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East Central University Career, Internship & Grad/Professional School Fair

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Ballroom, Memorial Student Union

Great Door Prizes! First 50 students that sign in at Career Fair with appropriate clothing will receive an ECU portfolio for the job search!

Dress Code: No flip flops, t-shirts with offensive words/logos or jeans with holes/rips! (see image at right)

Note: Dress for Success and bring copies of professional style resumes ready to hand out.RSVP's Include: Peoples Electric COOP, The Buckle, The Cherokee Nation, The Chickasaw Nation, ECU Graduate College, ECU Human Resources Graduate Studies, Finley & Cook, PLLC, Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma City University, OU Health Sciences Center, Sherwin-Williams P.S.G., Valley View Regional Hospital, Texas Chiropractic College, OSU Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Maurices, OU Graduate College, Tinker Air Force Base, OBU International Graduate Studies, Stillwater Police Department, Norman Police Department, NASA Fellowship & Scholarship Program, Pre-Paid Legal Services, OU College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, OU College of Public Health, University of North Texas Graduate Studies, U.S. Army, Southeastern Oklahoma State University John Massey School of Business, Providence of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation Casino

Dress Code: No student will be allowed in with flip flops, t-shirts or other non-professional looking attire. There will be event representatives at the door to block students that do not abide by this Career Fair dress code.

Career Development Center
1100 E. 14th St.
PMB S-17
Ada, OK 74820
580.559.5890
www.ecok.edu/hireatiger
careerdevelopment@ecok.edu

Free GRE Practice!

The Kaplan Testing Center has set up a free GRE practice test in Norman on Oct. 3 at 10:30 a.m. You can get more information from Evan Dillow, contact information below.

Students have to enroll at http://www.kaptest.com/enroll/GRE/73071/events and Evan suggests that they come early to get their materials. The GRE will be administered in the Physical Sciences Center at OU.

Evan is offering other graduate school admissions exams that day so if you have a question about another test, please ask him.

Evan Dillow
Center Director Norman
Kaplan Test Preparation and Admissions
408 W. Main St. Suite 400, Norman, OK 73069
Evan.Dillow@kaplan.com
Office: 405-321-7435
Fax: 405-321-7508
Cell: 405-410-4134

Do I have to love postmodernism?

ECU student Jeff Harrison asks: "What if you don't relish the idea of postmodern thought and instead loathe it? In your experiences, are most grad schools immersed in this line of reasoning? Would only an institution with religious leanings somewhat steer clear of this?" (Click on the comments button below to read some answers to these questions.)

Berube on the GRE

Penn State English professor Michael Berube just published an article in the Chronicle Review describing his experience retaking the GRE 25 years after he entered graduate school at the University of Virginia.

Berube suspects that "the verbal test on the GRE general exam is a better measure of applicants than the subject test" and argues that "graduate fellowhips should be awarded on the basis of the verbal GRE, together with faculty evaluations of applicants' writing samples. "

Click here to read the article.

Grad School Fair on April First

Mark your calendar:

Event: ECU Spring Career, Education, Internship and Grad School Fair

Companies, Organizations and Schools Attending: TBA

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Memorial Student Union

Description: Plan to attend the Grad School Fair to meet school representatives from across the nation, from a wide variety of disciplines, who provide admission requirements and information.

Do I need to be talked out of this?

Click here for Debbie Downer's take on seeking a graduate degree in the humanities.