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March Parent Newsletter
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2015 Spring Career Fair

The annual Spring Career Fair, hosted by Career Services, will take place on campus on Monday, March 30th. 

80+ employers, including Dealer.com, Mullen, MyWebGrocer, Department of Homeland Security/USCIS, Fuse, and National Life Group will be at Champlain for the Fair and are eager to meet your student. Please encourage your son or daughter to attend!

The Fair is open to all students. Employers will be recruiting for full-time, part-time, seasonal, and internship opportunities.
Women's Empowerment Symposium: Monday, April 6th 2:30 - 7:00 p.m. 
Parents encourage your student to attend this important event - all are welcome!
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
2:30-3:15pm – Women Here and Now (Fireside Lounge)
3:30-4:45pm – Empowering Experiences: A Panel of Professionals Sharing their Insights (Perry Presentation Room)
Topics include:
  • Women & Professional Dress
  • Women  & Language
  • Women & Salary Negotiation
  • Women in Male Dominated Fields
5:00-7:00pm – Keynote by Jasmine Rand (Argosy Gym)
Keynote Address by Jasmine Rand: Girl Power - Fostering a New Generation of Empowered Women
No one epitomizes the modern definition of an empowered woman more than Attorney Jasmine Rand, as she paves the way for a new generation. Her presentations will prove how any girl can grow up to become a confident and successful woman and create positive change, even from a very young age.
Rand is probably best known as the attorney of the Trayvon Martin family and from her countless appearances in the media concerning this world-famous case. She is a champion for civil and human rights – winning awards from the National Bar Association among others. 
For more information on the Women's Empowerment Symposium event, visit the event website.
Join the Leahy Center for Digital Investigation and Champlain College Thursday, April 16th  at 6:30 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium for a public lecture with Art Coviello.
During his talk, Mr. Coviello will focus on a topic that is both timely and incredibly complex.  Breached: Securing our Data and the Cost of Failure.  This theme will be used across multiple issues, audiences and also to explore the potential threat to our data privacy and the evolution of security strategy to meet the challenges facing us in the 21st century.
In 2015, Art Coviello retired as Executive Chairman of RSA, The Security Division of EMC.  During Mr. Coviello's two-decade career at RSA, the company evolved from its roots in authentication and encryption to being a leader in the most important emerging areas of information security, including security analytics, identity, and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC).  Mr. Coviello was a driving force in RSA's rapid growth during his tenure, increasing revenue from $25 million in 1995 to revenues of more than $1billion in 2014. Mr. Coviello's decades of expertise and influence have made him a recognized leader in the industry and he continues to play a key role in national and international cyber-security initiatives.
The 2015 Elevator Pitch Competition

The 2015 Elevator Pitch Competition was a big sucess! The consensus campus-wide is that this year's competition was the best one ever--with consistently strong and frequently entertaining pitches by all of the student finalists.
A warm thanks to all who attended.  If you were unable to join us we hope you enjoy this video of the competition.
2nd Annual Alumni-Student Etiquette Dinner 
Champlain College hosted its 2nd Annual Alumni-Student Etiquette Dinner on Thursday, March 19th in Perry Hall. Students from the Class of 2015 enjoyed a delicious meal and had the opportunity to network with local Alumni and get to know Champlain's President, Donald J. Laackman.
The evening concluded with an engaging presentation by Daniel Post Senning of the Emily Post Institute, widely considered the definitive source on etiquette for generations. Dan shared tips on social dining etiquette, effective communication skills, etiquette in the work place, and ways to leave a positive and lasting impression during interviews
Humans of Champlain
A senior Capstone project is giving Humans of New York some competition. Kara Woodward'15 started Humans of Champlain to "encourage a supportive atmosphere" and help others "feel more comfortable approaching one another.
The Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and the Vermont Department of Labor are partnering with businesses, the Vermont Recruiters’ Association, chambers of commerce, higher education institutions, alumni networks, and others who have agreed to spread the word that Vermont has great jobs. 
The campaign is designed to attract professionals from out of state, keep recent graduates in-state, and make sure others know about the tremendous opportunities here in Vermont, all the while providing easy-to-access online job search tools for in-state job seekers here and elsewhere. Click here to see a listing of jobs available.

Check out this list of companies looking for talented people...
Is your company hiring?

Please email parentrelations@champlain.edu so that we can share new opportunities.
New EHS Signature Courses
The members of the Division of Education and Human Studies (EHS) are excited to announce our new EHS Signature Courses, an innovative approach to a 4-year capstone experience! Here's a brief overview of the courses:
FIRST YEAR EHS STUDENTS:
First year students will take EHS 100, Making Connections, a service course for passionate students, focused on integrated thinking and learning – a unique experience at Champlain College.  Classes will be a small seminar with students from all EHS majors, providing the opportunity for students to learn from multiple perspectives.  This class is a 1-credit, pass/fail, course focused on the EHS Experience.
EHS SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS: Based on their majors, students will take EHS 200 Hot Topics Seminar or EHS 210 Social Justice Intensive, during the sophomore or junior year.
EHS 200 Hot Topics Seminar – Students will spend 6-weeks examining a provocative topic that impacts all EHS professionals, such as homelessness or food insecurity.  Students will view films, listen to speakers, and discuss the topic from the multiple perspectives in the seminar class.  Professional ethics, something every EHS graduate needs, will be an essential element of this class.
EHS 210 Social Justice Intensive – Students will spend 6-weeks exploring the meaning of Social Justice within their future professions.  The seminar class will participate together in a meaningful, real-world experience based on a social justice theme and then examine that experience from the multiple professional perspectives in the class.
EHS 410 College Capstone –The College Capstone is the final course in the capstone sequence, taken senior year, which provides an EHS Career Launching experience for students.  Each program has a specifically designed Capstone Course for its students.  The College Capstone is a 3 or 4-credit course, depending on the major.
We are very excited about this new initiative that differentiates our programs!  
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