Volume 3, Issue 10                                                               February 13, 2018

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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).ASC

 
Become a College of Business Madison Advising Peer!
 
Interested in developing your leadership and professional development skills? Want to meet other students and faculty? Want to be a valuable service to others? Then the College of Business wants you! Apply to become a COB Madison Advising Peer today! Four positions are available for the 2018-2019 academic year.  Applications are accepted via https://joblink.jmu.edu .

Deadline to apply is Friday, March 2, 2018 . For more information? Please contact Lorayah Lenore at [email protected] maps
  COB 300 Summer Applications

Starting summer 2018, COB 300 offering will be contingent upon enrollment.  
A certain number of students will need to register, and faculty need to commit based on that enrollment, before COB 300 will be taught during the summer in Harrisonburg.
Due to this change, it is necessary to collect summer COB 300 applications early.

The ASC will begin collecting summer COB 300 applications on January 16th until February 16th.  Students can complete the application by making an appointment with their major advisor. Notifications will be sent out by April 1st if COB 300 will be offered in the summer. Come by the by ASC office (Showker 205) if you have questions.
 
COB 300 Fall Applications
COB 300 group sessions begin on February 21 st . 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 accept in COB 300 in the fall. Students also complete the COB 300 application during that session.
Students can sign-up using the link below. Please select the session of your intended major. Deadline to apply is March 30th. 

Please review the group sessions dates carefully to ensure you will be able to apply this cycle. Applications received after March 30th will not be accepted!

Questions?  Stop by the ASC (Showker 205) M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm.

2018 Summer School Schedule
It is never too early to start planning for the summer.  Advance registration for summer school starts Monday, March 19th. Summer school begins May 7 th .


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CAP
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
 Weekly Drop-in 
Resume  Reviews
Wednesday, Feb. 14
11:00 am-2:00 pm
 
    
 SSC 3210   
The InformHER Career Conversation:
Nailing the Interview
 
Wednesday, Feb. 14
12:00-1:00 pm
 
 
SSC 1075 
Internships 101 Workshop 
Thursday, Feb. 15  
11:30 am-12:30 pm  
SSC 3202  
Interviewing 101 Workshop 
Monday Feb. 19 
1:00-2:00 pm 
SSC 3202
 
 Weekly Drop-in 
Resume  Reviews

Wednesday, Feb. 21  
11:00 am-2:00 pm  
 
SSC 3210 
Salary Negotiation Workshop 
Monday, Feb. 26 
11:15 am - 12:15 pm 
SSC 3202 
Interviewing 101 Workshop 
 Tuesday, Feb. 27 
1:30-2:30 pm  
SSC 3202  
  
 
careerfair  
Visit recruiters from the following companies
 in the lobby of Showker Hall: Recruitervisits 
 
Company
Date/Time
 The Select Group 
Tuesday, Feb. 13 
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Signature Consultants 
Thursday, Feb. 15 
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 
RSM 
Monday, Feb. 19 
10:00 am-3:00 pm 
Cvent 
Tuesday, Feb. 20 
11:30 am - 3:00 pm 
 
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
  • 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 
 
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