Five-Star Aspiring Pre-Professional (Application Process Begins!)
Location: Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career
Time: Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Could you be a Five-Star Aspiring Pre-Professional (Five-Star APP)? Five-Star APPs are Junior and Senior students with a 3.0 GPA or higher (or 2.75 with extensive internship, work, leadership and/or volunteer experience ) who exemplify professionalism, initiative, and excellence in their discipline/major! Five-Star APPs receive exclusive opportunities to have their resumes and credentials referred to top recruiters. This is a great way for students to network with potential employers and get valid leads on professional positions! If you are interested in being apart of the Five-Star APP program, contact the Vocatio Center at 731.661.5421 or sstinson@uu.edu for more information!
Application Deadline: Friday, March 9
Digital Media Studies Freshman Seminar: Life Calling & Career Planning
Location: JEN 209
Time: Monday, 4:00-5:30 pmFreshmen Digital Media Studies majors, please join Reneé Jones, Associate Director of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career, for this freshman seminar designed to assist you in exploring your life calling and your major! This seminar exposes the serious DMS major to career goal setting and planning to assist future DMS graduates in taking steps to build a successful future! NOTE: This seminar is offered to freshman DMS majors enrolled in Chris Blair's class only.
Digital Media Studies Senior Seminar: Life Calling & Career Development
Location: Vocatio Center Conference Room
Time: Monday, 4:00-5:30 pmDigital Media Studies majors please join Jacqueline Taylor, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career, for this Capstone Seminar designed to assist you in exploring and networking for the best career opportunities in business, education, government, and non-profit environments as well as give you an advantage in today’s competitive job market! This seminar exposes the serious DMS major to professional résumé and portfolio development, the job search and interview process, as well as ethical networking and salary negotiation. These life calling and career strategies will assist future DMS graduates in taking steps to build a successful future! NOTE: This seminar is offered to senior DMS majors enrolled in Cam Tracy's class only.
Instructional Technology Résumé Writing Seminar
Location: BAC 38
Time: Thursday, 10:50 am - 12:05 pmWant to know how to create a winning, attention-getting résumé? Attend these workshops for educators presented by Reneé M. Jones, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Information Technology. You will learn the basic characteristics, functions, and purpose of the education resume. Familiarize yourself with the best practices for creating a résumé that will help you in your job search for the educational environment.
These workshop will be held on Thursday, February 23 in BAC 38 at:
10:50-12:05 p.m.
12:15-1:30 p.m.
This workshop is reserved for Dr. Anna Clifford's EDU 250 courses. No open registration.
Instructional Technology Résumé Writing Seminar
Location: BAC 38
Time: Thursday, 12:15-1:30 pmWant to know how to create a winning, attention-getting résumé? Attend these workshops for educators presented by Reneé M. Jones, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Information Technology. You will learn the basic characteristics, functions, and purpose of the education resume. Familiarize yourself with the best practices for creating a résumé that will help you in your job search for the educational environment.
These workshop will be held on Thursday, February 23 in BAC 38 at:
10:50-12:05 p.m.
12:15-1:30 p.m.
This workshop is reserved for Dr. Anna Clifford's EDU 250 courses. No open registration.
Social Work Senior Seminar: Career Strategies for 21st Century Social Workers
Location: BAC 85
Time: Thursday, 1:40-3:40 pmJoin Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling & Career, Jacqueline Taylor, for this comprehensive seminar that prepares Social Work students professionally for their life calling! The essentials of résumé writing and interviewing skills for social work professionals will be covered with a Q & A session to follow. This workshop is limited in attendance to students in SW 423
Traditional Nursing Program Senior Seminar: Actions Steps for Career Success
Location: White Hall 205
Time: Friday, 12:00-2:00 pmJoin the Assistant Dean of Students/Director of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career, Jacqueline Taylor, for this comprehensive seminar that takes BSN nursing students from college to career! The essentials of résumé writing and interviewing skills for healthcare professionals will be covered with a Q & A session to follow.
This seminar is reserved to students in Dr. Kathy O'Connor's NUR 499 course. No open registration.
