Sleeping Giant

In just a few short days campus will be awake again; alive with students. Campus is kind of like a sleeping giant when you guys are away! 

So, there is a lot happening…. In the weeks to come we will be introducing a few new features to the blog. Please keep reading & looking for these helpful tools.

Please see important info about my office hours below.

Important Dates

Registrar Spring 2013 Dates: http://www.registrar.vt.edu/dates_deadlines/timetable_calendar/spring-2013.html

Returning to on-campus housing next year: http://www.housing.vt.edu/assets/doc/hap_student_guide_2013_2014.pdf

Helpful Tools

This is an important time for many of you as you will be interviewing for jobs or internships soon. I’m sure you have all had conversations about what to wear, typical questions… if not let me know and I can get you set up with Career Services for help with this.

What is important to remember is that you are making a LASTING impression. So turn off your cell phone, do not take all the candy in the candy dish on the reception desk, do not tell them you hate reading, and please do not ask to be paid under the table! These are just some of the mistakes people made just last year (http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/jobs/chi-job-interview-mistakes-20130111,0,3941506.story?track=rss).

Lastly, speak to the Career Center for advice about how to respond to an offer of employment. This is important – based on how you respond the employer may retract their offer.     Another example of what not to do …. A recent graduate was offered a job and he told the employer that he “had to discuss the offer with his parents before he could accept.”  (If you do this… I will smack you with your diploma.)

Random 

There’s a disease called Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis which makes people allergic to exercise.

Ut Prosim

See how far a little bit will go. 

http://youtu.be/8O0biNoRMi0

 

Sandbox

My Schedule 

I wish I could be here to welcome you back to campus next week, but I will be out of the office. I will be reachable by email only next week. I will return to the office on Wednesday, 1/23.  Sorry for any inconvenience.