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Past Announcements: Week of September 24-30, 2007

Index

  • 1) Asian American Studies: Fall Classes (NEW)
  • 2) Academic Advising Fall Workshops (NEW)
  • 3) Career Services Fall Workshops (NEW)
  • 4) 1st Career Fair of the Year (NEW)
  • 5) Looking for Volunteer Opportunities (NEW)
  • 6) Win $100 for your Books for Winter Classes! (NEW)

Check out what's going on around campus: Online Calendar

1) Asian American Studies: Fall Classes

Still looking for a fall class? Consider an Asian American Studies class!

Freshmen Seminar:
Asian American Lives Past & Present

Instructor: John Cheng, 15 students
TTh 12:30-1:50pm, Crowe Hall 1-135

Topics in Asian American Studies:
Imagine Los Angeles - Asian American Literature

Instructor: Jinah Kim, 30 students
TTh 2:00-3:20pm, Annenberg Hall 101

Topics in Asian American Studies:
Politics of Race & Immigration

Instructor: Stephen Mak, 15 students
Tues 2:00-5:00pm, Kresge Hall 4-355

Introduction to Anglo-Asian Literature

Instructor: Heidi Kim, 20 students
MW 2:00-3:20pm, Fisk Hall 114

Seminar in Asian American Studies:
Comparative Racial Formations

Instructor: Shuji Otsuka, 20 students
TTh 11:00-12:20pm, Crowe Hall 1-135

Contact Information:
Crowe Hall 1-117
Phone: 847-467-7114
Email: asianamerican@northwestern.edu
Website: www.asianamerican.northwestern.edu

Sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program

2) Academic Advising Fall Workshops

The Academic Advising Center offers a variety of workshops and other programs throughout the quarter to help you in with academic preparation and development. The Center also has advising for pre-med/pre-health students.

General Academic Advising Center Calendar
Pre-Med/Pre-Health Advising Calendar

Workshops include:
- General Information Sessions
- Interview Preparation
- Applying to Medical School
- Interschool Transfer Process
- Time Management
- Study Skills, Note-Taking & Test-Taking Strategies
- Choosing a Major

Sponsored by the Academic Advising Center

3) Career Services Fall Workshops

University Career Services offers a variety of workshops and other programs throughout the quarter to help you develop your career potential.

Download the Fall Calendar

Workshops include:
- Choosing a Major
- Networking
- Taking Time Off
- Careers in Business
- The Job Search Beyond Consulting & Investment Banking
- Mock Case Interviewing for Consultants
- Practice with the Pros: Mock Interviewing Program
- On-Campus Recruiting: Strategies for Success
- Marketing Yourself to Employers
- Interviewing Skills that Seal the Deal
- Negotiating Your Job Offer
- Writing a Stand Out Resume
- Personal Statements that Work
- Applying to Graduate School
- The Insider's Guide to Law School Admissions

Other programs include:
- InternQuest, Internship Edge & Internship Initiative
- Campus Recruiting Expo
- SWE Industry Day
- NYRA Information Session
- Graduate & Professional School Fair

Sponsored by University Career Services (UCS)

4) 1st Career Fair of the Year

Fall Campus Recruiting Expo 2007
Monday, October 1, 12:00-4:00pm
@ Norris University Center

Recruiting Expo Information

Sponsored by University Career Services (UCS)

5) Looking for Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Connection is designed to help volunteers connect with opportunities for community involvement and to help organizations connect with the volunteers they need.

Volunteer Connection

Sponsored by the Community Service Office of the Center for Student Involvement (CSI)

6) Win $100 for your Books for Winter Classes!

Enter to win a $100 gift card to use towards your books for Winter Quarter classes! Just by replying to the weekly announcements email (or sending an email to asian@northwestern.edu), you will have an entry in the $100 Gift Card Drawing.

You may submit an entry once per week. In the body of the email, type in your first and last name and the codeword "SNAPPLE" (the codeword will change each week).

Gift Card Drawing Rules

Sponsored by Asian/Asian American Student Affairs