CAREER DEVELOPMENT & EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING NEWS

We Are Here for You and Your Students during the Pandemic! Adapting SLCD presentations and appointments to online delivery

Presentations

Every year, SLCD provides about 50-70 classroom presentations on a variety of topics. During the response to the coronavirus, we offer live or recorded presentations you can use in your online courses. Please visit this link to request a presentation.

Appointments

Service Learning & Career Development is open and available during the response to the coronavirus! We are inviting students to meet with our counselors and staff via phone, email or Google Hangout.

We’ve listed our spring events on the second page, but in line with WOU’s response to the Coronavirus, the SLCD will suspend any events until classes are back to in-person format

We are pleased to open submissions for the 2020-21 The WOU Community Internship Program (WOUCIP)

• Funding for 16 paid student internship positions

• No cost to the department or office. Funding is available for up to 200 hours per internship - 10hrs./week for 20 weeks of the Winter and Spring terms.

• Students apply, are interviewed, and are selected for internships each Fall term.

The deadline for departments and offices to submit proposals is Friday, April 17, 2020. Selected proposals will be announced on Friday, May 29, 2020.

The WOUCIP position submission form is found at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HiMjToS7BVZ6fXtPNQVK7981J0ZJ mhyRCYGRnj1gIaA

We look forward to receiving your creative internship proposals!

SLCD Appointments & Events

✓ Type of Appointment

Resumes/Cover Letters – we can help from scratch or make a good resume great

Mock Interview – practice and learn strategies that increase confidence and effectiveness in an interview

Career Counseling/Coaching – career & major exploration, career assessment

Job or Internship Search – get coaching and advice on identifying and applying for jobs and internships

How to schedule on WolfLink

Drop-in 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, M-F. No appointment necessary. Can schedule appointment with Peer Career Advisor on WolfLink to guarantee time

Make 30 or 60 minute Mock Interview appointment on WolfLink

Make 60-minute Career Counseling or Career Assessment appointment on WolfLink

Make a Job Search or Internship Advising appointment on WolfLink

Slcd Fall Term Events And Workshops Spring 2020

April

Tuesday 14 2-4 Coffee Talk: Mass Mutual Oregon Upper Lobby, WUC

Monday 20 5-7 Etiquette Dinner Pacific Room, WUC

Tuesday 21 2-4 Coffee Talk: Amazon Upper Lobby, WUC

Wednesday 22 12-3 Volunteer Activity: National Volunteer Appreciation Day Upper Lobby, WUC

Tuesday 28 2-4 Coffee Talk: Buckeye International, Inc Upper Lobby, WUC

Wednesday 29 3-4 Make your Summer Count: Get a Careerful Experience Metolius, WUC

Wednesday 29 4-5 Engagement: Career Connect: Careers in Writing

May

Tuesday 5 2-4 Coffee Talk: United Rentals, Inc

Upper Lobby,WUC

W 6 & Th 7 10-2 Engagement: Mock Interviews Pacific Room

Tuesday 12 3-4 Workshop: So You Want to go to Grad School: Applications and Financing Metolius, WUC

Monday 11 4-5 Engagement: Career Connect: Business Careers, Alumni Edition Willamette, WUC

Monday 11 7-8:30 Engagement: From Athlete to Career Gym, New PE

Tuesday 19 2-4 Coffee Talk: Farmers Insurance, District 7 Upper Lobby,

Schedule individual appointments on WolfLink, log-in through your portal

If you have a disability that may require some accommodation in order to participate in a Western Oregon University class or activity, please notify the Office of Disability Services at 503-838-8250 or ods@wou.edu at least 3 business days in advance.