Preparing for a Career in Healthcare Mini-Conference

The Career Development Center is planning a new mini-conference, Preparing for a Career in Healthcare, on Tuesday, February 23 from 6-8:15PM in the IMU Tree Suites (Dogwood, Persimmon, & Sassafras). This program is designed especially for University Division students (although all students are welcome) who are considering careers anywhere in the healthcare industry.

This mini-conference has three sessions that will run concurrently at 6PM, 6:35PM, and 7:10PM, so students can come to just one or all sessions. There will be a reception from 7:45-8:15 if they want to meet the panelists. We will have free refreshments and giveaways for the students throughout the event.

Panel One: IU Undergraduate Programs with a Healthcare focus

 

• Rachel Tolen, Ph.D., Assistant Director & Pre-Medical Advisor, Health Professions & Pre-Law Center

 

• Mark Hurley, Director of Advising, College of Arts & Sciences

 

• Susan Simmons, Ph.D., Director of Career Services, School of Public Health 

 

• Kosali Simon, Ph.D., Professor, School of Public & Environmental Affairs

 

• Colleen Rose, BSW, MSW, Student Services Coordinator and Recruitment Specialist, School of Social Work

 

• Nancy Lemons, Director of Undergraduate Recruiting & Advising, School of Informatics & Computing

Panel Two: Direct Care Providers

• Debbie Hrisomalos, MBA, MSN, RN, Assistant Director of Student Services & Nursing Advisor, School of Nursing

• Lithia Jimenez, O.D., Optometrist, Landmark Eye Care

• Michael Kukulka, RN, Registered Nurse, IU Health

• Amy W. Piper, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor for Speech-Language, Speech & Hearing Science Department 

• Brad Stepp, Psy.D, Staff Psychologist, Counseling & Psychological Services

• Todd Whitlock, DDS, Todd Whitlock Dentistry

Panel Three: Pharmaceutical Research Scientists

• Yunsong “Frank” Li, Ph.D., Manager and Principal Scientist, Analytical and Formulation Development, Cook Pharmica 

• Kayla Mathews, Quality Control Chemist, Eli Lilly

Summer Openings at Wonderland Camp

Wonderland Camp, a nonprofit camp located in the Lake of the Ozarks, MO serving children, teenagers, and adults with a wide range of disabilities and special needs is currently recruiting for paid staff to work a variety of residential summer camp positions including but not limited to: 

Cabin Counselors

Cabin Leaders

Recreation staff

Lifeguards

Nursing aids

Dietary Nutrition interns

Arts & Crafts

Music

Media   

And More!

For additional information please visit www.wonderlandcamp.org

IU Health Center Panel on Effective Communication and Compassionate Listening

Psychology and Neuroscience students are invited to attend an interactive panel with IU Health Center representatives!

Effective Communication and Compassionate Listening in Health & Wellness Industries

Tuesday, February 23 from 7P-8:30P

IMU State Room West 

Compassionate Listening/Effective Communication/Grappling with Stress in Health and Wellness Careers:

Are you a Psychology, Speech & Hearing, preNursing, or Counseling student who seeks real world crisis communication experience? Do you wish to practice listening and counseling with patients and colleagues? Or do you just wish for better communications skills? This is the event for you! Hear from Health and Wellness Professionals and practice communication in a no-pressure environment! Improvisation and meditation will provide for a fun, meaningful time and possibly laughter.

RSVP Link: https://iu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_77EDaAjL4mZWJox

Big Ten Career Expo

What – Free Career Fair Event For Big Ten students and alumni!  The www.bigtencareerexpo.com  is held whenever the Big Ten Basketball Tournaments are held in Indianapolis.

When – Thursday, March 10, 2016 from 9am-2pm

Where – Union Station, Indianapolis, Indiana

Click here to Register!

The Expo is open to both students and alumni from the 14 Big Ten schools seeking internships, permanent employment or recent college graduates looking to make a job change. Of participating employers, 83 percent at the last Expo indicated they would follow-up with and hire people they met.

EXPO DETAILS FOR STUDENTS

·         Free to attend!

·         Open only to Big Ten students and alumni

·         Cyber cafe for students and alumni – career counselor professionals will be available to give you points on interviewing and offer suggestions on how to make improvements to your resume which you can then edit and print on computers and printers provided in the cafe

·         Free breakout session – The Sporting Life: Careers in Sports

·         Register online to attend and be entered in drawing for a new iPad

·         Reduced ticket prices for Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament (current students only and available through university ticket offices)

 

PBS Involvement Fair

Mindfulness for Student and Professional Success Workshop

You are invited to attend the upcoming Mindfulness for Student and Professional Success workshop with IU Alum and Senior Manager of User Experience Design Research at eBay, Anne Mamaghani. Anne will gently expose participants to the practice and teach hands-on tricks for personal, academic and professional lives. The event details are as followed:

Date: Friday, February 19^th

Time: 10:00-11:30am

Location:  Persimmon Room (IMU)

If you would like to attend RSVP HERE. Due to the nature of this workshop, spaces will be limited to 45 participants.

Don’t hesitate to Laura Fonseca (lfonseca@indiana.edu) with any questions.

 

2016 UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference

The 2016 UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) will be held on Friday, May 13, 2016 at UCLA and will showcase approximately 100 undergraduate psychology research projects in poster and paper talk sessions.

The organization is currently looking for a diverse representation of campuses and for high-quality abstracts written by undergraduate researchers. Students must submit the application and fees online by Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. The application and details are available at https://purc.psych.ucla.edu/ .