Opportunities CU Multicultural and Women
in  Engineering Program

September 24, 2007

IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION: (Click on a bookmark to go to this section of the newsletter)

GENERAL INTEREST - Shell Presentation, NASA Undergraduate Students Research Program, Wanted! After School Mentor, Course Repetition Information
OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEERING - Multicultural Career Fair
CAREER SERVICES OPPORTUNITIES - Land a Dream Job, Suit Yourself Fashion Show and Sale, Resume Critiques

GENERAL INTEREST

Energy Sustainability
Monday, October 1st
Presentation 5:15p.m. - 6p.m.
Reception 6p.m. - 6:30p.m.
Discovery Learning Center, Bechtel Collaboratory
John D. Hofmeister, the president of Shell Oil, is going to be holding a discussion on what the U.S. can do to ensure energy supply for the future.  If you can make it to the presentation please e-mail Javier Gallegos at
Javier.Gallegos@Colorado.edu

NASA Undergraduate Students Research Program
Seeking sophomore, junior and seniors in engineering, math, computer science and life/physical sciences.  Gain hands-on, real life experience in a paid internship with NASA.  Join a 10-week summer session or 15-week spring/fall session.  Click here to see the USRP Flyer.

K-12 Volunteer Outreach Opportunity
Do you enjoy working with children and have Tuesday afternoons free? The ITL Program is looking for a few students to lead after school engineering clubs for elementary students in Lafayette (10 miles east of Boulder) on Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30pm. ITL will provide all supplies for students to work in groups on hands-on engineering activities as well as reimburse students’ mileage for travel to Lafayette (must have your own car). If available and interested, please contact Janet Yowell at
Janet.Yowell@colorado.edu or 303-492-5230 as soon as possible.

Course Repetition Information
Didn’t do so well the first time around?  Get a second chance at completing that course.  Apply for course repetition on-line by Friday, December 14th, 2007.  No more paper applications, $5.00 fee, or transcript requirement.  Find the application on CUCONNECT under “Academics and Research”, then “Registrar Forms”.  For more information regarding course repetition see http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/registration/course_repetition.html

OUTREACH/VOLUNTEERING

Multicultural Career Fair
Help out with the Multicultural Engineering Fair.  Earn Certificates of Participation and lunch with industry reps by donating your time.  Assistance is needed starting at 10am on October 9th to set-up chairs and table cloths.  In addition, at 11am there will be opportunities for volunteers to distribute packets.  Also, escorts are needed to help professionals to the Coors Event Center from ECCE 100 on October 8th. If you are available during these times please contact Michael Deragischi at michael.deragisch@colorado.edu

CAREER SERVICES OPPORTUNITIES

How to: Land that Dream Job
Wednesday, September 26th
5p.m. - 7p.m., ECCR 200
Get tips on how to prepare for the career fairs, writing resumes, and interview tactics with emphasis on how to get what you want out of your job.  You will be speaking with a panel of professionals from Agilent, Ball Aerospace, Johns Manville and many more!


Attend the Suit Yourself Event and Fashion Show
Thursday, September 27th
10am - 6pm, UMC 235
Look sharp in a great suit for the Fall Career Fair!  Purchase gently worn business and business casual attire for insanely cheap.  We are talking $15 for a full suit. 

Resume Critiques
Thursday, September 27th
2p.m. - 4p.m., Engineering Lobby
No need to RSVP, just bring your resume and meet with professionals from Ball Aerospace, LSI Logic, McKesson, IBM, and Roche Pharmaceutical to polish up your resume before the career fairs hit.

Fall 2007
Calendar of Events

10/1
Energy Sustainability Presentation
5:15p.m. - 6:30p.m.
DLC - Bechtel Lab

10/8
Multicultural Career Fair
5p.m. - 8:30p.m.
Coors Event Center

10/8
Agilent Technologies Panel
6p.m. - 7p.m.
ECCR 1B40

10/9
Fall Career Fair
1p.m. - 6p.m.
Coors Event Center