Vol. 4, No. 15, January 19, 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, Service and Civic Leadership, and Entrepreneurship. It is published online at http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/about_CEL.html and sent by email to the CEL_Yourself alias.

In this week's e-newsletter . . .

Workshops
Choosing a Major

Events
Piper Jaffray Women in Finance Forum

Career Opportunities
The D. E. Shaw Group, Cray Inc. . . .

Internship Opportunities
National Sports Center . . .

Summer Jobs
Birch Creek Music Performance Center

Job Humor
Caught Sleeping in Your Office Cubicle

Workshops

Choosing a Major
Tuesday, January 23
4:00 p.m.
BC 144

Events

Piper Jaffray Women in Finance Forum
Who: Female undergraduate and graduate students interested in career opportunities in the financial services industry.
When: Thursday, February 8, 2007, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Piper Jaffray & Co.
800 Nicollet Mall
12th Floor, Bruce Huber Room
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Click here for more details

Career Opportunities

To view more position openings go to OleRecruiting.

The D. E. Shaw group
Computer Systems Administrator - See OleRecruiting

Cray Inc.
Entry Level Software Engineer -See OleRecruiting

SPS Commerce
Marketing Programs Manager – External Programs -See OleRecruiting

Internship Opportunities

Paid Summer Internship (part-time)
National Sports Center
Sports Administration & Event Management for NSC and MASC - See OleRecruiting

Virtuosos Music Academy
Music Instructor - See OleRecruiting

Hennepin County
Youth Work-Crew Leader Intern - See OleRecruiting

Hennepin County Medical Center Research Associate Program
For undergraduates with ambitions of attending medical school or graduate health-related programs, this is a summer volunteer opportunity with clinical research in a busy metropolitan Emergency Department setting. The program provides valuable patient contact and research experience. Research studies include: Drug randomizations for painful procedures, clinical care studies, and demographic assessments.

Applications and program details are available at www.hcmced.org. With specific questions, please contact clinical research coordinator Erik Rockswold at Erik.rockswold@co.hennepin.mn.us.

Summer Jobs

Find several more summer job opportunities not listed here in OleRecruiting.

Attention music and education majors:
Birch Creek Music Performance Center
Counselors
For more information visit Ole Recruiting and http://www.birchcreek.org

Camp Lohikan
400+ Summer Jobs
For more information visit Ole Recruiting and http://www.lohikan.com

 Job Humor
(from http://www.pinetree.net)

Caught Sleeping In Your Office Cubicle

Best excuses if you get caught sleeping in your office cubicle:

  • "It's okay: I'm still billing the client."

  • "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."

  • "This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in that time-management course you sent me to."

  • "I was working smarter, not harder."

  • "Whew! I must a left the top off the liquid paper."

  • "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!"

  • "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"

  • "I was testing my keyboard for drool resistance."

  • "I'm actually doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP) I learned at the last management seminar you made me attend."

  • "Geez, I thought you were gone for the day."

Check the CEL Calendar for a complete
listing of events

Focus on First Years

Elizabeth Reynolds is a first-year student from Prairie Village, Kansas

What CEL services have you used this semester? How did you hear about the services?
This fall semester, I went to the “Choosing a Major” workshop and the 3-part “Identifying Vocational Interests” workshop, which included the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator and Strong Interest Inventory tests. I also went in to have a one-on-one follow up appointment with a counselor in the CEL. I heard about these services from the CEL’s advertisement in the “Destination St. Olaf” binder that every first-year gets before they come to Olaf.

What aspect of these services was most helpful to you? Why?
I think that the one-on-one analysis was probably most helpful, because it has been difficult for me to narrow down my major and career interests. At this meeting, we successfully came up with a good list of careers and interests that I am excited to look into and potentially pursue!

What is one interesting thing you learned about yourself when you utilized the CEL resources?
Taking the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator test told me some interesting things about my leadership style and the way I think. My type analysis surprised me in a way when it said I had a “direct, decisive, and sometimes overbearing leadership style.” I didn’t realize I was this way, but looking back at my high school leadership positions, now I can see that this might indeed be true! This type indicator test really helped me to see my personality in a more comprehensive way than before.

What advice do you have for other first-year students?
For other first years, I would definitely recommend taking these two career assessments that I have mentioned. Even if you think you have your college years planned out, they can give you an objective perspective of yourself that could prove to be really helpful in the long run.

What is your favorite place to hang out on campus?
My favorite place to hang out on campus would have to be on Old Main hill when it is snowing and I can go sledding!

 
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