CCMS: Résumé Writing for Ministerial Students
Location: Luther Hall
Time: Monday, 10:00-11:00 amJoin the Coordinator of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career, Zachary Pendergrass, to learn the essentials of ministerial résumé writing and how to create a philosophy of pastoral ministry. A Q & A session will follow. Prepare yourself professionally to pursue a ministerial opportunity!
This seminar is reserved to Church and Convention Ministry Scholarship (CCMS) students. No open registration.
What Can the Vocatio Center Do For You? PEWS
Location: PAC A-9
Time: Tuesday, 8:00-9:15 a.m.Are you curious as to your career options in physical education, wellness, and sport? Join Renee Jones, Associate Director of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career, to find out what options are available for YOU! Learn what the Vocatio Center has to offer!
This seminar is reserved to students in Dr. Matt Brunet's PEWS 201 course. No open registration.
Biology Seminar: What Can I Do with a Major in Biology?
Location: White Hall 101
Time: Thursday, 8:00-8:30 amBiology majors, are you wandering about career options other than healthcare and teaching? Join Zachary Pendergrass, Coordinator of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career, for this helpful workshop to discover the numerous career options available to you, to identify transferable skills gained through being a Biology major and to learn how to "think outside the box" concerning life calling and career choice. A Q&A segment will round out the workshop so that you may gain concrete answers to the most pressing questions regarding your future as a Biology major.
This seminar is reserved to students in Dr. Carol Weaver's BIO 112 course. No open registration.
Teacher Expo!!!
Location: Carl Grant Events Center
Time: Thursday, 1:30-3:30 pmAttention all junior, senior, and graduate students seeking teacher licensure, as well as students who are majoring in critical shortage areas such as math, biology, physics, chemistry, Spanish, French and ESL! Join us for the Teacher Expo 2012 and meet recruiters from all over the Southeast! Bring your resume and have an on-the-spot informal interview! Alumni and underclassmen, you are encouraged to attend! To register, please contact the Vocatio Center at 731.661.5421 or e-mail sstinson@uu.edu TODAY!
2011 Participating Schools:
Brinkley Heights Urban Academy; City University School of Liberal Arts; Crockett County Schools; Dyersburg City Schools; Hardeman County Schools; Haywood County Schools; Henderson County Schools; Jackson-Madison County Schools; Lauderdale County Schools; Memphis City Schools; Metro-Nashville; Milan Special School District; Network of International Christian Schools; Shelby County Schools; The New Teacher Project
Ed.S. Seminar: Life Calling and Career Strategies for Ed.S. Professionals
Location: Germantown Campus
Time: Thursday, 4:00-6:00 pmWant to know how to create a professional and attention-getting résumé? Do you have questions about the interviewing process? Attend this workshop for educators, presented by the Assistant Dean of Students/Director of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career, Jacqueline Taylor. Come learn the basic characteristics, functions, and purpose of the education résumé for graduate-level professionals and how to prepare for your future interview. We will look at the best practices for creating a résumé and interviewing that will assist you in obtaining a promotion within your profession.
Etiquette Dinner with the First Lady of Union!
Location: Carl Grant Events Center
Time: Thursday, 6:00-7:00 pm"Which is the salad fork and which is the dinner fork?" "How do I butter my roll?" "What do I do with the little pink sweet 'n low packet?" Find out the correct answers to these questions by signing up for this seminar, hosted by the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career and Presented by the First Lady of Union University, Mrs. Lanese Dockery. You'll learn the proper way to interview over lunch. Juniors and Seniors should RSVP to the Vocatio Center (731.661.5421 or sstinson@uu.edu) and pay the $5 deposit to reserve their seat by Friday, April 27!
Servant Leadership Award (SLA) Last Day of Service (Spring)
Location: Supervisor's Office
Time: Friday, All DayThe Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career hopes that you have had a wonderful experience this semester as a servant leader! Your service is done! All SLA timelogs should be kept on file in your supervisor's office for one year. Also, students, make sure to return your student evaluation form by Friday, April 27 at 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Zachary Pendergrass, Coordinator of the Vocatio Center, at 731.661.5302 or zpendergrass@uu.edu if you have any questions regarding your award.
