Odyssey Bound newsletter from Career Services

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CAREER SERVICES AT ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE | SANTA FE | MARCH 2012

Inside You’ll Find

Panels and Presentations

Graduate Programs

April 3 – Enterprise Recruitment 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, Peterson Student Center Hallway Enterprise Holdings, the largest rental car company in America, is looking for businessminded individuals to join their world-class team. They will be staffing a table with information about jobs and internships available with Enterprise.

Tips on Moving Big Scholarships Volunteer Opportunities

Career Services Office Contact: Career Services 505-984-6066 Fax 505-984-6167 Web address: www.stjohnscollege.edu/ admin/SF/career.shtml AGORA: www.myinterfase.com/sjcsf/student Facebook: www.facebook.com/sjcsf careerservices Email: careerservices@sjcsf.edu Office located in the basement of Weigle Hall, room 13 Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment Career Services Staff: Margaret Odell Director

Barbara Lucero Sand Assistant Director Terrance Manning Internship Coordinator Jillian Burgie Publications Editor Melissa Latham-Stevens Art Director

Summer Scholarships This year, three of our seniors applied to prestigious scholarship programs – Aparna Ravilochan and Julia Coursey to Fulbright, and Rhett Forman to Rhodes. “I don’t know what to do for grad school,” says Aparna Ravilochan. Not wanting to specialize just yet, Ravilochan applied for a Fulbright scholarship. “Fulbright seemed like an ideal opportunity for growth, and teaching without deciding a specialty,” she says, “Going abroad is also a valuable way to spend a year before I settle.” Ravilochan applied to Fulbright’s teaching abroad program, and if selected, will spend a year in Malaysia teaching English in intimate community settings. In addition to teaching positions, Fulbright offers research grants. Julia Coursey applied for funding for research in Finland. She designed a project translating the Kalevala, a Finnish national epic poem, and exploring the poem’s discussion of astrological phenomena and man’s relationship to time. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life, which is why I created a project to help figure it out. [This project] would be preparation for grad school, but would let me get a feel for it first.” Rhett Forman applied to the Rhodes program for graduate study at Oxford University. The Rhodes scholarships are fiercely competitive, and Forman admits that at one point he nearly terminated his application, thinking it was hopeless. But he continued. “You won’t know until you try,” he says, “If you get it it’ll change your life. If you don’t, it was a long shot anyway, but I don’t think it was completely useless [to apply].” continued on page 2

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April 4 – National and International Scholarships Presentation 3:15 – 4:30 pm, Senior Common Room If you are thinking about more education after St. John’s, come and learn about ways to finance that study through national and international scholarship competitions and schoolspecific financial aid options. April 10 - Career Panel with Alumni 6 – 8 pm, Junior Common Room Hear from alumni how they found and pursued career paths after graduation from SJC. You might be surprised what jobs they tried first and how those experiences led to unexpected, rewarding, and multiple careers. April 11 - National College of Naturopathic Medicine 3:15 – 5 pm, Senior Common Room Come learn about the programs offered. Our own Internship Coordinator, Terry Manning, has just been accepted to NCNM to begin in the Fall. April 17 - Graduate School Panel 12:15 – 1:30 pm, Senior Common Room Tutors will share their experiences with choosing and applying for various graduate schools and what they actually experienced once they matriculated. Topics will include finding the best graduate school for your needs and interests, entrance exams, scholarships and other financial aid sources, how graduate classes are similar to and different from St. John’s. Great event for anyone beginning to think seriously about graduate or professional school or for those not yet sure of their next step


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