STAC Advising Blog

Looking for a Job, Internship, or Co-op?  Save valuable time and meet recruiters live online through Georgia Tech’s Virtual Career Fair.  Students and alumni are invited to interact via chat sessions and meet employers which may not attend all day events.

The Career Fair will be held this Wednesday 2/1 and Thursday 2/2.

See the  list of participating employers and register here.

For more information contact Gayle Oliver-Plath.

Sponsored by Georgia Tech Career Services.

First Spring 2012 International Coffee Hour, Mon. 1/30

Kick off the New Year by coming to International Coffee Hour!  Coffee Hour gives students the opportunity to enjoy coffee, culture, and conversation as well as make new friends, both from the U.S and abroad.  International Coffee Hour will take place in the Tech Rec Center from 6-7pm and will be hosted on a monthly basis.  The event is co-hosted by OIE and the Student Center Programs Council.

When:  6:00pm – 7:00pm,  January 30th, February 13th, March 12th & April 9th.

Where:  Tech Rec, Student Center, 1^st Floor

Culture Tech & Culture Fest 2012

The Office of International Education is seeking motivated and enthusiastic undergraduate and graduate students to join Culture Tech. Officers and members needed.

Culture Tech is a student organization that aims to promote diversity on Tech’s campus and increase cross cultural interaction. Events include International Food Fair, Language Lunch, Performance Night and Movie Fest during Spring Culture Fest.

Want to get involved?  Contact:   Meghan Popick.

Tutors Needed at the International Community School

Give your time and gain personal development, friendship, and more at the International Community School (ISC).  The ISC is an elementary school for refugee and immigrant students.  This spring, the ISC is looking for GA Tech students to volunteer and to assist the school’s 5^th grade students with their annual exhibit.

The exhibit’s trans-disciplinary theme is “Sharing the Planet” which will focus on the central idea that humanity is constantly struggling to resolve conflicts.  The students will be broken up into groups of 4-5 students.  Each group will create a project that explores this theme.  Upon completion, the groups will display their projects.

The project is student driven, but ICS needs volunteers to mentor each group.  The mentors will facilitate the group discussions and guide the students as they pick a project and display.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Deanna Lilly.

Pocket Protectors and Other Fashion Statements, the 7^th annual comedy show featuring the Georgia Tech Finalists from the National College Comedy Competition, is being sponsored by the MIT Alumni Club of Atlanta.  The show is this Saturday, February 4th from 8-9:30 p.m. at the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant in Midtown Atlanta.  The doors open at 7pm so you can enjoy dinner or a drink before the show.  Details and Tickets are available at the website.  This event is open to the public and normal people will have a good time too.

Tickets are $15.

Pete Ludovice
Engineer, Educator, Comedian, Radio Host or Just Plain Confused?
pete@drpetecomedy.com
www.drpetecomedy.com

A fortune 100 company in Midtown is looking for an undergraduate intern to work February 1st (or asap) until June 30th.  Student must be a CM or STAC major and would be responsible for writing articles, fact checking, creating screens for digital signage, creating presentations, etc.  The manager requests 20 hrs/week working on site during normal business hours (9-5) but can be flexible.

Juniors are preferred, but Seniors are ok.  They need someone right away, so apply today!

For more information, contact Lauren Jones.

Business knowledge and management skills are critical assets for success in almost any career.   But college students who major in non-business fields often graduate unprepared to compete in today’s challenging job market and excel in the workplace.

The Stanford Graduate School of Business Summer Institute for General Management (SIGM) can help college undergraduates and recent graduates build the foundation for career success by providing an exclusive opportunity to learn business theory and practice directly from Stanford GSB’s world-class faculty.  Early application deadline is fast approaching and space is limited.

Don’t let your students miss out on these four weeks of intensive learning in residence on our beautiful California campus.  SIGM is an investment with both immediate and long-term returns, including:

• Development of business knowledge and leadership skills to stand out in a competitive job market
• Exposure to the content and academic rigor of the Stanford MBA curriculum
• Faculty coaching to improve resume writing and job interviewing skills
• Meetings with senior executives from leading companies (and potential employers) from the Silicon Valley and beyond
• Interaction with diverse participants from around the world to develop a global network of peer professionals

SIGM is specially designed for high-potential college juniors, seniors, and recent graduates (within one or two years) with majors in non-business fields who are interested in acquiring business skills and/or pursuing an MBA degree.  Learn more and download a SIGM brochure! 

