Fieldwork Information Sessions Summer 2018 & Fall 2018

Do you need to complete KIN 471 Practicum or KIN 481 Internship during Summer 2018 or Fall 2018? You must attend a mandatory information session. Only those students who attend the information session will be allowed to complete fieldwork. Meeting times are:

Tues Feb 20, 3:30pm-4:30pm, Godwin 337

Wed Feb 21, 2:30pm-3:30pm, Godwin 341

Mon Feb 26, 10:10am-11:00am, Godwin 337

Wed Feb 28, 8:00am-8:50am, Godwin 344

Next, prepare the following documents to bring to your information session:

1.    Current resume

2.    Your five and ten year professional goals

3.    A list of 3-5 potential sites for your practicum or internship

4.    The semester you are planning on completing your fieldwork

5.    Application for Fieldwork**

After your site has been secured, you will submit the following form to Jana:

1.    Agency Acceptance Form**

**The Fieldwork Application and Agency Acceptance Form can be found at this website:

http://www.jmu.edu/kinesiology/es/practicuminternship.html

Finally, the deadline to submit your Agency Acceptance Form to complete Summer AND/OR Fall 2018 fieldwork is Thurs April 26. This is the last day of classes this semester. Start this process soon! Many sites fill their opportunities 6-8 weeks before the deadline.

Duke University Integrative Health Internship

Program Description: Internship opportunities are available at the Duke Center for Living for motivated graduate or undergraduate students majoring in health science, exercise physiology, kinesiology or human physiology. We are dedicated to providing an excellent internship program by offering the opportunity for numerous hands on experiences and enriching educational opportunities.
Interns gain experience working with clinical trials investigating the effects of exercise interventions on cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes in the laboratory of William Kraus, M.D. Interns will have the opportunity to become familiar with the function and operation of laboratory equipment used for subject testing and collection of physiological data while assisting with data collection, data reduction, and data analysis. Specifically, interns will take an active role in cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing, muscle strength and physical function testing, body composition analysis, as well as the supervision of exercise interventions in a variety of populations. In addition, interns may be involved in taking blood samples (from an IV), spinning and pipetting plasma for OGTT, and other studies involving blood sampling (e.g. hyperglycemic clamps).
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• Interns will be assigned one or more mentors to help coordinate their specific internship goals and responsibilities, and will report to this person for the duration of the internship.
• Internships are a minimum of 15 weeks (17-18 weeks preferred) during fall, spring or summer semesters.
• All interns will be expected to work 40 hours per week.
• Unfortunately, no stipend is provided. However, travel and/or rent expenses are paid up to a total of $2,000 (15 weeks) - $2,500 (18 weeks). Full description at the link below:

Duke Integrative Health Internship

Orthotic Employment near New Haven, CT

I received this message from a class of 2015 alum -

Full Orthotic and Prosthetic Provider for the New Haven Area working closely with the Yale Health hospital System.  We do off the shelf and custom bracing along with evaluations for diabetic shoes, custom molded inserts, helping correct alignments such as pes planus, Plantar fasciitis, and other foot deformities.The Job would apply to patient contact hours when applying towards grad school programs and will have a full 40 hour work week of patient contact along with a rotation of on-call servicing the hospitals after normal business hours.

The job applies to the follow curriculum in the under graduate studies

-Anatomy 

-Physiology

-Exercise physiology

-Gait analysis  

-Biomechanics 

An interested students could apply to the indeed job posting provided below 

Yale Surgical Company-Orthotic Fitter

Hilton Head Health Institute Internship, South Carolina

I received this message from Hilton Head Health Institute yesterday:

I would like to introduce myself as the administrator for the Hilton Head Health Program Internship.  Our internship program is managed by David Chesworth, our Fitness Programmer.  However, I will be the main point of contact for any students wishing to apply for an internship here at Hilton Head Health.  I know that classes are just beginning, but it’s never too early to start thinking about internships!  We are currently accepting applications for our Summer Internships through February 15! Please see the attached Application Packet that details our internship program. (Contact Jana for the Application Packet PDF.) If you have additional questions, please feel free to call or email me. 

