ANNOUNCEMENTS January 9th, 2013 ENCCA Job Fair at NCSU in Raleigh, NC Queens Students and recent Queens grads should email me by February 1 to sign up, include their first and last name, Queens class year, and Queens major (arniek@queens.edu) if interested in attending this event. They can pick up their nametag before the fair by Feb 11 in Blair House. The ENCCA wanted to invite the Metrolina Consortium participants (Queens students and alumni) to their Career Fair on Wednesday, February 13th. The Career Fair will be from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the McKimmon Center, NCSU, Raleigh, NC. Queens will provide students with nametags. If interested in attending, RSVP to Karen Arnie at the email above, and stop by Blair House to get a nametag from Queens. You can show it at the door for this free event. Metrolina Career Fair Email Karen Arnie at arniek@queens.edu. Information is available at metrolinacolleges.org. The event is taking place on Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:00am to 1:00pm Queens Sports Complex 2229 Tyvola Road Charlotte NC 28210 Teach For America Application Deadline: Friday, January 11th Only 8% of low income children will graduate from college by the time they’re 24 years old, while 80% of high income children attain a college degree by the same age. YOU can change this. All majors and career backgrounds. Full salary. $10,000 education award. Loans Deferred.. Why should you do this now? Watch a current corps member, who was once taught by a corps member, and his students talk about Teach For America’s impact: Pierce Hand: My Corps Experience Make an impact in 2013 by joining Teach For America and spending the next two years teaching and changing lives in a low income classroom. Corps members gain invaluable professional development while setting themselves up for future success in any career field. BusinessWeek ranks Teach For America as one of the top places to start your career. Application Deadline: Friday, January 11th. Apply to the 2013 Teach For America corps. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org or contact your recruitment representative, Rebecca Gerye at Rebecca.Gerye@teachforamerica.org . For internship Planning go to: The document to help with all internship process related items can be found at http://www.queens.edu/Documents/Internships/Student%20Checklist%20for%20Finding%20an %20Internship.pdf. The guidelines is located at: http://www.queens.edu/Documents/Internships/Guidelines%20for%20Credit%20Internships.pdf Feel free to stop by Blair house to meet with Sarah Sipperly or Karen Arnie if you need assistance. Internship contract is now online You can find it at www.queens.edu/interncontract. 1 Please Review all job search material online carefully Be on the lookout for fees and hidden charges. We want to remind everyone to review all job listings carefully and be aware of all fee related services or programs. This is just a friendly reminder as we work to protect all of you during your job search. Never give out personal information if you do not know who you are talking to and do not share your social security number online. 2