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  • Upcoming Healthcare Professions Workshops @ The Career Center

    by Aaron SurrattMar 28, 2019 2:45 pm |  1 View

    Overview of Health Professions Programs Application Process

    General information relevant to all health professions applications will be covered including timeline, application systems, and required content and documents. We’ll help you figure out how this all works!

    Wednesday, April 3
    3:30pm-4:30pm
    The Career Center, Room 143
    715 S. Wright Street, Champaign

    Making a Difference: Exploring Mental Health Careers

    There are many careers that focus on mental health, but which occupations do you what, specifically? What’s the difference between a psychologist, a psychiatrist, a counselor, a social worker, etc? Come enjoy lunch on us and hear from professionals in this field.

    Friday, April 5
    12:00pm-1:00pm
    The Career Center Interview Suite @ 616 E. Green Street, Room 213
    On Green Street between Subway & McDonald’s, enter under the Kaplan sign, 2nd floor, end of hall

    Snack Bite: Exploring Occupational Therapy

    Occupational Therapy continues to be ranked as a top healthcare career! Join us for this brief session (& snacks) to learn more about this profession.

    Tuesday, April 9
    4:15pm-4:45pm
    The Career Center, Room 143
    715 S. Wright Street, Champaign

    Writing Your Personal Statement for Health Professions Programs

    Learn how to write an effective personal statement. This presentation will review successful strategies and help you develop a plan for your own personal statement.

    Wednesday, April 10
    4:00pm-5:00pm
    The Career Center, Room 143
    715 S. Wright Street, Champaign

    Financing Your Health Professions Education Program

    Health professions school is expensive! Attend this session to learn how to make financing your education manageable!

    Presented by a Financial Aid representative.
    Wednesday, April 17
    4:00pm-5:00pm
    The Career Center, Room 143
    715 S. Wright Street, Champaign

    Admitted Student Panel

    Students admitted to various health profession programs will discuss their experience with applying and interviewing.

    Wednesday, April 24
    3:30pm-4:30pm
    The Career Center, Room 143
    715 S. Wright Street, Champaign

    Health Professions Application Work Groups

    Applying to a health professions program this coming cycle? Bring your laptop & sit down with a health professions advisor to ask questions on your application.

    5/15       3pm-5pm
    5/21       2pm-4pm
    5/30       3pm-5pm
    6/4         2pm-4pm
    6/12       1pm-3pm

    The Career Center, Room 143
    715 S. Wright Street, Champaign

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  • ACES Study Abroad Info Sessions

    by Aaron SurrattMar 28, 2019 2:45 pm |  3  Views

    SOUTH AFRICA - January 2020 Winter Break
    Wednesday April 3, 4:30pm, 305 Mumford Hall
    Led by Jan Brooks, Human Development & Family Studies; this program is titled "Service Learning, Child, Family, Health, and Agriculture."

    SIERRA LEONE - January 2020 Winter Break or Spring 2020 Semester
    Wednesday April 3, 5pm, 426 Mumford Hall
    Programs in Sierra Leone are directed by Dr. Paul McNamara, Agricultural and Consumer Economics. Focus is on international development, global health & nutrition, and history/culture/agriculture. Open to all majors and options for winter break and spring semester.

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  • Campus & Community Day of Service Opportunity

    by Aaron SurrattMar 28, 2019 2:30 pm |  1 View

    Join Illini Fighting Hunger at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 6th to package 28,000 lbs. of nutritious staple foods to donate to the Eastern Illinois Foodbank! Register for a 90-minute packaging shift individually or as a group at dayofservice.cuvolunteer.org/. We currently have a particular need for all-day volunteers called Table Captains, which you can sign up to be here: http://illinifightinghunger.org/table-captains. Hope to see you there!

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  • YWCA Women in Leadership Program 2019-2020, accepting applications

    by Aaron SurrattMar 28, 2019 2:00 pm |  9  Views

    The YWCA is looking for a cohort of 2019-2020 interns and mentors to participate in our annual Women in Leadership Program. The internship is great for students who are interested in nonprofit work or consulting. The cohort of 25 students is split into five groups of five and each group is paired with one mentor. Additionally, each group is paired with an organization in the community and spend the fall semester researching and volunteering with the goal of identifying that organization’s major challenges. During the spring semester, students propose and implement a sustainable action plan to address one of these challenges. Throughout the year, students participate in professional and creative development workshops and conferences.