If you are not aware of who we are and what we do, I would encourage you to visit our website,www.hhhealth.com to see what we are really about.  In brief, we are a world renowned, award winning health spa resort.  We focus on helping individuals create a personalized health and wellness experience and provide an environment for rapid personal growth - developing new healthy habits, jumpstarting weight loss or managing stress are some of the many ways guests choose to begin living a more fulfilling life, healthy lifestyle.

Hilton Head Health has the best singular opportunity to provide exceptional learning and training experiences for Health Management professionals.  Because their chosen field is broad and because health is not solely linked to one lifestyle aspect, the curriculum will expose the intern to all of H3 Program sectors of comprehensive wellness. The intern can expect guidance and support from a highly trained professional staff with expertise in their related health promotion area. 

Our intention is to extend and expand the intern’s education.  While providing opportunities for them to reinforce their strengths, interns will also address and strengthen weaker areas of interest or talent.  Ideally, this will allow the intern to participate in an extensive learning opportunity.

Thank you,

Stacie Colella, PHR

HR Representative

843.785.3286 x152

14 Valencia Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

[hhhealth.com]hhhealth.com

Full-time Physical Therapy Tech Employment - Verona, VA

I received this announcement from an Exercise Science alum: 

Job opening as a physical therapy technician at Synergy Rehab and Wellness in Verona, Va. (exit 227). Position would start in mid April for training. Interested applicants can email their resume to the clinical director Dr. Meghan Little at Meghan@synergyrehabandwellness or 540-416-0530.

A Bachelor's degree is not required, but the applicant must be able to work full time. If they want, they are more than welcome to come acquire observational hours and learn the system prior to the position opening. 

Smithsonian Office of Internships and Fellowships

The Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI) has central management and administrative responsibility for the Smithsonian Institution’s academic appoint programs including internship, fellowship, and research associate appointments. OFI works to strengthen, diversify, and develop these programs.

 Towards these ends, OFI is interested in facilitating scholarly interactions between SI experts and students/scholars at universities, museums, cultural organizations, and other research institutions around the world.  OFI administers Institution-wide research support programs, and encourages and assists other Smithsonian museums, research institutes, and research offices in the development of additional fellowship, internship, and research associate appointments. Internship Opportunities

Disney College Program

As a Disney College Program participant, you'll become part of the magic that is known worldwide. Gain valuable, on-the-job experience working in our parks and resorts, participate in college coursework, and have the opportunity to meet and live with people from all over the country and potentially the world in company-sponsored housing. This truly unique five- to seven-month program allows participants to network with leaders, take part in personal and career development classes, and build transferable skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, guest service and effective communication.

Mt. Vernon Leadership Fellows Program

Highly selective summer fellowship for college juniors offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities at the home of America’s first leader outside Washington, DC.

This is a FULLY funded fellowship.  Fellows receive housing, meals, transportation and a $3000 stipend.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2018

Program Dates:  May 26, 2018 – July 6, 2018

Location: Washington, DC and Mount Vernon, VA

For More Information, please visit: www.mountvernon.org/leadershipfellows

The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows is a highly selective six week summer institute for rising college juniors. We offer a dynamic and stimulating leadership curriculum that encourages students to examine their personal strengths and take action as a leader. In that spirit, these leadership lessons are taught within a framework highlighting the inspirational model of George Washington.  We also take advantage of the Washington, DC area with special tours of American institutions and meetings with today's national leaders in government, military, industry, thought, and nonprofit, providing opportunities to learn from their journeys and counsel. George Washington was a man of action, and Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow are afforded the chance to spend time really thinking about an issue they are passionate about on their campus or in their community, and design their own campaign in the form of a Capstone Project. Mount Vernon provides a mentor in their general area of interest who has the network and professional experience to help provide valuable feedback and guidance. Mount Vernon staff, as well as fellow cohort members from around the country, will also offer productive input. At the conclusion of the program, Leadership Fellows give a presentation on the strategy they have come up with to demonstrate how they, too, will be leaders of action.

