Volume 3, Issue 11                                                              February 27, 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!
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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 lenorelt@jmu.edu.
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 7th.

 
COB 300 Fall Applicationscob300

COB 300 group sessions have begun . 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!
 
Withdraw Deadline

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. Trying to weigh your options? Please review the document below to review what factors to consider before making this decision.
 

Questions?  Stop by the ASC (Showker 205) M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm.
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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
Interviewing 101 Worksho p 
Tuesday, Feb. 27 
1:30-2:30 pm
SSC 3202
    
 Weekly Drop-in 
Resume  Reviews
Wednesday, Feb. 28   
11:00 am-2:00 pm  
SSC 3210  
Interviewing 101 Worksho p
Thursday, Mar. 1   
11:30 am-12:30 pm  
SSC 3202  
 Resume 101 Workshop 
Tuesday, Mar. 13
11:30 am-12:30 pm 
SSC 3202  
 Weekly Drop-in 
Resume  Reviews  
Wednesday, Mar. 14   
11:00 am-2:00 pm  
SSC 3210 
The InformHER Career Conversation:
Negotiating Your Salary 
Wednesday, Mar. 14
12:00-1:00 pm
 
 
SSC 1075 
Unpaid Intern Scholarship Session
Friday, Mar. 16 
12:00-1:00 pm 
SSC 3270 
careerfair  
Visit recruiters from the following companies
 in the lobby of Showker Hall: Recruitervisits 
 
Company
Date/Time
General Services Administration
(GSA) 
Thursday, March 1
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
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 

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
Phone: 540.568.3035
Room 644, Zane Showker Hall 
 
Contact the Office of  
Experiential Learning
 
 
 
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:  colliesb@jmu.edu 
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
Email:  ginnitjf@jmu.edu