uf|ais spring 2013 - 2nd gen. meeting

ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Second  General  Body  Mee/ng  March  12,  2013  

UNIVERSITY of FLORIDA

AGENDA •  Welcome  Back  Week  •  Michelle  –  “Stay  in  the  Swamp”  Career  Fair  –  Interna/onal  Student  H1  Visa  Database  –  LinkedIn  &  CareerConnec/on  

•  Proac/ve  Summer  –  Volunteering  – GeMng  Involved  –  Independent  Study  &  Projects  

•  Career  Showcase  Feedback  Session  •  Upcoming  Events  

WELCOME BACK WEEK

MAR

14 Downtown  Social  @  Tall  Paul’s  Congrats  on  comple/ng  the  first  week  of  Module  2  

MAR

12 2nd  General  Mee8ng  

Thanks  for  coming!  J  

MAR

13 Interna8onal  Potluck    With  Local  Startups  Grooveshark  &  Fracture  SIGN  UP  FOR  FOOD!  

INTERNATIONAL POTLUCK

•  Food/Drink/Item  Signup  Form  is  Online!  •  Bring  a  dish,  raffle  to  win  PRIZES  – Bring  Food  –  3  Tickets  – Bring  Drink  –  2  Tickets  – Bring  Napkins,  Cups,  etc.  –  1  Ticket  

•  Socialize  with  Grooveshark  &  Fracture  

TOMORROW

DOWNTOWN SOCIAL

•  Tall  Paul’s  Brew  House  @  7:00  •  Casual  Networking  with  AIS  Members  •  Happy  Hour  Drink  Specials  •  Later  Gator  Buses  

THURSDAY

MICHELLE BLOOM LUGO GRADUATE BUSINESS CAREER SERVICES

•  “Stay  in  the  Swamp”  Career  Fair  •  Interna/onal  Student  H1  Visa  Database  •  LinkedIn  &  CareerConnec/on  

STAY IN THE SWAMP LOCAL BUSINESS CAREER FAIR

STAY IN THE SWAMP COMPANIES ATTENDING

•  Mindtree  •  Altavian  •  Alachua  County  •  LifeSouth!  •  Grooveshark  •  Infinite  Energy  •  Enterprise    

•  Totuit  •  Info  Tech  •  RTI  •  SharpSpring  •  GRU    •  Intermed  

STAY IN THE SWAMP THURSDAY, MARCH 28

6-­‐7  pm      “3  minute  Company  Elevator  Pitch”          @  Hough  Hall  room  150      

7-­‐9  pm      “Network  with  the  Companies”          @  Hough  Hall  Lobby  

Sign  Up:  Must  Register  via  CareerConnec/on  under  “Events”    

GBCS WORKSHOPS ONLY TWO LEFT THIS SEMESTER!

APR

12 Got  the  Job!  Now  What?  Friday,  April  12th  @  9:00  -­‐  10:30am  

MAR

15 Salary  Nego8a8on  Friday,  March  15th  @  9:00  -­‐  10:30am  

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS NEWSLETTER

•  Important  Links  

•  Useful  Informa/on  

•  Upcoming  Events  

•  Valuable  Resources  

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS H1 VISA JOB DATABASE

www.h1visajobs.com    

User:  users@warrington.ufl.edu.december2013  

Pass:  We  are  not  allowed  to  release  the  password  

publicly.  If  you  did  not  agend  the  mee/ng,  please  get  the  password  from  Michelle.  

PROACTIVE SUMMER MAKING THE MOST

OUT OF BREAK

•  Organize  community  events!  – 端午节    

•  Self-­‐Starter  Projects  •  Learn  new  skills!  •  On-­‐Campus  Jobs  •  Volunteer  Organiza/ons  

PROACTIVE SUMMER GET INVOLVED!

•  Educa/on  and  Socializa/on  –  The  Mentor  Center  

•  Delinquency  (at-­‐risk  youth)  –  The  Preserve  

•  Health    – Hospice  /  Shands  

•  Poverty  –  St.  Francis  House  

•  Environment  &  Sustainability  –  The  Repurpose  Project  

PROACTIVE SUMMER VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS

PROACTIVE SUMMER ISOM/BUSINESS CLUBS

UF  Clubs  •  Retail  Society  -­‐  Supply  Chain  •  Associa/on  for  Compu/ng  Machinery  (ACM)  •  Student  Informa/on  Security  Team  •  The  Entrepreneurship  Club  •  UF  Interna/onal  Business  Society  •  Florida  Women  In  Business  •  Delta  Sigma  Pi  (Undergraduates  only)  •  Beta  Alpha  Psi  -­‐  Great  for  Audi/ng  minors  Non-­‐UF  Clubs  •  Gainesville  Hackerspace  

PROACTIVE SUMMER INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT • Make  Your  Ideas  a  Reality  •  Learn  By  Doing  • Goal  SeMng  &  Applying  Skills  •  Build  your  Work  Pormolio  • Help  out  a  local  business  or  students  • Get  Class  Credit  

PROACTIVE SUMMER INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT Formal  Process:  1.  Write  a  Brief  Proposal  of  Project  2.  Find  Instructor  to  Supervise  

(AIS  can  help  you  with  this)  3.  Submit  signed  proposal  to  Chandra  4.  Do  the  project  (work  supervisor  signs  off)  5.  Instructor  assigns  grade  based  on  

supervisor’s  report  

CAREER SHOWCASE MEMBER FEEDBACK

What  are  your  thoughts?  

UPCOMING EVENTS

APR

12 Lake  Wauburg  Social  End-­‐of-­‐Semester  Party  

MAR

28 Infinite  Energy  Showcase  10am  -­‐  2pm  Campus  Open  House  

MAR

15 War  of  the  Worlds  UF  Hackathon  –  All  Weekend  Long  

TBD

? Professional  Dev.  Workshops  Personal  Branding,  Handling  Interview  Ques/ons  

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