KIN 100 Marathon Students

Great story on the JMU website about the KIN 100 students who choose to enroll in the specialty marathon section. They train together for an entire semester, then travel to run their culminating event -- a marathon -- in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Some family and friends typically also make the trip to cheer on their runner. Every student agrees, the marathon is the most powerful experience they've had in their lives so far!

FREE Personal Training Course at UREC

I received this message from UREC: 

I wanted to bring an opportunity to your attention that might be of interest to your student population. UREC is holding its’ first ever Personal Trainer Prep Course this spring. This non-credit course is designed to provide applicable knowledge and practical skills in preparation for a national certification in personal training. Topics include guidelines for instructing safe, effective and purposeful exercise, essentials of the personal trainer-client relationship, anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, adherence and coaching techniques, as well as all aspects of program design. By the end of this course students should have the knowledge and practical experience necessary to lead a client through a fitness assessment and a training program. Students will be provided exercise/health/fitness information via Canvas, lectures, handouts, and assignments.

The Spring 2018 class will meet on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 pm in the Wet Classroom and Fridays from 1-3 pm in the Assessment Center in UREC. There is no charge for the course and students can sign up at: https://urecregister.jmu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=a2f8f645-e561-435b-ad99-cade3befcea3&semesterId=31fda75c-724c-4e85-b69c-868629407d45.

The course begins next week so if you could share as soon as possible, that’d be great! 

Thanks so much for helping us spread the word,
Kaitlin

Kaitlin Pomerleau

Assistant Director for Marketing and Social Media

James Madison University Recreation

MSC 3901

Harrisonburg, VA 22807

(540) 568-8709 [office]

(540) 568-8701 [fax]

Summer Farming Jobs

I received this recruitment message this morning from the JMU Environmental list serve:

My name is Andrew - I'm the Recruitment Coordinator for Amir, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainability and farming by creating garden and farm programs at summer camps throughout the U.S. and Canada. I am currently looking to fill a few positions for our summer 2018 session.

 

We recruit college students and recent graduates for two positions: Amir Farmer and Amir Farm Manager. Upon acceptance to the program, our farmers are placed at one of our partner summer camps and they work at that camp for the summer, running a farm and an education program for the children at the camp.

 

Amir was founded as a Jewish organization and now proudly works with Jewish and non-Jewish camps. We are looking for both Jewish and non-Jewish applicants. I am specifically reaching out to you because have had students express interest in the past from your programs.

 

I've attached the job descriptions to this email. We believe students at your university are the perfect fit for our programs and want to ensure their in-classroom work is brought to the land. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

You may find the link for the application HERE. Both position descriptions are linked from the application, which is Google Form.

PTCAS applicant data whole/JMU

Paula prepared this summary of PTCAS applicant data. Here are some quick facts concerning 2017 PTCAS accepted students and JMU students:

 

JMU Acceptance Rate:  113/62  = 55%  (decrease from 56% in 2016)

 

Top Major for PTCAS Applicants/Acceptances:  (1) Exercise Science  (2)  Kinesiology   (3)  Biology

 

Cumulative GPA for PTCAS accepted:   3.59 

Science & Math Combined GPA:  3.43

 

Applications increased by 3% nationwide

 

You can find the entire 2016-17 PTCAS Applicant Data Report athttp://www.ptcas.org/uploadedFiles/PTCASorg/About_PTCAS/PTCASApplicantDataRpt.pdf

Conservation Crew Leader

Conservation Crew Leader- Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps 

The Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps:
The Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps (GAVCC) is a non-profit, AmeriCorps-affiliated organization, whose mission is to connect young adults to meaningful conservation service. GAVCC engages motivated young adults, ages 18-27, to complete challenging and impactful conservation and service projects throughout the region. Projects may include, trail construction & maintenance, habitat improvement, hazardous fuels reduction, re-vegetation and local environmental service projects. Crews may also complete technical and/or specialized projects depending on project partner needs, including disaster relief if the opportunity arises. 

