CAS Career Coaching Updates

CAS Career Coaches Meagan and Kristen
CAS Career Coaches Meagan and Kristen

CAREER COACHING
We want to hear from you! Please take 5 minutes to fill out this brief survey to help us gather important feedback on your experience with Career Coaching services in the College of Arts & Sciences. By filling out the survey you can opt into a drawing for one of three prizes: UNL Men’s Basketball tickets vs. Iowa on Feb. 25th, a reusable notebook/tablet, or City of Lincoln t-shirt with new Lincoln logo.
Take the survey here or copy and paste the following link: https://ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b9IlNLnWtk9snSS


GAINING EXPERIENCE
Project Horseshoe Farm
• Project Horseshoe Farm offers Community Health Fellowship programs in Alabama and California. Alumni consistently express how transformative their Fellowship experience has been, and Fellows go to some of the top medical schools, graduate programs, and nonprofit organizations across the U.S.
• This upcoming year, HSF is offering our traditional Gap-Year Fellowship, which will begin June of 2022 and finish July of 2023 at the Greensboro, Marion, and Pomona sites. For applicants who are available and interested, we are also offering a 6-month Fellowship opportunity in Greensboro from January through July of 2022. It will be shorter, but similar in experience to the full year Fellowship.
• Application Deadline Fellowship: February 13th, 2022

National Geographic Internships
• In addition to gaining extensive professional experience, our internship program seeks to inspire, educate and build lasting connections through regular events with some of the National Geographic Society's staff, Explorers, educators and storytellers. Throughout the program, you will receive support and guidance from a wide array of National Geographic staff as you explore what it is like to help us achieve our mission to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/careers/internships/
• Application Deadline: February 28th, 2022

Legal History UCARE Project
Application Deadline: February 15th
• Petitioning for Freedom is recruiting UCARE students for summer 22 and AY 22-23 to assist on our digital legal history project. We are working with thousands of habeas corpus petitions dating 1812-1924 that tell the stories of Black, Indigenous, immigrant, dependent, and institutionalized petitioners throughout the American West. Researchers will gain invaluable digital and legal history research goals and professional development mentoring. This opportunity is ideal for humanities and social science majors interested in racial and social justice careers that connect the past to the present for a more just and equitable future.
• Interested students can review UCARE guidelines here and email Dr. Jagodinsky at kjagodinsky@unl.edu if they would like to apply. 

Undergraduate Student Intern at the Foster Care Review Office
• Foster Care Review Office (FCRO) has an opportunity for an undergraduate student intern to help our office track legislative bills and activity during the 2022 Nebraska legislative session. 
• The Foster Care Review Office is an independent state agency responsible for oversight of the foster care system in Nebraska.  In addition, the FCRO submits annual and quarterly reports to the legislature with data and information about children in out-of-home care in Nebraska.
• Location: In Lincoln office or remote
• Hours: 10 hours/week
• Submit interest or resume to Monika Gross at monika.gross@nebraska.gov. 

Public Health Research
Application Deadline: February 15th
• UNMC’s College of Public Health is accepting applications for their Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). Some research topics you could join researchers in investigating include:
o Assessing exposure to zoonotic diseases in agricultural workers in Nebraska
o SARS-CoV-2, mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile virus, and parasitic worms such as hookworms and filarial worms 
o Infectious diseases, molecular biology, phylogenetics, and/or genomic epidemiology
o Climate change/extreme events and human health.

2022 RAY DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP
We are pleased to announce that the 2022 application cycle for the Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Diversity Fellowship⁠ is now open! The RAY Diversity Fellowship is a two-year (1-year with 1-year renewal), full-time position with partner conservation and clean energy organizations with the goal of increasing and facilitating environmentally-related career pathways for emerging leaders of color. RAY Fellows have worked in a variety of communications, climate, policy, research, education, fieldwork, and philanthropic capacities.
Eligibility & How to Apply
• Eligible applicants will:
• Come from a racial / ethnic background underrepresented in the environmental sector and demonstrate a commitment to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Be no more than 1 year out of college and have a Bachelor's Degree by August 2022 (we are not considering individuals with graduate degrees at this time)
• Have not had a full-time job in conservation or clean energy
• Have the ability to work in the United States and commit to the entire fellowship
• Visit their website at http://www.rayfellowship.org/apply for application instructions and deadlines

GREEN CORPS OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATING SENIORS
• Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day. Our year-long program puts you in an intensive classroom training with environmental and social change leaders. Then, you move to hands-on experience working with groups like Oceana, Audubon Society, The Wilderness Society and Mighty Earth to fight climate change, protect public lands, reform our food system and more. When you graduate, we'll help you launch your career with one for the nation’s top environmental and social change groups.
• We’re accepting the top 25 out of more than 1,000 applicants for our 2022-2023 program. If you’re passionate about the environment and ready to learn the craft of organizing, click here to apply.
• Application Deadline: February 11th


