CEL Student Newsletter | September 7

Vol. 5, No. 1, September 7, 2007

The CEL E-Newsletter is published each Friday to inform students of events and opportunities available through the Center for Experiential Learning and its four programs: Career Connections, Internships, Civic Engagement, and Entrepreneurship. It is published online at http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/ and sent by email to the CEL_Yourself alias.

In this week's e-newsletter . . .

Welcome!
We've all but rolled out the red carpet.

Resource of the Week
CEL's newly expanded website.

Career Opportunities
http://olaf.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp

Internship Opportunities
Marketing/PR Internship (Fall 2007)

Workshops
Interviewing Skills for Medical and Dental School

Events
Explore Health Careers Fair

Mark Your Calendar
Senior Countdown
Thursday, September 20t

OK -- no red carpet yet, but we do have new sidewalks. Come on down!

photo of new sidewalk

You no longer have to muddy your shoes to visit us in the CEL. And, we'll even help you traverse the path toward happy aspirations and realized visions with help in choosing majors; finding the intersection of your values, interests, skills and abilities; locating internship and job opportunities, and MOST IMPORTANTLY gaining experience in the areas that matter to you!

Resource of the Week

If you haven't had a chance yet, we recommend that you check out the CEL's new and improved website! We've revamped and added new resources, such as the International Career Resources section of the Student page.

Career Opportunities

Visit OleRecruiting for the latest in job and internship postings.

Internship Opportunities

Northfield Historical Society & Northfield Public Schools Fall Internship with St. Olaf College History Department
This academic internship provides St. Olaf College students the opportunity both to work with artifacts and other primary sources at the Northfield Historical Society and to help bring these into Northfield area classrooms. One or two St. Olaf interns, joined possibly by a Carleton intern, will develop innovative teaching materials that can be of use to Northfield school teachers, providing needed resources during a time of budget cuts. Likewise, this public history internship enables the Northfield Historical Society to open its collections to a wider public.

Interested students should Eric Fure-Slocum via campus mail (History Department) or e-mail (furesloc@stolaf.edu) for more information and application requirements.
Application Deadline: 9/18/2007

Fund Development (Fall Internship)
CaringBridge
Perform online donor research as well as research and analyze online giving trends for nonprofit organizations.
Download flier for more details and instructions to apply »

2008 January Internship: "The Hawaiian Humpback Whale: Field Research, Maui, Hawaii."
Ocean Mammal Institute
Price - $2250.00 paid to OMI. (Includes research supplies and accommodations. Does not include airfare or food.)
January 1-18, 2008
Registration online at www.oceanmammalinst.org

Marketing/PR Internship (Fall 2007)
GreenMark
Gain practical experience in marketing communications for a company that operates at the intersection of strategic communications, environmental consulting and sports marketing.
Application Deadline: 9/18/2007
To find out more information: http://www.greenmarksports.com.

Workshops

Interviewing Skills for Medical and Dental School
Thursday, September 13
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
CEL Modular Village

Events

Explore Health Careers Fair
Come for the Lunch. Stay for the Fair.
Thursday, October 4
2:00-5:30 p.m.
Coffman Memorial Union, Great Hall, University of Minnesota
Meet admissions representatives from the University of Minnesota’s health professional programs. No registration is required and the event is free. Programs that attended last year include: Clinical Lab Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Social Work, and more!

Student-to-Student Lunch
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Registration Required
Meet Students enrolled in the University of Minnesota’s health professional programs. Hear stories and experiences. Ask them your questions. Registration: Ted Johnson (johnsont@stolaf.edu) by September 14. Lunch is free, but space is limited!

2007 Sports Career/ Internship Fair
Tuesday, September 18
3:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome
Learn about a variety of employment and internship opportunities with many teams and sports related organizations throughout the upper Midwest.
Cost: $24.50 in advance or $30 at the door
The entry fee includes one lower reserved ticket to the 7:10 game that night against the Texas Rangers and a hot dog and soft drink.
To sign up go to twinsbaseball.com and click on the “Job Opportunities”
Questions? Contact tallapeterson@twinsbaseball.com

Mark Your Calendar

Know What You Are Doing After Graduation?
Senior Countdown
Thursday, September 20th
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Buntrock Commons Crossroads

Information Tables Include:
Graduate & Professional Schools
Job Search Services & On Campus Recruiting
Entrepreneurial Studies
Internships
Civic Engagement

Check the CEL Calendar for a complete
listing of events

Meet CEL's 2007-2008 Peer Advisors

The CEL warmly welcomes its Peer Advisors back to campus! Peer Advisors are trained to help you edit your resumes and start the search for an internship, answer questions about events and opportunities, and more! Peer advisors are available M-F, 9 am to 5 pm on a walk-in basis.

Leslie Abell