GAVCC crews work with a variety of land management agencies throughout the state such as the United States Forest Service, National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Historic District. Projects vary but could include trail construction and maintenance, ecosystem restoration, habitat restoration, historical restoration, and boundary marking. 

Our programs focus on place-based learning, life skills development, appreciation of diversity, civic responsibility and career development. GAVCC also provides an opportunity for Corpsmembers to learn about the local environment, environmental issues and introduces individuals to recreation and resource management careers. When not in the field, members are expected to find their own housing. 

Position Summary:
This is a unique opportunity to help build a local organization while leading a young adult AmeriCorps crew on meaningful conservation projects in and around the Shenandoah Valley. 

The position is multi-faceted and demanding, but with opportunity for enormous rewards. Successful candidates will demonstrate resourcefulness, effective communication skills, excellent judgment, maturity, initiative, professionalism, and the desire to devote themselves to a crew experience where the needs of others are placed above oneself. The Crew Leader position requires mentorship, technical aptitude, and a high level of comfort in the outdoors. 

Summer - Outdoor - Conservation - Work - Paid: New Market, VA

$1,100 a month

Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps (GAVCC)- Corpsmember – AmeriCorps Summer Conservation Crew-Hiring Now The Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps: The Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps (GAVCC) is a non-profit, AmeriCorps-affiliated organization, whose mission is to connect young adults to meaningful conservation service. GAVCC engages motivated young adults, ages 18-27, to complete challenging and impactful conservation and service projects throughout the region. Projects may include, trail construction & maintenance, habitat improvement, hazardous fuels reduction, re-vegetation and local environmental service projects. Crews may also complete technical and/or specialized projects depending on project partner needs, including disaster relief if the opportunity arises. GAVCC crews work with a variety of land management agencies throughout the state such as the United States Forest Service, National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Historic District. Projects vary but could include trail construction and maintenance, ecosystem restoration, habitat restoration, historical restoration, and boundary marking. Our programs focus on place-based learning, life skills development, appreciation of diversity, civic responsibility and career development. GAVCC also provides an opportunity for Corpsmembers to learn about the local environment, environmental issues and introduces individuals to recreation and resource management careers. When not in the field, members are expected to find their own housing. Position Summary: This is an exciting opportunity to work on an AmeriCorps conservation crew with the Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps. This crew will partner with local public land managers to accomplish meaningful projects to support trail construction and ecological health.

Highlights from Career and Academic Planning

I received these highlights from the JMU Career and Academic Planning Office in SSC. Awesome! There is an unpaid internship scholarship! Check that out! And...there's a Career Fair coming up in February! 

1.       Unpaid Internship Scholarship Information Sessions

 

Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, 3:30-4:30pm, SSC 3270

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, 1:00-2:00pm, SSC 3270

Friday, March 16, 2018, 12:00-1:00pm, SSC 3270

*For more information: Unpaid Internship Scholarship Program

 

2.       Internships 101 Workshops

Wednesday, January 24, 1:00-2:00pm, SSC 3202

Friday, February 2, 12:00-1:00pm, SSC 3202

Thursday, February 15, 11:30-12:30pm, SSC 3202

Wednesday, March 14, 1:00-2:00pm, SSC 3202

Thursday, March 29, 12:30-1:30pm, SSC 3202

Wednesday, April 18, 2:00-3:00pm, SSC 3202

 

Online version of Internships 101 workshop

 

3.       Interview PREP Practice interviewing event with real employers.

 

