Volume 3, Issue 6                                                           November 7, 2017
Special Features
Career Trek Applications-Deadline Extended
 
CoB Student Orgs

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CoB & Hart School students learned about leadership from California Pizza Kitchen CEO &  JMU alum, G.J. Hart. 
 
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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: 

Event
Date/Time
Location
Resumes 101    Tuesday, Nov. 7
11:00 am-12:00 pm 		    SSC 3270
 Linkedln 101 for
 Graduate Students 		 Wednesday, Nov. 8
3:00-4:00 pm 
Madison Hall 4000 
  
Linkedln 101 for 
Graduate Students 
Thursday, Nov. 9
9:00-10:00 am  
Madison Hall 4000   
Internships 101 Workshop 
Friday, Nov. 10 
12:30-1:30 pm 
 SSC 3270 
  Linkedln 101 Workshop 
Wednesday, Nov 15
3:00-4:00 pm  
   SSC  3210  
Interviewing 101 Workshop  
Thursday, Nov. 16 
11:00 am-12:00 pm  
  
SSC 3270  
 
Visit recruiters from the following companies
 in the lobby of Showker Hall: Recruitervisits 

Company
Date/Time 
Packaging Corporation of America
Tuesday, Nov. 7 
9:00 am-3:00 pm
RyanSharkey, LLP
Tuesday, Nov. 14  
2:00-6:00 pm  
 
  
Walk-in Resume Reviews with Career Educators  

Career Educators (trained undergraduate peer educators) have walk-in hours each week to provide first-time resume reviews to fellow students
 
Every Tuesday 12:00-3:00 pm this Fall
Check in at the front desk (SSC 3210)  

Schedule an Appointment with a CAP Advisor 

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
Check out the  CAP Blog  for posts on: 
  • Career advice
  • Intern and Alumni spotlights
  • Employers hiring JMU studentslikeapro 

Need CAP assistance in Showker Hall? 
Visit Quintrel Lenore!

Quintrel Lenore is a CAP Academic Advisor, and a Liaison to the CoB. Visit Quintrel in Showker Hall room 242 during his
walk-in office hours on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:00-5:00 pm to ask questions about major decisions, resume writing, interview prep and much more!

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Academic Success Center (ASC)ASCcorner
The Academic Success Center (ASC) encourages student growth by providing quality advising and programming designed to empower students in making informed decisions leading to achievement of academic and professional goals. The ASC office is located on the 2nd floor of Showker Hall (Suite 205).


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Now is the time to check MyMadison and see if you have holds that can prevent registration. You can also see your enrollment date/time posted in the Student Center section of MyMadison.

Express Advising Continues through Registration Week!expressadvise
The ASC will be available to answer quick questions in the Showker lobby until November 9th, 10:00 am-12:-00 pm & 1:00 pm-3:00 pm.

Academic Success Workshop Series Presents:ascworkshops
Study Skills
Come learn about active studying techniques, note-taking, SQ3R and exciting strategies to help you be successful this semester!
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2:00 pm, Showker 243

Test Preparation
Final exams are coming! Come learn about test prep strategies that will give you an edge for end of the semester success. 
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2:00 pm, Showker 243 

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 
 
Contact the Office of  
Experiential LearningContact



OEL Office Hours:
Tuesdays, 11:00 am-1:00 pm (Kelly)
Wednesdays, 1:00-4:00 pm (Sam)
Thursdays, 10:00 am-1:00 pm (Kelly)
Office hours take place in Showker 205M

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