Internship and Academic Seminar Opportunity

Ever thought about expanding your academic career in our nation’s capital or abroad? Now’s your chance! The Washington Center (www.twc.edu) is sending a representative to UMD to speak with prospective students about the internship and academic seminar opportunities available in Washington D.C. Don’t worry if you’re not interested in politics or public action—the Center offers opportunities in any career field and major.

Shirley Silva-Paige will be at UMD on February 21^st to speak with anyone who is interested in this exciting endeavor. She will be at CAS at some point during the day to speak with our students about scholarships available to students with disabilities, and will also be at the Federal Career Day Panel from 5-7pm at Woodland Commons (where our office used to be located). 

If you are interested in speaking individually with Ms. Silva-Paige, please email CAS (access_success@umassd.edu) and let us know ASAP so we can try to coordinate a time that will work with your schedule. Otherwise, we hope that you will attend the Federal Career Day Panel to get some information about The Washington Center and this exciting opportunity.

Claire T. Carney Library Changes

This phase of the Claire T. Carney Library expansion and renovation project brings a dramatic change in how the library building will be used during the spring semester and summer months. The concentration of collections, services and people onto the 4th and 5th floors and a small area of the lower level will be inconvenient. It will be very different from what people expect from a library but it is what needs to be done in order to complete the public portions of the renovation and addition for the start of the Fall 2012 semester. The patience and understanding of the entire university community during this time is greatly appreciated.

Below is an itemized list of temporary service and location changes.

1. Library Floors 4 and 5

The renovation of the 4th and 5th floors is largely complete. The floors are transformed into modern study and work spaces. Furniture and carpeting are new. Windows have been replaced. Restrooms are completely renovated. The climate control system has been upgraded. Books stacks are aligned differently on the 5th floor. Staff offices only (no collections) are present on the 4th floor.

2. Library Floors 1-3

In order to renovate floors 1-3, all people and materials have been moved to another location. Most of the staff and materials are now located on the 4th and 5th floors. All open stack collections are on the 5th floor. Please check with the 5th floor library service desk for assistance with Reserves, microfilm, and items you cannot find.

All of the student study seating is on the 5th floor. This means there are a limited number of seats available. We will be advertising alternative study areas in the near future. Additional library and computer lab hours are in the works.

Circulation/Reserve and Reference services will be temporarily available at a combined desk on the 5th floor.

The computer labs are located on the Library Lower Level. Computer help and printing are on the Lower Level and Reference on the 5th floor .

Mobile Computing Loan Program (MCLP) will be located on the Library Lower Level.

3. Office of Faculty Development

The Office of Faculty Development will continue to hold events throughout the spring semester; however, the faculty lounge area is temporarily closed. The new mailing address will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

4. Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Bruce Rose is now in room 438.

5.  Lab Reservations

Because of the Learning Commons renovation on the Library 1st floor, there is a significant reduction in the number of student workstations. To make available as many computers as possible, a "No Reservation Policy" will be in effect until the Learning Commons reopens in the Fall 2012 semester. This means that neither the Library Lower Level training rooms nor LARTS 216 may be reserved for instruction.

6.  Access to the Building

In order to gain access to the upper floors, people will use the elevator or north stairs. These stairs go all the way from the Lower Level through 5th floors (access at 1st floor is not yet open). The elevator renovation will begin during the spring semester. There will always be one elevator available for public use. The only public space on the 1st floor will be a limited area between the entrance, elevator and stairs.

Access from the Parking Lot 13 and the Charlton College of Business will remain unchanged with the access to the building via the Loading Dock.

Career Development for Students with Asperger's Syndrome (Produced by COSD)

Thursday, February 16 – 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern time

Presented by: Marcia Scheiner, Founder and President ASTEP and Michael John Carley, Executive Director ASTEP

Today many individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome/high functioning autism are completing college; yet many of these adults still do not achieve full employment.  Of those that do find jobs, many are underemployed. Employers need to have a better understanding of the unique capabilities of this untapped workforce, and how to integrate employees with Asperger’s into the workplace.  College career counselors for individuals on the autism spectrum need to arm themselves with the knowledge about why employers will benefit from hiring individuals on the spectrum and how to work with employers to help these students achieve full employment.  ASTEP will share their program for working with corporate America to create awareness and job opportunities for adults with Asperger's Syndrome / high functioning autism and how you – as an employer or a higher edcuation professional – can join in this effort.

The price for this webcast is $99.

Package including all four Season Two live broadcasts with capability to view on-demand is $350

To reserve your virtual seat now...

Please go to the COSD website page for N-the-Know for more information on our first webcast and to learn about the remainder of our Season Two.  You can also go directly to the University of Tennessee Career Services Webstore to purchase any or all of these webcasts.

For more information, please contact Alan Muir, Executive Director of COSD at 865-974-7148 and amuir@tennessee.edu.

N-the-Know is an interactive learning program to serve the needs of Career Services and Disability Services in Higher Education  and Employers who seek substantive content in the areas of career development and transition to employment for college students with disabilities. The trademarked N-the-Know series includes four dynamic live internet-based broadcasts streamed to your computer.

Counseling and Student Development Center Workshops and Groups – Spring 2012

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Learn/practice a variety of stress reduction techniques: Yoga, Stretching, Breathing, Meditation, Biofeedback, Sleep Hygiene and others.

Drop-in sessions: Fridays, 12pm, Meditation Room, 2nd floor Campus Center.

Starts Friday, February 17, 2012 - weekly.

Facilitator: Janice Furtado, M.S., L.M.H.C.

Note: Open to all (faculty, staff and students)

ACADEMIC SUCCESS – Four week groups

Time management, Study skills, Test taking strategies, Test anxiety and Memory tricks.

Thursdays, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Counseling Center. First cycle of these four-week groups will start Thursday, February 9, 2012 - weekly.

Facilitators: Claudia Gallagher, M.A., M.Ed., C.A.G.S. and Aaron Rezendes, M.A.

For further information and/or to sign up for the Academic Success group listed above, please contact Carol Olancin or Candy Hodge at the Umass Dartmouth Counseling Center, Auditorium Annex, Room 101 or call 508-999-8648/8650 or email colancin@umassd.edu or chodge@umassd.edu.