Volume 3, Issue 12                                                              March 14, 2018

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COB 300 Summer 2018summer300
 
COB 300, Harrisonburg section only, will not be offered in Summer 2018. Students who applied for Summer 2018 will have their application rolled into the Fall 2018 application cycle. Questions about taking COB 300 during the fall or how this will affect progression in the degree should be directed the student's academic advisor. Academic advisor assignments can be found in "MyMadison". The Antwerp section of COB 300 will still be offered this summer.
 
2018 Summer School Schedulesummerschool

The first four-week summer session starts a week earlier this year. Session 1 begins Monday, May 7th.  Advance registration for summer school starts Monday, March 19th. Check "MyMadision" to see the date and time you are scheduled to register and to ensure that there are no holds preventing registration.

 
COB 300 Applicationapp300

Students must attend a group session to apply for COB 300. Group sessions provide important information about the admissions process, progression in the major, and what to expect in COB 300 in the fall. Students also complete the COB 300 application during that session. Sign up here, and please select the session of your intended major.

The deadline to apply for COB 300 is March 30th. Applications received after March 30th will not be accepted. Questions?  Stop by the ASC (Showker 205) M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm.
    
  Withdraw Deadlinewithdraw

The withdraw deadline for spring 2018 is March 16th A student who withdraws from a course will receive a grade of "W". This grade will be recorded (and remain) on the student's transcript regardless of the status of the student in the course at the time of the withdrawal. 

Repeat Optionrepeat

Students have two options to select when repeating a course at JMU. During registration, students can select either the "Repeat Credit" or "Repeat Forgive" option. Once registration is over, students can edit their repeat option up until the end of the course adjustment period in MyMadison. The course adjustment deadline for spring is March 16th.

Rising Sophomoressophomores
 
Freshman business students should have received an email about their advisor assignment changing and instructions on how to establish themselves as a College of Business student. Students should read this email carefully and follow the step-by-step instructions on what to do this spring. Questions can be directed to newly-assigned advisors.  ascworkshops
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JMU's Career and Academic Planning Office (CAP) offers opportunities to enhance your JMU education. CAP provides workshops and advice on resumes, interviewing, finding internships and jobs, and more. Visit CAP's website here

CAP also offers an online job portal: Recruit-A-Duke. Here students can find jobs, internships and externships. Internships and externships listings for business students can also be found on the CoB Experiential Learning web page here.
 
Upcoming CAP Events:   capevents
   
Event
Date/Time
Location
Unpaid Intern Scholarship Session
Friday, Mar. 16 
12:00-1:00 pm   
SSC 3270
Creating Your Digital Portfolio  Monday, Mar. 19
11:00 am-12:00 pm 
SSC 1075 
Weekly Drop-in 
Resume  Reviews
Wednesday, Mar. 21    
11:00 am-2:00 pm  
SSC 3210
    
Interviewing 101 Worksho p
 
Wednesday, Mar. 21   
2:00-3:00 pm
SSC 3202   
 
Resume 101 Workshop  
 
Monday, Mar. 26
2:00-3:00 pm  
 
SSC 3202  
LinkedIn 101 Workshop  Tuesday, Mar. 27
3:30-4:30 pm 
SSC 3210 
Weekly Drop-in 
Resume  Reviews
Wednesday, Mar. 28   
11:00 am-2:00 pm  
SSC 3210
  
Internships 101 Workshops  Thursday, Mar. 29
12:30-1:30 pm 
SSC 3202 

Visit recruiters from the following companies  in the lobby of Showker Hall:
Recruitervisits   
Company
Date/Time
Ethos Group
Wednesday, March 14
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The MITRE Corporation
 
Thursday, March 15
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Ethos Group
 
Thursday, March 22
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
 
Schedule an Appointment with a CAP Advisor  capapt

A dvisors can help with:
  • Choosing a major or career
  • Searching for jobs or internships
  • Reviewing a resume or cover letter
  • Preparing for an interview
  • Applying to graduate school
  • Career advice
  • Intern and Alumni spotlights
  • Employers hiring JMU studentscapliaison

Contact the Office of 
Undergraduate Programs
Molly Brown
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Email:  [email protected] 
Phone: 540.568.3035
Room 644, Zane Showker Hall  OELcontact
 
Contact the Office of  
Experiential Learning
 
 
 
Samantha (Sam) Collier
Director of Experiential Learning
Email:  [email protected] 
Phone: 540.568.7415
Room 205M, Zane Showker Hall 
 
Kelly Gooch 
Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
Phone: 540.568.3907
Room 646, Zane Showker Hall 
 
Johnny Ginnity
Doctoral Assistant
Office of Experiential Learning