Learn what’s happening in the CDC this week: Externships, Capitol Hill, LinkedIn

We’ve got another great field trip on October 21st for you centering around sustainability. I know what you are thinking, “Tastykake and Hershey for sustainability?” But we are serious. Did you know that Tastykake is a green bakery? Tastykake took what started as an abandoned industrial site and earned it LEED Silver Certification. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and it is awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is a rating system for green buildings. Once we’ve got our fill of krimpets we’ll take a trip to the sweetest place on earth and learn about […]

This week Sophie stays local with her peer picks: 1. Local Tech Startup: Cruchbutton Student Deliverer and Marketer 2. TapSongz Writer and Contributor For this week’s peer pick, I chose to highlight a local company that is offering a part-time, paid internship to anyone regardless of major! Located in Lewisburg, PA, Crunchbutton is seeking motivated students to deliver food and to learn more about marketing this fall! If you are equipped with a car, bike, have good people skills and lots of energy, and are more than ready to network, hand out materials, and take the time to truly learn […]

Fall Break is oh-so-close but before you check out from the bubble check out what we have going on this week: Monday, October 6 NYC Finance Fair – must have signed up Capitol Hill Internship Program Info Session: 5- 6pm, ELC 217 Employer Info Session: Merck: 5:30-6:30pm, DANA 113 BPIP Internship Fund Info Session: 6-7pm, ELC 217 Tuesday, October 7 Deadline to sign up for Boston Area Field Trip over break CNN & Publicis Site Visits and Social Media Panel – must have signed up Pre-Health: Personal Statement Writing Workshop: Noon – 1pm, Biology 101 Pre-Law: The Case for Law […]

The Capitol Hill Internship Program is a competitive summer internship program that provides a stipend of $300 per week up to $3,000 for students able to secure a Capitol Hill internship provided the internship is unpaid and not for academic credit.  The application process is competitive and the application deadline is Monday, December 8, at 11:59 pm, on the BRIDGE. Application requirements and details about the Program will be provided at the information session: Oct 6: 5:00 – 6:00pm,  ELC 217 Oct 27: Noon – 1:00pm, ACWS 113 Nov 19: 5:00 – 6:00pm, ELC 217 Information Sessions with McAllister & […]

Boston Area Field Trip: Monday, October 13, 2014 (during fall break), Sign up on the BRIDGE by October 7 We will start the day at EMC’s World Headquarters in Hopkinton. EMC is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver information technology as a service.  After a lunch we will travel into Boston and for a site visit at Eneroc, a leading provider of energy intelligence software.  We will then enjoy a networking dinner with alumni and parents in the Boston area at Ark Restaurant-Durgin Park.  Van transportation to EMC and throughout the […]

We are firing on all cylinders after Expo and we are keeping up the energy with plenty of workshops and employer info sessions this week. Here’s what we have in store: Monday, September 29 Christie’s Employer Presentation: Noon – 1pm, ELC 301 (Gallery Theatre) Cambridge Associates Employer Presentation: 6 – 7pm, ELC 256 (Center Room) Tuesday, September 30 Externship Orientation Session: 12-1 pm, ELC Gallery Theatre (301) Turner Construction Company Employer Presentation: 5:30 – 7pm, DANA 113 Deloitte Consulting Case Interview Workshop: 6:30 – 8pm, ELC Walls Lounge (213) Wednesday, October 1 Sign up deadline for 10/6 NYC Finance Fair […]

Don’t hesitate to sign up for this awesome field trip on October 7th that includes CNN & Publicis Site Visits and Social Media Panel! Deadline to sign up is September 30; seats are first come and paid, first served. Bus will leave campus at 11am for NYC.  Students partake in tour of CNN, have dinner with Publicis Kaplan Thaler (PKT) Advertising Agency and then attend an alumni panel “Utilizing Social Media to Maximize the Power of Your Marketing and Content Strategies in New York, NY to hear from these alumni: Greg DePalma’92, Senior Vice President, Media Center of Excellence – […]

