October 22-30 Winter term course election period

October 27-28 Homecoming Weekend

October 30 Final day to withdraw from a course; any later request to withdraw from a course requires petition to a special committee.

October 31 Final day to alter grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO)

November 6 Last day in term for holding a quiz or an hour examination

November 7-November 13 Winter term course change period

November 13 Fall term classes end

June 20-23 Summer term on-line check-in. Saturday, June 23 at 4 p.m. is the deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee.

June 21 Summer term classes begin

June 21 – June 26 First week of schedule adjustment. Permission to add is not necessary unless normally required

June 21 – August 24 Fall term course changes

June 23 Saturday Special day of classes lasting from 8:00 a.m.to 12:50 p.m.: courses regularly held in the 10-sequence meet at 8:00 a.m.; in 11-, at 9:15 a.m.; in 12-, at 10:30 a.m.; and in 2-, at 11:45 a.m.. Courses regularly held in other time sequences do not meet

June 27 Deadline for prospective summer term graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor

June 27 – July 3 Second week of schedule adjustment. All courses require Instructor permission to add courses

June 30 Final day for delayed check-in (with $50 late fee). Any student not checked-in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (Residence) for the summer term is liable for administrative withdrawal

Acts of Violence–Acts of Empowerment

Andrea Jaresova ’12 – “‘Let the Old Traditions Fail’: How understanding the history of male traditions at Dartmouth can help us create the best strategies to prevent campus sexual assault” (Honors Thesis)
Stella Safari ’13 – “Politics and Representations of Sexual Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo”
Leah Feiger ’14 – “Sustainable Community Empowerment in a Post-Colonial and Gendered World”

Bodies and the State

Emily LaFond ’12 – “Queering Relationships Between Subjects and State” (Honors Thesis)
Nell Pierce ’13 – “Telling Stories in a Chilean Women’s Prison”
Javed Jaghai ’12 – “(Re)presenting the Realities of Gay Jamaicans: Identity, Community Formation, and Activism (1970-2012)

For more information, contact WGSTP

From the Office of the President:

President’s Undergraduate Research Symposium

• Wednesday, May 23, Alumni Hall, 4-6pm
• Presentations and posters highlighting honors theses from across the college.

Karen E. Wetterhahn Science Symposium

• Thursday, May 24, Oopik Auditorium, Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, 4-7pm
• Keynote address by Dr. Mary Lou Guerinot on “Metals, Mutants, and Mayhem” at 4pm, followed by an undergraduate poster session.

Arts at Dartmouth Awards Ceremony

• Tuesday, May 29, Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, 4:30pm
• For more than 36 years, the annual Arts at Dartmouth Award Ceremony has been celebrating the achievements of student artists.

President Jim Kim:

I have been consistently impressed by the exceptional quality and sophistication of the scholarship produced by our undergraduate students. The opportunity to engage deeply with a topic of interest and to conduct original research while further cementing close relationships with faculty is one of the hallmarks of the Dartmouth education. 

Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences Michael Mastanduno

One of the things Dartmouth does best is to provide students with opportunities to collaborate with faculty to create new knowledge both in and out of the classroom. Years after graduating, this is what students remember about their time at the College.

You can see some examples of the exciting undergraduate work that has been featured on the President’s Office website as well.

Hope to see you there!

Do these drugs actually work?
Are they dangerous?
Can we extend the reading period?

A Forum on Study Drugs
Wednesday, May 23rd
7-8:30PM
COLLIS COMMONGROUND
Panera Bread AND Morano Gelato!

*This forum is not about how “study drugs are bad”…it’s informative, not judgmental*

Come listen to a panel consisting of psychiatrist Dr. Ben Nordstrom, Dean April Thompson, Professor Lee Witters, and Dean Francine A’Ness and ask questions/discuss the issue/eat gelato.

Co-Sponsored by: Collis Governing Board, SAE, Office of the President, ABLE, DAPA, AXA, NAD, Tabard, Panarchy, Alpha Theta, KKG, Zete, Alpha Kappa Alpha, The Inter-Fraternity Council, Varsity Equestrian Team, Tri-Kap, Tridelt

This Friday, Dartmouth is proud to welcome alumni in the gaming industry back to Hanover!

