Monday, January 31, 2011

Interested in pursuing a career in Consulting? Here's your opportunity to learn more!

The Undergraduate Consulting Club, Institute of Industrial Engineers and Alpha Pi Mu would like to invite you to the Annual Consulting Career Expo. This event is free of charge and open to all Georgia Tech students. The event will be lead by consultants from IBM and Deloitte, two of the top consulting firms in the world. It will open with a motivational speech about career success, but the main portion of the day will be comprised of four workshops, each hosted by one of the consulting firms present. Each student group will rotate through 45-minute workshops until all workshops have been attended. Students will be able to ask company representatives questions regarding career advice, employment opportunities, etc. There will also be a panel discussion in which students will be able to hear firsthand the life of a consultant, and what it truly means to be in the field.

WHEN: February 5th, 9:30am to 2:30pm
WHERE: LeCraw Auditorium at the Management Building
COST: Free!

Registration: http://gtucc.com/events/cce/

Schedule:
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM Registration
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM Key note Speaker
10:40 AM to 11:15 AM Breakout Session 1
11:20 AM to 12:00 PM Breakout Session 2
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Food + Panel Discussion
1:10 PM to 1:45 PM Breakout Session 3
1:50 PM to 2:30 PM Breakout Session 4

Students from all majors are encouraged to attend as participation in the CCE is a great opportunity to learn more about consulting and network with professionals in the field.

6th Annual Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium and Awards

Undergraduate researchers are encouraged to participate in the 6th Annual Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium held on April 5, 2011. The application deadline is Monday, February 28th.

For more information, visit here.

WST Learning Community

Georgia Tech's first living-learning community, the WST Learning Community invites female undergraduates in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) to apply for rooms in Stein House and Goldin House (4th St. A & B) during the spring 2011 term. An application for housing in 2010-11 can be found here.

The Think Big fee per term is $150. Activities include monthly dinners and biweekly
lunches with GT faculty, staff, and administrators, research partnerships, service
opportunities, and faculty mentoring. Information about WST and the WST Learning Community is at www.wst.gatech.edu.

Direct questions to carol.colatrella@lcc.gatech.edu OR kristen.mitchell@eas.gatech.edu. Applications should be sent to kristen.mitchell@eas.gatech.edu

Phi Alpha Theta

Applications are now being accepted for Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc.

Requirements for undergraduate membership:
  • At least 12 hours of credit in HTS courses or other college history courses with a minimm GPA in those courses of 3.1
  • An overall GPA of 3.0
  • Rank in the top 35% of your class
  • Undergraduates are NOT required to be HTS majors
Those wishing to join should contact Dr. Amy D'Unger at amy.dunger@hts.gatech.edu by Monday, February 14th. She will notify you of your eligibility prior to the event. You must receive confirmation from Professor D'Unger in order to participate in the initiation and join the society. Attendance at the initiation is strongly encouraged, but not required.

GT/GSU Impacting Metro-Atlanta Science Teaching (I-MAST)

The GT/GSU Impacting Metro-Atlanta Science Teaching (I-MAST) program is offering an Info Session this week:
Thursday, Feb. 3rd
6:00 p.m.
Success Center, President's Suite A

This program is for Tech undergrads, alumni, and graduate students who want to become science teachers (grades 6-12) and who want to earn their master's degree and teacher certification through Georgia State's MAT in Science. Tech undergrads who are rising seniors are eligible for scholarships of up to $24,000 ($12,000 during their senior year at Tech, and another $12,000 during their 1 year in the MAT program at GSU). Students who apply for the I-MAST at the time they begin the MAT are eligible for one year of funding ($12,000). I-MAST scholars are highly recruited by several metro-area school districts. Majors in the sciences and engineering are eligible to apply.

The deadline to apply for funding beginning this Fall is February 16. Information about the program, funding, and application process will be covered at the Info Session. Everyone is invited to attend. If you have questions or need more information about the I-MAST program or going into science education, contact Beth Spencer at 404-385-3665 or beth.spencer@provost.gatech.edu.