Career Center’s Resumania

BY ADVAIT DANTULURI, STAFF WRITER

On January 25, the Career Center hosted “Resumania”, an event where students could get their resumes checked for review by people from various companies. This was a great opportunity for a student to get their resume checked by professionals who knew what they were talking about, as well as get ideas of what a good resume would look like. Many students came to Resumania, with resumes in hand, to get good advice regarding how to properly shape their resumes. Unlike the upcoming Job Fair or last week’s Co-op Program, formal attire was not required.

Outside the gate of Techfex, two people were sitting outside to help print out resumes for those who did not have the opportunity to print those resumes beforehand. After check-in, they gave the person checking in a mask as masks were required for the event. After that, students moved forward to another desk where they were logged in and given a sticker with a number on it. They waited in line, waiting for their num-

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The Stute conducted an interview with the Vice President of Operations of the SGA, Alexander Stanczak, to learn more about what this big shift means for the inner workings of the SGA as well as the average student. Stanczak explained that in addition to the fact that the idea to elect by school had been brought up in the past, it reemerged when the SGA attended the New Jersey Student Government Conference last spring. There, SGA leaders were exposed to many diferent ways of structuring student governments, which led them to question if Stevens’ current structure was the best ft for its students. Specifcally, the SGA re-

Peer leader applications open: What is a Peer Leader?

BY BENJAMIN KNOBLOCH, NEWS EDITOR

Applications for current Stevens undergraduates to join next year’s cohort of Peer Leaders have opened, The Ofces of Undergraduate Student Life and Undergraduate Academics have announced. The application, which was released on January 23, will be open through Sunday, February 19.

Peer Leaders are tasked with helping freshman students to adjust to college life, more difcult classes, and other academic, personal, and social challenges of the transition. A major component of this responsibility involves guiding a group of about 30 frst year students through orientation. According to Stevens, becoming a Peer Leader is an opportunity to grow and develop as a leader, as well as to give back to and share pride in the Stevens community.

New applicants were required to attend one of several information sessions, which were held from January 25 to February 2. In these sessions, prospective Peer Leaders learned more about the role and listened to presentations by former Peer

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Leaders about their experiences in the position.

To learn more about the application process and the Peer Leader program, The Stute spoke with sophomore Nicholas Smith, who has served as Peer Leader Coordinator since January 2023, via an email interview.

“The PL program has the goal of orienting new students and helping them become better acclimated with Stevens,” Smith said. “Peer Leaders host small group sessions with their groups and inform them about campus resources and activities.” But more importantly, he said, is their role in helping to form the frst relationships among peers at Stevens. Although conveying critical information to new students is an important part of the job, most of the work of a Peer Leader goes into running the activities and events that constitute freshman orientation. “Without them, the Play Fair and so many other great orientation activities wouldn’t be possible,” Smith noted.

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SEE PL PAGE 3 alized that it should have a better system in place for student candidates who graduate in more or less than four years. Stanczak cites an example: “...if a student on co-op enters their ffth year at Stevens, do they run for Senior Senator again? Or do we double count them as a junior?” After substantial research into

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“Sometimes when a professor believes that a student violated the Stevens Honor System, they reach out to the student directly and try to complete what is called a “faculty adjudication.” This is where the professor themselves chooses the penalty based on the publicly posted Honor Board penalty matrix. The student can choose to sign it or instead opt to go through the Honor System. If the student does sign it, it is sent to the Honor Board, which can approve or decline the penalty, but once a student signs it, they admit that they are responsible for the violation.” If the student does not sign the adjudication, an “incident report” is sent to the Honor Board. The Investigative Committee Chair (ICC) then sets up a meeting with the professor to ask about the exam or assignment conditions to gain clarity on the expectations. Afterward, the ICC has a meeting with