Dartmouth has a special relationship to game design. Familiar with the games Twister or Cranium? Some of the most respected games and toys of the 20th and 21st century have been created by Dartmouth graduates. What’s more, there are alumni in leadership roles among scores of prominent toy and digital game companies (Hasbro, Sony, Popcap, Zynga), as well as the entrepreneurial alums who are venturing out to start their own new brands.

Dartmouth at Play celebrates these graduates, bringing folks active in the gaming industry back to campus in order to discuss the future of play.

We’ll discuss the practicalities of working in these fast-moving fields and get a chance to theorize about what is coming. Dartmouth at Play will instigate a lively conversation about games and play, sharing insights with students, faculty, and staff.

See you Friday afternoon to kick off a playful Green Key Weekend!

Read on for the complete schedule.

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Tuesday, May 15^th

Biology‐ 1:00- 3:00. 201 Life Sciences Center.

Jocelyn Drexinger: Evaluating a Novel Combination Drug Treatment’s Efficacy against P. aeruginosa Biofilms on Cystic Fibrosis Human Airway Cells

Christina Wray: The Role of Id2 and Hey1 in Oligodendrocyte Differentiation and Tumorigenesis

 Anthropology‐ 2:30‐ 5:35. 317 Silsby Hall.

Arielle Cannon: Ancient Histories, New Identities: (Re)Construction of Afro‐Venezuelan Identity in Contemporary Venezuela

Christian Brandt: Supply, Demand, and Citizenship: Negotiating Effective Social Service at a Food Delivery Program for the Homeless in Copenhagen, Denmark

Alexandra Rahmann: Beauty, Fertility and Anxiety: Societal Roles of Yemenite Jewish Women as Reflected in the Traditional Bride’s Costume and Jewelry

Jennifer Koester: Voluntourism: Mediating Interactions with the “Other”

Manisha Apte: Authoritative Knowledge and Prenatal Care in Southern Rural Gujarat, India

Stefanie Lazow: Communicative Complexity in the Gelada Facial Display Repertoire

Sanja Miklin: Cujo in the family: The experience of owning an aggressive dog in the contemporary United States

 Studio Art‐ 4:30 pm. Jaffe‐Friede and Strauss Galleries.

Senior majors gallery opening

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Wednesday, May 16th

 English (Creative Writing)‐ 4:00 pm. Wren Poetry Room, Sanborn Library.

Michael Gillis: Roger Weary and the Dreaming Lessons

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 Thursday, May 17th

 Chemistry‐ 10:30 am. 007 Steele Hall.

Stephen W. R. Dunbar: Molecular Imprinting of Carbon Nanotubes using Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) and Cotinine

Michael Funaro: Molecular Interactions between Sodium Alginate and Enzymes and their Functional Implications

Rebecca J. Rapf: Thermodynamics of Toxic Metal Ions Binding to the Zinc Finger Peptide, GRDBD

Jason R. Toffey: Redox‐Linked Axial Ligand Substitution in the Phe82His Variant of Yeast Iso‐1‐ cytochrome c

Biology‐ 2 pm. 201 Life Sciences Center.

Benjamin Waller: SNAP‐tag as a Tool for Molecular Localization in C. Thermocellum: Exchange of Type II Dockerin‐Containing Subunits at the Cell Surface

 Geography‐ 3 pm. Fairchild 008.

Rob Szypko: Discourses of Difference: Graffiti in Paris, France

 LALACS‐ 4‐6 p.m. 1930′s room, Rocky.

Jessica U. Reyes: Public Health and Sex Tourism in Salvador, Brazil

Ariana K. Van Renwick: The Ex‐ESMA Museum: Memory as Justice in Post‐dictatorial Argentina

 Native American Studies‐ 4‐5:30pm. Occom Commons.

Blythe George: Native American academic performance in the state of California

Javed Jaghai: Queer identity in Jamaica

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 Friday, May 18th

 Biology‐ 201, Life Sciences Center.

