Student Handbook - Asian University for Women

University Servicesincludes the use of guiding questions before, during, and after the experience to enable students to learnabout themselves through writing and discussions.Students also benefit in other ways:Service learning allows students to learn about careers in hands-on, real-life settings.The experience often requires young adults to interact with people who are different thanthemselves.Some service projects give students the opportunity to learn new skills.Many projects require students to use creative and critical thinking skills to analyze problems andfind solutions to community needs.Service learning helps young adults to develop empathy and a sense of caring.Students become involved in the community at a time when they are developing their personalidentity, which will hopefully result in a lifelong commitment to helping within the community.Our Support and ServicesThis office provides the following:1. Establishing and maintaining relationships with various organizations where AUW students canpotentially pursue internships and/or find fulltime employment.2. Helping students with their internship/job applications by conducting the “Professional WorkshopSeries”. These workshops focus on important application items, which include:a. Cover Letterb. Resumec. Personal Statementd. Interviews and Professional Etiquettese. Career Explorationf. Academic exploration of “work” through reading literature, writing, and discussiong. Work Portfolio Developmenth. Completing internship reviews and assessmentsi. Public Speaking3. Providing one-on-one support to all interested students for editing application materials as well asfor brushing up interview skills.4. Arranging an Internship Showcase that allows student interns to share their experiences with theAUW Community; this is particularly helpful for sophomore and junior year students who willapply for internships in the spring semester.5. Organizing Job Fairs to give graduating seniors an opportunity to meet representatives fromvarious organizations, to network, and to possibly interview for fulltime employment upongraduation.6. Networking with organizations throughout Asia and Middle East to establish career pathopportunities.7. Developing local networks and assisting students in finding mentors/role models.8. Strengthening civic engagement of AUW students by reaching out to organizations in thecommunity and establishing: meaningful relationships; finding the actual scope of work in whichAUW students’ skills and enthusiasm can be best utilized; and matching interested students withsuch opportunities.60