GREAT OPPORTUNITIES OVER WINTER BREAK
to explore careers and meet people!
- Career Conversations …in NYC January 6, 2008 6:00pm-8:00pm
- Road Trips to the Real World (East Coast) January 5 – January 13th
- InfoTech Niagara –Job Shadow Event (Buffalo, NY) January 8th or January 9th (especially for Computer Science majors!)
COMPETITIONS & SCHOLARSHIPS
to work on over break:
- NASA application
- FAA Design Competition
- Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP)
- Fellowship – National Network For Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS)
DETAILS
Career Conversations …in NYC January 6, 2009 6:00pm-8:00pm
Union League Club, 38th East 37th Street, Manhattan, New York
Make the most of your winter break! Career Conversations: A Student-Alumni Career Networking Night is designed to link established UB alumni with current UB students and
recent graduates who are interested in launching their careers in the metro New York area.
The event facilitates informal discussions, networking and career information gathering. A
variety of career fields will be represented. (A more specific list of attendees will be available
prior to the event in the BullsEye system.)
You must pre-register to attend this event by completing the registration form at www.ub-careers.buffalo.edu/careerconv. There is no cost to attend. Any questions can be directed to Megan Pendergast in the Career Services office at mrp6@buffalo.edu or 716-645-2232 x114.
Road Trips to the Real World (East Coast) January 5 – January 13, 2009
http://www.eace.org/committees/roadtrips/studentinfo.html for all details
Through the "Road Trips to the Real World" Program, students visit employers to learn first
hand about career fields, network with employees, and explore internship and job
opportunities! The site visits are FREE! You will only need to provide your own
transportation. You will also be on your own for meals unless otherwise noted.
Just a few of the company’s participating: McCann Erickson (the world’s largest and most
globally experienced advertising agency), Shawmut Design and Construction, Philadelphia
Eagles, National Security Agency, FBI and many more.
InfoTech Niagara (Buffalo, NY) January 8th or January 9th
www.infotechniagara.org/
Western New York’s leading IT Professional Association, infoTech Niagara, brings you our
fourth annual winter intersession IT Shadowing Program. We are currently in the process of
identifying local companies/IT professionals who are willing to allow students to shadow an IT
staff member throughout the day on either January 8 or 9, 2009. We have chosen the
intersession so you are able to spend the entire day to get a more complete view of a day-in
the-life without disrupting your coursework. Last year, there were 47 shadowing experiences.
The website to request a shadowing experience is ready! As of Wednesday December 3, 2008
afternoon, there were 22 opportunities listed with 9 different companies, and we are getting
more opportunities all the time, so check back occasionally to see if there is something in
which you are interested. In fact, we just spoke with a local bank who is going to list 9 more
opportunities. We expect at least 50+ to be posted by the end of December. Don’t see what
you want yet, sign up and stop come back to the site in a few days to check.
Since this program is open to all students from infoTech Niagara member schools, there are
many more students than companies; therefore, we are only allowing students to participate
in one shadow day (unless the supply outweighs the demand). Steps to participate:
Visit the Shadow Day link at http://www.infotechniagara.org/ and complete the application,
which includes submitting a resume. (First three resumes submitted to “hot” shadowing sites
are submitted to the companies for selection).
Wait to get an email from one of the infoTech Niagara (ITN) Student Committee Members
about your assigned shadow day. It is a first-come, first-served system, also based on field of
interest and company requirements. Some of the companies are involved in the selection
process, some are not.
Prepare for that day: research the company, prepare questions for the professionals you
shadow. We will provide a guide when we inform you of your assigned shadow company.
Shadow!
Send a professional thank you letter to all those at the company who let you interview and
shadow them.
Promptly complete the evaluation we send you.
Ready, set, go!
NASA APPLICATION
The NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program is a nationwide mentored internship
program for science, engineering and mathematics students. NASA USRP provides hands-on
mentored research and development experiences at NASA centers and research facilities. The
NASA USRP application system is a simple and completely electronic process and is accessed
through the USRP website. Application Deadlines Summer 2009 Session Session starts in
June - Now Accepting Applications Application deadline: January 23, 2009
Application Process
1. Application: Complete the electronic application process.
2. Resumes: You will upload a .pdf of your resumes into the system.
3. Transcript: You must upload a .pdf of a transcript for each school/institution listed on your application. We will accept an unofficial copy as long as your name appears on the transcript.
4. Letters of Recommendation: The application will use an automated process for gathering letters of reference. Only one letter of reference will be required.
5. Applications must be received by deadline: midnight COB CST.
FAA DESIGN COMPETITION
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is continuing to offer a Design Competition for
Universities for the 2008 – 2009 academic year and has added a new design category.
The Competition challenges individual students or teams of students (undergraduates and
graduates) from U.S. colleges and universities, working under the mentorship of a faculty
advisor, to address challenges in four broad areas: Airport Operations and Maintenance,
Runway Safety/Runway Incursions, Environmental Interactions of Airports and the new
category, Airport Management and Planning. Students must have a faculty advisor. Cash
prizes are given to first, second and third place winners in each category. The first place
winners will present their design solutions at the American Association of Airport Executives
June 2009 Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.
Competition guidelines and full details are available at:
http://www.faa.gov/runwaysafety/design_competition.htm
Student and faculty participants in last year’s Competition overwhelmingly found
participation in the Competition to be a valuable educational experience. Many cited the
ability to actively address real-world issues and to deal with airport operators and other
practicing professionals as meaningful aspects. Participants can engage in the Competition in
many ways – for example as part of a design class, independent study, or a student
professional society project.
INFORMATION ASSURANCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (IASP)
IASP is a great opportunity for U.S. citizen students interested in Information Assurance
to get:
- a full ride to grad school (or their final two years of college),
- a paid internship at a defense or intelligence agency (like NSA, CIA or Secret Service) between your first and second year in the program and
- a guaranteed job with a defense or intelligence agency after graduation.
Details about IASP:
http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~cpc5/#[[Information%20Assurance%20Scholarship%20Program
Types of degrees that have the best shot at winning one of these scholarships
http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~cpc5/#[[IASP%20Degrees]]UB is now accepting IASP
applications until Feb 1, 2009. The application is extensive so you will want to start it at least
a month ahead of the deadline. We have a scholarship winner at UB who is very willing to
assist others in the application process. Let me know if you would like to speak with him.
(email hjustice@buffalo.edu )
FELLOWSHIP – NATIONAL NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES (nneMS)
EPA established the National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) in
1986 to foster a growing interest among higher education students in environmental careers.
The NNEMS program is a comprehensive fellowship program that provides undergraduate
and graduate students an opportunity to participate in a fellowship project that is directly
related to their field of study.
The application packets must be postmarked on or before the date of the deadline.
The deadline for the 2009 program is Tuesday, February 2, 2009.
Complete details about the NNEMS program are provided in the NNEMS Catalog for 2009
[PDF, 4.5 MB, 98 pages, about PDF]. Portions of the information provided in the catalog are
available online at this site, including:2009 Research ProjectsA matrix provides a list of
projects available in 2009, grouped by category. Detailed descriptions of each of the
fellowships offered in 2009 are available online, including an overview of the project, list of
project goals, and final product to be developed for the project; information about the EPA
office sponsoring the project; the location and duration of the project; and the desired
educational level of the student.How to ApplyReview a summary of the application procedures
and eligibility requirements and download blank application forms.Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs)Review a list of questions asked by applicants in previous years.
Best,
Holly
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