12:30 pm‐ Jessica Dong: Characterizing the Impact of Structure on the G0/G1 Switch Gene 2 (G0S2) Exogenous Gene Transcriptional Repression Function

1:30 pm‐ Yingna Liu: Propentofylline’s Action on Microglia and CNS‐1 Cells is Related to Glial Modulation and Not its Chemical Methyl Xanthine Structure

3:30 pm‐ Phillip Grisdela: Investigating Centriole Function in Intestinal Development of C. elegans

 English (Creative Writing)‐ Time TBA. Sanborn Library.

Patricia Lee: Title TBA

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Monday, May 21st

 Biology‐ 201 Life Sciences Center.

12:30 pm‐ Jason Tong: Qualifying the Effects on Cell Viability of Prostatic Cancer Cells Following Stimulation and Inhibition of the NMDA Receptor

1:30 pm‐ Victoria Yu: A Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Serine/Threonine Kinase PknB Targets in Community acquired Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus

2:30 pm‐ Nathan Wong: Checkpoint Pathways as Therapeutic Targets for Pancreatic Cancer

3:30 pm‐ Michael Randall: Subcellular Localization of Wnt Signaling Regulator Axin in Drosophila melanogaster

 Geography‐ 3 pm, Fairchild 008.

Angela Zhang: Moral and Imagined Geographies of Food Processing Companies: Investigating the Ideological Role of CSR Reports

 Asian and Middle Eastern Studies‐ 3‐5 pm. Rocky 003.

Anna Lynn Doster: Buddhist Narrative at Labrang Monastery: Scenes from Xiyouji

Wonik Jang: Realistic Visionary: Homer Hulbert ‘1884 and his understanding of Independence and Sovereignty

Hikaru Yamagishi: Commemorating the Battle of Okinawa: Identity, Memory and War Responsibility

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 Tuesday, May 22nd

 Psychology‐ Moore Library

11am‐ Nora Kim: Title TBA

2pm‐ Jesse Gomez: Title TBA

Biology‐ 201 Life Sciences Center.

1 pm‐ Elizabeth Parker: Comparing Direct and Indirect Estimates of Dispersal in an Island Lizard (Anolis sagrei)

2 pm‐ Megan Johnson: Regulation of Axin and Tankyrase by RNF146 in Drosophila melanogaster Wnt Signaling

3 pm‐ Pratyaksh Srivastava: Identifying HS3ST1 Mutations Associated with Coronary Artery Disease

4 pm‐ Suzanne Kelson: Influence of Hatchery Stocking and Life History on the Genetic Structure of Brook Trout in a River System

 Asian and Middle Eastern Studies‐ 3:40‐ 6:15 pm. Rocky 003.

Anibal Yanez Hinojosa: The Japan‐Chile Economic Partnership Agreement: A Case Study of Japanese Trade Policy

Katherine Gonzalez: Overlooked Revolutionaries: Women’s Roles and Identities in the Rebuilding of Algeria and Palestine

Jyotsna Ghosh: Language of Eternal Question, Language of Eternal Silence: Apotheosis and Affliction in Bengali Cinema

Eric Olson: Refugees without Refuge: A Study of 3 Refugee Populations in Egypt

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 Wednesday, May 23rd

 Education‐ 3‐5 pm. Moore Hall.

Rebecca Gotlieb: Gender, Race, and Class Based Stereotype Threat: The Effects of Multiple Stigmatized Aspects of Identity on Math Performance and Working Memory

Sociology‐ 4 pm. 1930s room, Rocky.

Orli Kleiner: Selling the Game: The Economic Sociology of Advertising in Baseball

Georgino Hyppolite: More Black Ivy Leaguers, But There’s a ‘Kind’? Oppositional Culture Theory and Group Attachment of High‐Achieving Black Students

Biology‐ 4 pm. 201 Life Sciences Center.

Jennifer Liu: What is the Biological Significance of TGFb‐mediated Regulation of p63?

