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Career
Information
Upcoming
Events for H.S. Students
2nd
Annual Job / Career Fair
Tuesday,
February 5, 2008
6:30
- 9:00 p.m. Basking Ridge Country Club
185
Madisonville Road, Basking Ridge
*This
event is for high school juniors & seniors ONLY.
This is a free event with over 50 businesses and
non-profit corporations represented. There will be
a keynote speaker & free food will be served.
Seating is limited. Sign up with Mr. Gillikin in
Room 616 or in the cafeteria. For more information
call (908) 766-7898 x 590.
Douglass
Science Career Exploration Day
Saturday,
February 9, 2008
10am-3pm
Douglass College Center, Rutgers University
10th,
11th, & 12th grade female students
are invited to attend this program designed to give
students the opportunity to explore career possibilities
in the various fields of math, science, engineering and
technology and to gain insights into choosing the
academic path that best fits their interest.
Registration forms and fees must be postmarked by
Friday, January 18, 2008 (space is limited). For
more information click HERE
or call (732) 932-9197 x11 or e-mail dougproj@echo.rutgers.edu.
Accounting
& Finance Career Seminar
Wednesday,
February 27, 2008
6:00
p.m., Raritan Valley College
North
Branch Campus Conference Center
To register, please
call Raritan Valley Community College's Career Services
Registration Hotline at: 908-526-1200 ext. 8934.
Careers
in Video Gaming
Tuesday,
February 12, 2008
6-8
p.m., Raritan Valley College
North
Branch Campus Conference Center
To register, please
call Raritan Valley Community College's Career Services
Registration Hotline at: 908-526-1200 ext. 8934.
Criminal
Justice Career Seminar
Tuesday,
March
4, 2008
6-8
p.m., Raritan Valley College
North
Branch Campus Conference Center
To register, please
call Raritan Valley Community College's Career Services
Registration Hotline at: 908-526-1200 ext. 8934.
2008
NJ Business Idea Competition
The
2008 New Jersey Business Idea Competition at
Farleigh Dickinson University is open to all
high school students (9th –12th
grades).
This competition fosters an
entrepreneurial and creative mindset and
recognizes those students who develop the
brightest, most commercially feasible ideas.
Students must download an entry form
online via FDU’s website prior to the
February 15, 2008 deadline.
Faculty members at FDU will judge
applications to determine the finalists and
semi-finalists.
Forty prizes (cash, plaques and
certificates) will be presented at the awards
ceremony to be held in early spring 2008.
For
online entries: www.fdu.edu/rothman
Douglass
Science Weekend Academy
March
1, March 8, March 15, 2008
Douglass
Residential College, Rutgers University
9th
& 10th grade female students who are
interested in Math, Science, Engineering &
Technology are encouraged to apply for this
program. The program is designed to
offer opportunities for hands-on labs and
activities led by Rutgers faculty, high school
teachers and professionals in the corporate
sector to students. Young women who are
selected will have the opportunity to increase
their knowledge and learn new skills in Math,
Science, Engineering & Technology. Applications
must be postmarked by February 4th
(space is limited). For an application
click HERE.
The cost is $60 per participant. For
questions about the program or application
process please contact Beth Bors bbors@echo.rutgers.edu
(732) 932-9197 x 11 or Ife Meadows imeadows@echo.rutgers.edu
(732) 932-9197 x 19.
Engineering
Career Day
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
9am-1pm
Rutgers' Busch Campus
For
more information: www.njspe-careerday.org
Construction
Industry Career Day
April
25 (for HS Juniors Only) & 26th, 2008
9am-1pm
Brookdale Community College
High
school juniors are invited to explore the dozens of
construction-related exhibits and demonstrations and
learn about the many professions that make up the
construction industry. Complimentary lunch is
provided. For
more information visit www.cicdnj.org.