Please take advantage of these opportunities offered during the Winter Recess:
Career Conversations in NYC
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. As opposed to a more formal, job-oriented career fair, the event facilitates informal discussions, networking and career information gathering. This event takes places on January 6, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. A variety of career fields will be represented. To find out more information and to register for this event, please visit http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/career/careerconv.php.
Jobsapalooza Job & Internship Fair
UB Career Services also hosts Jobsapalooza and this year there are 3 events in 3 different cities across New York! Jobsapalooza will be held in Buffalo on Tuesday, January 6 from 4-7 pm, Rochester on Thursday, January 8 from 4-7 pm, and Long Island (more information to come). This event allows students to meet with employers from local areas who are looking for potentional employees and interns. To view a listing of employers who will be at the event, floor plans, handouts and other information please visit http://www.jobsapalooza.com/.
infoTECH Niagara Shadowing Program
Western New York’s leading IT Professional Association, infoTech Niagara, brings you our fourth annual winter intersession Shadowing Program. Students will be able to shadow a staff member throughout the day on either January 8 or 9, 2009. Spend the entire day with a professional to get a more complete view of a day-in-the-life. If you are interested in this great opportunity please visit http://www.infotechniagara.org/.
Meet a Mentor Program
Have you heard of the Meet-a-Mentor Program? For shadowing opportunities like the one listed above, as well as opportunities in various other fields, please check out this program. This program is offered through UB Career Services. To learn more about the this helpful resource and to begin finding someone to shadow please visit http://www.ub-careers.buffalo.edu/stumentor.php.
Academic Advising Appointments
We are here over break and happy to help you with any academic concerns! Please do not hesitate to contact your academic advisor if you have any questions or concerns about the spring semester. If you do not know who your advisor is visit http://advising.buffalo.edu/directory/.
*Check your UB e-mail often during the Winter Break as other opportunities may arise during break and information may be sent via e-mail. We wish you happy holidays and hope you all enjoy your time off!
Volunteering is a great way to get involved in the community and help someone in need. Not only will you be making a difference in the lives of others, but you’ll enjoy it! Give a little bit of yourself during the holidays or when you come back in the spring! UB’s Center for Student Leadership and Community Engagement (CSLCE ) offers service opportunities for students. Visit http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/leadership/service.php to learn more.
For other volunteer opportunities check out these helpful websites:
Not sure where you should volunteer or what you should get involved in? Read this great article, Ten Tips on Volunteering Wisely, for advice about volunteering!
Believe it or not the Fall 2008 semester is coming to a close. Hopefully you all are studying for your final exams and you are enjoying the last days of classes. Please be aware of these important dates as the semester winds down.
- Friday, December 5, 2008 - Last day of Fall 2008 classes. Also, last day for continuing UB students to register for at least one course for the Spring 2009 semester without a fee (a $40 administrative fee and a late payment fee). If you are not returning to UB in the upcoming Spring 2009 semester, be sure that you consult with an Academic Advisor to file the appropriate paperwork to let the University know of your change in status.
- Monday, December 8 - Monday, December 15, 2008 - Final Exams week. Be sure that you log on to MyUB to view your Final Exam Schedule and consult with your instructors for any updated information regarding your exams.
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - Winter Recess Begins. Make note that Spring 2009 classes begin on Monday, January 12, 2009.
- Thursday, December 25, 2008 - Christmas holiday. UB closed. BIRD and on-line services not available.
- Monday, December 29, 2008 - Fall 2008 grades available on UB transcripts.
- Thursday, January 1, 2009 - New Year’s Day. UB closed. BIRD and on-line services not available.
- Monday, January 12, 2009 - Spring 2009 classes begin.
Be sure you learn more about other student calendar listings of important academic, financial, and billing date information.
Would you like to make informed financial decisions throughout your college years and into your professional life? Looking for information on a variety of financial topics, including budgeting and financial planning, overspending, and saving?
If so, check out the NEW financial literacy program called CashCourse from UB’s Student Response Center Web site! You will find information on CashCourse on the left hand side of the web page under Resources or you can link to it directly at www.cashcourse.org/buffalo/Default.aspx.
From learning the top reasons for overspending to utilizing an interactive budget wizard, the CashCourse has a wealth of financial information to help define your finances and your future! Take advantage of this excellent financial information TODAY!
American Transcendentalism - COL275 is an introductory level course in Comparative Literature. It counts as an elective requirement for science majors, but should be of interest to students in the humanities as well. There are no prerequisites for this course other than in interest in dreams and in exploring the “new yet unapproachable America” celebrated in the metaphysical riot of this nation’s greatest literature (by authors such as Emerson, Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville). This course will introduce students to the history of idealist philosophy that influenced the 19th century literary movement known as American transcendentalism.
COL275 is offered on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-9 p.m. on UB’s North Campus. The course registration number is: 210515.
Questions? Please contact Jonathan Murphy in the Department of Comparative Literature located at 638 Clemens Hall, North Campus or call (716) 645-2066. You may visit them on the web at http://www.complit.buffalo.edu/.