Theater‐ 4‐6 pm. Bentley Theater

Stew Towle: The American Bard Project (1855): A Participatory Performance Experiment based on Walt Whitman’s first publication of Leaves of Grass)

Women’s and Gender Studies‐ 4:15 pm. Location TBA.

Andrea Jaresova: Let the old traditions fail: How understanding the history of male traditions at Dartmouth can help us create the best strategies to prevent campus sexual assault.

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 Thursday, May 24th

 Chemistry‐ 10:30 am. 007 Steele Hall

Christopher R. D. Valleau: Synthesis of the Chiral Triphosphine Heliphos and of Copper Complexes

Elise B. Wilkes: Synthesis and Characterization of Benzylcyclopentadienyl lithium Derivatives

John H. Zeiter Jr.: Synthesis of Potential Biofilm Inhibitors

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 Friday, May 25th

 Biology‐ 201 Life Sciences Center.

12:30 pm‐ Zachary Clare‐Salzler: Field Estimates of Natural and Sexual Selection in an Island Lizard Population

1:30 pm‐ F. Charles Governali: Climatic Effects on the Population Dynamics of an Outbreaking Forest Insect Pest and its Primary Predator

2:30 pm‐ Jonathan Dalton: Structural Characterization of ToxT, the Master Regulator of Cholera Virulence

 Mathematics and Social Sciences‐ 3 pm‐ 1930s room. Rocky.

Ki Hyun Kim: Preference Formation and Female Labor Force Dynamics in Japan

 Linguistics and Cognitive Science‐ 3‐6 pm. Reed Hall 104.

Kenneth Baclawski: Deictic Elements in Hyow Kuki‐Chin

Zachary De: Linguistics and the Politics of Desire: A Sociophonetic Study of Language and Sexuality

Kayla Gebeck: Traditional Subsistence Practices: An Interactive Method for Cultural Education and Natural Language Acquisition

Elizabeth Salesky: A Current Analysis of Unsupervised Morphological Induction Models

Natalie Schrimpf: An Acoustic Sociophonetic Analysis of Middle Tennessee English Dialect Features Across Different Social Groups

Anna Niedbala: Immersion vs. Instruction: Testing the Acquisition of Native‐Like Language Ability in College Students of German

 Environmental Science‐ 3‐5 pm. Fairchild 101.

Brian Bosche: Measuring the Success of Citizen Science Programs in Conservation, Community, and Policy

Chris Randall: A Comparative Analysis of State Dam Removal Policies in New England

Sam Ross: Soil Carbon Dynamics & Carbon Markets with Emissions Offsets: The Case of New England Hardwood Forests

Giulia Siccardo: Thriving & Green: Synergies in Sustainability and Profitability

Jenny Thapa: Community Forestry in Nepal: Challenges and Ways Forward

Christina Whittaker: Responsible Tourism and Sustainable Development in Monteverde, Costa Rica

 Art History‐ 3:30 pm. Carpenter 201C.

Elizabeth Doe: John Singer Sargent’s Escapism: Theatricality and the Exotic in his Early Figural Paintings

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Tuesday, May 29th

 Mathematics‐ 2:00 pm. Kemeny 004

Names/Titles TBA

 Religion‐ 4 pm. Paganucci Lounge in ’53 Commons.

Timothy Koeth: Ethics and Morality in Kurt Vonnegut’s Novels

Isabel Murray: Christian Love and the Pseudonymous Method: An Exploration of the Theological Import Of Snilren Kierkegaard’s Theory of Communication

Kurt Prescott: From Dan to Beersheba: Sacred Space in Ancient Israel

 Earth Science‐ 6‐8 pm. Location TBA.

