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Training and Recruitment Initiative for Admission to Leading Law Schools (TRIALS) is a partnership between Harvard Law School, NYU School of Law, and the Advantage Testing Foundation. It is a fully subsidized summer program for students of modest means whose backgrounds are currently underrepresented at the nation's top law schools.

For more information, please visit the TRIALS website: http://trials.atfoundation.org/index

Specific questions about the program should be directed to the Advantage Testing Foundation: http://trials.atfoundation.org/contact
Please note that Part II of the application must be completed by March 1, 2009.

Student outreach team members gain valuable skills as they facilitate the growth of fellow students’ career development. Outreach team members will be trained to conduct resume reviews, present workshops and work on collaborative teams to implement new projects.

It’s a fun way to make money and gain valuable skills that will make you a step ahead when you begin to search for your own career!

Application deadline: This Friday, February 20, 2009!

Find out more information @ www.careercenter.uiuc.edu or download application @ http://www.careercenter.uiuc.edu/about/Outreach_Application_2009.doc

Liberty Mutual Information Session

(Targeting LAS Students, but all are welcome)

Thursday, February, 19th

6pm-7pm

Illini Union Room 405

Refreshments Provided

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University of Illinois Green Career Fair!

Wednesday, 2/25

11am-3pm

ACES Library


Followed by a virtual fair:

2/26-3/9

https://tcc-uiuc-csm.symplicity.com/students/
 

For a list of participating employers:

https://tcc-uiuc-csm.symplicity.com/events/

The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE - College of ACES) will hold 2 informational meetings regarding the transfer into the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics.

March 11   4-5pm     316N Mumford Hall
March 12   4-5pm     313 Mumford Hall

Further information can be found on our website
http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/AP/UnderGraduate/Transferring.html

Anatomy of a Successful Pre-Health Student

Thurs, 2/19, 6-7pm

Student Services Arcade Building Conference Rm.

Learn what types of experiences, courses, characteristics, and skills are required to be successful in gaining admission to various health professional programs.

Students are encouraged to sign-up for this workshop at: http://www.careercenter.uiuc.edu/services/workshops/wsmain.asp

On Wednesday, February 17 career diplomat Brian Flora will conduct an information session on how to prepare oneself for a career in the Foreign Service, including comments on getting ready to take the free Foreign Service Officer Test in June.  Attendees are urged to give the State Department www.careers.state.gov website a good workout in preparation for the session. Dr. Flora, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will begin his presentation at 5:30 pm in Gregory Hall, Room 213. It will last approximately 45 minutes, followed by ample time for questions.

Students interested should RSVP Greg Hatch: ghatch1@illinois.edu

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Students must be registered in I-Link (http://www.careercenter.uiuc.edu/rc/databases/ilink.asp) to apply for On Campus Interviewing opportunities.

Upcoming Events:

Feb. 14 – Deadline to apply for an Account Manager position with Coyote Logistics (Interviews take place on Feb 24)

Feb. 18 – Multicultural Career Fair sponsored by the Office of Minority Student Affairs at Illini Union Rooms A, B, C, 11-4pm

Feb. 19 – (Multicultural Career Fair Interview Day – Invite only)

Feb. 19 – Liberty Mutual Information Session, Illini Union 405, 6-7pm

Feb. 23 – State Public Interest Research Group Information Session, G36 Foreign Language Bldg., 6-7:30pm

Feb 24 – State PIRG Interviews (invites at info session or by applying to their position in I-Link) and Coyote Logistics (apply in I-Link by Feb 14).

Feb. 25 – Green Career Fair, ACES Library, 11-4pm

Feb. 26–March 9 - Virtual Green Fair (on I-Link)

Feb. 26 – Walt Disney World Information Session, 210 Illini Union-General Lounge, 12-1pm and 5-6pm

If you have any questions, please contact the Career Center at 333-0820, tcc-ilink@ad.illinois.edu, or simply stop by!

Undergraduate Research Methods Project is working on a project to develop better tools and services to help you do your course work. Want to help?
 
If so, please join us in a study about undergraduate information seeking needs & behaviors. We’d like 60-70 minutes of your time to interview you and observe how you look for information and what tools you use to do so.
 
Participants who complete the study will be given a $15 gift card in thanks.
 
To volunteer, please contact Robert Slater (rslater@illinois.edu or 217-333-4789).

McKinley's Health Education Unit brings you these new relaxation exercises to access at your convenience. Guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, deep breathing, and even instrumental music is now available with just a few clicks. Visit www.mckinley.uiuc.edu and look under "news." These exercises can be downloaded to a MP3 player or listened to right there on the spot. The exercises are being featured on McKinley's main page for now. I suggest you bookmark the page, but you can also find them on the Health Education main page too.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Jennifer Carson in Health Education