The early application deadline is January 31, 2012.  Apply today for the 2012 SIGM program—space is limited and admissions are being made on a rolling basis.  The time to plan is now.

For more information, contact e-mail Matt Selaya or call 650.724.3326.

*****From STAC Senior, Hilary Miskowski:

I work at Georgia Tech Conference Services and am looking for people interested in Summer 2012 jobs here on campus.  I’m in charge of recruitment for GT Conference Services and have been working there since the summer after my freshman year.  Applications end on February 12, 2012.  You can visit  the website  to check it out.

The great thing about it is you get FREE summer apartment housing. We can also usually work out some arrangements when it comes to summer commitments, like classes, FASET leader, RA/PL training, etc.  It’s a great opportunity to stay here at Tech during the summer instead of lugging your apartment stuff to-and-fro every semester.

I would be more than happy to answer any questions you have and email me.   You can also check out the the general GT Conference Services (aka ConfServ) website.

Feel free to spread the word amongst friends and classmates!

Let me know if you have questions!
Hilary Miskowski

*****STAC Advisor Note:  Sorry for the short notice, but the info was only sent to me today.

Sony PlayStation is searching for creative, social, entrepreneurial, and well-connected individuals to represent its new handheld gaming device, the PlayStation Vita.  Your job will be to drive awareness and engagement for the Vita through events, word of mouth tactics, and social media channels.

The PS Vita revolutionizes the gaming experience with dual analog sticks, front and rear multi touch pads, motion sensors, and front and rear cameras.  The new handheld features augmented reality gaming and social connectivity through multiple social networking apps.

As a Campus Ambassador, you will be working with us to develop and execute a marketing plan to create events and to raise awareness of the PS Vita handheld under the guidance of a program manager.  This position will not only build your resume by working with one of the world’s top brands, but it will also give you hands on marketing experience, and the skills to develop a compelling promotion and event.  You will also earn a great cash stipend for participating!

Ideal candidate criteria:

• Well-connected on campus with student leaders, campus organizations, including gaming clubs/leagues, professors, and faculty
• Outgoing, creative, and entrepreneurial
• Responsible, reliable, and hardworking
• Enthusiasm, knowledge and passion for gaming and for PlayStation products and services

Responsibilities include:

• Create dynamic events offering PS Vita device-in-hand experiences through organization or event partnerships
• Executing a variety of tactics promoting events to students on campus, such as:
• Arranging tabling events in high traffic areas such as campus quads, student unions, dining centers, residence halls, frequented off-campus locations, etc .
• Announcements during lecture halls and student organization meetings, and leveraging associated listservs
• Additional guerilla tactics on a per campus basis
• Offline distribution of promotional materials
• Online promotion via online social networks such as Facebook status updates and events, Tweets, Foursquare check-ins, etc
• Reporting summary of promotional activities

What you will get as a Sony PlayStation Campus Ambassador:

• Opportunity to expand your campus networks
• Base stipend for meeting position requirements
• Resume-building experience working with one of the world’s top companies

To learn more and apply for this great opportunity, send an email with your resume and a brief cover letter to Bhumieka Patel, Associate Account Executive at Mr. Youth.  Apply by January 27th, 2012.

HTS is very excited to present our Black History Month Speaker, Dr. Alondra Nelson.  Dr. Nelson is an associate professor of sociology at Columbia University, where she also holds an appointment in the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.  She is co-editor of Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life and Genetics and the Unsettled Past: The Collision between DNA, Race, and History.

Dr. Nelson will present a talk based upon her new book:  Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination.

Her talk will address the legacy of the Black Panther Party’s commitment to community health care, a central aspect of its fight for social justice. She argues that the Party’s focus on health care was practical and ideological and that their understanding of health as a basic human right and its engagement with the social implications of genetics anticipated current debates about the politics of health and race.

The talk will take place on Wednesday, the 1st of February at 4.00 pm in the Neely Room of the Georgia Tech Library.  We hope that everyone can come out to hear this very exciting speaker.

Read her bio here.