Congratulations! You’ve survived the start of the semester. Below you’ll see a hint of a few upcoming events, and there’s more information on those and other activities on my Events blog for HHD students.
The BIG event next week, of course, is the Career Fair. Whether you will graduate in May or just started in August, every student should go. As a new student, you may just want to get a sense of the event, so you’ll be more comfortable for future career fairs. I’d encourage you to talk with a few companies–just ask them what they look for in interns and employees. If you are closer to your internship or graduation, of course, then you should be speaking to as many organizations as possible. Networking is a critical part of getting that first opportunity, and here are a few of my thoughts on that topic.
I hope that you have a great week, weekend, and Career Fair. Remember that I have office hours for students from 1:30-3 PM on Thursdays (call 865-1427 for an appointment) and can also be reached by email (dshea@psu.edu) or on Twitter (@DennisG_Shea).
- Students interested in getting assistance with their speaking and presentations can connect with the Undergraduate Speaking Center in 7C Sparks Building (M-F, 10 AM – 9 PM). For more information check http://speakingcenter.la.psu.edu/
- The Penn State Learning Center (https://pennstatelearning.psu.edu/) provides tutoring in writing, math, and study groups on many courses.
- Interested in being part of “State of State”? Committee applications are open and close Friday: http://www.psustateofstate.com/
- Interested in going on to do research in graduate school? National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships are a great way to fund your graduate school plans. Deadlines run from late October to early November, so talk to your advisers and faculty NOW: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/important_dates
- The Public Leadership Education Network provides numerous seminars on leadership through public service in science, policy, education, nonprofits, communications and technology and more. Programs begin in mid-November and run though the end of the year. Check out thier web page for more info: http://plen.org/
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 10: Global Health Minor Information Session, 7 PM, 110 Henderson Building (Living Center). More info
September 15: Will we ever get Americans active? Rethinking interventions as experiences, Chris N. Sciamanna, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey PA. 3:30-4:30 p.m., Ruth Pike Auditorium, Room 22, Biobehavioral Health Building.
September 15: State of the Department Address, Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD, Professor and Head, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Professor of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, 4:00 — 5:00 p.m., 110 Henderson Building,
Sept. 16-18: Fall Career Days, 11-4 each day in the Bryce Jordan Center. For more information see Career Services
Sept. 16: “A Place-Based Context for Addressing Health for Vulnerable Populations”, David Hartley, University of Southern Maine, 12-1 PM, 110 Henderson Building (Living Center). This talk is for all interested in learning more about research related to location–urban/rural, home/work–anywhere where the place matters for health.
September 16: The Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity is pleased to announce a visit by Dr. Derald Wing Sue, professor of psychology and education at Columbia University and a pioneer in multicultural counseling and education. Dr. Sue will be speaking on “Microaggressions and Marginality: Manifestation, Dynamics, and Impact,” on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 3:30–5:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus. equity.su.edu/workshop/fall-2014
Sept. 17: Managing your Credit Cards, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. Penn State provides a full range of tools, tips, and workshops to help students develop their financial literacy. Learn more!
Sept. 18: “Bridging the Gap between the Medical and Fitness Communities”, Robert Sallis, Founder of the “Exercise is Medicine” initiative and Co-Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship, Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, UC Riverside School of Medicine , TIME: 7:30 PM, Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building
Sept. 25: Interested in learning more about business majors in HHD and other colleges? Business Majors Night!! There are many colleges across Penn State that offer business-related majors. Learn about them at Business Majors Night on Thursday, September 25, at 6:30–8:00 p.m., in 110 Business Building, University Park. You’ll hear from representatives in the colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Communications, Earth and Mineral Sciences, Engineering, Health and Human Development, Information Sciences and Technology, the Liberal Arts, and Smeal College of Business. Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/busmaj14.
Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Exercise is Medicine Week. Kickoff the event with the Dean’s campus walk, Sept. 29 at 9 am, meet up at BBH Building Terrace or join the walk when it passes your building! Events all week. More info on Exercise is Medicine.