12th Annual Resume Blitz hosted by Center for Career Discovery and Development

Making Bonds - Funds available

Pre-Health Scholarship Program Seminar - September 08, 2016

Dear Pre-Health students,

On Thursday, September 8^th, at 11 AM we will have our first guest speaker for this school year, SSG Vanessa Hall, from the AMEDD Health Care Recruiting.

She will give a presentation on different Pre-medical and Pre-dental scholarships available through this institution. The seminar will be held in room 322 Cherry Emerson, from about 11:05-11:50 AM.

More details are in the flyer below.

Lunch is provided and we will order it based on the number of students who have signed up, prior to the event.

Limited seats, RSVP requested by morning of September 7, 2016.

Please confirm/email me if you are planning to attend at:

mirjana.brockett@biology.gatech.edu

Thank you!

Best regards,

Dr. Mirjana M. Brockett

School of Biology

Weekly Workshops Help Students Handle Stress - Fall 2016

Now that the semester is underway, stress may be starting to build as classes and other activities are in full swing.

This week, the Counseling Center begins its weekly Wellness and Stress Management workshop series, which is open to all students. Topics focus on health and well-being as well as academic, relational, and emotional stress. All workshops are conducted in a group environment.

Some workshops are timed to address the type of stress students may be feeling at various points in the semester.

All workshops take place on Thursdays at 11 a.m. in Room 117, Instructional Center.
This semester’s workshops include:

• Stress Management 101 (Sept. 1, 2016)
• Manage Your Time, Manage Your Stress (Sept. 8)
• Creating Healthy Relationships (Sept. 15)
• Staying Healthy as a Graduate Student Scholar (Sept. 22)
• Mind-Body Fitness: Exercise for Wellness (Sept. 29)
• Don't Believe Everything You Think: Using Logic to Overcome Stress (Oct. 6)
• Overcoming the Stressors of Perfectionism and Procrastination (Oct. 20)
• Stress Management 101 (Oct. 27)
• Mindfulness and Meditation (Nov. 3)
• Managing Stress for Ethnic Minorities (Nov. 10)
• Stress Management for International Students (Nov. 17)
• Mind Matters: Using Psychology to Enhance Your Academic and Test Performance (Dec. 1)

The Counseling Center also provides individual counseling, group counseling, peer coaching, and other services. Learn more at counseling.gatech.edu.

Career Services Open House - August 31, 2016 - Careers, Internships, etc.

Interested in learning more about Internships, Coops, Work Abroad, Career Counseling, Job searching?

SAACS meeting - August 30, 2016

Alpha Chi Sigma Rush - Sept. 6 & 8 2016

20160-2016 State and Federal Internships - 8-30-16 and 9-1-16 info sessions

Global Internships - Spring 2017

Please see the follow link provided by the GT Global Internship office.

Spring 2017 interships

Student Hospital Connections: August 30, 2016 meeting announcement

To current and prospective Pre-Health students:

Student Hospital Connections, a student-run organization at Georgia Tech, streamlines volunteer opportunities at local hospitals. We are currently accepting new members interested in volunteering at Grady Memorial Hospital and Atlanta Medical Center (AMC) for the Fall semester. SHC provides weekly volunteer shuttles to Grady and AMC. SHC also hosts social events that not only allow you to meet medical professionals, but also provide the opportunity to become acquainted with other students in the pre-health community at Georgia Tech. Overall, SHC is a great way to gain exposure to the medical field. 

SHC will be having their general orientation next Tuesday, August 30th in ES&T Building room L1125 at 6pm! All new members are encouraged to attend. The meeting will include information about the organization, steps to becoming a member, and important dates. Applications will also be posted Tuesday, August 30th. The membership application will be posted on the SHC website (http://gtshc.weebly.com/) and our Facebook page (search Student Hospital Connections). We will notify accepted members via email. 

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For more information, check out our website: http://gtshc.weebly.com/ or Facebook page. Contact SHC Secretary Connor Yee (cyee8@gatech.edu) should you have any questions! Be sure to check us out!

NSF GRFP Fellows - seminar - August 30 2016

University of Georgia College of Pharmacy Visitors’ Day

University of Georgia

College of Pharmacy

Visitors’ Day

Saturday, August 27, 2016 – 9:00 am to noon

Pharmacy South Building

You and your family are cordially invited to visit the UGA College of Pharmacy in Athens and participate in our annual Visitors’ Day activities. There is no admission charge or preregistration required for the event, the highlights of which will include:

    Overview of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) admissions process

    Question and answer session

    Panel discussion on pharmacy education from our students’ perspective

    Tour of the facilities

In the afternoon, following Visitors’ Day, the College of Pharmacy’s chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) will offer their PCAT review course (pre-registration and nominal fee required).

For more information on Visitors’ Day call (706) 542-5278 or e-mail admissions@rx.uga.edu.  To register for the PCAT review, contact jmcleod3@uga.edu.

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New Undergraduate Research Positions Available!!!

New Projects Available!!!

Available projects for undergraduates in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry

There are many opportunities for undergraduates to perform research in one of our School’s research groups. However, it sometimes takes a considerable amount of effort and time to find a project that is a good fit.  We will keep the list of positions on the School's website as up-to-date as possible.  The link to the list is below.

If you would like to be considered for one of these projects, please contact Dr. Kimberly Schurmeier at kimberly.schurmeier@chemistry.gatech.edu

Please email a brief note describing why you would like to work on the project along with your resume.   You are welcome to apply to more than one position.

Open Undergraduate Research Positions

Planning for Graduate Work in Chemistry?

Common questions to consider throughout each phase of the process

• Why are your pursuing a graduate degree?
• What do you want to contribute to the chemical sciences?
• What graduate school experienes will benefit?

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/graduate/gradschool.html