Hannah Baranes: TBA

Julia Kelson: TBA

Laura Hempel: TBA

Carl Symcox: TBA

 Engineering‐ TBA. TBA

Martha Boylston: Mechanism of Iron Oxide Nanoparticle‐AMF Cytotoxicity

Nathaniel Brakeley: Wind Turbine Outreach

Amber Bryant: Comparison Imaging of Molecular Delivery to Tumors

Natalie Burkhard: Modeling, Analysis, and Methodology: Knee Implants

Andrew Ceballos: Quantum Image Sensor

Stephanie Crocker: The Effect of Shading on the Power Output of PV Panels

Wiley Dunlap‐Shohl: Modeling Proton Precipitation in the LFM Global MHD Simulation

Alexander Engler: Characterization of Mechanical Properties of Vitamin E Addition to Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Using Equal Channel Angular Extrusion

Brenna Gibbons: Nano‐material Scavenging of Reactive Oxygen Species for Increased Chloroplast Lifetimes

Akwugo Nnama: The Reasons for Lack of Electricity in Rural Africa and the Possible Solutions to this Problem

Eric Packer: Equal Chanel Angular Extrusion of Polyethylene with Carbon Nanoparticle Additive

Bernard Roesler: Design of Implantable Analog and Digital Electronics for Deep Brain Stimulation

Leanna Saunders: Conductive Polymers for application in Head Simulator for EEG Testing

David Seliger: To Serve & Protect, by Design: A Human‐centered Systems Redesign of Police Department Services, Operations, and Procedures

Alison Stace‐Naughton: Human Head Phantom for Generation of Realistic EEG Signals

Aravind Viswanathan: Surgical Resection and Quantification of Fluorescently Labeled Affibodies Present in Tumors

Frances Wang: Optimization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Function in the Detection of Poaching

Andrew Wong: Self‐Assembling Sunlight‐Trapping Nanostructure

Grayson Zulauf: Increasing Nanoparticle Diffusivity in vivo with a Magnetic Field Gradient

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 Monday, June 4th

Engineering Sciences‐ TBA. TBA.

Christopher Zarbock: Optimizing Homologous recombination in Thermoanerobacterium saccharolyticum

 English- TBA. TBA.

Nick Farruggia: Early Pynchon and Temporality

Jingna says:

I would like to thank Dean Remy, Sarah Berger, and the nurses at Dick’s House. Dean Remy was understanding when I was going through a tough time at Dartmouth and gave me the opportunity to take a breath before making some important decisions. As a premed, school is just tough and everything can feel like a competition that you’re constantly losing. Sarah has been so kind and understanding, and I’ll never forget that one hug when I needed it the most! The nurses at Dick’s House served as living encouragement and reinforcement for my pursuit of a medical career. They are exactly the type of health care provider I want to be–compassionate, considerate, and truly caring. And also Nora Yasamura – she has done so much for me and the Asian and Latina community at Dartmouth, and her leaving has been a huge, palpable blow to us in these communities. I know she has fought for us, stood up for students, and really cared about our well being as an OPAL adviser.

Alicia says:

My pre-dental adviser Dr. Robert Keene has played a crucial role in shaping my Dartmouth experience. Since our meeting at the Pre-Health Orientation in September 2008, Dr. Keene has been a valuable mentor to me and also become a family friend. Having an adviser who is more than willing to listen to your concerns and offer advice is such an incredible resource, and I know that I have been able to stay committed to the pre-dental track because of his guidance. 

I have also met phenomenal faculty during my time at Dartmouth, but two professors who stand out are Julie Kalish (Institute for Writing and Rhetoric) and Rebecca Biron (Spanish and Portuguese), with whom I took Writing 5 and my Freshman Seminar, respectively. Writing had been one of my strengths in high school, but the courses definitely advanced my abilities to the college level and, more importantly, interacting with Professors Kalish and Biron helped me realize the value of office hours early on in my Dartmouth career. We would always start by discussing my papers, but then move on to “life” topics completely unrelated to academics, and those conversations turned out to be just as educational as the lectures themselves. My experience in the Writing Program inspired me to apply to RWIT, which stands as one of my favorite extra-curricular involvements to this day.

I’d like to thank all my professors who have inspired me here at Dartmouth, particularly Professor Susanne Freidberg, who really instilled my love for geography and been so patient with me in guiding me with my research. Also, my supervisors at the Academic Skills Center and the GLOS Office for being really phenomenal people and really amazing to work with. I also want to express my gratitude my parents, friends, and siblings at Alpha Theta who have been supportive and helpful to me throughout my college experience. And finally, all the people whose kindness have really helped me out but of whom I can only name a few (like my dean who helped me through a rough roommate situation). I know I couldn’t have done it without all of them, and I can’t thank them enough.

