October 6th, 2015

October 6, 2015

Psychology Advising 1. Want to Study Abroad in Psychology? Attend This Info Session Next Thursday! 2. We're Hiring a Student Office Assistant!

Events 3. Thinking About Law School? Attend a Pre-Law Workshop  4. Psychology Colloquium by Prof. Mark Snyder: Caring, Concern, & Community Connection 5. Health Careers Fair  6. Living Out Your Vision for Social Justice - Corporate Diversity Career Panel & Networking Event

Campus Resources 7. One-On-One ESL Support for English Language Learners

Engagement 8. Take Your Professor to Lunch!

Learning Abroad 9. Learning Abroad Center Scholarships are due October 14th!

Jobs/Internship Opportunities 10. Work-Study Positions with Project for Pride in Living 11. Campus Employment: Student Graphic Designer  12. Spring 2016 Internship Opportunities at Washburn Center for Children  13. Graywolf Press Seeking Interns in Editing, Development, and Marketing

October 6, 2015 The Psych Scoop is sent to all Psychology Undergraduate students and alumni every Tuesday throughout the academic school year. Share your news with psyadvis@umn.edu!

Psychology Advising 1. Want to Study Abroad in Psychology? Info Session Next Week!  Thursday, October 15th, 2:30-4:00pm A learning abroad experience will enhance your understanding of psychology through course work, internships or cross-cultural interactions encountered every day while you live and travel in a new country. Where can you go? What will you do there? How will that count toward your psychology degree? Come find out! Tuesday, October 7th 1:00-2:30pm. On hand will be Psychology majors who have been abroad, Learning Abroad Center staff and Psychology advisors. Look for a detailed message in next week's Scoop about this event!  2. We're Hiring a Student Office Assistant!  The Psychology Advising unit will be hiring a new Student Office Assistant to start soon. We are ideally looking for a freshman or sophomore psychology student who would be interested in remaining in this role long-term. The office assistant is responsible for: communication to psychology majors regarding program information, administrative duties in the office, and participation in staff meetings, among others. There is potential for this position to move into a peer advisor role. The post can be found online; in the "Keywords" section, search for requisition number: 305144. Work study is preferred. Applications are due on October 14th.

Events 3. Thinking About Law School? Attend a Pre-Law Workshop  Wednesday, October 7th, 3:00-4:00pm; Tuesday, November 17th, 12:00-1:00pm; 520 Bruininks Hall Thinking about law school? Come get your questions answered! This workshop, hosted by CLA Career Services, will provide you with tips for applying to law school and information on the application process.  4. Psychology Colloquium by Prof. Mark Snyder: Caring, Concern, & Community Connection  Thursday, October 8th, 3:30pm, N219 Elliott Hall Every year, millions of people around the world give freely of their time and effort to do good for others and for society. Whether they do so through volunteerism and philanthropy, joining community groups and organizations, or participating in social activism and political movements, their activities (known collectively as “pro-social action”) involve stepping outside the confines of their own individual interests to demonstrate their caring, concern, and compassion for humanity by working for the common good of their communities and for the benefit of society. To answer the questions of how, when, and why people participate in pro-social action, I will draw on research in psychology that provides new (and often surprising) answers to the questions of why people become involved in doing good works, what sustains their involvement over time, how their participation changes over the stages of their lives, the ways that pro-social action reflects connections between individuals and communities, and how pro-social action builds bridges between the private concerns of citizens and the collective well-being of society. All UMTC students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend this event!  5. Health Careers Fair  Wednesday, October 14th, 1:00-4:00pm, Coffman Great Hall  Thinking about a career in a health profession? Wondering about the options for education in the medical and health fields? Come to the Health Careers Fair and learn about the University's different academic programs leading to a health professional career. Programs representing health degree options not found at the University of Minnesota will also be in attendance. For example: Physicians Assistant, Optometry, etc. Meet with admissions staff from these different health professional and health-related programs and ask them your questions. Pre-health students groups are also in attendance! For more information, go to the Health Careers Center website. 6. Living Out Your Vision for Social Justice - Corporate Diversity Career Panel & Networking Event  Friday, October 16th, 1:00-3:00pm, 432 Bruininks Hall  The CLA MLK, Jr. and President's Emerging Scholars Programs are launching a series focused on pursuing careers in social justice. Listen and network with a panel of professionals who work on issues of diversity in the corporate sector share how they have successfully pursued social change by advocating corporate diversity. Learn how to network on-site with a mini networking workshop. Network with Twin Cities professionals who can tell you how to get started and how to build your professional network. This event is open to any student! Registration is required and due October 14th. Register here: z.umn.edu/careersj

Campus Resources 7. One-On-One ESL Support for English Language Learners  Are you an international student who needs help with English? The Minnesota English Language Program (MELP) is pleased to announce a new resource for international undergraduates at the U of M! Student English Language Support offers free, one-on-one English as a second language consultations on a variety of language needs, including one-on-one support for improving: pronunciation, presentation skills, interaction with classmates, TAs and instructors, grammatical accuracy in speaking or writing, listening comprehension, strategies for learning and using academic vocabulary and any other English language need! Schedule an ELS consultation or learn more about this online at: http://cce.umn.edu/eslhelp.