CAREER FAIRS
University Career Fairs
February 14th through 16th from 12:00-4:00 pm in Nebraska Union (Centennial Room-2nd floor)
February 17th from 12:00-4:00 pm in East Campus Union
• Looking for an internship, volunteer opportunity, or full-time job in the near future? Attend the upcoming career fairs focused on connecting current students to future opportunities with organizations from a variety of industries
• Learn more about what days to attend, how to prepare, and research companies from the link provided below
• Career Fair Overview: https://careers.unl.edu/2022-spring-unl-career-fairs/
• Preparing for the Fairs: https://careers.unl.edu/preparing-for-career-fairs/

PRE-LAW
Professional School Visit: University of Iowa College of Law
February 8th, 2022 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Register: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu

Professional School Visit: University of Nebraska College of Law
February 10th, 2022 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Register: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu

Practice LSAT Test
February 19th from 8:45 to 12:00 pm in Louise Pound Hall 27
Register: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu/
• Take this opportunity to practice taking LSAT under timed conditions. This practice exam will be in paper and pencil format, and not a digital format like the official LSAT exams. However, taking a practice LSAT under timed conditions will help you to practice your strategies and thought processes and hone your test-taking skills.


Gaining Experience as a Pre-Law Student
February 24th, 2022 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in Love Library. South
Register: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu
• There are many ways to gain experience as a Pre-Law student, with opportunities on-campus, in the local community, and beyond. With so many options, it can be hard to know where to begin getting involved. Attend this workshop to reflect on which skill sets you would like to develop as a Pre-Law student and plan for your involvement as you prepare to apply to law school.


PRE-HEALTH 
COVID Testing Site Positions – Hiring ASAP
• The Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department is setting up a new COVID testing site at the corner of Antelope Parkway and O St. (a few blocks from campus). They are seeking applications for part-time COVID testing assistants.
• The testing site will be open 8:30am-4:15pm and hours will be flexible with students’ schedules; pay is between $20-25/hour; training will be provided on site the first few weeks (no experience necessary); the job duties will be swabbing and properly obtaining samples and delivering the samples to those running the lab equipment. Some outdoor work will be required while performing swabs.
• Instructions to apply:
o  Go to: https://www.totalwellnesshealth.com/contractors/. Select Apply Now.Start your application. In the application, be sure to “nominate” to work the Lincoln COVID testing events. Your application will require work history and a recorded interview. If you have questions, email rns@totalwellnesshealth.com.

LEND Internship in Disability Healthcare
• The LEND Pipeline Trainee program is a part-time training program for undergraduate students interested in gaining experience in the field of providing healthcare services to disabled persons. See the attached flyer for more information. This healthcare leadership program allows you to have a directed experience learning about healthcare for people with disabilities. Clinical observation and shadowing will be available. You can complete the internship remotely, but would have some activities to attend periodically in Omaha. They are hoping for applications ASAP. There is a stipend provided for those selected to participate. See attached for instructions on how to apply. Send questions to Kristin.flott@unmc.edu

Professional School Visit: UNMC College of Medicine
February 7th, 2022 from 9:40 am to 4:00 pm
Register: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu

UNMC SURP Applications
Application Deadline: February 15th
• UNMC has 80-100 positions for undergraduates to help with medical research projects. SURP students attend weekly seminars provided by UNMC researchers to enhance their knowledge about research careers and the variety of research at UNMC. The laboratory experiences obtained by SURP students enhance their competitiveness for later admission to graduate and other health profession programs at UNMC and other graduate/professional programs. SURP program information is here.
• Questions? Email surp@unmc.edu Apply for SURP here.


EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT
Assurity Life Insurance: Employer in Residence
February 9th , 2022, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Howard L. Hawks Hall
• Employer Information: Assurity has long lived our mission of helping people through difficult times, with a heritage dating back to 1890. We provide life insurance, disability and critical illness insurance, and voluntary employee benefits through independent brokers nationwide. Our unrelenting commitment to financial strength and stability has consistently earned us excellent industry ratings. 

Nelnet: Employer in Residence
February 10th, 2022, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Howard L. Hawks Hall
• Nelnet has a reputation for innovating and simplifying complicated processes in an ever-changing industry. We are continually reinventing tools and resources to streamline processes for those we work with. Nelnet is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Internship positions will be available in Connecticut, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. 

ONLINE/VIRTUAL CAREER EVENTS
The Co-Op Program: Real World Experience with the NSA
Special Agent Information Session
Pro-Football Hall of Fame “Before the Snap” ft. Jon Kendle
Google Presents: Googler Spotlight Series – Melonie Parker

More details at: https://unl.starfishsolutions.com/starfish-ops/dl/instructor/serviceCatalog.html?bookmark=service/4032433/schedule