Career and Internship Fair

University Career Services invites GSU students and GSU alumni to meet with employers seeking candidates interested in great career opportunities.  This fair is open to all majors, students (undergraduate and graduate), and alumni of GSU.

Fair Details:

GSU Fall All Majors Career and Internship Fair

Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 12 pm - 3 pm

Dahlberg Hall, Veterans Memorial Hall

Reminders:

·         Dress professionally as the employers notice. 

·         Bring copies of your résumé to give to employers.

·         Need help with your résumé?  University Career Services provides walk-in (no appointment needed) résumé review services, Monday through Friday, 9am to 3pm in  Room 260, University Center.

Below is the list of employers attending the fair.  We also suggest you visit the following links for more details:

Enrolled Students:

Log into your Panther Career Net Account:http://www.gsu.edu/career/panther_career_net.html

Select the GSU Fall All Majors Fair under shortcuts - You can include your résumé once you RSVP

Alumni:

https://gsu-csm.symplicity.com/events/students.php?mode=list&cf=AllMajorsFair

Employers Attending:

Allscripts

American Greetings

AT&T

athenahealth

Careerbuilder.com

CGI

ChildCare Careers

CNN

CoStar Group

Cox Media Group

CTS, Inc.

Emory Healthcare

Enterprise Rent A Car

Frito-Lay

Georgia Army National Guard

Greystar

Hyundai Capital America

Kohl's

Manhattan Associates

MEDITECH, Medical Information Technology, Inc,

MHC Kenworth

Mohawk Industries

OmniPoint

Ross Stores, Inc

Sage North America

SEDC

Shane Co.

State Industrial Products

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Teach For America

United Allergy Services

US Peace Corps

Verizon

VirtueGroup

Waffle House, Inc.

Wandering WiFi

YP Holding, LLC

University Career Services looks forward to seeing you at the fair!

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF GEORGIA

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

MOCA GA needs

·        Front desk volunteers

·        Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays

·        One of two shifts:  10am – 2pm OR 2pm – 5pm

·        2-4 days/month

Among front desk volunteer duties are the following:

·        answer phones and direct calls

·        check and stock handouts and catalogues

·        assist guests with directions and general information about the exhibitions

·        assist staff with various projects

Volunteer perks:

·        MOCA GA membership after 20 hours volunteering

·        opportunity to attend and participate in member-only or member-discounted events

·        opportunity to help with special events

·        opportunity to interact with living, working artists

·        free parking

NOTE:  Volunteers are encouraged to bring personal projects, books, etc.  If there are no visitors in the museum and no projects awaiting their attention, volunteers are encouraged, to read, draw, correspond with friends, etc. 

If you have any questions or would like to set up a meeting with MOCA GA’s volunteer coordinator, call or email Martha Brewer at MOCA GA:  404-367-8700 or info@mocaga.org. 

Location: 75 Bennett Street, Suite A-2, Atlanta, GA 30309

Website: www.mocaga.org

Mentoring Program with B.L.U.E Jeans

Would you like to be a role model and make a positive impact on a young man in your area!!!! If the answer is YES... B.L.U.E .² Jeans Mentoring Program is right for you! B.L.U.E.  Jeans is a mentoring program enhancing the self-esteem, self-acceptance, leadership, and professional skills of boys at Parks Middle School, empowering them towards a positive and productive future. Click on the link below to learn more about the program from the official website! To apply to be a mentor click on the Volunteer tab on the homepage and gain access to the application. If you have any questions feel free to email us at bluejeans727@gmail.com or bluejeansmentor@gmail.com. Check out the B.L.U.E .² Jeans Mentoring Program Facebook and Twitter as well!  Good luck and we look forward to working with you!

B.L.U.E .² Jeans Mentoring Program website: bluejeans727.wix.com/bj2012

Community Cleanup with Kwanza Hall

Join us in a community clean up project on October 27th! This project will be located in the Old Fourth Ward, specifically the section south of Freedom Parkway. If you are interested, please contact Lovell Lemons at llemons@gsu.edu. 

Fundraising Event Internship Available

Fundraising Event Intern

Organization: Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta

Job Categories: 

Event Fundraising, Administrative, Development, Volunteer & Intern, Housing/Homeless Services,

Position Description:

The Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta is seeking an event fundraising intern to assist with two fundraisers -  the Atlanta Mattress 500, a fundraising event to be held October 13, 2012, features racers, four bed pushers and one bed rider, who race through Atlantic Station and Chairish the Future, to be held March 9, 2013, is an art auction and gala.

An intern will assist with all aspects of both events including registration, recruitment of teams or artists, fundraising, web development, correspondence with participants and sponsors, solicit in-kind donations, event logistics, among other things. This is an unpaid position. 

Internship Dates: August 1 (start date flexible) – December 1, several meetings a month
Hours: 2 – 5 hours a week

Responsibilities:

·         Coordinate and support the Fundraising Team

·         Help create and maintain team participant roster

·         Manage and track communications with teams

·         Assist with communication with sponsors

·         Develop and assist with event logistics

·         Solicit in kind donations for the race

·         Write and oversee the sending of thank you letters

·         Attend and participate in all committee meetings

Qualifications:

·         Must be responsible, motivated, capable of independent work, and eager to support people fleeing domestic violence, living with HIV/AIDS or moving out of homeless situations.

·         Proficiency with Office software, including MS Word and Excel

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills and prioritizing

·         Ability to work on multiple projects

About Us:

The Furniture Bank’s vision is for all individuals and families in need to have the necessary furniture to live safely and securely.  Our mission is to recycle used furniture from individuals and companies and give it to people moving out of homelessness, fleeing domestic violence and living with HIV/AIDS. 

The Furniture Bank helps over 3,000 people in metro Atlanta every year.  We enhance metro Atlanta’s non-profit community and engage the metro Atlanta community in service.  We are the product of partnership and community support. For more information visit www.furniturebankatlanta.org.

To Apply:

Send resume, cover letter and references to chodges@furniturebankatlanta.org.  Please respond by July 15, 2012

Education Level: College