Thank You, Dr. Anderson, for 24 Great Years!
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PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE Thank you, Dr. Anderson, for 24 great years! In this issue: Spring 2012 Student Newsletter Career Development pages 2-4 Entertainment pages 5-8 Spotlight pages 8-12 follow us on : Belle Glade Boca Raton Lake Worth Palm Beach Gardens 1977 College Drive 3000 Saint Lucie Avenue 4200 Congress Avenue 3160 PGA Boulevard Belle Glade, FL 33430 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Lake Worth, FL 33461 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 561-996-7222 561-393-7222 561-967-7222 561-207-5000 1 www.palmbeachstate.edu Issue 4• Spring 2012 Palm Beach State College • Spring 2012 Student Times CAREER DEVELOPMENT 2. Exploring College and Career Options Workshop This is a free 1.5 hour workshop for new and prospective students who are uncertain about which program of study to take at Palm Beach State College. You will take a career assessment, learn what programs are available and how to relate your career interest to programs of study. Also take the opportunity to easily research occupations and how to identify the next steps in planning your future. You must have a current Palm Beach State application on file to attend. Advance registration is required! 1. Message from the Vice President To register, visit: www.palmbeachstate.edu/pantherweb. As you approach the end of the spring xml and enter your student ID and PIN. term, we wish you much success with final Select “Information” from the menu and exams and class projects. Many of you then choose “Exploring College and Career combine college, work and family, and we Options.” Choose the date you prefer, click understand the stress you may experience. “Register,” fill out the form, and submit. Please remember the College-wide View the Career website at: Counseling Center, learning labs, campus www.palmbeachstate.edu/Career.xml advisors and faculty are here for you if you need a listening ear or academic support. Where: Burt Reynolds Student Center, BR129 (Palm Beach Gardens) We congratulate those who will be When: April 5, 10, 17 & 25; and May 1 Contact: email [email protected] or graduating in May and moving on to new 561-207-5350 academic challenges or a job. Best wishes! For those of you who plan to continue at Palm Beach State and enroll in the summer 3. Honors Open House Lake Worth campus or fall term, please register early to avoid long lines and closed classes. Have you completed 12 or more hours and Happy Spring! have at least a 3.5 GPA? Come to the open house and discover the Honors Experience! Patti Anderson, Ed.D. Explore ways to make your time at Palm Vice President of Student Services and Beach State more meaningful and meet Enrollment Management current honors students and faculty. Find out how Honors started at Palm Beach State College and learn about specific follow us on: course offerings at the Lake Worth campus. This is a free event. (cont’d) > 2 www.palmbeachstate.edu Issue 4• Spring 2012 Palm Beach State College • Spring 2012 Student Times CAREER DEVELOPMENT Where: CE 119 [Lake Worth] When: Thursday, April 5 from 3pm - 5pm 6. Master’s Degree Transfer Fair Contact: 561-868-3421 or email brahleks@ palmbeachstate.edu The Master’s Degree Transfer Fair will feature representatives from a variety 4. Job Fair and University Transfer Day of universities. All bachelor’s students are encouraged to attend and benefit Meet face-to-face with over 40 area from this unique event to speak employers and get program information with universities about admissions from colleges and universities. Bring your requirements and explore opportunities resume and dress for success. The event to earn a master’s degree. This is a free is free and open to the community. For event. View Bachelor’s Degree website at: more details, view the website at: www.palmbeachstate.edu/bachelor.xml www.palmbeachstate.edu/JobFairs.xml Where: Technical Education TE Courtyard (Lake Where: Gymnasium (Lake Worth) Worth) When: Tuesday, March 27 from 9:30am - 1:30pm When: Tuesday, April 17 from 11am - 3pm Contact:email [email protected] or Contact: email [email protected] 561-868-3066 or 561-868-4100 5. Social Media Do’s and Don’ts: Lunch and Learn 7. Volunteer Fair Learn how to use social media to find jobs! Guest speaker will present ways Come and meet representatives from to use electronic communication to your local non-profit community agencies. benefit. Learn proper electronic etiquette These organizations will be on hand to and why you should have a positive online showcase their volunteer and advocacy presence. Free hot lunch provided! opportunities, enabling students to find service venues that match their interests, Where: