Sophomore Success

Registration		6:30pm-6:45pm	Campus Center Auditorium
Welcome		6:50pm-7:00pm	Campus Center Auditorium
Informational Tabling		6:30pm-7:00pm	Campus Center Auditorium
Guest Speaker	Personal Finances	6:45pm-7:30pm	Campus Center Auditorium
Session 1	Internships	7:35pm-8:00pm	Campus Center Auditorium
Session 1	Volunteerism	7:35pm-8:00pm	Campus Center rm. 201
Session 1	Career Match	7:35pm-8:00pm	Campus Center rm. 205
Session 1	Tools to Success	7:35pm-8:00pm	Campus Center rm. 206
Session 2	Internships	8:05pm-8:30pm	Campus Center rm. 206
Session 2	Study Abroad 101	8:05pm-8:30pm	Campus Center rm. 201
Session 2	Skills Employers are seeking	8:05pm-8:30pm	Campus Center rm. 205
Session 2	Get Leadership Experience	8:05pm-8:30pm	Campus Center rm. 208
Session 3	Career Match	8:35pm-9:00pm	Campus Center rm. 208
Session 3	Study Abroad 101	8:35pm-9:00pm	Campus Center rm. 201
Session 3	Skills Employers are seeking	8:35pm-9:00pm	Campus Center rm. 205

Conference Registration: 6:30pm-6:50pm in 132 Campus Center (Auditorium)

Welcome: 6:50pm (Campus Center Auditorium - Rm. 132 Campus Center)

We'll be getting you settled, giving you information about the conference, workshop rooms, etc. You'll notice a couple of them repeat - this is to give more people a chance to get to those topics.  

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Guest Speaker: 6:45pm - 7:30pm Personal Finances with a speaker from  Monster.com - 132 Campus Center

An energetic and interactive presentation about how the choices you make about money during college can have an impact on your financial future. The presenter will provide expert advice on the approptiate use of credit cars, how to protect yourself from identity theft, how to take control of student loan debt and how to invest now in your future!

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Breakout Session 1: 7:35-8pm

Hello Real World, Getting the Internship You Want to Develop the Skills You Need - rm 206 Campus Center

 

Some People Want it to Happen, Some Wish it to Happen, Others Make it Happen!  
Room 201 Campus Center

SUNY Oswego students completed 39,000 hours of community service last year, find out how YOU can "make it happen" through volunteerism.  The experts will also talk about how to earn academic credit through service learning and opportunities for alternative breaks along with the skills you will develop along the way to set you ahead of the rest!

Career Match: Connecting Who You Are With What You Love - room 205 Campus Center

So you have a major, now what?  What careers will fit best with your interests, strengths and values?  Come find out how you can be among the 20% who feels they "never have to work a day in their life."

Boost Your GPA: Tools to Success - Tricks and Tools for Boosting Your GPA - room 208 Campus Center

Research shows that when looking at two equal candidates, an employer will choose the candidate with the higher GPA.  Will you get chosen?  Learn the tricks of the trade on how to boost your GPA now!  If you’ve already got what it takes, learn how you can be paid to assist others in their success!

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Breakout Session 2: 8:05pm - 8:30pm (various Campus Center locations)

Study Abroad Opportunities at Oswego - 201 Campus Center

 SUNY Oswego provides students with the opportunity to travel to more than 30 sites in 15 countries around the globe.  Earn academic credit, student teach, or gain research experience while seeing the world.  Are you up for the challenge?  Come find out why you too should do it and why employers will love you for it!  

Skills Employers are Seeking - 205 Campus Center

Come find out what employers are looking for and what skills you can begin to develop NOW and HOW so you can be "it!"  The ladder to success starts now, so start climbing, the experts at this workshop will show you how.

 

 

Internships are critical to your success on so many levels - there are networking opportunities, a chance to "test drive" a career field or explore possible job opportunities. We will show you how to find the best possible internship for you!

Get Leadership Experience! - 208 Campus Center

 Going from "good" to "great", learn how you too can become a student leader using the strengths that you already possess.  What are you doing now to develop into a leader of the future? 

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Session 3: 8:35-9:00pm

Career Match: Connecting Who You Are With What You Love - 208 Campus Center

We’ll discuss how to figure out what you like, what is important to you, and what you might be good at - and how it relates to choosing a major and career field. We have tools and resources on campus that are simply spine-tingling! 

Study Abroad Opportunities at SUNY Oswego - 201 Campus Center

Did you ever think you’d have the world at your finger tips? Well now you do! SUNY Oswego provides students with the opportunity to travel to more than 30 sites in 15 countries around the world. Thanks to the Office of International Education and Programs, participants enjoy Europe, Australia, Africa, Mexico, Japan and more! The Sophomore Year Experience committee is holding a Sophomore Conference on Wednesday, November 3rd at 6:45pm in the Campus Center. Join us for an informative session on Study Abroad. Are you up for the challenge?

Skills Employers are Seeking - 205 Campus Center
Come find out what employers are looking for and what skills you can begin to develop NOW and HOW so you can be "it!"  The ladder to success starts now, so start climbing, the experts at this workshop will show you how.

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Food!  Each workshop room has different hor d’oeuvres to try. Bring an appetite!  

• arepa (southwest cornmeal puffs stuffed with cheese) - served with salsa
• deep fried ravioli with marinara dipping sauce
• homemake buffalo seasoned potato chips

Prizes available too!

Brought to you by the Compass, Residence Life and Housing, and the Sophomore Year Experience Committee!