We have had a great semester in the Hall Career Center. We appreciate all of those students who have taken the time to attend events that will help you in your future job searches.  For those students who have participated, this is a reminder that all Passports with 3 or more stamps MUST be turned in byDECEMBER 5 to be eligible for prize drawings. One of the prizes will be reserved parking spaces for the spring semester. Bring your passport to the Career Center. We have a big semester planned for spring and hope everyone will take advantage of the opportunites we provide in helping with job searching, interviewing skills, resume writing, networking, etc. Enjoy the holiday season. We all have a lot to be thankful for!

Join us Saturday, November 19th, as the Met Live in HD series continues with a performance of Glass's Satyagraha. Order lunch in advance from McAlister's Deli by calling 819-9422 or email carolhelms@peakrestaurants.com.

Doors open at noon and the performance will begin at 1 p.m. in Whitman Theater. The performance is scheduled to run approximately 4 hours with two intermissions. Scott Williamson, General & Artistic Director of Opera Roanoke, will present a discussion of this opera prior to the performance.

The Met’s visually extravagant production is back for an encore engagement. Richard Croft once again is Gandhi in Philip Glass’s unforgettable opera, which the Washington Post calls “a profound and beautiful work of theater.” Tickets are free to students. Some complimentary tickets are available, first come, first serve. Contact Tara Nepper (tnepper@virginiawestern.edu or 857-6492) for more information.

We will have a couple of employers here recruiting in Webber Hall, near the bridge in November. Bright Services will be here Wednesday, November 16, 9:30am-1:30pm. The Virginia State Police will be here on November 30, 10:00am-1:00pm. Drop by with any questions and to pick up an application.

We will be hosting Resume Power Hour every Monday throughout the semester in the Hall Career Center, S202. Drop in between 11:00am and 12:00pm with a resume and we will help you tweak it. We will also be hosting a Resume Power Hour on Thursday, November 17. Drop in between 4:00pm and 5:00pm. We can also help with interviewing skills and job searching.

Come to the Hall Associates Career Center (S202) for CAREER PLANNING

 Seminars are offered from 12:15-12:45 pm and repeated from 5:15-5:45 pm

“A little Career Planning and a great chance to move toward your chosen career!”

 Thursday, November 17–Job Searching

Thursday, December 1–Interviewing Skills

Register by calling 857-7298 or email rrice@virginiawestern.edu 

This event does qualify for a Hall Career Center passport stamp.

Reminders from the Financial Aid Office

• The tuition due date for the spring 2012 semester is January 5, 2012.
• Students receiving financial aid may begin charging textbooks and supplies in the bookstore on January 3, 2012.  This date is different than the date in many award letters.  Please make a note of this change.
• The next deadline to appeal for reinstatement of financial aid is January 3, 2012 at 5:00pm.