I want to thank my teammates, the varsity swimming and diving team. They have spent a lot of time with me, both in and out of the pool and been great friends to me for the past 4 years. Older members were role models and peer advisers to me when I was a freshman and sophomore and I have been lucky enough to “pay it forward” and help out the younger members of the team these past two years. My Dartmouth experience would not be the same without these wonderful people.

Professors, roommates, friends, college staff I’ve worked with on extracurriculars, the really friendly people who work at DDS.

Ahh … office hours. I will (to my embarrassment) admit that I didn’t go to one until freshman spring, because I was really intimidated by professors (not because my professors were intimidating, per se, but because they’re so awesome and published that I was nervous about talking to them). Whereas there are also some people who go to every single office hour, without fail. Once I got over my initial anxiety, though, I found that office hours are ridiculously useful. I’ve used office hours to ask questions about material in the course, figure out paper topics, and even discuss post-graduation plans and which grad school programs to apply to. It’s also a great way to find out more about your professors, such as what kind of research they are doing. I have very rarely met a professor here at Dartmouth who wasn’t nice or approachable. In fact, I have definitely had classes where professors openly requested students to come to office hours because they were feeling pretty lonely and underutilized during office hours. One professor even rescheduled office hours for the rest of term when he found out that most of the students had scheduling conflicts with the previously decided time, in order to encourage more folks to come to office hours.

Bottom line – definitely go to office hours. But don’t just show up to office hours. There are definitely ways to get the most out of your professor’s office hours (plus, it’s also just polite). Cornell’s website has some tips for how to make the best use of your professor’s and your own time, which I will re-post here:

1. Study your textbook and lecture notes thoroughly and attempt the assigned problems before you go to office hours.
2. Try to identify specific questions or concepts you need to address during the office hours.
3. Expect instructors to ask you questions about the material. They do this to find out what you understand, and to provide you with information and strategies tailored to your individual needs.
4. Be patient! Several students come for office hours at the same time. If the instructor is especially busy, you may have to wait a little longer for individual assistance. Use this time to study the material.
5. Expect the instructor to suggest general study strategies to help you improveoverall academic performance. These strategies will help in all of your courses.
6. Avoid waiting until the day before the test or the day before an assignment is due to seek assistance. Study a few hours each day, and keep up with your assignments. It is EASIER to keep up than to catch up!
7. Use other resources such as formal study groups and informal homework-help groups.
8. Keep a positive attitude about the subject and about your potential to excel. Your attitude will go a long way in determining how well you do in your course!

- Angela

To R.S.V.P.:
1) Send or give your resume & job description to Career Services
(in person or email with the subject: MONDAY MOCK)
2) Call Career Services at 646-2215 to schedule a 75 minute slot

Expectations:
You have assessed your skills/experience
You understand the job
You will be wearing your interview attire
You have read the Interviewing Strategies handout and/or attended an Interviewing Workshop

Learn to:
Communicate relevant information in a ‘behavioral’ interview
Speak convincingly about your ability to do the job
Project a professional presence
Tuesday May 8th
Advisor is In
Open Hours
Career Services & Undergraduate Deans Office
4 – 7 PM Paul Suite, Baker Library

Wednesday May 9th
Advisor is In
Open Hours
Career Services & Undergraduate Deans Office
4 – 7 PM Paul Suite, Baker Library

Graduate School: Writing a Statement of Purpose
4 PM Career Services 63 So. Main Street 2nd Floor
RSVP http://www.wejoinin.com/career.services@dartmouth.edu
Before signing up, PLEASE check your calendar!

Drop-In Hours: Monday – Friday 1:30 – 4 PM
First Come, First Served
Last sign up 3:45 PM

 
Call to schedule an appointment:  603-646-2215

For more information, check out Career Service’s website.

Career Services 63 So. Main Street 2nd Floor