HT103A (Boca Raton) major, and career goals. This is a free When: Thursday, April 19 from 11am - 12:30pm event. Honors Open House Lake Worth campus Contact: email [email protected] or Where: Elisabeth W. Erling Gymnasium (Lake 561-862-4325 Worth) When: Wednesday, March 28 from 10am - 1pm Contact: email [email protected] Career Center Boca Raton Campus or 561-868-3345 follow us on: L unc h a nd L e a rn: S oc ia l M e dia Do’s & Don’ts Guest Speaker Carol Horner Co-Creator of CareerZing.com Lunch Provided By Studen t Activities www.palmbeachstate.edu Issue 4• Spring 2012 3 www.palmbeachstate.edu Issue 4• Spring 2012 Palm Beach State College • Spring 2012 Student Times 8. Exploring Careers Panel Discussion In celebration of Math Awareness Week, Where: HT 103B (Boca Raton) the Boca Career Center presents a When: Thursday, April 5 from 11am - 12:30pm free panel discussion and networking Contact:email [email protected] or 561-862-4325 event with career experts from the following fields: Aviation, Crime Scene Technology, Finance, Nursing, Engineering and Computer Science. Free hot hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served, courtesy of Student Activities. Learn what skills and qualities employers look for as panelists discuss industry trends and career paths. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and network with career representatives! This is a free event. EntertaInment 9. Performance of “Harvey” 10. Movie showing - Food Inc. by Theatre Department Palm Beach State College’s theatre department The Ecology Club presents a free movie showing will be presenting “Harvey,” a 1944 play of “Food Inc.” - a documentary film that examines by American playwright Mary Chase. corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce in a way that is environmentally harmful and his imaginary friend Harvey, a six and abusive of both animals and employees. It’s a one-half foot rabbit, to guests at a an unflattering look inside America’s corporate dinner party, his sister, Veta, has seen controlled food industry. as much of his eccentric behavior as she Where: AD108 (Boca Raton) can tolerate. She decides to have him When: Thursday, April 12 from 3:30pm - 5pm committed to a sanitarium to spare their Contact:email [email protected] or family from future embarrassment. When 561-862-4397 they arrive at the sanitarium, a comedy of errors ensues. Show dates will be March 29 - 31 and April 12 - 14 at 8:00 p.m. at Stage West. Tickets are $12 for general and $5 for students with ID/ faculty/staff. Where: Stage West (Lake Worth) When: Thursday, Friday & Saturday 3/29 - 3/31 follow us on: and Thursday, Friday & Saturday 4/12 - 4/14 Contact: email [email protected] or 561-868-3316 4 www.palmbeachstate.edu Issue 4• Spring 2012 Palm Beach State College • Spring 2012 Student TimesTimes have any questions, please stop by the 11. Golden Z Movie Night Student Government Association Office in “American Violet” BK 107 or call (561) 868-3022 or (561) The Golden Z club presents a free 868-2023. screening of the movie “American Violet.” This movie is about an African-American Where: Duncan Theatre (Lake Worth) single mother who struggles to clear When: Tuesday, March 27 from 7pm - 10pm her name after being wrongly accused Contact:email [email protected] and arrested for dealing drugs in an or 561-868-3345 impoverished town in Texas. Stars include 14. College Jazz Festival Nicole Beharie, Will Patton and Alfre Woodard. Where can you hear five great big bands together on one program? At the Palm Where: HT 102 (Boca Raton) When: Tuesday, March 27 from 3:30pm - 5pm Beach State College Jazz Festival, of Contact: email [email protected] or course! Big bands from Broward College, 561-862-4397 Florida Atlantic University, and Palm Beach Atlantic University join the Palm Beach State 12 o’clock Jazz Ensemble 12. N.Y. Style Salsa Dance Training and Tuesday Nite Big Band for an evening Learn to N.Y. Style Salsa at the Wellness you won’t forget. With tunes ranging Center. Space is limited, so call and from standards of the Swing Era to hard- reserve your spot. A new Latin dance will hitting contemporary jazz, this will be be featured every month, so check out the highlight of the year for big band jazz the Wellness Center calendar at www. fans. Tickets are $10 for general public palmbeachstate.edu/WellnessCenter. and free to students and Palm Beach State xml. The only cost to this event is your employees. time. Please wear soft-soled, non-marking Where: Duncan Theatre (Lake Worth) shoes. Current Panthercard is required. When: Tuesday, April 10 from 6:30pm - 9:30pm Contact: email [email protected] Where: Wellness Center (Lake Worth) or 561-868-3309 When: Tuesday, March 27 from 6:15pm - 7:15pm Contact: email [email protected] or 15.