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Career Management Do List
It is time to get started on your career goals! Here is your Career Management Do List for summer. Each activity listed below should be completed by the due date as listed. Email Judy O'Neill at joneill@willamette.edu if you cannot meet the due dates.

If you complete CareerLeader and submit your CareerLeader Insight Questionnaire, Advising Questionnaire and Resume by August 3rd, you will qualify for early access to career services and can make an appointment to meet with the Atkinson School Career Management staff during the week of August 11th.

CareerLeader - Complete Career Leader by August 3rd. Beth Ursin, Director of Career Management and Shelby Gould, Career Management Specialist for the Willamette MBA program, will use your CareerLeader results to work with you when school starts. If you have misplaced your log-in directions for CareerLeader, email Judy O'Neill at joneill@willamette.edu for access.

Advising Questionnaire - Complete and submit the Willamette MBA Advising Questionnaire online by August 3rd. The questionnaire will be used to help our career management, advising and student affairs staff plan programs that meet your needs.

Resume - Willamette MBA Standard Format - Produce your resume in the standard Willamette MBA format (click here for a pdf sample of the format). Important facts to note about the template are: 1) it can be used by students with or without significant work experience; 2) use past tense action words; 3) focus on results and accomplishments rather than duties and responsibilities; and 4) one page in length. Email your resume in a Word or PDF document to Pam Nyburg, Career Management Administrative Assistant, at pnyburg@willamette.edu by August 3rd.

CareerLeader Insight Questionnaire - Download the questionnaire at http://agsm.willamette.edu/career/newsletter/AdmittedStudentDownloads/CareerLeaderInsights.doc . Complete the document, save the document (please put your name in the document file name) and email it to Pam Nyburg, Career Management Administrative Assistant, at pnyburg@willamette.edu by August 3rd.

Mentorship Program Application - Learn about the Mentorship Program and complete the Mentorship Program Application online by August 3rd if you want to be considered for selection for the 2009-10 Mentorship Program. (Note: if a log in box comes up when you click on the application, just click "cancel" on the box and the box should go away)

Early Access to Career Management Services - Complete all of the above assignments by August 3rd to qualify for Early Access to Career Management services. The Career Management staff will be happy to meet with you or talk with you by telephone on August 11, 12, or 13 (and, of course, after school starts). If you qualify for early access, contact Pam Nyburg, at pnyburg@willamette.edu or call 503-370-6167 after August 6th to make your appointment.

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Waiver Policies and Procedures For Early Career MBA and MBA for Career Change Core Courses
Judy O'Neill will be evaluating the files of all incoming students for possible waivers of core courses by the end of July. Judy will email those who are eligible for a waiver based on an administrative decision. To review the waiver policies for 2009-10 see Waiver Policies and Procedures for MBA Core Courses. If you have questions about waiver policies, please contact Judy O'Neill.

Textbooks For Fall Semester Required Courses
A list of Textbooks for Fall Semester Core Courses is available for those of you who plan to purchase your books before school starts. All text books will be available for purchase at The Willamette Store


Off-Campus Housing Opportunities
All new Willamette MBA students will live off-campus. We have developed two two great resources for information about off-campus housing:

1) For our Google map and recommendations from students visit Housing Recommendations and Tips From Students
(http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104006393528237628807.00000112dfdf750522eec&z=9

2) For additional general information see the Willamette University graduate student brochure titled Moving to Salem - How to Look for Housing.

3) Other resources for information include the Statesman Journal (Classified Ad) and Craigslist

4) Landlords often contact us when they have information to share. Here is some information we recently recieved about housing opportunities:

* Second year Atkinson student, Diana Ursachi, says she is living in a very nice students' house on 14th street. They have extra rooms.  Incoming students who are interested should contact Tommy Balcom (email below) and tell them they heard about the rooms from Diana Ursachi. tommybalcom@gmail.com

* Rosewood Lane - Apartment Homes -- www.rosewoodlane.com
Rosewood Lane is an established apartment complex in West Salem and just added 125 new units of two and three bedroom apartments. The apartments are really nice and the prices are especially good if you have a roommate and can split the costs.  Washer and dry in each room, two bathrooms, business center with wifi and fitness center (and an option for a reduced priced Courthouse membership). Includes water, sewer, garbage. Be sure to tell them you are a Willamette MBA student. The address is 2090 Wallace Road.
Prices: 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms start at $750; 3 bedrooms//2 bathrooms start at $975

* Furnished Room for Rent - Contact Sue Crothers at suebean2@msn.com if you are interested in this.
Sue rents furnished rooms and and will be looking for someone for the coming academic year. She lives "in a really neat house in the Chemeketa-Court Historic District, a 10-minute walk to campus, 3 minutes to Safeway." Atkinson students have lived there in the past. Be sure to tell her you are an incoming Atkinson student.  The renter "could have a suite of rooms (a bedroom and one other room to use for studying/lounging) and a private bathroom, plus kitchen privileges.  She is asking $500, utilities included.  She would also take two people who wanted to split the cost and each have a bedroom, for $260 a person.