Operation Smile along with the Pre-Health Society and Bucknell Business Leaders, are hosting Dr. Bill Magee, the Founder and CEO of the global non-profit organization, Operation Smile. Operation Smile funds and performs facial deformity surgeries across the globe. The organization has performed over 200,000 cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries in over 60 countries. Dr. Bill Magee will be speaking on campus, Thursday, October 2nd at 7pm in the ELC Forum. Dr. Magee will be speaking about his experience creating a non-profit that has helped hundreds of thousands across the world. He will be focusing on both his success in […]

If you don’t know that Employer Expo is this week you may need to check to see if you are in fact living under a rock.  But Expo isn’t the only thing that is happening this week so hang on because we are about to pass ludicrous speed and hit plaid… (Any Spaceballs fans?) Monday, September 22 RESUMANIA: 11-3:30 pm, CDC Bring a PRINTED version of your resume for walk-in reviews; leave with resume paper and your name-tag ready for Expo! CIGNA Employer Presentation: 11:30-1:30pm, ELC 213 Nielsen presents “How to Work a Career Fair”: 6-7pm, ELC Center Room (256) […]

Are you interested in learning how to grow a business?  Join Bucknell alumnus John Dearing ’91, Managing Director of Capstone Strategic, as he shares tools and insights from his DC based office on growing your business with a focus on mergers and acquisitions.  In this session, John will share an overview of the M&A process, market data, and how to create an acquisition strategy. Wednesday, September 24 | Noon | Willard Smith Library (Vaughan Lit) Register and get free lunch! This is a great opportunity for students to learn more about starting and growing a business. It can also be […]

John McPherson ’83, majored in Mechanical Engineering and English and is now a successful cartoonist and creator of Close to Home. He will be on campus giving a talk followed by an informal dinner open to students and faculty. Date: Tuesday, September 23 Time: Lecture 5 pm; Dinner with Students and Faculty 6:30 – 8:00 pm Location: Lecture-Academic West 108; Dinner-Academic West 111 RSVP for the dinner required on the BRIDGE His lecture, “Cartooning, Creativity, and Humor,” is open to the public. The talk will address the different skills that the two majors gave him, both as an engineer and […]

Going with our unstated theme this week of Employer Expo, Sophie ’16 is back with this weeks Peer Picks from 2 companies that will be here for it but have application deadlines before they will be here.   For those of you intending to go to the 2014 Employer Expo in Gerhard Fieldhouse from 11 AM – 2:30 PM, I have chosen two peer picks with employers that will be attending! Just as a reminder, even if you are an underclassman, do not hesitate to come check it out. I started my professional relationships at this very expo my freshman […]

Lest you forget – or have miraculously missed it – Employer Expo is next week: Tuesday, September 23! Get ready this week with all the events we have to help prepare you: Monday, September 15 Cisco Virtual Career Fair – all day Externship Orientation Session: 12-1 pm, ELC Gallery Theatre (301) Finance Peer-to-Peer Panel: 12-1 pm, Hunt Formal, Lunch Provided, Sign up encouraged Tuesday, September 16 URBN (Urban Outfitters, Free People & Anthropologie) Info Session: 12-1 pm, Hunt Basement, FREE LUNCH! Be Well After Bucknell: Healthy Eats Cooking Demo with free & healthy dinner – sign up by 9/15 Off […]

Come hear from your peers concerning their experience with finance applications and targeted resumes. Learn how they networked and were selected for several rounds of interviews before obtaining an offer. Come prepared with any and all questions as you search for a finance internship or full time position.  A lunch of salad and grilled chicken will be provided. Registration on the BRIDGE is encouraged and preferred. BONUS: A finance consultant to the CDC, Kathe Kennedy will also be on hand to speak with students. Sign up is preferred and encouraged Sponsored by the Career Development Center and Bucknell Finance Network