4.       Career Bites, Thursday, Feb. 8, 6-8pm.  Networking event with JMU Alumni across various industries. This event will feature three 15 minute sessions led by JMU Alumni on personal branding, interviewing, crafting an elevator pitch, followed by an hour long networking reception. Sign-up via Recruit-A-Duke

 

5.       Campus Wide Career Fair, Tuesday, Feb. 13 & Wednesday, Feb. 14.   

Rockland Peak Performance, Sloatsburg, NY

This facility is eager to have a students for the summer/fall. They will even offer housing. An Exercise Science student was at this facility during Summer 2017, and he would be glad to share his experience! He loved it! Spring semester internships begin in January.

 http://rocklandpeakperformance.com/internships/

Rockland Peak Performance Inc.
174 Route 17 North
Sloatsburg, New York 10974
(845) 712-5415

Career and Academic Planning Updates

January and February Events	Date	Time	Location
Interviewing 101 Workshop	1/16	3:30-4:30p	SSC 3202
Resumes 101 Workshop	1/18	3:30-4:30p	SSC 3202
LinkedIn 101 Workshop	1/19	1-2p	SSC 3210
Internships 101 Workshop	1/24	1-2p	SSC 3202
Resume Review Event	1/25	2-4p	SSC 3270
Unpaid Internship Scholarship Info Mtg.	1/25	3:30-4:30p	SSC 3210
InterviewPREP: Practice Interviews with Employers (RSVP)	1/30	8:30a-4:30p	SSC 3250
Yes Please: Women’s Leadership & Networking (RSVP)	1/30	5-8p	Mad. U. Ballroom
LinkedIn 101 Workshop	2/1	1:30-2:30p	SSC 3210
Internships 101 Workshop	2/2	12-1p	SSC 3202
Renting in New York	2/5	12-1p	SSC 1075
Resumes 101 Workshop	2/5	1:30-2:30p	SSC 3202
Resume Review Event	2/6	1-3p	SSC 3210
Unpaid Internship Scholarship Info Mtg.	2/7	1-2p	SSC 3270
Career Bites (RSVP)	2/8	6-8p	Festival
Resume Review Event	2/9	1-3p	SSC 3210
Campus-Wide Career Fair: Day 1	2/13	11a-3p	Festival
Campus-Wide Career Fair: Day 2	2/14	11a-3p	Festival
Internships 101 Workshop	2/15	11:30a-12:30p	SSC 3202
Interviewing 101 Workshop	2/19	1-2p	SSC 3202
Resumes 101 Workshop	2/21	4-5p	SSC 3202
Interviewing 101 Workshop	2/27	1:30-2:30p	SSC 3202

WEEKLY DROP-IN RESUME REVIEWS

Every Wednesday 11am-2pm this fall

Check in at the front desk (SSC 3210). Career Educators (trained undergraduate peer educators) and CAP staff offer drop-in hours each week to provide brief first-time resume reviews. For a longer review with a CAP staff member, students are encouraged to make an appointment.

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT with a CAP Advisor

Schedule an appointment on Recruit-A-Duke. Our advisors can help with:

• Choosing a major or career
• Searching for jobs or internships
• Reviewing a resume or cover letter
• Preparing for an interview
• Applying to graduate school

OTHER SERVICES TO TRY

• On-Campus Interviews
• Practice Interviews
• Recruit-A-Duke
• Free online tools to explore majors and careers on your own

And in case you missed it, here’s a copy of our Fall 2017 CAP Newsletter!

We look forward to seeing you!

Career & Academic Planning

Student Success Center 3210 | cap@jmu.edu | 540.568.6555

Advice from an alum!

Joe Valentino (2012 JMU Kinesiology) directed my attention to a blog post he wrote for a friend in the Athletics profession. I often send students to him for advice. He thought this post might be a good resource for students who have questions about the Strength & Conditioning profession: https://lamarcasports.com/2016/05/31/an-open-ended-journey-through-the-strength-conditioning-profession-guest-post/

Thank you Joe!