Service Spotlight: Students For Justice Postcard Making (Service) 24Sep20

Hello again! I attended the Service Spotlight: Students for Justice Service Event on September 24th, 2020 at 6:30pm. Diewo Camara led us through the activist opportunity provided by Students for Justice. She explained that the role would involve writing and sending postcards to de-registered rural minority voters. All of the postcards would be provided with a script to make them look great. “Reclaim our Vote” helps increase the voter turnout significantly as most people aren’t aware that they have been de-registered. It was appalling to me that the government was able to de-register voters with the intentions of targeting specific racial and socioeconomic groups. To contribute, I signed up to write a few postcards!

Prepping for a Virtual Career Fair (Professional Development)

Hi! I attended the “Prepping For a Career Fair Virtually” information session on September 3, 2020, at 5pm as Professional Development Event. What attracted me to this event was that I want to be more prepared for the Science Career Fair on October 6th. The career fairs this year are so different from last year was a result of Covid-19. This information session prepared me for the expected changes and taught me how to still be engaging through a video conference. Some advice Barbara Harvey gave us was to establish your purpose for attending the career fair. Then, register for actual fair, draft your resume, and sign-up for individual/group sessions with companies. On the actual day of the fair, it is important to maintain eye contact, be engaging, have an elevator speech, and have a question on hand. Lastly, she said that the most important step is to follow up with the employers within 48 hours. All of these tips are extremely helpful in planning for the Science Career Fair, and I look forward to using each one soon!