CAREER - Southern University at Baton Rouge
CAREER - Southern University at Baton Rouge
CAREER - Southern University at Baton Rouge
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2012 FALL <strong>CAREER</strong> EXPLORATION DAY<br />
FALL 2012 REGISTRATION<br />
Recruit the Best and Brightest<br />
AT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY and A&M COLLEGE<br />
Greetings college rel<strong>at</strong>ions officers, corpor<strong>at</strong>e recruiters, and career day supporters:<br />
T<br />
he <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>University</strong> Office of Career Services is gearing up for its Fall 2012 Career<br />
Explor<strong>at</strong>ion Day to be held, Wednesday, September 12, in the <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>University</strong>, B<strong>at</strong>on <strong>Rouge</strong>,<br />
Felton G. Clark Activity Center. We are excited about this year’s activities and are looking<br />
forward to you sharing the wonderful career opportunities available with the <strong>University</strong>’s corpor<strong>at</strong>e<br />
partners. We are also excited to showcase the <strong>University</strong>’s most valuable assets - OUR STUDENTS.<br />
The goals of this semester’s Career Explor<strong>at</strong>ion Day activities are to:<br />
• Make SU students and alumni aware of the career opportunities available to them,<br />
• Offer workshops and seminars to help students prepare for full-time employment, and<br />
• Increase the number of students obtaining cooper<strong>at</strong>ive employment, internships, and<br />
full-time employment<br />
Other Career Explor<strong>at</strong>ion activities include:<br />
The Youth Motiv<strong>at</strong>ion Task Force (YMTF), which allows successful professionals from various<br />
backgrounds to interact with SU students and introduce them to priv<strong>at</strong>e and public sector job<br />
experiences. Youth Motiv<strong>at</strong>ion Task Force activities will take place September 5 - 6, 2012.<br />
To register for YMTF activities, complete the <strong>at</strong>tached YMTF particip<strong>at</strong>ion form.<br />
The Business and Industry Cluster, which is a consortium of more than 40 local and n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
companies th<strong>at</strong> have provided financial resources, equipment, human resources, and technical<br />
support to <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>University</strong> in an effort to grow and produce highly-qualified, job-ready students.<br />
Additional inform<strong>at</strong>ion on the Business and Industry cluster is <strong>at</strong>tached.<br />
The registr<strong>at</strong>ion fee for the Fall 2012 Career Explor<strong>at</strong>ion Day is $550 for a single booth and<br />
$1,050 for a double booth. Registr<strong>at</strong>ion forms are enclosed along with the Fall 2012 Activities<br />
agenda. All m<strong>at</strong>erials to be distributed during the career day must be shipped via Gulf Coast Event<br />
Services. See the enclosed forms for more inform<strong>at</strong>ion. Please be aware th<strong>at</strong> the SU Office of<br />
Career Services is not responsible for any packages not shipped through Gulf Coast Event Services.<br />
You are invited to visit us <strong>at</strong> our new loc<strong>at</strong>ion in 1100 T.H. Harris Hall.<br />
Thank you for supporting SU Career Explor<strong>at</strong>ion Day and I look forward to seeing you in September.<br />
Best Regards,<br />
Tamara Montgomery<br />
Director, SU Office of Career Services