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Career Management Do List
Here are career services opportunities you can participate in if you would like. These are optional for exchange students. 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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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

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 extremely 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."

As an exchange student, you will not need to attend all Compass Week events, but you are welcome to attend all events. For now, plan to participate on Wednesday the 19th (very important) and Thursday the 20th.

More information will be provided as we get closer to Compass Week.

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.