst, Marketing, Financial Representative
and more...
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CoB Academic Unit Heads 2015-2016
Dr. Timothy Louwers, School of Accounting
Dr. Art Gowan, Computer Information Systems & Business Analytics
Dr. Ehsan Ahmed, Economics
Dr. Hui Sono, Finance & Business Law
Dr. Marion White, International Business
Dr. Paula Daly, Management
Dr. Andy Wood, Marketing
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Shape Your Future
Series
for the Fall Semester Continues
The Shape Your Future professional and leadership development series at the CoB helps you build key leadership skills for success in the workplace. This fall's schedule includes:
October 16
2:30-3:30 pm |
Working in a Diverse Team with Terry Fernsler, JMU Doctoral Assistant, School of Strategic Leadership Studies
Showker 101 |
October 30
2:30-3:30 pm |
How to Create a Strong LinkedIn Profile and Manage Your Social Media Presence
with Dan Dziuba, Recruiting Associate,
SpectrumCareers (JMU 2013)
Showker 101 |
November 13
2:30-3:30 pm |
Ethics in Business
Showker 101 |
For more information, visit our website's Professional Development Opportunities page or contact Samantha Collier at the Office of Experiential Learning.
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Join us on an
Experiential Learning Tour!
Are you interested in participating in an experiential learning tour? Visit companies like Capital One, Dominion Power, Booz Allen and more! The application deadlines for this academic year's tours are:
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Richmond, VA, Oct. 9 Tour
Marketing/Management majors
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Extended to October 2
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Richmond, VA, Oct. 16 Tour
CIS/Economics/Finance majors
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Extended to October 2 |
Wash DC Area, Nov. 23 Tour
Accounting majors
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October 23
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Washington DC Metro Area Tour (Winter Break)
All majors
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November 1
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San Francisco/Silicon Valley Tour (Spring Break)
All majors |
November 1
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New York City Tour
(May)
For students interested in finance careers.
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December 1 |
APPLICATIONS for the Tours are online! Apply now! Visit our website at http://www.jmu.edu/cob/experiential-learning/student-tours.shtml, or contact Samantha Collier in the Office of Experiential Learning, Room 205M or at colliesb@jmu.edu for more information. Read more about last year's tours on our blog, at https://jmucobexperientiallearning.wordpress.com/ "We were so grateful to be able to meet and learn from so many JMU alumni from the Washington, DC metro area. It is an experience that we will always remember!"
- Madison Fazio, Finance and Marketing major
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Family Weekend Event!
Join us for a special CoB Family Welcome on
Friday, October 2nd!
4:00 pm: Presentations by Dr. Fariss Mousa and Dean Mary Gowan
4:45-6:00 pm: Program Fair and Reception
Bring your family over to Showker to learn more about the College of Business and our programs!
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SAVE THESE DATES!
Upcoming CoB Professional
Development Events
Presented by Allison Von Hausen (JMU 2013)
Sunday, October 11, Showker G5
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Gilliam Center Speaker:Jayme Lemke
Tuesday, October 6,
Showker G5
"Unlocking the Gilded Cage: Economic Rights in American Women's History"
For details, click here.
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Economics Speaker Series:
Deirdre McCloskey
Wednesday, October 21, Grafton-Stovall Auditorium
4-5 p.m.
"Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World"
For details, click here.
Find more professional development events of interest to Business Students at the Experiential Learning website Professional & Leadership Development Events page.
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Academic Services Center Corner
The College of Business Academic Services Center
(ASC) supports students' academic success by providing a quality advising experience. If you have questions about your major or what courses to take, make an appointment to see your advisor. The ASC Center is located in Showker 205. Learn more at the ASC website.
Graduating in May 2016?
The university deadline to submit a graduation application to your academic advisor to graduate in May 2016 is October 15, 2015. Graduation applications are available in Showker 205 (ASC) as well as the Registrar's website. Students with second majors and/or minors outside the CoB need to obtain signatures for those programs first. After the ASC reviews applications and gathers all required signatures, an electronic copy will be sent to the student.
Spring 2016 CoB 300 Application
Students planning to take CoB 300 in
Spring 2016 need to complete a CoB 300 with their ASC advisor in Showker 205. The CoB 300 application deadline is
November 1, 2015. All CoB students who are pursuing a major leading to a BBA degree must complete an application. Students who are completing all lower-level BBA core courses this Fall will need to complete a Spring CoB 300 application. Click
here to schedule an appointment with your advisor.
New Online Appointment Scheduler
The ASC is excited to introduce a new online appointment scheduler for students to schedule advising sessions with advisors. The system is very easy to use and allows students to select text reminders for upcoming appointments. Students still have the option to schedule an appointment by visiting the ASC in Showker 205. Click here to schedule your next advising session.
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CoB Student Organizations
Student organizations affiliated with the College of Business can publicize their events in this newsletter and on the large touch screen in the Showker Lobby. For more information contact the Office of Experiential Learning at colliesb@jmu.edu.
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| Find More Professional Development Information at the Experiential Learning Website! The CoB Office of Experiential Learning website at http://www.jmu.edu/cob/experiential-learning/index.shtml is where you can learn more about internships and externships, experiential learning tours and activities, workshops, and other professional development opportunities. |
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