The Student Success Center Newsletter

OPPORTUNITIES

Check out these great job prospects!

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Meet our academic all-star!

CAS COURSES

Take a look at a few courses offered in the fall.

WELCOME

Hello, Students!

Can you believe that we are almost done with the semester? Three more weeks and we are home free. Remember to be kind to yourself as the semester projects and finals are wrapping up.

If there is anything the Student Success Center can help you achieve or if you have any questions, please contact us.

- Lilly Amechi, SSC Student Intern

Student Spotlight: Miguel Chavez

Q: What is your favorite CAS course?

A:My favorite class is Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups, SOC 3623, Dr. Perry. Although I didn't know it at the time, this course would ultimately serve as an integral building block for all my future undergraduate research projects and as the catalyst that motivated me to pursue a career in academia. This course equipped me with a foundational understanding of stratification systems within the United States and I frequently found myself looking back at my reading, lecture, and discussion notes throughout the remainder of my undergraduate career.

Q: What are you looking forward to upon graduation?

A:Throughout the past four years, my reading list on my phone has grown to an embarrassingly large number. I'm ecstatic to take some time before I begin my Ph.D. program in the fall to finally do some leisurely reading again.

Q: How do you destress?

A: I love to lay on a nice patch of grass and feel the sun kiss my face.

Students, meet Miguel Chavez! Miguel is a senior from South Oklahoma City, OK, studying sociology and women and gender studies with a minor in nonprofit organizational studies. In addition to his academic pursuits, Miguel is the founder and director of the Miracle Mindset College Access Program, an undergraduate researcher with the McNair Scholars Program, a Burr Scholar for the President's Leadership Class, and a member of Withrow Leadership Scholars and Crimson Club.

Opportunities

Atlas Obscura is hiring an editorial fellow to write and report stories about history, science, culture, travel and more— anything that inspires wonder and curiosity about the world. As an editorial fellow, you will write short articles as well as longer, more deeply reported pieces and contribute to the global guide of wondrous places. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply. This entry-level position is paid, offers benefits, and lasts one year, from a start date of July 1, 2021. The application can be found here.

NSURP is a community-driven initiative to create rewarding remote summer research opportunities for BIPOC and Latinx undergraduate students in the microbial sciences and computational immunology. NSRUP is a matchmaking program to connect underrepresented undergraduate students in STEM with mentors in the microbial sciences who will supervise those students in a remote-work summer research project. Students will be expected to work full time (40 hours per week) and will make $600 dollars per week. They expect to accept roughly 40 students into this program. The program will be eight weeks long and begin June 14 and end August 6. Apply here.

The OU Center for Risk and Crisis Management is hiring multiple undergraduate students for research positions to begin this June. These students will work as part of a team under the supervision of the CRCM Coding Lab Manager to analyze social media data as part of externally-funded research projects. The wage is $10.20 per hour.

Duties include:

1. Analyze and categorize social media data, video broadcast transcripts and survey narratives related to various public policy areas, with a particular emphasis on energy, weather and environmental issues.

2. Research current topics and create informational documents and presentations.

3. Review various text based documents for specific content and create specific data files.

4. Assist with various support projects as needed.

Interested students should send a resume and cover letter to Julie Krutz, CRCM Coding Lab Manager, at jkrutz@ou.edu.

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Paycom is hosting a hiring event for May graduates and would love to have students looking for full-time opportunities to attend. Register here for the virtual information session with interview tips on April 29 from 5:30-6:30 pm. Interviews will be set up for the following positions:

Paycom Specialist
New Client Setup Specialist
Benefits Coordinator
Tax Specialist

Partner workshops and job postings distributed by the Student Success Center do not imply the College’s endorsement of the mission of any individual organization external to the university. Students are encouraged to learn for themselves about individual opportunities and organizations, and contact ssc@ou.edu with questions.

CAS Courses

P SC: 4023

Are you interested in public policy or local government and are looking for an internship for next fall? The Community Scholars program provides a unique learning opportunity for a cohort of undergraduates who will experience first-hand the dynamics of working within community-based organizations. The internship experience will be enriched through weekly seminars and briefings with leaders from local government and the nonprofit sector.

Community Scholars are placed in assignments with local governmental agencies, various nonprofit organizations and other community-oriented agencies. Internships require 16 hours of work per week and may include night meetings.

You can learn more about the program here and apply here.

Please contact Professor Rachel Blum with questions at rblum@ou.edu.