Engagement 8. Take Your Professor to Lunch!  If you are an undergraduate in a class of 30 or more students, we will pick up the bill for lunch when you and at least two other classmates take your professor to lunch. Click here for details: z.umn.edu/umnlunch

Learning Abroad 9. LAC Scholarships due October 14th!  The Learning Abroad Center’s scholarships provide awards for University of Minnesota undergraduate students going on credit-bearing programs. Deadlines are approaching for students participating in winter break and spring 2016 programs. The Learning Abroad Center's Study Abroad Scholarship and Diversity Scholarship are due by 4:00pm on Wednesday, October 14th. See the Learning Abroad Center website for more details.

Jobs/Internship Opportunities IMPORTANT: Organizations listed below are not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Psychology or Psychology Undergraduate Advising. Please exercise the same discretion you would in viewing any other source.  10. Work-Study Positions with Project for Pride in Living  Do you love working with youth? Interested in psychology, youth studies and/or education? Earn your work study award and gain professional development experience at PPL as a Youth Program Assistant! Project for Pride in Living (PPL), a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization providing housing with services and employment training for families and individuals with lower incomes, seeks Youth Program Assistants for our PPL Scholars staff teams. “Scholars” helps pre-K to 10th grade youth develop literacy and social skills to help them succeed in school and in life. YPAs work 2 evenings/week at our afterschool program sites, helping to plan and facilitate program activities, working with youth as tutor-mentors, and supporting volunteers. Earn $, connect with an experienced mentor, build your professional skills, and help us bridge the achievement gap for youth in PPL housing! Positions are available in Minneapolis, New Hope (transportation provided), and St. Paul. Visit GoldPass or Student Employment to review PPL’s openings, or contact Julie Huck (julie.huck@ppl-inc.org/612-455-5111) to learn more or apply. 11. Campus Employment: Student Graphic Designer  We are in search of a Student Graphic Designer at Academic Technology Support Services (ATSS) for the 2015-16 academic year. ATSS is a University-wide resource that partners with instructors to integrate technology into teaching and learning. The Student Graphic Designer will assist with multimedia content creation and create flyers, banners, and other graphics. Training and ongoing development for the Student Graphic Designer will grow skills that can be applied to future work in creative fields, such as communications and design. Visit http://z.umn.edu/zxu to read the complete job description. Ready to apply? Students who have not worked at the University of Minnesota before will be prompted to create a new account. Students who have previously worked on campus should use this link to apply (they will not need to create a new account). 12. Spring 2016 Internship Opportunities at Washburn Center for Children Washburn Center for Children is committed to offering families professional therapeutic services to help children experiencing depression, anxiety, behavioral difficulties, trauma or other mental health challenges. We are currently interviewing for unpaid internship positions this spring in our Family Focused program in our facility at: 1100 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55405. The Family Focused Program provides families an intensive combination of in-home therapy and a therapeutic preschool for children. It is designed to decrease the potential for harm to children and to help parents provide a safer, more nurturing environment for their children. During the spring interns in Family Focused volunteer 2 half days a week in the preschool. The schedules that are available include Monday and Wednesday mornings, Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Monday and Wednesday afternoons, and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Morning schedules go from 9:00am to 12:30pm and afternoon schedules go from 12:45pm to 4:15pm. Our spring internship placements run from the beginning of January until the end of May. Applications are available on our website at: https://washburn.org/internship-application/. For more information, contact: Colleen Hegy, Intern Coordinator, at 612-872-3341 or email internships@washburn.org. 13. Graywolf Press Seeking Interns in Editing, Development, and Marketing  Graywolf Press offers ongoing unpaid internships designed to expose qualified applicants to editorial, marketing, publicity, and development work, and other aspects of the publishing industry. Graywolf is an independent, nonprofit literacy press dedicated to the creation and promotion of thoughtful and imaginative contemporary literature essential to a vital and diverse culture. We hire interns for each of our three sessions (Fall, Winter/Spring, Summer), with two interns in the Editorial and Development departments, and one intern in the Marketing department. We are currently accepting applications for the winter/spring 2016 internship. The application deadline is November 7th. For more information, see our website.

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