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Issue 11 - October 31, 2014
The WUAA offers Bearcats around the world a variety of ways to connect and learn, as well as the opportunity to tell our stories and celebrate our own!
Nominate a Bearcat for the 2015 WUAA Alumni Awards! With thousands of Bearcats doing great things around the globe, we want to hear about the impact and influence WU alumni are creating in their professions and communities. To nominate an exemplary Bearcat, simply fill out the online nomination form or download the PDF to submit by mail. The WUAA Alumni Awards Committee thanks you for your submissions! Click here to learn more about the Alumni Awards and past winners.
Scroll below for more news and event info. Happy Halloween!
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Know a bright high school student who would make a great Bearcat? Help recruit the next generation of Bearcats by encouraging promising students to attend WU's Cardinal & Gold Day on Nov. 10 where they will hear from President Thorsett, get a look into WU's academic and extracurricular opportunities, and learn about the admission process and financial aid. Of course, visitors will also get a tour of the beautiful Willamette campus! See the complete Cardinal & Gold Day schedule here.
Students you refer to apply to Willamette will have the standard $50 fee waived! Simply direct him/her to the online application and include your name and class year using the Alumni Endorsed waiver option.
Internship Story: Meet Alison Claypool-Conrad '16
As an intern with the Oregon Department of Forestry, Alison Claypool-Conrad taught herself an entire e-notification system, and then proceeded to write user manuals for both internal and external users. Working out of a field office and headquarters, she also participated in project management and business analysis, and led training sessions.
“I learned an enormous amount about how different organizations work together and how difficult decisions are made when time is running short,” Claypool-Conrad says. “I also gained a network of individuals who helped me reach my goals, spoke with me about my plans, provided great advice and are happy to help me figure out what I would like to do next.”
Ali’s internship helped her discover what she liked to do, as well as not liked to do. “I would rather not sit behind a computer screen all day and am interested in learning more about project management and group dynamics within teams,” she says.
This is where you come in.
Willamette students need more internship opportunities. Plus, your place of business would benefit from the energy, intellectual curiosity and heart these students would bring. No internships at your workplace? Create one. It’s easy. We’ll show you how.
Contact Jerry in Career Services at jhouser@willamette.edu, and help give Willamette students the edge they need to be successful.
Join us for another online speed networking event and make connections in your industry – all from the convenience of your desk!
Thursday Nov. 20, 2014
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. PST
How it works:
- Bearcats from all over will log in at the same time and be matched with others in their field for eight-minute instant-message chats.
- If the person you are chatting with has a LinkedIn profile, it will appear on one side of the screen during your interaction.
- When you make a valuable connection and your eight minutes are up, you can move your discussion to Skype, a phone call, an email or an in-person meeting.
Willamette's Switchboard has three new features to make connecting into the WU community even easier:
- Mentions allow users to mention and link to other Switchboard users in their posts and comments. Mentions are a great way to direct a friend to a relevant post or connect an asker to help.
- Notifications alert users when someone mentions them, comments on one of their posts, or logs a success. They help users to respond to each other in a timely manner and accomplish their goals.
- The Text Editor feature allows commenters and posters to style their text, making sharing information easier, cleaner and clearer.
Learn more about these new features here, or log in to WU's Switchboard to try them out yourself!
Only six cabins remain for our Portugal & The Douro River Wine Country trip (May 16-27, 2015), so climb aboard this amazing European cruise around the Douro River wine country by contacting Jim Booth at jbooth@willamette.edu! The trip will feature three days in Lisbon and a seven-night cruise to Salamanca, Spain. Visit the travel page for more info.
Learn how to increase your professional online presence and maximize your network capabilities by attending part three of our WUAA Lunch & Learn Series, LinkedIn: Writing a Compelling Profile & Building Connections That Count (Nov. 12), in Portland. Led by career counselor and marketing coach Vicki Lind, this highly interactive session will give you the tools to develop a robust LinkedIn profile, potent interview skills and the ability to carry out a successful job search. Register online today!
If you already have a profile, join the WUAA LinkedIn group!
Join us at Vagabond Brewing in Salem on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. for a special night with Professor Michael Strelow, who will read excerpts from his new book, "Henry: A Novel of Beer and Love in the West," which is loosely based on the life of famous Oregon brewmaster Henry Weinhard. Not only will alumni attendees get a chance to have their copy signed, but drinks will be $1 off!
Michael's book is available at Amazon. RSVP online for the event today!
| Nov 1 | Alumni Basketball Games WU Campus | | Nov 8 | Women's Hoops vs. Carroll College & Coach Henderson Remembrance WU Campus | | Nov 12 | Workshop: LinkedIn: Writing a Compelling Profile & Building Connections That Count Portland, OR | | Nov 18 | "Henry: A Novel of Beer and Love in the West" Reading at Vagabond Brewing Salem, OR | | Dec 3 | Workshop: Building and Leveraging Relationships to Craft the Career You Want Portland, OR | | Dec 9 | WUAA Holiday Party Portland, OR | | Dec 10 | WUAA Holiday Party Salem, OR | | Dec 13 | Festival of Carols Los Angeles, CA | | Dec 18 | WUAA Holiday Party Honolulu, HI | | Dec 18 | Workshop: Making Your Best First Impression Portland, OR | | Jan 10-28, 2015 | Travel Program: Best of India & the Ganges River Cruise - Sold out! | | May 16-27, 2015 |
Travel Program: Portugal & The Douro River Wine Country
Portugal, Spain | | Sept 17-20, 2015 | Alumni Weekend WU Campus | | Oct 2015 |
Travel Program: TIU-WU 50th Anniversary Trip
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Alumni Association 900 State Street Salem OR 97301 503–375-5304 |
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