    Women in Leadership is an opportunity for students at the University of Illinois who identify as women to practice problem solving and sustained team work. Last year, 91 percent of students said they saw an increase in their capacity to work collaboratively with others and 75 percent said they felt more prepared in their career development. Students also get the chance to apply the skills they learn in the classroom to address organizational challenges and engage in the broader Champaign-Urbana community.

    Students from all disciplines are welcome to apply. The time commitment is 2-3 hours a week for interns and 1-2 hours a week for mentors. This internship is unpaid and not eligible for class credit. Priority Applications for the 2019-2020 School year are due June 1st, 2019, all other applications are due by August 31st, 2019. Students can find the requirements and apply here: http://www.ywcauofi.org/requirements.

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  • Writers Workshop Upcoming Events

    by Aaron SurrattMar 27, 2019 8:45 am |  4  Views

    As we head into the last six weeks of the semester, the Writers Workshop is hosting a variety of interactive presentations that may benefit you as you prepare their final course projects and professional materials.

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  • Cotton Bowl Diaper Drive

    by Aaron SurrattMar 27, 2019 8:45 am |  1 View

    BSWA is helping collect diapers for the CUPHD Diaper Drive. Look for a donation box in between the Academic Programs Suite and the Dean's Suite!

    Donate diapers of all sizes!
    Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
    201 W. Kenyon Road
    c-uphd.org
    217-352-7961

     

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  • 26th Annual Health Fair

    by Aaron SurrattMar 25, 2019 10:45 am |  14  Views

    “Take Your Health to New Heights!”

    McKinley Health Center’s Special Populations’ Student Health Concerns Committee is hosting its 26th Annual Health Fair on Tuesday, April 9th from 10am-3pm in the Illini Union Rooms A, B, and C. The main goal of the event is to promote general wellness among the University of Illinois diverse student populations. The Annual Health Fair has attracted over 80 vendors—including local health/social agencies, like Carle, OSF Healthcare, Christie Clinic, and Planned Parenthood, as well as dentists, chiropractors. Services and information are provided FREE of charge for all attendees. So come and enjoy a variety of health programs, displays, and demonstrations, ranging from fitness demos and blood pressure screenings to dance performances and raffle prizes!

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  • BSWA Service Learning Project - Child Abuse Prevention Month

    by Aaron SurrattMar 25, 2019 10:30 am |  29  Views

    Help assemble pinwheel kits for Family & Graduate Housing's Pinwheel Garden, for child abuse awareness & prevention month in April

    Wednesday, March 27
    5-6 PM
    School of Social Work Room 2015

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  • Employment Opportunities at DRES

    by Aaron SurrattMar 13, 2019 11:45 am |  766  Views

    Accessible Media Services (AMS) and the Testing Accommodation Center (TAC) within Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) are currently looking for student workers for the fall with some summer employment is available as well.

    If you are interested a position, please let us know. Job descriptions are attached available by clicking the link.

    To be fully considered for a position, please submit the following:

    Fill out this webform.
    Send a copy of your resume to trolfe@illinois.edu and ajfredr1@illinois.edu.

    When filling out the webform, note that interviews must take place between March 27th and April 12th between the hours of 9:30-4:30 Monday-Friday. Please list a few times that you are available to come in as interviews will be filled in on a first come, first serve basis.

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  • 7th Annual Illini Veterans Memorial 5K

    by Aaron SurrattMar 13, 2019 11:30 am |  15  Views

    The Illini Veterans RSO is hosting their 7th Annual Illini Veterans Memorial 5K run/walk on UIUC's Main Quad on April 7th, 2019. Proceeds from the race will go to the Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education, located on campus near the Krannert Center. The Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education is the only facility of its kind in the nation, offering a broad range of services to student veterans as they transition from the military into the civilian sector.

    Race Details
    Date: April 7th, 2019
    Time: 0800 AM - Race Day Registration and Packet Pick-Up
    1000 AM - 5K Ceremony begins
    Location: We will stage on the main quad in front of Foellinger Auditorium
    Address: 709 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

    Race Registration: ivmemorial5k.eventbrite.com
    Race Info: http://www.illiniveterans.org/5k
    Memorial 5K Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/IlliniVeteransMemorial5K/ 
    Chez Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education: http://woundedvetcenter.ahs.illinois.edu/

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