* Willamette MBA Alumni Dan and Angela Mahoney have apartments in a home for rent. Contact Angela at angela@mahoney-associates.com if you are interested.
This is their posting on CraigsList :
Reply to: hous-xmvks-1248142924@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-06-30, 9:42PM PDT
Fantastic second-floor apartment in historic district will be available mid July (date negotiable based on light bathroom remodel end date). This apartment maintains much of the original old charm of times past if you like character in your home. It’s a large unit that has a bright kitchen and a large window in the in the living room. Nice side yard is available for relaxing, and small gardening.
All utilities included - tenant responsible for cable/phone. This is located in a friendly 8-plex in the Historic District. Near Salem Hospital, the Capitol, Willamette University, Safeway, downtown and Saturday Market!! This is an EASY walk to the WU campus/Capitol area so you can avoid the parking hassles!
• All units are NO SMOKING
• Clean, onsite coin-op laundry
• Near busline!
• Great, central location
• Pet-friendly! (Cats and small dogs with prior rental experience negotiable with addl deposit)
• Responsible, local landlords

There is a $35 screening fee for each adult applicant. Month-to-month available, $40 key fee for stays less than a year. We do not hold apartments without charging rent. Brought to you by Mahoney Realty. (Please use this search term to find other units we have available near downtown!) 14th St NE (google map) (yahoo map) ces or other commercial interests. Posting
ID: 1248142924
   

Tuition, Fees, Health Insurance, Monthly Payment Plan and Payment Process Information
See Tuition, Fees, Health Insurance, Monthly Payment Plan and the Payment Process for basic information about costs and the payment process. More information will be provided later in the summer.

Contacting and Networking with Our Alumni
After school starts you will go through a series of learning experiences and assignments with Beth Ursin, Director of Career Services. After you have completed the process, Beth will connect you with alumni. This form of organized contact helps you present yourself professionally and provides a win-win situation for students and our alumni who are generously volunteering their time and knowledge.


More Information to Come
We will email and post additional information in late July/early August. In the meantime, if you have questions, just email Judy O'Neill at joneill@willamette.edu.

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Reminders from Previous Postings and Emails


Don't Forget the Mid-Summer Gathering - July 17th, 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Reminder! The Mid-Summer Gathering Barbecue is Friday, July 17th, 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Atkinson School! You are welcome to bring guests. Dress is casual and relaxed. RSVP online if you can join us. Please send us your reservation by noon on Wednesday, July 15th.

International Student Orientation is August 14 and 17
Required orientation sessions for new International students will be Friday, August 14th and Monday August 17th. Both days are very important. August 17th is required. Be sure to plan your arrival time accordingly.

All Students = Compass Week Begins August 19th
Compass Week begin on the Wednesday, August 19th . Compass Week is required for all new students and will include important academic, professional and social activities. Appropriate dress for Wednesday, August 19th is "formal business attire" (suit and tie for men, equivalent professional attire for women). Appropriate dress for Thursday, August 20th is "casual - athletic clothes and tennis shoes." Appropriate dress for Friday, August 21st is "business casual - nice clothes but suits not required." More information will be provided as we get closer to August.

Health History and Immunization Records
Oregon state law requires all new students to provide immunization and health records. Forms to be completed are available online in pdf format and are linked below. Be sure to complete the health history, immunization, and tuberculosis forms as soon as possible and send them to the Willamette University Bishop Wellness Center.
* Health History and Immunization Form (http://www.willamette.edu/dept/health/pdf/immunization_form.pdf)
* Tuberculosis Screening Form (http://www.willamette.edu/dept/health/pdf/tb_form.pdf)

If you need the measles immunization (MMR) or the PPDTB test, you can get them on campus during Compass Week. The date and time will be announced on the Compass Week Schedule. The cost for the MMR vaccination is $62. The PPDTB test is $10. Charges for vaccinations will be billed to your Willamette University student account.

[Note: If you have recently been enrolled in the Willamette University College of Law or College of Liberal Arts, you should update the health history form, but you do not need to resubmit the immunization and tuberculosis forms.