Notes

The Career Center will host “We Know What You Did Last Summer… Internship Reflections 2008” from 5-6 p.m. Oct. 1 and from 2-3 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Career Center. Free pizza and door prizes will be provided as students make meaning from their summer internships and figure out how to best market themselves in the future. All majors are welcome. For more information or to sign up for the event, e-mail Elizabeth Bauer, Career Coordinator, at ebauer@truman.edu. Limited seating is available so be sure to contact the Career Center soon.

Foundation Scholarships will be available beginning Oct. 1. To apply, go to http://secure.truman.edu/isupport-s/ or go to http://www.truman.edu and click on Student Life/Money/Foundation Scholarships. The deadline for submitting Foundation Scholarship applications is Nov. 1.

The Career Center and the Alumni Office will host this year’s “Career Destinations Networking and Coffee” from 8-9:30 a.m. Oct. 3 in the Student Union Building Down Under. Please dress business casual.

The Truman Alumni Association and Alpha Sigma Gamma will host a Homecoming tailgate picnic from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct 4 in Red Barn Park. Everyone is welcome to attend. Tickets are $7 per person. Residence Hall dining facilities will be closed. Pre-registration is encouraged. To register online or to view the full schedule of Homecoming events, visit http://alumni.truman.edu/Homecoming2008/Registration.asp.

Applications for the Funds Allotment Council (FAC) are due at 4:00 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Center for Student Involvement (CSI). The FAC is looking for organizations wanting to bring an event to campus or participate in intercollegiate competitions, but cannot financially afford it. The FAC is an independent council of the Student Senate that is responsible for granting money to student organizations such as these.

The SERVE Center is sponsoring the Bowl for Gold fundraising event for Special Olympics from 1:30-5 p.m. Oct. 18. To register a team, or for more information, please contact Jesslyn Tenhouse, Assistant Staff Coordinator, at 785.7222 or jrt075@truman.edu.

Alpha Phi Omega is sponsoring Little Event beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 19. Little Event is a service event where members of Alpha Phi Omega will help with odd jobs needed throughout the community, such as cleaning, raking leaves and cleaning gutters. This year the Little Event has been expanded to provide needed services to students and campus organizations. They are also willing to help with local businesses as long as supplies are provided. Please submit any possible job ideas to Theresa Perkins at tap657@truman.edu and include the job details and location.

Students may pick up applications for the 2008-2009 “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Award” in the Dean of Student Affairs Office, Student Union Building 3100. To qualify, students should be active in campus and community activities, have a 2.75 cumulative GPA and be a senior eligible for graduation in December, May or August of the 2008-2009 academic year. Completed student applications need to be returned to the Student Affairs Office by Oct. 17. For more information visit http://saffairs.truman.edu or call 785.4111.

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