CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

The University of Michigan renowned for its academic has a couple of resources which I’ll highlight below. 

 

Flashback to the engineering career fair, and every engineering student brings out their resume/cv and thinks of ways to improve it for it to stand out since there are jobs and internship positions up for grabs. My mind just goes to the career center and the engineering career resource center. Located in the Student Activities Building and Crysler Center respectively, they assist one in resume and cover letter preparation, interview preparation and the even bringing out the forgotten skills which hadn’t been put on paper. They really do such good work in linking one in the job-search process and also available are a number of international resources. It’s as simple as booking an appointment with them and 50% of your troubles will be over. Okay probably about 25%.

A semester can be long and grueling coupled with the rigorous academic work and research work. We all get to that point in the semester where we want to recoil into isolation and get away from the pressures of the academic world and have some basic fun or bring out the child in us. Probably it doesn’t happen to you but I experience that a lot. Then the question stands, what’s happening on campus this weekend??? My answer - the union/campus information center. I most of the time look forward to passing by the campus information center, because of the numerous flyers advertising some fun things or upcoming programs. Be it the New York Philharmonic Orchestra concert gracing the Hill Auditorium, a student gathering at the diag, movie discounts at the Michigan Theatre or the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, there’s always something ‘cooking’.

Living in Northwood IV community apartment, I can bet my last dime I will be able to hear a pin drop in the next apartment. Okay, that’s extreme exaggeration. Despite the fact that it provides a conducive atmosphere for academic studies, the Northwood Community Center also has some resources to liven up the lives of residents. From community sports games, tournaments, workshops and outings. Even those living with kids aren’t left out.

In addition to the social interaction that twitter and facebook offers, I love following the twitter account of Ann Arbor (annarbor.com / @AnnArborcom) since it informs me of events happening downtown Ann Arbor. Following the campus information center on twitter also gives as much information too.

GO BLUE!!

Written By: Robert Lawson, Masters Student in Aerospace Engineering