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PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS � SPRING 2000

Mondays 2/7, 2/21, 3/20
6pm	The Keys to Success: Summer Jobs and Internships 
Mona Singhvi, Career Consultant

The key to your dream job is experience.  You�ve heard that time and time
again.  But how do you get that critical experience BEFORE you graduate?
Summer jobs and internships!  Summer is an excellent opportunity for you to
build on all of your classroom experiences.  A summer job or internship
will enable you to test your career choices, gain experience, and develop
significant relationships with employers.  This session will provide tips
and strategies for starting and conducting your summer job and internship
search.
*This session will be held in the Career Center, Ground Floor, Warner Hall

7:30pm 	Living on a shoestring: Maximizing a college budget 
 Paul Fowler, Associate Dean of Student Affairs

Books, movies, trips to the grocery store, furnishing an apartment, these
are all things that can cost A LOT of money.  Living on a college budget is
often a stressful and frustrating experience.  In this session learn how
can you stretch your last dollar even further, while still managing to live
in style.  

Tuesdays 2/8, 2/22, 3/7
6pm	Nutrition: Eat, Drink and Be Healthy! 
Donna Hansen, Nutritionist, Student Health Services 

How can you eat in the University Center, Highlander or the Underground and
still maintain a healthy diet?  What is a healthy diet anyway?  Tailored to
the lifestyle and habits of busy college students, this session will answer
these questions and more.


7:30pm   Resolutions, New Year�s or anytime: Refocus, Recommit and
Revitalize yourself!
Renee Camerlengo, Director of Student Life	

A new semester is the perfect time to learn strategies and plan ways to
achieve great things academically and personally!  Together we will discuss
and share the secrets of how others have met with success in the same
courses and under similar time constraints, as you may be experiencing.
Come be a part of this interactive session exploring ways to improve your
academic performance and involvement in this diverse and fascinating
community.

Wednesdays 2/9, 2/23, 3/8
6pm	Ahem� May I Have Your Attention?: Tips for giving great presentations!	
 Lisa DeFrank-Cole, Coordinator of Student Activities

Do you want to learn how to "walk the walk and talk the talk?"  Forget
about the wobbly knees, crackling voice and sweaty palms and learn
techniques to improve your presentation skills!  We will discuss ways to
keep the audience interested in what you are saying and keep you as "cool
as a cucumber" while you are speaking.  Hear how good body position and
breathing exercises can improve the quality and projection of your voice. 

7:30pm 	Coloring Outside the Lines: Enhancing your Creative Problem Solving
Skills
Jamie Rossi, Coordinator of Student Life

Have you ever felt like you were functioning in a creative rut?  Do you
ever feel that you have been approaching things the same way over and over
again?  Does your organization have a problem that you just can't solve?
In this interactive session, you will spend time unlocking and developing
your creative energies.  Also, you will learn creative problem solving
techniques that have proven effective in personal situations and large
organizations.


Week 2
Mondays  2/14, 2/28, 3/13
6pm 	Etiquette Dinner 
Joseph Rudman, Project Administrator & Adjunt Professor of Business
Communications. 

Enjoy an elegant four-course dinner as the intricacies of table manners are
discussed: how to dress, comport, speak, listen, eat and drink.
(Attendance is limited to 15 people per session.  RSVP to Michele Grab at
mgrab@andrew.cmu.edu)

*This session is held on 2/14 and 3/13 in Schatz dining room and on 2/28 in
the Pake room.

7:30pm 	The Complete Event Planning Guide: Hosting the Perfect Party 
Andrew Pueschel, Head Orientation Counselor
Carolyn Manley, University Center Events Manager

From your best friend's birthday party to a formal corporate affair, what
are the things you need to think about when planning a social event?  This
session will inform you about the ins and outs of planning the perfect
soir�e no matter who your target audience is.  From obtaining outside
funding to the final details of food and decorations, this program will
help make an organized timeline a reality while allowing you to shine at
your own event without taking the spotlight off of the guest of honor. 

Tuesdays 2/15, 2/29, 3/14
6pm	To Be or Not to Be�Stressed out! 
Relaxation techniques for the ???
Michele Keffer , Ph.D., Counseling and Psychological Services
Paula Moreci, M.S.W., Counseling and Psychological Services

Relaxation - what's that?  Who has time to relax?  Come to this seminar and
learn about the benefits of relaxation, which can include more efficient
and productive work, as well as mental and physical health.  Most of each
week's program will be spent learning and practicing one particular form of
relaxation.  Three different ways of relaxing will be emphasized over the
course of the three weeks. 

7:30pm 	Decreasing Stress & Increasing Confidence: Strategies to a
Successful
Interview Experience
Scott Williams, Director, Career Center

This workshop will address the topics of pre-interview preparation,
introductions, employer selection factors, types of interviews, body
language communication, interview stages, questions to ask the employer,
on-site interview tips, and other related soft skills so important in
today's interview process.

Wednesdays 2/16, 3/1, 3/15
6pm	Living Safely in a Dangerous World  
Barbara Gooderham, Regional Director, Citizens against Crime 

This seminar will show participants how they can keep themselves safe; what
to do if you are confronted by an attacker and why and how to choose the
safest protection.  Be sure to attend this program that is being highly
acclaimed throughout the country as the "best of its kind!"

7:30pm 	Don�t sweat the small stuff: Easier said than done 
Michele Grab, Coordinator of Special Projects
Amanda Kraus, Senior, History & Jazz Performance

Chicken Soup for the Soul; Don�t Sweat the Small Stuff; 7 Habits for Highly
Effective People -  you�ve heard it all before but what does it mean to
you?  This interactive program will allow you to figure out if you do
"sweat the small stuff" and learn how to incorporate some simple ideas into
your daily life that can make you less stressed, more positive and more
productive in everything you do.
 


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