EVENT: Dress for Success

Interested in learning to dress for interviews, career fairs, and professional settings? Seeing common interview fashion mistakes? Watching fellow SU students and staff members model outfits on the runway?

Join us for Dress For Success, a fun evening with music, prizes, and of course…The Fashion Show. Business professional fashion expert Greg Victory will emcee the event, carefully walking you through the do’s and don’ts of appropriate attire while SU’s fashion icons strut their stuff.

Dress For Success will take place on Tuesday, December 8 at 7pm in Grant Auditorium (in the College of Law).

You need to purchase tickets ahead of time in the Schine Box Office. Student tickets are $3 per person, available starting today. We anticipate a strong turn-out for this event, so if you are planning to purchase tickets for a large group (your student organization, residence hall floor, fraternity, or sorority) – we encourage you to do so very soon.

Attending this event is a great way to get some tips on professional apparel if you will be going on interviews or heading out into the workplace for a job/internship

SUWICI Goes to NYC for the NYWICI Conference!

Five WICI members took the short flight down to NYC for the day-long conference held by NYWICI. Check back soon for photos and videos taken at the event. There was so much great information and advice doled out--you won't want to miss what we brought back!

EVENT: Sarah Rainone and Markus Hoffman

Monday, October 26
2:00 pm- 3:00 pm
Miron Room, NH 1

Ed2010 and Women in Communications Present:
SARAH RAINONE and MARKUS HOFFMAN

Sarah is a freelance writer and editor in NYC. She is the author of the novel "Love Will Tear Us Apart". She has tips for you about freelancing and how to get published!

Markus has been a literary agent with New York-based Regal Literacy Inc. since 2006. He has studied all over the world and wants to give YOU tips about landing an agent.

EVENT: From Newsprint to Network News: A Conversation with Jan Crawford Greenburg

Wednesday, September 23rd
7:30 p.m.
Herg Auditorium, NH 3

ABC News correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, Sept. 23, as a guest of the Carnegie Legal Reporting Program. The event is free and open to the public.

Greenburg is based in Washington, D.C., where she covers the Supreme Court and provides legal analysis for all ABC News broadcasts. She is the author of “Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court” (Penguin Press, 2007).

Prior to joining ABC, Greenburg was the national legal affairs reporter for the Chicago Tribune, where she covered the Supreme Court and national legal issues, including judicial appointments and confirmation battles. She won the Tribune’s top reporting award in 2001, as part of a team of reporters that covered the 2000 presidential election and the subsequent legal battles over the White House. She won the same award for a 13-part series on the South, a generation after the Civil Rights Movement, in 1996.

Questions? Contact: Roy Gutterman at (315) 443-3523 or rsgutter@syr.edu

EVENT: Diversity at the Dinner Table

Wednesday, September 23
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Sheraton University Hotel & Conference Center

Sit down with an employer over dinner to discuss global trends and diversity issues in the workplace. With employers sponsoring individual tables, you have a chance to network, learn about an organization, and explore career opportunities. This year, WNBC has a table and has room for nine students to join them for dinner. Also, Hallmark has two tables and one is reserved for students in creative majors such as creative writing and graphic design. You can select seating arrangements of your choice; space is limited, so register now.

TO SIGN UP FOR DIVERSITY AT THE DINNER TABLE, FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS
1. Sign on to OrangeLink (https://syr.csm.symplicity.com/students) . If you do not have an OrangeLink account, please email careers@syr.edu OR call 315-443-9093.
2. Once signed into OrangeLink, select the EVENTS tab on the main screen.
3. On the Events page, select the INFORMATION SESSIONS tab. All sessions will be listed. Click on Info Session Type; select Diversity Business Summit Dinner.
4. To look at a company, click on that company’s session start date/time. (Note which majors, class standing and visa status the employer is looking for)
5. When you find the company that you’d like to sit with, click the RSVP button at the bottom of the page.
6. Select only one employer to sit with. Selecting more than one employer will cancel your dinner reservation with all employers.
7. If you have questions about the DBS Dinner registration process, please contact Jennifer Walters in Career Services at 315-443-9083 or jewalt02@syr.edu.

EVENT: Resume Workshop with the CDC

WICI will be hosting its first event of the year with Dan Klamm, from the SU Career Center. Dan will outline some basics on resume writing, as well as other topics like cover letters and interviewing. Bring your questions and most importantly... your resume!

September 29, 2009
5 P.M.
Location: Schine 228A
Don't miss this event, it will be a great way to spruce up your resume for the year!

FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR

Our first meeting of the year for returning WICI members will also be our general interest meeting for potential new members:

September 22, 2009
6:30 P.M.
Location: NH 1, rm. 212

See you there!