Student Guide - Academic Calendar - University of Western Ontario

Continued from previous page.CAreers & employment• Advertised on the Career Centre website at www.career.uwo.ca• Contact for additional information:itrc@uwo.ca; see also www.itrc.uwo.ca/studentConsultants.htmlTour Guide Employmentcareercentral.uwo.ca• Campus tours are offered Mondayto Friday, three times daily (someweekend tours may be required). Youmust be a returning student for theupcoming school year in order to beeligible to apply. Applications are due inJanuary of each year. Check the websitefor more details.The Spoke, USCUCC main LevelPositions Available: Part-time Cashier/Cooks.• Email application forms to uscspoke@uwo.ca• Applications can be found atwww.usc.uwo.ca/spoke• For further information please call519- 661-3590The Wave, USCPositions Available: Cashier/Cook/Server/Doorstaff(all Part-time positions).• Applications can also be picked up/dropped off at either or the Spoke/WaveThe Student Success Centre:CareersPhone: 519-661-3559success.uwo.caReception: Mon. - Fri., 8:30am-4:30pmThe Student Success Centre: Careersprovides the information a student willneed for planning their future. Offeringworkshops on job interviews, finding acareer path, internships, part-time jobs,summer jobs, job fairs, on-line job postingsfrom both local employers and opportunitiesabroad, as well as individual counselling,CareerCentral is a valuable resource for anystudent who is seeking help entering theworkforce.Western’s InternshipProgramPhone: 519-661-3559www.success.uwo.ca/experience/internships/index.htmlAn internship is a 12 to 16 month workterm. Students are employed in settingswhich provide work experience directlyrelated to their academic programs andcareer objectives. Faculties/programscurrently participating in Western’sInternship Program are: Engineering,Science, Management and OrganizationalStudies and Geography. In certain cases, 8month terms can be arranged. Internshipsbegin between May and September, withsome limited January start dates. A newsummer internship program offers 4-monthplacements for students in thefaculty of Social Science.Working at WesternPhone: 519-661-2194www.workingatwestern.uwo.caAt Western, our missionis to provide the best studentexperience among Canada’sleading research intensiveuniversities. As one of London’slargest employers and Canada’s3rd largest research-intensiveuniversity, Western Universityprovides a diverse and uniqueenvironment in which more than 9,000full and part-time staff and faculty work.We encourage you to consider a career atWestern.We post career opportunities as theybecome available. To apply to a position,you will be asked to provide an activeemail address and details about youremployment history, skills, qualificationsand other information. If you have anelectronic resume, you may be able to pasteinformation into the Working at Westernon-line application at recruit.uwo.ca. Jobsare open to applicants for approximately oneweek following posting, unless otherwiseindicated. Applicants are encouraged toapply online.Working in Canadawww.iesc.uwo.ca/workingThe International and Exchange StudentCentre offers information sessions forinternational students regarding Canadianwork regulations. International studentswho are interested in working in Canada canalso visit IESC for individual assistance withwork permit applications.Work StudyPhone: 519-661-2100www.registrar.uwo.ca/student_finances/work_study.htmlWork Study, Bursaries, and Need BasedAwards are three of the financial need-basedprograms offered by Western. In order to beconsidered for all of these programs, or anycombination of these programs, studentsmust complete the Financial AssistanceProfile application, located on the StudentServices website studentservices.uwo.caunder myPresent, Financial Assistance. Thisapplication includes consideration for WorkStudy eligibility, all Bursaries, and all Need-Based Awards offered by Western.Students need to submit the applicationonce for the Fall/Winter work study,and again in the Spring if they wouldlike Summer Work Study and are takinga course(s) over the Summer Sessions.Applications will be available starting inmid-August for Fall/Winter and mid-Aprilfor Summer.30 STUDENT GUIDE 2012-2013